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ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – The entire Ormoc City has been placed under a state of calamity after properties were damaged by a series of earthquakes in the Visayas last week. Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez has also decided to suspend classes in all schools because of aftershocks. The mayor said that there was still no electricity in the area, which could explain why there was a shortage of clean drinking water. https://youtu.be/vDd0DFh_xEQ
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Naglabas na ang City Social Welfare Development Office (CSWDO) ng Ormoc City ng listahan ng mga barangay na masyadong naapektuhan ng nangyaring lindol noong Huwebes, Hulyo 6. Ito ay ipinaskil sa Central Command Post at Ormoc City Hall. Ayon sa CSWDO ang Top 5 Most Affected Barangays ay ang mga sumusunod: Tongonan Milagro Cabintan Lake Danao Cabaon-an Ayon naman sa Ormoc City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC), sa […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Cebu-Pacific cancelled flights going to Cebu and Ormoc due to the damage sustained by local airports after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Leyte Island. In its advisory on its website, Cebu Pacific said that it was cancelling its daily flight between Cebu and Ormoc until Sunday, July 9. “In light of the reported damage of the airport caused by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Leyte on July 6, 2017, Cebu […]
(Eagle News) — The islands of Samar and Bohol as well as the southern part and some areas in the northern part of Leyte are suffering from island-wide power outage in the aftermath of the magnitude-6.5 earthquake. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has not given an estimated time of restoration as it has yet to finish inspecting hundreds of kilometers of power lines in the affected areas. According to NGCP, they are […]
At least two were reported killed and several others injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Leyte and was felt in nearby provinces on Thursday. The first fatality was a man who died following the collapse of a 10-year-old commercial building when the quake struck at 4:03 p.m., Kananga Mayor Rowena Codilla said in a radio interview. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake–with its epicenter in Jaro–was felt at varying intensities in nearby provinces […]
(Eagle News) — A strong magnitude 6.5 quake shook Leyte at 4:03 p.m. Thursday, July 6, with the epicenter located eight kilometers southwest of Jaro town in Leyte, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). It was felt at intensity 5 in Tacloban City and Palo City in Leyte; at intensity 4 in Tolosa, Leyte, Sagay City in Negros Occidental, and Burgos in Surigao del Norte; and at intensity 3 in […]
Eagle News — The 18 policemen who were tagged in the killing of former Albuera, Leyte mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., have all been released on bail. The policemen led by Supt. Marvin Marcos of the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Grouo (PNP-CIDG) Region 8 had been released from the Leyte Sub Provincial Jail last Saturday, June 17 after having been detained for more than two months. They were arrested on March 20, 2017. Judge Carlos Arguelles of […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ng Ormoc City Blood Council ang isang blood letting activity nitong Biyernes, Mayo 26. Maaga pa lamang ay nagpuntahan na ang mga donor sa Ormoc City Evacuation Center, sa Brgy. Cogon, Ormoc City. Karamihan sa tumulong sa Ormoc City Blood Council ay mga sundalo na mula sa 52nd Infantry Battalion, mga miyembro ng React Ormoc City, at mga private individual. Ang Ormoc City Blood Council ay […]
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Naiwang sinaing ang itinuturong dahilan ng pagkakatupok ng mahigit na tatlumpung kabahayan sa Sto. Nino, Baybay City, Leyte. Nangyari ang nasabing insidente noong Biyernes, Mayo 19 bandang 10:00 ng umaga. Nagsimula ang sunog sa bahay ni G. Eduardo Quillasa. Ayon sa mga kapitbahay, nagsaing umano ang pamilya Quillasa gamit ang panggatong na kahoy at iniwan ito na walang nagbabantay. Ito ang itinuturong dahilan ng pagkatupok ng mahigit sa 30 na […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Dinalaw noong Huwebes, May 11, ni Mayor Richard Gomez ang isa sa mga ongoing exercises ng PH-US Balikatan Forces sa Ipil Port ng Ormoc City, Leyte. Ang exercise ay may kinalaman sa pagtanggal ng debris sa lumang pier sa Brgy. Ipil, Ormoc City, na nagiging balakid sa pagdaong ng mga barko. Posible rin aniya itong magiging sanhi ng aksidente dahil hindi ito nakikita kapagka-high tide. Kasama sa pagdalaw ang PNP, US-UCT (Underwater Construction Team) […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Isinagawa noong Miyerkules, May 3 ang opening ceremony para sa isang buwang pagdiriwang ng National Heritage Month ngayong Mayo. Sa taong ito napili ang Ormoc City na pagdausan ng nasabing aktibidad. Ito ay may temang “Malasakit para sa Pamana.” Layunin ng lahat ng aktibidad na maipakilala sa mga bagong henerasyon ang kulturang Pilipino lalo na ang kakaibang kultura ng mga Ormocanon. Ang isa sa mga aktibidad na isinagawa sa pagbubukas ng isang buwang […]
