Leyte-Samar DAILYPOSITIVE EXPRESS l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI II NO. 051 SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN As endorsed by Pres. Duterte Rep. Romualdez to considerJOEY A. GABIETA VP run TACLOBAN CITY- Leyte Rep. Martin Ro- mualdez said that he was ‘humbled and hon- ored’ for being endorsed by President Rodrigo Duterte as his candidate for vice president in next year’s elections. Romualdez, the majori- Mr. Duterte, who is to ty floor leader of the House step down June 30, 2022, of Representatives, howev- announced that if ever Ro- er, said that the pronounce- mualdez would run for the ment of the President vice presidency, he would caught him off guard but see Rep. Romualdez / still ‘pleasantly surprised.’ page 11... Amid COVID-19 cases surge DOH deploys 27 medical reserved personnel to different hospitals in Tacloban City House Majority Leader and Lakas-CMD Party President Martin Romualdez is not closing his doors on the 2022 national elections, as he expressed gratitude to President Rodrigo “ Rody” Duterte for the surprise endorsement of him as as vice presidential candidate in the 2022 elections.(VER NOVENO) Tacloban city government, DSWD-8 DEPLOYMENT. As Tacloban City continues to experience surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health and the Regional Task Force on sign MOA on the pilot implementation COVID-19 has deployed 27 medical reserve personnel coming from the Philippine National Police and Bureau of Fire Protection to different hospitals to include East- of Project Link: FTR System ern Visayas Regional Medical Center. (ROEL T.AMAZONA) TACLOBAN CITY- the pilot Implementation fied some barangays to TACLOBAN CITY- surge of COVID-19 cases cer-in-charge, said that of Mayor Alfred S. Ro- of Project Link: Family participate in the activity As cases of coronavirus in double digits. the 27 medical uniformed disease (COVID-19) in On Thursday (June 17), personnel to be deployed mualdez, represented by Tracing and Reunifica- thru the City Social Wel- Tacloban City continue out of the 473 new cases to the different hospitals Atty. Christian de Dios, tion (FTR) System last fare and Development to spike, the Department of the region, 93 of them in Tacloban City,20 of signed a Memorandum June 10, 2021. Office (CSWDO). of Health (DOH) has de- were from Tacloban City. them were from the re- of Agreement (MOA) Tacloban City, which “Project Link: Fami- ployed 27 medical uni- At present, Tacloban has gional headquarters of between the City Gov- has been chosen as one of ly Tracing Reunification formed personnel to dif- 3,442 cases of which 593 the Philippine National ernment of Tacloban and the country’s four iden- System is a system de- ferent hospitals located in are considered as active Police (PNP) and seven the Department of So- tified beneficiary-citiesvelopment project that the city. with 80 deaths. were from the Bureau of cial Welfare and Devel- of the pilot testing of the intends to expedite the For the past days now, Dr. Exuperia Sabal- Fire Protection (BFP). opment (DSWD-8) on said system, has identi- see Tacloban /page 13 ... Tacloban has been seeing berino, DOH-8 offi- see DOH /page 11 ... 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Saturday, June 19, 2021 Remote village in a Leyte town now Mother delivers baby boy inside a enjoys a concrete road; seen to boost COVID-19 facility in Tolosa town economy and easy transport TACLOBAN CITY - A San Andres in Julita, Leyte. be reduced. TACLOBAN CITY- A tion facility,” he added. he said. P17.64 million road con- According to Adjacent barangays 36-year old woman has According to Avila, the The two wore PPEs creting project in an interi- OIC-District Engineer will also benefit from delivered her baby inside woman was swabbed on (personal protective equip- or barangay of Julita, Leyte Leo Edward Oppura, this project, he added. an isolation center in To- June 15 in a hospital as part ment) when they entered was completed last June 1, motorists can now utilize The project was com- losa, Leyte on Thursday of the requirement with the the isolation facility. 2021. the newly-constructed pleted under DPWH (June 17) night. result the following day, The husband was also With a total length of road, it will also lessen General Appropriation The delivery of the baby June 16. informed that his wife has 2.394-lane kilometer of the transportation costs Act 2021 Local Infra- boy took place just a day af- She was immediately already delivered their concrete road, the project in the delivery of prod- structure Program. ter the woman was placed brought to the town’s isola- baby and was allowed to aims to provide safe travels ucts and travel time will (LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA) at the town isolation facili- tion facility. join with her wife and their and faster delivery of agri- ty after she was tested pos- Avila said that the wom- baby, the couple’s third cultural goods to the town itive for coronavirus dis- an was helped by one of child. proper. DENR-8, Leyte renew ease (COVID-19), Kevin the members of the rescue Avila said that this was To give a better access Avila, a staff of the munic- group on her delivery that the first time that a woman road to local residents, call to help save our ipal disaster risk reduction occurred between 5 to 6 placed in a COVID-19 fa- the Department of Pub- management office, said in pm on Thursday. cility who bore a child. lic Works and Highways a phone interview. “She had a normal de- Tolosa has 329 total Philippine Eagle (DPWH) – Leyte Second “Both the mother and livery. A nurse from our cases of COVID of which District Engineering Office TACLOBAN CITY – eagle. the baby are doing fine. rural health unit was later 48 are considered as active completed the road con- The Department of Environ- Petilla added when it They were joined by her called who cut the umbil- with nine deaths. ment and Natural Resources was found out that the (JOEY A. GABIETA) creting project in Barangay husband inside the isola- ical cord of the baby boy,” (DENR-8) together with the Philippine eagle exists in province of Leyte have re- the province sometime in newed their call to help save 2014, his office immediate- Well-known meat shop opens in Tacloban the Philippine Eagle. ly conducted information “We are once again re- dissemination to save and minded that our effort to for the protection in his to help address shortage of meat products save this majestic giant for- province. TACLOBAN CITY will help the city address Cebu following quaran- last reason why the vol- est raptor that is one of the Petilla pointed out – A popular meat brand the needed supply of tine protocols and docu- ume of meat from their largest in the world, is also that the Philippine Eagles in Cebu has opened a pork which at present is mentary of the province. farm that is delivered to about protecting our very should not be harmed but branch here in the city affected due to problem At least 10 tons of pork the region is not that big. own future which is our rather be saved consider- and third for the region. on African swine fever meat products is deliv- “Usually, it takes for right to exist and to survive ing that our national bird is Virginia Farm Inc., that affected 23 local gov- ered to the three branch- about five months before in harmony with nature,” he protected under our laws. said. Petilla appealed for and Parian said that the ma- solicited support from the jor islands of Leyte and Sa- people of Leyte and the mar in Eastern Visayas have general public as well, the historically been identified local government units, as having confirmed sight- private organizations, and ings of the Philippine Eagle other stakeholders in the to (Pithecorphaga jefferyii). help save the Philippine Ea- Leyte Governor Leop- gle now freely flying in the oldo Dominico Petilla also mountain ranges of Leyte joined in the call to preserve island. and protect the Philippine (RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT) We accept: Publication for National Newspaper Malaya Business Insight by People’s Independent Media Contact: ALMA M. GRAFIL Leyte Samar Daily Express The Pork Shop opening in Tacloban, with Virginia Farm Inc., President Rolando Tambago, franchisee, Atty. GLOBE (053) 888-0037 - PLDT Manuel Montejo Jr and graced by Tacloban City Vice Mayor Jerry Yaokasin. (ROEL T. AMAZONA) Cell No. 09171242427 president Rolando Tam- ernment units, he said. es of The Pork Shop every it developed or reaches bago said that Tacloban “We wanted to offer to other three weeks. its minimum potential Leyte Samar is one of the promis- the city quality of meat Aside from Taclo- sales,” he said. DailyDaily ExpressExpress ing cities in the Visayas that Cebuano people are ban, Pork Chop’s other Tambago added that whose economy is enjoying, and also to help branches in the region not only they provides is in need of booming despite of the our consumer by stabi- are located in Naval, Bili- safe and quality pork tragedies it experienced lizing pork meat prices ran and Ormoc City with meat and pork meat pro- Writers, Correspondents, like the deadly Super in the market,” Tambago lawyer Manuel Montejo cessed products, but also Account Executives Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ in said. Jr.as the sole franchisee. generates livelihood to November 8, 2013. The franchisee is using Tambago said that Please email resume to: The opening of the five vans for the efficient they only started operat- see Well-known / [email protected] meat shop in Tacloban transport of meats from ing in the region April of page 13 ..