TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government and the Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas) have offered a P500,000 reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the gunmen of a barangay chairman, kagawad (councilor), and a barangay tanod (watchman) in Barangay Daja Diot, San Isidro,...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected drug pusher who had ties to self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa was shot dead in a buy-bust operation in Ormoc City, Leyte on Sunday, March 3. THE body of a suspected drug pusher lies on the kitchen of his house following a buy-bust operation in Ormoc City, Leyte....
TACLOBAN CITY – The police and military intensified security operations in the third district of Leyte following the murder of barangay officials in the municipality of San Isidro on February 24. AUTHORITIES stepped up security after three persons were killed in San Isidro, Leyte last week....
MACARTHUR, Leyte – Suspected shabu worth P408,000 was seized from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Casuntingan here on Wednesday, February 28. A SUSPECTED drug pusher was arrested and shabu worth P408,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday night, February 28, in...
TACLOBAN CITY - A 73-year-old farmer was stabbed dead by his oldest son in Purok Camia, Barangay Guintiguian, Ormoc City, Leyte, on Sunday night, February 25. The victim was identified as Vicente Ramirez Jr. Initial investigation disclosed that Vicente and the suspect, Junrey, 28, were...
TACLOBAN CITY – Rep. Anna Veloso Tuazon condemned the recent violence in the municipalities of San Isidro, Leyte, Tabango, Villaba, and Calubian, Leyte. TUAZON (FB) "They create a chilling effect among our citizenry, and have no place in a society that values life, dignity, the peaceful...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two barangay officials and a tanod were shot dead in Barangay Daja Diot, San Isidro, Leyte by four gunmen on Saturday night, February 24. MAP of San Isidro, Leyte San Isidro police chief Police Major Reymund Quinagutan identified the fatalities as Elizalde Tabon, 55, chairman;...
TACLOBAN CITY – Fifty-one families were displaced and 43 houses and establishments were razed by a fire in a residential area in Barangay Cogon, Ormoc City, Leyte on Thursday night, February 22. MAP of Leyte with Ormoc City highlighted A man, Ivan Caliwan, was injured in the blaze that...
TACLOBAN CITY – A farmer died of cardiac arrest due to intense heat in Barangay Cambadbad, Matag-ob, Leyte, recently. The victim was identified as Rogelio Sumpino. Sumpino was carrying firewood when he suddenly collapsed. Rescuers arrived and brought him to the Rural Health Unit in Matag-ob....
A barangay kagawad or councilor was shot dead in Sitio Banahaw, Barangay Tugas, Tabango, Leyte, on Tuesday, February 20. The victim was identified as Ronald Palacio, 50, of Barangay Santa Rosa, Tabango. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was driving his motorcycle on his...
TACLOBAN CITY – A lone gunman shot and killed a barangay chairman and wounded a barangay kagawad or councilor in Ormoc City, Leyte on Friday night, February 16. MAP of Ormoc City, Leyte Police identified the fatality as Patricio Laude, 60, chairman of Barangay Catmon, Ormoc, and the wounded as...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People's Army leaders were killed in an encounter on Saturday, February 10, in Barangay Tinag-an, Albuera, Leyte. VARIOUS New People's Army equipment were seized in encounter in Albuera, Leyte on Saturday, February 10. (802nd IB photo) Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir,...
