TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte It was like a victory party a full month before the actual elections. The UniTeam ticket attracted another mammoth crowd, this time at the jampacked Leyte Grandstand here on Saturday, April 9. According to Captain Marjorie Manota, public information officer of the Tacloban City
NEW ROAD. An aerial view of Tacloban Bypass Road. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has fully completed the PHP2.12 billion Tacloban City Bypass Road after seven years of construction.(Photo courtesy of DPWH Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways has fully completed the PHP2.12-billion Tacloban City Bypass Road after seven years of construction. President Rodrigo Duterte and DPWH Acting Secretary Roger Mercado led late Thursday the unveiling of the project marker to formally inaugurate the 6.405-kilometer bypass road. In a statement, Mercado lauded the DPWH regional office here for implementing this road project, overcoming obstacles. "We are proud of the successful implementation of the Tacloban City Bypass Road, a significant project added to the Duterte Legacy," Mercado said. The project involved the opening of the road, including four-lane and six-lane roadway, construction of drainage, and slope protection structures. The 6
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Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, December 18) Biliran Governor Rogelio Espina on Friday said he tested positive for COVID-19 after exposure to two infected staff members.
The governor and his wife, Dr. Cecil Espina, went through RT-PCR testing on Wednesday after two employees working in his office were diagnosed with the coronavirus disease. The test done on me and Dra. Cecil last Wednesday revealed positive results today, Espina said in a Facebook post, adding they are both asymptomatic and have been under quarantine.
The infected employees also do not exhibit any symptoms while under isolation, Espina added.
Contact tracing is underway to identify those who had close contact with them.