TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Thursday that the Biliran Bridge has been restored to its original 15-ton maximum allowable load capacity and is now open to all types of vehicles. DPWH Biliran district engineer Irwin Antonio said the lifting of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has strongly condemned an alleged threat to attack Leyte National High School (LNHS) in this city, prompting authorities to tighten security at Eastern Visayas’ largest secondary school. In a statement issued Tuesday, DepEd Tacloban Schools...
TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected illegal drugs were recovered from a 14-year-old Grade 9 student inside a public high school in Javier, Leyte on Thursday. Police identified the child in conflict with the law (CICL) as CMC in compliance with laws protecting the identity of minors. The Javier Municipal...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 40-year-old man was killed and his 17-year-old son was wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Balao, Burauen, Leyte on Friday, July 10. The victims were both residents of Barangay Paghudlan in Burauen. Initial investigation said that the victims were traveling from...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four senior high school students were hospitalized after allegedly inhaling a toxic chemical at Baybay City Senior High School in Baybay City, Leyte on Thursday, July 9. The incident was reported to the Baybay City Police Station at around 2:30 p.m. by a concerned citizen. Victims...
CEBU CITY – The series of cockfights in Matag-ob, Leyte are under scrutiny. Former Matag-ob Mayor Michael Torrevillas has requested the local government unit to furnish him certified true copies of official documents relating to the conduct of cockfights outside a licensed cockpit. In his June 24...
We call them butanding, but they’re also known as balilan, kaytan tokke, and balyiran. Here in the province of Southern Leyte, they’re known as tiki-tiki. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the most commonly seen fish in the Philippines, not because they’re found in markets like tilapia or...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 expressed confidence that they have built a solid case for two counts of kidnapping with homicide against the three suspects in the killing of former Abuyog, Leyte Vice Mayor James Bohol and his son Carlou James, who were found dead in Silago, Southern...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police have filed criminal charges against three suspects in connection with the kidnapping and killing of former Abuyog, Leyte Vice Mayor James Bohol and his son, Carlo James. Police Brig. Gen Jason Capoy, Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas) director, said in a statement...
SARIAYA, Quezon – Police here confirmed that a Toyota Hilux recovered on Monday night in Barangay Balubal here was the vehicle used by three suspects in the recent abduction and killing of former Abuyog, Leyte Vice Mayor James Bohol and his son Carlo James "Jimbo" Bohol. Police said the vehicle...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 has arrested three suspects in the killing of former Abuyog, Leyte Vice Mayor James Bohol and his son Carlo James. The victims were found dead in Silago, Southern Leyte on Tuesday, June 30. The suspects were apprehended in Pasay City with assistance...
TACLOBAN CITY – Abuyog, Leyte Mayor Lemuel Gin Traya confirmed that former Abuyog Vice Mayor James Bohol and his son were found dead in Barangay Imelda, Silago, Southern Leyte, on Tuesday, June 30, three days after they were reported missing on June 27. “We are deeply saddened by the...
