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Ormoc
The City of Ormoc is a 1st class city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. The city's name is derived from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland or depressed plain. It is the first non-provincial city of the Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 154,297 people in 31,542 households. Ormoc is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western Leyte.
Ormoc City is an independent component city, not subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Leyte. However, the city is part of the congressional district IV of Leyte together with Albuera, Kananga, Merida, and Isabel towns.
In November 1991, the Ormoc region was inundated by Tropical Storm Thelma (local name: Uring). Flash floods and landslides killed an estimated 6,000 people, mostly in Ormoc itself. (...) more....
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qaddal
@chakirstin_pe i think pepeng is in catanduanes right now. we're glad that fucking typhoon didn't hit in Leyte particularly in Ormoc.
2009-10-02
zellegatoc
RT @ManuelViloria: RT @juliusbabao: Check out the parallelism bet. Ormoc and Ondoy Tragedy - http://bit.ly/l8R0m
2009-09-29
mistygirlph
RT @ManuelViloria: RT @juliusbabao: Check out the parallelism bet. Ormoc and Ondoy Tragedy - http://bit.ly/l8R0m
2009-09-29
ManuelViloria
RT @juliusbabao: Check out the parallelism bet. Ormoc and Ondoy Tragedy - http://bit.ly/l8R0m
2009-09-29
monica899
Chilling, a must read... RT @juliusbabao Check out the parallelism bet. Ormoc and Ondoy Tragedy http://www.pcij.org/stories/1992/ormoc.html
2009-09-29
dakilangkulot
RT @juliusbabao: Check out the parallelism bet. Ormoc and Ondoy Tragedy http://www.pcij.org/stories/1992/ormoc.html
2009-09-29
themindminer
A group of concerned citizens have assembled to make way for change & hope in Ormoc City. They are tired & are doing something about it!
2009-09-29
tianabella
RT @juliusbabao: Water from these mountains have nowhere to go to but on land. Think Ormoc tragedy.
2009-09-28
themindminer
what's happening in Manila reminds me of what happened in Ormoc, November 5, 1991. i do hope in actuality, Ondoy is not as bad as Uring. #fb
2009-09-26
bigletterG
my friends are super wasted now. mao muu! you're in ormoc man guud. uli najud ko. hapit nah. :)
2009-09-24
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