• Tourism officials and stakeholders aim to attract more divers to Southern Leyte by promoting its dive sites and improving facilities, highlighted during the Sogod Bay Underwater Experience on May 20-23.
• Ormoc City dominates EVRAA Meet 2026, securing 396 medals to claim overall championship for the sixth consecutive year in Baybay City.
• PAGASA warns of several days of heavy rain for Eastern Visayas and Bicol due to a shear line. Moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast from January 4 through January 6, raising risks of flooding and landslides.
• The Red Cross Southern Leyte Chapter honored its volunteers on International Volunteers Day. Mayor Mercado thanked them for their tireless service and heroism, which deeply strengthens community resilience and support.
• The DSWD in Eastern Visayas has deployed its “Angels in Red Vests” and a mobile kitchen to Southern Leyte, providing hot meals and food boxes to families affected by Typhoon Tinoph.
• Typhoon Tino caused catastrophic damage in Silago, Southern Leyte, destroying homes and infrastructure and leaving the town isolated. A State of Calamity was declared as officials urgently appealed for food, water, and heavy equipment for recovery.
Officials push wider promotion of Southern Leyte dive sites 
Ormoc City Secures Sixth Straight EVRAA Championship 
Heavy Rains to Batter Eastern Visayas, Bicol Due to Shear Line — PAGASA 
Southern Leyte Celebrates the Heart of Volunteerism in the Community 
DSWD Mobile Kitchen Delivers Crucial Hot Meals to Typhoon-Hit Saint Bernard 
Typhoon “Tino” Leaves Silago Under State of Calamity, in Survival Mode