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DOLE to conduct competence trainings to Filipino OFWs
TACLOBAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that trainings to improve the competence level of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) is being pushed through by the present administration. This was revealed by Labor Regional Director Exequiel Sarcauga during a press briefing. Director Sarcauga said that the administration of President Benigno Aquino is moving in enhancing the level of competence of Filipinos working abroad. “Helping our [...]
Leyte SP enacts Clean Air Code
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial board of Leyte approved yesterday the Clean Air Code principally authored by Board Member Carlo Loreto. Printed on recycled paper, the code was approved on third and final reading by members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte during their regular session yesterday. “The usage of recycled paper helps save trees as less paper usage translates to less cut trees,” Loreto said. “The use of recycled paper is a good way to save taxpayer’s [...]
Senators give financial aid for infra projects in Kananga
KANANGA, Leyte — Senators Vicente Sotto III and Sergio Osmeña III allocated P 1 million each from their priority development assistance fund for road concreting projects in this town while Senator Francis Escudero likewise extended financial assistance in the amount of P500,000 for the town’s public market and slaughterhouse improvement. Mayor Elmer Codilla said that he solicited the said projects as early as 2010 and submitted the needed program of works and other supporting documents [...]
New sinkhole shocks Cebu town
CEBU CITY — Part of a farm in Barangay Camboang, Dumanjug town collapsed, creating a big sinkhole, which authorities believe was caused by the earthquake that struck Central Visayas nearly two weeks ago. Senior Police Officer 1 Joselito Abella said the hole has a diameter of about eight meters and was six meters deep as of 4 p.m. Friday. The soil was still eroding. Less than 12 hours earlier, the hole was smaller but deeper when farm caretaker Walter Pesalbon first saw it in the [...]
Hilongos mayor elated over arrest of some drug suspects
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipal mayor of Hilongos, Leyte says he happy to learn about the eradication of illegal drug trade in his town this after the arrest of eight of the 13 most wanted drug pushers operating in Hilongos. Mayor Jose Emery Robe in a brief interview expressed optimism that in due time all those listed in the most wanted list would be apprehended by law enforcers in his town. To recall, early this year the Number 7 and Number 8 most wanted drug pusher namely Ricardo Naul [...]
Flood waters affect 57 barangays in Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY – Flooding has displaced 674 individuals in 57 barangays of Leyte due to heavy downpour that also triggered landslides in some areas of Leyte Island, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), said in its report released yesterday. The flood water surge has affected households in low- lying villages of Abuyog, Burauen, La Paz, MacArthur, and Mayorga. “All affected families were brought to evacuation centers Thursday to ensure zero casualty, but many of them were told [...]
Rape-slay suspect of 8-year-old pupil surrendered to police
CATBALOGAN CITY – After four days of hiding, the primary suspect in last Friday’s rape-slay case of an 8-year old pupil here is now behind bars after he was handed over to a team of Catbalogan City police led by Supt. Avelino Doncillo, Jr. who personally went to the town of Monreal in Masbate to arrest the suspect. The suspect,Arthus Alcantara, 32, married and worked as a watchman of Catbalogan II Central Elementary School, was turned over to the Monreal police by his own family upon [...]
BID collars 8 Chinese working without permit in E. Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Immigration Intelligence Division Central Office collard eight Chinese nationals in two municipalities in Eastern Samar for working without permit in a mining company. Marian Hazel Badillo, BID legal officer, said that the action of the agency was in response to a complaint filed by a citizen that there are Chinese nationals who are working in some mining company operating in the province without necessary permits. After it was verified by personnel of [...]
Reg’l task force to file cases vs illegal loggers, miners in EV
TACLOBAN CITY - The newly enforced Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Office will file at least five criminal and administrative charges against some local and government officials before the Office of the Ombudsman in Eastern Visayas over their alleged participation in illegal logging and mining activities. Melvin Contapay, regional head of said environmental task force, revealed that they gathered substantial documents [...]
Schoolgirl raped, killed in Catbalogan
TACLOBAN CITY- A body of a seven year-old girl, believed to have been raped and killed by a still unidentified suspect, was found inside a public elementary school in Catbalogan City. The victim was said to have been missing since Friday afternoon but whose dead body was found Sunday morning just at the back of their school room in Catbalogan II Elementary School in Barangay Guinapondan, Catbalogan City, where she was in Grade II. “Our investigators are now busy conducting the [...]
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