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Installlation of Most Rev. John Forrosuelo Du “Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. John 10:15 PALO, Leyte – The new shepherd of the Archdiocese of Palo was formally installed last May 9 at the Palo Metropolitan Cathedral in a solemn rites witnessed by thousands of the faithful inside and outside the church and on cable Tv. Pope Benedict XVI, the Holy Father, named him to his new post last February 25 of this year. After almost [...]
Photo exhibit highlights rich biodiversity of Southern Leyte
MAASIN CITY – Many marvel at the unique and rich biodiversity of Southern Leyte in photos during the opening of a photo exhibit aptly dubbed as Forest Exhibit: State of the Philippine Forest, Southern Leyte Forest Management “Experience and Its Rich Biodiversity” last May 8-10 at the Maasin City Gymnasium. The photo exhibit was part of the two-day event “Color-it-REDD Plus” was organized by the German Development Cooperation-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale [...]
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Green Southern Leyte “Through the eyes of compassion, love and nurturing, we can play our individual parts in conservation, ecology, forest conservation and other environmental aspects affecting our planet (and ultimately us).” (Pearls of Wisdom) MACROHON, Southern Leyte – “”We were surprised to find a patch of pristine forests in Mt. Nacolod, Southern Leyte. We found an amazingly impressive flora and faura. The rich forests we saw did not match the map of a denuded forest, [...]
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RD Trinidad accepts challenge to conserve forests of Mt. Nacolod MACROHON, Southern Leyte - Environment and Natural Resources Regional Executive Director Rogelio Trinidad has accepted the challenge in conserving the forests of Mt. Nacolod, Silago, Southern Leyte during the presentation of the comprehensive biodiversity assessment of the REDD+ Pilot Are/Mt. Nacolod in Southern Leyte last May 2 in this town. REDD Plus stands for Reducing Emission from Deforestration and Forest Degradation. [...]
Maasin Zoo: Newest tourist attraction in Southern Leyte
MAASIN CITY – Tigers, camels and ostriches are among the exotic animals that attracted the people who visited the Maasin Zoo during its soft opening on April 26, 2012. Officially named Maasin City Nature and Wildlife Conservation Park, the zoo also houses endemic and endangered animals like the Philippine eagle and the Philippine Tarsier. It also has an array of birds, reptiles and mammals such as crocodiles, mini-horses, monkeys, pheasants, cockatoos, parrots, pigeons and many [...]
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HYUNDAI Tacloban at the 2nd Eastern Visayas Business Conference Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. ~ Dr. Carl Sagan MACROHON, Southern Leyte – The two-day 2nd Eastern Visayas Business Conference held last April 25-26 hosted by the Southern Leyte Chamber of Commerce was a huge success in terms of attendance and output. As Director Bonifacio Uy of National Economic Development Authority puts it succinctly, the conference is a [...]
MATAHUM NGA SAN JULIAN: Quo Vadis?
“Will not political miasma and cultural resistance breach the Quest for 25 years” SAN JULIAN is 20 kilometers away north of Borongan City. Carved of a running hill from Licawan on the northwest to over-land on the southeast, this 4th class municipality nestles on a small patch of coastal land along San Julian Bay to Liliputan, one of Eastern Samar famous beach resorts. Ran by traditional politicians for decades, this once sleepy town which is home to marginal farmers and fishermen [...]
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Southern Leyte, the Playground of Eastern Visayas MAASIN ZOO “Nature herself, make the wise man rich,”. Cicero MAASIN CITY- Finally the MAASIN ZOO, second tourism hub of the Southern Leyte Tourism Plan has its soft opening last April 26 with local government executives, directors of the government line agencies and businessmen from the different chambers of commerce who attended the 2nd Eastern Visayas Business Conference. The soft opening of the Maasin Zoo located at [...]
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New school building for TNHS “What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.” Oprah Winfrey TACLOBAN CITY - The Tolosa National High School (TNHS) in Tolosa, Leyte, which is a recipient of a new one unit school building with two classrooms from the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FFCCCII) in cooperation with the Tacloban Fil-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (TFCCCI), had a formal blessing of the said school building last March [...]
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Congratulations! People are definitely a company’s greatest asset. It doesn’t make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps. Mary Kay Ash TACLOBAN CITY - Congratulations to two food businesses celebrating its milestones this week. One is Panny’s HomeBake Products , which started as a home business in Panny Sy residence in Maasin City 20 years ago. Now one of the biggest bakeshops in Eastern Visayas with two [...]
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