Would personal air purifiers keep us all healthy?
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‘Common-sense hygiene may be a better defense, experts suggest’ SO-CALLED personal air purifiers promise to protect users from harmful viruses and bacteria, but experts say the devices may not work in real-world conditions, Laura Johannes
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APIKON ANG Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga Balitang nag-litawan sa social media na sikreto umano itong nagtungo sa Singapore upang magpagamit sa hindi-nabanggit na sakit. Agad naman itong iti- ng video na kung saan ay Ipinakita rin ni Go nanggi ng Malakanyang makikita ang 75-anyos na ang isang larawan ni at maging si Senator si Duterte habang nasa Duterte na kumakain Bong g Go ay naglabas pa Davao City. Continue on page 3
Nur Misuari, ipinagtanggol ng Palasyo INABSWELTO AGAD ng Malakanyang si Moro National Liberation Front chairman Nur Misuari sa anumang kaso matapos nitong isuko ng mapayapa ang wanted na Abu Sayyaf leader na si Idang Susukan sa Davao City. Matatandaang inaresto ng pulisya si Susukan sa bahay ni Misuari matapos nitong dalhin ang terorista sakay Continue on page 2
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Nur Misuari, ipinagtanggol ng Palasyo
Si Abduljihad Susukan (PNP) Continued from page 1 ng isang pribadong jet upang mabigyan ng prosthetic arm dahil naputulan ng braso sa pakikipagsagupaan sa mga sundalo noong nakaraang taon sa lalawigan ng Sulu. Sinasabing sumuko si Susukan kay Misuari noong nakaraang Abril sa Sulu sa pangakong mabibigyan ito ng amnestiya ng pamahalaang Duterte. Naunang sinabi ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, General Archie Gamboa na isinuko ni Misuari si Susukan matapos ng isang negosasyon. Natiktikan umano ng pulisya sa Davao City ang pagdating ni Misuari kasama si Susukan na wanted ng mga awtoridad dahil sa napakaraming kaso ng pagpatay at ransom kidnappings sa Sabah. “We thank Chairman Nur Misuari for facilitating the negotiation between the PNP headed by Colonel Kirby John Kraft, (the) Davao City (Police) Director and Edang Susukan,” ani Gamboa. “The PNP immediately advised (Davao) Mayor Inday Sara Duterte who assured us of her full cooperation and assistance, to ensure the peaceful handover and orderly transfer of custody to proper authorities,” dagdag pa nito. Sinabi naman ni Presidential spokesman Harry Roque na “highly unlikely” na makasuhan si Misuari dahil sa pagkupkop nito kay Susukan. Sinigundahan rin nito si Gamboa na talagang isinuko ni Misuari ang terorista sa pulisya. “What I know is he ar-
ranged for the surrender. So, in terms of criminal liability, it seems highly unlikely because he arranged for Susukan’s surrender. Susukan was not arrested while he was being harbored by Nur Misuari. That’s not the case. It appears that he arranged for authorities to come to apprehend Susukan in his residence on that day,” paliwanag pa ni Roque. Nais naman ng militar na ipaliwanag ni Misuari kung bakit nasa kanyang pangangalaga si Susukan. Maging ang Western Min-
danao Command sa Zamboanga City ay nagsabing wala itong official report ng pagsuko ni Susukan. “We have no confirmation of Susukan’s surrender to Misuari or his reported trip to Davao City. We consider Susukan a wanted man,” ani Major Arvin Encinas, ang spokesman ng Western Mindanao Command. Si Susukan ay nahaharap sa patong-patong na kasong kriminal at kabilang sa mga biktimang dayuhan nito ay sina Chinese national Gao Huayun at Pinay na si Filipina Marcy Darawan, na dinukot sa Singamata Reef Resort sa Semporna sa Sabah noong Abril 2, 2014. At Malaysian Chan Sai Chun, na hinila sa kanyang fish farm sa Kampung Sapang sa Kunak, Sabah noong Hunyo 16, 2014, at Sabah restaurateur Thien Nyuk Fan, na dinukot rin mula sa Ocean King Seafood Restaurant sa Sandakan sa Sabah noong Mayo 14, 2015. Dinukot at pinugutan rin nito ng ulo ang 39-antos na Malaysian engineer Bernard Then noong Nobyembre 2015 matapos na mabigong magbayad ng ransom ang pamilya nito. Maraming sundalo at sibilyan rin ang pinatay at pinugutan ng grupo ni Susukan. Sa kasalukuyan ay nasa PNP Camp Crame si Susukan, ngunit nais ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na ilipat sa kanilang kustodiya ang terorista. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Hunt continues for 4 escaped prisoners PAGADIAN CITY – The police continue the hunt for prisoners who bolted jail in the town of President Manuel Roxas in Zamboanga del Norte province, officials said. Brigadier General Jesus Cambay Jr, the regional police chief, said tracking teams have been dispatched to hunt down the prisoners - Welly Celino Catoy, 23; Robert Quinicar Quinto, 46; Wilfredo Antiquino Espelita, 19; Roger Barillo Feras. “I already directed the
(town’s) Chief of Police to conduct manhunt operations and to recapture the escapees, and also enjoined all police units within Zamboanga del Norte, to man possible routes of escape to ensure that escapees cannot pass through the immediate proximity,” he said. The prisoners escaped at dawn last Thursday after sewing off the iron bars of their detention cell using guitar string while under heavy rains. It was unclear how
the string was sneaked into the cell. “The families and relatives of the escapees are urged to report and surrender them to the nearest police station so as not to aggravate the situation for after all, they are not yet guilty but merely held for investigation and trial,” Cambay said. Cambay did not say whether the guards or the police commander were relieved from their posts or not. (Zamboanga Post and Mindanao Examiner)
LSI ginahasa, suspek pinaghahanap!
Si Abduljihad Susukan sa larawang ito bago maputulan ng braso sa labanan sa militar. (KM Image via Tribune)
NORTH COTABATO – Pormal ng sinampahan ng kaso ang isang rape suspek na gumahasa sa isang 15-anyos na dalagita na kabilang sa mga Locally Stranded Individual o LSI sa isolation facility ng Dolores sa bayan ng Antipas sa North Cotabato. Ayon kay Antipas Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office o MSWDO Head, Helen Lebuit, na matapos ang pagsampa ng kaso ay hindi na mahagilap ang
suspek na edad 35-anyos. At sa ulat ng pulisya, nitong unang linggo pa ng Agosto nang isampa ang kaso laban sa kanya na ngayon ay pinaghahanap ng mga awtoridad. Nasa pangangalaga pa rin ng MSWDO Antipas ang biktima. Nabatid na July 12 nang mangyari ang panghahalay sa naka-quarantine na dalagita matapos itong nakipag-inuman sa suspek doon mismo sa isolation facility.Hindi na umano nakapalag pa
ang biktima dahil nakita nito ang kutsilyo sa gilid ng suspek na lasing nung ginawa ang panghahalay. Sa Kidapawan City, desididong magsasampa rin ng reklamo ang isang LSI na naka-isolate ngayon sa isang quarantine facility laban sa isang opisyal ng barangay matapos umanong magpapadala ng malalaswang text messages sa kanya. Iniimbestigahan na rin ng mga awtoridad ang bintang ng nasabing LSI. (Rhoderick Beñez)
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Wala kayong pakialam: Duterte
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Continued from page 1 kasama ang live-in partner nitong si Honeylet Avanceña na may hawak na kopya ng Manila Bulletin na may petsang Agosto 17 – ang araw na sinasabing nangibang bansa ang Pangulo. “Ang Pangulo po ay nagta-trabaho lang. Nasa Davao po siya at ginagampanan po niya ang kanyang tungkulin bilang Pangulo. In fact, halos ay wala nga
pong pahinga ang ating Pangulo dahil nga mino-monitor niya ang sitwasyon,” paliwanag pa ni Go. “Bagama’t kailangan niya rin pong umuwi ng Davao upang tingnan na rin po ang sitwasyon sa Mindanao ay makikita ninyo po na kagabi ay napaka-healthy naman po ni Pangulo. Bagama’t 75-years old na po ‘yon ay talagang kayod kalabaw pa rin ‘yan
para makapagserbisyo sa kapwa Pilipino,” dagdag pa nito. Nagsalita rin si Duterte sa telebisyon kamakailan at sinabi nito na walang paki-alam ang sino man kung saan nito gustong pumunta dahil hindi naman pera ng gobyerno ang kanyang gagastusin. “If I want to go to Singapore, I will go to Singapore. If it is a private undertaking, I will go there
fly-in, fly-out. Stop this nonsense about me going to Singapore. Kung gusto ko, pupunta ako. Wala kayong pakialam kung gusto ko pumunta, kung gusto ko umalis, kung aalis ako. I do not have to keep it secret because I will not be using government funds. Hindi ko ugali ‘yan,” ani Duterte. Idinagdag pa ni Duterte na tulad ng iba, may karapatan rin itong bumiyahe dahil nasa Konsti-
tusyon ito. “I am a citizen of this country. The right to travel is guaranteed. Kung guaranteed sa inyo, (eh) ‘di guaranteed din sa akin,” wika pa nito, ngunit iginiit rin ni Duterte na sa panahong ito ng pandemya dahil sa Covid-19 ay wala itong balak na lumabas ng bansa. “Ang isang leader will always stay where the crisis is. Hindi ka dapat magla-
galag kung may problema ang bayan. Napakababa naman ng tingin niyo sa akin kung ganoon,” sabi ni Duterte. Naunang inamin ni Duterte na may sakit itong myasthenia gravis, buerger’s disease, at barrett’s esophagus, gayun rin ang gastroesophageal reflux disease, migraine at problema sa kanyang spinal column. (Mindanao Examiner)
Would personal air purifiers keep us all healthy? ‘Common-sense hygiene may be a better defense, experts suggest’ Continued from page 1 which are then repulsed from the user because like-charged particles repel each other. Wein partially funded research at the University of Cincinnati to test its product. The results were published in the journal Indoor Air in 2005. Overall, the device was found to clear the air of half of
the test particles in 15 minutes and almost all of the particles in an hour and a half. However, some experts are skeptical. Darryl Zeldin, scientific director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, says, “It sounds like it worked in a laboratory setting, but that doesn’t say anything
about whether it works in real life.” For instance, some researchers argue the purifiers may struggle to actually clear air. “If you sit next to a person in an airplane, this person will sneeze and cough during the entire eight-hour flight,” says Werner Bischoff, an infectious disease specialist at Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center. Moreover, many harmful germs are transferred via infected surfaces—which are unaffected by the purifier. Sergey Grinshpun, who the led the study, acknowledges that shortcoming, but adds “at least you reduce inhalation exposure.” Anecdotally, representatives from Wein and
other manufacturers say that customer feedback has been positive. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, some of the devices’ infection-fighting prowess may be the result of the antibacterial effect created by air pollutants, such as ozone. Stanley Weinberg, CEO and chairman of Wein, says his company’s product emits
only a small amount of ozone. Ultimately, Bischoff says other common-sense methods might be a better way to guard yourself against infection than the purifiers. For instance, avoid touching your nose or mouth while on an airplane, he suggests (Johannes, Wall Street Journal)
‘Face mask’ wedding, idinaos sa Kidapawan City KIDAPAWAN CITY - Sa isang simple, pero makabuluhang seremonya sa loob ng makeshift venue sa harap ng Kidapawan City Hall, ikinasal ang siyam na couples sa kabila ng pandemya na dulot ng Covid-19. May mga bisita, ngunit limitado lamang ang tinaguriang “facemask wedding” dahil sa umiiral pa rin ang Modified General Community Quarantine dito. Nagpalitan naman ng matatamis na “I Do” ang siyam na couples na pawang mga residente dito sa harap ni Mayor Joseph Evangelista. Kabilang sa mga ikinasal ang dalawang “persons
with disability na sina Jese at Rosalie na limang taon ng nagsasama at may isang anak na. Hindi naging hadlang ang kanilang pag-iisang dibdib na kapwa “deaf and mute” kahit paman sa pamamagitan ng sign language lamang. Tulad ng iba, dumaan rin sa pagsubok ang kanilang pagmamahalan, ngunit nanatiling matapat at napagtagumpayan nila ang mga ito. Tulad ng nakagawian, muling nagpaalala ang alkalde na ang pagmamahal, pag-galang at katapatan sa kanilang asawa ang dapat mangibabaw alinsunod sa Family Code of the Philippines at ng RA 9262 o Violence Against
Women and Children Law. Mainit din ang ipinararating ng pagbati sa iba pang couples na ikinasal sa Mega Tent ng City Hall na sina Sergio Sixto at Jessa Mandin, Dave Panes at Charmaine Intong, Diover Cajurao at Janice Salamanca, Geoffrey Ramirez at Jan Pauline Relampagos, Elmer Samanion at Gemma Arellano, Jeoffrey Abingue at Gussebelle Bayon, Regin Albacite at Ana Rose Aninipot at sina Garry Baliguat at Rhea Mae Pindoy. Nagpasalamat naman ang mga bagong kasal sa alkalde na tuwang-tuwa sa nakitang pagmamahalan ng mga ito. (Rhoderick Beñez)
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Babuyan sa North Cotabato, bagsak!
(PigWorld) KIDAPAWAN CITY – Umaabot na sa mahigit sa P6 milyung ang lugi sa hog industry sa probinsiya ng North Cotabato dahil sa African Swine Fever o ASF, ayon kay Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Rufino Sorupia. Sinabi pa ni Sorupia na apektado na rin ng ASF ang Kidapawan City at sa pinakahuling datus
ng Department of Agriculture, sinabi ni Regional Director Arlan Mangelen na mahigit sa 1,000 mga baboy na ang kanilang pinatay mula sa apat na mga lugar sa North Cotabato na kinabibilangan ng Magpet, Arakan, President Roxas at ang pinakahuli ay ang lungsod ng Kidapawan. Agad namang ipatu-
tupad ang “1-7-10 protocols” o pagsasailalim sa culling activity sa mga baboy na malapit sa ASF infected area na sinasabing mula sa mga lugar na may kumpirmadong kaso at posibleng ang pagbili ng chorizo. Sa ilalim ng 1-7-10 protocol, ipagbabawal ang pagpasok o paglabas ng mga baboy sa loob ng
1-kilometer radius mula sa lugar na may ASF o ground zero. At sa 7-kilometer radius, lahat ng mga baboy ay isasailalim sa surveillance at restricted ang galawan ng mga ito. Kukunan rin ng mga blood samples ang lahat ng mga baboy at sa 10-kilometer radius naman mula sa ground zero, mandatory na ang monitoring at reporting ng mga sakit sa baboy. Kung kaya’t panawagan naman ni Mangelen na makipagtulungan ang publiko upang hindi na lumawak pa ang epekto nito. Sinabi sa Mindanao Examiner ni Mangelen na mas lalo pa nilang hinigpitan ang inspeksyon sa ibat-ibang bayan upang maiwasan at masigurong hindi kakalat ang ASF. Ayon naman kay Sorupia, patuloy din ang kanilang pagkuha ng blood sample sa mga ibat-ibang barangay at kalapit na lu-
gar mula sa ASF-infected areas at isinasailalim sa test upang malaman kung naapektuhan din ng virus ang kanilang mga baboy. Mas lumawak din ani Sorupia ang mga lugar na apektado ng ASF virus dahil sa huli na nang malaman at dumating ang resulta ng kinuhang mga blood sample. Sa ngayon, pinoproseso na ng Department of Agriculture Regional Office ang P5,000 cash assistance sa mga apektadong magbababoy sa bayan ng Magpet. Ipinagbabawal na rin ng Zamboanga City ang pasok ng mga karne ng baboy at mga produktong gawa sa nasabing karne sa takot na makapasok doon ang ASF. Sa utos ni Mayor Beng Climaco, hindi na pinapayagan ang anumang karne ng baboy mula sa Luzon at ilang lugar sa Mindanao – ang Panabo City, Talaingod at Santo Tomas sa Davao del Norte, at lahat
ng munisipyo sa Davao del Sur maliban sa bayan ng Hagonoy; at bawal rin ang mga galing sa bayan ng Jose Abad Santos, Don Marcelino, Malita at Santa Maria sa Davao Occidental. At maging mga karne ng baboy mula sa Kidapawan City, at sa mga bayan ng Magpet, Makilala, Matalam, M’lang, President Roxas, Tulunan, Antipas, Arakan dito sa North Cotabato; at bayan ng Columbio sa Sultan Kudarat, at bayan ng Alabel, Glan, Malapatan at Malungun sa Sarangani. Ang ASF virus ay naisasalin sa mga baboy mula sa mga hayup na may infection at sa kanilang mga dumi. Puwede rin itong kumalat sa damit, animal feeds, sasakyan at iba pa na maaaring kapitan ng virus at lubha itong nakamamatay sa hanay ng mga baboy lamang. (Rhoderick Beñez)
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EBU CITY – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) placed the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue and Talisay, including the towns of Minglanilla and Consolacion in Cebu province under General Community Quarantine or GCQ. This was confirmed guna, Rizal, with strict enforcement also by Presidential Nueva Ecija, Batan- of local action. Spokesman Harry Roque gas, Quezon in Luzon. Roque urged the pubwho said the latest quar- And the rest of the coun- lic to follow quarantine antine classification will try is placed under Mod- protocols and always obend on August 31. Aside ified General Community serve physical distancing. from the areas in Cebu, Quarantine with some “Ang laban po sa the same classification provinces, highly urban- Covid-19 ay hindi makais also imposed in Iloilo ized cities and indepen- kaya mag-isa ng pamaCity, Bulacan, Cavite, La- dent component cities halaan. Huwag po nating
Church told to hold virtual mass
(CathNews NZ) AMID THE continued implementation of nationwide community quarantine, Malacañang asked the Catholic Church to remain patient and just continue doing “online” mass to keep the public safe from the deadly coronavirus disease. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque advised the church to follow the latest and temporary guidelines on the conduct of religious gatherings in the country. “Pu-pwede naman po na mag-online tayo sa ngayon at obserbahan muna natin ‘yung 10 persons dahil ito naman po ay temporary lamang,” he said.
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In July, the national government allowed the resumption of religious activities in areas placed under general community quarantine (GCQ), but only at 10 percent of seating capacity. However, the request to impose a stricter GCQ until August 31 was approved last week, allowing the government to modify its omnibus guidelines on the implementation of community quarantine in the country. Under the GCQ, only 10 persons are allowed to join mass gatherings, including religious activities. Manila Archdiocese apostolic administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo branded as “illogical” the government’s latest move to limit the number of people who can participate in religious services. Roque, however, said the fresh directive on the
conduct of religious gatherings was merely temporary. “Para lang maiwasan ang pagkalat ng Covid, eh sana po pasensiya lang muna. Hindi naman po ito forever,” he said, adding, the national government has to impose limitations on religious activities to prevent further transmission of Covid-19 infections. “Katunayan lang po na talagang maraming kaso ng mga Covid na bigla na lang nagkahawahan dahil po dito sa mga religious worship,” he said. GCQ is imposed in Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, and Talisay, as well as the municipalities of Minglanilla and Consolacion in Cebu province; and Iloilo, Metro-Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Nueva Ecija, Batangas and Modified GCQ is implemented in the rest of the country. (Cebu Examiner)
Eastern Mindanao
i-asa lahat sa gobyerno, kina-kailangan ng tulong at kooperasyon ng lahat. Masuwerte tayo at marami sa pribadong sektor ang tumugon sa panawagan ng administrasyon na Tumulong,” he said. Roque said the Na-
tional Task Force Against Covid-19 and the Department of the Interior and Local Government are directed to ensure that areas flagged for local action shall implement strict lockdown of areas in line with the zoning
containment strategy, strict enforcement of minimum public health standards, and intensified tracing and quarantine of close contacts and isolation of confirmed cases. (Cebu Examiner)
Motorcycle barrier, inalis na! INANUNSYO NG National Task Force Against Covid-19 na hindi na kailangan ang paglalagay ng plastic barrier sa mga motorsiklo, ngunit kailangan pa rin gumamit ng face mask at full-face helmet ang motorcycle driver at pasahero nito. Ayon sa kautusan, maari lamang isakay na pasahero ang mga kabilang sa isang pamilya o mga magkakasama sa bahay. Nagsimula ang bagong protocol nitong Agosto 19. Naunang hiniling ng mga taga-Cebu na huwag ng maglagay ng barrier sa mga motorsiklo upang hindi na mahirapan ang
mga driver at pasahero nito. Ipinaliwanag naman ni Joint Task Force Covid Shield commander, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar na dapat sundin ang mga patakaran ng bagong protocol. “They have to show proof, either identification card, certification from the barangay, or any document showing that both the rider and the back rider have the same address to avoid being apprehended and cited for violation of the rules on pillion riding,” ani Eleazar. “Under the protocol, riders not living in the same house must have
Inalis na rin sa wakas ang paggamit ng barrier sa mga motorsiklo. (Cebu Examiner)
Western Mindanao
Cebu
a barrier similar to the one designed by the ride-hailing firm Angkas and the back rider must be an authorized person outside residence (APOR). The driver may or may not be an APOR and the motorcycle must be privately owned and not for hire. Motorcycle barriers would remain as a requirement for drivers and back riders who are not living in the same house, even if they are relatives.,” dagdag pa ng opisyal. Bagama’t marami ang natuwa sa desisyon ng National Task Force Against Covid-19 ay problemado naman ngayon ang mga negosyante at online sellers na nagpagawa o bumili ng maraming mga plastic barrier dahil wala na umanong bibili nito. Naunang ipinagutos ng DILG ang paggamit ng motorcycle barrier bilang proteksyon sa Covid-19 sa kabila ng malawakang protesta laban dito at ang isyu ng kaligtasan. (Mindanao Examiner)
Manila