• After more than a year of restricted access, Southern Leyte’s Liloan Steel Bridge is now open to heavier vehicles following DPWH repairs and strengthening works.
• 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.
After a Year of Restrictions, Liloan Bridge Fully Reopens With 15-Ton Load Capacity 
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