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Article: Samar, Leyte roads now opened to traffic a[euro]" ...
Manila Bulletin;  January 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ...TACLOBAN CITY a" The two major highways in Leyte and Samar that were heavily damaged by landslides last week have been opened to traffic but only for light vehicles, the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Eastern Visayas announced. Because of the landslides

Article: Landslides hit Samar, Leyte highways.(Provincial ...
Manila Bulletin;  December 28, 2005 ;     697 words ...Byline: NESTOR L. ABREMATEA TACLOBAN CITY a" Two major highways in Leyte and Samar have been closed to traffic by the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Eastern Visayas because many portions have been heavily damaged by landslides. Engineer Jaime A. Pacanan,

Article: DPWH rehabilitates E. Samar, Leyte towns hit by ...
Manila Bulletin;  February 23, 2004 ;     451 words ...Byline: BENG ANSULA EASTERN, Samar The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allotted R97 million for Samar and Leyte to rebuild and rehabilitate infrastructures damaged by a strong earthquake and massive flood that hit the island two months ago, it was learned over the weekend. Acting

Article: Graduates urged to pull Samar, Leyte out of ...
Manila Bulletin;  April 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ...CATARMAN, Northern Samar Retired Lt. Gen. Salvador M. Mison has challenged graduating students of the University of Eastern Philippines here to serve as catalysts for progress and meaningful reform and use their education to pull Samar and Leyte out of poverty. In a speech during the schools

Article: Landslides, floods kill nine in Samar & Leyte.(Main ...
Manila Bulletin;  January 5, 2007 ;     554 words ...Byline: ARIS R. ILAGAN At least nine persons were killed while another person was reported missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains and floodings hit several remote barangays in Northern Samar, Southern Leyte and Leyte provinces the other night. Reports reaching the National Disaster

Article: Gordon leads relief work in Samar, ...
Manila Bulletin;  February 21, 2008 ;     589 words ...EASTERN SAMAR - Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) Chairman, Sen. Richard Gordon, said he received reports from the PNRC Eastern Samar Chapter that 27, 414 families are affected by the continuous downpour of heavy rains. Gordon said that 279 out of 597 barangays within 23 municipalities in the

Article: Officials report heavy flooding in Samar, ...
Manila Bulletin;  February 20, 2008 ;     612 words ...CATBALOGAN CITY -- Continuous heavy rains have spawned floods in several areas in Samar, according to reports from the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). In Catbalogan City, the government offices building which is situated near a creek have been flooded during the weekend. The government offices