1 dead, 2 injured in road mishap
By Ronald O. Reyes
BARUGO, Leyte – A road accident claimed one life and seriously injured two others Thursday afternoon July 8 when a private-owned vehicle bumped “habal-habal” along the secondary national road in Brgy. San Roque, this town.
Responding police identified the driver of the black Mitsubishi pajero with plate No. XGT 521 as Reynaldo Uy, legal [...]
Two nabbed for drug case
By Elvie Roman-Roa
Two suspected shabu dealers were nabbed in a buy operation conducted by Illegal Drugs Special Operation Task Force (AIDSOTF) at dawn July 8.
The police identified the suspects as 52-year old suspected shabu user and Bistado Bar cook Franciso P. Eamiguel, single, and drug supplier 33 years old single Joel J. Obana.
An operative of [...]
Guinsaugon village chief killed in blast
By Jani Arnaiz
Inquirer Visayas
First Posted 22:56:00 07/08/2010
Filed Under: Explosion
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Philippines – A barangay chairman in St. Bernard died on Thursday reportedly due to a bomb explosion at his farmhouse in Ground Zero of the old Guinsaugon village.
Police Senior Inspector Billy Billaoac said New Guinsaugon Barangay (village) chairman Iglecerio Coquilla was killed at [...]
The peace and the process
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (8 July) — For a peace talk to get underway, warring camps must first stop fighting for a while, and sit down in a table to talk about peace, negotiate limits of compromises, even as both parties try to agree disagreeably, or disagree agreeably.
Almost always, when the talks, or series [...]
DepEd creates division committee on education for all
By R.G. Cadavos
Maasin City, Southern Leyte (7 July) — In order to attain the goals of the Philippine Education For All Plan of Action here in the province, the Department of Education and other government agencies, international organizations and non-government organizations entered into a Memorandum of Agreement that would identify their roles and functions in [...]
Maasin City solon pledges to build Abgao elementary school
By Erna Gorne
Maasin City (July 7) — As soon as the road right of way will be finally negotiated, Maasin City Mayor Maloney L. Samaco sweared to establish an elementary school in Barangay Abgao with Grades 1 ? 6 levels, this he shared during the inter-agency convergence meeting held recently.
No less than Representative Roger G. [...]
OFW from Maasin, jailed in Iran
MAASIN CITY – The mother of a jailed OFW has sought the help of Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino for the release of her daughter who is now locked up in Iran after she was allegedly found with prohibited substance upon arrival from Cambodia.
Mila Palima, a resident of Abgao village here, said her daughter, Rudelia Palima, [...]
NEDA expects Southern Leyte to play active role in development of Region 8
By Bong Pedalino
Southern Leyte (July 2) — At the rate progress and development are happening here, this province possessed a distinct advantage for trade and tourism to flourish and be realized in the entire Region 8.
Thus spoke Atty. Buenaventura Go-Soco, Jr., Regional Director of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), in a talk he [...]
DepEd creates division committee on education for all
By R.G. Cadavos
Maasin City, Southern Leyte (7 July) — In order to attain the goals of the Philippine Education For All Plan of Action here in the province, the Department of Education and other government agencies, international organizations and non-government organizations entered into a Memorandum of Agreement that would identify their roles and fu
nctions in [...]
Maasin City solon pledges to build Abgao elementary school
By Erna Gorne
Maasin City (July 7) — As soon as the road right of way will be finally negotiated, Maasin City Mayor Maloney L. Samaco sweared to establish an elementary school in Barangay Abgao with Grades 1 ? 6 levels, this he shared during the inter-agency convergence meeting held recently.
No less than Representative Roger G. [...]
