LANDSLIDE. A view of Kantagnos village in Baybay City after landslides and flooding on Monday (April 11, 2022). At least 21 persons have been killed in Baybay City, Leyte due to landslides induced by heavy downpour dumped by Tropical Depression Agaton. (Photo courtesy of Pobreng Biyahero) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 21 persons have been killed in Baybay City, Leyte due to landslides induced by heavy downpour dumped by Tropical Depression Agaton, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Tuesday. Of the 21 bodies retrieved, 14 were found at the landslide site in Mailhi village, three in Kantagnos village, two in Maypatag village, one in Bunga village, and another one in Kan-ipa village. Only two bodies have been identified so far as responders braved heavy rains and massive flooding to unearth more bodies since Sunday. Most landslide incidents occurred on Sunday when the state weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2 in most parts of Leyte Island. The PNP reported
FLOODING. A flooded street in Baybay City, Leyte in this April 10, 2022 photo.Several local government units in Eastern Visayas have suspended work and classes on Monday as Tropical Depression Agaton dumped heavy rains in the region. (Photo courtesy of Discover Baybay City) TACLOBAN CITY - Several local government units in Eastern Visayas have suspended work and classes on Monday as Tropical Depression Agaton dumped heavy rains in the region. Since Sunday, local authorities have been issuing executive orders as many areas continue to experience heavy rains. Among the local governments that suspended work and classes are Tacloban City, Tabango, Barugo, Palo, Carigara, Kananga, Tanauan, Tolosa, Sta. Fe, Palompon, Pastrana, Burauen, Baybay City, Bato, Tunga, and Ormoc City in Leyte. Similar directives were issued in Maasin City, Libagon, Hinundayan, Padre Burgos, Bontoc, Liloan in Southern Leyte; Taft, Balangiga, Guiuan, Giporlos, Balangkayan, Lawaan, Llorente, Borongan City, Salcedo, and
GIFT-GIVING. Participants of gift-giving activity in San Ricardo, Southern Leyte on Tuesday (March 15, 2022). More than 600 children received gifts from various government agencies and private groups.(Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - More than 600 children in two Southern Leyte towns affected by Typhoon Odette on Tuesday received gifts from various groups led by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). At least 300 children from four villages of San Ricardo town and 360 kids from three villages in Bontoc town were recipients of toys, bags, coloring books, crayons, pencils, notebooks, and food during the caravan. Among the participants of the caravan are members of biker's groups, OCD Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion and personnel, Leyte Vice Governor Carlo Loreto, Hiraya Foundation, Junior Chamber International Tacloban Love, Philippine Army's 546th Engineering Battalion, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Police Highway Patrol Group, De
RECOVERY. Key regional officials of national government agencies turn over fishing boats to locals in Limasawa, Southern Leyte during a visit on Jan. 7, 2022. The town has been assured of help from the central government.(PNA photo by Roel Amazona) TACLOBAN CITY - National government agencies have assured continuous assistance to the island town of Limasawa in Southern Leyte after Typhoon Odette battered several communities. Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) chairman Lord Byron Torrecarion said Monday some of their key members visited the island on January 7 to check the ongoing delivery of assistance to affected families. "We will closely monitor the situation in Limasawa and other affected areas throughout the region. We have composite teams in the area trained to look (into) what is needed and will tell us what to do next, what to plan, and what program or project that we should fund in order to build back better," Torrecarion said in an inte