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Multi-functional building to rise in Tacloban, said “Sambo”

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TACLOBAN CITY- City Vice Mayor Jerry “Sambo” Yaokasin said that a building that will serve both as training center and a library will be constructed in Tacloban. Yaokasin said that the multi-functional building will be constructed by a private group, the Inner Wheel Club of the Philippines, at a cost of P1.8 million. The groundbreaking for the construction of the building, which is located within the compound of the Legislative Building, is scheduled on September 5, 2014. It is expected to be finished before November 8, the first year of the massive disaster that was supertyphoon Yolanda that pummeled Tacloban. According to Yaokasin, aside from being a training center, it will serve also as a mini-library and a center on climate change. The vice mayor said that the group liked the idea of having a center on climate change considering that Yolanda was said to be largely due to the ever changing climate conditions. The proposed two-story can also serve as a venue for trainings or seminars, Yaokasin said. (LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

Schistosomiasis Hospital now ready for clients after repair conducted by Korean group

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PALO, Leyte- The management of Schistosomiasis Control and Research Hospital (SCRH) expressed their gratitude for the assistance extended by the Joint Support Group of South Korean Military Force or Araw Force.
The Korean group rehabilitated structures of the hospital that were damaged during the onslaught of supertyphoon Yolanda on November 8, 2013. The Araw Forces was supported by the Presbyterian Churches of Korea and the 546 Engineering Battalion of the Philippine Army in repairing the damage facilities of the hospital, this town.

Present during the August 21 turn-over were Palo Mayor Remedios Petilla, Colonel Chulwon Lee of Araw Force and Dr. Charlemagne Escape, chief of hospital of the SCRH. The SCRH, now a general hospital, does not only caters to individuals who are suffering from schistosomiasis but now offers pediatric and psychiatric ward, Escape said. Since the hospital provided general medical services to the people like in pediatric, at least two pregnant women are giving birth in the hospital a day reason the repair of the facility is necessary, she added.

Aside from the repair that the Araw Forces provided, the national government through the Department of Health, provided P5 million fund to immediately repair the vital structures of the hospital. The DOH will also provide fund for the construction of the comprehensive emergency management of new born care, added Escape. Also during the turn-over ceremony, the pastors from Presbyterian Church of Korea turn-over three laptop computers to the management of the hospital. The SCRH is the second hospital that was repaired by Araw Forces after they repair the Leyte Provincial Hospital that is also in Palo. (ROEL T.AMAZONA)

To mark Yolanda’s anniversary Leyte SP urges PNOY to make Nov. 8 as a non- working holiday

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TACLOBAN CITY- Members of the provincial board of Leyte unanimously approved a resolution declaring every November 8 as a special non-working holiday across the province.
The resolution, principally authored by Board Member Wilson Uy, was approved by the board during their regular session held on August 19. The resolution is urging President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino to declare November 8 of every year as a special non-working holiday in Leyte. It was during this date that Leyte and some parts of Eastern Visayas was pummeled by supertyphoon Yolanda that resulted to the deaths of more than 6,000 people and damaged to properties and economy of more than P50 billion.

According to Uy, it is but proper to observe the unforgettable disaster by the people of Leyte considering of its major impact. And declaring that date will give the people more time to commemorate the disaster that caused the deaths of their loved ones, thousands remain missing even at this time, more than nine months after Yolanda unleashed her fury.

“The day will be a big event in every municipality in Leyte and hopefully with the declaration all activities will be unified and every Leyteno will have the chance to commemorate it the way they like it” said Uy, who is the president of the provincial councilor’s league. Though the occasion is a major tragedy, it is the prerogative of the people or the affected local government unit to commemorate the tragedy. In Palo, where Uy serves as a town councilor, they plan to the put up a memorial park to honor and remember those who perished during the onslaught of Yolanda, Uy said. (LIZBETH ANN A.ABELLA)

Grafil elected as new Leyeco II board member

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Leyeco II newly-elected board of director Dalmacio C. Grafil takes his oath before Prosecutor Higinio Yazar

TACLOBAN CITY- Dalmacio Grafil was elected as a member of the board of the Leyte II Electric Cooperative (Leyeco II), representing the power facility’s coverage area of district IV.
Grafil was elected during the board elections on August 17 held at the Hermann-Gmeiner Elementary School in Tigbao Diit. He took his oath of office before Prosecutor Higinio Yazar.

It was learned from Leyeco II general manager Rosario Avestruz that Grafil, publisher of Leyte Samar Daily Express, replaced Engineer Reynaldo Galapon who just concluded his nine-year stint as member of board of directors of the Leyeco II.

Districts II and V remain vacant with only board of directors Roland Hidalgo of district III and Gregorio Dolina of district I as incumbent directors. The Leyeco II has five board of directors elected at large by the member-consumers and one appointed by the NEA. Feliciano Elizon and Allan Surpia have also served out their terms. Before typhoon Yolanda struck Tacloban, Leyeco II was instructed by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to conduct elections to fill the vacant positions for board of directors.

The management set the elections last July but those who filed their certificates of candidates were disqualified due to their failure to meet the requirements. During the August 17 for the board of director elections for district IV, Grafil run unopposed. Avestruz that the qualifications of being a member of the Leyeco board include good standing which means that after filing of the certificate of candidacy, candidates’ record must show that for the last five years he or she must not have any delinquency in paying. (LIZBETH ANN A.ABELLA)

ILO provides livelihoods to four Leyte towns

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TACLOBAN CITY- The International Labour Organization (ILO) is stepping up its efforts to provide sustainable livelihoods to affected workers, including coconut farm workers here in Leyte.

The ILO has signed a memorandum of understanding with the provincial government of Leyte and Leyte Union of Producers of Agri-Products (LUPA) to kick start a project worth P 7.37 million that will provide sustainable livelihoods to 700 workers through contour farming. The project will be implemented in the municipalities of Palo, Sta. Fe, Burauen and Leyte-Leyte. The ILO, with funding from the government of Japan, will support the workers in contour farming as an alternative livelihood opportunity, using the sloping agriculture land technology (SALT) in Leyte, one of the areas hardly-hit by supertyphoon Yolanda.

At the beginning of the year, workers under the emergency employment program already cleared areas with destroyed coconut trees. The lands have been cleared but have not been utilized by the landlords as they could not afford to invest in coconut or other plantations right after the typhoon leaving coconut farmers with no source of income. Since most are not skilled, they find it difficult to get viable jobs.

LUPA has also signed the land lease agreements with the landlords to make available of their lands to the coco-workers for cultivation for at least ten years. The beneficiaries of the project will plant high value short-term crops, which could answer the abrupt need of source of income considering the high demands of these products in the local markets.

To help beneficiaries become more resilient to natural calamities, the workers will be provided with integrated farming-cum-entrepreneurship development skills training and link them as producers, consumers and traders to help ensure high returns. The ILO has assisted 3,791 workers in Leyte during the emergency employment phase of its response and is geared towards providing sustainable livelihoods to typhoon-affected workers while giving them access to social protection. (JAZMIN BONIFACIO)

Leyte now ready for Pope Francis visit next year, Vice Gov. Loreto

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TACLOBAN CITY- Leyte Vice Governor Carlo Loreto said that everything is now set for the forthcoming visit of Pope Francis early next year.

In an interview, Loreto said that the provincial government is closely coordinating with archdiocese of Palo on the papal visit, the first ever for Eastern Visayas still reeling from the aftermath of supertyphoon Yolanda. “We are doing everything that we can do to help in terms of transportation, security, among others,” the vice governor said. According to him, they also helped in fixing the water system in the Palo Cathedral, which is expected to be visited by the Holy Father during his visit. The provincial government has extended assistance to the archdiocese like providing equipment and personnel for the repair of the cathedral which sustained major damages during the onslaught of Yolanda more than nine months ago.

Pope Francis is to visit the country on January 15 to 19,2015 and will arrive in Leyte to hold Mass at the paved area near the Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport in Tacloban, the ground zero of the world’s strongest typhoon to make landfall. Church officials have indicated that millions of faithful coming from other parts of the country and of the world are expected to hear Francis say the Mass. Earlier, the City Tourism Office of Tacloban has reported that hotels in the city are now fully booked due to the papal visit. Meantime, Loreto did not oppose to an earlier report that the Pope would rather have typhoon survivors be close with him instead of politicians. “That’s good but I think it’s not right not to allow us to attend the Mass because it’s also our right as catholic-politicians,” he said, adding that even non-Catholics would surely attend the gathering. Pope Francis would be the third pope to visit Philippines after Pope Paul VI (1970) and Pope John Paul II (1981 and 1995), who is now a saint. (JOHANNES PAULUS CASIS, LNU Intern)

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