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APUNO NG pagmumura ang muling paglitaw ni Pangulong Duterte sa kanyang virtual presser matapos itong mawala ng halos dalawang linggo sa kanyang weekly meeting sa mga Cabinet members. Pinagmumura ni Duterte lalo na kung ang bilangguan dahil sa umaDuterte si Senadora Leila bumabatikos sa kanya no’y kaso sa droga. de Lima dahil sa mga ba- ang ang opisyon na kung Ito ang sinabi ni De tikos nito laban sa Pan- saan kabilang si De Lima Lima ukol kay Duterte: gulo. Kilalang pikon si na ngayon ay nakapiit sa Continue on page 2
Sayyafs still a big threat in Basilan BASILAN – The Abu Sayyaf group, whose leaders pledged allegiance with the Islamic State, remains the biggest threat to peace and security in Basilan, one of 5 provinces under the troubled Muslim autonomous region in the South. Just last week, a roadside explosion blamed by the military to the Abu Sayyaf, injured a soldier and an innocent civilian. Army Lt. Gen. Corleto Continue on page 3
Ang mga larawan ni Pangulong Duterte na inilabas ni Senador Bong Go sa kanyang Facebook page at may caption na: “Nandito lang si Tatay Digong! Ang taong totoong nagmamahal at nagmamalasakit sa ating mga kapwa Pilipino! Di Plastic. Practice lang yan. Konting papawis lang dahil halos bawal lumabas. Ang mag-react, Plastic!”
Twitter brings #FanTweets to K-pop starting with BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ Baguio boy admonishes
Military photo shows components for the manufacture of improvised explosives recovered by soldiers in Basilan province.
Duterte for foul language ‘Using profanities is not the way to earn respect’ CATHOLICS HAVE praised Skye, a 9-yearold boy from Baguio City, for writing to President Rodrigo Duterte admonishing him for cursing and swearing in televised speeches. Duterte is known for
his use of profanities even in the presence of foreign dignitaries at international conferences. He once said such language was necessary when telling people in Davao City, where he served as mayor before becoming
president, to carry out his orders.e to your daily free newsletter from UCA News “It’s not even a crime,” he told foreign dignitaries during an Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in Continue on page 5
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Duterte lumitaw na, Senador De Lima tadtad ng mura Continued from page 1 “After more than a year, we are still in the middle of a crisis worsened by an incompetent President. Malinaw ang naging resulta ng kapalpakan ng pamumuno ni Duterte. Habang nasa kung saang lupalop siya at nagpapa-photoshoot habang nagmemeryenda, nagja-jogging, naggo-golf at kung anuano pang pampalipas oras, araw-araw, daandaan ang binabawian ng buhay at nauulila - ina, ama, kapatid, kaibigan, kamag-anak, katrabaho, mga mahal sa buhay. Ako mismo ay may kaibigan, katrabaho, at kapamilya ng staff na pumanaw dahil sa pandemya na pinalubha ng kapalpakan ng gobyernong ito.” “If Duterte and his sycophants will continue to sleep on their job and their non-sense photo-ops just to prove that Duterte can still breathe or jog after two weeks of absence, we cannot and we will never recover. This has to end,” dagdag pa ni De Lima. Binuweltahan naman agad ni Duterte si De Lima at tinawag nitong “bastos” at “bitch” ang dating Justice Secretary na kumalkal sa human rights abuses ng Presidente noong ito ay mayor pa ng Davao City. Ani Duterte: “Pag binabastos ninyo ako, eh ‘di babastusin ko rin kayo. Kagaya kay De Lima, eh tama ‘yan sa iyo. Magtiis ka. Putang ina mo. Binastos mo ang Pilipinas ng droga diyan mismo sa national penitentiary. Ngayon sige ka yawyaw diyan kung ano-anong pinagsasabi mo na hindi ko kaya. Bakit ikaw ba ang nag-elect sa akin? Did you elect me as President? I got my votes substantial one to make me a credible president, six million yan.”
“Ikaw, nahuli ka because in your mad desire to be president, you were asking money from everybody. Iyan ang nakahirap sa iyo. Hindi lang naano you know there’s a saying that you can have your dreams but it’s always God who disposes everything. Nakalimutan mo siguro ang Diyos diyan basta sa kakadamgo. Ano bang tawag ng damgo na --- ? Kakaano mo. Tinitingnan mo lang kung walang…Tatagal kaya ako --- ito prangkahan tayo --- tatagal kaya ako dito sa putang inang puwesto na ito kung inutil ako? Will the military allow me to govern na ganoon pamamalakad mo, wala kang ginawa?” Matatandaang naglabas ni Senador Bong Go ng mga larawan ni Duterte na naglalaro ng golf at nagmo-motorsiklo pa sa loob ng Malakanyang noong hindi ito nagpakita sa kanyang weekly meeting. Sinabi pa ni Duterte na habang nakakulong si De Lima ay nagsasaya naman ito. “Medyo hindi maganda ‘yan kaya when you pretend to glee, ‘yang maano siya maligaya. Sige lang sabi ko tutal nagtitiis ka eh. Kami dito we are enjoying the times of our lives, you know singing sometimes laughing. Ikaw, nasa presuhan, magtiis ka. Putang ina mo,” sambit pa ni Duterte. “Noong nawala ako ng ilang araw, talagang sinadya ko ‘yon, ganoon ako eh. Pagka-kinakalkal mo ako lalo akong -- ‘yong parang bata. Pagka lalo mo akong kinakantyawan eh mas lalo akong gagana. You know, the people must know that I am a resident of Davao City. I never pretended to be a resident of Sampaloc or Sta. Ana. Sinabi ko ang my residence is the City of Davao. And if I want to go
home there on reasonable basis, I can because that is my home. Then, if I want to be unreasonable about it, talagang ang tawag sa Bisaya “gara-gara”, pangkantyaw, ginagawa ko rin ’yan. Tutal naman ‘yong pamasahe ko hindi naman sa gobyerno so I go home just to be there and come back the following day,” ani Duterte. Ngunit hindi lamang si De Lima ang bumatikos kay Duterte, maging ang peryodistang si Ramon Tulfo na dating special envoy sa China ng Pangulo ay nagtanong rin kung nasaan ang Presidente. Binasa pa ni Duterte ang Instagram post diumano ni Tulfo at ito ang kanyang sinabi: “May basahin lang ako kay --- sa ano ito Instagram? Is this is what you would call Instagram? Hindi ako marunong nito… - (Ang tanong ni Tulfo:) “Kaya niyang mag-jogging, kaya niyang maggolf kahit gabi na, kaya niyang mag-motorsiklo sa loob ng Malacañan.” - Bakit…I’m reading this because Mon (Tulfo) is my friend. Kinakantyawan ko lang rin. (Tanong muli ni Tulfo:) “Bakit hindi kaya ang ating Presidente na humanap nang tambayan ng national television para maalis na ang agam-agam sa mamamayan sa kanyang kalusugan?” Dagdag pa ni Duterte: “Well, Mon, you’ve been my friend for a long time. You know that magkasabay lang tayo, nag-abot pa tayo sa Ateneo de Davao noon. Maghabulan lang tayo ng edad. Now kung sabihin mo may sakit ako, may sakit ako. Pero kung sabihin mo may sakit ako ngayon that would prevent me from exercising the powers of the presidency, wala ho. Kaya ako nakaka-swing ng golf, tapos nagmomotor eh kasi kaya ko pa. Now, the
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problem is, you should look into the time I enjoy my hobbies. Mon, gabi ‘yon alas dos ng madaling araw. Ano ba naman? Hindi, sa araw makita mo ako naggo-golf sabihin mo… Lalo na ito si De Lima, sinasabi nang naggo-golf kasi may problema. Eh kung mag-golf naman ako ng gabi, hating-gabi, eh umaalma na naman bakit ako nag-golf? Anak ng
puta. Saan pa ---? Kailan pa ba ako?” Sinabi pa ni Duterte na dapat magdasal ng husto si De Lima kung gusto nitong mamatay ang Pangulo. “If you want me to die early, you must pray harder. Actually what you intend or what you would like to happen is to see me go. You want me to go and you are praying for that,” wika pa nito. Binalikan rin ni Duterte
si Tulfo sa kanyang mga pagtatanong at ito naman ang banat ng Pangulo: “Alam ko kinakantyawan ako ni Mon Tulfo nito. Sabihin mo na itong isa, - “Nasaan ang Presidente? You know baka patay na”.” Eh, sabihin ko sana na, Eh nandito lang ako sa Malacañan natutulog ako mag-isa. Ikaw, sino ang kasama mo sa kama? Ikaw ba ang may-ari niyan?” (Mindanao Examiner)
‘Pilipinas Kong Mahal’
Fighting for the West Philippine Sea and the Filipino People by Prof. Victor Andres Manhit THE RECENT Chinese incursion in the Julian Felipe Reef has been strongly condemned not only by the Philippine government, but by the full spectrum of Philippine society. It is clear that the sentiment of the Filipino people is for our government to be resolute in protecting our sovereign rights and territorial integrity. The persistent and deliberate swarming maneuverings of their maritime militia vessels in Philippine waters reveals China’s expansionist ambitions and renders false their pronouncements to safeguard peace and stability in the region. They continue to instigate deceptive rhetoric and acts that undermine the precepts of peaceful
resolution and stability in the region. The Stratbase ADR Institute firmly rejects China’s invasive claims in the West Philippine Sea. China does not have any jurisdiction over the maritime resources of our Exclusive Economic Zone. The Philippines has every right to exercise its sovereignty over these waters. We have the right to patrol, protect, and harness its resources as established by international law and the 2016 arbitral ruling. We strongly condemn the disrespectful conduct of the Chinese Embassy whose recent pronouncements have offended our officials. This behavior is unbecoming of its official engagement as diplomatic guests of the Republic of the Philippines.
We call on the Duterte administration to re-pivot its foreign policy stance where “paramount consideration shall be national sovereignty, territorial integrity, national interest”, and where its “prime duty is to serve and protect the people” as stated by the 1987 Constitution. We support the move to forge stronger ties with regional partners and allies in maintaining regional peace and stability through joint efforts of maritime patrol and military exercises. (The author is Founder and Managing Director of the Stratbase Group and President of its policy think-tank, Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies or ADRi.)
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Twitter brings #FanTweets to K-pop starting with BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ From page 1 TWITTER IS bringing its popular #FanTweets videos to K-pop for the first time, starting with #FanTweets from BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ. ROSÉ’s #FanTweets videos released recently via @BLACKPINK, feature the superstar artist replying to fans’ tweets about her new album, stage performances, life, and her dog ‘HANK’. #FanTweets are exclusive content on Twitter where celebrities record their responses to real tweets from fans. #FanTweets help to bring fans
closer to their favorite artists and give them a chance to hear straight from the artists themselves. Also, witty, vibrant, and authentic tweets from fans will provide a different fun experience unique to #FanTweets. YeonJeong Kim, Head of Global K-pop Partnerships at Twitter, in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner, said: “#FanTweets offer another way for fans to hear directly from their favorite K-pop artists. With #FanTweets, BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ shared new
sides to her, as well as more stories for her fans to cherish. Twitter will offer more fan-driven exclusive content to enable fans to connect with their favorite artists and to drive conversations about #KpopTwitter and various K-content.” ROSÉ’s debut single album “R” was released on March 12 this year along with the lead single, “On the Ground” which entered the Billboard Hot 100. The single also debuted and peaked at No.1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. (Mindanao Examiner)
Sayyafs still a big threat in Basilan Pro-ISIS groups hunted CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The hunt for pro-ISIS groups continues in the southern Philippines following a recent firefight that killed a terrorist leader and wounded his wife in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province. The clash also injured 7 policemen and an army soldier, according to Army Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II, commander of the 103rd Infantry Brigade. He said security forces tracked down the hideout of Usop Nasif in the village of Guimba, but fighting broke out after the terrorist and his followers apparently sensed the arrival of soldiers. He said Nasif was a sub-leader of the notorious group Daulah Islamiya. The fighting lasted 30 minutes and killed Nasif, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Asraf within the Daulah Islamiya or Islamic State. His wife Almaira Panduma was captured and brought to hospital. Cuerpo did not say whether the woman fought soldiers side by side with Nasif, who was tagged by the military as a “notorious” sub-leader of the Daulah Islamiya. He did not say how many of Nasif’s followers were able to escape the fighting or how. Nasif’s group fought alongside the Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups and foreign ISIS soldiers during the 5-month siege of Marawi in May 2017
A military photo shows the Daulah Islamiya sub-leader Usop Nasif when he was still alive. that killed and wounded hundreds of people and left the city in ruins. Cuerpo did not give details of the daring operation. But Army Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said security forces tracked down the terrorist hideout after civilians tipped off the military on the presence of Nasif’s group in the village. “Combined elements of the 103rd Infantry Brigade and Lanao PNP acted on information provided by the residents of Guimba regarding the presence of the notorious DI sub-leader Usop Nasif in their locality. Operating troops proceeded to the location of Nasif’s hideout and while they were approaching, the target and his followers opened fire thereby resulting in a firefight,” Vinluan said
“Nasif incurred fatal wounds during the 30-minute firefight. He was immediately rushed to Amai Pakpak Medical Center but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician. The encounter also resulted in the wounding of seven PNP personnel and one soldier. Their identities are withheld pending notification to their next of kin,” he added. Nasif was also linked to the murder of 3 soldiers - Corporals Albert Saura and Bryan Binayug, and Private 1st Class Albert Soriano – in Poona Piagapo town in the restive province of Lanao del Norte in January this year. “With the neutralization of Nasif, we are hopeful that his followers will be convinced to lay down their arms and end their armed struggle,” Vinluan said. (Mindanao Examiner)
Continued from page 1 Vinluan, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said the explosion occurred in the village of Baguindan in Tipo-Tipo town. Vinluan said a group of soldiers were patrolling the village when an improvised explosive went off. “A roadside IED exploded which resulted in the wounding of one of our valiant soldiers and one civilian,” he said, adding, the injured were immediately given first aid and evacuated to hospital in Lamitan town and are both in stable condition now. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but Vinluan blamed the attack on the Abu Sayyaf group which is actively operating in the province. Vinluan branded the attack as “horrendous act” and condemned the bombing. “We are utilizing all available resources to prevent the lawless elements from wreaking havoc in the peaceful communities and victimizing our soldiers and the innocent civilians,” he said. “The Abu Sayyaf group tends to conduct desperate attacks since their weakened manpower and capability can no
longer withstand the military’s all-out offensives. They engage in inhumane attacks to gain popularity and to show off their potentials,” he added. Vinluan also called on the locals to stay vigilant and help authorities prevent similar attacks by reporting suspicious persons or abandoned baggage which may contain explosives. “I urge the peace-loving people of Basilan to remain vigilant and immediately report any suspicious person or object in their vicinity. Do not allow the evil-doers to destroy the peace and tranquillity in your respective community. Rest assured that your armed forces will persistently work toward for everyone to enjoy lasting peace and sustainable development,” he said. Last month, Abu Sayyaf terrorists bombed a bridge in Basilan’s Sumisip town, but failed the blast failed to destroy it. The attack occurred after the bridge’s contractor allegedly failed to pay extortion money to the Abu Sayyaf. The terrorist group sent a letter to the project contractor and demanded money, according to authorities which tagged Abu Sayyaf commander
Pasil Bayali as behind the bombing. The Abu Sayyaf has been largely blamed for the spate of deadly attacks and series of bombings in Basilan over the last decade. In October 2019, government forces thwarted planned attacks by Abu Sayyaf terrorists under Furuji Indama to bomb the circumferential road in the province following a clash with gunmen in the village called Calang Canas in Maluso town and troops had recovered 6 improvised explosives. But a suicide attack a year earlier by Moroccan ISIS fighter Abu Katheer al Maghribi in Basilan’s Lamitan City left over a dozen casualties. Authorities said 11 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in Bulanting village, about 2 kilometers away from downtown Lamitan. The powerful explosion obliterated the vehicle and left a huge crater and among those killed were a woman and a child; and the militia commander whose unit is under the supervision of the Philippine Army. Five soldiers and several civilians were also wounded in the explosion. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Sulu Pictures in the News Sulu provincial government at work. This is where your taxes go. (Photos from the Office of the Provincial Governor, Jaques Tutong, Task Force Covid-19, and Jolo Municipal Government)
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Baguio boy admonishes Duterte for foul language
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‘Using profanities is not the way to earn respect’ Continued from page 1 Pasay City in 2019 in which Duterte also said he was “not schooled in statesmanship.” He has even used profanities when attacking Catholic Church leaders. “Even if you say bitches, they don’t respond anymore. That is — that is how to win the war against the Catholic Church. All you have to say, mother fucker. You’re a winner,” he told members of the Philippine Baptist Church in January last year. But a young boy was not convinced that a president should be cursing and badmouthing people in order to be respected. “At home, we are told to respect one another. There are words that we are not allowed to say. Sometimes I hear you (Duterte) on television. I am shocked at how you curse and badmouth others,” Skye wrote on April 9. “As president, don’t you think you should be a role model for good manners and right conduct? I hope that you will change your attitude. Then maybe I will respect you more. Thank you,” he added. His mother explained her son wrote the letter as part of a school assignment and that she was very surprised when she read it. “He was asked to write a letter to our dear president … Our children are also aware of how a good leader should lead a country. God bless the Philippines,” Skye’s mother told the Baguio Chronicle. She also said her son was undergoing home-schooling because of the pandemic, so had watched the president giving speeches on television on occasions. Many Catholics praised the child’s letter. “Awareness of what is wrong and correct at this early age … indicates what kind of values he will have in his future. The next generation of Filipinos can surely by hopeful
because of someone like him. I wish there were more Skye’s in our country to call out erring leaders,” said Jab Cordero, a Manila parishioner. Another doubted whether Duterte would ever change his ways. “He will not change. As the saying goes, you cannot teach old dog new tricks. An old dog like him? Next to impossible,” said Geraldine De Leon, a parish worker in Quezon City. In December 2015, Duterte, who was then presidential aspirant, publicly cursed Pope Francis during a speech in Manila. He told his supporters: “Gusto kong tawagan, Pope, putang ina ka, umuwi ka na” after he was stuck for 5 hours in heavy traffic during the Pontiff’s first state and pastoral visit to Manila. He said he even peed in his car and also blamed the government’s incompetency for the traffic. While his supporters applauded his cursing of the Pope, many Filipinos, mostly Christians, were not happy with Duterte’s foulmouthed statement on the Pope. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines also condemned
Duterte’s expletive statement and called it a “great shame.” And in June 2018 after his tirades against Catholic priests, Duterte cursed God and called God stupid for the concept of “original sin” in the Old Testament, retelling the story of Adam and Eve and how they ate the fruit from the forbidden tree and thus brought original sin upon humankind. “Kinain ni Adam then malice was born. Who is this stupid God? Istupido talaga itong putang ina kung ganoon. You created something perfect and then you think of an event that would tempt and destroy the quality of your work,” said Duterte, who claims to be a Muslim, but eats pork which is forbidden in Islam. “There is a part of me which is Islam actually. Kaya kung mag awayaway kami ng mga buang na pari na ‘yan, hindi man ako Katoliko. Islam man totoo,” he said in his speech at a peace assembly attended by Muslims in Cotabato City. (Joseph Peter Calleja, UCAN; and with additional reports from Mindanao Examiner and Rappler and The Manila Times.)
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Diabetes in fishes?
(Photos by Dr. Rex Ferdinand Traifalgar, UP Visayas-Institute of Aquaculture.) Did you know that highblood glucose level or diabetes also occurs in fishes? Aquatic organisms are considered diabetic as they cannot utilize dietary carbohydrates. This condition depends on the fish’s food consumption. Carnivorous fishes, which are meat-eaters and generally require live foods, are on top of the list of diabetics. Nile tilapia, which is considered omnivorous and moderately able to cope with high dietary carbohydrates, is found to benefit from low dosage (0.02%) of benfotiamine, a human food supplement similar to Vitamin B1 or thiamine. Omnivorous animals eat a variety of both meat and vegetable matter. With this information, the University of the Philippines Visayas-National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (UPV-Biotech) conducted
a pilot feeding trial wherein the project team supplemented benfotiamine in the tilapia’s diet. The trial yielded higher gross income, profit, and profit margin compared with either commercial or high-carbohydrate diet. The results of the trial were reported by Dr. Augusto E. Serrano, Jr., Professor 12 and Director of UPV-Biotech during the online project monitoring and evaluation organized by the funding agency, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD). Benfotiamine is similar to Vitamin B1 in structure but is considered more available and better absorbed by the body than thiamine. Supplementing benfotiamine in the diet of tilapia can accelerate fish
growth due to increased utilization of carbohydrates by 40% and above. Dietary carbohydrates are the cheapest components in aqua feeds. However, the use of dietary carbohydrates should be limited as it has a negative effect on fish body growth. Blood glucose of the Nile tilapia supplemented with benfotiamine was able to lower glucose level five hours after feeding. Moreover, the diet supplemented with benfotiamine showed 26% profit margin over high carbohydrate feed and 48% profit margin over commercial feed diet. Tilapia fed with diet containing benfotiamine was found to be superior in terms of body weight and growth response. The metabolic-digestive organs of tilapia supplemented with benfotiamine functioned more efficiently. (Eduardo Manalili)
Active Davao Covid-19 cases going down, testing continues DAVAO CITY – The local health office has urged residents to participate in the “surveillance swabbing” in an effort to prevent the further spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease as the number of infections continues to decrease. Dr. Ashley Lopez, of the City Health Office, said Covid-19 cases is decreasing following the local government’s stringent health and safety regulations, including active-case finding and surveillance activities in communities. “With this active case-finding sa atong mga surveillance activities ug sa atong intensified contact tracing, expect gyud ta daghan ta’g ma-swab, daghan ta’g ma-test and the target is at least 1,000 testing per day. Kung daghan ta’g ma-test, natural daghan pud tag ma-detect nga positive. Luckily, our positivity rate is still low,” Lopez said. The surveillance swabbing will help determine the effectiveness of the local government’s Covid-19 response efforts
and validate the slowing down of the virus transmission. “Mao nang significance sa surveillance swabbing, atong ma-confirm kung kaning ginabuhat nato nga campaign o testing nato kaning regular activities nato with Covid-19 campaign is tinuod ba. It will be confirmed by the surveillance swabbing,” Lopez explained. Despite the downtrend of Covid-19 cases here, Lopez said residents should not be complacent and must strictly follow health protocols and community quarantine guidelines. “The turnout of the surveillance swabbing that we are having right now is indeed nag-prove sa atoa nga ang atong kaso against Covid-19 here in Davao is really slowing down. I would say our Covid-19 community transmission within Davao City is going down,” he said. Some 3,000 people had been tested for Covid-19 in recent weeks since the implementation
of the surveillance swabbing and showed a low positivity rate. “Almost every day naa ta’y schedule, nagbuhat nag-itinerary atong incharge ani. For the whole month, we have schedules already. Not only sa atoang pampublikong lugar or establishments but also sa atong several workplaces including mga high-risk barangays,” Lopez said. Lopez also encouraged everyone to avail of free consultation at their nearest barangay health districts if they manifest influenza-like symptoms such as colds, cough, and fever to prevent the further transmission of the disease. “Kung naa mo’y high index of suspicion nga exposed mo sa usa ka Covid-19 nga pasyente or naa mo’y mga symptoms like influenza-like symptoms, kanang symptoms nga related sa trangkaso, sip-on, ubo, pwede mo magpaswab. Kini libre ni sya nga ginaprovide sa atong,” he said. (CIO, with additional reporting from Malou Cablinda.)
President Rodrigo Duterte is welcomed by Sulu Governor Sakur Tan upon his arrival at Jolo Airport in this photo taken January 22, 2021. (Alberto Alcain)
Sulu employees receive blessings in time for Ramadhan SULU – Provincial employees thanked Governor Sakur Tan for “all the blessings” they received at the start of the Holy month of Ramadhan. Employees said they received three months of salary differential, half of their 13th month pay on top of regular salaries, and a sack of rice. Tan’s benevolent acts have been a long time tradition not only during Ramadhan, but also in time of needs of his people. Even at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year, every single Tausug received regular food aid, among others from medicines to health kits from Tan and his family, including his sons Vice Governor
Toto Tan and Rep. Samier Tan; and daughters Rep. Shernee Tambut and Maimbung Mayor Shihla Hayudini; and wife Nurunisah Tan. “Alhamdulillah,” is all what employees said of the blessings they received. Alhamdulillah is an Arabic phrase meaning “praise be to God”, sometimes translated as “thank God.” This phrase is called Tahmid or Hamdalah. A longer variant of the phrase is al-amdu l-illhi rabbi l-lamn, meaning “all praise is due to God, Lord of all the worlds,” first verse of Surah Fatihah. Tan, a well-respected and influential political leader in the South, has been largely credited for
turning Sulu from a once war-ravaged province to what it is now. He is a staunch advocate of peace and development and has repeatedly called on his constituents to continue supporting the government’s programs in Sulu in an effort to end the cycle of violence in the province due to the presence of Abu Sayyaf militants. Tan also renewed his strong commitment to President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order 70 providing for a Wholeof-Nation approach in ending armed conflict and gives importance to inclusive and sustainable framework towards attaining peace. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Duterte eyes 20 million doses of Russian Covid vaccine
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Pagdurugo ng Ilong (Nosebleed) ni Dr. Willie T. Ong
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Image:(Kirill Kukhmar/TASS) THE DUTERTE administration is eyeing to purchase at least 20 million doses of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Gamaleya Sputnik V, following a recent phone conversation between the Filipino leader and President Vladimir Putin. Both Duterte and Putin have agreed for a greater collaboration to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. During the 30-minute talk, Duterte and Putin reaffirmed their strong commitments to further enhance cooperation to defeat the pandemic. They also discussed both global and regional landscapes, noting that vaccines such as Sputnik V must be made available to countries needing it, and they stressed the importance of ramping up global vaccine produc-
tion and supply. Duterte expressed his gratitude to Putin for Russia’s commitment in bolstering cooperation in various areas including combating pandemic. “The Philippines eyes to procure 20 million doses of Sputnik V from Russia,” according to Manila. Aside from tackling the present health crisis, the two leaders also noted the steady progress in defense and security cooperation between the two countries fostered by regular exchanges between their militaries, vowing to sustain the momentum gained over the last five years. “President Putin highlighted the trajectory of Russia-Philippines relations and emphasized the many opportunities for greater cooperation in the field of trade and
investments, agriculture and energy development even as both countries work on further enhancing political-security cooperation,” the Palace statement said. Duterte reiterated his invitation for Putin to visit the Philippines as soon as circumstances allow, which the Russian leader welcomed. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sputnik V for emergency use, as the country struggles with a surge in infections. The two-dose vaccine has been developed by Russia-based Gamaleya Institute. Interim data indicated that the Russian vaccine had shown an efficacy of 91.6% in people aged 18 years and above. (With additional reporting from Rhoderick Beñez.)
ng gilid ng iyong ilong ay naglalaman ng maliliit na daluyan ng dugo at madaling masira at dumugo. Kadalasan, hindi naman seryoso ang nosebleed. Ang karaniwang dahilan ng nosebleed ay: 1. Tuyo ang ilong Kapag ang membrane ng iyong ilong ay tuyo, mas madali itong magdugo. 2. Pagkalikot ng ilong 3. Pwede din dahil sa sinusitis, allergy, sipon, foreign body sa ilong, trauma, pagka-expose sa mga kemikal at matapang ang amoy at pag-inom ng gamot na pampalabnaw ng dugo. Paano Gagamutin: 1. Umupo ng tuwid at humarap pasulong (lean forward). Ito’y para hindi tumaas ang iyong blood pressure at para
maiwasan na malunok ang dugo. Ang dugo na nalunok ay maka-i-irita sa iyong tiyan. 2. Pisilin ang ilong gamit ang iyong hinlalaki at hintuturong daliri at huminga gamit ang bibig. Ipagpatuloy lang ang pagpisil ng 5 hanggang 10 minuto. Ito’y para mapigilan ang pagdurugo. Para maiwasan ang pagdurugo muli: 1. Huwag muna suminga o yumuko ng mga ilang oras pagkatapos ng pagdurugo. Panatilihin na mataas ang iyong ulo kesa sa puso. Huwag muna humiga, at huwag kalikutin ang ilong. 2. Kapag umulit ang pagdurugo, marahan isinga para mawala ang bumarang mga namuong dugo. Pwede i-sprayan ang magkabilang butas ng ilong ng decongestant nasal spray na naglala-
man ng oxymetazoline o phenylephrine. Pisilin muli ang ilong. 3. Para maiwasan ang nosebleed, pwede gumamit ng humidifier na maaaring makatulong para mapanatiling basa ng membrane ng ilong. Kumonsulta sa doktor kung: 1. Madalas ang pagdurugo at tumagal ang pagdurugo ng higit 20 minutos. 2. Ang pagdurgo ay tuloy-tuloy o marami na ang nawalang dugo. 3. Ang pagdurugo ay umabot na sa iyong lalamunan. 4. Ang ibang bahagi ng katawan ay nagkaroon ng pasa o nagdurugo. 5. Ang pagdurugo ng ilong ay dahil sa aksidente, napinsala ang ulo o nabali ang ilong.
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Ginataang Tilapia
PWEDE BA AKONG TUMANGGAP NG COVID-19 VACCINE? Alamin rito ang PINAKABAGONG GUIDELINES kung sinu-sino ang maaaring mabakunahan! OO, PERO KAILANGAN NG KARAGDAGANG PAG-IINGAT -May sakit sa pagdurugo o kasalukuyang umiinom ng blood thinners -May allergy sa pagkain, itlog, o gamot -May history ng asthma OO, PERO IPAGPALIBAN MUNA -Kasalukuyang may impeksyon ng COVID-19 o may sintomas na: lagnat / panginginig, panghihina, ubo, sipon, pananakit ng ulo, lalamunan o kalamnan, kawalan ng panlasa o pang-amoy, hirap sa paghinga, rashes -May exposure sa taong confirmed o suspect na kaso ng COVID-19 sa nakaraang 14 na araw -Nakakuha ng convalescent plasma o monoclonal antibodies para sa COVID-19 nitong nakaraang 90 na araw -Nasa unang 3 buwan ng pagbubuntis -Nakakuha ng kahit na anong klaseng bakuna sa nakaraang 14 na araw -Na-admit sa ospital, nagkaroon ng atake, or nagbago ng gamot para sa co-morbidities sa loob ng nakaraang 3 buwan -Hypertensive emergency o blood pressure >180/120 na may sintomas ng posibleng organ damage OO, PERO KAILANGAN NG MEDICAL CLEARANCE MULA SA DOKTOR -May autoimmune disease -May Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -May kanser na kasalukuyang naggagamot (chemo/radio/immunotherapy) -Sumailalim sa organ transplant -Umiinom ng steroids -Nakaratay sa kama o may sakit na hindi tataas sa anim (6) na buwan ang taning HINDI PWEDE -Mas mababa sa 18 years old -Allergy sa mga sangkap ng bakuna (hal: polysorbate, PEG) -Malubhang reaksyon (hal: anaphylaxis) sa unang dose ng bakuna Kahit nabakunahan na, huwag pa ring kakalimutan na gawin ang minimum public health standards o MPHS! Mag-MASK, HUGAS, IWAS, AIRFLOW!
panlasangpinoy.com INGREDIENTS : • 2 pieces tilapia cleaned • 2 cups coconut milk • 4 cloves garlic crushed • 1 piece onion chopped • 1 thumb ginger cut into strips
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2 pieces long green pepper 2 tablespoons fish sauce 2 pieces Thai chili pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cups fresh spinach 3 tablespoons cooking oil Add the chili peppers and tilapia. Cover and simmer for 12 minutes. Add long green chili peppers and season with fish sauce and ground black pepper. Stir. Cook for 3 minutes. Add the spinach. Cover and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!
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IATA Travel Pass for travellers?
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HE GOVERNMENT said it is considering the use of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) travel pass as part of the country’s preparations for the resumption of international travel amid the pandemic, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. “This move is paral- nient travel, has so far bers are Cebu Pacific and lel with the steps under- been helpful to airlines Philippine Airlines. taken by other countries that have adapted it for Puyat raised this posthat have successfully trial,” DOT Secretary Ber- sibility during a meetrelaxed borders to visi- nadette Puyat said. ing with the IATA and tors amid the Covid-19 The IATA represents local tourism industry pandemic. Although a total of 290 airlines or leaders to explore the on its testing stage, the 82 percent of the world’s adaption of the pass for IATA Travel Pass, which total commercial air traf- passengers visiting the offers safe and conve- fic and among its mem- Philippines as she high-
Women empowerment works, thanks to DSWD
Valentina Razola is one of the successful beneficiaries of the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program in Cebu. She works for her association’s egg-laying business funded by SLP. CEBU CITY – Women are now empowered in Cebu and have become successful in their business undertakings, particularly those who are recipients of the government’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD said that since last year, some 18,547 women became beneficiaries of the livelihood program amid the Covid-19 pandemic. DSWD has led in the provision of opportunities for income-generating activities and livelihood development through the SLP implementation since 2011. The objective of the program is to reduce poverty and inequality by generating employment among poor households and by moving highly vulnerable households into sustainable livelihoods and toward economic stability. SLP has two tracks - the micro-enterprise
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development track which provides participants with access to funds and training to set up their own microenterprise and the employment facilitation track which provides employable individuals access to locally available jobs through public-private partnerships. Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are the target population, with about 80% of participants in the program. Other beneficiaries are poor families identified by the Listahanan national household targeting registry. Valentina Razola said being a member of the Barangay Biga Women Workers Association (BBWWA) in Toledo City gave her a chance to earn and provide for the needs of her family. Razola said she now manages her time well as a worker and a provider for her family after her husband, a construction worker, was forced to stop working due to the pandemic.
She and other members of the association have worked and served their community through their business that was funded by SLP. Razola does her work assignment in their egg-laying business. Another DSWD beneficiary, Irene Antenero, a mat weaver from San Francisco town in Camotes Islands, was one of the recipients of the agency’s Livelihood Assistance Grant who received a P5,000 cash assistance from SLP. She said mat weaving is a laborious job as it takes a lot of effort to do one mat, and the profit was just enough. The price of the regular size mat is P100 while the double size mat is P150. These mats are also brought and sold in Danao City in Mindanao. Antenero and her husband have been in this business for 15 years, but the pandemic has affected them, making it more difficult for their business to sustain. “Our life was hard. We just took crops from our backyard like camote tops or banana plantains and sell them to our neighbors to make money. It was hard earning a living during the pandemic. Orders for our native mats are scarce. We need to improvise to survive,” she said. “It is a relief I now have the money to buy materials for the mats. Even if we were still in community quarantine, I continued weaving mats so that, when the situation would normalize and the quarantine lifted, I already have stocks of mats to sell.” (Carlo Lorenciana)
Eastern Mindanao
A Cebu Pacific’ plane prepares to land at a Philippine airport. The Gokongwei-led airline says demand for cargo in the Philippines is rising amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Mindanao Examiner) lighted Manila’s push for the gradual reopening of tourist destinations with health and safety as top priorities. The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile application that helps people travel with ease while meeting government travel requirements for Covid-19 tests or vaccines. It can be used by users to create a digital passport, verify their tests or vaccinations with regulatory authorities, and submit require-
ments such as test results or vaccination certificates to facilitate travel. The initiative also features a “Lab App” that would allow authorized Covid-19 testing centers and laboratories to securely send test results or vaccination certificates to passengers. The DOT, however, did not provide any timeline when the IATA initiative will be adapted in the Philippines. “Once the country’s
adoption of the IATA Travel Pass is put into motion, the DOT hopes to safely reopen our tourist destinations to international visitors and revive the tourism industry as a whole. But this will be done only when the time is right,” Puyat said. The DOT said over 20 airlines and airline groups have adapted the IATA Travel Pass on a trial basis. (Joyce Ann L. Rocamora)
Food and wine festival slated in Cebu CEBU CITY – Cebu’s hospitality players have come together to stage the first-ever Cebu Food and Wine Festival (CFWF) in an effort to revive the pandemic-ravaged tourism and culinary industries in the province. The non-profit group Ministry of Wine and Food organized the CFWF and will run from April 18 to May 2. Restaurateur Kate Anzani, who leads the CFWF, said the festival - in cooperation with the Department of Tourism, Cebu City Tourism Commission and in line with the 500th Quincentennial commemorations here - is a recovery project for the hospitality industry in the province. She urged industry players to participate in the event, register through www.cebufoodandwinefestival.com and support this province-wide movement. The organizers said 60 events are slated throughout the 15-day festival in-
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cluding two grand tasting events in the cities of Cebu and Lapu-Lapu. The CFWF said it will feature partner restaurants executing four-hand dinners, lunches, special ingredient events, menu tasting, featuring of specialty wines from different regions in France, Italy, New Zealand and Australia, club bookings and cooking classes. It said created to highlight the culinary prowess of the produce, people and places of Cebu. It said the abundance of produce from the seas to
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the mountains allows and empowers chefs in Cebu to create culinary masterpieces that delight and even exceed the highest expectations. However, due to the Covid-19 situation, restaurants have limited seating capacity. “We are fortunate to have local Cebu Culinarians who star in the live movie of creating memorable and magical dishes that leaves us with fondest memories of meals that wowed us beyond words,” the group said. (Carlo Lorenciana)
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