Leyte in a sentence

In the Visayas, to be affected are the Leyte, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte, Samar, Eastern Samar, and Biliran rivers.

The incident happened just hours after the shooting-to-death of village councilor Rodulfo Cajes of Tag-abaca village in Leyte, Leyte on Feb. 23.

The Leyte PPO has intensified its patrol in the 3rd congressional district of Leyte after the fatal shooting of village officials.

The northern end of the strait leads into Leyte Gulf, and Oldendorf intended to place a battle line “squarely across the Leyte exit of the strait,” blocking Japanese access to the gulf.

Aerial view of the attenuated pontoon causeway spun out by the US Navy Seabees, or Naval Construction Battalion, for water traffic during the invasion of Leyte in World War Two, Philippines, 1945.

It will be connected to National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ 69-kilovolt Bohol transmission line to deliver power to Bohol, which has been relying on imported supply from Leyte and Cebu provinces.

Meanwhile, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Araneta Marcos III was in Ilocos Norte to kick off the services fair, while Speaker Martin Romualdez was in Leyte and Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo was in Davao de Oro.

Provinces with the most beneficiaries include Nueva Ecija, Maguindanao, Bohol, Leyte, Pangasinan, Cotabato, Isabela, Cagayan, South Cotabato and Ilocos Sur.

Tacloban, the capital of Leyte province, bore the brunt of Yolanda’s fury and was almost totally destroyed by five-meter-high storm surges that crashed over mostly poor coastal communities, reports the Agence France-Press.

The Leyte 1st district congressman gave these remarks ahead of the resumption of sessions in both the House and the Senate on Monday, Jan.

Witnesses and authorities found out that the family, who hails from Macrohon town in Southern Leyte, may have been planning to spend their holidays here.

At that time, Remedios Petilla, the matriarch of the Petilla political clan, and Romualdez were both eying Leyte’s first congressional district.

Based on PSA data, four provinces in the region — Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Biliran — have reached and even exceeded their targets.

Before the onslaught of Supertyphoon Yolanda, sightings of Philippine eagles were common in Leyte and even in Samar,” she said.

Espenido said when he was assigned in Leyte province, Ozamiz City and Bacolod City, he told his law enforcers to spare the victims and instead go after big-time pushers, suppliers and drug lords.

Espinosa, who is running for mayor of Albuera, said Dela Rosa also pressured him into linking Cebu City businessman Peter Lim, former Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso III and retired Police Brig. Gen. Vicente Loot, among others, in drug trafficking.

IN this November 13, 2013, file photo, an aerial view shows the destruction left from Super Typhoon Yolanda in the coastal town of Tanauan, Leyte.

Leyte Representative Anna Veloso Tuazon, whose congressional district covers the town of San Isidro, issued a statement on the shooting.

Moreover, the series explores the use of naval warfare in the Battle of the Leyte Gulf, the World Wars, and the American Civil War.

On Oct. 26, 1944, after four days of furious fighting, the World War II battle of Leyte Gulf, largest air-naval clash in history, ended with a decisive U.S. victory over the Japanese.