NPA forces in Samar and Leyte, furthermore, are covered by an order issued by the Eastern Visayas Regional Committee of the CPP that extends the ceasefire to mid-January in view of the extent of the devastation and the scale of effort that must be exerted by the masses and their army to rise up from the ravages of the storm.
Dagdag pa, ang pwersa ng BHB sa Samar at Leyte, ay saklaw ng kautusang inilabas ng Rehiyunal na Komite ng PKP-Eastern Visayas na nagpapalawig ng tigil-putukan hanggang kalagitnaan ng Enero dahil sa lawak ng pagkasalanta at laki ng gawaing dapat pang gawin ng masa at ng kanilang hukbo upang makabangon mula sa pinsalang dulot ng bagyo.