84-year-old man hacks relative over wastewater dispute
ORMOC CITY- A long-standing dispute over wastewater turned violent in Kananga, Leyte, after an 84-year-old man hacked his 39-year-old relative and neighbor during a confrontation on Thursday, July 31.
The victim, identified only as “Kardo,”...
Farmer gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants inside a cemetery
ORMOC CITY- A 27-year-old farmer was shot dead in broad daylight by unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen inside a public cemetery in Barangay Cautod, Sta. Margarita, Samar, on Sunday morning, July 27.
The victim, identified by police...
Dismissed teacher, partner nabbed in drug buy-bust
ORMOC CITY- A former teacher and her alleged live-in partner were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Can-unzo, Merida, Leyte, at around 10:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25.
Police Major Ronald Espina, officer-in-charge of...
Leyte pushes full digitization in all government services, administration
TACLOBAN CITY- The provincial government of Leyte is undertaking an ambitious yet an essential initiative aimed at digitizing the government operations in a bid to improve public service delivery, increase transparency, and reduce bureaucratic...
Church group criticizes Supreme Court halt on VP Duterte impeachment, calls for moral reckoning
TACLOBAN CITY — A religious group has spoken out against the Supreme Court’s decision to stop the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, calling the ruling “a delay of justice” and a “missed...
New 803rd Brigade Chief Rallies Northern Samar to Unite Against Insurgency
TACLOBAN CITY – Newly installed 803rd Infantry Brigade Commander Brigadier General Carmelito Pangatungan has called on all sectors in Northern Samar to come together in addressing the decades-long problem of communist insurgency in the...