by aimee | Sep 2, 2013 | Headlines, Health and Medicine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against buying and consuming unregistered vitamin C syrups for children.
In an advisory, the FDA reported that unregistered vitamin C syrups are being sold in schools in Cagayan Valley and possibly in other regions in the country.
The FDA is investigating reports that a health product labeled as “Citrange Syrup” is being sold at P380 in cash or on installment. The product reportedly contains vitamin C, honeybee and royal jelly, but the FDA said the peddler claims that it helps cure asthma and improves memory.
The FDA said some parents were deceived into buying the product not only because of the claimed benefits but because the peddler showed a letter allegedly from the Department of Education endorsing the product.
Parents said that after their children consumed the syrup, the kids became too sleepy and lazy to attend classes.
The report is still under FDA investigation. Initial findings of the FDA Inspectorate, however, showed that Citrange vitamin syrup is not registered with the FDA. The alleged manufacturer, Linderbergh Food Products Valley in Valenzuela City, has an expired FDA License to Operate (RDII-MM-F-2454) and has stopped operating since December 2008. As an FDA-licensed food manufacturer before, it manufactured flavored drink concentrates but not Citrange vitamin syrup.
FDA warns the public and consumers, especially the children and parents, not to fall prey to the marketing schemes of unscrupulous peddlers.
For more information and inquiry, kindly email the FDA via info@fda.gov.ph. To report any unregistered health product, please email us via report@fda.gov.ph. (FDA)
by aimee | Aug 30, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 30 (PIA)–Sa ika-upat nga higayon, nitala na usab sa kapin sa 7% ang gross domestic product (GDP) sa nasud ubos sa administrasyong Aquino.
Sa pinakaulahing taho sa National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), nitala sa 7.5% ang GDP sa nasud sa ikaduhang kwarter sa 2013.
Tungod niini, naa sa 7.6% karon ang paglambo sa ekonomiya sa nasud sa unang unom ka buwan ning tuig.
Gikalipay kini sa Malakanyang ang 7.5 porsyento nga paglambo sa ekonimiya sa second quarter ning tuig.
Miingon si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nga bisan pa sa problema sa ekonomiya sa ubang nasud sa kalibotan, nagpabiling lig-on ang Pilipinas.
Dugang pa ni Lacierda, resulta kini sa maayong pagdumala sa administrasyong Aquino.
Apan dili pa kontento niini ang Malakanyang hangtud dili makab-ot ang inclusive growth sa tanan.
“We welcome the pronouncement that the Philippine economy grew by 7.5 percent in the second quarter this year, making the country the best performer among emerging economies in the ASEAN region and growing at par with the People’s Republic of China,” matud pa ni Lacierda. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
Capt. Raul Ubando, bag-ong PSG chief ni PNoy
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 30 (PIA)–Gitudlo ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III isip bag-ong pangulo sa Presidential Security Group (PSG) ang iyang senior military aide nga si Navy Captain Raul Ubando sa gibiyaang puwesto ni B/Gen. Ramon Mateo Dizon.
Human sa 30 ka tuig nga pag-alagad, me-retiro na karong adlawa si Dizon.
Si Dizon mi-alagad sa PSG sa tulo ka presidente sa Pilipinas nga sila si Presidente Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos ug karon kang Presidente Noynoy Aquino.
Miyembro sa PMA Batch 1985, si Ubando mi-alagad sa pangatungdanan ubos nilang Presidente Cory Aquino ug Fidel Ramos.
Ganinang alas-4:00 sa hapon, gipangunahan ni Presidente Aquino ang pagpanumpa ni Ubando ug turn-over of ceremony sa PSG Grandstand sa Malacañang Park. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Aug 29, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 29 (PIA)–Giseguro karon sa gobyerno nga walay special treatment nga ihatag ang mga otoridad sa negosyanteng si Janet Lim Napoles, bisan pa mismong kang Presidente Benigno Aquino III kini mitahan.
Matud pa ni Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Mar Roxas, sama sa ordinaryong akusado, mi-agi sa proseso si Napoles apil ang paghatag sa iyang warrant of arrest, booking ug pagkuha sa iyang mugshots ug fingerprints sulod sa Camp Crame.
Gipasabot sa kalihim nga ang seguridad nga gihatag sa Philippine National Police (PNP) sa negosyante mahinungdanon aron ma-secure kini ug mahibaw-an sa katawhan ang kamatuoran.
“Ang punto ‘di ba hinahanap siya ng buong sambayanan? Mahalaga na ma-secure siya para malaman natin ang katotohanan,” matud pa ni Roxas.
Kalabot niini, gikumpirmar ni Roxas nga gibawi na sa gobyerno ang P10 milyon reward nga unang gitanyag sa Presidente sa makahatag og impormasyon sa pagsikop kang Napoles.
Apan anaa pa gihapon ang buwag nga P5 milyon nga tanyag alang sa igsuon niining si Reynald Lim nga gipaabot nga motahan na usab sa mga mosunod nga adlaw.
Gitataw usab sa kalihim nga sa pagtahan ni Napoles kang Presidente Aquino, wala naapil sa nahisgotan ang paghimo niini isip state witness.
Giingong ang nahisgotan lamang mao ang kahadlok sa negosyante sa iyang kinabuhi.
Una niini, gikumpirmar ni presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nga alas 9:37 kagabii sa dihang nitahan kang Presidente Aquino si Napoles.
Si Napoles ang giingong nagpaluyo sa P10 bilyon pork barrel scam ug kontrobersyal nga fertilizer fund ug Malampaya fund scam. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Aug 29, 2013 | Headlines, National News
Malacañang appealed Thursday not to preempt the ongoing investigation to the P10-billion pork barrel anomaly stressing that the inquiry will go where the evidence leads it.
In a press briefing in Malacañang, reporters asked Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda if the Aquino government is still interested in running after the big fishes with regards to the pork barrel scam.
“Don’t preempt. My request to the press is don’t preempt this government. The President has already said: ‘Where the evidence leads, we will go there’,” Lacierda said.
“So please don’t preempt our administration. The investigations are ongoing and, once charges are filed, you will know.”
Fugitive Janet Lim-Napoles surrendered to President Benigno S. Aquino III Wednesday evening in Malacanang. Napoles is facing a serious illegal detention charge.
The President sees Napoles’s surrender as a step towards the right direction of achieving justice and finally uncovering the truth concerning the alleged misuse of the priority development assistance fund (PDAF), Lacierda said.
The camp of Napoles said it would cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the multi-billion pork barrel scam.
The anomaly stemmed from the alleged anomalous spending by some lawmakers of their pork barrel allocations through the use of bogus or non-existing foundations and other organizations.
On Wednesday, the President announced a P10-million reward offer to anyone who can provide information to authorities that could lead to the arrest of Napoles. (PND)
by aimee | Aug 23, 2013 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has called for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) amid allegations of misuse of some P10 billion public funds.
In his statement in Malacanang on Friday, the Chief Executive directed Budget Secretary Florencio Abad to consult with Senate President Franklin Drilon and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. regarding the removal of the PDAF and the crafting of a new system.
“Inatasan ko na si Secretary Abad ng DBM na kumonsulta kina Speaker Belmonte at Senate President Drilon upang pandayin ang mekanismo, at isumite ito kaagad sa akin. Ilalatag natin ito upang ang mga alokasyon sa bawat distrito ay mapabilang na sa ating Pambansang Budget simula sa panukalang budget ng 2014,” the President said.
Established in 1990, the PDAF was intended to bring development to every part of the country by making sure that every congressman will have an assured allocation for his district even if he is a member of the silent committee in Congress.
The President wants a new system to ensure that public funds are appropriately used.
He assured the public that charges will be filed against those involved in the P10-billion pork barrel scam.
The President expressed his confidence and trust in the integrity of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Justice Secretary Leila M. de Lima, and COA chairperson Grace Pulido-Tan.
He, likewise, vowed to implement budgetary reforms to rid corruption.
The President is calling on the public to help the government scrutinize government projects to prevent corruption. (PCOO)
by aimee | Aug 22, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 22 (PIA)–Giseguro kagahapon ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III nga adunay nagpaabot nga trabaho alang sa 6,000 ka overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) nga gitakdang paulion gikan sa Egypt tungod sa padayon nga pag-grabe sa sitwasyon didto.
Matud pa sa Presidente, adunay inisyal nga US$240,000 nga gipadala sa Philippine Embassy sa Cairo alang sa inisyal nga repatration sa mga OFWs nga naa sa 5,000 hangtud 6,000 nga angay paulion sa nasud.
Giingong sama sa nahitabo niadtong Arab Spring sa Libay nga naa sa 4,000 ka OFWs ang gipaule ug nakakuha dayon og trabaho sa AG&P, usa ka manufacturing facility sa Batangas.
“Secretary (Rosalinda) Baldoz, I’m sure, will be preparing to assist them together with TESDA and other government entities to impart the necessary skills for reintegration. Automatic naman ‘yon for any returning OFW. Pero, dito nga, dahil nga forced, dahil nga medyo 5,000 is not an inconsequential number, I’m sure naghahanda na ‘yung mga kaukulang departamento,” matud pa sa Presidente. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
Imbestigasyon sa ‘pork scam’, posibleng pangunahan ni Lacson – PNoy
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 22 (PIA)–Gibutyag ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III nga posibleng ang gidusong anti-corruption body nga pangunahan ni kanhi Senador Panfilo Lacson ang mag-imbestigar sa kontrobersyal nga ‘pork barrel scam’.
Matud pa sa Presidente, gihuwat pa niya ang rekomendasyon sa Executive Secretary kalabot sa proposed executive order ni Lacson nga nagdetalye sa mahimo niyang katungdanan.
“I will follow it up with the Executive Secretary. Medyo matagal-tagal na ring pending ‘yung proposal ni Senator Lacson,” matud pa ni PNoy.
Gawas niini, giingong aduna pay grupo sa gobyerno nga mahimong motutok sa maong anomalya.
Gitumbok sa Presidente ang Inter-agency Anti-Graft Coordinating Council (IAAGCC) nga gilangkoban sa Ombudsman, Department of Justice (DOJ), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Commission on Audit (COA) ug Civil Service Commission (CSC).
Hangtud karon, wala pay pinal nga posisyon alang kang Lacson. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
