Leyte-Samar DAILYPOSITIVE EXPRESS l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI II NO. 031 SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN To be allocated to areas with spike of COVID-19 cases DOH receives 14,400 JOEY A. GABIETASinovac vaccines TACLOBAN CITY- Eastern Visayas received on Wednesday (April 7) an additional 14,400 doses of Sinovac vaccines which will be dis- tributed to areas in the region which are seeing spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). But Dr. Exuperia Sabal- COVID-19 cases, she said. berino, regional director of At present, Tagapul-an, the Department of Health which has a population of (DOH), stressed that the more than 8,400, has 27 cas- vaccines would only be es of which some of its new administered to all health cases involved health work- workers and those consid- ers and frontliners. ered as frontliners. “These Sinovac vaccines Among these areas will be distributed all over which will receive the vac- the region with priority cines is the island town to local government units HIGHER CALL OF DUTY. At least 16 health workers from the region, a doctor and 15 nurses, were of Tagapul-an in Samar which have rising number given a simple but touching send-off by the officials of the Department of Health (DOH) in the region province, which is seeing see DOH receives/ last Wednesday (April 7) as they were assigned in Metro Manila which is experiencing a spike of an increase number of page 10 ... COVID-19 cases.Dr. Exuperia Sabalberino, DOH-8 director, said that their mission is form of a ‘higher call of duty’ as medical workers. (JOEY A. GABIETA) ‘Pope Francis Village' beneficiaries Amid surge of its COVID-19 cases finally get houses as promised to them DOH assigns 16 health TACLOBAN CITY- workers from the More Taclobanons will fi- nally have their own home region to NCR away from the danger zones, as the remaining 303 TACLOBAN CITY- for each one of you and I’m completed housing units in At least 16 health work- sure God will bless you in Pope Francis Village (PFV) ers from the region left some other ways. We will have been awarded to the on Wednesday (April 7) be praying for your safety,” identified beneficiaries on for National Capital Re- she said. Thursday(April 8). gion(NCR) where they are “As health workers, we The ceremonial turn- to be deployed to augment see DOH /page 10 ... over, held at Redemptor- the medical workers there ist Church, was led by the as the area continue to ex- project implementer thru perience a spike of corona- Fr. Edwin Bacaltos, C.Ss.R. virus disease (COVID-19). FRANCESCO President, The medical team, com- and other partner stake- posed of one doctor and 15 holders represented by nurses, were praised by Dr. NHA Regional Manager Exuperia Sabalberino, re- Engr. Constancio Antinie- gional director of the De- At least 303 families from Tacloban City whose houses were totally destroyed by super partment of Health (DOH) ro, DSWD Regional Di- typhoon ‘Yolanda’ received their units on Thursday (April 8) located at the Pope Francis rector Grace Subong, and during a simple send-off Village. Engr. Silverio Gempenson, held at the Daniel Z. Ro- Jr., OIC Leyte 1 District. sociation president, who re- behalf of the housing recip- including the local govern- mualdez (DZR) Airport, Meantime, Phillip Lum- ceived the symbolic house ients, expressed gratitude ment under Mayor Alfred this city. bre, PFV Home Owner As- key during the ceremony on to all the partner agencies, see Pope /page 9 ... “There is a higher call 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Saturday, April 10, 2021 EV posts 92.4% employment rate in January 2021, PSA says TACLOBAN CITY – she said. cent, lower than the 14.3 The Philippine Statistics Perante reported that percent unemployment Authority (PSA) reported out of the estimated 3.1 rate reported in April 2020. that the region’s employ- million population in East- Perante also reported ment rate in January of this ern Visayas, 15 years old that the underemployed year has reached 92.4 per- and over in January 2021, persons or those employed cent which is 3.0 percent about 1.9 million of them persons in the region who lower compare to last year’s were economically active or express the desire to have record of same period. in the labor force. additional hours of work in However, the figure is She added that this their present job or to have relatively higher compare number translates to a La- additional job, or to have a The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) inaugurated a evacuation to the 87.6 percent level bor Force Participation Rate new job with longer work- center located in Barangay San Miguel, Hernani, Eastern Samar last March 25. The in April, 2020, the start of (LFPR) of 59.8 percent. ing hours was estimated at facility, built on the amount of P36.58 million, is expected to provide safe haven among the quarantine period due The latest LPFR was 3.6 372,000. villagers during disasters, particularly typhoons. to the coronavirus dis- percentage points higher “This translates to an ease(COVID-19)pandem- than the 56.2 percent LFPR underemployment rate of ic, Wilma Perante, PSA in October 2020 and 0.3 21.2 percent, same as the regional director, said in a percentage point higher figure reported since April statement. than the 59.5 percent LFPR 2020 but higher than the “The region recorded in January 2020. 16.4 percent recorded in the 7th highest employ- Perante added that about January 2020. Eastern Vi- ment rate among the 17 144,000 persons in the labor sayas ranked 5th among regions in the country and force were unemployed in regions in the country with was slightly higher than January 2021. a high underemployment the 91.3 percent national This translates to an un- rate,” she said. estimate in January 2021,” employment rate of 7.6 per- (RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT) PCA contains coco pest in Southern Leyte P36-M evacuation center in Hernani, TACLOBAN CITY – nut-bearing trees since last stopped the pest from fur- Eastern Samar now completed The coconut scale insect year, the Philippine Coconut ther spreading outside Main- (CSI) infestation in Anaha- Authority (PCA) reported it village in Anahawan town, BORONGAN CITY- you just like what happened closed that DPWH has wan, Southern Leyte is now on Thursday(April 8). PCA Eastern Visayas region- The Department of Public to your municipality during three ongoing construc- manageable after the bug The application of bio- al manager Joel Pilapil. Works and Highways - Re- the Typhoon Yolanda],” tion of evacuation centers attacked the town’s 5,000 logical control measures has “The impact of the in- gional Office VIII (DP- Rep.Abunda added. in the province located in tegrated pest management WH-RO8) inaugurated and Town Mayor Candido Borongan City, and in the Leyte Samar protocol and the reduction turned-over the newly-con- expressed his gratitude to towns of Salcedo and Sulat of CSI population brought structed evacuation center DPWH and to Rep. Abunda which will also be turned- DailyDaily ExpressExpress down the pest population at to the local government of for the project and said that over to the respective local a level that biological con- Hernani at the Sitio Pina- it will help the residence of government units once trol can sustain. We have not su-an, Brgy. San Miguel on his municipality to have a completed. is in need of reached the point where we March 25, 2021. safe and disaster resilient Engr. Jumagdao added have to inject chemicals to The facility is a one-sto- place where they can take that Eastern Samar munic- Writers, Correspondents, the trunk to stop the infesta- rey reinforced concrete refuge in times of calami- ipalities should have evac- tion,” Pilapil said in a phone with steel structure hav- ties. uation centers because of Account Executives interview. ing a total floor area of “Dako talaga pagkabulig the geographical location The bug population has 418.00 sq.m. amounting to hine didi hit taga-Hernani of the province facing the been reduced through reg- P36,589,895.80. kay siring ko pa dako ine na Pacific and often visited by Please email resume to: ular harvesting of matured The ceremony was at- tsansa hit amon himungto typhoons every year. [email protected] nuts, leaf pruning, spraying tended by Mayor Amado kay aton babasihan agsob He disclosed that or call (053) 888-0037/ 09177710320 of organic chemicals, mass L. Candido, Rep.Maria Fe kami bisitahin hine na mga DPWH can implement look for Aileen M. Grafil rearing and field releases of R. Abunda, Vice Governor kalamidad lalo na hit bagyo, projects only like evacua- biological control agents, Maricar Sison-Goteesan, storm surge, ngan iba pa tion centers to those mu- and fertilization to hasten DPWH R8 Project Engi- sugad hit linog sanglit ine nicipalities who can give We accept: recovery of infested trees and neer Leonilo Jumagdao, na pasilidad gidako-e akon minimum requirements eventually increase yield, and municipal coordinator pasasalamat hit DPWH and to back-up for the budget Publication for among others. of Eastern Samar Provincial kan Cong Fe, ngan iba na proposal. National Newspaper Infested areas in Main- Office Jose Omayao. opsisyal hit aton probinsya, “At least you have these it are declared to be under “Ig-sugad hit iyo pan- ngan aton bungto hit Her- following requirements: Malaya Business Insight by quarantine to prevent the imalay, panimalay na gin nani. [This will greatly help (1) titled lot with an area further spread of the prolific aataman dire ginpapa- our municipality especial- of at least 3,000 square People’s Independent Media pest.