TACLOBAN CITY July 13 PIA While Eastern Visayas records 30 percent or 53000 stunted children aged 059 months old the National Nutrition Council or NNC regional office 8 has committed to address the health issue encouraging local government units to make concrete and budgeted activities in response to the said problem

TACLOBAN CITY July 11 PIA Authorized Person Outside of Residence APOR on official business who will travel from one place to another within Eastern Visayas shall be exempted from mandatory 14day quarantine by receiving LGUs so that services will not be hampered

TACLOBAN CITY July 8 PIA Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla assured Leyteños that there are enough isolation centers in the different municipalities of the Leyte province that are ready for use should there be confirmed or suspected COVID19 cases

TACLOBAN CITY Leyte June 27 PIA Secretary Eduardo Año of the Department of the Interior and Local Government DILG has approved to temporarily suspend the return of Locally Stranded Individuals LSIs to Region 8 in response to a joint resolution submitted by the Regional InterAgency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease RIATFMEID and the Regional Task Force for COVID19

TACLOBAN CITY June 25 PIA Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez informed Taclobanons that there is no need to panic amid the increasing number of COVID19 in the city but cooperate instead and strictly observe the health protocols prescribed by the Department of Health to avoid the spread of the disease