Corrections Chief Inspector Josemari D. Alambro is the new acting superintendent of the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) in Abuyog, Leyte. Alambro replaced C/Supt. Alfredo A Devaras Jr. The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), in its statement issued on Saturday, May 11, did not state if Devaras...
TACLOBAN CITY – Over 30 marijuana plants were discovered in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, May 7, in Barangay Baras, Palo, Leyte. A BUY-BUST operation led to the discovery of 30 marijuana plants growing in a drug pusher's backyard. Authorities nabbed Amadeo Daga, 58, a high-value...
MAYORGA, Leyte – A suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, May 7. CONTRABAND seized from a suspected drug pusher in Mayorga, Leyte. Police identified the suspect as Romeo Gigor, 40, construction worker, and a resident of Julita, Leyte. Gigor, who was...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Bontoc in Southern Leyte has been declared under a state of Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition. The Municipal Task Force-ELCAC declared the entire municipality under SIPSC on Monday, May 6, through Municipal Peace and Order Council Resolution No....
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Palompon, Leyte, through the Palompon Dialysis Center, offers free dialysis not only to its residents but also to people in the fourth district of Leyte. THE PALOMPON Dialysis Center. Mayor Ramon Oñate said that the initiative is part of his...
SOGOD, Southern Leyte – Southern Leyte Rep. Christopherson Yap said his office has implemented livelihood programs in all 277 barangays in the second district of the province to address unemployment and poverty. BENEFICIARIES of the SOPWA livelihood project in Southern Leyte. (Photo via Marie...
TACLOBAN CITY – A magnitude-six earthquake rocked Leyte on Friday night, May 3. DULAG in Leyte was the epicenter of the earthquake. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake was tectonic in origin. It had a depth of eight kilometers and its epicenter was in...
TACLOBAN CITY – To highlight the collaborative spirit of the fishing community and its role in promoting sustainable fishing practices, the local government of Palompon in Leyte held the first-ever offshore jigging tournament at the famous Kalanggaman Island in Palompon on Sunday, April 28. In...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two Persons Deprived of Liberty were killed and another was wounded by gunmen in Maasin City, Leyte on Tuesday, April 24. The fatalities were Melchor Maceda and John Paul Siguera and the survivor was Claudio Cortel, all inmates of the Southern Leyte Provincial Jail in Barangay...
TACLOBAN CITY – A construction worker was arrested and suspected shabu valued at P2.7 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Ormoc City on Thursday, April 18. Police identified the suspect as Benigno Jovan Cañada, 39, considered a high-value individual on the regional level in the...
CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Isabel, Leyte has approved the transfer of the voter’s registration of former Leyte Rep. Vincent "Ching" Veloso to the fourth district of Leyte. THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Isabel, Leyte holds a hearing to resolve the petition...
The provincial government of Leyte "misused" P1.287 million of its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) for catering services and other unrelated activities in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual audit report, COA said disbursements...
