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Leyte-Samar DAILY EXPRESS POSITIVE l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI NO. 026 SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN Lope de Vega is the lone area in EV in the list Comelec places N. Samar town as election hot spot JOEY A. GABIETA, ROEL T. AMAZONA TACLOBAN CITY- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has placed the entire town of Lope de Vega in Northern Samar under its watch list area relative to the conduct of the May 13 elections. Lawyer Felicisimo Em- the most ‘critical.’ the Philippine National balsado, Comelec assistant “The red color is the Police(PNP) will give their regional director, said that highest one,” Embalsado focus to the said area. the town was placed under said. This way, conduct of the its category ‘red’ hot spot. Lope de Vega is the only elections at Lope de Vega The Comelec places area in the region which would not be hampered an area under its category was placed under the red with the voters exercising red hot spot if an area has category joining the entire fully their rights of suf- a history of political vio- Mindanao Island and Abra frage or whom they want lence and with strong pres- province. to become their leaders, he ence of armed and rebel Embalsado said that added. groups. with the placing of Lope de Embalsado added that The poll body uses color Vega under the red catego- the possibility of providing in identifying areas of con- ry, the poll body together additional presence of sol- cern relative to the May 13 with the Armed Forces of diers or police to Lope de elections with color red as the Philippines(AFP) and see Comelec/page 9 ... NEXT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE --- Davao City Mayor and Hugpong ng Pagbabago(HnP) regional party chairperson Sara Duterte introduces Lakas- CMD Party president and Leyte 1st district congressional candidate Atty Martin Romualdez (2nd left) as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives dur- ing the grand campaign rally of HnP and Tingog party-list led by Leyte (1st dist) Representative and 1st nominee Yedda Marie K. Romualdez at the Tacloban City Astrodome attended by more than 25,000 government officials and supporters. photo by Ver Noveno Gov. Tan expresses gratitude to Pres. Duterte Sec. Dino launches ‘Malasakit Center’ Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, who is running for senator in this year’s mid- at the Samar Provincial Hospital term elections, appeared to be torn between the two party-list groups, Tingog and TACLOBAN CITY- The cility in the country to have Secretary Michael Lloyd An Waray. In the photo she is seen with Leyte Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, first provincial hospital of Samar its own ‘Malasakit Center.’ Dino led in the opening nominee of Tingog and wife of Martin Romualdez, cousin of the senatorial aspirant. became the 33rd health fa- On Tuesday (March 19), see Sec. Dino/page 15 ... Gov. Imee Marcos declares support on Tingog party-list but welcomes An Waray backing TACLOBAN CITY- the voters here in the re- party-list group in the re- As Ilocos Norte Gover- gion, she find herself in a gion which has former nor Imee Marcos courted bind. congressman Florencio And it has to do what Noel as its first nominee. party-list group she will Meanwhile, An Tingog endorse or support. has Leyte Rep.Yedda Ma- Both An Waray and rie Romualdez as its first Tingog party-list groups nominee. have thrown their support Romualdez is the on the senatorial bid of wife of former congress- Marcos. man Ferdinand Martin Her name and face Romualdez, nephew of MALASAKIT CENTER. Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Sec. Michael Lloyd could be seen in the tar- former first lady Imelda Dino(center) led in the inauguration of the Malasakit Center at the Samar Pro- paulins of both party-list Marcos, mother of the vincial Hospital in Catbalogan City on March 19. Joining him were Samar Gover- groups. senatorial aspirant. nor Sharee Ann Tan and chief of hospital Doctor Katherine Faith Tabuan, among An Waray is the first see Gov. Imee/page 9 ... others. (Samar Provincial Hospital) 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Saturday, March 23, 2019 Senator Villar, Pimentel back 300 foreign tourists on board cruise President Duterte’s decision ship visit Kalanggaman Island PALOMPON, Leyte PH withdrawal from ICC – For almost half a day, TACLOBAN CITY- courts in the country re- Marcos, another ally of the about 300 European tour- Two administration sena- main functional where administration who is run- ists did nothing but en- tors backed on the deci- complaints that may involve ning for senator under the joy the raw yet stunning sion of President Rodrigo government instrumen- Hugpong ng Pagbabago, beauty of the Kalangga- Duterte to withdraw from talities or officials could be she feel it was just right for man Island, this town. the International Criminal lodged. the President to withdraw The foreign tourists, Court (ICC). For Sen. Pimentel, there from the ICC. on board of MS Europa, And both Senators should not be an issue on “Sabi ni Presidente, we a cruise ship owned and Cynthia Villar and Koko the decision of Pres. Du- are a sovereign nation. Da- operated by a German Pimentel believes that terte to withdraw from ICC pat walang makikiaalam sa company, Hapag-Lloyd, there would be no fallout considering that even the atin.I think, we are within arrived at the famed is- with the Philippines’ with- world’s super powers like our rights to do that,” Mar- land on Thursday(March drawal from the said inter- the United States is not part cos said. 21)from their visit in Bo- national tribunal. of the ICC. She also said that inves- hol. According to Villar, in- “Let it be. The President tors will continue to come “I’d been in this island vestors are not really con- has decided to withdraw. to the country as the Phil- for a couple of times. What cern whether the country Let’s honor his decision,” he ippines is now considered we love in this place, aside is still part of the ICC but said. as among the world’s prime from the beautiful white more on its economic fun- “Sa tingin ko wala na- investment destinations. sand beach and the water, damentals. man epekto sa atin yan.Ang “We are doing well eco- are the facilities that are “Alam mo yung mga malalaki at progresibong nomically. Ang taas-taas ng basic needs of tourists like investors, tinitingnan nila mg bansa gaya ng United growth rate natin so there is the toilets and dressing ang GDP growth; kung States, India, Russia and no reason why the investors area,” Sacha Ritcher, MS tayo ay may recession. Kasi China hindi naman ICC will not come here,” Marcos Europa said. kapag may recession tayo, members,” Pimentel said. added. For 10 hours, tourists MS Europa, an international cruise ship, dropped anchor at matatakot sila. Pagbumaba He also said that the The Hugpong ng Pag- ate barbeque and stroll Kalanggaman Island, Palompon, Leyte with more than 300 the island’s sandbar, swim ang GDP growth, matata- move to withdraw from the babago conducted their tourists on board. (ROEL T. AMAZONA) kot sila hindi yung (with- ICC does not need any Sen- grand political rally here at on its clear and clean wa- drawal from) ICC,” Villar ate concurrence. the city held at the Tacloban ter; do some snorkeling. Tourism Regional Di- formed their office of said on Tuesday (March “Ang Senate, approval Convention Center attend- Others simply had their rector Karina Rosa Tiopes doing port call in the 19). sa pag-sali pero sa pagka- ed by police estimate crowd sun bathing in the island. said that they prefer small region, one was MS Eu- Sen. Villar added that las, nandon na mismo yung of 15,000 people.(JOEY A. And during their brief cruise ships like MS Eu- ropa 2 that also visited there is nothing to worry proseso sa treaty,” Pimentel GABIETA/LIZBETH ANN A. stay in Kalanggaman, they ABELLA) ropa visiting the island Kalanggaman last Janu- on this move of the Presi- said. were entertained with folk destinations of the region. ary. dent saying that all the For Governor Imee dance performances like “This type of cruise “But this doesn’t curacha and singkil by the ship is the most appro- mean that there are only students of the Palompon priate type for our tour- two cruise ships for this Decreasing trend in measles Institute of Technology ist destinations because year, because there are and from the local gov- we don’t want our islands instances that we re- cases in East Visayas seen, ernment unit. to be overwhelmed. They ceive surprise call from After Kalanggaman Is- will only leave minimal cruise operators in Ma- says DOH-8 official land, MS Europa sailed to footprint when they leave nila that there is a cruise Boracay Island where they PALO, Leyte- A top demiology and surveillance athletes who will be joining the island,” she said. ship coming to Eastern stayed for 10 hours before official of the Depart- unit, reported 1,080 mea- the Eastern Visayas Region- Tiopes added that only Visayas,” she added. leaving for Hong Kong. (ROEL T. AMAZONA) ment of Health Regional sles cases with 24 deaths in al Athletic Meet in Ormoc two cruise ships had in- Office 8 (DOH-8) on the region from January 1 City on April 7-12, 2019, Monday reported a de- to March 8 this year, com- should be immunized at creasing trend in measles pared to only eight cases least two weeks prior to the cases in Eastern Visayas with no death in the same event to prevent the spread Commercial vessel sinks off due to the intensified im- period last year.