TACLOBAN CITY – A lawyer and a process server were shot and wounded while serving a demolition order to a farmer in Barangay Cavite West, Palo, Leyte, on Wednesday morning, Jan. 25. The victims were identified as Alexander Lacaba, 60, a private practitioner, and Adolfo Petilla, 59, the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is continuously coordinating with the local government units (LGUs) of earthquake-hit Leyte, Camarines Norte, and Davao Occidental for possible technical assistance and resource augmentation. Courtesy of MB Visual Content Group The...
TACLOBAN CITY – Ninety-three members and supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines from Leyte province withdrew their support and took their oath of allegiance to the government on Thursday, Jan. 19. They belong to four mass organizations in Alangalang town – Alangalang Small Farmers...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police have filed charges against the suspects in the ambush-slay of retired San Isidro, Leyte municipal administrator Juanita Veloso last Dec. 21. The Leyte Provincial Police Office filed murder and attempted murder cases against the suspects identified by the Special...
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...
