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LSDE July 23, 2019 Leyte-Samar DAILYPOSITIVE EXPRESS l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN DILG asks officials to help in the campaign Leyte now under state of calamity due to dengue fever LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA/RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT TACLOBAN CITY-The province of Leyte was placed under state of calamity on Friday (July 19) amidst the increasing number of den- gue fever cases. As this developed, the sa Villasin, who sponsored regional Department of the resolution,said. Interior and Local Gov- The declaration was ernment(DILG) has called made through a resolution all local government unit passed by the members officials down to the vil- of the Sangguniang Pan- lages to step up their cam- lalawigan upon the request paign against the mosqui- of Governor Leopoldo toes-causing ailment in Dominico Petilla. order to contain the in- As of July 12, the prov- creasing number of dengue ince has about 1,747 cases fever in the region. of dengue fever with six With the declaration, deaths. the provincial government The number does not in- and all its municipalities, clude those of Tacloban and to include Baybay City, Ormoc cities being highly could now use part of their urbanized and independent calamity funds to procure charter cities respectively House Majority Leader And Leyte Rep Martin Romualdez takes his oath of office to House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano needed medicines and fog- which made them adminis- at the plenary of the House of Representatives. Romualdez’ wife, Tingog party-list Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and ging machines to combat tratively independent from children Andrew, Marty, daughters Minxie, Maddey and Happy Calatrava( partly hidden) witnessed the ceremony. the mosquito-causing ail- photo by Ver Noveno ment, Board Member Rais- see Leyte /page 6 ... SOLAR-POWERED. The new units of solar jeepneys launched in Tacloban on July 11, 2019. The operation of this modern transportation has improved the commuting experience in this city. (Photo courtesy of Tacloban City government) Modernization transforms Tacloban's commuting experience TACLOBAN CITY- modernization program in Commuting experience this city. has never been dignified For over a year now, for Gerry Montellano un- Montellano, 25, has been til after the national gov- taking a 40-minute trip ernment piloted the pub- see Modernization / lic utility vehicles (PUV) page 11 ... 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, July 23, 2019 CSWDO spearheads forum on rights of PWDs The City Social Welfare and Development Office-sponsored forum on the rights and ben- efits of persons with disabilities were attended by 200 participants. The forum was held at the Tacloban City Training Center on July 19.(CIO) TACLOBAN CITY- Celebration. attended the forum to dis- COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM. A female soldier serves food to children during the Around 200 participants Maria Lourdes Sabate, cuss the programs and ser- conduct of a community support program in an upland village in Lope de Vega, Northern attended the forum on PWD Welfare Focal Per- vices available to the mar- Rights and Benefits of son, said that the event is ginalized and vulnerable Samar. The activity aims to facilitate the government’s development programs with the Person With Disability special for it is in respect sectors of society. army hearing issues and concerns of villagers and bringing them to the attention of con- (PWDs) at the Tacloban to the rights and privileges, Also present during the cerned government offices. (Photo courtesy of Army 43rd Infantry Battalion) City Training Center on as well as the programs and event was the Department Friday, July 19. services that the City Gov- of Social Welfare and De- Spearheaded by the ernment can offer to the velopment (DSWD) 8 Focal Local Government of Ta- PWDs. Person Ben Calzado. 54 Samar villages cloban through the City Representatives from This year’s theme is “Lo- Social Welfare and Devel- PhilHealth, Commission kal na Pamahalaan: Kaba- opment Office (CSWDO), on Human Rights, City likat sa Pagtupad ng Kara- tagged as priority the forum was held as part Cooperative Development patan ng mga Taong May of the 41st National Dis- & Livelihood Assistance Kapansanan.”(TACLOBAN ability Prevention & Re- Office, Public Employment CITY INFORMATION OF- FICE) in anti-NPA drive habilitation (NDPR) Week Service Office and EVRMC TACLOBAN CITY- The City in Samar; Las Navas, said. Philippine Army has ini- Mondragon, Lope de Vega, The army official re- Leyte residents complain tially identified 54 villages and Catarman in Northern minded government agen- in the Samar provinces as Samar. cies to immediately act on priorities for the delivery Government troops these concerns to com- on the operation of poultry of needed projects and ser- have come up with a list pletely put an end to in- vices by the newly-created of needs through their surgency in Samar Island. farm regional task force on end- community support pro- “If the government fails CAPOOCAN, Leyte were deceived because be swarm with fly infes- ing insurgency. gram, an initiative of the to deliver what is expected, – Residents of a village when the poultry farm tation, especially during Brig. Gen. Eliezer military to facilitate the it would be an opportunity in this town are com- was being constructed harvest time. Losañes, assistant com- government’s development for (the) NPA to find fault plaining on the opera- two years ago, they were Quilarto added that mander of the Philippine programs by hearing issues and encourage people in tions of a poultry farm told by the workers that the council cannot make Army’s 8th Infantry Divi- and concerns of villagers upland areas to join the saying it’s becoming a were constructing a hos- any action against the sion, said that government and bringing them to the rebellion,” he added. health hazard to them. pital. problem because they agencies should immedi- attention of concerned Director of NEDA 8 The residents of Ba- The owner of the said had not yet received a ately address the concerns government offices. (Eastern Visayas) Meylene rangay San Joaquin poultry farm is said to formal complaint from of these communities to Among the issues raised Rosales was upbeat that claimed that they have be a well-known politi- any of the residents. counter the influence of were land titling, poor in- through convergence ef- made their complaint cal figure in the province Leyte Board Member the Communist Party of frastructure, absence of forts by the task force, the against the owner of the reason why their com- Raissa Villasin, who rep- the Philippines - New Peo- water and electricity, poor region would be able to A&E Farm but to no plaints are not being act- resents the 2nd district of ple’s Army (CPP-NPA). health services, poor irri- resolve the decades-long avail. ed upon, the residents Leyte where Capoocan “We have submitted gation system, classroom insurgency. Antonio Aragon, a said. town is included, asked the first batch of baran- shortage, lack of livelihood “Peace and order resident of the village An employee of the the residents that if the gays (villages) and the opportunities, poor access should have tailor-made whose house is located poultry farm, who did barangay leaders failed corresponding issues that of farmers to market, high solutions with all govern- few meters away from not gave his name, asked to take action on their should be addressed by farming production costs, ment resources available. the poultry farm, said for an appointment problem, they should different clusters. We be- lack of toilet facilities, ab- We were told to realign that their health are from Leyte Samar Dai- elevate their complaint lieve that we cannot end sence of post-harvest facil- budget this year and pro- now affected. ly Express before they to the municipal level insurgency with just mil- ities, political discrimina- pose a new budget for next “It poses health risk could answer any ques- before they in the pro- itary operations. It needs tion, and the very low price year to attain our goals,” to us. We can’t eat well tions relative to the com- vincial board can take a whole-(of)-nation ap- of copra. Rosales said. during harvest time plaints of the residents. action and conduct any proach,” Losañes told task The list of specific areas The formation of the because of flies swarm- Rosie Quilarto, vil- possible investigation. force members during a and issues had been pro- regional task force opera- ing our houses and our lage chairwoman, said “The board cannot workshop at the office of vided to concerned gov- tionalizes Executive Order food,” he said. that she already visited just supersede the pow- the National Economic ernment agencies, which 70 issued by President Ro- His neighbor, Danilo the poultry farm twice er of the barangay and Development Authority are members of the region- drigo Duterte on Dec. 4, Malicabul, added that after they received com- the mayor. That is why, (NEDA). al task force on ending lo- 2018. The directive also the flies are even infest- plaints from the resi- the residents should file Of the 54 areas, 28 had cal communist and armed institutionalizes a whole- ing his farm located in dents and were shown their complaint first in been threatened by the ter- conflict. of-nation approach in at- adjacent mountain. some mitigation mea- the barangay level and in rorist group while 26 are “Resolving these issues taining an “inclusive and He added that the sures purportedly put the municipal level be- vulnerable to armed strug- requires more resources. sustainable peace.” waste water of the poul- in place by the manage- fore we can take action gle. We cannot execute every- Patterned after the na- try farm pollutes the ment, mainly to stop the by conducting an inves- These villages are locat- thing since there are long- tional task force, the re- creek down the moun- fly infestation.
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