by magnolia_eic | Jan 27, 2011 | Headlines, Health and Medicine, National News
The Department of Health’s (DOH) National Epidemiology Center is now bracing for the possible outbreak of wet-season diseases during what is supposed to be the country’s summer season.
NEC director Dr. Eric Tayag said dengue fever, diarrhea, leptospirosis, and pulmonary diseases are on their watch list.
Tayag gave general tips on how to avoid wet season diseases like – boiling water before drinking, or using DOH-prescribed disinfectants; to take vitamins C and D; and to make sure there are no places with stagnant water where dengue mosquitoes can breed.
Tayag said that they will begin their anti-dengue campaign earlier than usual this year.
The DOH also advised against wading in floodwaters, which can cause injuries and may carry rat urine that could cause leptospirosis.
Aside from wet-season diseases, the government is also watching for measles.
“To prevent further cases of measles within the first part of the year, the DOH will embark on a nationwide mass vaccination of children up to less than 8 years of age,” Tayag said. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 27, 2011 | Headlines, National News
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 310 out of 627 passed the Physical and Occupational Therapists Licensure Examinations given by the Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy in the cities of Manila and Cebu this January 2011.
The results are already indexed in PRCPassers.com
Top ten passers for Physical Therapist are:
1 ARDIE ANTONIO AGUILAR SAINT JUDE COLLEGE-MANILA 85.25
2 MARIA SUZANNE LESACA DATUIN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 84.45
3 MARK ANGEL BERNARDINO SERRA UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 83.55
4 CHRISTIAN CYRIL MILLANES ARAFOL SAN JUAN DE DIOS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC 82.85
5 MA JOYCE DIANE TAN PECHO OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-VALENZUELA 82.60
6 ALVIN CLYDE BRODITH BERDELAO OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-QC 82.10
7 JUDE RENZ IPANAG CABAYAN SAINT JUDE COLLEGE-MANILA 82.05
8 GOLDAMIER MARIE NERI CATBAGAN LORMA COLLEGE 82.00
9 APRIL RAE OREDINA VILLAVICENCIO VELEZ COLLEGE 81.85
10 CRISTY NI�A DASIGAN ISIDERIO SAINT JUDE COLLEGE-MANILA 81.80
Top 2 passers for Occupational Therapy:
1 DENIS BENJAMIN ERBERT JOSE POLICAR UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 81.40
2 GWENNYTH MAYE MONTECILLO FRANZA VELEZ COLLEGE 80.60
Click here to view the rest of the passers
by magnolia_eic | Jan 27, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
GISUGYOT ni Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Director Andres Bojos nga matan-aw og balik ang Philippine Fisheries Code human sa pipila na ka tuig niining pagkahimong balaod.
Kini aron posibleng mahimoan nag-lakanga ron i-amendar ug mahimo na usab kining motubag sa panginahanglan sa panahon.
Didto sa consultative meeting nga gihimo sa Bohol Tropics, gipalanog ni Bojos ang sugyot human namatikdan sa mga tinugyanan nga may mga butang nga dili na matubag sa karaang balaod.
Ang Philippine Fisheries Code napasa isip balaod niadto pang 1998, samntang may panglantaw nga kinahanglang maamendar ang usa balaod sulod sa tulo ka tuig niining pagka-epektibo.
ANg Philippine Fisheries Code o RA 8550 naglatid sa mga lakang pag-ugmad, pagdumala ug pag-palahutay sa mga kahingu-haan sa kadagatan samtang gihiusa niini ang tanang balaod kabahin sa pag-gamit sa dagat isip tubod sa panginabuhian.
Ang pag-amendar sa mga probisyon sa RA 8550 usab gituohan nga makatabang pagsolbad sa nagsaka nga presyo sa isda dala sa estrikto nga pamalaod sa pangisda. (racPIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 27, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TULO ka opisyal sa Kampo Dagohoy karon ang gi-hugon-hugon nga pilian isip bag-ong hepe sa kapolisan sa Tagbilaran, segun sa mga taho gikan sa Kampo Dagohoy.
Kini maoy kasayuran gikan mismo sa buhatan ni Provincial Director Constantino Barot, kinsa maoy magduso sa tulo ka ngalan aron kapilian sa loka nga hepe ehekutibo sa syudad.
Sa usa ka sulat pinaagi sa electronic mail, ang buhatan ni Barot mipadala sa mga pangalan sa mga kandidato nga pilian ni Mayor Dan Lim agig hulip ni PInsp. Julius Cesar Gornez isip hepe sa kapolisan sa syudad.
Apilian sila si Psupt Arcadio Jamora Jr, si PSupt Antonieto P. Cuyos ug si PSupt Gil A. Delprado aron mao nay mahimong hepe sa syudad.
SI PSupt Jamora maoy kasamtangang Operations Officer sa Bohol Provincial Police Office, si PSupt Cuyos maoy kasamtangang Police Community Relations Officer samtang si PSupt Delprado maoy Assistant Provl Director alang sa Operations sa Kampo Dagohoy. (racPIAPohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 24, 2011 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III received 10 million peso-worth pledge of commitment from a Chinese-Filipino conglomerate which will fund a gift-giving activity in line with the celebration of the Chinese New Year IN February this year.
In a simple turnover ceremony on Tuesday at the Music Room of Malacañang Palace, the President received from Metrobank Group Chairman Dr. George S. K. Ty the donation from the Metrobank Group through its social responsibility arm, Metrobank Foundation in the form of a pledge.
Dubbed as “Bags of Blessings”, the gift-giving project will be spearheaded by Metrobank Group in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) where bags of goods will be distributed to the chosen 10,000 marginalized families. The recipients include victims of the recent calamities causing floods and landslides in the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas and some provinces in Mindanao.
The actual week-long distribution of “Bags of Blessings” will start on February 4 until February 10.
Various branches of Metrobank together with the DSWD will disseminate the food packs to the underprivileged families and victims of floods and landslides in Luzon, Visayas, Minadanao and the National Capital Region (NCR).
(PIA/PCOO)
