VOL. 21 NO. 41 ORMOC CITY P 15.00 at the newsstands NOVEMBER 2-8, 2020 Website address: www.evmailnews.net For feedback/inquiries: e-mail [email protected] COVID-19 cases in E. Visayas breach the 7,000-mark BY MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – With ORMOC CELEBRATES 157 fresh coronavirus dis- NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MONTH. SM Center Ormoc ease (COVID-19) cases is this year’s host-venue of an logged Wednesday, No- exhibit put up by child-focused vember 4, Eastern Visayas organizations in the city in cel- ebration of National Children’s has now breached the 7,000- Month 2020, which happens mark. The Department of every November. The theme Health (DOH-8) reports for this year is, “Sama-samang Itaguyod ang Karapatan ng the region’s total number Bawat Bata sa Panahong Pan- of COVID-19 cases at 7,046. demya!”. Northern Samar province Photo shows, left to right, posted the highest number of Ms. Gigi Chan of Kiwanis Club cases with 80. Of these, 18 came of Geo-Ormoc, City Councilor from Las Navas town including 4 Lalaine Marcos, City Coun- health workers; 13 from Mondrag- cilor Nolito Quilang, and Ms. Maribel Gucela, CSWDO Of- on; 11 each from Lope de Vega and ficer III, during the ceremonial Catarman; 10 from San Roque; 7 ribbon-cutting to officially open from Pambujan including 5 health the exhibit. workers; 4 from Palapag; and 2 The exhibit is open to each from Capul Island, Catubig, the public and is located at and Victoria town. the ground floor of SM Cen- Governor Edwin Ongchuan ter Ormoc. has requested the extension of the implementation of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) in the entire province from Novem- ber 4 to November 17 or when lift- Ormoc City to build haven of EDC BINHI native tree species ed by the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for COVID-19 (RIATF) ORMOC CITY will soon estab- J. Pascual, its Corporate Social cally according to its family or Social Responsibility Head for its due to the continuing spike of lish its very own arboretum or Responsibility-Public Relations geographic distribution for easy Leyte geothermal site, said the COVID-19 in his province. haven of threatened Philippine Head Atty. Allan V. Barcena, and identification and appreciation. It City of Ormoc has always been a Acceptance of locally strand- native trees as Lopez-led geo- Ormoc City Mayor Richard I. Go- will serve also as a living labora- key partner of the company, high- ed individuals (LSIs) is also sus- thermal power leader Energy mez and City Councilor Lalaine tory for students, environmental lighting its more than 37 years of pended until November 17. Development Corporation’s Marcos, to jointly rescue and enthusiasts, and scientists. operation in the said city. On the other hand, Eastern (EDC) 183rd BINHI greening propagate endangered Philippine The EDC BINHI-Ormoc City “We welcome this newest Samar has reported 32 new cases legacy partner. native tree species. arboretum to be established in a addition to our growing part- wherein 14 came from the munici- Both parties forged this new This collection of living tree newly-procured 2-hectare land in nership with the LGU of Ormoc pality of Salcedo; 10 from General partnership through a virtual species is strategically located in NHA, Brgy. Dolores, Ormoc City City. It has been evident that in signing ceremony today, signed an accessible area with site condi- will be the 21st to be established the last 37 years, both institu- SEE COVID P. 6 by EDC’s Corporate Support tions that allow high survival rate. under the BINHI program. Er- tions have been working really Functions Head Regina Victoria The trees are planted themati- win Magallanes, EDC Corporate well for the benefit of the Ormo- canons. This BINHI partnership is a huge step in reaching our goal of regreening our environ- ment as we move towards a regenerative future for the next generation,” Magallanes said. For EDC, being regenerative is about restoring or uplifting the state of the environment and its stakeholders. It is part of the new mission that EDC and the rest of the Lopez group have committed RICE NO LIMIT!!! to strive for. Ormoc City Mayor Gomez, ... and more Filipino favorites likewise, expressed his apprecia- tion for the continuous support of MILAGRINA EDC to their endeavour of bring- ing quality public service to the RESTAURANT Ormocanons. “I’d like to thank now with a better and EDC for [being] an active partner fresher ambiance. of the City, not just in small proj- ects but with big projects as well,” Located at he said. 134 Real St., WE ACCEPT LSIs & RETURNING OFWs WHO NEED TO UNDERGO THE 14-DAY QUARANTINE. Ormoc City SEE BINHI P. 6 2 NOVEMBER 2-8, 2020 ‘Viva Musika Songwriter Police warns of ‘deceptive recruitment’ Search A Hit with Tunesmiths’ of children to join NPA movement TACLOBAN CITY – The your communities,” PCol. 2003), as amended by RA 10364 ment,” PCol. Apud shared. provincial director of the Arnel Apud, Northern Sa- known as the Expanded Anti- ‘Ka Anda’ is one of the Northern Samar Police mar Police Provincial Office Trafficking in Persons, against three armed rebels arrested expressed alarm over the (NSPPO) Director, urged. the two NPA recruiters. during the strike operation ‘deceptive recruitment’ of A former child war- RA 10364 punishes any of the 81st Division Recon- children to join the New rior of the communist-ter- person who shall recruit a child naissance Company (DRC), People’s Army (NPA). rorist group has filed a to engage in armed conflict 8th Infantry Division, Phil- “This kind of recruit- case for human trafficking deemed as human trafficking. ippine Army, in the vicin- ment is alarming. I am re- against his recruiters before “I ordered the Women ity of Barangay Epaw, Las minding all parents to be the Prosecutor’s office of and Children’s Protection Navas, Northern Samar last watchful of our children. Laoang, Northern Samar Desk of the NSPPO to assist June 1, 2020. We cannot allow this kind on Thursday, November 5. ‘Ka Anda’ in filing charges Two improvised explo- of deceptive recruitment of He said they have assisted against the NPA members sive devices (IEDs), one cali- NPA to the youth. I encour- the minor identified as ‘Ka whom he identified to have ber .45 pistol, a magazine age you to immediately Anda’ in filing a case for viola- recruited him to join the move- with six live ammunitions, report to the authorities if tion of Republic Act 9208 (Anti- similar activities occur in Trafficking in Persons Act of SEE NPA RECRUITMENT P. 6 “VIVA MUSICA Search eran star maker, who for For Songwriters” is a big the past few years now, has Ormoc Taekwondo team wins big in int’l hit among tunesmiths. established an extension of Hundreds of songwrit- his multi-media company ers answered the call when in the area and aptly called ‘Online Speed Kicking’ competition the Viva Music Group an- it Viva South. nounced its songwriter Viva Musika is an ex- ORMOC CITY – This city’s search last month. So far, tension of those efforts. 15th Sangguniang Panlung- more than 500 songs have “We want to tap into the sod (SP) members passed already been screened by songwriting talent that the in mass motion last No- Viva Records and still, the south has a natural abun- vember 3, 2020 during their songs keep coming. dance of,” said Del Rosario, Regular SP Session a reso- Executives from Viva adding, “we want to dis- lution recognizing Ormoc are excited with the positive cover the next Top Suzara Headhunters Taekwondo reaction. “We’ve heard a lot (of Southborder), the next Team as the ultimate win- of really good songs in the John Roa and Karencitta in ner of the 2020 Smart/MVP weeks since we started the Cebu, Davao, CDO and of Sports Foundation Global search,” said one executive, the greater south.” Taekwondo Online Speed adding, “And it’s not just Viva Musika Search For Kicking Championships pop, but a whole lot of other Songwriters offers a cash Junior and Category held music styles that we’re get- prize of a hundred thou- on October 23-25, 2020 ting and hearing from all sand pesos (Php 100,000) to wherein, accordingly, more these talented songwriters.” every songwriter that will than 1,000 athletes from 23 With the good turnout, pass Viva’s stringent screen- countries across the globe Photo shows City Councilor Joan Marbie Simbajon together with the Ormoc Headhunters Tae- Viva Musika now turns its ing. That and a publishing SEE WIN P. 6 kwondo Team during their courtesy call to Mayor Richard I. Gomez. attention to the creatives contract to the songwriters from down south as they whose music will be chosen. encourage songwriters from Once these songwriters be- Cebu, Davao, Cagayan De come a part of Viva Music EDC, ASUS distribute laptops to Leyte Oro, Zamboanga, Tacloban, Publishing, their songs will Roxas, Iloilo, and Bacolod have a better chance of be- to also send in their songs. ing heard and recorded by scholars, support students in “new normal” Viva’s main man, Boss Viva’s top recording artists. THIRTY-FOUR (34) SI- One of the recipients, school tasks efficiently. We The laptop units, with Vic Del Rosario, believes Deadline of submis- KAT scholars of Lopez-led Rica Baring, Batch 2018 BS are eternally grateful for the a memory capacity of 1 TB that the south is a talent-rich sions for Viva Musika Song- geothermal leader Energy Mechanical Engineering support that the companies HDD and runs an Intel Core i3- area that has its own style writer Search will be on No- Development Corporation from Visayas State Univer- have provided us.