Over 1,000 students and staff were safely evacuated from Kapuso Village Integrated School on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, following a bomb threat that authorities later determined to be a hoax. Photo from Brgy. 106 Facebook page. TACLOBAN…
MANILA, Philippines — One of the students wounded in the June 22 shooting at a school in Tacloban City was shot in the back by his own best friend, a resource person told a Senate hearing on Wednesday.…
MANILA, Philippines – The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday condemned the mass shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that killed four students and injured 13 others. In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign…
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — This city’s Plaza Rizal, a central landmark and gathering space for Taclobanons, is set for a major rehabilitation worth P50 million, funded by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza) of…
Tacloban, Philippines – Fourteen months after the deadliest storm in Philippine history, Pope Francis stood on a rain-swept stage to deliver a message of hope to the battered town of Tacloban. It was desperately needed, mayor Alfred…
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — After three decades of being out of school, 53-year-old grandmother Rowena Taboso graduated with high honors from senior high school (SHS) on Tuesday. Taboso was among the few students recognized for achieving a…
TACLOBAN CITY – Officials agreed to relocate the proposed second San Juanico Bridge from nearby Babatngon town to this city, citing accessibility as the main reason, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here…
(First of two parts) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — Tropiano Esperas, an overseas Filipino worker, had just returned from Saudi Arabia to spend time with his family at Barangay 88 in San Jose District, Tacloban City, a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines– A pair of dancesport kids from Tacloban became viral because of their performance during their school’s intramurals. The video of the two dancesport pair doing their “unique” dance was uploaded by dance coach Justine Carl…
TACLOBAN CITY—The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) has leased out to a private corporation two sequestered properties of the Marcos family here for P150,000 a month. The Santo Niño Shrine and Museum and the People’s Center…
TACLOBAN CITY — An 81-year-old stepdad was stabbed and wounded by his 62-year-old stepson in Bato town, Leyte province on Saturday night, April 8, 2023. Clemente Salvame sustained a stab wound on his abdomen, based on the…
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…
