In a promising development for Philippine tourism, representatives of Compagnie du Ponant, a French luxury cruise operator, have been conducting on‑site assessments across Eastern Visayas as the region vies for inclusion in the cruise line’s 2027–2028 season itineraries.

French Luxury Cruise Line’s Visit Signals Promise For EV

Do you know that the founder of the flourishing Philippines Eagles, a new stakeholder in the socio-civic scenarios is Nilo Raymundo, the father of famous siblings Rannie and Lance Raymundo?

Rannie and Lance Raymundo's paternal legacy Philippine Eagles YAKAP inducted in Tacloban City

A new proposal in Congress, House Bill No. 7230, filed by Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Jude Acidre, seeks to grant informal settler families up to ₱3,500 a month in rental subsidies.

EV Deserves Housing Reform, Not Another Short-Term Subsidy

Is Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon afraid to find “ghost” and substandard road projects in Leyte?

Dizon, why skip Leyte?

Waraynon Navy Rear Admiral: 

Even amid the surface tension surrounding the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea, there are people in the background exerting their best to secure peace and harmony in the region.

On the frontlines of peace in PH waters

'Win-win' for environment and students

A win-win for the environment and for students too. 

BiPSU limits printing of paper theses

Kerwin Espinosa’s surrender to authorities this week thrusts him back into national headlines, but this time it’s not about drugs or politics.

Kerwin Espinosa Surrenders Amidst Murder Allegations

A drunken man was fatally shot by responding police officers in Barangay Santa Cruz, Palo, Leyte on the afternoon of February 3 after he allegedly threatened law enforcers and passersby with a bladed weapon, as authorities confirmed.

Cop Shoots Drunk Man in Palo

The harsh truth is that Eastern Visayas' consumers entered the year 2026 with an additional burden on their backs.

EV's inflation rate zooms up again

The decision to deploy 146 additional police officers to violence-scarred towns in Leyte is both a welcome intervention and a sobering reminder of how deeply politics and insecurity remain intertwined in parts of the province.

Additional cops in ‘high political violence’ areas

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