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In this weather photo taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Cesar Sotto in Ormoc, Leyte, partly cloudy skies can be seen with fairly good weather as of 6:18 a.m, Wednesday, May 13, as Tropical Storm “Ambo” approaches Eastern Visayas region. At 3 a.m. today, Wednesday, May 13, the center of Tropical Storm “AMBO” {VONGFONG} was estimated based on all available data at 385 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar or 410 km East of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in Ormoc City and Kananga town in Leyte, the areas most affected by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Eastern Visayas in July. Duterte made the declaration via Proclamation No. 283, which he signed on Aug. 7. According to Duterte, the declaration of a state of calamity “will hasten the rescue, recovery, relief and rehabilitation efforts of the government and the private sector, including any […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte assured residents of quake-hit Ormoc, Leyte the government was there to help them get back on their feet, as he expressed satisfaction over government relief efforts there. “Narito kami kasi tutulong kami sa inyo. Meron nang programa ang gobyerno kung paano ang gagawin sa mga tulong na dumating,” he said in a brief interview with Palace communications office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson. According to the President, the government would […]
(Eagle News) – Posibleng sa katapusan ng buwan o sa Agosto maibabalik ang supply ng kuryente sa Leyte, Samar at Bohol. Ayon sa Department of Energy (DOE), maraming nasirang transformers bunsod ng malakas na lindol na naganap sa Visayas noong nakaraang linggo. Una nang tinarget na maibalik ang power supply sa mga nasabing lalawigan noong Miyerkules, July 13. Pero nasa 160 megawatts lamang ang maibabalik na enerhiya, na 55% lang ng total demand para sa tatlong […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Walang pasok sa lahat ng antas ng paaralan sa Ormoc City at Tacloban City dahil sa lindol. Ayon kay Tacloban City Mayor Cristina Gonzales, magsasagawa muna ng inspeksyon ang mga engineer sa mga school buildings upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng mga estudyante. Bukod sa mga eskwelahan, iinspeksyunin din ang lahat ng gusali sa lungsod. Samantala sinabi naman ni Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez na magsasagawa rin sila ng pag-iinspeksyon sa mga […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Dumating ang pamunuan ng Japan International Coorporation Angency (JICA) noong Biyernes, November 4, 2016 sa lungsod ng Ormoc. Ito ay upang daluhan ang ika-25 paggunita sa isang malagim na trahedya (flashflood) na nangyari sa lunsod noong Nobyembre 7, 1991 na ikinasawi ng mahigit kumulang 8,000 Ormocanon. Ang JICA kailanman ay hindi malilimutan ng mga taga-Ormoc dahil isa ito sa naging kaagapay upang muli makabangon ang mga mamamayan ng lungsod sa […]
THE owner and crew of MB Nirvana, the passenger ferry that capsized near the port of Ormoc and left at least 60 dead, have been charged with murder, according to the Agence France Press. The Philippine National Police filed the murder charges against 19 people, including ship operator Jorge Bong Zarco, captain Warren Oliviero, and 17 crew members, regional police head Chief Superintendent Asher Dolina told the AFP. The charges were filed late on Friday. […]
AT least 36 passengers of a ferry carrying 189 passengers and crew were killed when the boat capsized minutes after leaving the port of Ormoc on Thursday. Many on board the motorized outrigger MBCA Kim-Nirvana, which had 173 passengers and 16 crew onboard, were rescued by the coastguard and police. According to Philippine Coastguard spokesman Armand Balilo, 127 people survived the ferry accident, but 26 were still listed as missing. Authorities are still investigating the […]
TACLOBAN CITY – SIX ships that rammed hapless houses a few meters near Anibong St., stood out among the ruins of supertyphoon Yolanda in this once vibrant city. Another ship was washed ashore until it reached the street itself. These ships, transported from sea to way inland, served as mute testament to the full power of the apocalyptic winds and the storm surge that supertyphoon Yolanda had whipped up on that fateful morning of Nov.8. […]
