ORMOC CITY – Two (2) political parties seeking local seats in this city filed their respective Certificates of Candidacy (COC) on the last day of filing at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office here, located at the Superdome, on Friday, October 8, 2021.
The said political parties are the Ormoc Development Team (ODT), which has a tagline of ‘Padayon ang Kalambuan ug Kalinaw Kauban ang #ODT’, and the Goyo-Ondo slate, which espouses the tagline, “Gugma sa Ormoc, Lumad nga Ormocanon”.
TACLOBAN CITY – After failing to surrender, former gubernatorial candidate in Samar province and retired colonel Emil Zosa is now listed as the second most wanted in Samar province.
Zosa is charged with murder for the killing of Enrique Mañas in Sta. Margarita, Samar in 2017.
Accordingly, the CIDG failed to serve the warrant of arrest against him in his residence in Brgy. Monbon, Sta. Margarita, Samar on Thursday, September 30.
Emil Zosa is the husband of Sta. Margarita Mayor Gemma Zosa. He failed his gubernatorial bid against 2nd Dist. Rep. Sharee Ann Tan in 2016 and the late Governor Milagrosa Tan in 2019.
TACLOBAN CITY – Following the death of two fishermen and injury of two more due to dynamite fishing in Calbayog, Eastern Samar recently, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-8) once again sent out a warning against illegal fishing.
The two fishermen who were killed in Brgy. Malayog, Tinambacan District were identified as Cristobal Rosalado, 50, and Jamer Sigue, 32.
Those injured were identified as Daryl Tahos, 27, and Rogelio Diaz Jr., 24.
Police said the dynamite locally known as ‘badil’ exploded in Rosalado’s hand when he ignited it.