TACLOBAN CITY – An alleged gun-for-hire and his companion were gunned down in Ormoc City, Leyte on Wednesday, January 17. Police identified the victims as Archee Fernando, 39, a suspected assassin, and his companion, Ronald Mainit, both residents of Barangay Campocpoc, Tabango, Leyte. A...
TACLOBAN CITY – A businessman was shot and wounded in his house in Barangay Hinabuyan, Villaba, Leyte, on Monday morning, January 15. Police identified the victim as Marlon Ecoling, 36. Ecoling was cooking breakfast when the suspect barged in and shot him with a firearm of unknown...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected drug pusher was arrested by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-8 (Eastern Visayas) in a buy-bust operation on Dawahon Island, Bato, Leyte. AN 18-year-old drug pusher was arrested in a drug sting in Leyte. (Photo via Marie Marticio) The suspect was...
MATAG-OB, Leyte – The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office here said that they have planted a total of 11,841 seedlings in their tree-planting program for 2023 in response to the challenges posed by climate change. MAP of Matag-ob, Leyte. Of the 11,841 seedlings planted...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 62-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle a pack of suspected shabu for his detained son in Ormoc City on New Year’s Eve. Police identified the suspect as Aurelio Basete. Basete arrived at the Ormoc City Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Altavista to bring...
BAYBAY CITY – Former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Myra Georgina Arevalo and her former municipal planning and development officer have been charged for alleged illegal issuance of a cease-and-desist order against DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp. The case filed by DBSN on Thursday, December 28, before...
President Marcos has signed into law measures converting two campuses into regular ones, thus expanding their capacities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Keith Bacongco) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) Nos. 11968 and 11969 to grant the conversion of two campuses in Leyte and Bataan into...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 27-year-old family errand boy allegedly killed the seven-year-old son of her employer in Leyte, Leyte to avenge his younger brother following an altercation a week ago on December 14. The suspect, Kevin Lapu-Lapu, faces a kidnapping with homicide case for killing the victim, who...
ALBUERA, Leyte – Mayor Sixto dela Victoria here shared the local government unit's accomplishments this year in his State-of-the-Municipality Address on Tuesday, December 19. DELA VICTORIA (Albuera FB) Among these are the acquisition of a 2.3-hectare lot in Barangay San Pedro and Tabgas where a...
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Carigara in Leyte is distributing Christmas gift packages to all households in the municipality. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said that each of the 13,500 households will be given a spaghetti package. THE municipality of Carigara, Leyte is distributing...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Southern Leyte was awarded the 2023 Gawad KALASAG Seal of Excellence by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Monday, December 11, at the Manila Hotel. Southern Leyte was among the 256 Local Disaster Risk Reduction...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 51-year-old barangay councilor or “kagawad” was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in interior Barangay Quezon, MacArthur, Leyte, on Friday, December 8. The suspect was identified as Joel Coderes, 51, a resident and official of Barangay Quezon. Coderes was listed as a high-value...
