A police officer was arrested for allegedly robbing a businesswoman in Barangay Nalibunan, Abuyog town, Leyte province this week. Investigation said the victim, Lenny, a 30-year-old businesswoman from Barangay Pagsang-an, Abuyog, was robbed while purchasing vegetables from a truck. The suspect,...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 46-year-old school head was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, April 9, on the Abuyog-Silago Road in Barangay Nebga, Abuyog, Leyte. Investigation said the victim was on board a car driven by Jiboy, 52, farmer, and a resident of Barangay Canipaan, Hinunangan...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte dominated the Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals 2024 here which returned after a four-year hiatus on Thursday, June 27. MAYOR Lemuel Gin K. Traya (center) of Abuyog, Leyte rejoices after the municipality won the Kasadyaan Festival of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities nabbed a jail guard in a buy-bust operation on Friday, June 21, in Barangay Can-uguib, Abuyog, Leyte. The suspect was identified as Amir, 45, a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade, and a resident of Abuyog. Amir was arrested after he sold suspected...
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 – A 44-year-old man allegedly stabbed his wife and her lover after he caught them sleeping together in Abuyog, Leyte on Tuesday, May 30. Police identified the suspect as Gaudencio Permazo Jr. Initial investigation disclosed that Permazo tracked his wife, Annabel, 35, and her alleged...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman received two life sentences for sexually abusing minors, including her daughter, in exchange for money from online sex offenders. The Regional Trial Court Branch 10 in the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte found the accused guilty of qualified trafficking, child abuse, and...
After nearly a full week of continuous search and rescue (SAR) operations, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday, April 18, that it was already considering to stop looking for survivors in Leyte province, days after it was battered by Typhoon...
The search and rescue operations for victims of Typhoon “Agaton” in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) continued on Easter Sunday, April 17, as rescuers refused to give up and expressed hope that they will find more survivors in the aftermath of the devastation. Search and rescue personnel from the...
The death toll due to Typhoon “Agaton” has climbed to 137 and this is feared to further increase as over two dozens more are still missing in landslide-hit areas in Eastern Visayas (Region 8), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Good Friday, April...
