Kuting reef resort
Sandiganbayan suspends Bontoc town mayor
By Jani Arnaiz
MAASIN CITY – The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its decision suspending the mayor of Bontoc town in Southern Leyte for 90 days as it denied the motion for reconsideration filed by accused mayor Pedro Fustanes.
In its three-page decision, penned by Associate Justice Roland B. Jurado and concurred by Associate Justice Napoleon E. Inoturan and [...]
Illegal Fishing Part 2
Illegal fishing in Southern Leyte
Kuting Reef
Canigao Island
Southern Leyte has so much to offer for tourism, says Palace official
By Bong Pedalino
MAASIN City — The province of Southern Leyte has so much to show, sell, and has many opportunities to develop and enhance its tourism potentials.
Thus spoke Cynthia Nierras, the Presidential Assistant (PA) for Eastern Visayas, during the opening remarks which ushered in the two-day Tourism Value Chain workshop held at Maasin Country Lodge [...]
PNP Southern Leyte notes positive response to gun amnesty campaign
By Erna Gorne
PIA Southern Leyte
MAASIN CITY — A considerable turn out in the renewal of licenses of loose firearms were noted in just over the first week of October, Provincial Director Senior Supt. Pepito Padaca reported in an interview with PIA today.
As of this writing, there are already 130 loose and unregistered firearms whose registration [...]
PNP Southern Leyte holds report writing contest for police investigators
By Erna S. Gorne
MAASIN CITY — The Southern Leyte Provincial Police Office (SLPPO) here conducted a report writing contest throughout the province to include the city of Maasin Police Station in preparation for the regional investigation report writing competition among the police investigators in Eastern Visayas.
Among the police investigators joining the first ever report writing [...]
Southern Leyte gives P1M for Metro, Rizal relief
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Philippines—The Southern Leyte provincial disaster coordinating council has approved a P1 million cash donation to help the flood victims in Metro Manila and Rizal province.
Southern Leyte Governor Damian Mercado, who convened the PDCC last Thursday, said they approved the release of the aid in response to the request of the League [...]
