NATURAL PARK. A portion of Mahagnao Lake in Burauen, Leyte. Two schools will conduct a study on water and butterflies within the Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park, the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office said on Thursday (Sept. 15, 2022).(Photo courtesy of Burauen local government) TACLOBAN CITY - The Protected Area Management Board of the Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park (MVNP) in Burauen, Leyte has approved proposed studies on phytoplankton organisms and butterflies within the site. Loreta Baldonaza, the officer in charge of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office based in Palo, Leyte, said on Thursday the studies by the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and the Philippine Science High School will be done within the year. The UST Graduate School will collect samples at the lake to identify phytoplankton organisms that abound in the area. "According to the researchers, the presence of these microorganisms indicates the water quality of the lake aside from its
NO TRESPASSING. Teachers and learners wait outside the campus of a public elementary school in Burauen town, Leyte after the property claimant padlocked the gate in this Sept. 7, 2022 photo. The Department of Education on Wednesday (Sept. 14) said the agency has filed cases against the claimants.(Photo courtesy of Gil Tamayo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Education (DepEd) has filed cases against two property claimants who padlocked the gate of a public elementary school in Burauen town, Leyte province three times last week. Jasmin Calzita, DepEd Eastern Visayas information officer, told reporters on Wednesday that three counts of grave coercion were filed on Tuesday at the municipal trial court in Burauen town against Pergentino Pacala and his wife. "Let the law take charge of this. DepEd will not tolerate such doing and we are taking legal actions. What is important now is that no one has attempted to disrupt classes again this week," Calzita said. The couple padlocked
TACLOBAN CITY – The Maghubas Elementary School in Barangay Maghubas, Burauen, Leyte was locked, chained, and a "No Trespassing" sign was placed by claimants of the land where it was built on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Over 150 pupils and their teachers were banned from entering the school by the claimant
NO TRESPASSING. Teachers and learners wait outside the campus of a public elementary school in Burauen, Leyte after a claimant padlocked the gate early Wednesday (Sept. 7, 2022). The school opened after a few hours with the help of local officials and police.(Photo courtesy of Gil Tamayo) TACLOBAN CITY - Some 150 students in a public elementary school in Burauen, Leyte resumed their classes on Wednesday after a family padlocked the campus for hours due to lot ownership claims. Herbert Del Pilar, principal of Maghubas Elementary School in Burauen town, said teachers and elementary pupils waited for the gate to open on Wednesday morning after a property claimant padlocked the gate and posted a no trespassing sign. "We managed to open the school gate past 8 a.m. with the help of local police and village officials. Early Wednesday, the claimant even threatened our students to stop coming to school. He has no court order to do that," Del Pilar said. Some children will be subject t
NO TRESPASSING. Teachers and learners wait outside the campus of a public elementary school in Burauen, Leyte after a claimant padlocked the gate early Wednesday (Sept. 7, 2022). The school opened after a few hours with the help of local officials and police.(Photo courtesy of Gil Tamayo) TACLOBAN CITY - Some 150 students in a public elementary school in Burauen, Leyte resumed their classes on Wednesday after a family padlocked the campus for hours due to lot ownership claims. Herbert Del Pilar, principal of Maghubas Elementary School in Burauen town, said teachers and elementary pupils waited for the gate to open on Wednesday morning after a property claimant padlocked the gate and posted a no trespassing sign. "We managed to open the school gate past 8 a.m. with the help of local police and village officials. Early Wednesday, the claimant even threatened our students to stop coming to school. He has no court order to do that," Del Pilar said. Some children will be subject t