TACLOBAN CITY – At least six people were injured due to fallen debris in a magnitude-5.1 earthquake in Leyte, Leyte on Sunday night, Jan. 15. Authorities identified the injured as Leah Delima, 36; Flora Mae Lugo, 22; Maria Elena Quir, 64; Luciano Quir, 64, and a seven and 12-year-old girl....
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Leyte province on Sunday evening, Jan. 15, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 3 kilometers southeast of Leyte, Leyte around 8:28 p.m. It said the earthquake was felt at Intensity III...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Two fishermen died while six others survived after their fishing boat capsized in the sea of Barangay Manglit, Pintuyan, Southern Leyte, on Christmas Day. Authorities identified the fatalities as Rowel Dialel, 50, and Amay Paglinawan, 49. They were declared dead on arrival at the...
Two fishermen died while six others were rescued when their boat capsized off Southern Leyte on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Photo by Philippine Coast Guard In a report by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday, Dec. 26, the fatalities were identified as Aldin Pagkalinawan, 49; and Roel Jalil, 50,...
TACLOBAN CITY – A retired municipal administrator of San Isidro, Leyte was killed in an ambush on the national highway in Barangay Libongao, Kananga, Leyte, on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Police identified the victim as Juanita Balmoria Veloso, 77, a resident of Barangay Linao, San Isidro, and sister of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A man allegedly beat his live-in partner to death out of jealousy in Barangay Palanogan, Mahaplag, Leyte on Sunday, Dec. 18. Police have launched a manhunt against the suspect, Roseller Oro, a resident of Barangay Palanogan, an interior village. Initial investigation...
TACLOBAN CITY -- A 47-year-old police officer was stabbed to death by his wife on Saturday, Dec. 17, in Palo, Leyte. The victim was identified as Staff Sgt. Kerwin Pasana, assigned to the Regional Headquarters Support Unit in Palo. Initial investigation disclosed that suspect Ronalyn, 33, armed...
REP. Yap (FB) LILOAN, Southern Leyte – A year after typhoon ‘’Odette’’ ravaged Southern Leyte and other areas in the Visayas, Southern Leyte Rep. Christopherson Yap appealed to the national government for help in its recovery, particularly the province's coconut industry. With only...
LA PAZ, Leyte -- Troops belonging to the 14th Infantry (Avenger) Battalion seized two anti-personnel mines, a high-powered firearm, and medical kits during an encounter against suspected members of the Communist New People’s Army terrorists (CNTs) here on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The armed rebels were...
TACLOBAN CITY – Carigara, Leyte Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. announced the passing of his father, former Mayor and incumbent Vice Mayor Eduardo "Boy" Cañega Ong Sr., at the age of 66. ONG SR. (FB) "It is with deep sorrow that we inform you about the demise of former Carigara Mayor (now) Vice...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected drug pusher eluded arrest but yielded over P380,000 worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Baybay City, Leyte. Police identified the suspect as Jonas Dargantes Mejia, 47, a resident of Baybay City and a high-value individual of the Police Regional Office 8....
REP. Yap (FB) LILOAN, Southern Leyte – Southern Leyte Rep. Christopherson ‘’Coco’’ Yap has filed a bill placing Panaon Island under the protection of the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (NIPAS). Yap, together with Southern Leyte Rep. Luz Mercado, filed House Bills...
