CEBU CITY – Leyte fourth district Rep. Richard Gomez is fighting for the rehabilitation of the Palompon Watershed Forest Reserve (PWFR) which is facing worsening degradation due to pollution, forest loss, and encroachment. Gomez sought urgent rehabilitation to restore PWFR’s ecological balance...
CEBU CITY – Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez was apologetic at first then went ballistic, lashing back at a town mayor who linked him to an alleged anomalous flood control project. “To members of the press who took offense in my social media post, I apologize,” Gomez started his privilege speech at...
CEBU CITY – Former Rep. and Associate Justice Ching Veloso shrugged off the disqualification case filed against him by Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez. Veloso said that the petition that seeks his disqualification has no basis as the incident that Mayor Gomez cited in the complaint happened...
CEBU CITY – Ormoc City, Leyte Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez on Thursday, May 8, filed separate disqualification cases against two candidates running for congressman and mayor in the province in the May 12 elections. Mayor Gomez asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify ex-Leyte Rep....
CEBU CITY – Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez has filed a disqualification case against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, who is running for mayor in Albuera town, Leyte province. Mayor Gomez filed the complaint on Wednesday, May 6, before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The...
CEBU CITY – Rolan Kerwin Espinosa has pointed to politics as the motive behind the recent attempt on his life. REP. Richard Gomez The self-confessed drug lord has also seemingly implicated Leyte fourth district Rep. Richard Gomez and wife Ormoc City, Leyte Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez in 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...
Palompon, Leyte mayoral bet Ramon Oñate has filed a petition for disqualification against Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez In a 73-page document, Oñate prayed for Gomez to be disqualified for running in...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Ormoc will give cash incentives to its athletes who won medals in the recent 2025 Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) Meet. LED by Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez and Leyte fourth district Rep. Richard Gomez, Ormoc City celebrates its fifth straight...
CEBU CITY – Vicente “Ching” Veloso, former Leyte third district representative and Court of Appeals justice, denied allegations that he masterminded the killing of a barangay official in 2016. Veloso belittled the move of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Major Crimes...
Reelectionist Leyte fourth district Rep. Richard Gomez has vowed to continue implementing programs that will improve the lives of his constituents. GOMEZ (Elite (Photo & Video) via Rep. Richard Gomez FB) The actor-turned-politician pledged to strengthen initiatives on safety, healthcare,...
Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez says he is “very happy” with the announcement of President Marcos that Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) are now...
