JAVIER, Leyte – Two police officers were wounded after a suspect for frustrated murder snatched a gun and shot them inside the police station here on Monday, July 22. Major Ronald Puso, Javier police chief, said the suspect reportedly went to the station to surrender because he received...
TACLOBAN CITY – A neophyte policeman was killed in a road accident in Barangay Lingayon, Alangalang, Leyte, on Wednesday, July 17. Investigation said the 29-year-old victim, a resident of Capoocan, Leyte, was driving a scooter and overtook a vehicle ahead of him. The scooter accidentally...
TACLOBAN CITY – Heavy rain from a low-pressure area flooded Albuera, Matag-ob, Palompon, Isabel, Merida, Baybay City, and Ormoc City in Leyte on Wednesday, July 17. Waist-deep flood rendered the Isabel-Palompon Road impassable to all kinds of vehicles from 4 to 10 p.m., particularly in Barangays...
The AKAP aid distribution in Baybay City, Leyte (Speaker's Office) A total of 3,000 beneficiaries from various municipalities of the fifth district of Leyte received P3,000 cash assistance under the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) program of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Twenty-two persons were injured in a collision involving two buses from the same company and two other vehicles on Tuesday, July 16, in Barangay Ichon, Katipunan, Silago, Southern Leyte. TWO Philtranco buses collided in Silago, Leyte on Tuesday, July 16. (Contributed photo)...
The TUPAD aid distribution in the the municipality of Alangalang, Leyte (Speaker’s Office) By DEXTER BARRO II The office of the House Speaker Martin Romualdez continued on Monday, July 15, its distribution of financial assistance to indigent residents of Leyte,...
By MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – A former Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) was killed in Ormoc City, Leyte on Friday, July 12. Police identified the victim as Rosendo Gomez, 52, a resident of Barangay Naungan, Ormoc. A FORMER Person Deprived of Liberty was killed in Ormoc City,...
The rice distribution in Brgy. 96 Calanipawan, Tacloban City (Speaker's Office) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez spearheaded on Friday, July 12, the roll-out of P14.1 million worth of benefits to Leyte residents as part of its continuing...
The CARD Program payout in Tigbao, Tacloban City in the province of Leyte (Speaker’s office) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez is continuing its advocacy of providing immediate relief to people in need. This, as...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (File photo/ Speaker’s office) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez has facilitated the release of cash and rice assistance to a total of 3,167 beneficiaries in Leyte, in compliance with President...
TACLOBAN CITY – The bodies of three suspected “salvage” or summary execution victims were found under a bridge in Barangay Olisihan, Sogod, Southern Leyte, on Wednesday, July 3. THREE suspected 'salvage' victims were found in Southern Leyte on July 3. Police said the male victims were 18- to...
BURAUEN, Leyte – Last June 28, a pair of Philippine Eagles was reintroduced in the forest of Barangay Kagbana here. PHILIPPINE Eagles ‘Uswag’ and ‘Carlito’ inside their holding cages prior to their release. (Keith Bacongco) But this significant milestone was not just an overnight...
