TYPHOON AID. A worker from the Tacloban city government unloads water bottles in San Juan, Southern Leyte for Typhoon Odette victims on Dec. 21, 2021. Cities in Eastern Visayas ravaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda eight years ago rushed to extend assistance to the victims of Typhoon Odette in Southern Leyte and Mindanao.(Photo courtesy of Tacloban city government) TACLOBAN CITY - Cities in Eastern Visayas ravaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda eight years ago have rushed to extend assistance to the victims of Typhoon Odette in Southern Leyte and Mindanao. On Wednesday, Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez delivered relief items to the town of San Juan, Southern Leyte six days after the typhoon. "Aside from the 300 sacks of rice, water, and medicines we also brought the medical service of the city health office through a medical mission for the citizens of San Juan," the mayor said in a statement. Tacloban is considered as ground zero of the killer typhoon in 2013. In Ormoc City, Mayor Richa
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REELECTION. Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, as of Thursday (Oct. 7, 2021) is the only candidate for representative in Leyte's first district. He is running under Lakas- Christian Muslim Democrat party.(File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - House Majority Floor Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Thursday, vying for reelection as Leyte's first district representative. Romualdez was accompanied by his wife, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez; Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez and his wife, Cristina, and supporters when he formalized his reelection bid at the Leyte provincial election office. "We want to make sure that everybody is safe, everybody is healthy, and that we now restore our economy, open it back, revitalize and reinvigorate it," Romualdez told reporters. Earlier, he was considered as a vice-presidential bet by the administration. As of Thursday, Romualdez is the only candidate for representative in Leyte&
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