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Extreme heat forces more Eastern Visayas schools to shift to distance learning

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Thu, 18 May 2023 16:48:54 +0000

Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, May 18) – More schools in Eastern Visayas are shifting from face-to-face classes to other learning modalities due to excessive heat experienced by the region for the past couple of weeks. According to the regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd), 387 public schools have already shifted to distance learning

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Eastern Samar bags Miss Universe PH 2023 national costume award

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:19:39 +0000

Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, May 5) — Miss Universe Philippines Eastern Samar Airissh Ramos topped the national costume competition in Tacloban, Leyte on Thursday for her outfit that paid homage to Filipino farmers. The special part of the competition highlighted the country’s rich agriculture sector. ‘4’: ‘contentWidth’: ‘100%’ ’embedCode’: ‘

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80 hospitals in Eastern Visayas under probe for alleged fraud

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:06:12 +0000

Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, February 26) – Eighty hospitals in Eastern Visayas are being investigated for alleged ghost claims, according to a regional official from the state health insurance firm. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Acting Regional Vice President Michael Jibson C. Hernandez said the medical facilities are under probe for supposedly claiming payments for nonexistent treatments,

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Fire razes 35 homes in Tacloban

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 22:55:00 +0000

Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, November 2)— Fire erupted in a residential area in Tacloban City on Saturday afternoon, leaving more than 30 homes in ruins. Authorities said the fire, which started from a boarding house “made of light materials”, left more than a hundred people homeless. Seven houses sustained only partial damage, but 28 homes

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Landslide near Samar school leaves two teens dead

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:06:28 +0000

The victims were working in the construction site near the school when the incident happened.

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WATCH: Police treat over a hundred orphans in Tacloban for Christmas

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 18:00:55 +0000

Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, December 22) — Amid the recent war on drugs and some teenagers being killed, some children may find it hard to see the kindness of a red-suited Santa Claus in a police officer, clad in blue. But on Wednesday, policemen from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 8 Eastern Visayas made

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DOH plans to have a database of drug surrenderees

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:49:11 +0000

Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, September 22) — The Health department is planning to implement a database system for the national government’s anti-illegal drug surrenderee program. The database will allow easy monitoring of the whereabouts of those who surrendered even if they transfer to other places. Nationwide, the number of surrenderees has reached more than a

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NGCP testing Ormoc-Tabango bypass line to restore power in Leyte

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 19:38:20 +0000

Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, July 9) — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines is testing a bypass line from Ormoc to Tabango, Leyte intended to restore electricity to areas affected by the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the province Thursday. Speaking to CNN Philippines, NGCP Spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza said that as of Sunday afternoon, NGCP

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Policemen in Espinosa-Yap slay plead not guilty

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:03:43 +0000

Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, June 21) — The 19 policemen accused in the killing of former Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa and inmate Raul Yap have pled not guilty to the crime. The plea was made on Wednesday at Regional Trial Court Branch 14 in Baybay City. The accused, led by former Criminal Investigation and

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16,000 roses light up in Leyte

Wil Mark Amazona, for CNN Philippines — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 07:53:34 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 16) — A garden of 16,000 LED-powered roses was opened to the public on Thursday in Baybay, Leyte. Inspired by a cafe in Cebu, “16,000 Blossoms” is one of the main attractions developed in Lintaon Peak, one of the highest points in the province. The number of the LED-powered roses

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