TACLOBAN CITY – House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, who is running for reelection as representative of the first district of Leyte unopposed, expressed confidence in the success of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial ticket in the elections. ROMUALDEZ (FB)...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict of Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte declared the municipality in a State of Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC) this week. OFFICIALS signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation is eyeing the release of 16 Philippine Eagles in five years. ONE of the Philippine Eagles released in Burauen, Leyte. Jayson Ibanez, Director of Operations of the Philippine Eagle Foundation, said that based on their estimate, ...
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted an engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a private contractor who were convicted of graft and falsification of public documents by the regional trial court (RTC). Acquitted were DPWH Project Engineer Christine N. Buena and Evangeline...
CEBU CITY – Residents from 43 barangays in Palompon, Leyte have formally filed complaints and petitions to remove 1,021 voters who have been confirmed dead from the municipality’s voter's list. ESIDENTS of Palompon, Leyte file petitions asking for the removal of deceased voters from the...
CEBU CITY – Contrary to several online posts, reelectionist Leyte fourth district Rep. Richard Gomez has not been disqualified from the midterm elections. GOMEZ (FB) The Commission on Elections-Eastern Visayas (Comelec-8) made the clarification after some Facebook posts claimed that Gomez has...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 13-year-old girl was raped and killed in Baybay City, Leyte on March 17. The victim was found dead in a chapel in Barangay Hipusngo. She was reported missing on March 16. Police apprehended a suspect in the crime, a 37-year-old electrician and resident of Barangay Hipusngo, in a...
CEBU CITY – Dr. Georgina L. Arevalo, a mayoral candidate in Palompon, Leyte, has sought action on repeated complaints and requests for reversal of the alleged dubious appointments of 43 members of the electoral board in the municipality. AREVALO (FB) Arevalo sent several letters addressed to...
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman has directed the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to immediately implement the collection of penalties from dismissed Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate. The penalty is equivalent to Oñate’s salary for six months as mayor. The...
Alyansa campaign rally in Tacloban City (Tingog Party-list) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--House Speaker Martin Romualdez credited the support of his fellow Warays for the massive turnout witnessed during the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas campaign...
Manny Pacquiao (Facebook) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--Administration senatorial candidate tore a page off General Douglas MacArthur’s book and declared "I shall return." This city was the site of the historic World War II Leyte Landing, where the...
Alyansa campaign rally in Tacloban City (Tingog Party-list) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--The administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas drew a massive crowd of an estimated 100,000 during its campaign rally on Friday, March 15 at Plaza...
