MAASIN CITY (Erna S. Gorne, PIA) — Southern Leyte registered the lowest malnutrition rate among provinces in Eastern Visayas according to the top official of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) in the region.Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, Dr. Catalino Dotollo said during the 4th Quarter City Nutrition Council Meeting, that compared to other provinces in the region,…

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MAASIN CITY (Erna S. Gorne, PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH) – Southern Leyte initially launched the Fourmula 1 + Botika ng Bayan in the municipality of Hinundayan, one of Southern Leyte towns in the Pacific area.Hinundayan Municipal Mayor Elisa Dela Cruz in her Facebook post noted that Hinundayan Rural Health Unit is the first…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Gerico Sabalza, PNA) – Eastern Visayas has 45 authorized retailers and four dealers of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices this holiday season, the police regional office here has reported.The Philippine National Police (PNP) through the Regional Civil Security Unit (RSCU) has approved the special permits of 10 retailers in Eastern Samar, nine each in…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Gerico Sabalza, PNA) – The 24 municipal disaster risk reduction and management officers (MDRRMO) in Northern Samar on Friday appealed to the national government to grant hazard pay to disaster responders and volunteers battling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).In an open letter addressed to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairperson and Defense…

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BORONGAN CITY (Reden D. Tangara, PIA) – Some 112 coconut farmers received cash and food assistance from the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) under the Department of Agriculture’s Cash and Food Subsidy for Marginal Farmers and Fishers Program on December 21, at the  Borongan City plaza.Of the subsidy, three thousand pesos will be given as cash…

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CATARMAN, Northern Samar (Ailene N. Diaz, PIA) – Twenty-two (22) Former Rebels (FRs) have availed of the Pangkabuhayan showcase from the Department of Trade and Industry under the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa program.“This is a livelihood and entrepreneurship program of DTI given to entrepreneurs affected by conflicts, calamities and or pandemic,” said DTI provincial…

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PALO, LEYTE — Members of the Harmonized Initiatives of Media for the Spread of Good Nutrition in Region 8 (HIMSoG-8) convened via blended approach to revisit the 2020 Media Plan on 23 December 2020 at Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City and via Google Meet.

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PALO, LEYTE — The Regional Nutrition Cluster (RNCl) 8 convened virtually to revisit the 2020 Nutrition Cluster Plan and map out for the 2021 Nutrition in Emergencies (NiEm) Plan on December 28-29, 2020 via Google Meet.

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The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed December 27 the “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.” A year into the global battle against the coronavirus, the international body hopes the designation will help strengthen global measures against and preparedness for future health crises. As exemplified by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic major infectious diseases and epidemics have devastating impacts on human lives, wreaking…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Gerico Sabalza, PNA) – Some 535,655 children in Eastern Visayas would be covered in the mass vaccination against measles-rubella and polio in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. The month-long supplemental immunization campaign which starts on Feb. 1, 2021 includes children between zero and nine-months and below five years old for measles-rubella…

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