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Ormoc passes road safety code, 2nd in the Philippines

on September 20, 2020

ORMOC CITY – Ormoc City has recently passed its Road Safety Code, making it the 2nd city in the country to have such, next to Quezon City.

Ormoc Mayor Richard I. Gomez lauded the 15th Sangguniang Panlungsod for finally passing the ordinance. He said its passage is timely as the City had just finished implementing its city-wide traffic scheme, putting order in the city streets in what was previously thought undoable.

“The Road Safety Code is aimed at saving lives, both the motorists and pedestrians,” he said. “One life lost in an accident is one life too many,” said the mayor who is known for implementing the Helmet Law strictly even in far-flung barangays. read more

Ormoc back to MGCQ

on September 13, 2020

ORMOC CITY – A day after he placed Ormoc City on General Community Quarantine (GCQ) under EO 89 starting September 1, 2020, Mayor Richard I. Gomez again issued another Executive Order 89-A easing it and abided with the national declaration of a Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) all over the country with the exception of a few cities and municipalities.

However, the mayor retained the “modified” liquor ban, prohibiting the consumption of alcohol in restaurants, carenderias, and sari-sari stores. The selling and buying of alcohol are allowed but consumption should only be done in homes. read more

‘85% of COVID-19 cases in Eastern Visayas are locally acquired’ – DOH

on September 6, 2020

TACLOBAN CITY – Unlike before when coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mostly infects locally stranded individuals (LSIs), the Department of Health (DOH-8) has bared that 602 or at least 85% of cases in Eastern Visayas are locally acquired from August 19 to 25.

Dr. Minerva Molon, DOH-8 regional director, said Catbalogan City in Samar has the highest recorded cases with 210, followed by Tacloban City with 119 cases, Villareal, Samar with 71, Palo and Tanauan, Leyte with 21 and 13 cases, respectively. read more