TACLOBAN CITY – A 62-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle a pack of suspected shabu for his detained son in Ormoc City on New Year’s Eve. Police identified the suspect as Aurelio Basete. Basete arrived at the Ormoc City Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Altavista to bring...
BAYBAY CITY – Former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Myra Georgina Arevalo and her former municipal planning and development officer have been charged for alleged illegal issuance of a cease-and-desist order against DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp. The case filed by DBSN on Thursday, December 28, before...
President Marcos has signed into law measures converting two campuses into regular ones, thus expanding their capacities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Keith Bacongco) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) Nos. 11968 and 11969 to grant the conversion of two campuses in Leyte and Bataan into...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 27-year-old family errand boy allegedly killed the seven-year-old son of her employer in Leyte, Leyte to avenge his younger brother following an altercation a week ago on December 14. The suspect, Kevin Lapu-Lapu, faces a kidnapping with homicide case for killing the victim, who...
ALBUERA, Leyte – Mayor Sixto dela Victoria here shared the local government unit's accomplishments this year in his State-of-the-Municipality Address on Tuesday, December 19. DELA VICTORIA (Albuera FB) Among these are the acquisition of a 2.3-hectare lot in Barangay San Pedro and Tabgas where a...
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Carigara in Leyte is distributing Christmas gift packages to all households in the municipality. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said that each of the 13,500 households will be given a spaghetti package. THE municipality of Carigara, Leyte is distributing...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Southern Leyte was awarded the 2023 Gawad KALASAG Seal of Excellence by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Monday, December 11, at the Manila Hotel. Southern Leyte was among the 256 Local Disaster Risk Reduction...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 51-year-old barangay councilor or “kagawad” was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in interior Barangay Quezon, MacArthur, Leyte, on Friday, December 8. The suspect was identified as Joel Coderes, 51, a resident and official of Barangay Quezon. Coderes was listed as a high-value...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 39-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her lover after she barged into his house and got into a catfight with his wife before dawn on Wednesday, December 6, in Tolosa, Leyte. MAP of Alangalang, Leyte. Police identiified the victim as Mia, 39, a “sari-sari”...
TACLOBAN CITY – A South Korean detainee escaped from the Abuyog Sub-Provincial Jail in Barangay Loyonsawang, Abuyog, Leyte on Thursday, November 16. The escapee was identified as Gim Sihun, alias Kim Sihon, 28, a resident of Taguig City and a trustee of the facility. He was last seen in the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau-8 has dismissed the complaint filed by former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Myra Georgina Arevalo to cancel the Environmental Compliance Certificate of DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp. owned by incumbent Mayor Ramon Oñate. In a 50-page decision...
TACLOBAN CITY – Five persons were killed and 11 were injured in a two-vehicle collision on the national highway in Barangay Guindapunan, Palo, Leyte on Thursday, November 9. FIVE persons were killed in a two-vehicle collision in Palo, Leyte on Thursday, November 9. (Photo via Marie Marticio)...
