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70 pct of Yolanda housing units in Tacloban 'substandard' - mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 03:23 PM

About 70 percent of houses built for victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban City are substandard, the local chief executive said Wednesday. Read more »

Some Yolanda-hit areas suspend classes, work on Nov. 8

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 11:47 AM

Some towns and cities and Leyte and Samar, including Tacloban, have declared a suspension of classes and work on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to commemorate the anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda. Read more »

Walang Pasok: Oktubre 6, 2022 dahil sa World Teachers' Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 06:24 PM

Walang pasok sa lahat ng antas sa Tacloban City sa Huwebes kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng World Teachers' Day. Read more »

#WalangPasok: Disyembre 9, Huwebes dahil sa shear line

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 04:57 PM

Sinuspinde ang pasok sa mga paaralan at opisina ng gobyerno sa Tacloban City ngayong araw dahil sa patuloy na nararanasang mga pag-ulan. Read more »

'No closure, challenges remain for some survivors 8 yrs since Yolanda'

Ronron Calunsod and Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 03:16 AM

Some families of those who died during the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda eight years ago have yet to find closure. Read more »

8 years after Yolanda, Tacloban has 'moved on,' says mayor

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 02:32 PM

Tacloban, which bore the brunt of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) eight years ago on Monday, has moved on but will not forget those who died during the disaster, its mayor said on Sunday. Read more »

Duterte names mayors who jumped COVID-19 vaccination line

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 10:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday named the local government officials who reportedly got inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine despite not being part of the government's priority list.   Read more »

5 mayors asked to explain COVID-19 vaccination despite not being prioritized

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 04:27 PM

The Department of the Interior and Local Government has asked five mayors to explain their COVID-19 vaccination at a time when the country prioritizes only health workers.   Read more »

'Mayor, sabay na lang ako sa'yo': Tacloban mayor explains move to get Sinovac jab

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 04:06 PM

Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez defended Wednesday his decision to get inoculated against COVID-19 despite not being on the government priority list, saying he wanted to show health workers that the vaccine was safe.  Read more »

Tacloban mayor gets COVID-19 jab despite not being on priority list

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 11:23 PM

A Philippine provincial mayor triggered a controversy after admitting he recently joined health workers in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine shot.  Read more »

Tacloban mayor gets COVID-19 jab; Palace says DILG to investigate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 10:22 PM

MANILA - The mayor of Tacloban City is the first local chief executive to receive a dose of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, government media said Tuesday, despite a policy that the limited jabs should be reserved for health workers.  Read more »