Ormoc
Ormoc is a city in the Philippines. It is in the Eastern Visayas region in the province of Leyte. It is the second largest city in the province. In 2010, 190,000 people lived in Ormoc.
In 1991, Ormoc was hit by Tropical Storm Thelma. On 8 November 2013, the city was affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).
Ormoc is one of a few cities in the Philippines where people use e-tricycles.
The city and nearby areas are sometimes attacked by the New People's Army (NPA).
The city got its name from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland.
References
- ↑ ":- DILG : LGUs >> Cities -:". Archived from the original on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ↑ "NSCB - Active Stats - PSGC Interactive - Province: LEYTE". Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ↑ "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ Mullany, Gerry (14 November 2013). "Overshadowed by Tacloban, Other Devastated Philippine Cities Fear Aid Will Not Come". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Philippines Top Stories: Politics, Environment, Education, Trending - Inquirer.net". newsinfo.inquirer.net.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ taiwanese-group-gives-p17m-typhoon-victims-ormoc-316377 (2 December 2013). "Taiwanese group gives P17M to typhoon victims in Ormoc". Sunstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "BusinessMirror - Ormoc City to get 20 e-tricycles from Sagip Kapamilya foundation". BusinessMirror.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Star, By Jaime Laude, The Philippine. "NPA rebels ambush soldiers in Ormoc City". ABS-CBN News.
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