An outgoing party-list congressman who is running for mayor of this city is facing a complaint at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for harassing and intimidating a radio commentator who has been criticizing the candidate.
The capital city of Tacloban in Leyte is moving toward economic sufficiency by developing infrastructure and services. With increasing influx of tourists and steady investor confidence, the regional center of trade and commerce in Eastern Visayas has been experiencing a bustling economy.
More than two weeks after Tropical Storm “Ofel” hit this city, the council declared a state of calamity to allow the city government to use its calamity funds to help the families who suffered losses during the storm.
Business leaders and local officials are opposed to a plan to increase the terminal fee at Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport, the biggest airport in Eastern Visayas.
Business leaders and local officials are opposed to a plan to increase the terminal fee at Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport, the biggest in Eastern Visayas.
Tacloban City’s skyline is changing. At least 156 commercial buildings, including a shopping mall, restaurants and hotels, have sprouted in the capital over the past three years, more than double the number in 2008.
Tacloban residents and visitors were treated to two colorful but competing festivals held two days apart in the run-up to the city’s main fiesta celebration in honor of its patron, Senior Sto. Niño, on June 30.
This city is expected to increase its earnings from real property taxes because the city government has increased by 25 percent the land valuation for residential and commercial lots here.
TACLOBAN CITY—Government officials and employees of this city will celebrate the holidays richer by up to P25,000 each. The city council on Wednesday approved a budget of P29 million for additional Christmas bonuses for officials and employees of the city, including those who do not enjoy security of tenure. The bonuses range from P5,000 to [...]
If Cebu City has its Sinulog, the local version of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras, Aklan its Ati-Atihan, Iloilo its Dinagyang, Bacolod its Maskara, Tacloban City has its Pintados.
