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Clearing operations to resume in 24 coastal barangays in Tacloban City

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Clearing operation is to resume in 24 coastal barangays in Tacloban City after the Barangay Affairs Office informed the chairmen of the affected areas. (CIO)
Clearing operation is to resume in 24 coastal barangays in Tacloban City after the Barangay Affairs Office informed the chairmen of the affected areas. (CIO)

TACLOBAN CITY-A special meeting with 24 chairmen of the coastal barangays of Tacloban City was held on August 5 at the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) Conference Room to discuss the concern in their respective communities and issue regarding the plan to resume clearing operations in the coastal areas, which would begin this month.
Barangay Affairs Office Head Hermilo Naputo Jr., during the dialogue, required the village leaders to submit a list of those who have been awarded of permanent shelters in the northern part of the City for validation and to plan the implementation of the demolition.
As mentioned, structures (residential and commercial buildings) that are covered in the demolition are those situated in public land and under the 40-meter ‘No Build Zone’ easement from the shoreline.

SK council in N. Samar to provide free use of computers among poor students

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Young students of Barangay Libas in Lavazares town, Northern Samar can make use of computers free of charge as e-learning will be observed during this time of pandemic.(Libas SK Photos)

As government introduces e-learning this school year

Young students of Barangay Libas in Lavazares town, Northern Samar can make use of computers free of charge as e-learning will be observed during this time of pandemic.(Libas SK Photos)

TACLOBAN CITY- A youth council in Lavezares town, Northern Samar has come up with a program providing free use of computers in time for this school year’s electronic and blended learning.
Proculo Adriatico, Jr., the chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Barangay Libas, said that they have come up with this program considering that many of the students in their village cannot afford to buy gadgets like mobile phones which they can use for their studies under the new set up.
“Many of our students does not have gadgets of their own which they can use for this school year so we have decided to come up with this program as our way of helping them,” the 22-year old SK leader said in a phone interview.
The village is the biggest among Lavezares’ 26 barangays with more than 3,000 population whose people depend on fishing and farming as their source of incomes.
Adriatico said that the program could potentially benefit around 700 young students of the village.
The government will be introducing e-learning or modular learning to help ensure that students will be spared from getting infection of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).
Adriatico said that they bought two computer sets and a printer for this program using their SK funds amounting close toP40,000.
The computer sets and the printer were installed at their barangay hall.
And as part of health protocols being enforced during this time of calamity brought by COVID-19, those who will enter their e-library must wear face mask and observe social distancing.
Adriatico, who will be on his last year in college taking education at Northern Samar College at the provincial capital of Catarman, said that the use of computers will be ‘strictly for educational purposes’ only.
And to ensure that they can sustain this program and not depend solely on their limited funds, they have also come up with an idea for students to bring used bottles every time they want to print their assignments.
“In return, we sold these used bottles which we use to buy bond papers needed for the printing,” Adriatico said.
For Rose Ann Morado,19, she is happy that their SK leaders under Adriatico has come up with this program for them students.
“This is really a big help for us especially during this time of pandemic. Before we have to go to an internet shop to do our assignments. Now we can do our school works at our e-library free of charge,” the second year education student, said.
Morado said that she and her three siblings will avail this program as their way of helping their family save. Their father, Alvino,44, works as a farmer while their mother, Rosa,43, sells vegetables.
The village has one internet shop which charges P15 per hour of use.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)

19 villagers in Basey infected with virus

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COVID-19 cases in the region continue to increase to the extent that the Department of Health has declared a local transmission of the dreaded ailment in Barangay Villa Aurora in Basey, Samar. Photo Basey’s rural health unit conducted swabbing and contact tracing in the village.(Photo Courtesy)

Region’s COVID-19 cases now at 1,265

COVID-19 cases in the region continue to increase to the extent that the Department of Health has declared a local transmission of the dreaded ailment in Barangay Villa Aurora in Basey, Samar. Photo Basey’s rural health unit conducted swabbing and contact tracing in the village.(Photo Courtesy)

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TACLOBAN CITY- Cases of coronavirus in the region continue to increase with a village in Basey, Samar placed in a lockdown after 19 of its residents were infected of the dreaded virus.
As of Monday, the region has 1,265 confirmed COVID-19 majority of them were locally stranded individuals (LSIs). Some of the new infections involved two medical health workers and children as young as 10-months old.
The entire village of Villa Aurora was placed under lockdown by Basey Mayor Luz Ponferrada to ensure that infection would not further spread in the village’ 1,050 residents.
With so many individuals infected of the virus, the DOH has claimed that there is now a local transmission of COVID-19 in the village.
“For now, we can say that there is now a local transmission in the village,” John Paul Roca, spokesperson of the DOH, said.
Roca said that the 19 new cases of the village were ‘direct contacts’ of the two previous cases, a 77-year old man and his 37-year old daughter.
The youngest of the new cases involved a five-year old boy and the eldest is a 75-year old woman, the wife of the 77-year old man.
Mayor Ponferrada said that she immediately ordered for a lockdown in Villa Aurora that started last Saturday, August 8 and to end on August 22.
The residents of the village would not be allowed to leave their houses while the lockdown is still in effect.
Ponferrada said that contact tracing is now under way to ensure that the virus would not further infect the rest of the residents of Villa Aurora, more than 10 kms. Away from the town proper.
Ponferrada also said that all the 19 individuals were already placed at their isolation facility.
The Basey town mayor, under Executive Order No 0034, prohibited Villa Aurora’s residents to go out of their respective homes while contact tracing is on-going. Non-residents are also not allowed to enter the village.
Restriction of movements in the village will be enforce by the village officials.
Aside from Villa Aurora, residents in its neighboring villages of Balante and Cancaiyas are also prohibited from leaving their respective homes and travelling outside their village without essential reason but not limited to employment, purchase of essential goods, emergency cases and medical check-up and other important official transaction.
Minors, senior citizens and pregnant women including those with high risk of infection are prohibited from leaving their respective homes.
Residents are also advised to continue observing and following health protocols such as wearing of face masks, physical distancing and proper handwashing, and social gathering while the village is under lockdown is prohibited.
Basey has now 50 COVID-19 cases with 21 are considered as active cases. About 27 patients were reintegrated to the community while two patients are to complete their quarantine.
Meantime, the historic towns of Limasawa in Southern Leyte, and Guiuan, in Eastern Samar posted their first COVID-19 cases.
Mayor Melchor Petracorta of Limasawa confirmed that they have two COVID-19 patients involving a 24-year old man from Manila who arrived to their town on August1, and a 46-year old woman who came from Cebu and arrived on August 2.
Guiuan’s first COVID-19 case involved a 24-year old woman who was said to be a guardian of a relative confined at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC). The sick patient, however, was negative of the dreaded virus.
The COVID-19 patient of Guiuan is now confined at the EVRMC and had no contact with any one from their town, Mayor Analiza Gonzales Kwan said.
Still, she urged her people to strictly follow all the health protocols like the wearing of face masks, observe social distancing and proper hygiene, and stay at home.

LSDE August 11, 2020 – 19 villagers in Basey infected with virus

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LSDE August 11, 2020

LSDE August 08, 2020 — 3- month old baby among EV’s new cases

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LSDE August 8, 2020

PNP-8 awards officials, individuals during its founding anniversary

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CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, PALO, Leyte- The regional office of the Philippine National Police joined in the celebration of the police force’s 119th Police Service Anniversary last Thursday (August 6).
Awards were given to police personnel, police station and offices and stakeholders lead by Police Regional office 8 Regional Director Brigadier Gen. Bernabe Balba.
Also present during the simple ceremony was Leyte Vice Governor Carlo Loreto, representing Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla.
This year’s individual awardees were PCol Andre Dizon, Best Senior Police Commissioned Officer for Administration; Col. Jonathan Caval, Best Senior Police Commissioned Officer for operations; Cpt. Antonio Angcay of Abuyog Municipal Police Station, Best Junior Police Commissioned Officer for Administration; LtCol Harry Sucayre, Best Junior Police Commissioned Officer for operations; PSMS Ma. Alde Leuterio of Tacloban City Police Office, Best Senior PNCO for Administration, and PSSg Ulysses Son Estonio, Best Junior PNCO for Operations.
Also given award were Kristine Sayadi as Best Non-Uniformed Personnel (NUP) Supervisory level, and Joseph Pacquing, Best NUP Non-supervisory level.
For unit awardees, recipients were Leyte Police Provincial Office as Best Provincial Police Office, Ormoc City Police Office for Best City Police Office, Maasin City Police Station for Best City Police Station, Sogod Municipal Police Station for Best Municipal Police Station, 2nd Samar Provincial Mobile Force Company for Provincial Mobile Force Company, Ormoc City Mobile Force Company for City Mobile Force Company, 801st Maneuver Company for Best Maneuver Company, Regional Legal Office 8 and Regional Health Service 8 for Best Regional Administrative Support Unit, Criminal Investigation Detection Group Regional Field Unit 8 for Best Regional Operational Support Unit, Capul Municipal Police Station Women and Children Protection Desk as Best Women and Children Protection Desk, and Samar Provincial Police Strategy Management Unit as Best PSMU.
Special awards were also given to PMaj Edwin Oloan Jr, Patrol Francis; B/Gen Marvin Manuel Pepino; and PCol. Edwin Buenavista Wagan.
Among stakeholders, awardees were Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, 8th Infantry Division Commander MGen Pio Diñoso III, PB/Gen. Herminio Tadeo Jr;, Leyte Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez; Tingog party-list Representative Yedda Marie Romualdez; NICA Regional Director Eustacio Bacabac; Gov.Petilla; Southern Leyte Governor Damian Mercado; Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez; Palo Mayor Frances Ann Petilla; Department of Health Regional Director Minerva Molon; Northern Samar board member Florencio Batula Jr.; Tanauan Mayor Pelagio Tecson Jr.; Office of Civil Defense; Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tacloban-Leyte; and Dominador Aguirre Jr., president of the Eastern Visayas State University, among others.
Vice Gov.Loreto, in his message, said that with the fast-changing times, he hopes that the police force will remain to become relevant especially now that the country is facing health crisis brought by the corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic.
PGen. Archie Gamboa, through a simultaneous live video message to all regional police offices in the country, said that this year’s celebration focuses on the mandate and resiliency of the PNP at the time of pandemic.
“The COVID-19 crisis is already having and will continue to have devastating consequences for individuals and communities within our country and across the globe, which must not be underestimated. At the same time, the crisis also provides a critical opportunity for us to learn more about the essential principles underpinning large-scale transformative change and innovative solutions to survive the said pandemic. Together as a team, we will win this war,” Gamboa said. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)

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