TACLOBAN CITY – To conserve energy amid the conflict in the Middle East, MacArthur, Leyte Mayor Rudin Babante issued an executive order adopting Presidential Order 110, declaring a national energy emergency and prescribing energy conservation measures within the municipality. Executive Order 3...
TACLOBAN CITY – A retiring police officer was electrocuted to death after touching a live wire in Purok 3, Barangay Libertad, Ormoc City, Saturday, April 18. Police identified the victim as Leo, 55, assigned to the Ormoc City Police Station 3. Initial investigation said that Leo was helping Rico,...
ALBUERA, Leyte – To improve healthcare services here, the local government is constructing a rural health unit annex building in Barangay San Pedro. Mayor Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa said they have allocated P8 million for the construction from their development fund. “We will start our dream...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Ormoc is set to build a modern civic center, an ambitious project 60 years in the making. Ormoc, under the leadership of Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez, has a masterplan to complete the city 's civic center aimed at upgrading and expanding government services for...
TACLOBAN CITY – A pair of twin nine-year-old girls drowned after their motor banca capsized in the sea of Abuyog, Leyte on Saturday, April 11. The missing was identified as Sofia and Anna, residents of Barangay Victory, Abuyog. The body of Sofia was found on the shoreline of Barangay Buntay,...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Court of Appeals has dismissed the case against former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate, seven members of the Sangguniang Bayan, and six others for alleged misappropriation of public funds. The case stemmed from a complaint filed by Ian Jay Arevalo, now deceased, husband of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 34-year-old farmer was electrocuted to death while fishing on a river in Barangay Casuntingan, MacArthur, Leyte on Friday, April 10. Police identified the victim as Leo. Investigation by the MacArthur Municipal Police Station said the victim went fishing at around 7 a.m. using...
TACLOBAN CITY — Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa is relieved over the dismissal of the murder case filed against him and two others over the killing of a man in Baybay City in 2024. Judge Carlos Arguelles of the Regional Trial Court in Baybay City, Leyte dismissed the murder...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 21-year-old student was hit and killed by a Tesla Wagon Sports Utility Vehicle in Barangay Cabuynan, Tanauan, Leyte, on Wednesday, April 1. The victim was identified May of Barangay San Rafael, Dulag, Leyte. Investigation supported by witness accounts and barangay surveillance...
TACLOBAN CITY – A public high school teacher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Padoga, Calubian, Leyte, on Monday. Police identified the suspect as Arcy, 39, a teacher at Felix Caneja National High School and resident of Barangay Gotusan, Calubian. Recovered from him were a...
TACLOBAN CITY – Amid rising fuel prices, drivers and commuters in Leyte province are showing resilience as they continue to get around despite increasing costs. For many Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers, the surge in fuel prices significantly cut into their already modest earnings. To cope,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) were killed in a fire that gutted their house on Saturday, March 14, in Barangay Linao, Ormoc City, Leyte. The victims were identified as Lino, a 90-year-old widower, and Jojo, 48. The fire that reached the first alarm started 5 p.m. and...
