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GMA News
April 25, 2018
The Philippine National Bank (PNB) will open three branch-lite units in Visayas and in Mindanao by August, the company said Tuesday. PNB executive vice president and head of retail banking sector Bernie Tocmo said that the three branch-lite units will be established at the Visayas State University inÃâà...
Philippine Information Agency
April 24, 2018
On April 16, officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) went to San Julian town for the distribution, where 186 beneficiaries come from. Mano Nicasio Quirante, 62, said that he remembers his father who tilled the land that he and his brothers now are tending. He was given the title to own someÃâà...
Sun.Star
April 13, 2018
However, Jojo Carlos, 50, a fisherman from this town's coastal village of San Mateo, said they do not just need power in their new homes, but source of ... Upcoming consultations are to be held in Isabel, Leyte (April 12); Naval, Biliran (April 17); Silago, Southern Leyte; Guiuan, Eastern Samar (April 26); andÃâà...
Philippine Information Agency
April 11, 2018
"The nine service vehicles will be given to each maintenance point persons (MPPs) designated in different locations in Southern Leyte," Junia said. MPPs are tasked to ... The DPWH field office here is tasked to maintain 299 kilometers of national roads and 155 bridges, built in 18 towns and one city.
Inquirer.net
April 7, 2018
Poor infrastructure, prevalent in rural areas, aggravates disasters, he said. In his study, Lagmay cited the failure of rescuers to save more lives because of lack of data during the 2006 landslide at the village of Guinsaugon, in St. Bernard town, Southern Leyte. “It was one of the biggest landslides in the worldÃâà...
Sun.Star
April 4, 2018
Silver Sea Discoverer could carry up to 116 guests and it would visit the island towns of Capul in Northern Samar and Limasawa in Southern Leyte on May 4 and May 8, respectively. The trip would focus on culinary tourism. Capul and Limasawa are part of the 11 destinations in the Philippines, which willÃâà...
Philippine Star
April 1, 2018
Until about two decades ago, the town of Bolinao on the northwestern tip of Pangasinan could be reached only by what looked like a dirt road. ... It is challenging the historical record of the first Catholic mass in the Philippines – officially, held on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1521 in Limasawa, Southern Leyte.
South China Morning Post
March 27, 2018
John Nico Gavan, a master freediver from southern Leyte, Philippines, says it is an invaluable skill that grants him a rare and unique opportunity to have a close interaction with ... From there, hop on a van for Coron Town. ... Located in southern Leyte are dive spots in Pintuyan, Padre Burgos and Limasawa.
The Manila Times
March 27, 2018
“Ang wish ko po para kay Boss ay long and healthy life para patuloy siyang makapagsilbi sa bayan. At sana mabigyan pa ... The President was born on March 28, 1945, in Maasin, Southern Leyte, to Vicente Duterte, who was governor of the undivided Davao in the late 1950s, and Soledad Roa, a teacher.
Sun.Star
March 27, 2018
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has raised the alarm over growing road cracks in Sogod, Southern Leyte province. The growing cracks, visible within the 200-meter road section in Pancho Villa village in Sogod town, have forced the DPWH to close the road to all types of vehiclesÃâà...
Business Mirror
March 26, 2018
MAASIN CITY, Southern-Leyte—A major road that cuts travel time from Tacloban City to most towns of Southern Leyte has been closed for two weeks now. Chances are it ... Margarita Junia said the growing cracks appeared within the 200-meter national road stretch in Pancho Villa village in Sogod town.
Samar News.com
March 19, 2018
TACLOBAN CITY – Three farming communities in Southern Leyte were relieved somehow from using expensive fuel in cooking. This after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) introduced to the residents of three remote villages in the City of Maasin and the towns of Hinunangan and Tomas Opus theÃâà...
Inquirer.net
March 4, 2018
He also said they learned that a land owned by the victim's family in St. Bernard town, Southern Leyte, had been pawned for P300,000. “Apparently, the family was only given until August of this year to redeem their property. Apparently, that property was pawned to pay for her studies, among others,” De laÃâà...
The Manila Times
March 1, 2018
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte: Community members of Southern Leyte have taken cooking to the next level with the utilization of fuel made from animal ... Residents from the three remote villages of Maasin and the towns of Hinunangan and Tomas Opus are benefiting from the project, according to DAR.
ABS-CBN News
March 1, 2018
MANILA - The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file graft charges against former Southern Leyte Governor Rosette Lerias and five ... of fertilizers to be distributed in the municipalities of Libagon, St. Bernard, San Juan, Arahawan, Hinundayan, Hinunangan, San Francisco and Pintuyan.
Inquirer.net
February 28, 2018
The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file graft charges against former Southern Leyte Gov. ... as cash advance for 2,514 bags of fertilizers to be distributed in the municipalities of Libagon, St. Bernard, San Juan, Arahawan, Hinundayan, Hinunangan, San Francisco, and Pintuyan.
GMA News
February 28, 2018
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the indictment of former Southern Leyte governor Rosette Lerias over the alleged anomalous purchase of P2.3 ... A check worth P2.3 million was then issued and received by Duarte for the purchase of 2,514 bags of fertilizers for the towns of Libagon, St. Bernard,Ãâà...
Philippine Canadian Inquirer
February 22, 2018
Of the 12,016 houses, 9,516 units will rise in Leyte province, which include 1,500 in Dulag town, 1,616 in Leyte, 1,000 in Barugo, 1,000 in Tabontabon, 2,000 in Villaba, 600 in Capoocan, 300 in Dagami, 1,000 in Sta. Fe, and 500 in Javier. In Samar province, 2,500 new houses will be built in the towns ofÃâà...
Business Mirror
February 18, 2018
In Photo: One of the road-widening projects of SLDEO located in Libagon town. ... MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allowed its district engineering office in Southern Leyte to implement big-ticket infrastructure projects that cost up to P100 million,Ãâà...
Manila Bulletin
February 3, 2018
A total of 89 infrastructure projects are being slated in Southern Leyte this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. The projects involve the construction ... Moreover, a concrete bridge that will link the towns of San Ricardo and Liloan will also be constructed. Junia said the bridge isÃâà...
GMA News
December 25, 2017
The mayor of San Francisco town in Southern Leyte has been charged with graft before the Sandiganbayan over his alleged irregular disbursement of cash advances worth more than P390,000 in 2012. Based on the charge sheet filed by the Office of the Ombudsman, Mayor Samson Gamutan Jr. will faceÃâà...
Manila Bulletin
November 4, 2017
Earlier DPWH Southern Leyte completed the concreting of some FMR projects such as the Bobon Road in San Juan town and Catmon Road in the municipality of Silago. “Being the government's infrastructure arm, the district office is instrumental in implementing farm-to-market roads in the province,Ãâà...
Inquirer.net
September 7, 2017
Policemen from the Scene of the Crime Operatives process the crime scene where alleged drug suspect Gilbert Dagting lays dead in Barangay Salvacion, Sogod town in Southern Leyte. -Robert Dejon, Inquirer Visayas. ORMOC CITY – An alleged top drug personality in Sogod town, Southern Leyte wasÃâà...
Philippine Information Agency
December 31, 1999
As this historic island-town approaches the 497th anniversary of the First Mass commemoration on March 31, the National Power Corp. ... provincial Board Member Adriano Idjao, manager of Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) Jonathan Empeno, as wells as other municipal officials, employees,Ãâà...
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