CEBU CITY – A policeman is facing administrative and criminal complaints for allegedly running amok inside a cockpit arena in Sogod town, Cebu province. Police Corporal Leovic Coming Bracero, an operative of the Talisay City Police Station, was also accused of punching a fellow policeman who...
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 — Sogod, Southern Leyte Mayor Sheffered Lino Tan has confirmed the first monkeypox (Mpox) case in the municipality. The first Mpox case in Eastern Visayas is a 28-year-old female with no travel history. She has fully recovered and her symptoms have been managed. Tan disclosed that...
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...
CEBU CITY – A retired police general has asked the court to stop the municipal government of Sogod in northern Cebu from implementing an ordinance that imposes what he described as exorbitant water rates. Jose Marie Espino and wife Rose, residents of Sogod, have filed a petition with application...
TACLOBAN CITY – A lineman from the Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) died after he was electrocuted while repairing a transformer in Sogod, Southern Leyte, on Friday, November 3. The victim was identified as Olvic Arayan, a lineman who had worked for SOLECO for 16...
CEBU CITY – In the wrong place at the wrong time. Such was the case for two persons who were killed in freak accidents in separate areas in Cebu. In Sogod, a 16-year-old boy was killed when a trunk of a coconut tree fell on him on Wednesday night, September 20. The victim was identified as...
