MOTORBIKE ROUTE. A portion of the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo, Leyte, the starting point of the motorcycle tourism launch for Eastern Visayas on June 18, 2022. More motorcycle tourism routes will be launched soon in the region.(Photo courtesy of I Love Tacloban) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Eastern Visayas will further promote motorcycle tourism in other areas of Eastern Visayas by creating tour routes in Northern Samar and Southern Leyte provinces. DOT Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes bared this on Thursday following the launch of motorcycle tourism in Leyte province last week. "We are looking at the possibility that we will introduce the motorcycle route towards the north and south. Those places are our connection to Luzon and Mindanao," Tiopes said in an interview. Seaports connecting the region to Luzon are located in San Isidro and Allen towns in Northern Samar province, making them the gateway for travelers to the northern
President Duterte called on the communist rebels anew to return to the fold of the law while he is still in office, stressing the need to end the country's decades-long communist insurgency.
President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this appeal as he led the inauguration of the n
President Duterte has defended anew the continuous operations of online sabong or cockfighting, adding that the government is getting billions of pesos in revenues from it.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the inauguration of the new Leyte Provincial Capitol and distributi
(Anadolu photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reiterated Thursday that the Philippines would remain neutral in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. In a speech delivered in Palo, Leyte, Duterte refused to take sides, saying he would rather not meddle in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "Itong neutrality na 'to (This neutrality), we just maintain it," Duterte said during the inauguration of the new Leyte Provincial Capitol and the turnover of various government projects in Eastern Visayas. Duterte issued the statement, as he stressed that the country would not pick a fight with any nations. "Hindi natin away iyan, huwag tayong makialam (That's not our fight. Let's not interfere)," he said. He, however, raised worry over the possible impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on the entire world, in case it gets worse and escalates into a nuclear war. "If it goes nuclear, that's the end of the world. Tapos na talaga lahat (