PhilHealth, Butuan LGU establish City Forest Park
thru tree growing activity
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) – The Philippine Health
(PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation, together with the city government here and
Barangay Bancasi are embarking on growing and establishing the Butuan City
Forest Park thru a tree growing activity in Barangay Bancasi at 5:30 a.m.,
February 28, 2014.
“The said activity is in support of the Vision
2020, which will imbibe in people the awareness and involvement in activities
to temper the effects of Climate Change, hence, moving people to do their share
in ensuring 'intergenerational responsibility,' which is that responsibility to
hold in trust the natural resource and treasures of the earth for the benefit,
enjoyment and use, not only of the present generation but of the generations of
mankind yet to come,” disclosed Johnny Sychua, regional vice president of
PhilHealth Caraga regional office.
Sychua added that it is the intergenerational
responsibility of this generation to sustain such resource so as also to
sustain the generations to follow.
It was also learned that the activity also
coincides with the celebration of PhilHealth’s 20th Anniversary this month of
February.
The National Health Insurance Program was
established to provide health insurance coverage and ensure affordable,
acceptable, available and accessible health care services for all citizens of
the Philippines. It shall serve as the means for the healthy to help pay for
the care of the sick and for those who can afford medical care to subsidize
those who cannot. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
NNC spearheads 1st quarter Regl Nutrition Cluster
Meeting cum Planning Workshop
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) – The National
Nutrition Council Caraga, in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH)
and Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) will be holding the first quarter
Regional Nutrition Cluster Meeting cum Planning Workshop on February 17, 2014
at Hotel Luciana, this city.
DOH-Caraga regional director and OIC-regional
nutrition program coordinator of NNC Minerva Molon recalled how the council
along with DOH and OCD had organized the Regional Nutrition Cluster for
Nutrition in Emergencies as a sub-cluster of Health and Emergency Management
System of DOH.
"There were series of orientation, meetings
and workshops conducted in 2014 to formalize its organization to cater for
nutrition concerns of the vulnerable group particularly pregnant women,
lactating mothers, children, elderly and person with disabilities through the
minimum nutrition service packages during emergencies and disasters in the
region,” bared Molon.
Molon further disclosed that during the series of
activities, the regional nutrition technical working group (RTWG) members and
allied sectors from national line agencies had actively participated and shared
their ideas.
“A draft 'Terms of Reference' of the roles and
functions of member agencies in Nutrition in Emergencies (NIE) was disseminated
among the RTWG for review and updating. Thus, there is a need to convene the
member agencies to finalize the Terms of Reference for the NIE and draft a
Regional Plan on NIE that can be integrated in the Regional Health and Emergency
Management System of DOH Caraga,” Molon added.
NNC is an agency of the Philippine government
under the DOH responsible for creating a conducive policy environment for
national and local nutrition planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation, and surveillance using state-of the art technology and approaches.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DOH Caraga holds 1st CHT summit
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) – With the aim to
acknowledge and recognize the important roles and contributions of the
Community Health Team (CHT) members/partners of Caraga region, the Department
of Health (DOH) holds the 1st CHT Summit in the region on Thursday in this
city.
According to DOH Caraga regional director Dr.
Minerva P. Molon, the CHT partners contributed much to the achievement of the
goals of Kalusugan Pangkalahatan (KP) through their active participation at the
community level.
Dr. Molon also said that their agency acknowledges
the role of CHT members regardles of their health status, especially on the
reduction of Infant Mortality Rate and Maternal Mortality Rate in some areas
these CHTs served.
“CHT members are instrumental individuals who
served the people in their communities, because of their involvement, we have
been achieving our targets and we have been improving not only the quality of
health of individual families, but the quality of life for our constituents as
well,” Dr. Molon added.
Also, during the summit, city councilor Dr.
Virgilio G. Nery, Jr. representing city mayor Dr. Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr.,
extends his appreciation to the CHT members. “You have contributed so much by
giving direct assistance to underserved families in our community,” said
Dr. Nery to around 800 CHT members
present.
Dr. Grace Lim of DOH Caraga, said that there are
11,615 Community Health Team (CHT) members in the region comprise the target of
2014. The 93% or 11,035 of the trained CHTs were deployed throughout the
region, Dr. Lim added.
“These CHTs were able to visit and advocate the
appropriated-health seeking behavior of 100 percent of the 145,077 Conditional
Cash Transfer Households,” Dr. Lim said.
CHTs are tasked to help especially the poorest
families as identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in
the National Household Targeting System, including those covered by the
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
During the summit, the Best of the Best Performing
Barangay CHTs were also recognized. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Butuan SP recognizes DILG Sec intervention during
water crisis
By Malou Pizarro-Apego
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) - A resolution
expressing "warmest appreciation and gratitude of the city government and
people of Butuan" to Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary
Mar Roxas for the help in remedying "the water crisis faced by the
constituents of Butuan City" was approved by the Sangguniang Panglunsod of
Butuan in its regular session on February 10, 2015.
In conjunction with a similar resolution
expressing commendation for privately and publicly associated groups and
individuals who volunteered help during the height of the city's water crisis,
SP resolution 13-201-2015 primarily authored by Councilor Ferdinand E. Nalcot
explained that Secretary Roxas "became aware of the ordeal experienced by
the people of Butuan City and decided to help in his own official capacity by
arranging the offices of the Bureau of Fire Protection - Buenavista and
Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte and the Bureau of Fire Protection of Bayugan
Agusan del Sur, to commission its tankers to help distribute water to the constituents
of Butuan City in the different Barangays where water is barely or not
available at all."
The resolution further stated that for the
"exemplary caliber of his public service by attending to the needs of the
Butuanons, Honorable DILG Secretary Mar Roxas deserves the gratitude and
appreciation of the people of Butuan." (Radyo ng Bayan Butuan/PIA-Agusan
del Norte)
TESDA, Dinagat Islands labor office meet to
finalize MOA
By Ma. Jane A. Mayola
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Feb. 12 (PIA) – The
Provincial Labor and Employment Management Office (PLEMO), Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Dinagat Islands and Ruben E. Ecleo Sr.
Polytechnic College (REESPC) conducted recently a co-management meeting to
finalize the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the operation of the Provincial
Training Center in the province.
Provincial Administrator Millard Tawakal led the
conduct of the said meeting with regards to the co-management scheme of the
administration and operation of the Provincial Training Center identifying the
REESPC campus in Barangay Ruben E. Ecleo Sr., Cagdianao as the province's
official TESDA Provincial Training Center.
The said MOA was being instituted since the
thrusts of the current provincial administration were education and employment
generation through the ECLEO CARES PROGRAM with the aim to address the problem
spawned by poverty.
"Thus, by establishing a Provincial Training
Center, it would be easier to implement programs pertaining to skills
development and training to provide employment opportunities in order to uplift
the social economic and moral well-being of all Dinagatnons," said
Tawakal. (SDR/PIO-Dinagat Islands/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
PSA bares activities for 24th Civil Registration
Month celebration in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 12 (PIA) – The
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Surigao del Sur is set to spearhead
activities highlighting the 24th Civil Registration Month celebration
province-wide this February 2015.
Ruel Dres, PSA interim chief, bared that aside
from the exclusive events being carried out at the local government unit (LGU)
level, their agency also has separate activities lined up for the month-long
event that will be participated in by staff coming from each Local Civil
Registry Office (LCRO).
He particularly underscored four important
undertakings, such as: hanging of streamers/tarpaulin; 2nd Civil Registration
Quiz Show (CRQS); assisting mobile registration; and, school forum on data
dissemination.
The theme for this year’s celebration is “Sama ka
sa CRVS (Civil Registration and Vital Statistics) Groupie," the PSA chief
cited. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
SurSur guv assures DepEd division new leadership
of support
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 12 (PIA) –
Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Pimentel assured the new leadership of the
Department of Education (DepEd) Division Office here of his support.
During the formal turn-over ceremony and welcome
party held on February 11 at the Shacene Grand Ballroom, this city, Governor
Johnny Pimentel said in his message “Ma’am Marilou, whatever the provincial
government has extended support to Ma’am Fe Cabatuan, that is also the support
I will give you in your incumbency.”
The governor was referring to Dr. Marilou Dedumo,
who replaced Dr. Teofila Cabatuan at the helm of the DepEd here as the new
Schools Division Superintendent.
Cabatuan vacated the post on February 6 due to retirement age.
“In whatever problems that you might encounter
especially with the mayors or some political officials in the province of
Surigao del Sur or for that matter, any problem that I might be of help, please
do not hesitate to call me and I will extend my help immediately,” he added.
Earlier, Pimentel pointed out that the occasion
was so important to him, citing cancellation of his appointment in Manila just
to show his support to the DepEd family.
The event was attended by DepEd high-ranking
officials not only province-wide but also with visitors coming from other
divisions, especially from Dinagat Islands where Dedumo also served as the
DepEd chief for almost two years, it was learned. (NGBT/Radyo ng
Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Tagalog News: Gobyerno nagpapatupad na ng mga
hakbang matapos ang ulat ng MERS-CoV impeksyon
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Peb. 12 (PIA) - Inatasan ni
Pangulong Aquino si Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin na gawin ang
kinakailangang hakbang pagkatapos na isang nurse mula sa Saudi Arabia ay naging
positibo sa MERS-CoV at ipinasok sa Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
(RITM) para gamutin, sabi ng Palasyo.
“Ginagawa ang paghahanap para matuntun ang
kasamang pasahero ng pasyente na kasama niya mula Saudi Arabia patungo ng
Maynila noong nakaraang linggo,” sabi ni Communication Secretary Herminio
Coloma, Jr. sa isang panayam noong Miyerkoles.
Ayon sa ulat, sinabi ng Department of Health na
ang isang 32 taong gulang na nurse na kararating lamang mula sa Saudi Arabia ay
pumunta sa RITM para sa isang medical na pagsusuri dahil sa lagnat, pananakit
ng katawan at hirap sa paghinga, simtoma ng isang nagkaroon ng impeksyon sa
MERS-CoV.
Ang mga pagsusuri na ginawa sa laboratoryo ay
nagsasaad ng positibong resulta, at ang pasyente ay kasalukuyang nananatili sa
may negatibong pressure na silid sa RITM.
Ang pasyente ay nasa matatag na kondisyon, pero
isinailalim sa estriktong pagbabantay ng mga tauhan ng hospital, sabi ng
ahensya.
Sinabi rin ng DOH na pinaghahanap nila ang iba
pang pasahero na naglakbay pauwi kasama ang Pilipinang nurse mula sa Saudi Arabia.
Samantala, naniniwala ang mga eksperto na ang
posibilidad sa ibang pasahero ng eroplano na naimpeksyon a mababa.
Ang DOH ay nananawagan ng kooperasyon mula sa
publiko na labanan ang nakakahawang sakit tulad ng MRES-CoV na may banta sa
pampublikong kalusugan.
Ang Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
or MERS-CoV, na nagpapakita ng tulad ng simtomas ng lagnat ay unang umusbong sa
Middle East.
"Handa ang ating gobyernong gamutin ang mga
maysakit pero malaking tulong kung maagang magpapakonsulta ang bawat pasyenteng
may nararamdaman, lalo na kung galing sa Middle East region," sabi ng DOH
said. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
