Luigi’s b-day wish: Aid for Marawi soldiers, Ormoc quake victims

Nestle L. Semilla 07/11/2017

“NO lechon please.” Instead of sending him “lechon” or any other personal gifts on his birthday, Mandaue City Mayor Luis Gabriel Quisumbing is asking well-wishers to instead make donations which he could later send to soldiers who…

Quake hits near Ormoc, aftershocks in Mandaue, Lapu

Marc Eric Cosep 07/10/2017

  AN earthquake measuring 5.4 in magnitude struck an area located nine kilometers southeast of Ormoc City, Leyte Monday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it recorded the temblor at 9:41 a.m. Areas…

EDC working 24/7 to restore power in Leyte Ormoc City Airport resumes normal operations

Inquirer.net 07/08/2017

Power plants of the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) may be able to restore power supply in Leyte within 10 days when repairs had been done on the damages caused by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake. “Our team of…

Blackout continues in Bohol, Leyte, Samar a day after earthquake

Leo Udtohan 07/07/2017

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol- Michelle Barimbao, 28, had to buy kerosene at a gasoline station in the city since the sari-sari stores had ran out of supply after the blackout gripped the province following Thursday’s earthquake. She…

Cebu based drug pusher killed in Ormoc

Robert Dejon 06/16/2017

ORMOC CITY—An alleged drug pusher from Cebu City who had just been released from prison was killed in an alleged shootout with the police on Friday morning. The police claimed that Gary Alvarado resisted arrest when operatives…

PASSENGERS RECOUNT HARROWING ORDEAL

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/19/2017

A loud thud and confusion followed What was supposed to be a relaxing 3-hour sea trip through a fastcraft from Ormoc to Cebu City turned out to be a harrowing experience for its 90 passengers as the…

4 injured as two vessels collide off Mactan Channel

02/18/2017

A fastcraft collided with a barge at the Mactan Channel near the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge on Saturday evening. Seaman 2 Joeford Dolino of the Philippine Coast Guard Cebu Station said they received the report at 10:10 p.m. “We…

Witness in Kerwin Espinosa’s case shot dead

Robert Dejon 01/06/2017

ORMOC CITY—A witness in the cases filed against policemen accused of protecting suspected drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. was shot by still unidentified armed men on Juan Luna Street, Ormoc City, Leyte on Friday night. Ferdinand…

Infant abandoned inside a sugarcane plantation Ormoc City

Robert Dejon 01/04/2017

A two-week old infant was found by cane workers abandoned inside a sugarcane plantation in Barangay Alta Vista, Ormoc City at 4 p.m. today. Barangay Patag Councilman Gilbert Pilapil, the overseer of the plantation owned by the…

Ledama breaks Cebuanos’ hearts

John Carlo Villaruel 12/19/2016

He captured two titles in the season-ending Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala (PPS-PEPP) Dagitab Festival regional tennis tournament and broke not a few Cebuano hearts in the process. Nilo Ledama’s tennis smarts were on full display yesterday…

Ormoc students get tech boost

11/25/2016

As Smart donates tablets, laptop, projector, mobile WiFi to Salvacion Elementary School The three preschool children sitting in the front row couldn’t keep still, fidgeting in their seats or suddenly standing up and sometimes talking too loudly…

Cheers greet exoneration of Leyte officials

Joey Gabieta 11/24/2016

TACLOBAN CITY — While Leyte officials applauded Kerwin Espinosa for clearing their names of any involvement in his drug trade, a police general was left shocked that the drug lord would accuse him of receiving payola. Chief…

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