ORMOC CITY – “We shall continue our mission to keep Ormoc safe and clean for our future generations,” said Ingrid G. Macabare, this city’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) section head under the Environment and Natural Resources Department (ENRD) following receipt of the plaque of recognition from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Regional Office VIII recognizing the city’s “Innovation on Landmark Legislations of City Ordinances on Solid Waste Management and Its Faithful Enforcement” on July 20, 2021 at The Oriental Leyte in Palo, Leyte.
ORMOC CITY – On July 16, Friday, SM Center Ormoc became the first establishment in this city to become “Safety Seal Certified” following a successful July 8, 2021 inspection by LGU-Ormoc together with designated offices authorized to conduct and issue the much sought-after Safety Seal Certification of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
According to DILG’s website, the Safety Seal Certification is a “voluntary certification scheme that affirms that an establishment is compliant with the minimum public health standards set by the government and uses or integrates its contact tracing with staysafe.ph.”
ORMOC CITY – As of July 9, the vaccination report of the City Health Department (CHD) under Dr. Edmund Kierulf shows that a total of 22,027 individuals have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 5,860 are fully vaccinated.
Accordingly, 9,913 from Priority A1, who are healthcare workers/immediate family members/Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), 10,092 senior citizens who are Priority A2, and 2,022 from Priority A3 or those with Co-Morbidities have received their first jabs.
The fully vaccinated group, meanwhile, are composed of 2,826 health care workers/immediate family members/Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), 2,981 senior citizens, and 53 individuals with Co-Morbidities.