DOH Caraga enjoins Caraganons to help end TB
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 2 (PIA) -- With
the aim to stop the spread of Tuberculosis or TB, the Department of Health
(DOH) Caraga region enjoins Caraganons to help in finding the missing cases of
TB to prevent its spread.
Arlene Serrano, TB program
coordinator of DOH Caraga said that even knowing the fact that TB medicines are
effective and TB is curable, still an estimated 60 Filipinos die of TB every
day have been recorded. With this, Serrano emphasized the importance of seeking
consultations and have themselves screened if they have a cough that lasts for
more than two weeks and to religiously finish the six-month treatment for TB if
found positive for it.
In 2018, Serrano said that a total
of 252 deaths related to TB were recorded. To avoid deaths, Serrano said that
it takes the participation and to voluntarily submit one’s self to screening
and treatment.
At present, there are 88 DOTS or
Directly Observed Treatment – Short Course facilities and 124 laboratories in
Caraga region where TB patients may seek diagnosis and treatment, Serrano
added.
Also, Romelyn Torralba, the health
information officer of DOH Caraga said that awareness campaign for TB is ongoing
in the region, it focuses on its transmission, signs, symptoms, diagnostic
procedures, treatment and prevention measures.
“Cooperation and working together
in finding the missing cases of TB in the region will help end TB,” Torralba
said. (NCLM/PIA Caraga)
World Surgical Foundation to conduct surgical
outreach program in Surigao Norte
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte,
Sept. 2 (PIA) – A three-day surgical outreach program will be conducted on
Sept. 4-5, 2019 at the Provincial Hospital in Bad-as, Placer town and on
September 6, 2019 at Dapa District Hospital, Siargao Island.
The three-day outreach program is
to be spearheaded by the World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP) in
collaboration with Megawide Foundation/Sunlife Foundation, Presidential
Communications Operations Office, Philippine Information Agency - Caraga and
the local government unit.
The said outreach program at the
Provincial Hospital will target around 200-250 patients with major and minor
surgery cases and 120 minor surgery cases at Dapa District Hospital.
According to WSFP President Dr.
Marcus Lester Suntay, they will bring around 40 to 45 surgeons and medical
specialists and they will be providing all the needed medicines, surgical
supplies, anesthetics for all patients before and after the procedures.
He also said they will bring all
the needed equipment to augment the existing hospital machines.
Dr. Suntay added that the medical
and surgical teams are members of Philippine College of Surgeons, Philippine
Society of Anesthesiologists and Operating Room Nurses of the Philippines.
The list of cases of major and
minor surgery for Pediatric and Adult are: inguinal hernia/hydrocele, umbilical
hernia, undescended testis, imperforate anus, Hirschsprung’s disease, tumors,
abscess formation, fistula in ano, thyroid surgery, breast masses and cancer,
gallstones, hemorrhoids, cleft lip and palate, parotid and ENT, and minor cysts
and lipoma. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
NPA terrorist killed, 1 captured with war
materials in AgSur town
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 2 -- A New
People’s Army (NPA) terrorist was killed and another one was captured while
several war materials were recovered in a series of encounters between troops
of 23rd Infantry Battalion and Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s
Army (CPP-NPA) terrorists on August 29, 2019, in Barangay Segunda, Esperanza,
Agusan del Sur.
A platoon of 23IB encountered more
or less five communist NPA terrorists (CNTs) believed to be members of weakened
Guerilla Front 88 of the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) in
the mountainous area of said barangay after civilian residents reported the
presence of fully armed men conducting teach-in and indoctrination.
According to Lt. Col. Francisco
Molina Jr., 23IB commanding officer, “the CNTs did not expect that the
residents in the area will disclose their whereabouts. After a five minute
firefight, the troops found the body of the dead NPA and subsequently captured
another one after troops surrounded the area.” He added that the troops
recovered one .22 caliber rifle; one anti-personnel mine; and 20 meters
electrical wire at the encounter site.
“Around 5:10 in the afternoon of
same day, a pursuit operation was conducted in Brgy. Segunda, which resulted to
a 25-minute firefight between troops of 23IB and more or less ten CNTs believed
to be members of the same group encountered by said unit earlier that day.
Reports revealed that there was no casualty on the side of the government while
it was undetermined from the terrorist’s side. Moreover, one AK-47 rifle,
one caliber 22 rifle and several war materials such as 18 magazines for AK-47
rifle; 2,000 rounds of Ctg 7.62mm ammunition for AK-47 rifle; 500 rounds Ctg.
5.56mm ammunition for M16 rifle; three bandoleers; 19 ponchos, two cellphones
with SIM cards; one medicine kit; one kilo ammonium nitrate; and various
subversive documents with high intelligence value were recovered after troops
cleared and searched the area,” Molina said.
In his statement, Col. Maurito
Licudine, commander of 402nd Infantry Brigade said, “We have been monitoring
the movement of said group in the area. We laud the courage of the residents of
Brgy. Segunda that despite the threat, they still provided information on the
presence of the CNTs. We shall not stop going offer the CNTs because they only
bring hardship and misery to the people. They destroy families and hamper peace
and development.”
Licudine reiterates his call to
the remaining CNTs to surrender and live peacefully with their families.
"There are many ways in solving our differences and armed revolution is
certainly not one of them. With the support of the civilians on our side, we
shall relentlessly pursue you. You either surrender or be killed,” Licudine
added.
The cadaver of the dead NPA was
appropriately turned over to the local government unit of Esperanza while the
captured NPA was remanded to the Municipal Police Station of Esperanza for
proper disposition. Upon confirmation of their identities, respective families
will be notified.
Since July of this quarter, the
402nd Brigade intensified the campaign against the CNTs resulted to the
surrender of 455 CNTs and members of underground movement organizations (UGMOs)
and 18 encounters which resulted to the recovery of eight firearms and killing
of several CNTs to include two recovered dead NPA in the encounter site. (402nd
Brigade, PA/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
WCO kicks-off in Caraga
By Robert E.
Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 2 – The World
CafΓ© of Opportunities (WCO) simultaneously opened on Aug. 25, 2019 in different
provinces of Caraga Region.
For the province of Agusan del
Norte and this city, the activity was conducted at the Covered Court of the
Provincial Capitol here.
Speaking before the crowd,
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Caraga Regional
Director Ashary A. Banto underscored the importance of Technical Vocational
(Tech-Voc) in nation-building.
“We are doing our best so that
TESDA will become a major player in our educational system despite the fact
that TESDA is the youngest among the tri-focalized education agency of the
country,” he said.
Dir. Banto likewise said that the
conduct of the activity is an avenue to push the agency’s mandate towards the
paradigm shift of the country “because skills training should not be
disregarded and should not be underestimated,” Dir. Banto said.
The TESDA chief of Caraga also
pointed out that our ASEAN neighboring countries have institutionalized
Tech-Voc to produce skilled workers.
Republic Act No. 10970 provides
that the 25th day of August in every year is hereby declared as National
Tech-Voc Day wherein TESDA being one of the Lead Agencies shall prepare and
implement an annual program of activities and advocacy campaign.
To make the activity more
inclusive, TESDA Memorandum No, 14, series of 2018 was issued to conduct a
two-day National TVET Enrollment Day, Jobs Fair and other matters every August
25. (TESDA Caraga/PIA Caraga)
Tourism chief in Caraga supports WCO 2019
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 2 -- Department
of Tourism (DOT)-Caraga Regional Director Maria Anna T. Nuguid expressed an
all-out support during the conduct of the 2019 World CafΓ© of Opportunities
(WCO) in celebration of the National Tech-Voc Day 2019 held recently here.
Nuguid said the DOT is excited to
help and support as part of the WCO being the partner of TESDA in developing
the human resources in the tourism industry.
“We want you to feel the DOT’s
presence in promoting the essential tourism efforts of the country,” Nuguid
said.
The official likewise lauded the
officials, personnel and stakeholders of TESDA-Caraga for the successful
conduct of the activity.
The WCO program operationalizes
the four delivery platforms of the Job Linkaging and Networking (JOLINS)
namely: Blue Desk Platform, Information Education Communication Platform
(IECP), Networking and Linkaging Platform (NLP), and Guidance and Training for
Employment (GTEP).
For Agusan del Norte and Butuan
City, the WCO prioritizes sectors in the Construction and Tourism. The activity
was conducted at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court, this city.
One of the objectives of the WCO
is to facilitate the provision of employment and training including upgrading
to the TVET graduates/alumni.
It also increases awareness of the
employment and scholarships of the training programs of the private and
government line agencies available for the job seekers. (TESDA Caraga/PIA Caraga)
Dinagat Islands guv signs order for intervention
on dengue epidemic
By Susil D. Ragas
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Sept. 2
(PIA) -- Dinagat Islands governor Arlene "Kaka" Bag-ao just recently
signed Executive Order No. 08-001, an order establishing interventions and
directing the participation of all local government units and agencies, offices
of the provincial government and the general public to address the dengue
epidemic in the province of Dinagat Islands.
Bag-ao issued the said executive
order in relation to the recent declaration of Health Secretary Francisco T.
Duque III of the National Dengue Epidemic due to the alarming and continuous
increase in dengue cases throughout the country, and to protect the welfare and
ensure the safety of the public.
Under the said executive order,
all seven municipal government units of the province are directed to conduct
“Deng-get Out” activities or programs to complement the existing initiatives of
the national and provincial governments, including the formulation of a dengue
epidemic action plan; mobilization of Rural Health Units (RHUs) for the conduct
of free dengue testing; massive information dissemination on the declaration of
a National Dengue Epidemic and its implications to its constituents; and
release of daily media advisories on dengue prevention and reports on the
status of dengue cases under the concerned municipality, disseminated through
TV, radio, and online media.
The executive order also enjoined
the general public to participate in the campaign against dengue through the
practice of regular check-up or visit their nearest rural health unit (RHU) in
their area; to clean-up the surroundings; and to take extra care by applying
mosquito repellent as an added measure to prevent mosquito bites. (Dinagat
Islands-PIO/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
Probinsya mipahigayon og panagtigum
sa sektor sa pangisda
By Susil D. Ragas
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands,
Setyembre 2 (PIA) - Nagmalampusong gipahigayon ang panagtigum sa buhatan sa
Provincial Agriculturist ang Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Council and
Fisheries Stakeholders niadtong Agosto 27, 2019 didto sa Provincial Governor’s
Office, ning lungsod.
Ang pagnagtigum gipangulohan ni
Gobernador Arlene Bag-ao tungod sa iyang tumong og tinguha nga mahatahagan og
importansya ang partisipasyon sa nagkadaiyang sektor ilalom sa iyang pagdumala.
Atol sa maong panagtigum nagkahiusa
ang matag ahensya nga mamugna ang Integrated Fisheries and Aquatic Resource
Management Council (IFARMC) aron undangon na ang dugay na nga problema sa
illegal nga pagpangisda.
Pinaagi sa IFARMC matabangan ang
tanang mangingida nga mapaundang ang kinsa mang makalapas sa balaod nga giumol
sa matag lungsod ug mapadali na usab ang pagdakop niini tungod sa mas
gipakusgan nga Bantay Dinagat Islands Task Force (BDITF).
Sa laing bahin, adunay gihimong
ordinansa si District 2 Board Member Noli Abis alang sa paghatag ug angay nga
silot ngadto sa mga mangingisdang nagbuhat og di angay nga pamaagi sa
pagpangisda. Kini magsilbing giya sa paghimo usab og ordinansa sa matag lungsod
sa parehong tinguha.
Kung mahinumduman, kaniadtong
Agosto 24, 2019, nakigkita ang Gobernador Bag-ao sa mga lungsuranon, ahensya sa
pagpatuman sa balaod, mga opisyal sa lokal nga gobyerno, ug mga opisina sa
probinsya alang sa pasiunang hisgutan ang mga lakang batok sa iligal nga
pagpangisda nga naka apekto sa kinatibuk-ang panginabuhi sa mga mangingisda.
(Dinagat Islands-Provincial Information Office/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
