Eastern Visayas
Proper noun
Meaning
Eastern Visayas
an administrative region of the Philippines that consists of three main islands, Samar, Leyte and Biliran. The region has six provinces, one independent city and one highly urbanized city namely, Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc and Tacloban.
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MANILA, (Mabuhay) — Even though there is an increase in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Eastern Visayas, no death was recorded in the region, specifically in the province of Leyte, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday.
The outer rainbands of Rolly will bring light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Bicol region and Eastern Visayas tonight.
Dela Rosa cried during a Senate hearing after suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa's testimony of giving payola to several top police officials in Eastern Visayas.
As of 4 p.m. the reported fatalities were from the regions of Ilocos, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Eastern Visayas and Metro Manila.
He has been charged before the justice department and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) with the killing of human rights leaders, activists and leaders and members of BM in the province of Oriental Mindoro and the Eastern Visayas region.
Salas also explained that the "intensified fascist state terrorism" in Eastern Visayas will worsen with such government policies.