Volume VI, No. 03 January 15-21, 2022
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REGIONAL NEWS CARAGA NUTRITION CLUSTER ORIENTS BNS ON MUAC MEASUREMENT DENR COMMITS TO HELP FAST-TRACK SIARGAO REHAB
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DOLE CARAGA HINIKAYAT ANG MGA LGU NA LUBHANG NAAPEKTUHAN NG BAGYONG ODETTE NA MAG-SUMITE NG MGA PANUKALA PARA SA SAPAT NA KABUHAYAN NG MGA RESIDENTE COMELEC, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SA CARAGA NAKAHANDA NA SA HATOL NG BAYAN 2022 CARAGA RNC, TINUTUTUKAN ANG NUTRISYON NG ILANG VULNERABLE SECTORS SA MGA LUGAR NA LUBHANG NAAPEKTUHAN NG BAGYONG ODETTE
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DEPED-SIARGAO DELIVERS UNICEF RESPONSE ITEMS TO HS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEPED-SIARGAO CHIEF ON TYPHOON ODETTE OUTRAGE: “THIS IS A TRUE TEST OF OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE” DENR DISTRIBUTES RELIEF FOODPACKS TO TYPHOON VICTIM IN SURIGAO NORTE DTI DISTRIBUTES LIVELIHOOD CASH AID TO MSMES IN DINAGAT ISLANDS TOWN SURIGAO NORTE COPS NAB TOP 2 WANTED PERSON FOR RAPE
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ARMAS AT IBA PANG MGA GAMIT PANGDIGMA NASAMSAM SA SAGUPAAN NG MILITAR AT NPA SA SURIGAO NORTE GOBYERNO SA BARMM, MGA LAING-LAING OPISINA UG AHENSYA, NAGPAABOT SA ILANG TABANG SA LUNGSOD SA SAN JOSE, PDI PASILIDADES NGA GISAAD SA PROBINSYAL NA PANGGAMHANAN SA AGUSAN NORTE SA LAS NIEVES, IPATUMAN NA LEARNING RESOURCE PACKAGES ALANG SA CHILD DEVELOPMENT WORKERS PADAYONG GIAPODAPOD SA AGUSAN DEL NORTE TULO KA AWARDS NAKUHA SA AGUSAN DEL NORTE TUNGOD SA MAAYONG PAGPATUMAN SA MGA PROGRAMA SA POPCOM GIHANGYONG ‘LIMITED FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES’ SA CABADBARAN CITY SUPORTADO SA SP
PDIP SA AGUSAN DEL NORTE APROBADO NA SA SP
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AGNOR GOB MOPIRMA OG MOA TALI MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS PAGBALASA NG MGA ELECTION OFFICERS SA SURSUR, ISINAGAWA NA SURSUR PHO MIPAHIGAYON OG PAGBAKUNA SA COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS SA TANDAG PAMAHALAANG PANLALAWIGAN NG SURSUR, MAHIGPIT NA HINAHANAPAN NG NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST RESULT ANG MGA EMPLEYADONG HINDI NATURUKAN NG COVID-19 VACCINE 24 ACTIVE CASES NG COVID-19, NAITALA SA TANDAG CITY ARMY RETRIEVES HIGH-POWERED FIREARMS FOLLOWING CLASH VS NPA IN AGSUR TOWN
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NATIONAL NEWS PCOO CHIEF GRATEFUL TO CONGRESS, SEN. GO AS VISAYAS MEDIA HUB WILL PUSH THROUGH THIS YEAR DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, NHCP HELPS SHAPE THE FUTURE BY LOOKING AT THE PAST PRESIDENT DUTERTE LAUDS AFP’S DISASTER RESPONSE IN VISAYAS, MINDANAO GOV’T TO INTENSIFY ADMINISTRATION OF COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE OCD EXTENDS P139-MILLION FOOD, NON-FOOD RELIEF GOODS TO TYPHOON SURVIVORS
COVID-19 NEWS 3RD NAT’L VAX DAYS POSSIBLE IF PH MISSES 77M TARGET BEFORE APRIL NEARLY 7M AGED 12-17 ALREADY FULLY VACCINATED 55.2 MILLION FILIPINOS NOW FULLY VACCINATED
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TESDA sets up solar ligh systems in Caraga Due to the power outage caused by the Typhoon Odette in Caraga Region, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has set up solar lighting systems and charging stations in the region. A total of 59 solar lighting systems have been installed in the Caraga Region, of which five were installed in Surigao City and other parts of mainland Surigao Del Norte; 27 in Siargao Islands; and 27 in Dinagat Islands. These solar lighting systems were installed by TESDA Caraga with the help of their buddy regions, the National Capital Region (NCR), Regions III, XI, and XII. The “buddy system” is being implemented by TESDA Central Office to ensure a smooth
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and faster provision of assistance and skills training to “Odette”-hit areas. Also, TESDA Caraga, together with the augmentation team from Region III, conducted a community-based training on Solar Concept and Installation at Consuelo, Dapa, Surigao del Norte last January 12 where a total of 18 families attended the training. Meanwhile, other interventions are still ongoing not just in Caraga Region but also in other regions which were devastated by Typhoon Odette. TESDA has allotted PhP195 million worth of scholarship for the residents of the affected regions nationwide. TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña shared that TESDA field offices are currently Caraga INFOCUS
laying the groundwork to conduct massive training-cumproduction on constructionrelated courses which will help the affected residents rebuild their destroyed houses and other infrastructure in their community. These construction-related training courses include Masonry, Tile Setting, Electrical Installation, Painting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Plumbing, Carpentry, and also Photovoltaic Systems Installation.
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Other TESDA units have started the conduct of communitybased training in Electrical Installation and even Hollow Block Making. Training in Cookery and Bread-Making will also be offered. It can be recalled that the TESDA chief himself has approved the implementing guidelines of the agency for disaster response last February
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2021 which is being followed by all TESDA operating units. This includes the Relief Phase, where immediate basic needs of the affected population should be provided, and the Rehabilitation Phase, which requires the implementation of construction and livelihood trainings. Lapeña also noted that after their recovery, the affected residents can also use what they have learned from these trainings to generate their own income through business or employment. “In the spirit of bayanihan, and with TESDA’s mandate and guiding principle ‘TESDA Abot Lahat’, we will always be ready to provide relief and rehabilitation programs for our disaster-affected kababayans so they can immediately recover from the crisis,” he said. (TESDA/PIA-Caraga)
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News Briefs The Philippines is 3rd in the vaccination administration among 10 ASEAN countries, 11th out of 47 countries in Asia, and 18th out of 205 countries globally, with a total of 121,493,420 vaccine doses administered as of January 20, 2022. The Philippines is at 3rd spot among ASEAN countries in terms of the seven-day average daily rate of 744,147 doses administered. xx
In celebration of the 26th Philippine National Autism Consciousness Week, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center - Section of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics of the Child Neuroscience Division will hold an online webinar that will cater to families of children with autism This year’s theme, “Batang May Autismo: Pagharap at Pagsulong sa Gitna ng Pandemya” intends to help Filipino families of children with autism to continue to cope and move forward during the COVID-19 period. The virtual event will feature topics on Facts and Myths on Autism, Behavioral Strategies at Home, and COVID-19 Vaccines and Autism. The Presidential Yatch “BRP ang Pangulo (ACS25)” once again reached out to Dinagat Islands and anchored off the coasts of Barangays Cab-ilan and Gomez last January 14 to 15, 2022. The floating hospital returned to continue deliver medical service and humanitarian assistance to those locals affected by Typhoon “Odette”. The team served a total of 820 patients in those 2 days. To date, a total of 1,614 residents from Siargao ang Dinagat Islands have been attended to by the hospital ship.
The Department of Agriculture-Caraga is allocating around PhP245 million worth of interventions to the farmers in the province of Surigao del Norte who were affected with typhoon Odette last December 16, 2021.
REGIONAL NEWS
Caraga Nutrition Cluster orients BNS on MUAC measurement The Caraga Regional Nutrition Cluster (RNC) oriented and demonstrated to the barangay nutrition scholars (BNS) of Barangay Boa in the municipality of Cagdianao, Province of Dinagat Islands on the proper mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement. MUAC is the circumference of the left upper arm, measured at the midpoint between the tip of the shoulder and the tip of the elbow (olecranon process and the acromium) and is used for the assessment of nutritional status. It is a good predictor of mortality and in many studies, MUAC predicted death in children better than any other anthropometric indicator. MUAC is recommended for use with children between six and fifty-nine months of age and for assessing acute energy deficiency in adults during famine or disasters such as Typhoon Odette.
However, although it is important to give workers training in how to take the measurement, the correct technique can be readily taught to minimally trained health workers and community-based volunteers. Nutrition Officer II Raphael Ochavo and United Nations Children’s The MUAC measurement requires little Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Officer Pete John equipment and is easy to perform even Biscarra briefly oriented the BNS and on the most debilitated individuals. It demonstrated the proper use of MUAC usually makes use of the MUAC tape, a tapes, including MUAC tapes for adults simple plastic tape used in determining for the pregnant and lactating women. the thinness to weight-for-height of a child The Nutrition Cluster also provided new through measuring the circumference of MUAC tapes to the BNS for their conduct an individual’s left upper arm between of rapid nutrition assessment and the tip of the shoulder and the tip of the continuous monitoring of the children elbow. But due to the wrath of Typhoon considered as severely or moderately Odette, all of the anthropometric tools of acute malnourished (SAM/MAM) children the barangay were destroyed or washed in their barangay. (RPOchavo, NNCout including the MUAC tapes. Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
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DENR commits to help fasttrack Siargao rehab The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) commits to help fast track the rehabilitation of Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. “I will be designating DENR Caraga RED (Regional Executive Director) Nonito M. Tamayo to be the Chairman of the Siargao rehabilitation. I will make sure that he will focus on the restoration of power and tourism in Siargao. We will also ask for the help of other government agencies,” said DENR chief Sec. Roy A. Cimatu during his visit to Siargao Islands on January 15, 2022.
rehabilitation of mangrove areas and we will be hiring the locals to do the job,” said Sec. Cimatu.
There are a total of 132 barangays in Siargao and According to Atty. Zander Bucas Grande Islands, of Plaza, chief of staff of Governor Francisco Matugas, which 92 are coastal and island barangays. The during Secretary Cimatu’s communities located in courtesy visit at the Siargao the coastal areas are most Incident Command Center devastated by the typhoon. in Dapa, Surigao del Norte, relief operations may last for To address this problem, the three to four months due to DENR is now conducting an the problem in livelihood as more than 60% of the people assessment and identification of possible relocation areas. in Siargao are dependent Installation of “no build zone” on tourism. Thus, there are numerous displaced workers. signages in legal easement areas to prevent residents from building their houses in “Indeed, livelihood is our these high risk areas. biggest problem. In order to help the residents of Siargao, “We will focus on the we will implement the cash identification of possible for work program in the
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relocation sites for the displaced communities. Rest assured that we will do everything we can to help,” Cimatu added. A short briefing at the Protected Area Management Office of Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape in Dapa, Surigao del Norte was also conducted on the same day which was attended by PAMO and DENR Caraga Regional Office personnel. Secretary Cimatu was accompanied by the Deputy Chief Implementor for Visayas Inter-Agency Task Force Major Gen. Mel Feliciano and Executive Assistant Col. Orencio Jeruta during his visit in Siargao. (DENR-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
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DOLE Caraga hinikayat ang mga LGU na lubhang naapektuhan ng bagyong Odette na mag-sumite ng mga panukala para sa sapat na kabuhayan ng mga residente mabigyan ng kaukulang pondo ng DOLE Central Office.
Bukod sa tulong mula sa mga programa ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) tulad ng Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa mga Displaced/Disadvantaged (TUPAD), hinikayat din ng ahensya ang mga lokal na pamahalaan sa Caraga Region, lalo na sa mga lubhang naapektuhan ng bagyong Odette, na magsumite ng mga panukala na naaayon sa kabuhayan ng mga residente sa kanikanilang lugar. “Ang Department of Labor and Employment ay patuloy na nakikipagugnayan sa ating mga Public Employment Service
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Offices (PESO), sa lahat ng local government units natin na apektado hindi lamang dito sa hardest hit areas ng Surigao del Norte municipalities and cities, at sa Dinagat Islands kung hindi maging sa ibang areas dito sa ating rehiyon,” ani ni DOLE Caraga regional director Joffrey Suyao. Binigyang-diin ni Director Suyao na mahigpit ang kanyang utos sa mga PESO managers na magsagawa ng assessment sa mga apektadong lugar ng rehiyon at makipag-ugnayan din sa lokal na pamahalaan para malaman ang kanilang mga pangangailangan at
“Maliban sa deployment ng ating TUPAD o Emergency Employment Program, patuloy po ang ibang programa ng departamento lalong-lalo na ‘yung poverty alleviation program natin – kabuhayan or livelihood program. Sa ilalim ng kabuhayan, may tatlong pamamaraan po tayo kung papaano makabenepisyo nito. Mayroon tayong startup na availment; kung mayroon kang exisiting kabuhayan at nabagyohan, mayroon tayong tinatawag rehabilitation program; at mayroon din tayong panggrupo, hindi lang pangindibidwal,” dagdag ni Suyao. Nagbibigay din ang DOLE ng tulong-teknikal sa mga benepisyaryo katulad ng mga tools o makinarya na kanilang magagamit sa kanilang kabuhayan depende sa ma-aaprubahang proposal ng DOLE. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
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COMELEC, law enforcement agencies sa Caraga nakahanda na sa Hatol ng Bayan 2022 Sa kabila ng pandemiya at pagtulong sa mga nasalanta ng bagyong Odette, tiniyak ng iba’t-ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan ang isang payapa, organisado, at ligtas na pagboto ng mamamayan sa Hatol ng Bayan sa darating na May 9, 2022 national at local elections. Ayon kay Atty. Geraldine Samson, assistant election director ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Caraga, nagsimula na ang mahigpit na implementasyon ng gun ban sa pagsisimula ng campaign period kaya nais ng ahensya na matiyak ang seguridad ng mga kandidato at ng mga botante. “Patuloy ang ating koordinasyon sa mga ahensya ng pamahalaan kasama ng Philippine National Police para matiyak ang isang tapat, organisado, at matiwasay na eleksyon sa May 9, 2022. Handa na rin ang ating mga provincial at city/municipal COMELEC offices para sa nalalapit na national at local elections,” ani ni Samson.
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Hinikayat din ni Atty. Samson ang mga botante na isulong ang kanilang karapatan at bumoto nang maayos sa nalalapit na May 2022 elections. Umaasa rin siya sa pakikiisa ng mga mamamayan sa pag-monitor ng anumang election-related activity sa kani-kanilang lugar upang masiguro ang kapakanan at kaligtasan ng lahat. Nanawagan din ang PNP sa mga firearm holders na expired na ang mga lisensya ng baril na dalhin ito sa kanilang tanggapan para maayos ang kustodiya nito habang sumasailalim pa sa renewal of license. “May batas po tayong
sinusunod. Sa mga may expired na baril, mahigpit po ang ating checkpoints kaya asikasuhin na po agad ang renewal nito dahil sa oras na makita po ito sa checkpoint na walang sapat na dokumento, makukumpiska po ito at may karampatang penalty po sa mga lalabag. Idulog niyo lang po sa tanggapan ng PNP ang inyong baril at kapag natapos na po ang renewal, pwede na po ito agad makuha,” banggit ni Police Colonel Martin Gamba, dating provincial director ng Police Provincial Office – Agusan del Norte at ngayon ay chief ng Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division ng PNP-Caraga. (JPG/PIACaraga)
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Caraga RNC, tinututukan ang nutrisyon ng ilang vulnerable sectors sa mga lugar na lubhang naapektuhan ng bagyong Odette Habang patuloy na isinasagawa ang relief operation sa mga lugar sa Caraga Region na lubhang naapektuhan ng bagyong Odette, nakatutok din ang Regional Nutrition Cluster sa pangunguna ng National Nutrition Council (NNC) sa pagsiguro na naibibigay ang tamang nutrisyon sa mga bata, lactating mothers, at senior citizens. Sa tulong rin ng mga barangay nutrition scholars (BNS) at nutrition action officers (NAOs) sa mga apektadong probinsya, namomonitor ang kalagayan ng mga vulnerable sector lalo na sa mga evacuation centers. Ayon kay Dr. Niño Archie Labordo, OIC-Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator ng NNC-Caraga, tinitiyak ng Regional Nutrition Cluster na naibibigay ang nutrition package intervention kabilang dito ang infant and young child feeding practices, micronutrients supplementation, supplementary feeding, at integrated management acute malnutrition. “Ibig sabihin, layon ng nutrition cluster na masiguro ang nutritional status ng mga apektadong populasyon lalo na ang mga vulnerable
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groups – ang mga bata, buntis, breastfeeding mothers, older persons, people with disabilities, at iba pa na kabilang sa vulnerable groups. Ito ay para walang pagbaba ng nutrisyon o hindi gaano apektado ang kanilang nutrsiyon kahit paman sa panahon ng emergency o sakuna sa pamamagitan ng koordinasyon at pakikipagugnayan sa iba pang sector na may kinalaman sa nutrition response clusters,” ani ni Labordo.
epekto sa kalusugan ng mga residente kung walang sapat na mapagkukunan ng malinis na tubig.
Nagsasagawa rin ng blanket feeding ang mga lokal na pamahalaan para masigurong may makakain ang mga apektadong residente.
Maliban din sa nutrisyon, tinututukan din ng cluster ang pagtugon sa mental health para maiwasan ang matinding depresyon sa mga apektadong residente. Pinasalamatan din ni Dr. labordo ang iba pang ahensya ng pamahalaan na nakatuon din sa pagpapatayo ng mga bahay sa mga apektadong pamilya. (JPG/PIACaraga)
Binigyang-diin din ni Dr. Labordo na kailangan ng malinis na inuming tubig ang mga residente para sa kanilang pang-araw araw na pamumuhay. Malaki ang
“Kailangan talaga nila ng potable water, isa ito sa ating naging obserbasyon doon sa mga evacuation centers. May naitalang kaso na rin ng Diarrhea dahil may pamilya doon na uminom ng tubig mula sa spring, kung saan hindi talaga ligtas inumin,” dagdag ni Labordo.
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PROVINCIAL NEWS
DepEd-Siargao delivers UNICEF response items to HS, elementary school
The Schools Division Office (SDO) of Siargao turned over the learning kits and the temporary learning spaces (TLSs) from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to the two identified badly-hit implementing schools for the limited face-to-face classes in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province, namely the Sapao National High School in Sta. Monica town and Mabuhay Elementary
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School in Pilar town on January 17-18, respectively. Sapao National High School received two sets of 72m2 rectangular TLS, 109 sets of student kits, three sets of teacher’s kits, and two boxes of school-in-a-box, while Mabuhay Elementary School received one set of TLS, 47 sets of student kits, five sets of teacher’s kits, and one box of school-in-a-box.
SDO-Siargao tapped the assistance of the 30th Infantry Battalion (30IB) and PVT Jaireh L. Donio for the transportation of the said materials and for the installation of the PLSs. During the on-site visit, Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) Dr. Nelia S. Lomocso asked about the conditions of the teachers and the school facilities after the onslaught of the Caraga INFOCUS
typhoon. The school heads of the recipient schools both expressed their sentiments to SDS Lomocso because almost all of their school facilities, including their learning materials and ICT learning resources, were ruined by the perils of ST Odette. A group of 18 teachers in Sapao NHS, who were unable to transact using their new atm cash card, also lobbied their concern to SDS Lomocso. Meanwhile, Dr. Lomocso called the attention of the finance department for the immediate resolution of the problem.
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In a conversation with Dr. Lomocso, Sapao NHS School Principal-I Jonathan Gubantes said that their school is determined to buy a generator to run the necessary school operations since their school, including some schools in other municipalities, has no access to electricity as of the moment. Mabuhay ES school head Arnel Rosende also said his teachers will do the printing of the modules in Dapa, especially that SDS Lomocso has announced already that all implementing pilot schools for the limited face-to-face classes
and those in modular distance setup shall resume immediately on Monday, January 24. Urgent consultative meetings will be organized for proper coordination with the concerned individuals both from public and private agencies. Prior to the resumption of classes, Division Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Coordinator Catherine B. Landao informed the field that DepEdSiargao will deploy its trained personnel for the conduct of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPS). (DepEdSiargao/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
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DepEd-Siargao chief on Typhoon Odette outrage: “This is a true test of our commitment to serve” for the important school operations, SDS Lomocso stressed that teaching and non-teaching personnel can deviate from the alternative work arrangement (AWA) since the work-at-home arrangement is difficult in areas without access to electricity. Following the ruthless devastation of the Super Typhoon Odette, Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) Dr. Nelia S. Lomocso of the Schools Division Office (SDO) Siargao in the Surigao del Norte province has made an emotional remarks addressed to all DepEdSiargao employees during the Batch 2 Limited Face-to-Face Classes Orientation held Wednesday, January 19, at Del Carmen National High School that the unprecedented typhoon outrage is a true test of everyone’s commitment to serve the department.
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“I know we are all victims of the recent calamity, but our schools need you most this time,” said Lomocso. “Despite the bad circumstances we have all experienced, I hope that serving our department remains our top priority. Please don’t show to the public that you are tired and unmotivated to work. Instead, let us be the source of hope and inspiration to the people around us most especially to our learners and colleagues,” she added. To maximize the time
“If we report to our station, there are a lot of things we can help as part of our share for the school rebuilding efforts, and if we will not do these things, then who would?” she said. SDS Lomocso encouraged the teachers and the school administrators to tap the support of the local government unit, which has been the department’s dependable partners, for the clearing operations. (DepEd-Siargao/PIASurigao del Norte) Caraga INFOCUS
DENR distributes relief foodpacks to typhoon victim in Surigao Norte
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENRPENRO) continuously shares and distributes relief food packs to the victims of Typhoon Odette within the mainland of Surigao del Norte. A total of 270 relief food packs containing five Caraga INFOCUS
kilos of rice, noodles and canned goods were distributed to the residents of Sitio Hanigad, Barangay San Pedro and the barangays of San Jose and Canlanipa, all in Surigao City. Recipients of relief food packs were grateful and thankful for the support and help extended by
the department. This distribution was made possible with the support from other DENR regional offices and its regional offices in Caraga as well as other PENROs, CENROs and other environmental partners and stakeholders. (DENRPENRO-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte) January 15-21, 2022 |
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DTI distributes livelihood cash aid to MSMEs in Dinagat Islands town
The provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Dinagat Islands distributed the first batch livelihood assistance gift card in the municipality of San Jose. A total 64 micro entrepreneurs who were affected by typhoon Odette received the said livelihood assistance worth PhP8,000 under the Livelihood Seeding ProgramPangkabuhayan sa
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Pagbangon at Ginhawa (LSP-PPG) of DTI. Another batch of livelihood awarding will be scheduled soon as Negosyo Center
business counselors continue profiling and validations in the other municipalities. (DTIDinagat Islands/PIADinagat Islands) Caraga INFOCUS
Surigao Norte cops nab Top 2 Wanted Person for rape
The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDN PPO) arrested the Top 2 Wanted Person of Attempted Rape in the province in Brgy. Cabugao, Bacuag, Surigao del Norte in a joint operation on Sunday, January 16. SDN PPO provincial director PCol Renato Mercado identified the suspect as Resty Buar Lluca, 58 yrs.old, single, male, farmer and a resident of P-2 Brgy. Bugas Bugas, Placer, Surigao del Norte who was apprehended by the joint elements of Placer Municipal Police Caraga INFOCUS
Station and Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU) of SDN PPO. Lluca has a standing arrest warrant for the crime of attempted rape under Criminal Case No. 7789 with a recommended bail of PhP120,000 issued by the RTC Branch 29, 10th Judicial Region in
Surigao City. “I laud our police officers’ efforts in apprehending this criminal. We assure the public that these individuals will be held accountable for the crimes they have committed,” said Mercado. (PNP-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte) January 15-21, 2022 |
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Armas at iba pang mga gamit pangdigma nasamsam sa sagupaan ng militar at NPA sa Surigao Norte Nagkaroon ng sagupaan sa pagitan ng kasundaluhan ng 30th Infantry Battalion (30IB), Philippine Army, at New People’s Army o mga NPA sa bulubundukin bahagi ng Barangay Motorpool, Tubod, Surigao del Norte nitong ika-16 ng Enero 2022 kung saan nagresulta ito ng pagkarekober ng isang mataas na kalibreng armas ng mga armadong NPA at iba’t ibang kagamitan. Bago ang nasabing engkwentro, nakatanggap ang kasundaluhan ng sumbong mula sa mga sibilyan hingil sa presensya ng armadong grupo na nangingikil at nananakot sa komunidad. Ang mga nasabing armadong grupo ay napag-alaman na miyembro ng pinaghalong Sandatahang Yunit Pangpropaganda (SYP) 16C1 at 16C2, Guerilla Front (GF) 16 North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) na pinamumunuan nina Alberto Castañeda alias “JD” at Roel Neniel alias “Jacob”. Bilang tugon sa nasabing sumbong agad nagplano ang kasundaluhan ng 30IB upang kumpirmahin ang nasabing balita kung kaya habang nagsasagawa ng security patrol ay agad pinaputukan ng mga armadong grupo ang mga tropa ngunit agad nakaganti ang mga kasundaluhan ng putok kung saan tumagal ito ng 15 minuto. Pagkatapos ng sagupaan, matagumpay na nakuha ang isang AK47 Rifle, 11 magazines na naglalaman ng mga bala, 182 bala ng AK47 at 376 bala ng M16, isang rifle grenade, limang 40mm live rounds, dalawang set ng
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IEDs o pampasabog na may kasamang blasting caps, anim na backpack na may mga pansariling kagamitan, iba’t-ibang dokumento at mga pagkain at medisina. Sa pahayag ni Lt. Col. Ryan Charles G. Callanta, pinuno ng 30IB, taus-pusong nagpapasasalamat sa patuloy na pagsuporta ng mga mamamayan laban sa terorismo. “Sa ating mga kababayan, kami ay lubos na nagpapasalamat dahil sa patuloy na pagsuporta niyo laban sa terorismo. Patuloy lamang po kayong magtiwala na aming gagampanan ang aming tungkulin lalo na po ngayon na humaharap tayong lahat sa pagsubok. Hindi po namin hahayaan na mapagsamantalahan ang ating kababayan at gamitin para sa kanilang pansariling pangangailangan. Asahan niyo po na patuloy namin poprotektahan ang komunidad at sisiguraduhin na maibigay sa kanila ang tulong na kanilang kailangan,” dagdag niya. (2Lt. Benjamin Elisand De Dios, 30IB/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
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Gobyerno sa BARMM, mga laing-laing opisina ug ahensya, nagpaabot sa ilang tabang sa lungsod sa San Jose, PDI Laing-laing pribado ug pampublikong opisina ug ahensya sa gobyerno ang nagpaabot sa ilang tabang para sa mga residente nga apektado sa milabay nga Super Typhoon Odette sa lungsod sa San Jose, Dinagat Islands. Ang Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (BARMM-READI) personal nga mihatod og 1000 family food packs ug 200 ka sako nga 25 kilos nga bugas kauban ang Ministry of Social Services and Development. Ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), nagdugang og 69 ka hygiene kits, 103 ka karton nga adunay 50 kabook sulod nga NutriBun para ipakaon sa mga bata nga gipaagi sa Provincial Health OfficeDinagat Islands ug 374 Caraga INFOCUS
ka family food packs nga gipaagi sa buhatan ni Congressman Alan I B. Ecleo. Si Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, naghatag usab og 2,136 ka 500ml bottled water. Una na kining naghatag og 70 ka kahon nga canned goods niadtong Desyembre 23, 2021. Mapasalamaton si municipal mayor Yngwie Hero B. Ecleo sa mga ahensiya sa gobyerno ug sa pridadong sektor nga naghatod sa ilang
tabang para sa 9,424 ka pamilya nga apektado, kini ang bag-ong ihap nga nakuha gikan sa Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO). Mas ubos kini sa 10,129 kapamilya nga unang gireport. Ang lokal nga gobyerno sa San Jose padayon nga mudawat sa mga hinabang gikan sa nagkalain-laing ahensiya sa gobyerno opridbadong sektor. (LGU- San Jose/PIADinagat Islands) January 15-21, 2022 |
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Pasilidades nga gisaad sa probinsyal na panggamhanan sa Agusan Norte sa Las Nieves, ipatuman na maong pagbisita aron ipabati sa katawhan sa lugar ang sinseridad sa probinsyal nga panggamhanan sa pagpadangat og serbisyo alang sa kalinaw ug kalambuan.
Sugdan na ang konstruksyon sa Manpower Human Resource Development and PhP8 million Productivity Enhancement Center (MHRDPEC) ug usa ka PhP3.5 million nga Day Care Center sa Sitio Bokbokon, Lawan-lawan, Las Nieves ug gipunting nga mahuman kini sa dili pa mahuman ang tuig 2022. Kini ang gibutyag ni Dr. Tomas O. Tener, ang Provincial Planning
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and Development Coordinator, sa pakighinabi ning semanaha. Mahimumdoman nga gisaad ni Gob. Dale B. Corvera ang maong mga proyekto human kini gihangyo sa mga lumulupyo atol sa gipahigayong “AguSerbisyo” o immersion nga gihimo sa maong hilit nga lugar sa milabay’ng tuig. Natulog gyod si Gob. Corvera sa Bokbokon sa
Gawas sa mga pasilidades, ubay-ubay usab nga social services ug mga proyekto alang sa panginabuhian ang gipadangat sa probinsya sa maong komunidad nga kadaghanan sa nagpuyo mga sakop sa Tribung Higaonon. Ang Sitio Bokbokon usa lamang sa pipila ka hilit nga sitio sa probinsya nga personal nga gibisitahan ni Gob. Corvera, uban ni Kongw. Angel Amante-Matba, aron mapadangat ang gikinahanglang mga serbisyo. (Karen Kie Decamotan, LGUAgusan del Norte/PIAAgusan del Norte) Caraga INFOCUS
Learning Resource Packages alang sa child development workers padayong giapodapod sa Agusan del Norte Nagpadayon ang pagturn over sa probinsya sa Agusan del Norte sa mga Early Childhood Care Development (ECCD) Learning Resource Packages ngadto sa Child Development Workers. Nagsugod ang maong pagpang-apod apod sa mga lungsod niadtong Enero 11 ug ang lungsod sa Las Nieves ang giadto sa mga personahe sa Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWD) kagahapon. Mosuma sa 33 ka packages ang napadangat sa mga day care workers sa maong lungsod. Ang nasangpit nga learning materials nagagikan sa nasudnong panggamhanan ug gi re-produce sa PSWD aron makadawat ang matag day care workers sa probinsya. Caraga INFOCUS
Sa kinatibuk-an, adunay 260 ka mga child development workers ang probinsya. Sumala ni Jeremie Dagani, personahe sa PSWD, nga pinaagi sa maong mga learning materials mapalapdan pa ang kahibalo sa mga child development workers ug magiyahan sila sa ilang pagtudlo sa mga kabataan sa
day care centers o mga preschoolers. Kining maong suporta sa day care workers daku kaayo ang mahimong kontribusyon sa komunidad ilabina diha sa paggiya sa kanila sa pagtudlo sa mga kabataan, sumala ni Gob. Dale B. Corvera. (Shena Mae Pabia, LGUAgusan del Norte/PIAAgusan del Norte) January 15-21, 2022 |
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Tulo ka awards nakuha sa Agusan del Norte tungod sa maayong pagpatuman sa mga programa sa POPCOM implementar gihapon ug naipadangat sa maong buhatan ang mga serbisyo nga maoy gibasehan sa maong mga pasidungog ngadto sa mga Agusanons.
Tulo ka award ang nadawat sa probinsyal nga panggamhanan sa Agusan del Norte pinaagi sa buhatan sa Provincial Social Welfare and Development (PSWD) gikan sa Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) – Caraga atol sa gihimong Awarding and Recognition Ceremony niini niadtong Enero 14 didto sa Amontay Beach Resort and Convention Center sa lungsod sa Nasipit. Kini tungod sa inisyatiba ug pagpaningkamot sa probinsya nga mahatagan og serbisyo ang target beneficiaries sa giila nga Special Population Groups
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ubos sa Population and Development Program sa maong buhatan. Ang maong mga pasidungog ubos sa Provincial Category mao ang mosunod: Best Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP) Program Implementer; Best Provincial Population Implementer, ug; Special Population Group Program Implementer. Mapasalamaton ang probinsya nga panggamhanan ubos sa liderato ni Gob. Dale B. Corvera nga bisan pa talewala sa hulga nga dala sa COVID-19, na-
Sumala pa sa mensahe ni Board Member Elizabeth Calo, chairperson sa Committee On Social Welfare and Population Development, nakuha nga pasidungog tungod sa mga panukaran sa probinsya nga ma-implementar ang mga kalihukan nga kalabot niini nga mao ang gitawag nga 3Cs nga buot pasabot nga Cooperation, Coordination ug Collaboration. Tungod sa maong mga panukaran napasabot sa probinysa ang adbokasiya sa maong programa ngadto sa target beneficiaries sa special population groups sa Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning ngadto sa PWD couples, Living Spacers sa Provincial Jail, Recovering Drug Dependents, Parole and Probationers, ang mga IPs ug uban pa. (Karen Kie Decamotan, LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
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Gihangyong ‘limited face-toface classes’ sa Cabadbaran City suportado sa SP
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Suportado karon sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang gihangyong full support sa Department of Education (DepEd)-Schools Division of Cabadbaran City sa probinsya sa Agusan del Norte isip pag-adopt sa maong ahensya mahitungod sa DepEd Memorandum No.0712021 nga nag-unod, “Concerning Preparations for the Pilot Face-toFace, Expansion and Transitioning to New Normal” nga giaprobahan ni Presidente Rodrigo R. Duterte kaniadtong Setyembre 20, 2021 aron sa pagpatuman usab niini. Sa kasamtangan, Caraga INFOCUS
pagasugdan na sa DepEd-Cabadbaran City Division ning probinsya ang pagpahigayon og self-assessment gamit ang School Safety Assessment Tool isip preparasyon ug ang mga eskwelahan uban ang LGUs, mga estudyante ug mga ginikanan moagi sa proseso sa orientasyon, mobilisasyon ug pagkumpirma sa kaandam sa dili pa ang aktuwal nga pagpatuman niini aron masiguro ang kaluwasan sa pagbalik sa eskwela. Kini pangunahan mismo sa division monitoring teams sa maong schools division uban ang
COVID-19 local task force aron madeterminar and kaandam sa tanang eskwelahan sa maong Division adesir ipatuman ang limitado nga face-toface nga klase ning tuig 2022. Ang maong lakang giaprobahan pinaagi sa Provincial Resolution No. 537-2021 sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa rekomindasyon sa Committee on Education and Culture diin tsirman niini si Provincial Board Member Rodulfo A. Pitogo atol sa ika- 118th sesyon regular. (SVDeligero, LGUAgusan del Norte/PIAAgusan del Norte) January 15-21, 2022 |
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PDIP sa Agusan del Norte aprobado na sa SP Mokabat sa halos PhP150 million ang mga nag-unang prayoridad nga mga proyekto, programa, ug aktibidad ang nahilakip sa Provincial Development Investment Program (PDIP) alang sa tuig 2018-2022 sa Probinsya sa Agusan del Norte nga giaprobahan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan bag-ohay pa lamang. Ang PDIP usa ka medium term development plan nga giumol aron sa paghubad sa provincial development goals, mga tumong ug mga polisiya ngadto sa mga prayoridad nga PPAs ug magsilbi nga basehan sa provincial government ug sa mga buhatan niini sa pag-andam sa ilang annual budget. Kini basi sa giendorso sa Provincial Development Council ngadto sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan ubos sa PDC Execom Resolution No. 31, series of 2021. Ang maong rekomendasyon sa PDC tungod sa kamahinungdanon sa mga proyekto nga kinahanglan na nga maimplementar isip tubag sa panginahanglanon sa katawhan.
Bungabong
Natural Resources Sector - PhP200,000; ug Infrastructure Sector - PhP42,483, 359.08.
Gilauman nga ang maong mga plano nga nakahan-ay makahatag kini og kaayohan ug kalambuan sa probinsya ug ilabina sa katawhan niini. Sa pagpangamahan ni Bise Gobernador Gibahin sa 5 ka sector ang PPAs Ramon A G. Bungabong ang mao ang mosunod: Development Administration Sector- PhP104,350,000; maong PDIP giaprobahan pinaagi sa Provincial Resolution No. 521-2021. Social Development Sector (Justine L. Perez, LGU-Agusan del PhP772,000; Economic Development Sector- PhP2,019,832; Environment and Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
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AgNor gob mopirma og MOA tali medical practitioners Gitakda nang pirmahan ang usa ka kasabutan tali sa probinsiya sa Agusan del Norte sa ngalan ni Gob. Dale B. Corvera ug medical practitioners alang 2022 para pagsuporta sa mga frontline services sa mga ospital nga gidumalahan sa local nga panggamhanan sa Agusan del Norte. Apil sa mga responsibilidad sa mga medical practitioners mao ang paghatag og 24 oras nga sebisyo sa bisan unsang mga ospital nga gidumala sa panggamhanan sa probinsiya sa Agusan del Norte ug mopasalig sa pagserbisyo ug paghatod sa gikinahanglang kalidad nga serbisyong medikal.
nagtumong sa paghatag og mayo nga pag-atiman sa pasyente pinaagi sa pagpuno sa mga kinahanglanon nga serbisyo medical nga gipunting sa mga hepe sa ospital ug aron matubag ang padayon nga pagsunod sa mga kinahanglanon sa paglisensya sa Department of Health (DOH) ug sa Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC).
Ang pag-hire sa mga medical practitioners
Base sa maong MOA, hatagan sila og insakto
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nga compensation sa ilang gihatag nga medical services ug uyon ang mga medical practitioners sa gitakda sa MOA. Ang paghatag otoridad kay Gob. Corvera giaprobahan subay sa sanggunian Resolution No. 528-2021 nga gipanginahan ni board Member Elizabeth Marie R. Calo atol sa ika 118th regular session. (Jessica O. Mellejor, LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte) January 15-21, 2022 |
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Pagbalasa ng mga election officers sa SurSur, isinagawa na
Epektibo na noong Miyerkules, Enero 19, ang pagbalasa sa pagitan ng mga election officers sa buong lalawigan ng Surigao del Sur. Sinabi ni provincial election supervisor (PES) Atty. April Joy Balano, karaniwan na ang ganitong hakbang tuwing sasapit ang election period. Paliwanag ng PES, layon nito para maiwasan ang
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ano mang posibleng impluwensiya o kaya “familiarity” o posibilidad ng “partiality.” Dahil dito, lahat ng kanilang field officers, ayon sa kanya, ay maitatalaga sa bago at pansamantala nilang place of assignment. Ang Surigao del Sur na mayroong 19 na LGUs 17 ay munisipyo habang dalawa ang lungsod ay
tig-isa ng election officer (EO). Nauna nang nagkaroon ng pagbalasa sa pagitan ng mga PES sa Caraga Region tulad ni Atty. Balano na naitalaga dito kapalit ni Atty. Ernie Palanan na napunta naman sa Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI). (Greg Tataro, Jr., DXJS RP Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur) Caraga INFOCUS
SurSur PHO mipahigayon og pagbakuna sa COVID-19 booster shots sa Tandag Nagpahigayon adlawng Martes, Enero 18, ug pagbakuna sa COVID-19 booster shots ang buhatan sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) ngadto sa mga Surigaonon nga boot makaangkon niini. Gipahigayon ang maong aktibidad didto sa Telaje Covered Court nga nahimutang sa Barangay Telaje, syudad sa Tandag. Sumala pa impormasyon nga gipagawas gikan sa maong buhatan, ang gipahigayon nga Caraga INFOCUS
aktibidad usa ka “special dungan sa “special operation”. operation”. Gibutyag usab niini nga ang paghatag og bakuna nagsugod sa may alas-8 sa buntag hangtud alas-3 sa hapon. Posible usab kini molapas sa oras nga gikatakda, depende sa gidaghanon sa boot makapahimulos sa maong serbisyo nga gihanyag sa gobyerno. Pwede usab makaavail o makapahimulos ang publiko sa primary dose batok sa COVID-19
Sa mga boot makapahimulos sa booster shots, gikinahanglan ang tagsa-tagsa ka mga vaccination card isip pagpamatood nga naka-kumpleto na sa una og ikaduhang doses sa maong bakuna og basehan usab kung angayan o kwalipikado na modawat sa maong indibidwal sa bakuna. (NGPB/PIA-Surigao del Sur) January 15-21, 2022 |
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Pamahalaang panlalawigan ng SurSur, mahigpit na hinahanapan ng negative COVID-19 test result ang mga empleyadong hindi naturukan ng COVID-19 vaccine Dahil sa patuloy ngayon na banta ng COVID-19, patuloy rin ang paghihigpit ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Surigao del Sur sa mga empleyado nito sa pagsunod ng minimum public health protocols. Sa panayam ng Radyo Pilipinas Tandag kay Ace Orcullo, Provincial Human Resource Management Officer, sinabing malinaw na nakasaad sa Memorandum No. 225 series 2021 ni Gov. Alexander Pimentel na inilabas noong Disyembre 6, 2021, na hindi pipilitin ang mga kawaning magpaturok ngunit kailangang sumunod sa rekisitong hinihingi tulad ng vaccination card sa mga bakunado na at negative RT-PCR o antigen test result sa mga hindi bakunado.
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Gov. Alexander Pimentel
Paglilinaw ni Orcullo na ito ay upang masigurong protektado laban sa COVID-19 ang mga empleyado maging ang kanilang mga kliyente na pupunta sa mga tanggapan ng kapitolyo. Aniya, kinakailangang gumastos ng sariling pera ang empleyadong hindi bakunado para sa kanyang RT-PCR o antigen test sakaling papasok na ito sa
kanyang trabaho sa kapitolyo. Dagdag pa ni Orcullo nirerespeto nila ang karapatan ng mga empleyadong ayaw magpaturok ngunit hindi rin pwedeng balewalain ang karapatan ng ligtas na lugar ng trabaho ng mga naturukan na ng bakuna kontra COVID-19. (Nerissa Espinosa, DXJS RP-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur) Caraga INFOCUS
24 Active cases ng COVID-19, naitala sa Tandag City
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Inanunsiyo noong Biyernes ni Tandag City Mayor Roxanne Pimentel na wala pang nangyayaring surge ng COVID-19 dito sa lungsod. Batay sa ulat mula sa pamahalaang lungsod, napag-alaman na nasa 24 pa lang ang bilang ng mga active cases sa COVID-19 ang naitala. Gayunpaman, naging mahigpit ang paalala ngayon ng lokal na pamahalaan sa pangunguna ni Mayor Caraga INFOCUS
Pimentel para sa lahat ng mga Tandaganons na sundin palagi ang mga minimum public health standards laban sa nasabing sakit.
bawat isa sa pagsunod sa mga health protocol kontra COVID-19.
Inabisuhan rin ni Mayor Roxanne ang lahat ng mga tao na hindi Ito ay bahagi umano sa pa bakunado sa mga paghahanda sa COVID-19 vaccines posibleng surge nito sa na magpabakuna na darating na mga araw sa lalong madaling dahil na sa presensya panahon. Habang ang ng Omicron variant sa mga fully vaccinated bansa. naman ay hinikayat rin na magpabakuna Ipinaintindi nito sa na ng booster dose. publiko na ang (Raymond Aplaya, DXJS pagkalat ng virus ay magdedepende sa kung RP-Tandag/PIA-Surigao gaano kadisiplinado ang del Sur) January 15-21, 2022 |
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Army retrieves high-powered firearms following clash vs NPA in AgSur town officer of 26IB, extended his gratitude to the concerned residents of Brgy. Zillovia.
The 26th Infantry Battalion (26IB), under the operational control of 403rd Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, retrieved three assorted high-powered and lowpowered firearms with ammunitions during an encounter while conducting focused military operations at the hinterlands of Sitio Damming, Barangay Zillovia, Talacogon, this province on January 12, 2022. The encounter, which transpired at around 6 o’clock in the morning and lasted for seven minutes, resulted in the retrieval of two high-powered and one low-powered firearms which consisted of one Caliber .30 (Garrand) rifle; one Caliber
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.30 Carbine rifle; and one Caliber .22 rifle. Various war paraphernalia were also retrieved such as three cellular phones, subversive documents, and other belongings. The presence of the armed group whose members belong to the HQS LOADER, SRC2 of the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee, was compromised by a concerned citizen confirming their location. Intensified military operations were then launched to suppress their planned atrocities in the area. Lt. Col. Reynald Romel A. Goce, commanding
“Indeed, the terrorists were desperate to conduct terrorist attacks to harass the community despite the pandemic. Thank you to the residents of Brgy. Zillovia. Through your active support and cooperation with us, we were able to immediately disrupt their planned atrocities. We will not allow these lawless elements to extort all what you have,” he said. “With the capture of these firearms, we believe that the NPA in our area of operations was demoralized. We will continue to pursue them aggressively under the rule of law until they abandon this futile armed struggle. Once again, we are encouraging the remaining NPA to peacefully lay down your arms, surrender and start a more peaceful and meaningful life with your family or you have to prepare to face the consequences,” added Goce (2Lt Kayce M Abuan, 26IB,PA/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
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NATIONAL NEWS
PCOO Chief grateful to Congress, Sen. Go as Visayas Media Hub will push through this year for the construction of the Visayas Media Hub in the General Appropriations Act for the Fiscal Year 2022,” Sec. Andanar said. Sec. Andanar added that the initiative was primarily pushed by Senator Bong Andanar Go, a vital move for the continuation of Presidential Communications As another legacy of the the PCOO’s goal of modernizing government Secretary Martin Duterte administration Andanar expressed for effective government media operations nationwide. his appreciation to communication “Our apparent success Congress and Senator operations, the in constructing and Christopher Lawrence government allotted operating the Mindanao “Bong” Go as the P300-million for the Media Hub speaks construction of the firstconstruction of the for the incorruptible ever Visayas Media Hub Visayas Media Hub disposition of the PCOO will push through this in Brgy. Subangdaku in carrying out such an year. in Mandaue City, initiative,” the PCOO Cebu Province which chief added. This after the stalled is sourced from the Sec. Andanar also project has been General Appropriations assured the national included in the 2022 Act for Fiscal Year 2022. government, most national budget under especially President the flagship ‘Build, Build’, “It is with profound Rodrigo Roa Duterte Build’ program of the appreciation that and Congress that national government, we thank Congress, nearly five months before specifically Senator Bong transparency and President Rodrigo Roa Go who initiated such an accountability in the construction of the Duterte steps down on action, for the inclusion June 30, 2022. of a P300-million budget Visayas Media Hub will
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be upheld. ‘World-class media hub’ The PCOO proper will take the lead in managing and maintaining the firstever media hub in the Visayas that will serve as the main broadcast for Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Western Visayas. The People’s Television, Inc. (PTV), the flagship state broadcaster, will also serve as one of the locators of the project.
news and information and establishing direct connectivity with the people, the world-class The hub will also house Visayas Media Hub other PCOO attached will be constructed in agencies such as the Mandaue, Cebu. It will Philippine Broadcasting be equipped with stateService (PBS), Philippine The PCOO management of-the-art broadcasting Information Agency will work closely with apparatus, similar to (PIA), Philippine News the Department of the Mindanao Media Agency (PNA), and Public Works and Hub, to further advance Radio Television Highways for the this endeavor,” Sec. Malacañang (RTVM). detailed architectural Andanar pointed out. and engineering design, Aside from the P300and the Department He also likened the million budget for the of Information and success of the Mindanao construction of the hub, Communications Media Hub in Davao City another P300-million will Technology for use of to the Visayas Media be allotted for statethe Subangdaku Wireless Hub in Mandaue City of-the-art broadcast equipment and facilities DICT lot - Innovation Hub as another world-class Zone in Mandaue City. broadcasting hub in the including a 4-storey country initiated under building with roof deck, broadcast complex, two “As we have undertaken the administration of measures and actions President Rodrigo Roa TV studios and optional Duterte. radio booths, automated in bringing tailored Caraga INFOCUS
master control system, transmitter and satellite uplink system, TV broadcast IT system, news graphics system, digital transmitters, and others.
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Despite the pandemic, NHCP helps shape the future by looking at the past
Kasaysayang Panlipunan ng Pilipinas in Angeles City, and the restoration of 430 historical objects. These historical materials include the La Justitia Mural, Pigafetta and Magellan Memorial monuments, and the material characterization of the La Intendencia Building.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with key government officials at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on January 17, 2021. ROEMARI LISMONERO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) continues to do its mandate despite the current coronavirus pandemic, restoring historical structures and landmarks, and serving as lead organizer in putting up various historical events significant to the nation’s identity. Reporting the accomplishments of the NHCP to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, Cabinet
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Secretary and acting Presidential Spokesperson Alexei Karlo Nograles said among the commission’s infrastructure projects include the conversion into a museum of the old provincial jail in Sorsogon. NHCP’s efforts also include the restoration of the Bacon Church and Belfry in Sorsogon City, rehabilitation of the Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine in Cavite, the rehabilitation of the Pamintuan Mansion or Museo ng
The restoration project for the La Intendencia Building in Intramuros is being spearheaded by the NHCP in collaboration with the National Archives of the Philippines. Once restored, the Intendencia Building will serve as National Archives’ central office and repository for Spanish-period collections. One of NHCP’s successful projects was the restoration of the Manila’s iconic landmark, the Metropolitan Theater. Caraga INFOCUS
The project was completed through NHCP’s collaboration with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). “Completely restored na po ito, Mr. President. After being closed down for 25 years, the Metropolitan Theater has been fully restored, renovated and reopened in October of last year,” Nograles told the President. “Ang pinakaunang major stage production was the: ‘Lapu-Lapu: Ang Datu ng Mactan’, produced by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the NHCP, kabilang sa quincentennial celebration of Philippines and the year of the Filipino pre-colonial ancestors.” The commission’s task of marking historical sites, personages and events are also continuing, the Palace official said. Last year, among those unveiled were the Bantayog ng GOMBURZA, Guiuan church, LapuCaraga INFOCUS
Lapu statue, Pulilan church, Convention Constitutional 1971, Casa Real in Lingayen, Manuel Quezon, Plaza Miranda, Loon church, Gen. Francisco Makabulos, and many others. The commission also operates 27 historical sites all over the country as museums. But because of the current coronavirus pandemic, these sites have been shut down, and the NHCP resorted to holding online exhibits, webinars and lectures. So far, it has organized or led 120 public programs mostly on Facebook. Also in 2021, NHCP led the observance of the National Heroes Day, 150th Birth Anniversary of Epifanio de los Santos, 500th Anniversary Celebration of the Victory of Mactan, 200th Birth Anniversary of Jose Felipe Del-Pan, 150th Birth Anniversary of Mamerto Natividad Jr., 50th Death Anniversary of Carlos P. Garcia, and the 75th Anniversary of the Inauguration of the Third Republic and the Philippine-American Diplomatic Relations.
At the same time, the commission also kicked off the activities for the commemoration of the 150th Death Anniversary of GOMBURZA, which will be observed by the country this year. This August, it will lead the History Month celebration, and the 54th Anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). “Right --- remain steadfast kasi ang NHCP in its mandate amid the challenges brought about by COVID-19 pandemic at siyempre resilient siya because it responds to the changing needs and expectations ng ating mga kababayan,” Nograles said. “So from marking significant historical sites, to preserving and restoring sites, objects, to maintaining shrines and landmarks, commemorating events, publishing research work and approving seals and logos, patuloy ang pagserbisyo publiko ng NHCP sa gitna ng COVID-19.” PND January 15-21, 2022 |
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President Duterte lauds AFP’s disaster response in Visayas, Mindanao President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with key government officials at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on January 17, 2021. ROEMARI LISMONERO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has commended the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for assisting communities devastated by Typhoon Odette last month and for fulfilling its mandate of securing the nation from the enemies of the state. “And I would like to reiterate that in behalf of the people of the Philippines, I would like to commend and salute the AFP for their toil. It was really not --- it was a toil to be there helping everybody,” President Duterte said in his regular Talk to the People aired on Tuesday. “So salamat sa --- for all of these achievements so far that you have gathered
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throughout the… It’s a never-ending job for you hanggang ngayon, but nagpapasalamat ang tao at ako mismo nagpapasalamat rin. Keep up the good work and you have my snappy salute also.” During the President’s weekly public address, AFP chief of staff Gen. Andres Centino reported the contributions of the armed forces in the ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts in the regions affected by the recent typhoon. General Centino told the President that so far, the AFP has already deployed a total of 9,079 personnel in the five regions affected
by the typhoon in the areas covered by Visayas Command, Eastern Mindanao Command, and Western Command of the AFP. “Our personnel were immediately deployed in order to help in the prevention, mitigation, and response operations before, during and after the typhoon,” Centino said in his report. Aside from the personnel sent to disaster areas, the AFP deployed about 28 Philippine Navy assets, 30 Philippine Air Force assets, and 769 land assets to provide assistance in the delivery and transport of relief goods, supplies,
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equipment and personnel. Summarizing the AFP’s transport missions since the start of its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Operations, Centino said the armed forces has used its assets to deliver a total of 522,675 kilos of supplies by air and about 4.1 million kilos of supplies and cargoes in 97 sorties by sea. “Likewise, a total of 4.8 million kilos of relief goods were transported by land using our 769 trucks and vehicles,” he reported. At the same time, the AFP used its assets in the transport of 1,514 stranded individuals by sea and 667 individuals by air. Centino said the AFP has also worked with other stakeholders.For instance, the Philippine Air Force tapped the services of its affiliated reserve units like Air Asia and Philippine Airlines in transporting a total of 17,000 kilos of cargoes. The Philippine Navy also coordinated with its affiliated reserve units, transporting by sea a total of 277,000 kilos of cargoes. The AFP has set off the CivilMilitary Coordination Center (CMCC), a facility activated during crisis and emergency situation to coordinate with government agencies, nongovernment organizations, and international
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humanitarian communities in the delivery of donated goods. Through the CMCC, the AFP received over 8 million kilos of relief goods from 460 donors. During HADR Operations, AFP’s newly acquired assets were used such as the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Jose Rizal, shifting from security operations to humanitarian missions for the delivery of relief goods to Palawan. The Navy’s sea asset made two sorties and facilitated the transport of 78,000 kilos of relief goods. The BRP Ang Pangulo was converted into a floating hospital complete with medical teams and personnel on Siargao Island to provide medical assistance. So far, over 1,600 patients have been provided with medical service. The newly acquired Philippine Air Force’s Black Hawk helicopters were also used during the initial rapid damage assessments, in the rescue of typhoon victims, and the transport of personnel and the delivery of relief goods in over 249 sorties, Centino reported. To help people rebuild their homes, the AFP also deployed carpentry teams. Also, Army engineers were sent to disaster areas to provide engineering support in the clearing roads and removing debris immediately
after the onslaught of the typhoon. The AFP has provided mobile water tanks to give typhoon survivors with potable water. It also facilitated the transport of equipment and supplies of utility companies for them to restore the electricity and communication requirements in affected areas. Although there was an increased deployment in typhoon-affected areas, Centino assured President Duterte that the AFP still has sufficient forces deployed in other parts of the country to secure communities from communist insurgents and terrorists. Despite the AFP’s various tasks, it recently neutralized Menandro Villanueva aka “Bok,” the longest-serving secretary of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee and the commander of National Operations Command of the CPP-NPA. Centino also reported the neutralization of Norodin Hassan, the head of the DI Hassan Group, who was responsible for a bus bombing in Aleosan, Cotabato. “We’d like to report also, sir, that we have sufficient forces to be deployed in checkpoints in coordination with the Comelec and the PNP,” he said. PND
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Gov’t to intensify administration of COVID-19 booster dose
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with key government officials prior to his “Talk to the People” at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on January 17, 2021. JOEY DALUMPINES/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
The government eyes to double the number of COVID-19 booster shots being administered to the eligible population from the current daily average as authorities ramp up immunization amid the rapid spread
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of the highly contagious Omicron variant. In his report to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said that so far, there were 4.7 million Filipinos
who received booster doses. “Ang average po natin naitala ay mahigit na 260,000 po lamang. Kinakailangan po na maiangat sa doblado or 500,000 doses kada araw,” said Galvez Caraga INFOCUS
during the President’s Talk to the People. To provide boosters to the targeted 72.16 million population, Galvez said the government’s strategy is to concentrate in the National Capital Region Plus 10 (NCR+ 10), and in areas with more than 70 percent fully vaccinated population. The government will also expand the vaccination sites for boostering using facilities like Nayong Pilipino and malls. In immunizing minors aged 12 to 17 years, Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, said 8.49 million or 67 percent received the first dose and 6.88 million or 54 percent are already fully vaccinated.
Galvez also reported that for children five to 11 years old, 15.56 million could soon be vaccinated as 780,000 doses of the jabs intended for minors could arrive late this month and an additional 1,632,000 doses will be delivered on February 7. These are part of the 7.5 million doses procured by the government, which are set to arrive in the first quarter of this year and another 7.5 million doses in the second quarter. The government also placed orders for the delivery of 10 to 15 million doses to complete the second dose of children aged five to 11 years.
abroad and the advice of local experts. Aside from immunizing minors, part of the government strategy is to inoculate three million unvaccinated senior citizens, as well as maximize the use of the 9 million doses of the single dose Janssen jab currently in the government inventory. According to Galvez, the government targets to achieve vaccination milestones of immunizing 77 million by the end of March and 90 million by the end of June. Looking forward, Galvez said they are working to hand over the responsibility from the national government to the local government units (LGUs) and the private sector in preparation for future vaccine commercialization.
“Other orders will be in tranches considering this is a different formulation intended for the age If the current output group 11 years and continues, the below. Puwede po natin vaccine czar said pong gamitin ‘to sa zero the government can to four years old,” he told “So ang mangyayari po si Secretary Año at saka conclude vaccinating the President. po ang private sector minors 12 to 17 years old by the end of March For children aged zero to na po ang mamumuno po ng mga vaccination and the administration of four years, the vaccine boosters could begin by coordinator said they are program po natin April once experts give awaiting the issuance of through the LGUs,” he the green light. emergency amendment said. PND Caraga INFOCUS
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OCD extends P139-million food, non-food relief goods to typhoon survivors
Civil Defense Assistant Secretary Hernando Caraig gives an update to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on the response to Typhoon Odette during a meeting with key government officials at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on January 17, 2021. JOEY DALUMPINES/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
The government has provided a total of P139 million worth of food and non-food relief goods to the survivors of Typhoon Odette as of January 17, an official of the country’s civil defense agency reported on Monday. In his report to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte,
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Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Assistant Secretary Hernando Caraig Jr. said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) logistics cluster led by OCD also delivered around 6.49 million kilograms of various relief items.
Aside from relief goods, Caraig said the OCD has provided the survivors with safe drinking water. “In terms of water, Mr. President, OCD provided 1.74 liters or 2.1 million water bottles and a donation from Lucio Tan Group and Chinese Chambers of Commerce of 1.9 million Caraga INFOCUS
liters of water,” he said, adding the OCD still has a reserve of 2.175 million liters to be distributed to the affected regional areas. The remaining 2.1 million liters or equivalent to 4,350,000 bottles will be distributed in Mimaropa, Eastern and Central Visayas and Caraga, the regions needing clean drinking water. Caraig said the OCD also facilitated door-todoor water deliveries that totaled 932 liters, which were directly delivered to 2,830 barangays. He added that Central Visayas and Mimaropa were complemented with water filtration system to address waterrelated diseases, while Bohol received nine water filtration systems from various donors. The OCD is also negotiating with a water bottling company for the procurement of additional bottled water, which will be provided to the affected regions. Northern Mindanao, Caraga INFOCUS
the OCD official said, has a pending delivery of 193 liters for Central Visayas and 213 liters for Caraga. Soccsksargen, on the other hand, has delivered 113 liters to Caraga, while Zamboanga Peninsula sent 935 liters.
Development (DHSUD) will submit proposal on shelter funding assistance for families based on damaged houses.
In terms of the agency’s shelter assistance, Caraig reported that it was agreed during the January 13 emergency meeting that the shelter cluster under the Department of Human Settlements and Urban
The weather disturbance also damaged 1.3 million houses with an estimated value of P64 million. The damage to infrastructure and agriculture was at P18 billion and P11.7 billion, respectively. PND
The National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Department of Social Welfare and President Duterte told the Development (DSWD) OCD official to fast track will handle the coverage the delivery of clean of shelter assistance. drinking water to disaster areas, underscoring Likewise, the Philippine the importance of the commodity in the regions Coconut Authority, in support to OCD’s shelter affected by natural initiative, reported calamities. the deployment of chainsaws for use in “I seem to be repeating shelter construction it always, but para maand other operations remind lang ang lahat --- sunog, na-experience including the clearing of ko, I got this when I was fallen trees. mayor. ‘Pag magsama ako ‘yung sa first Typhoon Odette has responders, ang unang affected 2.3 million hiningi ng tao tubig families or 8.1 million talaga, lalo na kung individuals. It also left 406 under stress, tubig ang deaths, 1,265 injuries, hinahanap,” he said. and 65 missing persons.
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3rd nat’l vax days possible if PH misses 77M target before April the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. Nograles said the national government is determined to reach the 77 million target of complete doses before the elections, hopefully, by end of March.
(PNA photo by Joey Razon)
A third edition of the national vaccination days is another strategy the Philippine government is looking at in case it misses its target to fully vaccinate 77 million people before April. Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Wednesday noted that the government would also have to see the output of its current “vaccination demand generation” efforts. “[I]f we see the need, halimbawa matatapos na ang first quarter ng 2022 at hindi pa nararating ‘yong 77 million (for example Caraga INFOCUS
“This is what we are pushing, to reach 77 million, if not by the end of the first quarter of 2022 at least before the May election, our target is to fully vaccinate the adult population,” he said in Filipino.
we haven’t reached the targeted 77 million before the first quarter of 2022 ends) then perhaps it’s one of the strategies na i-coAs of January 18, the consider natin (that we country has administered would consider),” he said 120.6 million doses and fully in a television interview. vaccinated over 56 million people. The first three-day massive vaccination drive from November 29 to December 3 last year was hailed as a success, wherein about 9.9 million people received the lifesaving coronavirus shots.
More than 7.4 million doses, meanwhile, were administered during its second run from December 15 to 17 despite the challenges posed by
The average daily dose in the last seven days is currently pegged at 762,526, according to the Department of Health’s Covid-19 Vaccination Dashboard. Among the fully vaccinated, a total of 5,362,518 have received their booster shots. (PNA/ Joyce Ann L. Rocamora) January 15-21, 2022 |
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Nearly 7M aged 12-17 already fully vaccinated the People of President
Rodrigo Duterte aired late Monday night. The government also eyes to inoculate about 15.5 million in the 5 to 11 age bracket. Galvez said some 780,000 lower-dosed Pfizer vaccines for the youngest age group so far are expected to arrive by end of January, followed by 1,632,000 doses in February.
The inoculation of minors aged 12 to 17 years is on track with nearly seven million already with complete doses against Covid-19.
na kung magtuloy-tuloy po ang output natin, kaya po nating matapos ang pagbabakuna ng kabataang edad 12 hanggang 17 anyos by end of March at National Task Force makapagsimula po ng Against Covid-19 chief boosters by April kapag implementer, Secretary pinayagan na po tayo Carlito Galvez Jr., ng mga expert (Our reported on Monday assessment showed that that 54 percent of if we could continue the target younger our output, we can population, or a total finish the vaccination of of 6,789,182, have children 12 to 17 years acquired protection old by the end of March against severe symptoms and we can start giving through Pfizer and booster shots by April, if Moderna vaccines. the experts allow us),” Galvez said during the “Sa assessment po namin pre-recorded Talk to
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The government has also ordered 10 to 15 million doses for the second doses of the 5-11 age group. “Other orders will be in tranches considering this is a different formulation intended for the age group 11 years and below. Puwede po natin pong gamitin ‘to sa (We can also use this for) zero to four years old,” Galvez added. He said Sinovac Biotech Ltd. has applied for an emergency use authorization for 3 to 17-year-olds. (PNA/Lade Jean Kabagani) Caraga INFOCUS
55.2 million Filipinos now fully vaccinated The Philippines has administered 118,944,887 doses of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines nationwide, with 55,195,486 Filipinos now fully vaccinated against the dreaded infection. The latest data from the National Covid-19 vaccination dashboard released Monday also indicated 4,915,091 of the fully vaccinated have received booster or additional doses. The country’s average vaccination rate significantly increased to 797,265 doses in the last seven days, compared to around 300,000 doses during the previous weeks. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the chief implementer of the National Task Force Against Covid-19, previously said the administration of primary doses remains a priority. The unvaccinated sector is more prone to hospitalization, severe cases, and death, once infected with Covid-19, according to health authorities. Caraga INFOCUS
JABS FOR TEENS. Midwife Brigida De Leon administers the Covid-19 vaccine to Sebastian Pimentel, 16, inside a classroom of Bagong Silang Elementary School in Caloocan City on Jan. 11, 2022. Pimentel was one of the 500 who received the first dose of the Pfizer jab. (PNA photo by Ben Briones)
According to Galvez, there unvaccinated would really are still around 3 million overwhelm our health care senior citizens who are facilities),” Galvez said. unvaccinated. The vaccine czar “Kasi ang benefits ng first emphasized the Philippines dose ay more weighted sa has enough supply of boosters, kasi ‘yung mga Covid-19 jabs that can naka-dalawang dose na be used as primary doses at least meron na silang and booster shots until the proteksyon. Ang talagang second quarter of this year. mag-o-overwhelm ng ating health care facilities At least 100 million doses ay ‘yung unvaccinated are currently stored in (The benefits of the various storage areas, administration of the first “enough to cover 28 to dose have more weight 30 million unvaccinated than boosters, and those individuals and 25 million with complete doses at individuals needing least have protection booster doses, Galvez already. Those who are added. (PNA) January 15-21, 2022 |
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