Leyte-Samar DAILYPOSITIVE EXPRESS l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI I NO. 087 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN Now on its 76th anniversary Leyte Landings celebROEL T. AMAZONA will go virtual TACLOBAN CITY-All is now set for today’s 76th Leyte Gulf Landings anniversary. But unlike in previous Leyte Governor Leopol- anniversaries, this year’s do Dominico Petilla, who commemorative event will spearhead the historic will not only be low-key occasion, will deliver his but will go virtual amid speech at the MacArthur the coronavirus disease Landing Memorial Nation- (COVID-19) pandemic. al Park in Barangay Canda- The annual event is split hug, Palo town, where the into two parts, the ‘live’ program is being held. event for the flag raising The virtual commemo- and wreath laying ceremo- rative program will follow nies while the commem- the usual sequence of the orative program will be a yearly event that starts with virtual event. the invocation, then wel- The decision to make come remarks of the Palo 76th LEYTE GULF LANDINGS. Unlike in previous commemorative programs, this year’s the celebration largely in a Mayor Frances Ann Petilla. Leyte Gulf Landings anniversary will largely go on virtual due to the pandemic caused virtual setup is due to the This will be followed by by coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This means, there would be no crowd during today’s restrictions imposed un- the tribute to the veterans anniversary program. Photo shows Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla (center) der the quarantine due to and lighting of the peace COVID-19 pandemic like leading the Signal Day program in Tolosa on Sunday (Oct.18). The governor was joined mass gathering. see Leyte /page 7 ... by Tolosa Mayor Maria Ofelia Alcantara and Major Jamel Batara, executive officer of the 93rd IB. (PIA) Leyte students have to walk for hours just to catch mobile signal TACLOBAN CITY – As have to wait until midnight blended method of learning to receive a signal. is now being implemented This is why at least twice in the country in the after- a week, students would math of the coronavirus hike up to the village of La- disease (COVID-19) pan- nawan which is about three demic, students either will to four kilometers away if take the modular method they need some clarifica- or online class. tion on their lessons. But while modular learning has been adopted see Leyte /page 11 ... among schools in the re- gion, students have still to go online in some instances. In Barangay Mahagnao, about 20 kilometers away Students from Barangay Ma- from the town proper of hagnao, Burauen in Leyte Burauen, Leyte, second- have to walk for hours just to ary students need to walk get mobile signal during this for about 30 minutes to its time of blended learning set- up. (ROEL T. AMAZONA) Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez exhorted the young people to be ‘strong and nearby village of Lanawan, motivated’ as they face the challenges that come to their way. The city mayor made which is part of MacArthur Although there is a spot this remark during an e-forum attended by 450 young people organized by Plan Phil- town, just to have mobile ippines International in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment in the village which could phone signal when they and the Public Employment Service Office of the Tacloban city government, among catch a signal, but this only others. The said event was held last Oct.14. need to ask some clarifica- work to old model of mo- (TACLOBAN CITY INFORMATION OFFICE) tions from their teacher. bile phones and students 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, October 20, 2020 76th Leyte Gulf Landings anniversary Leyte fulfills vow to remember the heroism of all who fought for the Motherland TACLOBAN CITY- monies which will be done Amid the threat of at the MacArthur Landing COVID-19 pandemic, the Memorial National Park at province of Leyte will com- Palo, Leyte, other parts of memorate the 76th Leyte the program will be done Gulf Landing Anniversary virtually. in fulfilment of the vow These include the invo- to remember the heroism cation to be led by Msgr. of all who fought for the Ramon Aguilos, Chaplain Motherland. of the Holy Spirit Chaplain- His Excellency Ro- cy; the Welcome Remarks drigo Roa Duterte, Pres- by Palo Mayor Frances Ann ident of the Republic of B. Petilla; the Tribute to the the Philippines, is expect- Veterans and Lighting of LAKAS-CMD BEEFS UP MUSCLE --- House Majority Leader and Lakas-CMD party president Rep. ed to virtually deliver a the Peace Torch by Veteran Commemorative Message, Marcial Y. Posion, World Martin Romualdez (4th left) administered the oath taking of new Lakas-CMD member 1st District Quezon Leyte Governor Leopoldo War II Veteran, Former City Rep. Anthony “Onyx” Crisologo (center) at the Majority office in the House of Representatives,wit- Dominico L. Petilla dis- Vice President of the Bu- nessing the ceremony are from right Member Rep. Manuel Dalipe, VP for Muslim Affairs Rep. Yasser closed. rauen Post; and Joel Joseph Alonto Balindong, Deputy Secretary Genera Rep. Wilter “Sharky”Palma,Executive Vice-President Rep. Governor Petilla Cabides, Regional President Juan Miguel “Mkey”Arroyo,Lakas-CMD Allies Rep. Mike Defensor, Secretary General Prospero Pichay said that aside from the and VFP SDAI Region VIII Jr., Vice Chairman Rep. Fredenil Castro and Member Rep. Xavier Jesus Romualdo.As Part of the ad- Flag-raising ceremony and Chapter, with the special ministration’s coalito party, Romualdez reiterated Lakas-CMD’s commitment to support the passage of the Wreath-laying cere- see 76th Leyte /page 8 ... President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative agenda.photo by Ver Noveno Eastern Samar gov’t hires Leyte municipal hall under lockdown; mayor, vice mayor under isolation Leyte town councilor 1,300 licensed teachers among region's latest to tutor students TACLOBAN CITY- At done signed an agreement ed by the Department of to get COVID-19 infection least 1,300 licensed teach- with both the city and pro- Education (DepEd) in the TACLOBAN CITY- positive of COVID-19. offices, and those assigned ers but remain without vincial schools divisions. region. Cases of coronavirus dis- Batan, a former provin- in street cleaning garbage works in Eastern Samar Based on the agreement Ramir Uytico, DepEd re- ease (COVID-19) in East- cial board member, nar- collection. province were hired by entered into between the gional director, said that in ern Visayas continues to rated that he could have All the employee’s near- the provincial government provincial government and the entire the region, it is only increase with among latest acquired the virus when he est contacts at the munic- as tutors of students who the two schools divisions, Eastern Samar which was individuals to acquire the attended a party in Alan- ipal hall were directed to are studying their lessons the three-month stint of the able to hire massive teach- infection involves a mu- galang town, also in Leyte, undergo swabbing and all through modular system teacher-facilitators will earn er-facilitators as support to nicipal councilor in Leyte wherein one of those who now placed in isolation. of learning. them teaching experience the local education sector. province. attended was said to be pos- Ysidoro himself also These licensed teachers, credits which is needed in The province has 4,956 In his Facebook ac- itive of COVID-19. announced that he is now to be called as teacher-fa- their application for regular teachers assigned in public count, Councilor Rowil He and his family are in isolation as he was also cilitators, will be assigned teaching employment. schools and current enroll- Batan of Leyte-Leyte town, now in isolation, Batan among the close contacts. in the barangays who will This effort of the provin- ment of 108,697 students. (JOEY A. GABIETA) admitted that he was tested said. He also said that his broth- also help in the distribu- cial government was laud- Still in Leyte-Leyte, er, Vice Mayor Armando tion of the modules to the Mayor Arnold James Ysidoro and members of students. Drug suspect killed in Leyte buy-bust Ysidoro, announced that the town council are also The provincial gov- since Oct.17, the municipal in isolation. ernment, under Gov. Ben TACLOBAN CITY-A tim as Lisbon “Vhonz” Ni- but was pronounced dead on hall was placed under lock- As this developed, Evardone, will be paying 30-year old alleged drug vera, a resident of Jaro town. arrival by the attending physi- down after one of its em- Mayor Ysidoro issued an them at P300 per day and personality was killed A poseur -buyer with cian, police said in the report. ployees was tested positive. appeal to his people for they will do their duties during a shootout with the help of the confidential The inventory of the re- He, however, said that understating and for them three times a week. police officers who were informant managed to buy covered items was also wit- operations of some offices to strictly follow all the Their work will cov- conducting a buy-bust op- one piece of heat-sealed nessed by a barangay official of the municipal govern- health protocols to ensure er for only three months eration in Jaro, Leyte last plastic sachet containing and a media representative, ment would continue like that COVID-19 would not starting this October. October 15. suspected shabu from Ni- police added. its health and disaster risk further spread in the town. (RONALD O. REYES) For this purpose, Evar- Police identified the vic- vera worth P35,000 using reduction and management The town has about 38 buy-bust money during the confirmed COVID-19 cas- We accept: operation around 11:45 am Leyte Samar es.