TACLOBAN CITY – Self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, who is running for mayor in Albuera, Leyte, was shot and wounded while campaigning at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in Barangay Tinag-an. ESPINOSA under treatment in a hospital. (FB) Carl Kevin Batistis, who is running for councilor in...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 46-year-old school head was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, April 9, on the Abuyog-Silago Road in Barangay Nebga, Abuyog, Leyte. Investigation said the victim was on board a car driven by Jiboy, 52, farmer, and a resident of Barangay Canipaan, Hinunangan...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has joined his fellow Leyteños in mourning the death of former Leyte governor Edgar Mercado Enerlan. Romualdez, in a statement Saturday, April...
CEBU CITY – A mayoral candidate in Palompon, Leyte has presented documents supposedly showing a resident who died in 2014 but still appeared as a voter in the 2017 elections. DOCUMENTS supposedly showing a resident of Palompon, Leyte who died in 2014 but was still able to vote in the 2017...
TACLOBAN CITY – House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, who is running for reelection as representative of the first district of Leyte unopposed, expressed confidence in the success of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial ticket in the elections. ROMUALDEZ (FB)...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict of Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte declared the municipality in a State of Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC) this week. OFFICIALS signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation is eyeing the release of 16 Philippine Eagles in five years. ONE of the Philippine Eagles released in Burauen, Leyte. Jayson Ibanez, Director of Operations of the Philippine Eagle Foundation, said that based on their estimate, ...
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted an engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a private contractor who were convicted of graft and falsification of public documents by the regional trial court (RTC). Acquitted were DPWH Project Engineer Christine N. Buena and Evangeline...
CEBU CITY – Residents from 43 barangays in Palompon, Leyte have formally filed complaints and petitions to remove 1,021 voters who have been confirmed dead from the municipality’s voter's list. ESIDENTS of Palompon, Leyte file petitions asking for the removal of deceased voters from 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...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 13-year-old girl was raped and killed in Baybay City, Leyte on March 17. The victim was found dead in a chapel in Barangay Hipusngo. She was reported missing on March 16. Police apprehended a suspect in the crime, a 37-year-old electrician and resident of Barangay Hipusngo, in a...
CEBU CITY – Dr. Georgina L. Arevalo, a mayoral candidate in Palompon, Leyte, has sought action on repeated complaints and requests for reversal of the alleged dubious appointments of 43 members of the electoral board in the municipality. AREVALO (FB) Arevalo sent several letters addressed to...
