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Yolanda survivors, LGU hold 1st storm surge drill
LEYTE -- With barely a month before the next typhoon season and with thousands of typhoon survivors still forced to live in flimsy, temporary shelters, residents from six of the most vulnerable...
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Tacloban tent city fire kills mother, 6 kids
TACLOBAN CITY (3rd Update) -- A mother and six of her children were killed when a fire broke out in a temporary shelter built for victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in this city in Leyte before dawn...
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Capital One leads school aid in Tacloban
MANILA -- Capital One Philippines Support Services Corp. (COPSSC) recently extended its support to Yolanda-stricken communities in Tacloban City, bringing in backpacks, school supplies and personal...
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Geothermal plant to look into precautionary measures
NAVAL, Biliran -- The Biliran Geothermal Incorporated (BGI) will convene its employees to discuss precautionary measures following the hospitalization of its eight personnel due to gas exposure during...
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NGO reports P26.64M legal aid for storm survivors
TYPHOON Yolanda survivors in Leyte have accessed P26.64 million worth of benefits through legal assistance provided by the Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services...
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87,448 Yolanda survivors await copies of vital documents
NEARLY 90,000 individuals are now awaiting for authenticated copies of civil registration documents, as part of the massive reconstruction of identities for victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Eastern...
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Mayor, 2 others face raps for unpaid GSIS premiums
THE mayor and two other officials of San Sebastian, Samar are facing charges at the Sandiganbayan for alleged failure to file and remit on time the monthly Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)...
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Catbalogan mayor to deliver city address Tuesday
CATBALOGAN City Mayor Stephanie Uy-Tan will deliver her State of the City Address (Soca) at the Samar State University on Tuesday, July 1, 2014.Dubbed as āPagpahamtang: 2014 State of the City Address,ā...
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2014 Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival a 'success'
HEAVY rains over the weekend failed to dampen the presentation of participating festivals during the 2014 Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals held at the Leyte Sports Development Center (LSDC) in...
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Aquino hit over no progress on no-build zones
A GROUP of civil society organizations gave a failing grade to President Benigno Aquino III over the no progress on no-build zones policy.Eight months after Typhoon Yolanda ravaged Eastern and Central...
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Provincial Board member unscathed in ambush
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar (Updated) -- A Samar board member escaped unhurt in an ambush on Wednesday evening, police said.In a text message, Police Chief Inspector Felipe Tan, chief of the Police...
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Calbayog is 'manageable conflict affected, development ready'
CALBAYOG City in Samar was officially declared as "Manageable Conflict Affected and Development Ready" by the City Government and the Armed Forces of the Philippines through the 801st Infantry (Bantay...
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Ormoc acquires new rescue truck
ORMOC City in Leyte has acquired a new rescue truck for faster response time from the Organized Rescue and Medical Aid of Ormoc City (Ormoc) during emergency situations.Ormoc team leader Dominic...
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Riding-in-tandem strikes anew in Calbayog
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar -- Another fatal shooting in broad daylight by riding-in-tandem left two people dead on Thursday morning here.Jovento A. Arcayos, 43, and Danilo D. TubaƱa, 37, both residents of...
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Yolanda survivors in Tacloban evacuate
THOUSANDS of Yolanda survivors still living in tents in the coastal district of San Jose were evacuated to Tacloban City's sports dome Tuesday morning due to Typhoon Glenda (Rammasun).Glenda entered...
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Glenda haunts Yolanda survivors
OVER the din of laughter of children and the general chaos of an evacuation center in Barangay New Kawayan in Tacloban City, 10-year-old Rojerick tries to catch the faint transmission from an old...
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Yolanda-hit fisherfolk in Samar receive more boats
DUBBED as "Bangka ng Buhay, Bunga ng Bayanihan", the project engaged the community in the construction of their own boats for a collaborative attainment of shared goals. THE Metrobank Group, through...
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Pregnant woman, daughter killed in Calbayog rock slide
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar -- Two boulders smashed into a shanty, killing a nine-month pregnant mother and her 12-year-old daughter on Saturday in a village along Maharlika Highway in this city. Instantly...
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Wage board studies possible wage adjustment
THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is conducting a survey on possible wage adjustment nearly nine months after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck Eastern Visayas.Exequiel...
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Yolanda-hit 4Ps families to get additional cash grants
MORE than 5,000 family beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) worst affected by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in Eastern Samar will be given additional financial assistance by the...
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