Rappler's latest stories on Ormoc city
Ormoc, Cebu province among emerging coronavirus hotspots, says DOH
All emerging coronavirus hotspots are provinces in the Visayas. Eastern Visayas health officials fear health systems may be overwhelmed if the trend continues.
FALSE: Richard Gomez won’t accept returnees to Ormoc City
The President says in a late night address that Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez would not accept returning residents in Ormoc City. Gomez never said this.
Ormoc City sets travel restrictions due to coronavirus
The city also suspends classes in all levels from March 16 to 20
Mayor Richard Gomez wants college grads to remain in Ormoc City
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez says he asked businesses to hire 70% of their staff from Ormoc
Ormoc mayor Richard Gomez uses mapping and data to preserve local culture
The Ormoc City government implements cultural mapping techniques to preserve the city's heritage and promote the development of its local arts and culture
Rappler Talk: 100 days into 2nd term, Richard Gomez means business in Ormoc City
Rappler talks to Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez on what he has done so far, and his plans as chief executive of the Eastern Visayan City
Richard Gomez to focus on infrastructure dev't, disaster management during 2nd term
Among the Ormoc City mayor's priorities are solving traffic congestion, increasing the city's resiliency to calamities, and banning single use plastics by 2021
More poultry farms cause fly infestation in Ormoc City
‘We need your cooperation…. You invested a lot. It will be most painful if your business will be closed,’ Mayor Richard Gomez reportedly tells poultry owners
Barangays in Ormoc City hit by fly infestation
(UPDATED) Residents blame the swarms of flies to the outbreak diarrhea in their areas
COA: Ormoc failed to distribute P7.8M in relief goods
The Commission on Audit flags Ormoc City's allegedly wasted purchase and auditing of relief goods, and the lack of storage facilities in which to store these, among other things
'People's Museum' seeks to preserve identity of Ormoc City
'We need a museum to remind us that we are part of a cultural band and we have a responsibility to our descendants to preserve our past,' says Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez
Leyte cop linked to death of 60-yr-old phone thief commits suicide – police
PO3 Eleazar Tero was facing a complaint for murder for the death of 60-year-old Lorna Soza who they detained in August for stealing a mobile phone
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Duterte declares state of calamity in Ormoc and Kananga, Leyte
The areas are recovering from the damage caused by the earthquake last July 6
Ormoc City eyes relocation of 1,500 families in quake-hit villages
President Rodrigo Duterte makes a quick visit to Ormoc City to meet with local officials and distribute cash assistance to quake victims
Rappler Talk: Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez on Leyte earthquake
MovePH s Voltaire Tupaz talks to Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez on Rappler Talk on Monday 6pm July 10 Bookmark this page to watch the conversation
Ormoc City to be placed under state of calamity
Cabinet secretaries led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana meet with Leyte local government leaders on rehabilitation efforts after the magnitude 6 5 quake
DSWD gives P3.2M worth of aid to Leyte earthquake survivors
A total of 1 837 families or 9 185 persons living in Leyte are displaced by the earthquake
IN PHOTOS: Leyte quake aftermath
Authorities are still assessing the extent of the quake damage which can only be done once they reach the quake epicenter in the mountainous villages
FAST FACTS: Leyte and natural disasters
Leyte province has had its share of natural disasters over the years
Fear, panic as aftershocks rock Leyte
2nd UPDATE Rescuers have pulled out a total of 13 people from a collapsed commercial building in Kananga town near the epicenter of the quake
Balikatan brings school buildings, hope to remote Leyte villages
Barangays Margen and Don Carlos Revilla in Ormoc City are the latest recipients of new classrooms built under this year s PH US military exercises
LOOK BACK: The 1991 flash flood that devastated Ormoc City
Before the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, Ormoc City faced a powerful storm that submerged parts of the city on November 5, 1991
34 Ormoc beneficiaries of CARP awarded their land
Some 300 officials and people from the Department of Agrarian Reform DAR Philippine National Police PNP farmer beneficiaries and advocacy groups are present to assist and show support to the beneficiaries
Lucy Torres-Gomez reelected Leyte representative
Lucy Torres Gomez is re elected Representative for the 4th District of Leyte with 60 8 of the votes
Richard Gomez proclaimed Ormoc City mayor
UPDATED Richard Gomez emerges triumphant with 54 2 of the votes
'Showbiz will have to wait if I win' - Richard Gomez
The actor hopes to reassure voters of his presence in the city despite his acting career
Why this 10-year-old feels prepared for the next typhoon
Felicity Lumongsod has experienced typhoons her entire life But this typhoon season she s more prepared to face disasters
Bodies of ferry sinking victims taken to Cebu
Survivors and bodies of victims of the ill fated MB Kim Nirvana B are brought to Cebu a day after a memorial service in Ormoc City
LIST: Casualties in the Ormoc sea tragedy
UPDATED The wooden hulled Kim Nirvana capsized off the coast of Leyte on July 2 at least 61 casualties
At least 41 dead, 5 missing in Ormoc boat tragedy
3rd UPDATE We are determined to pursue the angle of human error says the Philippine Coast Guard
Ormoc boat passenger: 'I should've listened to my wife'
UPDATED Rescued passengers mourn the fate of their loved ones who remain missing
At least 38 dead as boat capsizes in Ormoc
7th UPDATE The Philippine Coast Guard says the boat which reportedly carried 173 passengers and 16 crew members was about 200 meters away from the port of Ormoc when it capsized
7,000 jobs available to residents of Yolanda-hit region
The labor department s office in Eastern Visayas will hold job fairs in Tacloban and Ormoc cities in Leyte on May 1
Vienna’s ‘working class’ builds classrooms in Yolanda-hit Ormoc
‘These are not money from rich people but from ordinary people who made sacrifices so that they can share a little amount for the project ’ says the Johanniter International Assistance
Ormoc evacuees moved to higher ground
More than 270 families leave 3 evacuation centers to move to higher ground due to the possibility of a storm surge hitting the city in the province of Leyte
23 years after the Ormoc tragedy: What's been done
The local government and JICA initiate flood mitigation and reforestation projects in response to the 1991 disaster
Automatic weather stations launched in Leyte
Mayors and local government officials from Leyte and Southern Leyte provinces gather in Ormoc City to talk about disaster risk mitigation in the face of extreme weather conditions
Christmas in mud as rain pelts Yolanda disaster zone
Heavy rain drives many Yolanda survivors inside their flimsy shelters dampening efforts at holiday cheer in the deeply devout nation
Frustrated families bring aid to typhoon survivors
Passengers travel back to Yolanda stricken areas either to bring in aid or bring their families out of the disaster zone
US Navy ships arrive in Eastern Visayas
Carrying 21 helicopters US vessels including an aircraft carrier will also be positioned off Samar Tacloban and Ormoc
Ormoc still isolated; Gomez appeals for help
This means relief goods for Ormoc have to be delivered via helicopters or boats
Hope dims for missing workers - EDC
Lopez led Energy Development Corporation’s EDC and First Balfour are now on search and retrieval mode for the 9 missing workers
Who’s afraid of floods in Leyte?
Four towns have a common warning system that can predict when floods will come and a response plan that minimizes disasters in the communities
