The Department of Health regional office in Palo, Leyte. (PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here has lauded the Leyte provincial government in its effort to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the province. During the inter-agency task force meeting on Friday presided by outgoing Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla, DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Exuperia Sabalberino said they are pleased to work with the province in battling the coronavirus. "We went through a lot and we had ups and downs considering the novelty of the virus. We did not know how to best handle and manage the situation, but Leyte had done a really good job," Sabalberino said during the meeting. Petilla recalled that in the past three years of dealing with the pandemic, the province has not closed its borders. The local government just required mandatory testing for all returning residents and those with symptoms of the virus identifie
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SOON TO RISE. Just like the Housing department, the Department of Social Welfare and Development is also constructing a quarantine facility that may be used as an evacuation center in Libagon, Southern Leyte. The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development shared on Saturday (May 28, 2022) that it has sealed an agreement to construct one evacuation center each in Palo, Hilongos, and San Isidro in Leyte province. (Photo courtesy of MSWDO-Libagon) MANILA - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has finalized separate accords with the local governments of Marinduque and Leyte for the construction of more evacuation centers within the two provinces. One evacuation center will each rise in Mocpog and Torrijos in Marinduque and Palo, Hilongos, and San Isidro, the Leyte towns previously battered by strong typhoons. DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario said on Saturday more evacuation centers will "boost the country's overall disaster preparedness,