Lightning strikes, kills vendor in Ormoc City

Robert Dejon 06/15/2023

ORMOC CITY — A bread vendor died after being hit Wednesday afternoon by lightning in Barangay R.M. Tan, Ormoc City. Danny Ramirez, 40, a resident of Sitio Bogo, Barangay Curva, Ormoc City, took shelter inside a bamboo…

Camotes mayors to Bureau of Animal Industry: Spare the island from ‘oppressive’ ASF policy

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The four mayors of Camotes Group of Islands (CGI) have “strongly urged” the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to spare this northern Cebu islands from the policy on the African Swine Fever (ASF)…

Ormoc City court convicts OFW for maligning ex-mayor Richard Gomez

Joey Gabieta @joeygabietaINQ - @inquirerdotnet 03/20/2023

TACLOBAN CITY — A trial court in Ormoc City has convicted an overseas Filipino worker for maligning former mayor and now Rep. Richard Gomez. Judge Maria Corazon Naraja, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch…

Ormoc City Senior High School rules OCCCI D-League West Leyte Division

Dale Rosal 03/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Ormoc City Senior High School staged a huge upset as it topped the high school division of the OCCCI D-League Inter School Basketball Tournament West Leyte Division after narrowly defeating the  Western Leyte College…

Baby Webmasters stamp class in Leyte’s OCCCI D-League exhibition games 

Glendale G. Rosal 02/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of Cebu (UC) Baby Webmasters wrapped up their campaign in the the OCCCI D-League Inter-School Basketball Tournament’s exhibition games with flying colors in the town of Jaro, Leyte on Saturday evening,…

Mustangs bag two titles in pre-season of OCCCI D-League tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 02/05/2023

ORMOC CITY, Leyte — The Western Leyte College (WLC) Mustangs finished the pre-season tournament of the OCCCI D-League basketball tournament with two titles in hand at the Ormoc Superdome on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. The Mustangs topped…

Businessman offers P1M for info leading to arrest of 3 alleged ‘scammers’

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu-based businessman, through his lawyer, is offering P1 million for information that can lead to the arrest of three people, whom the former claimed to have duped him of his money through…

Sheermasters to visit SMS Boystown, Girlstown, donate sports equipment, hold clinic

Glendale G. Rosal 11/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ormoc City’s top commercial basketball team, the OCCCI Sheermasters will lend its helping hands to the Sisters of Mary School (SMS) Boystown’s and Girlstown sports program in South Cebu. This as, the Sheermasters…

Dreamers of Davao end elimination round with a thrilling win against Kingfishers of CDO

Glendale G. Rosal 08/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Davao Occidental Dreamers wrapped up their elimination round campaign in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) 21-U VisMin leg with a thrilling win against the Sealcor Cagayan De Oro Kingfishers, 79-77, on Monday,…

Mandaue Vet strengthens ASF monitoring in city’s ports

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/28/2021

MANDAUE CITY,  Philippines — The Mandaue City Veterinary Office continues to strengthen its monitoring in ports among others against the African Swine Fever (ASF) following the first case of ASF in Ormoc City in Leyte last week. …

Mayor Richard Gomez initiative vis-à-vis COVID-19

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 04/24/2020

  True leaders are decisive. What to do in any situation is instinctive in them. Weak leaders are like flotsam in the ocean, tossed by the waves. These are leaders, who are no leaders at all, who…

NCoV and the potential for mass hysteria 

Jobers Reynes Bersales, SARS 02/10/2020

  Are we on the verge of a mass hysteria due to the onslaught of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in China? Not yet. The possibility of that happening is very low right now. But one must be…

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