TAKEN AND FREED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/04/2017

A scion of a prominent family in Ormoc City who has built a business empire in Cebu was found in a hilly portion of Barangay Poblacion I, Carcar City, nearly three hours after he was snatched by…

New Ormoc City NHS wins crown

Jonas N. Panerio 01/17/2017

THE NEW Ormoc City National High School Eagles claimed the title in the Ormoc stop of the SM National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) 2016 as they thwarted the Margen National High School Green Primes, 79-57, in the…

HOW SAFE IS KERWIN?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Robert Dejon 01/07/2017

“Ambot uy. Naglibog pud mi (I don’t know. We also do not understand what is going on),” said Kerwin’s aunt Emma Espinosa in a phone interview yesterday. She said the Espinosa family would want to live a…

Kerwin henchmen fall

Robert Dejon 01/07/2017

ALBUERA, Leyte –Two trusted henchmen of suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa were arrested by the police in separate operations in nearby Ormoc City on Saturday morning. First to fall was Brian Anthony Zaldivar who was cornered by…

Gello-ani sees a dominant Casimero in 115-lb division

Glendale G. Rosal 12/22/2016

SAMSON Gello-ani, the veteran boxing promoter and the manager of two-division world champion Johnriel “Quadro Alas” Casimero, is confident that his prized ward will dominate the super flyweight division. Casimero, a 26-year-old native of Ormoc City, had…

Ormoc students get tech boost

11/25/2016

As Smart donates tablets, laptop, projector, mobile WiFi to Salvacion Elementary School The three preschool children sitting in the front row couldn’t keep still, fidgeting in their seats or suddenly standing up and sometimes talking too loudly…

Cheers greet exoneration of Leyte officials

Joey Gabieta 11/24/2016

TACLOBAN CITY — While Leyte officials applauded Kerwin Espinosa for clearing their names of any involvement in his drug trade, a police general was left shocked that the drug lord would accuse him of receiving payola. Chief…

New flight routes bring Cebu closer to East, West Visayas

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/20/2016

Three new flight routes linking Cebu to the Eastern and Western Visayas regions are seen to bolster Cebu’s position as the “Queen City of the South.” Alexander Lao, president and chief executive officer of Cebgo, a wholly-owned…

‘PREMEDITATED’

Inquirer.net, Robert Dejon 11/10/2016

The likelihood that the killing of Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. was a case of a rubout grew stronger yesterday, even as names of prominent personalities tagged as drug protectors of the Espinosas also emerged, including…

Goma to sue police chief

Connie E. Fernandez 11/10/2016

Mayor Richard Gomez of Ormoc City in Leyte has ordered his lawyers to file a case against the chief of police of Albuera town, Leyte, for linking him to the illegal drugs operation of the Espinosas. In…

Journalist fights back, sues cop who tags her under Kerwin’s payroll

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/08/2016

CEBU CITY–A journalist based in Ormoc City, Leyte, has filed a string of complaints against the police chief of Albuera town for allegedly coddling a drug suspect connected to Eastern Visayas’ top drug personality Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa…

Former Leyte rep passes on

Robert Dejon 10/18/2016

ORMOC CITY—The patriarch of a political clan in Ormoc City, Leyte passed away at a private hospital in Cebu City on Tuesday morning. Former Rep. Eufrocino Mejares Codilla Sr. was surrounded by his family when he died…

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