Laborer injured in shooting incident in Barugo town
ORMOC CITY – A 39-year-old laborer was wounded in a shooting incident on Thursday evening, August 28, 2025, in Sitio Busawon, Barangay Amahit, Barugo, Leyte.
The victim, identified only as alias “Jeff,” sustained a gunshot...
Man turns over parcel with suspected marijuana to police
ORMOC CITY – A 29-year-old resident of Barugo, Leyte voluntarily surrendered a parcel containing suspected marijuana and marijuana-laced brownies to local police on Wednesday evening, August 27, 2025.
Police identified the man only as alias...
Burauen vice mayor assumes post as acting mayor after Ombudsman suspends Renomeron
TACLOBAN CITY – Vice Mayor Warren Hermano has taken over as acting mayor of Burauen, Leyte, following the six-month suspension of Mayor Fe Sudario Renomeron by the Office of the Ombudsman.
Mayor Renomeron was suspended...
Woman shot dead in Leyte; suspect arrested over personal grudge
ORMOC CITY- A 27-year-old woman was shot twice in the head and killed by a man allegedly harboring a personal grudge in Barangay Gen. A. Luna, Mayorga town, on August 23.
Police identified the victim...
2 NPA rebels killed in an encounter in Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – Two alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a firefight with government troops in the upland village of San Jose, Mapanas, Northern Samar, on Wednesday afternoon, August...
Man nabbed for piglet theft, illegal gun possession
ORMOC CITY– A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing a piglet and carrying an unlicensed firearm during a police operation in Barangay Ipil 1, Palompon, on August 23.
Palompon OIC police chief Police Captain...