BERTHING TRIAL. 

As the reported repairs of the San Juanico bridge drag on, the effects of a greatly under-utilized bridge are now felt in the islands of Samar and Leyte that it connects.

Samar under state of emergency due to San Juanico detours

At the rate things are going, internationally renowned musical conductor and President of the National Association of Filipino Choirs, Inc. (NAFCI) Robert Delgado, a native of Barugo, Leyte, has more to gain than loss as he is already in thick of things in the organizing of the first ever Palawan International Choral Festival (PICF) to be held in Puerto Princesa City on August 13 to 16, 2025.

Barugo, Leyte music conductor Robert Delgado readies judges for Palawan International Choral Festival

The provincial government of Southern Leyte is now preparing to roll out the distribution of P20-per-kilo rice under the Marcos administration's "Benteng Bigas Meron Na" program.

P20-per-kilo rice soon in S. Leyte

In the previous stories I wrote about Region 8’s political candidates in the 2025 midterm elections, especially their multimedia affiliations, there are still additional references of their connections with media men.

Eastern Samar Rep.-elect Sheen Gonzales' other showbiz connections

I only came across Bong Cabrera, a graduate of the University of the Philippines in Cebu City, in my Facebook landscape.

Cebuano actor brings glory to the Visayans at 2025 Cannes Film Festival

The Palawan International Choral Festival is on.

MIMAROPA international choral festival is on despite hassles

Seems the government is currently having a fixation on upgrading things, from bridges down to banana chips.

Modernized banana chips?

Some of them travelled all the way from Bohol while many came from all over Metro Manila and neighboring provinces just to bid their popular cousin goodbye.

Boholanos swarm Amay Bisaya's funeral wake

Tacloban grieves for the loss of a legend in the local art scene. Prof. Dulce T. Cuna-Anacion, a former Humanities Professor in University of the Philippines, art historian and visual artist passed away at the age of 70 last June 12, 2025.

Dulce Cuna-Anacion, 70

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