The latest news and headlines from The Calbayog Journal.
"Branch 32 of the Regional Trial Court, 8th Judicial Region ordered for the exclusion of over 600 voters from the official master list of registered voters for the Municipality of Sta. Margarita, Samar. "
"ORMOC CITY – Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez filed a petition asking the Commission on Elections to suspend the proclamation of former Court of Appeals Justice Vicente “Ching” Veloso, in case he wins, three days ahead of the polls. Gomez filed the petition for a “precautionary motion to suspend proclamation” on May 9 against Veloso, who is challenging her husband Rep. Richard Gomez for Congressman of Leyte’s furth congressional district. "
"Tacloban City-From random interviews with a number of political observers, both in the 3rd and 4th districts of Leyte, several red flags had been raised suggesting the probability of a politically motivated or fabricated case about the reopening of a murder case that happened nine years ago. "
"CALBAYOG CITY - Four Punong Barangays (Village Chiefs) in Sta. Margarita, Samar face charges for an alleged erroneous issuance of Barangay Residence Certificates (BRCs) and Barangay Identification Cards (Barangay IDs) to 19 voters-residents of barangays (villages) in Lope De Vega, Northern Samar who will also answer for having used these documents in their application for transfer of voter registration. "
"POPE FRANCIS, the first Latin American pontiff died at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta on Monday, April 21, 2025, after 12 years in the Vatican. He was 88. "
"A DRUG BUST operations targeting 3 high value individuals claimed the life of 1 and arrested 2 others early evening of April 12, 2025 in Barangay Balud, Calbayog City. "
"Electricity charges for the month of April 2025 is seen to increase as costs of transmission rises due to augmentation in Ancillary Services charges. "
"A stash of high-powered firearms was found buried underground along the boundaries of two villages (Barangays San Jose and Villahermosa), Calbayog City early morning of April 15, 2025. "
