TACLOBAN CITY – A farmer from Maripipi town in Biliran province was attacked by a monkey.
Police Lieutenant Junriel Rosario, in a mobile phone interview, identified the farmer as Jeffrey Rosario, 34, single and a resident of Barangay Olog of said island town.
Police Investigation showed that Rosario caught the monkey harvesting his plants when he visited his farm on July 6, the monkey was eating his crops.
The farmer tried to drive away the beast but instead of running, it instead attacked him.
The two engaged in a brawl which resulted for Rosario to sustained bites and scratches on his body. He was later brought to the Rural Health Unit.
Maripipi Mayor Joseph Caingcoy said that there have been complaints from the farmers in his town regarding monkeys harvesting the plants in their farms.
The mayor expressed surprise on the incident saying that this is the first time in his municipality wherein the monkey attacked a human being.
Mayor Caingcoy theorized that the monkeys are becoming aggressive and harvest the plants of the farmers because they are deprived with their sources of food.
He explained that with the forest clearings done by farmers for food production resulting in environmental destruction and the devastation of the wildlife habitat including the sources of food for the animals in the forests.
The monkeys deprived of their daily sustenance and are hungry due to the forest destruction, venture into the farms to look for food.
(RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT)
Monkey attacks farmer in Biliran
DPWH-Leyte 4th DEO constructs medical health facilities in Ormoc City
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RMOC CITY- The Leyte 4th District Engineering Office commences the construction of health facilities for the healthcare professionals assigned at COVID Center in Ormoc City.
The project consists of two buildings with 28 air-conditioned rooms that can house up to 56 healthcare workers.
With a total budget of P15 million the building includes a nurse station, a separate toilets & baths, kitchen, laundry area and infirmary.
The structures were designed using modular containers for easy fabrication and disassembled when not anymore needed. Components will be kept by the DPWH for future use especially during calamity response when related structure is necessary.
“Our brave healthcare workers assigned to monitor COVID patients need not any more go directly to their homes after work cause these dormitories will serve as their temporary resting place,” District Engineer Francisco Gonzalez said.
“These buildings will be provided with basic home equipment to make their stay comfortable as possible” he added.
This project is a convergence program of the DPWH, Local Government Unit of Ormoc City and Office of the Civil Defense (OCD).
Its funding was sourced out from the Quick Response Fund of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) while the land where the structure is being built was provided by the LGU-Ormoc.
With a duration of 45 calendar days, the project is expected to be completed by the middle of August of this year. (PR)
New Tacloban police station to rise in Tacloban’s northern area
With Mayor Romualdez leading the ground-breaking
(TACLOBAN CITY INFORMATION OFFICE)
TACLOBAN CITY- A new police station for the Tacloban City Police Office (TCPO) will soon to rise and serve thousands of people in the northern part of the City, as a groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 9 at Brgy. 101 New Kawayan.
Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez gladly led the dropping of the time capsule as well as the ceremonial turning of the soil, together with Police Brigadier General Marvin Manuel Pepino, Regional Logistics and Research Development Division (RLRDD) Chief Police Colonel (PCOL) Arnel Apud, City Director PCOL Michael David and Police Major Aspiro Badiola of Regional Engineering Unit 8, to signify the start of the construction of the P5 million worth police station building.
The 1,000 square-meter lot was donated by the local government as there is a need for an office in the northern part of Tacloban that will provide security and police-related concerns, PCol David stressed.
The project, expected to be finished within this year, is set to serve 45,000 Tacloban North residents and will be the third police station here in the city.
One is situated in Abucay and the Police Station 2, on the other hand, is located in San Jose, he explained.
David also added that they are working hand in hand with Mayor Romualdez to address the increase of crime incident rate in the area and sustain the peace and order situation in the city though we continuously contain the spread of COVID-19.
Meantime, Mayor Romualdez, in his message, considered the soon-to- rise Police Station 3, as another development for the city.
Present also during the activity was Ibrahim Adona from JA Developers and Engineers and other concerned officials.
(TACLOBAN CITY INFORMATION OFFICE)
2 dead due to suicide while a mother attempted to kill herself
TACLOBAN CITY- Two people were killed in an alleged suicide in separate areas in Leyte on Monday (July 6).
In Ormoc City, police identified the victim as a person under police custody who was found dead inside the custodial facility of Ormoc City Police Station 1 at around 2:20 pm.
A jail officer who was conducting a routine inspection among inmates discovered the victim already hanging inside the detention facility using the lace of his short pants.
The Ormoc rescue team brought the victim to Ormoc District Hospital, however, he was pronounced dead-on-arrival by the attending physician, Dr. Arthur Duavis.
The family of the victim was already informed about the incident, police said.
In San Miguel, Leyte, police said a former overseas Filipino worker allegedly killed himself.
The victim’s body was found hanging at the back portion of their house at around 6:52 am, according to a police report.
The victim was declared dead by Dr. Hadassah Espenido, the municipal health officer of San Miguel.
Responding police officers found no signs of any foul play on the said incident.
Meanwhile, a mother also attempted to commit suicide in Ormoc City on July 5.
Police also found the dead body of her two-month-old daughter inside the house during the incident.
The mother was rushed to Ormoc District Hospital for medical attention.
Police are investigating the incident.
(RONALD O. REYES)
One of Eastern Samar’s top tourist draws now open to tourists
Three months after it was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic
(Photos credit to Minasangay Island Ecological Park and Resort)
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government unit of Balangkayan, Eastern Samar has open to the tourists the Minasangay Island Ecological Park and Resort, three months since it was closed due to the pandemic cause by the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).
But the tourist destination, however, will only be open for residents of Eastern Samar province, Mayor Allan Contado.
Eastern Samar is under Modified General Community Quarantine and considered a low-risk area where local government units have the power to regulate tourism activities.
“But yung pagiging low risk na classification is not a license for us to be complacent and lower our guards for this purpose. As I said earlier, we can beat this virus through self-discipline,” Mayor Contado said.
He said that all those who will visit the Minasangay Island Ecological Park will follow the guidelines issued by the national Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) like the wearing of face masks and practice of social distancing.
Contado added that the local government gets most of their income from the Minasangay Island Ecological Park and Resort.
“Ito ang pinakamalaki naming local revenue, we can’t afford to close this although we recognize the fact that this is a health issue, but then we also recognize the fact that this is an economic issue,” Contado said.
“We can’t afford to starve our constituents. We can’t afford to lose income our LGU kasi ano naman ang mangyayari sa atin kung walang income ang LGU,” he added.
Aside from providing income to the LGU, the tourist destination also provides job to more than 30 individuals of the town who takes care of the site every week.
Last year, the LGU earned more than P4 million from the 100,000 tourists who visited the tourist attraction.
The destination is known for its mangroves, various rock formations and cliff diving. It is also ideal for sightseeing, kayaking, snorkeling, and swimming.
Other beach resorts in the municipality have also started their operations. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)
Court employee arrested in a sting operation; P81,000 worth of ‘shabu’ seized from the suspect
TACLOBAN CITY- A court employee in San Miguel town, Leyte province was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday (July 7) afternoon.
Arrested during the sting operation was Roy Labesig,44 and said to be an employee of the municipal trial court based in San Miguel town.
Seized from the suspect were three sachets of alleged shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) weighing 12 grams and with a street value of P81,000, reports from the regional office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Aside from the PDEA personnel, the 3:35 pm operation in Barangay Cayare, where the said suspect lives, was also joined by the local police, and the drug enforcement unit of the Leyte police office.
The suspect, who is now detained at the PDEA regional office detention facility, were charged for selling and possession of illegal drugs under Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)