SAMAR SORTIE. Former senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. speaking to supporters in Catarman, Northern Samar on Friday (April 8, 2022). His team canceled its rally in Maasin City, Southern Leyte on Saturday (April 9) due to bad weather in Eastern Visayas.(Photo from Bongbong Marcos FB page) TACLOBAN CITY - The team of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. canceled its rally in Maasin City, Southern Leyte on Saturday due to bad weather in Eastern Visayas. In a video message to thousands of supporters waiting at the Maasin City terminal, Marcos apologized to supporters who have been waiting before sunrise. "I'm here in Tacloban and it's raining hard. Our pilot said it is very risky to continue our trip to Southern Leyte. Thank you for your support. We will find way to visit Southern Leyte on some other days," Marcos said. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 has been raised over Eastern Samar and some provinces in Mindanao on Saturday morning after the low-pressure area eas
POPULATION PROTECTION. The vaccination roll-out at the Biliran Provincial Hospital in Naval, Biliran in this Sept. 2, 2021 photo. The local government of Biliran province is eyeing to achieve population protection against Covid-19 before the end of November. (Photo courtesy of Biliran Provincial Hospital) TACLOBAN CITY - The local government of Biliran province is eyeing to achieve population protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) before the end of November. Biliran Governor Rogelio Espina said that based on the information relayed by the provincial health office (PHO), the goal is realistic with the current pace of vaccination and regular shipment of vaccines to the province. "I was informed by our DOH (Department of Health) representative that Biliran province is targeted by DOH as one of the first provinces or areas to be given enough vaccines to achieve herd immunity by November 30," Espina said in a statement on Monday. Biliran province is the smallest am
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Published December 20, 2020, 2:13 PM
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Eastern Visayas, and the city of Tacloban have set aside substantial amounts to purchase coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for their citizens.
Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone told reporters that his province will be allocating P500 million to buy the COVID-19 vaccines.
“We are preparing about P500 million for the vaccines, medicines, and other items to make sure that our people are protected from this virus,” he said.
He added that this would ensure that people in his province, from the urban areas down to the rural or hinterland areas, will have access to the vaccines.