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American arrested for malicious mischief
CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – The Albuera police has arrested an American national for malicious mischief on March 29, 2012. Authorities identified the suspect as Richard Alexander Bieveir, 64 years old, widower and presently residing at Barangay San Pedro, Albuera, Leyte. Reports disclosed that at about 2:30 PM, along the national highway of said place, a white Isuzu forward stake truck with plate number GKC 405 travelling towards Ormoc City was stoned and attacked by Bieveir. It hit [...]
Case vs Cebu school reaches human rights commission
CEBU CITY – Three parents filed a complaint against St. Theresa’s College (STC) on Monday at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Central Visayas, after the school kept their children from joining their graduation ceremony, as a penalty. Meanwhile, the judge who issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the students’ favor removed himself from the case. Judge Wilfredo Navarro of the Regional Trial Court’s (RTC) branch 19 said the school’s defiance of his order last week [...]
Limasawa mayor elated over new ruling of NHC
LIMASAWA, Southern Leyte – The local chief executive of this town was elated with the recent ruling of the National Historical Commission (NHC) dismissing claims of Butuan as the site of the First Mass in the Philippines 491 years ago. Mayor Melchor Petracorta said this is a big boost to the status of the historic island as the cradle of Christianity in the country and in Asia with no conflicting claims of other areas regarding to historic events. “The government will be able to [...]
Reward money for capture of Uy’s killers raised to P2.5M
TACLOBAN CITY-The reward money for the immediate arrest of the suspects in the killing of Calbayog City mayor Reynaldo Uy has been raised to P2.5 million. Rosa Jessica Uy-Delgado, eldest daughter of the murdered mayor, said their family has decided to increase the reward money for those who could give sufficient information that would result to the arrest of the perpetrators. The amount was raised a few days before the family observes the first death anniversary of their [...]
Rat infestation reported in N. Samar
CATARMAN, N. Samar - Rat infestation in rice fields has been reported by the farmers in many towns of this province. Northern Samar assistant provincial agriculturist Neciforo Rubenecia, Jr., said that many towns in the province were severely affected by rat infestation this cropping season which may reached up to more than 30 percent of the rice harvests in the affected areas by the pests. He added that many farmers have incurred farm losses with the rat infestation. Rubenecia [...]
PNP chief still enjoys Aquino’s trust, confidence
MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III continues to have full trust and confidence in Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Nicanor Bartolome despite the recent brazen attack in Robinsons Galleria in Quezon City. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said while the government is concerned on the crimes committed recently, statistics still showed that the crime index in the country had been declining. "General Bartolome has the confidence of the President," Lacierda [...]
Expand your horizon: BM Loreto tells graduates
TACLOBAN CITY – Expand your horizon. This was the advice of Leyte Board Member Carlo Loreto to new college graduates this year. Expanding their horizon means that aside from looking for a job, which is mostly the first thing that every graduate do, Loreto said that they must also try the option of putting up their own business. As it is always taught in schools that education is the key to success, this alone could not help them attain their goals unless they have determination to [...]
Body of missing teener found at UEP beach
CATARMAN, Northern Samar – The body of the missing new high school graduate was finally found two days after having been drowned in the waters of the University of Eastern Philippines(UEP) White Beach Resort,this town, last Sunday afternoon. Police reports said that the body of victim Francis Bryan Buedron, 16, was found already drifted in the shores of Barangay Daganas, about seven kilometers away from the UEP beach. PO3 Alfredo Orawa, assigned at the aviation security group, [...]
No brute force to take back Balyuan, says Icot
PALO, Leyte- Governor Jericho “Icot” Petilla of this province has assured the city government of Tacloban that he would not use any extra-legal ways just to repossess the contested Balyuan property. Petilla, however, stressed that his administration is still determine to take back the property whose possession and ownership is likewise contested by the city government. “Nothing comes out in forcing things. So, I will just follow the law although that is still their fear. But I’m [...]
Babatngon, Leyte conducts barangay tanods training
TACLOBAN CITY – Barangay tanods from all the barangays in Babatngon, Leyte recently underwent a five-day “professionalizing the baragay tanods” training to further enhance their cooperation and abilities in the fight against criminality and for maintaining peace and order in the area. The training, which was an initiative of the Liga ng Barangay in Babatngon led by Association of Barangay Chairmen president Nico Alde, was conducted to orient barangay tanods on their duties and [...]
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