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The Middle of the Year
By Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 3, 2026 — 12:35 p.m. PHST Halfway Through Welcome to the middle of 2026. That is not poetry. That is the calendar talking. July 2 is the hinge in the year, and 12:35 p.m. in the Philippines is close enough to the middle of the day that I am going to plant this essay here and let it stand. Half a year behind…
The Bureaucracy You Don’t Understand Yet
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 2, 2026 The second month is when you realize the first month wasn’t the hard part. The hard part is learning how things actually get done. You’ve settled in just enough to think you understand the system. That’s when you run into it directly—paperwork, offices, procedures—and discover that what looks…
Let’s cross the bridge when we get there!
Arrival Shock and the First 30 Days
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 2, 2026 The first 30 days in the Philippines are not a transition. They are a reset. If you arrive expecting a softer, cheaper version of the United States, you will spend that first month confused, frustrated, and tired. Nothing is quite where you expect it to be. Systems do not behave the way you are…
When the Island Went Silent
By Cliff Potts – WPS.News, Baybay City, Leyte Pre-Landfall: The Calm Before the Storm A tropical disturbance east of the Philippines strengthened steadily as it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility late on October 31, 2025. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) named the system Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally “Tino,” on November 2 (PAGASA,…
Petra Leyte
Re:zero
Today's frontpage, Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez maintained there was nothing irregular in the farm-to-market road (FMRs) projects in his area as attested to by the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Agriculture.
This was contrary to the previous allegation of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian that the Agriculture department did not concur with what he claimed to be “exceedingly overpriced” projects.
-https://www.onenews.ph/articles/romualdez-da-dpwh-reports-disprove-overpriced-fmrs-in-leyte
-https://manilastandard.net/news/314654847/2-leyte-fmrs-aboveboard.html
Matag-ob, Leyte
Nestled in the Third District of Leyte, Matag-ob is emerging as one of Eastern Visayas’ most promising municipalities. Though small in land area and population compared to its neighboring towns, Matag-ob boasts a rich history, strategic location, and untapped potential that position it as a key player in the region’s development. 🌍 Geography and Location Province: Leyte District: 3rd…
