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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
COA flags unbuilt temporary shelters in Ormoc after July 2017 earthquake
The process of constructing the temporary shelters is so slow that the permanent housing units are expected to be completed first
Barangays in Ormoc City hit by fly infestation
(UPDATED) Residents blame the swarms of flies to the outbreak diarrhea in their areas
LOOK: Ormoc Airport's improved passenger terminal building
The renovated terminal of the Ormoc Airport in Leyte can accommodate more passengers, as well as larger aircraft
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
Leyte quake, Marawi death toll, Mayweather | Evening wRap
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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
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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
'Justice denied': Only 1 prosecutor in Ormoc since 2013
Some 1 600 cases are pending and 400 inmates are languishing in jail built for only half of their number Will the President appoint prosecutors in February?
Why Richard Gomez is running for mayor of Ormoc
Richard talks about running again for office a new project teaming up with Dawn Zulueta and why he s protective of daughter Julianna
‘Erratic maneuver’ one of causes of Ormoc boat tragedy
The Philippine Coast Guard has submitted to the transportation department its report on the sinking of the boat in Ormoc that killed 62 of the passengers in July
Passenger ship catches fire in Ormoc port
3rd UPDATE The ship had just arrived from Cebu City when it caught fire
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
Rescuers end search for Ormoc sea tragedy victims
Rescuers say all leads have been exhausted and there are no more sightings of missing passengers of MB Kim Nirvana which sank on July 2 off Ormoc City
'B' on a cross: Netizens criticize VP Binay's bracelets
United Nationalist Alliance spokesperson Mon Ilagan says the Vice President has been giving away bracelets not rosaries especially to senior citizens
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Cebu gov't to help Ormoc sea tragedy victims file cases
Cebu board members are asking investigators to look into survivors accounts that they were not given life vests
Ormoc sea tragedy death toll climbs to 61
Authorities have yet to identify two of the casualties: a woman and a 10 year old boy
Egay hinders search for 7 missing fishermen
The fishermen have not been found for 3 days now and search operations will resume as soon as the weather improves
Ormoc ferry survivor: 'I assumed I would die'
Recalling the Ormoc ferry tragedy a 22 year old survivor calls for a speedy and impartial investigation into the incident
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
Murder charges filed vs Ormoc ferry owners
2nd UPDATE They were not careful showing there was an intent to kill They were reckless on purpose regional police head Asher Dolina says
Overloading to blame for Ormoc ferry disaster?
UPDATED Survivors reported seeing up to 150 sacks of cement in the ship s cargo area before it capsized in relatively calm seas off the central port of Ormoc on July 2
Ormoc sea tragedy casualties mostly Cebuanos
UPDATED Forty five of the 61 confirmed dead were from Pilar Tudela and San Francisco towns that form part of the Camotes Island Group
Boat capsizes off Panay, 7 fishermen missing
Search and rescue operations are ongoing for the missing fishermen from Victorias town in Negros Occidental
Petrasanta on CA, Ormoc tragedy, Isabela gas well | 6PM wRap
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