‘Stop making us pay for grid congestion’ – Leyte board to ERC
• The Leyte board urges the ERC, DOE, and IEMOP to reform pricing and refund consumers amid rising grid congestion charges that are inflating power bills.
• The Leyte board urges the ERC, DOE, and IEMOP to reform pricing and refund consumers amid rising grid congestion charges that are inflating power bills.
• Army troops, acting on tips from former rebels, found a weapons and explosives cache in Albuera, Leyte, on August 7.
• A 16-year-old was stabbed while walking to buy ice in Tanauan, Leyte, on August 6, in an apparently unprovoked attack.
• 1,500 former rebels and 1,200 CAFGU members in Leyte and Biliran are earning from a project that plants native trees and grows organic violet ube.
• A jobless man, alias “Jaja,” was arrested on July 4 in Abuyog, Leyte, after police seized suspected shabu during a drug operation in Barangay Victory.
• First Gen says Leyte’s geothermal energy can help cushion rising electricity costs in Eastern Visayas, as the Energy Development Corp. reaffirms supply commitment through the Tongonan power plant in Ormoc.
• A man was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun inside a Villaba restobar on July 4, prompting police to respond to the incident at Barangay Poblacion del Norte.
• The Archdiocese of Palo appealed to victims, witnesses, and anyone with information on abuse of children and vulnerable adults to come forward, assuring confidentiality and care.
• The Sangguniang Bayan of Abuyog has received a complaint alleging interference in the buying and selling of rice palay in the municipality.
• Three men from Basey, Samar surrendered and admitted involvement in the abduction and killing of former Abuyog Vice Mayor James Bohol and his son, Carlou James.