Bong Pedalino of the Philippine Information Agency reported that the Department of Public Works and Highways – Southern Leyte Engineering District or DPWH-SLED is planning to repair the Sogod-Liloan section of the Maharlika Highway.
The District Engr. Carlos Veloso told the PIA that PhP149 Million has been allocated by the department for the rehabilitation of the said section of the Highway and he will be going to the DPWH Regional Office and will try to press the office for the concreting of the road instead of just asphalting it.

It was noted …

Southern Leyte Governer Damian G. Mercado signed the Local Government Unit Executive Proclamation 1 Series of 2011 declaring February 27 as the Ruperto K. Kangleon Memorial Day in order to commemorate the late Col. Ruperto K. Kangleon as a respected war hero who brought honor to Southern Leyteños and the first Senator and Secretary of the National Defense who came from Southern Leyte.
The declaration ordered all the local government units, schools, government offices and institution in Southern Leyte to celebrate the said day through related programs and activities.
The celebration aims …

Maasin City, Southern Leyte – The Maasin Water District, with the technical assistance of Rio de Verde from Cagayan de Oro City, is set to develop the bulokbulok spring in Brgy. Maria Clara as additional source of water supply for the city dwellers. This was the disclosure of the newly-appointed MWD General Manager Nestor Geraldo in an interview in his office in Brgy. Abgao.
The General Manager revealed they have already sent the necessary requirement documents to the main office of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) for the …

Maasin City, Southern Leyte – The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Management Office (PENRMO) and GTZ (in literal English equivalent : German technical Assistance/Cooperation) has jointly formulated a Memorandum of Agreement for a project dubbed as Southern Leyte Mangrove Greenbelt Project with a funding of P1.5M. A resolution was passed authorizing Governor Damian Mercado to sign the MOA.
This was the disclosure of PENRMO head Eva Abad during the SP’s recent session held at SP session hall. She said that the P1.3M will be a grant from GTZ, the …

The Coast Guard Maasin has secured the grounded Ro-Ro vessel M/V Ocean King II by applying around it the oil spill boom.

The Storm Signal number 1 has been raised Samar provinces, Leyte provinces,

The P18M Legislative building, which is done in a phase by phase style of construction, is estimated to be finished before July 2009, in time for the upcoming 49th anniversary celebration of the province of Southern Leyte.

The 7-day Eastern Visayas Regional Athletics Association (EVRAA) meet hosted recently by Tacloban City (March 28 up to April 3, 2009), though there are faucets in all of the elementary and secondary school buildings where the 13 delegations from the entire region 8(Leyte and Samar) were billeted, have no water supply and the Leyte Sports Complex is allegedly a slippery venue for sports competitions.

A multicab-turn-fish car whose driver tried to evade a parked Rovo car has collided with a motorcycle with one backrider coming from the Upper Ichon, Macrohon as it crossed the bridge in brgy. Amparo and shattering the former’s windshield.

resident Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has inaugurated during the recently Tuesday the newly-finished P120M roro-type port terminal in brgy. Binet, San Ricardo, Panaon Island of this province in a simple ceremony attended by some local, provincial and Maasin city officials.