Four Baybay students hospitalized after suspected chemical exposure in classroom
BAYBAY CITY— Four senior high school students were hospitalized after experiencing breathing difficulties, skin and eye irritation, vomiting, and loss of consciousness following exposure to a still unidentified substance inside a classroom at Baybay...
Farmer wounded while trying to stop family quarrel; suspect arrested in Samar
ORMOC CITY — A 58-year-old farmer was shot and wounded after attempting to pacify a heated argument involving one of his neighbors and a relative in Talalora, Samar, on Thursday afternoon, July 9. Police...
Romualdez spokesman says ex-DPWH chief never linked former Speaker to flood control anomalies
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez has never been linked by former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan to alleged flood control anomalies until recently, the congressman’s spokesman said on Thursday.
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Two dead, two wounded in Eastern Samar bar shooting; gunman hunted
TACLOBAN CITY — A late-night drinking session inside a mini bar in Lawaan, Eastern Samar turned deadly after a heated confrontation allegedly escalated into a shooting that left two people dead and two others...
Farmer drowns while swimming off Southern Leyte coast
ORMOC CITY — A 49-year-old farmer was declared dead after he reportedly drowned while swimming off the coastal waters of Barangay Himbangan in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte, at around 12:15 p.m. on Monday, June...
Lawyer urges caution on bid to make ex-DPWH chief Bonoan state witness
TACLOBAN CITY — A lawyer has urged the government to carefully assess whether former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan can provide substantial and credible testimony before considering granting him...