Northern Samar Town Introduces Gardening Program
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Leyte-Samar DAILYPOSITIVE EXPRESS l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI I NO. 071 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN In view of the increasing COVID-19 cases Mayor Romualdez places Tacloban under GCQ JOEY A. GABIETA TACLOBAN CITY- Mayor Alfred Romualdez has placed this city un- der General Community Quarantine (GCQ) effective Monday (August 24) amid its ballooning of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The GCQ will end on saying it is only through ebrations held for the past September 8. their cooperation that the few weeks. Mayor Alfred Romual- menace of COVID-19 will “We will be strict in dez said that his decision to come to its end. implementing the health place Tacloban under GCQ Among the prohibi- protocols. If you are in was due to the increasing tions to be put into effect a public transport, you number of COVID-19 cas- across the city with its have to wear face mask es of the city. GCQ status include pro- and face shield and ob- “Effective Monday, we hibition of mass gathering serve social distancing,” will revert to GCQ for of more than 10 people; the city mayor said. the next two weeks. My cancellation of Masses; Curfew will also be decision to place Taclo- and the closure of some imposed starting 9 pm ban under GCQ was due none-essential establish- until 4 a.m. the following to its increasing number ments like parlors and day. Those who are below of COVID-19 cases,” Ro- gyms and limiting to 30 21 years old and 60 years mualdez said in a press percent capacity of restau- old above would not be conference. rants, among others. allowed to go out. Tacloban City has now Romualdez said that However, minor and 194 COVID-19 cases. based on the reports those considered as se- The city mayor appeals reaching him, the increase nior citizens coming from for the cooperation of Ta- of COVID-19 cases in the outside the city would be clobanons in this fight city was partly due to the allowed to enter for health against the dreaded virus various birthdays and cel- see Mayor /page 2 ... DOT’s Tiopes welcomes NHCP’s affirmation of Limasawa as the MAYOR ALFRED S. ROMUALDEZ site of country’s First Mass TACLOBAN CITY- of the NHCP will settle Tourism Regional Direc- things because at this Catbalogan councilor admits to have acquired tor Karina Rosa Tiopes point in time we should COVID-19 as the city battles its rising infection welcome the decision actually be celebrating of the National Histor- its quincentennial as a ical Commission of the country and as Filipi- TACLOBAN CITY – condition, Uy-Tan said. Philippines (NHCP) re- nos… instead of being Councilor Stephany Uy- Uy-Tan and her brother, affirming its earlier de- divided,” she said. Tan of Catbalogan City has Mayor Uy, are the first elect- cision on Limasawa in announced that she, too ed officials of the region to see DOT’s /page 6 ... Southern Leyte as the just like her brother, Mayor have publicly came out that site of the First Mass in Dexter Uy, has been infect- they were infected of the the country. ed of the coronavirus dis- dreaded virus. Tiopes said that with ease (COVID-19). Councilor Uy-Tan urged this decision of the Uy-Tan, a former may- the Catbaloganons to prac- NHCP, she hopes the or, made the disclosure in tice all the health protocols rest of the Filipino na- RD Karina Rosa Tiopes a Facebook ‘live’ message Stephany Uy-Tan and wear masks even they tion will join the people ly the ‘controversial and on Saturday (August 22), acquired the infection from are inside their homes. of Limasawa as it will long-running issue’ has adding that she felt weak her brother mayor being a “Even if you are in- lead in the quincenten- been settled in favor of and had suffered cough and ‘close contact.’ side your home, please nial celebration of the Limasawa Island as the fever though she now feels And as a public official, wear masks. Please wear historic event next year. site of the 1521 Easter better. it is her duty to be transpar- mask because this will She said that they are Sunday Mass. The 36-year old official ent and inform the people give an advantage against ‘very happy’ that final- “I hope this decision said that she could have of Catbalogan her health see Catbalogan /page 6 ... 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Gov. Tan imposes one-month ban Northern Samar town introduces on LSIs return amidst spike of gardening program using the ‘Bahay COVID-19 cases in Samar Kubo’ against the COVID-19 pandemic TACLOBAN CITY- The return of the LSIs Samar Governor Reyn- to the provinces has been TACLOBAN CITY – ficiaries with the support market,” Abalon said. olds Michael Tan issues considered as among the The municipality of San from local and national The program were a moratorium on the reason why COVID-19 Roque in Northern Sa- government in food se- able to inspire all the coming of locally strand- cases have surged. mar province is imple- curity program. San Roque residents to ed individuals (LSIs) as In Samar, 255 LSIs so menting a program aim Covege 20 is part of participate the home the province grapples in- far have been confirmed to to attain food sustain- the Bahay Kubo program garden program by crease on its coronavirus have been infected of the ability particularly on launched by the munic- planting vegetables in disease (COVID-19) cas- virus. vegetable supply during ipal government at the their backyard particu- es. As the region’s this time of pandemic onset of the COVID-19 larly pechay, eggplant, The moratorium will COVID-19 cases continue caused by coronavirus pandemic. pole beans, upo, toma- start midnight of August to increase, the Depart- disease (COVID-19). Residents in the vil- to, peanut, okra, squash, 25 until midnight of Sep- GOV. REYNOLDS ment of Health (DOH) re- tember 24. MICHAEL TAN iterates its call for the pub- Dubbed as ‘Cov- lages were encouraged and ampalaya. Gov. Tan said that he lic to observe all the health ege 20,’ coined from the to plant vegetables and Abalon said that pro- earlier sought permis- most cases at 212 with its protocols like the wearing words of COVID and fruits that are mentioned gram also aims to pro- sion from the Regional mayor, Dexter Uy and his of face masks and face vegetable while ‘20 rep- in the ‘Bahay Kubo,’ pop- vide diversion to the Inter-Agency Task Force sister, Councilor Stephany shields, social distancing resents the year the proj- ular Filipino folksong youth populace who on Emerging Infectious Uy-Tan among those in- and personal hygiene. ect was launched, this which mentions a bahay are now experiencing Diseases for him on this fected of the dreaded virus. The region has total program is initiated by kubo with variety of veg- boredom to the restric- matter as a way to control Gov. Tan said that he COVID-19 cases of 2,189 the local government etables surrounding it. tions imposed due to enjoins all local govern- the increasing number of with five new cases coming unit thru the Local Youth Mayor Don Abalon COVID-19 crisis. ment units and other con- COVID-19 cases of the from Tacloban City with Development Office to said that the whole town “Sinama po natin ang province. cerned government agen- three cases and one each encourage the youth and needs a total of 103,000 youth para maka-focus As of Monday, Samar cies and frontliners to ‘fully from the towns of Villaba has 719 cases with the city implement’ the one-month and Tanauan, all in Leyte. 4Ps(Pantawid Pamilyang kilos of vegetable every din sila at ma-instill sa of Catbalogan having the moratorium. (LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA) Pilipino Program) bene- year or around 8,000 ki- isip nila na kailangan los per month. din pumasok sa gani- Basey town holds off reopening of its tourist The town gets it vege- tong gawain at ma de- table supply from Luzon, viate ang isip nila from attractions amid spike of its COVID-19 cases Cebu and other parts of any unnecessary o mga the country. There are bagay-bagay na hindi TACLOBAN CITY town. vegetable farmers in the kaaya-aya lalo na at this - The opening of tourist “Besides, no visitors will municipality but their time of crisis,” the town destinations in Basey town probably dare visit (Basey produce is not sufficient mayor said. scheduled this month was tourist destinations) con- to the needs of their pop- There will be a temporary suspended due sidering the predicament ulation. monthly monitoring to its increasing number of we are in right now,” the “Yung Covege 20 and evaluation by the corona virus (COVID-19) town mayor said. cases. Basey has a total of 93 ina-address po natin ang Sangguniang Kabata- Mayor Luz Ponferrada confirmed COVID-19 cas- kakulangan, yun mga an or youth volunteers said that they are not cer- es. Of this number, 64 are kababayan po natin na and 4Ps Municipal Link tain yet if when the munic- actives cases, mostly are The town of Basey, Samar has cancelled the reopening kulang sa area for back- in every village in close ipality will push through residents of Barangay Villa of its tourist attractions like the Sohoton Cave Natural yard gardening. At least coordination with the with the opening of their Aurora, located more than Bridge Park due to the increasing number of COVID-19.