Ormoc (Philippines)

Type: City

Name: Ormoc (Philippines)

Latitude: 11.01

Longitude: 124.610001

population: 92,345

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 reports

Leyte solar project gets green light

?The Department of Energy (DoE) recently issued a certificate confirming the declaration of commerciality to a 30-MW solar project,? Mario C. Marasigan, DoE?s director for Renewable Energy Management Bureau, told reporters yesterday at the department?s ... [Published Business World - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Leyte (Philippines), Renewable Energy Management Ltd, Mario Caldato, Jr., Ormoc (Philippines)

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Lucy Torres spends P.2 M in May elections

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, of the fourth district of Leyte, spent P202,473 to win against Ormoc Mayor Eric Codilla, who spent P561,200 in the last elections, according to the Statement of Election Contributions and Expenses (SECE) ... [Published Philippine Star - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Lucy Torres, Elections, Ormoc (Philippines), Leyte (Philippines)

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Eastern Visayas State University

Ormoc City gears up for Fiesta 2013

CEBU, Philippines - Preparations for the Ormoc City’s annual fiesta celebration on June 29, in honor of Saints Peter and Paul, have started.City Administrator Manuel “Apao” Pascual, whom outgoing Mayor Eric Codilla appointed as this year’s fiesta chairman, ... [Published Philippine Star - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Ormoc (Philippines), Eastern Visayas State University, Lorenzo Ruiz, Religion

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Lost in Leyte postcards from the North

CEBU, Philippines - The wandering feet don’t run out of options. They dig for best-value destinations…always!Two weeks ago, an invitation to be part of a citrus-summer-themed destination wedding whisked me away to Northern Samar with a return trip to ... [Published Philippine Star - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Leyte (Philippines), Ormoc (Philippines), Palo (Philippines), Tacloban (Philippines)

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Ormoc business chamber: City not ready to host big call centers

THE president of the Ormoc Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the city is not yet ready for major call centers.Iñigo Larrazabal said Ormoc doesn’t have enough employable people needed by big-name call centers due to lack of schools that produce gr ... [Published Business Mirror - May 30 2013]

Entities: Ormoc (Philippines), Call Center, Chamber of Commerce, Anilao (Philippines), Biliran (Philippines)

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

National Grid Plc

NGCP: Leyte-Bohol’s backup transmission system 49% done

ORMOC CITY, Philippines – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), operator of the country’s electric transmission backbone, announced to media this week that its P509.36-million backup transmission system, spanning 113.97 kilometers from ... [Published Philippine Star - May 27 2013]

Entities: Ormoc (Philippines), Philippines, National Grid Plc, Geothermal

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

Remembering Clark's Fallen Heroes: Pfc. Paul J. Clauss, 77th Infantry Div., WWII

He was born on Dec. 15. Maybe his army buddies said “Happy Birthday” to him that last morning. He was 31 years old on that final day of his life.His memory and name are at two locations in Clark. Tum off of Valley Road onto Schmidt Lane – actually the ... [Published Clark Garwood Patch - May 27 2013]

Entities: Leyte (Philippines), Ormoc (Philippines), World War II, Guam, Martin Schmitt

First reported May 26 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 2 reports

Ormoc to host biggest solar plant in Asia

Written by Felix N. Codilla IIIORMOC CITY—This city may well become the renewable-energy capital of the world.Aside from its vast geothermal resource, the city will soon host a solar power plant touted to be the biggest of its kind in Asia. This was learned ... [Published Business Mirror - May 26 2013]

Entities: Ormoc (Philippines), Solar Power, Power Plant, Korea Development Bank, Philippines

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 2 reports

Ormoc okays 30-mw solar power plant construction

ORMOC CITY , Philippines $ $ - The City Council this week has issued a resolution approving the construction of a 30-megawatt solar power plant in an upland barangay in this city.The Philippine Solar Farm-Leyte Inc (PSFLI), would soon start constructing ... [Published Philippine Star - May 25 2013]

Entities: Ormoc (Philippines), Power Plant, Solar Power

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Richard Gomez on losing mayoralty race in Ormoc: "Ganun talaga, e, life goes on."

Nabigo sa ikatlong pagkakataon ang aktor na si Richard Gomez sa kanyang hangaraing sumabak sa pulitika nang matalo siya bilang mayor ng Ormoc City noong nakaraang eleksyon.Photo By: Arniel C. SeratoHindi pinalad na manalo ang aktor na si Richard Gomez ... [Published PEP.ph - May 22 2013]

Entities: Richard Gomez, Ormoc (Philippines), Leyte (Philippines), MERALCO Manila Electric Company, Chief of Staff

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

NGCP eyes completion of power upgrade in Leyte Q1 of 2014

TACLOBAN CITY, May 22 (PNA)– The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is eyeing to complete its P509.36 million upgrading project by first quarter of next year that will enhance the reliability of the Visayas grid.NGCP public affairs officer ... [Published Positive News Media - May 22 2013]

Entities: Ormoc (Philippines), Power Grid, Leyte (Philippines), National Grid Plc, Geothermal

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

NGCP sets Leyte facilityâ€™s upgrade

To reinforce the Leyte-Bohol interconnection and minimize power outages in the area, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is pushing forward to the completion next year of a facility upgrade in Leyte.The project, according to the company, ... [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Leyte (Philippines), Ormoc (Philippines), National Grid Plc, Geothermal

Quotes

"Based on the submission of the company to the DOE, by January 2015 the project will be in commercial operations already" he said

DOE gives nod to the Philippines' biggest solar power project [Published Interaksyon - 21 hours ago]

"As we reflect today on the value of our independence, your government remains aware of its responsibility to protect this independence. This is why we have always stood up for our rights as a country with its own sovereignty, as a nation that spilled its blood in the name of freedom, as a Philippines with its own flag, equal to all others" Mr. Aquino told foreign dignitaries, other officials and businessmen in a speech delivered at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila after leading a flag-raising...

Aquino vows defense of sovereignty [Published Business World - Jun 12 2013]

...20, 1944. The designation "D-Day," having been pre-empted by Eisenhower in Normandy four months earlier, that Friday was called "A-Day.” Four hours after the start of the invasion, MacArthur went ashore with the third assault wave and produced one of the most famous quotes in US. military history: “People of Philippines: I have returned.“"

Remembering Clark's Fallen Heroes: Pfc. Paul J. Clauss, 77th Infantry Div., WWII [Published Clark Garwood Patch - May 27 2013]

"Ganun talaga, e, life goes on. You have to start on your own, you have to move on, kailangang mabuhay."

Richard Gomez on losing mayoralty race in Ormoc: "Ganun talaga, e, life goes on." [Published PEP.ph - May 22 2013]

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