Ormoc

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Ormoc is a city in the Philippines.[1] It is in the Eastern Visayas region in the province of Leyte.[2] It is the second largest city in the province. In 2010, 190,000 people lived in Ormoc.[3]

In 1991, Ormoc was hit by Tropical Storm Thelma. On 8 November 2013, the city was affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).[4][5][6][7]

Ormoc is one of a few cities in the Philippines where people use e-tricycles.[8]

The city and nearby areas are sometimes attacked by the New People's Army (NPA).[9]

The city got its name from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland.

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  4. Mullany, Gerry (14 November 2013). "Overshadowed by Tacloban, Other Devastated Philippine Cities Fear Aid Will Not Come" – via NYTimes.com.
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  7. 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)
  8. "BusinessMirror - Ormoc City to get 20 e-tricycles from Sagip Kapamilya foundation". BusinessMirror.[permanent dead link]
  9. Star, By Jaime Laude, The Philippine. "NPA rebels ambush soldiers in Ormoc City". ABS-CBN News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)