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Special election to be held in Southern Leyte after split into 2 legislative districts

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 06:49 PM

MANILA - A special election will be held for representatives of the two new legislative districts in Southern Leyte in November, or 6 months after the May 13 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has said. Read more »

Dwarf sperm whale nakitang patay sa Southern Leyte

Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 05:21 PM

PADRE BURGOS, Southern Leyte – Patay na nang matagpuan ng ilang residente ang isang dwarf sperm whale at fetus nito sa Barangay Tangkaan, Huwebes ng umaga. Read more »

Southern Leyte Split

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 10:27 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that splits Southern Leyte into two legislative districts ahead of the May 2019 polls. Read more »

Duterte signs law splitting S. Leyte into two legislative districts

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 11:54 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that split Southern Leyte into two legislative districts, ahead of the May 2019 polls. Read more »

Red rainfall warning up in Southern Leyte, Bohol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 08:54 PM

State weather bureau PAGASA on Friday issued a red rainfall warning over Southern Leyte and Bohol due to rains brought by the tail-end of a cold front. Read more »

BMPM: Patay na dolphin natagpuan sa Southern Leyte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 06:33 PM

ANAHAWAN, Southern Leyte - Isang patay na bottlenose dolphin na natagpuan sa dagat na sakop ng Barangay Lo-ok ang nakuhanan ng mga larawan nina Bayan Patroller Pearl Cagantas at Raul Mula Gases pasado alas-6 ng umaga, Sabado. Read more »

DOTr, CAAP to inaugurate new passenger terminal in Maasin Airport

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 05:52 PM

The new building has a capacity of 300 passengers per day or about 100,000 travelers annually. Read more »

Magnitude 3.6 quake felt in parts of Southern Leyte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 04:19 PM

A magnitude 3.6 tremor shook parts of Southern Leyte on Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Read more »

14 pamilya sa Sogod, S. Leyte inilikas dahil sa malalaking bitak sa lupa

Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 08:26 PM

Inilikas sa mas ligtas na lugar ang 14 na pamilya mula sa Purok 6, Barangay Pancho Villa sa bayan ng Sogod, Southern Leyte dahil sa pagkakaroon ng malalaking bitak sa lupa sa lugar. Read more »

Ex-Southern Leyte governor indicted over P2-million fertilizer deal

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 09:00 PM

MANILA - The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file graft charges against former Southern Leyte Governor Rosette Lerias and five members of the Provincial Government Bids and Award Committee (PGBAC).  Read more »

Gobernador ng Southern Leyte, tanggal na sa serbisyo

Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 06:28 PM

May bago nang gobernador ang lalawigan ng Southern Leyte matapos ipag-utos ng Office of the Ombudsman ang pagtanggal kay Governor Damian Mercado sa kanyang puwesto. Read more »

Sunfish natagpuang patay sa Southern Leyte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 12:30 PM

Isang patay na sunfish na natagpuan sa dalampasigan ng Hinunangan, Southern Leyte nitong Sabado. Read more »

Magnitude 4.0 quake rattles Southern Leyte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 09:26 PM

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook parts of Southern Leyte on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Read more »

Ombudsman dismisses Southern Leyte Gov. Mercado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 07:07 PM

MANILA- The Ombudsman has dismissed from public office Southern Leyte Gov. Damian Mercado for grave misconduct. Read more »

LOOK: 2 oarfishes found in Southern Leyte

Sharon Evite-Carangue, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 12:12 PM

Two oarfishes were found in the PASAHIMAPA Mangrove Protected Area in Sitio Ma. Socorro, Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte on Wednesday morning. Read more »

Naiwan na bag sa port area ng Maasin City, ikina-alarma

Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 09:15 PM

MAASIN CITY - Naalarma ang mga pasahero at otoridad Miyerkoles ng umaga sa nakitang green na bag sa guard house sa loob ng port area dito sa siyudad. Read more »

Southern Leyte governor accused of falsifying public documents

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 05:57 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted Southern Leyte Governor Damian Mercado before the Sandiganbayan for allegedly falsifying documents he submitted in relation to his candidacy.  Read more »

264 pasahero, crew nailigtas mula sa nasirang barko

Rodge Cultura, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 06:51 PM

Nailigtas ang 264 na pasahero at 18 tripulante mula sa isang barkong nagka-aberya sa Bilaa Point, Southern Leyte Linggo. Read more »

'Pinoy Aquaman' swims from Limasawa to Southern Leyte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 05:27 PM

A lawyer and triathlete dubbed the "Pinoy Aquaman" commemorated the first Christian mass in the Philippines by swimming from Limasawa Island to Barangay Tangkaan in Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte. Read more »

Southern Leyte mayor suspended for not reinstating sacked aide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 06:18 PM

MANILA – The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday said it has ordered the three-month suspension without pay of Mayor Napoleon Cuaton of Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte after he was found guilty of simple misconduct. Read more »