TACLOBAN CITY – Around 20 people were trapped between two landslide sites in Barangay Candelaria, Matag-ob, Leyte, Monday night. Responders were able to secure passengers of a mini-bus struck by a fallen tree as a result of the landslide due to continuous rains in the municipality. The Municipal...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 44-year-old housewife was allegedly stabbed and injured by her son with a cockfighting blade or gaff on Thursday, Aug. 14, in Barangay Balagtas, Matag-ob, Leyte. Police identified the victim as Mary. Initial investigation said that the suspect, Brian, 19, arrived at their...
TACLOBAN CITY – An absent without official leave (AWOL) police officer was shot dead on Sunday in Sitio Gungab, Barangay Poblacion, Albuera, Leyte. The victim was identified as Dexter Patun-og, 47, who had been AWOL since 2007 and a resident of Bliss Bagong Buhay, Ormoc City, Leyte. The victim...
TACLOBAN CITY - A barangay chairman and a driver were shot and wounded on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Barangay Tagbas, Albuera, Leyte. The victims were identified as Barangay Captain Enrico Barcelona of Barangay Tinag-an, Albuera and his driver Sabel Gubalane. Initial investigation revealed that the...
The first dairy box facility in Eastern Visayas opened in Carigara, Leyte, on Tuesday, July 29. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said the facility was built in partnership with the Philippine Coconut Authority, Philippine Carabao Center, provincial goverment of Leyte, and the Department of Agriculture. The...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Ombudsman suspended Mayor Fe Renomeron of Burauen, Leyte, for six months without pay for allegedly falsifying a certificate of marriage by making it appear that she solemnized it. Renomeron was administratively charged with grave misconduct, serious dishonesty, and conduct...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested on Monday the second most wanted person in Eastern Visayas for murdering barangay officials in Leyte during an intelligence-driven operation in Bustos, Bulacan. Operating teams from Regions 8 (Eastern Visayas) and 3 (Central Luzon) arrested Jeffrey Culaban, 32, on...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 51-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by his son in Barangay Dagsa, Sogod, Southern Leyte, on Sunday, July 20. Initial investigation disclosed that the suspect, "Mike," 27, went on a violent rampage and destroyed items inside their house. The victim, "Ali" entered their...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense continues search, retrieval, and clearing operations for the foreman reported missing in a landslide on Sunday morning, July 13, in Barangay San Ramon, San Ricardo, Southern Leyte. OCD-8 Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion disclosed that they have...
TACLOBAN CITY – A foreman was reported missing in a landslide on Sunday morning in Barangay San Ramon, San Ricardo, Southern Leyte. The missing was identified as Dador Moscosa, 54, of 888 ACY construction. Two houses, several motorcycles, the contractor’s barracks, a dump truck, and a mixer...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three people were killed after a dump truck plunged into a canal in Barangay Calaguise, Leyte, Leyte, on Thursday, July 10. Police identified one of the fatalities as Oliver, 38. Investigation said driver Ricky, 44, lost control of the dump truck after its brakes failed and veered...
PALO, Leyte – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the fast and efficient completion of the P500-million project to strengthen the San Juanico Bridge. The project aims to restore its 33 metric-ton load capacity. Ang target natin sa pagtatapos ng taong ito, dapat ay kaya nang tawirin ng...
