Leyte town mulls declaring landslide-hit village as ‘no-build zone’

Joey Gabieta 04/18/2022

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — The mayor of Abuyog town in Leyte province is planning to declare Barangay Pilar a “no man’s land” after 80 percent of the village was covered with rocks and soil during a…

DA confirms ASF case in Eastern Visayas

Joey Gabieta - @inquirerdotnet 01/16/2021

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed the existence of African swine fever (ASF) in Eastern Visayas, particularly in Abuyog town, in Leyte province. According to Angel Enriquez, DA regional director, ASF has affected…

Dumpit ready to shoot if needed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/29/2016

NOTWITHSTANDING the deaths of three crime suspects and the wounding of a dozen more attributed to his crime busting days as head of Cebu City’s “Hunter Team”, Cebu’s most controversial cop, SPO1 Adonis Dumpit, is still ready…

Dumpit returns to Cebu City

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/27/2016

SPO1 Adonis Dumpit is back in Cebu City. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), today said he ordered the return of the 53-year-old policeman from the Bohol Provincial Police…

Out-of-the-box war

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 10/06/2016

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT Let me state at the onset that I am for the rule of law, but I am also for the strong implementation of our laws. President Rody Duterte’s war on drugs generates lively…

Placer, Abuyog reflect on their win

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/21/2015

The bounty of  a sugarcane harvest in a make-believe “Hacienda Placer” was the theme of the winning dance contingent from Placer, Masbate in the 2015 Sinulog in Cebu City. The town from the Bicol region retained its…

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