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MORE THAN 2,000 TEACHERS IN ORMOC CITY, RECEIVED THEIR QUARTERLY ALLOWANCE

More than 2,000 public school teachers and teaching related personnel (school heads, supervisors and division superintendents) in Ormoc City have also received their P1,500 quarterly allowance.

The presentation was held at the Ormoc City Superdome, April 15, 2021.

Mayor Richard Gomez himself provided the allowance along with Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr. and councilors.

Source: JKDP

LOOK: PH Coast Guard shares photos of its maritime patrol on Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West PH Sea last April 13. Chinese ships were still there. | via INQUIRER.net

President Rodrigo Duterte should speak up against Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea because Beijing will not listen to his underlings, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said.

'Hish in the Summer' 😍🍃🌊
Dawahon Island - Tabango, Leyte

📸: Jimi Elorde

CLOUD CROWN😍👑👑
LOOK: An amazing photo was taken this afternoon over the Cumulunimbus Clouds in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro.

This occurs due to the refraction of sunlight into the water and ice into the fog.

Source: YOUTH MINDORO

The EU Commission has decided not to renew COVID-19 vaccine contracts next year with companies such as Astrazeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Italian daily La Stampa reported on Wednesday citing a source from the Italian Health Ministry.

ORMOC NO. 1 SAFEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY

A Youtube Channel SHOWS the five safest cities in the Philippines in 2021.

The Youtube Channel is based on records from the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Based on the data, Ormoc City tops the list of safest, followed by Puerto Princesa City, Iloilo City, Makati City and fifth is Davao City.

Top priority of the administration of Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez is peace and order in the city.

A safe place, there is a great chance that you will be inside the big business that will provide employment to the residents.

Mayor Gomez has always promised law enforcement agencies that they are ready to support all programs of peace and order.

Source: JKDP

COVID-19 Tally in PH Cases
As of Wednesday April 14, 2021 | 4PM

New Confirmed: 8,112
New Deaths: 162
New Recoveries: 501
Active Cases: 173,047
Total Confirmed: 892,880

recorded 8,112 new cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday April 14, 2021 | 4PM

'HIKE, AND HAVE SOME FUN IN CABINTAN'🌄

LOOK: Beautiful sunshine at Mount Malingatong, in Brgy. Cabintan, Ormoc City. 😍

📸: Hidden wonders of Cabintan/Facebook

Moderna Inc said on Tuesday that its COVID-19 vaccine still showed strong protection against the illness six months after people received their second shot, with efficacy of more than 90 percent against all cases of COVID-19 and more than 95 percent against severe COVID-19.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered the filing of a diplomatic protest over the swarming of 240 Chinese militia vessels found in various parts of the West Philippine Sea.

UPDATE: It has intensified as a Tropical Storm and given the international name " " to the typhoon that continues to be monitored in the Pacific Ocean which is expected to enter PAR on Friday and will be given the local name by PAGASA. The storm now has wind speeds of up to 75 kph and gusts of up to 110 kph. It was still moving Northwest at a speed of only 10 kph.

Based on weather models, the chance of it landfalling in any part of our country remains LOW, but its circulation is still expected to come slightly closer to the and this coming weekend as a TYPHOON Category.

Stay tuned for other updates to be released in the coming hours and days due to the presence of the approaching bad weather in our country.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is hoping to work hand-in-hand with local government units (LGUs) for the preparation of national athletes ahead of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam later this year. | TieBreaker Times

China told the United States on Tuesday to stop playing with fire over Taiwan and lodged a complaint after Washington issued guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from the island that China claims as its own.

Around 240 Chinese militia vessels — not mere fishing vessels as claimed by Chinese authorities — are still inside the territorial waters of the country, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said.

NEWS UPDATE: The CDC and U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommend a pause for Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine over "six reported US cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot."

LOOK: President Myra M. Lapitan of JOMARA Management, Inc. made a courtesy call earlier for the proposed housing program in Brgy. San Juan here in Ormoc.

JOMARA, a Cebu-based contractor and developer, is planning a housing project with the city government | via Leo Carmelo "Toto" Locsin, Jr.

U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine had good efficacy, but safety concerns needed to be straightened out and it might not be needed for Americans because of supplies of other shots.

Russia on Tuesday warned the United States to ensure its warships stayed well away from Crimea "for their own good", calling their deployment in the Black Sea a provocation designed to test Russian nerves.

Japan will release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station into the sea, the government said, a move opposed by neighbors including China, which called it 'extremely irresponsible'.

Taiwan unveiled a new amphibious warfare ship on Tuesday that can be used to land troops and will bolster supply lines to vulnerable islands offshore China and in the South China Sea.

COVID-19 Tally in PH Cases
As of Tuesday April 13, 2021 | 4PM

New Confirmed: 8,571
New Deaths: 137
New Recoveries: 400
Active Cases: 165,534
Total Confirmed: 884,783

recorded 8,571 new cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday April 13, 2021 | 4PM

The government’s COVID-19 response should be “science-driven” and led by health experts instead of Cabinet members, said Senator Imee Marcos as she reiterated her call to abolish IATF for its failed response on the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Rodrigo Duterte will have talks via telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Malacañang confirmed.

Senator Panfilo Lacson's response to President Rodrigo Duterte's statement during the latter's Talk to the People last night.

As a precautionary measure and as part of the city's comprehensive vaccination plan, the Sangguniang Panlungsod today approved a resolution to grant and authority to Mayor Richard Gomez to enter into an agreement with 3 private hospitals, OSPA-Farmers Medical Center , Clinica Gatchalian and Ormoc Doctors' Hospital, as automatic referral hospitals for isolated cases of adverse effects after immunization.

We are really preparing for the complete vaccination process.

Source: Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo "Toto" Locsin, Jr.

Freddie Aguilar pleads with Pres. Rodrigo Duterte about musicians and talents who have not been given assistance.

This is the comment of the OPM icon while the President's public address appeared on the News5 page last night.

Ka Freddie allegedly did this because many are already asking for his help to convey their request to those concerned.

"They are working their way up but it is not enough for their daily needs. My personal ability is almost complete so that I can help all of them personally, so I am calling on those who are able to help,” said Aguilar .

'A PASSENGER BOAT SANK AT THE PIER OF TACLOBAN CITY,'

A passenger boat sank at the pier of Tacloban City, Tuesday morning, April 13, 2021.

The passengers were rescued but most of their cargo was not recovered.

Source/Photo: Jake Tatoy, Jenny Rose Daga

'It's Confirmed!'

The photos were leaked from a Pentagon investigation of UFOs by the UAP Task Force, which has been gathering evidence for a report for Congress that's due in June, according to Mystery Wire.

The House of Representatives is now finalizing the proposed Bayanihan 3 as it pushes for a special session for the measure’s immediate approval, Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero said.

: The LPA being monitored by the PAGASA east of Mindanao has developed into a tropical depression on Monday evening, April 12.

New Zealand has become the first country to introduce a law that will require banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business, minister for climate change James Shaw said on Tuesday.

'THE ROCK' FOR U.S. PRESIDENT?

This follows an online public opinion poll by a consumer needs company which revealed that 46% of Americans would consider voting for him.

Foreign spying and interference in Canada last year hit levels not seen since the Cold War, in part because of vulnerabilities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the main Canadian spy agency said.

Duterte mocked De Lima in his address last night. Monday, April 12, 2021.

'SINADYA KO 'YON'

President Rody Duterte explained his two-week absence from the public eye on Monday night as he resumes his regular weekly address.