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Classes in Leyte and Southern Leyte provinces canceled due to ITCZ and LPA-induced rain

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TACLOBAN CITY-Classes in the elementary and secondary levels were suspended in Leyte and Southern Leyte provinces on Friday (Nov.18) morning due to heavy rains caused by an intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and a low-pressure area (LPA).

Classes were suspended in the towns of Abuyog, Lapaz, Hilongos, Mayorga, and Baybay City, all in Leyte; and in the towns of Saint Bernard, Liloan, and Tomas Oppus, all in Southern Leyte.

Rainwater that resulted in flooding were also reported in Hilongos and Baybay City. Minor landslides hit the villages of Bahay, Candayuman, and Old Malangsa, all in Liloan town.
Public and private elementary and secondary schools in Tacloban City also suspended their classes past 9 am with parents and guardians picking up their students.

Jasmin Calzita, regional information officer of the Department of Education (DepEd), said that with the prevailing bad weather condition, school principals can now suspend their classes to ensure the safety of their students.

She said that the suspension is based on DepEd Order No.37 setting the guideline on the cancellation or suspension of classes in an event of a calamity.

“To minimize the health and safety risk brought about by disasters and other calamities, DepED recognizes that the suspension of classes and work during emergencies remain to be necessary in upholding the physical and mental well-being of learners and school personnel,” she said.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)

1st bamboo summit in Leyte drew interests; various bamboo-made products were in display

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PALO, Leyte– Bamboo-made products were displayed at the 1st Leyte Bamboo Summit held at the Oriental Hotel de Leyte, this town.

MADE PRODUCTS. No less than Security National Adviser, Sec. Clarita Carlos, and former agriculture secretary Manny Piñol, marveled the beautifully-crafted products made of bamboo. The two graced the first ever bamboo summit organized by the Leyte mayors league headed by Palo Mayor Remedios ‘Matin’ Petilla held last Nov.15-16 in Palo town. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)

The League of the Municipalities of the Philippines – Leyte Chapter and the provincial government of Leyte hosted the two-day bamboo summit that closed on Wednesday(Nov.16) which aims to be the catalyst for province-wide bamboo planting as disaster mitigation and also to help boost local economy by producing bamboo engineered products.

Among the display were the three bamboo geodesic domes which can be used for rural and agrarian activities and emergency shelters after an emergency.

Also displayed were bamboo furniture like school armchair which is a product of Nawaan, Misamis Oriental.

Other bamboo-based products that were on display during the exhibit were decorative chairs, tiles, panels and office tables, skateboard made from bamboo, hygiene products made from bamboo like shampoo, soap, and men’s facial wash, bamboo toothbrush embedded with a seed which could be planted after use, bamboo straw, bamboo tumbler, bamboo kitchen and dining utensils, bamboo air purifier, and bamboo tea.

Planting materials of giant and iron bamboos were also sold at the summit.
Palo Mayor Remedios Petilla, the LMP- Leyte chapter president, shares the endless possibilities of products that can be made from bamboo as she urged the 40 local chief executives of the province to identify areas in their locality where they can plant a specific specie of bamboo.

“Bamboo engineered products have a big potential in the market, and even if we only produce the raw products, the bamboo, its potential is already big because there is a market for it,” Petilla said.

She added that aside from providing bamboo raw materials to manufacturers the plantation can also be made into a tourist attraction and at the same time a source of bamboo-based food dishes.

Bamboo is also good planting materials to combat climate change and for environmental protection because of its resiliency and it easily grow.

“But first we need to plant to intensify bamboo supply,” she added.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)

Leyte traders optimistic in recovery

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With the reopening of economy

TACLOBAN CITY– The business sector in Leyte province is optimistic that with the reopening of the economy after two years of lockdown, they could now recover the losses that they have suffered.

On Tuesday (Nov. 15), businessmen belonging to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tacloban-Leyte Inc. gathered for a two-day business conference wherein they are expected to tackle issues affecting the sector amid the pandemic.

Eugene Tan, the president of the group of more than 100 businessmen in Leyte and Tacloban City, said that they are optimistic that they could recover the losses that they have incurred for the past two years.

He, however, admitted that the period might take some time before they could say that they have fully recovered.

“During the pandemic, definitely there was a slowdown of business by about 50%. Now, that we are slowly reopening, we can’t say that we will immediately recover in terms of loss of revenues and business opportunities,” Tan said.

“It will take at least five years before we can say that businesses are fully recovered just like what happened when we were hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda,” he added, referring to the massive typhoon that hit Leyte nine years ago.

Tan said that despite of the losses that they have suffered, the business sector in Leyte and Tacloban City were able to do their share in helping the people and health workers during the pandemic.

He said that they were able to raised P3 million which they partly used to donate PPEs and other medical supplies during the height of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Meantime, as part of the activities of the business conference, at least 42 business outlets joined a job fair offering at least 1,000 employment.

By conducting the job fair, the business group could help the government in addressing the unemployment problem, Tan said.

JOEY A. GABIETA

Social account of Leyeco II hacked

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TACLOBAN CITY– The Leyte II Electric Cooperative (Leyeco II) management is calling all its member-consumer-owners (MCOs) to take caution after its social media account was hacked.

On November 11, the Leyeco II page was still controlled by the management with a post relative to the residential power rate advisory for the current month.

However, posts not connected to Leyeco II appeared the following day with its profile photo changed into an online game application, indicating that it was hacked.

This prompted the management of Leyeco II to issue a press statement cautioning all its member-consumers regarding the hacking incident.

The management of Leyeco II said that any content posted by the hacked account moving forward and until further notice is unrelated to their office, their services and employees.
Thus, they urged the public to exercise and refrain from sharing the content to avoid repercussions.

The power utility informed that their office has nowa temporary page the www.facebook.com/leyte2electriccoop they also ha their 24/7 hotline for concerns related to their office 09173044316.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

Leyte to hold a bamboo summit this Wednesday

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TACLOBAN CITY – The first-ever bamboo industry summit in Leyte will be held on Wednesday (Nov.16) with several national officials expected to grace like Environment and Natural Resources Sec. Toni Yulo Loyzaga.

A first-ever bamboo summit will be held in Leyte this Wednesday (Nov. 16) on the initiative of Palo Mayor Remedios ‘Matin’ Petilla. The summit aims to encourage planting of bamboos as a natural barrier against flooding and at the same time, boost economy by encouraging artisans to design using it as a material.

The bamboo industry summit is an initiative of Palo Mayor Remedios ‘Matin’ Petilla who is also the president of the mayors’ league of the province.

Mayor Petilla, in organizing the summit, hopes that the summit will spur a province-wide bamboo planting as a disaster mitigation and also to help boost local economy by producing bamboo-engineered products.

During the summit, Leyte province is set to launch the Bamboo Industry Development Program, a first in the country.

Among the speakers of the summit include Security Adviser and chairperson Emeritus, Bamboo Warriors Philippines Secretary Clarita Carlos; former agriculture secretary Manny Piñol; Rimmon Parren an advocate, Giant Bamboo Program; Mark Sultan Gersava of Bambuhay Foundation; and Development of the Philippines President Emmanuel Herbosa.
Prior to the summit, an exhibit featuring bamboo-made products is set to be displayed at the Oriental Hotel de Leyte from Nov 15 to 16.

These include a bamboo toothbrush embedded with a seed that could be planted after use; bamboo kitchen and dining utensils; bamboo bicycle and furniture, tiles, panels, and office tables.

Planting materials of giant and iron bamboo will also be shown and sold at the summit.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)

DPWH central office conduct monitoring existing projects in Leyte’s second district

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TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Central Office conducted a two-day assessment to monitor the ongoing infrastructure projects implemented by Leyte Second District Engineering Office (L2DEO).

The assessment, conducted through its quality assurance unit, was carried out on November 8 and 9 by engineers from the Bureau of Research and Standards with assistance from the construction and quality assurance sections of the district office to provide the necessary inputs and project-related data.

The team assessed and evaluated six projects were assessed and evaluated if they were compliant with the plans and standard specifications.

These projects were the construction/rehabilitation of the Binahaan flood control structure and drainage system, Binahaan river basin in Barangay Balilit, Dagami; construction of missing links/new roads along the Burauen – Albuera Road; retrofitting/strengthening of the Marabong Bridge along Jaro-Dagami-Burauen-La Paz Road, Burauen, Leyte; construction of by-pass and diversion roads in La Paz; and the completion of the construction of a two- storey office building of the in MacArthur town.

According to District Engineer Leo Edward Oppura, regular assessment is necessary to monitor the quality of the projects so that if there are issues during the implementation, corrective measures will be immediately addressed.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

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