TACLOBAN CITY - Three policemen were nabbed in an entrapment operation for alleged extortion on a former female detainee in Palo, Leyte, on Friday, March 10. The suspects were identified as Senior Master Sgt. Alex Asis, 55; Cpl. Jerwin Dacillo, 36; and Staff Sgt. Raffy Reposar, 34, all residents of...
Palo, Leyte Archbishop John Du urged voters in the May elections to choose candidates with a heart for the common good as an expression of patriotism or love for the country. Archbishop John Du (Radio Veritas image) In his homily for the novena mass offered by the Parish Pastoral Council for...
TACLOBAN CITY - Following the alleged disappearance and kidnapping attempt circulating on social media, the Leyte Police Provincial Office (LPPO) warned against peddlers of disinformation and misinformation. "Spreading false information, unverified reports, and other forms of disinformation that...
TACLOBAN CITY - Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) Regional Director Brig. Gen. Bernard M. Banac has ordered a 60-day suspension for a policeman who allegedly maintained an "e-sabong" operation in Kananga, Leyte. 69074 Personnel from the Kananga Municipal Police Station and Leyte Police Provincial...
Aljur Abrenica was quick to downplay talk about him and rumored girlfriend AJ Raval being sighted in Leyte together last Valentine’s. He didn’t deny being there with AJ but he maintained they were there for work. “Trabaho po ‘yun. We were blessed enough to be invited as guests sa isang...
The Japanese Embassy in the Philippines has signed a grant contract providing an ambulance to the municipality of Padre Burgos in Southern Leyte, citing the need to boost its emergency response system. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (Photo from the Japanese Embassy in the...
The most vulnerable families in Southern Leyte who were affected by Typhoon Odette continue to receive aid from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the humanitarian organization said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it still provides aid through...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Eastern Visayas region at around 5:44 a.m., Friday, Jan. 28, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 9 kilometers (km) southwest of Capoocan, Leyte, at a shallow depth of 8...
A solo bettor from Leyte bagged the 142.6-million jackpot prize for Super Lotto 6/49, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday, Jan. 17, announced. (Photo from PCSO Facebook page) On its Facebook page, PCSO posted an advisory congratulating the bearer of the winning ticket bought...
The City of Manila on Monday, Dec. 20, extended aid to the towns of Sogod and Maasin in Southern Leyte following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. IM MEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN Aside from the Christmas food boxes, 1,000 food packs and drinking water were also donated by the city government. The City of...
President Duterte said he would pray that Leyte would be spared from another devastating typhoon but asked its people to do the same but this time, directly to God and not through priests. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement during his visit to Maasin City,...
President Duterte asked the local chief executives of the areas ravaged by Typhoon Odette to give the government more time to come up with the money to help them return to normal as he explained anew that most of the country's funds went to the fight against COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte...
