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‘Pahayag ni Duterte inalmahan ng publiko’
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MANI NG matinding batikos ang Pangulong Duterte mula sa publiko matapos nitong lait-laitin at maliitin ang posibleng presidential candidate na si Manila City Mayor Francisco Domagoso o mas kilala sa pangalang “Isko Moreno” at “Yorme.” Bagama’t hindi bi- ang pangalan ni Isko sa marami naman ang nanggit ni Duterte kanyang mga banat ay Continue on page 2
Indo-Pacific forces kick off SEACAT MARITIME FORCES from 21 Indo-Pacific partner nations, including the U.S. Navy, U.S inter-agencies, and international organizations began the 20th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) in Singapore. SEACAT is a Continue on page 9
Sailors with the littoral combat ship Freedom prepare to board a Brunei navy ship during a compliant boarding exercise as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training in 2013. (MC3 Karolina Oseguera, U.S. Navy)
Sayyaf luring recruits, releases guidelines for jihadists THE SITE Intelligence Group reported that an Abu Sayyaf-linked account has called for new fighters and provided guidelines for aspiring jihadists and promoting the pursuit of “martyrdom.” A screenshot of the account also shows this warning “As long as we are Continue on page 5
ZAMCELCO: New management, same problems DESPITE ITS rebranding from “OLD ZAMCELCO” to “New ZAMCELCO,” the same problems continue to hound the Zamboanga Continue on page 3
Dilapidated electric meters and a broken concrete light pole along San Jose Road. (Zamboanga Post)
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LandBank praises Sulu for new ATM, CDM building SULU - The Sulu provincial government has formally inaugurated a Continue on page 6
A provincial government photo shows Sulu Governor Sakur Tan and Sheila Anni Salim, head of the Land Bank of the Philippines in the province, during the inauguration of the new ATMs and CDM Center.
Pangulo, sabik na sa yakap MATAPOS NA sabihing ipakukulong at hindi palalabasin ng bahay ang mga taong ayaw magpa-bakuna, nais na ngayon ni Pangulong Duterte na
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‘Pahayag ni Duterte inalmahan ng publiko’
Mayor Isko Moreno. Continued from page 1 naniniwalang target nito ang nasabing pulitiko na galing sa mahirap na pamilya at nagsumikap hanggang sa maging artista at kalaunan ay alkalde ng Maynila. Ito ang sinabi ni Duterte: “Kayong mga Pilipino, huwag kayong magpaloko diyan sa mga pa-drama magsalita pati kung...nakita ko nga sa Facebook kanina, lahat nang…naka-bikini ang gago tapos may isang picture pa doon na sinisilip niya ‘yung ari niya. Iyan ang gusto ninyo? Ang training parang call boy. Naghuhubad, nagpi-picture, naka-bikini tapos ‘yung garter tinatanggal niya, hinila niya tiningnan niya ‘yung... Dapat magsama sila ni Paredes,” ani Duterte sa kanyang virtul presser kamakailan lamang. “Ganoon, ayan tingnan ninyo sa Facebook, nandiyan ‘yung mga picture niya tapos ‘yung sinisilip niya ‘yung por... Iyan ang training ng presidente, maghubad at magpa-picture at magsilip, magyabang sa kanilang ari kagaya ni Paredes, pati itong gagong ito,” dagdag pa ng Pangulo. Hindi rin binanggit ni Duterte kung sino itong si Paredes, ngunit matatan-
daang may video scandal na lumabas noon na nagpapakita sa isang celebrity na mistulang nagsasalsal habang nakalabas ang dila. Matunog ang pangalan ni Isko at sa magandang pamamalakad nito sa Maynila at posibleng bumangga sa anak ni Duterte na si Davao City Mayor Sara Carpio na sinasabing tatakbo sa pagka-Pangulo sa susunod na halalan. Halos lahat ng mga posibleng kandidato sa pagka-Pangulo ay binanatan ni Duterte sa kanyang mga virtual presser at kabilang na dito sina Vice President Leni Robredo at Senator Manny Pacquiao. Pinagmumura at ininsulto rin sila ni Duterte. Umani naman ng simpatya si Isko sa mga pahayag ni Duterte na kilalang galing sa mayamang angkan. Matindi rin ang banat ng mga Netizens kay Duterte dahil sa pagiging pala-mura nito at maging ang Diyos at Santo Papa ay minura nito, at ang diumano’y pambabastos nito sa mga babae. Ipinagtanggol rin ni Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla si Isko sa pang-aalipusta ni Duterte. Sa kanyang Facebook
post, ito ang sinulat ni Remulla: “Mainit na usapin ngayon ang para bagang bigla na lamang panggigipit at pilit na pang-aalipusta sa butihing Alkalde ng Maynila. Kasama na rin dito ang pagyurak ng mga nakakataas sa kanyang pagkatao. Kahit kailanman ay hindi ipinagkaila ni Yorme ang kanyang nakaraan. Siya ay batang Tondo at nagsimula sa wala. Isang kahig, isang tuka. Noong dekada ’90, siya ay sumabak sa larangan ng showbiz bilang si “Isko Moreno.” Malamang ay marami sa inyo ang nakakaalala sa That’s Entertainment. Sa palagay ko, ang nais lamang ni Yorme noong mga panahon na iyon ay ang maiahon ang kanyang pamilya sa kahirapan. Dahil sa kanyang pag-aartista, hindi maiiwasang maraming sensitibong larawan ang nagkalat sa internet ngayon. Ngunit lahat ng ito ay kuha noong siya ay nagsisimula pa lamang.” “YORME DID NOT DO THOSE PROVOCATIVE POSES WHILE IN OFFICE AS A RESPECTED COUNCILOR, VICE MAYOR OR AS THE CURRENT MANILA MAYOR. He was very young then. I am sure the limelight was quite tempting for a young lad from a very poor background. And why not? The opportunity for him to earn a living was readily available. To not take advantage of such privilege would have been foolish. Kung ako ang tatanungin ninyo? Hindi ito isyu. What’s important is that Yorme NEVER LIED, DID NOT STEAL, KILL nor did he ever bring shame to the great people of Manila as a Public Servant,”
dagdag pa ni Remula. Sinabi pa ni Remulla na ang paghatol sa kalaban sa pulitika ay dapat tungkol sa kanyang kakayanan bilang “Serbisyo Publiko” at hindi paninira lamang base sa kanyang nakaraan o noong siya ay bata pa. “Wala naman siya sa kapangyarihan o posisyon noong mga panahon na iyon. Hindi tama na tapak-tapakan ang nakaraan, paninindigan at reputasyon ng isang taong wala namang kalaban-laban. Ang paghuhusga ay ilaan na lamang po natin sa mga taong lumabag sa batas o siyang mga nag-traydor sa bayan. Yorme did not break any laws by joining showbiz in his youth nor by posing
President Rodrigo Duterte. (PCOO) sexy in photos. Eh kung sexy lang din ako at pogi noong araw? Ala-Richard Gomez? Malamang nag-showbiz na din ako (joke lang po at hindi naman ako marunong umarte. Anyways, Yorme should not be judged on
such juvenile merits. Let his record of governance speak for itself,” wika ni Remula. Ipinagtanggol agad ng Malakanyang si Duterte at sinabing hindi ito nagbanggit ng pangalan. (Mindanao Examiner)
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ZAMCELCO: New management, same problems
Pangulo, sabik na sa yakap Continued from page 1 sa health protocols na ipinaiiral sa bansa dahil sa banta at panganib ng Covid-19. Minura pa ni Duterte ang Covid-19 na ngayon ay kalat sa buong bansa dahil sagabal umano ang pandemya sa ginagawa ng pamahalaan. “Sabihin ko sa mga tao, sa mga mayors, gusto ko silang makilala, gusto ko silang yakapin bilang Pilipino. Ang problema, ang itong putang ina itong Covid na ito. It has hampered governmental, everything, operations, lahat. So hindi nga natin makaharap… kasi itong mga doktor ko, ayaw akong palabasin,” ani Duterte. Inutusan rin ni Duterte ang dating alalay at ngayon Senador Bong Go
na kausapin ang mga duktor upang siya ay makalabas ng Malakanyang. “So ganito na lang siguro, Bong, sabihan mo ‘yung doktor, mag-face mask lang ako, doblado, tapos magsuot ako ng shield, doblado,” wika pa ng Pangulo. Sinabi ni Duterte na magpa-plano ito upang makalabas at mabisita ang mga tao. “Gusto kong pumunta, magpa-plano ako. Nandiyan naman siguro ‘yung doktor ko, tawagan ko. Magplano ako, sabihin ko sa kanya huwag mo akong pilitin, Dok, na hindi makalabas kasi ‘yung mga tao gusto akong makita.” “Sabi nila sa virtual lang happy na sila. Bahala na ang Diyos sa akin kung anong mangyari. Kung
dadapuan ako ng Delta, wala na. Nandiyan naman si Leni Robredo ang sa succession. Eh ‘di kahit sa kanya na. Pag iyan ba ang suwerte ko sa pagsisilbi ng tao, mamamatay ako, eh di mamamatay ako. Lahat naman tayo dito may panahon-panahon sa mundo,” ani Duterte. Sinabi pa ng Pangulo na kailangan matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga tao at mas malaking pondo pa umano ang dapat na ilabas ng pamahalaan. “Ang importante na ma-satisfy mo ang tao. Sabi nila na kung may mga maliliit na problema, we can solve it immediately and, of course, ‘yung malalaki kailangan malaki ang pera, we have to work with Congress,” ayon pa sa Pangulo. (Mindanao Examiner)
No firearms for barangay tanods THE DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said barangay tanods and other members of so-called “police auxiliary units” (PAU) are not allowed - under the law - to carry firearms while on their official duties and functions. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said Republic Act (RA) No. 10591 or The Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act enacted in 2012, revoked the authority of police auxiliary units, including barangay tanods to carry firearms, which was previously allowed by Circular 2008-013 of the National Police Commission.
“While we acknowledge that barangay tanods play a complementary role to local authorities in the maintenance of the peace of order in their respective communities, we firmly reiterate that they are not authorized to carry any firearm in the performance of their duties even if they own these firearms,” Año said, adding, the law is clear that registered firearms of local governments shall only be issued to a government official or employee with a permanent plantilla position. “Since the barangay tanod position is not part of the plantilla, barangay tanods are, therefore, not authorized to bear fire-
arms while on duty,” he said. Año called on all local chief executives to direct all barangay tanods within their respective jurisdiction not to carry any firearm while in the performance of their duties and functions or face charges from the DILG. Under DILG Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2003-42, barangay tanods may only use nightstick with teargas and handcuff. Año said if a barangay tanod feels that they are in a potentially dangerous situation they can always seek the help of the local police or other barangay tanods. (Rhoderick Beñez and Malou Cablinda)
Dilapidated ZAMCELCO electric meters and leaning street poles along Don Alfaro Street in Barangay Tetuan. (Zamboanga Post) Continued from page 1 City Electric Cooperative – from poor customer service to dilapidated electric meters, and the usual voltage fluctuations and power outages, remain the major complaints of the consumers. Many street poles still have old electric meters and worse, a number of these do not have covers or broken and pose grave hazards to the public. Many light poles are also dangerously leaning with television and telecommunication cables hanging like a thick industrial cobweb. Electric consumers have been complaining about the daily voltage fluctuations, saying not a single day passes without a glitch. And all these problems add up to the stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to the residents. The frequent voltage fluctuations and the surge in electricity had destroyed their appliances. Since 2019 after Crown Investments Holdings, Inc. and Desco Inc. took over and bailed out the heavily-indebted and poorly-managed ZAMCELCO for P2.5 billion, the problems are still the same and residents continue to suffer as they did the past several decades.
ZAMCELCO has been blaming the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and sometimes the electricity supplier Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC) which is being run by Alto Power Management Corporation. The ZAMCELCO Customer Service Department is the worst, according to cooperative members, who said that nobody was answering their phone calls. Residents also complained that ZAMCELCO billed them more than what they are supposed to pay. Electric consumers resorted to social media in airing their complaints; many angry over what they claimed were over billing or overcharging imposed by the electric cooperative. The ZAMCELCO Consumers Complaint Page, a community page on Facebook, was flooded with photos of electric bills showing unreasonable increases in charges. One resident said the local electric cooperative overbilled them not once, but twice after a meter reader deliberately and falsely misread their actual power consumption in December 2020 and January 2021. One consumer, Jed Amilasan, wrote: “Good evening normal lang po
ba na nagfa-fluctuate lagi? Sunod-sunod na araw po kasi nasisira na mga appliances namin. Ano po pwedeng gawin about sa problemang ganito?” Danval Bernard has posted this on the ZAMCELCO Consumers Complaint Page: “Apaga sindi man gayot todol noche..cuando se para? Lehos pa el pascua..ligar tiempo nuway mas ya kame gamit na casa... hasta bombilya ta rebenta, hende el abaho ha, el na kisame akel ta sindi ta dale claridad.” Another cooperative member, Romeliza Espinosa Capitanea, complained about a leaning wooden light pole in Doña Felisa Subdivision in Mercedes, but no action had been taken by the ZAMCELCO. Capitanea said she had been complaining about this since the time of the previous administration. “#Inclinedpost. To the management, I already complained (about) this (problem) 7 years ago. Still NO ACTION was made. Anticipating for your immediate action on this,” she wrote. Even prayers have no effect on the problems being faced by the ZAMCELCO members. (Zamboanga Post)
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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, Rep. Shernee Tambut)
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Sayyaf luring recruits, releases guidelines for jihadists Continued from page 1 alive, kuffar is our enemy.” Kuffar or Kafir is an Arabic term which refers to a person who disbelieves in God or denies the authority of God. It is often translated as infidel, unbeliever, nonbeliever or pagan. The report, released August 12, is only accessible to members of the SITE Intelligence Group, an American non-governmental organization that tracks online activity of white supremacist and
jihadist organizations. It was previously known as the Search for International Terrorist Entities Institute. Philippine authorities could not confirm the report, but said an alleged Abu Sayyaf member was captured by the police on August 12 in the village of Santa Catalina in Zamboanga City, adding, a hand grenade and a .38-caliber revolver and ammunition were seized from the 19year old suspect. The SITE Intelligence
Group has previously reported ISIS attacks in the Philippines and among them were the twin suicide bombings of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Sulu province in January 2019 that killed and wounded dozens of soldiers and civilians. And also the suicide attack of a Moroccan ISIS soldier Abu Katheer al Maghribi in Lamitan City in Basilan province in July 2018 that killed at least a dozen soldiers manning a roadblock. (Mindanao Examiner)
Red Cross medical tents for Cebu hospitals
Organic Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee isn’t really pricey KIDAPAWAN CITY Coffee lovers in the Philippines may now enjoy the best and the most expensive coffee in the world - Kopi Luwak - but not as pricey as every connoisseurs think. Kopi Luwak is a coffee that consists of partially digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet. The cherries are fermented as they pass through a civet’s intestines, and after being defecated with other fecal matter, they are collected. In Manila, a kilogram of Civet coffee sells for as high as P15,000 and over $500 dollars abroad. But Kopi Luwak can now be enjoyed by every coffee lovers for as low as P150 for a 16 oz. cup that comes with a drip bag, ground organic Civet coffee beans, two packets of brown sugar and a stirrer in a beautiful Kraft paper bag – thanks to the Mindanao Civet Coffee seller in Zamboanga City. The new market player in the coffee business, although small, is now offering affordable organic Kopi Luwak – sourced and picked by farmers from the highlands of Mindanao, cleaned and dried and roasted to perfection to give coffee
Red Cross urges everyone in the Philippines to be even more vigilant as spike in Covid-19 cases continue. (Image: PRC) THE PHILIPPINE Red Cross (PRC) has sent more medical tents in Cebu province following the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in the province. The tents will serve as triage and isolation areas in affected areas, according to PRC. PRC Cebu Chapter administrator Vera De Je-
lovers that distinct aroma of Civet coffee berries – chocolaty and nutty and smooth bodied brewed drink. Mindanao Civet Coffee, which started as a home reseller of coffee beans, now offers organic Kopi Luwak in 250 grams ground Civet coffee and 250 grams Civet coffee beans – all medium roasted to perfection. Kopi Luwak is also available now in 3rd Cup Café at LM Metro Hotel in Zamboanga City, and re-
sellers in Luzon, Cebu and other parts of Mindanao. The Mindanao Civet Coffee is a favorite among travellers and tourists and coffee connoisseurs. And for those who wanted the perfect gift for all occasions, Kopi Luwak is the best choice. And those who are interested to resell or perhaps enjoy a daily hot cup or cold brew of Kopi Luwak may call the Mindanao Civet Coffee at this mobile number 09153976197. (AJC)
sus said they now have 12 tents. Each tent measures 72 square meters with an 8 to 10 bed capacity and is fully equipped. He said the tents would be given to the Vicente Sotto Medical Center, Talisay District Hospital, Cebu City Medical Center, Mandaue District Hospital, and Eversley Child Sanitarium
Hospital. The PRC, he said, will also establish a fully equipped emergency field hospital in Cebu. PRC Chairman and Senator Richard Gordon said they will continue to extend assistance to help the most vulnerable in this time of the pandemic.
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LandBank praises Sulu for new ATM, CDM building
Provincial government photo show Sulu Governor Sakur Tan and Vice Governor Toto Tan and Sheila Anni Salim, head of the Land Bank of the Philippines in the province, during the inauguration of the new ATMs and CDM Center. Continued from page 1 building for 2 Automated Teller and one Cash Deposit Machines (ATM and CDM) at the Capitol compound in Patikul town in an effort to provide efficient access to electronic banking services. The building is adjacent to the office of the Commission on Elections and is now being used by the Land Bank of the Philippines. It will benefit not only government employees, but civilian clients as well. CDM enables a client to deposit cash directly into the customer’s own bank account while an ATM dispenses cash. The construction of the ATM and CDM building has been welcomed by civil workers and praised Tan for helping the banking sector. Sulu Governor Sakur Tan and Vice Governor Toto Tan and bank officials led by Sheila Anni Salim inaugurated the building last week. The governor expressed his gratitude to Land Bank of the Philippines President Cecilia Borromeo, Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez and Salim for additional ATMs and CDM in the province. “Malaking tulong ito sa ating mga teachers, 4Ps recipients, mga kapulisan, kasundaluhan, at sa mamamayan ng Sulu na talagang kailangan ang ganitong pasilidad at serbisyong pinansiyal,” Tan said. He also highlighted the fact that Sulu have the most number of banks in operation within the island provinces of the Muslim autonomous regions. “This is a significant indicator of Sulu’s strong financial capacity. Marami naman dito sa Sulu ang may kakayahan bigyan lamang ng oportunidad,” he said. Salim also thanked
Tan and the provincial government for providing the building and helping improve the digital banking services here. “Thank you Governor Tan for constructing the most beautiful Landbank ATM and CDM Center in the country. He really made sure that our customers are comfortable and secure in using this facility. Indeed, Governor Tan truly cares for the people of Sulu,” she said. Six years after leading banking institutions operating in Sulu pledged to install more ATMs in the capital town of Jolo to better serve their depositors, the problems remain the same – the long queues at ATM terminals especially during paydays is a headache to many customers. Tan had previously met with bank executives to discuss with them the need for more ATMs in Jolo. He noted that government employees and private citizens withdraw their salaries from ATMs, causing long queues and affecting traffic during payday periods. He said the provincial government is fully supportive of the banking institutions in Sulu. Among the major banks that are operating in Sulu are the Development Bank of the Philippines, Al-Amanah Bank, Allied Bank, Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., the Philippine National Bank and Land Bank of the Philippines. Tan said many people would queue up, rain or shine, outside the banks’ branches during payday just to be able to withdraw money from ATMs. “We want these banks to put in more ATMs so they can accommodate more clients,” he said. He said government agencies in Jolo such as the Department of Education, the Philippine
National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines should have ATMs at their provincial headquarters to make it easy for employees and security personnel to get their salaries. If implemented, it would also lessen the number of people withdrawing money from ATMs in downtown Jolo, he said. Land Bank, Allied Bank and Metrobank assured Tan that more ATMs would be installed in Sulu to provide the public more efficient banking services. Nahdin Jubaira, who works at the Sulu provincial government, asked this question after photographs of people queuing at an ATM outside the PNB went viral on Facebook. “The million dollar question is: This has been going on for a long time. This demands appropriate attention by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,” he wrote on his Facebook page, and accompanying it are the pictures taken by Nidz-Har Usman. Usman also wrote this on his Facebook page and appealed to bank managers to resolve the shortage of ATMs in Jolo and calling it a very old problem: “Kamu manga namamarintaiban manga managers sin bank ha Jolo, address niyo kunuh in very old problem pag pila ha ATM. Put more ATMs da in solution ha problem.” (You, the bank managers in Jolo, should address this very old problem of long queues in ATM (terminals). Putting more ATMs is the solution to the problem.) Residents also decried the lack of cell sites in the province and most of the time mobile phone reception is poor and so is the Internet connection. Globe Telecoms and Smart Communications operate in Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner)
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A U.S. Marine provides simulated cover fire on May 9, 2018, during an amphibious exercise at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, as part of Exercise Balikatan 2018. (MC1 Nardel Gervacio, Navy) Continued from page 1 multilateral exercise which began August 10 and designed to enhance cooperation among Southeast Asian countries and provide mutual support and a common goal to address crises, contingencies, and illegal activities in the maritime domain using standardized tactics, techniques, and procedures. The multilateral exercise promotes shared commitments to maritime partnerships, security, and stability in Southeast Asia. Signifying the largest iteration to date, 21 nations will participate, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. “In this region, the strength of our partnerships matter and our ability and willingness to work together is paramount,” said Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet. “This year’s SEACAT aims to enhance our interoperability as we address our shared maritime security concerns and preserve rules-based international order,” he said. The exercise scenarios are designed to encourage countries to use maritime forces to enhance understanding of the operational environment, build capacity for humanitarian support missions, and uphold international laws and norms. A maritime operations center in the International Fusion Center in Singapore serves as a centralized
hub for crisis coordination and information sharing in the tracking of contracted merchant vessels simulating suspicious vessels of interests throughout Southeast Asian seas. Countries will work with all available maritime domain awareness tools to provide cueing and contact information to another country’s operations center and maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft or surface assets with the stated goal of enforcing international rules, laws, and norms. “The scenarios are designed to encourage countries to work together though maritime domain awareness assets to better understand operations and adherence to international norms,” said Capt. Tom Ogden, commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7. “Practicing multilateral, multi-platform intercepts help our Southeast Asian partners prepare for possible real-world engagements in the future,” he said. In all, SEACAT includes 10 ships and more than 400 personnel. U.S. Navy participants include USS Tulsa (LCS 16), staff of DESRON 7, P-8A Poseidon aircraft assigned to Task Force 72, and personnel from Task Forces 73, 76, U.S. 7th Fleet, and U.S. Pacific Fleet. This year incorporates U.S inter-agencies of Joint Interagency Task Force West, U.S Indo-Pacific Command’s executive agent for counter-narcotics; and Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense’s official combat support agency for countering weapons of mass destruction. Their
role is aimed at providing greater understanding of the operational environment and adherence to established rules, laws, and norms across the joint environment. For the first time, international organizations and non-governmental organizations play a role in SEACAT by providing greater understanding of the operational environment through scenario injects designed to simulate real world situations that enhance understanding and adherence to accepted rules, laws, and norms. Participants include the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, EU Critical Maritime Route Wider Indian Ocean, and International Committee of the Red Cross. Application of Women, Peace, and Security principles ensure respect for principles that align with accepted standards for human rights and fair treatment of women. As the U.S. Navy’s destroyer squadron forward-deployed in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to Singapore, functions as Expeditionary Strike Group 7’s Sea Combat Commander, and builds partnerships through training exercises and military-to-military engagements. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Lt. Lauren Chatmas, DESRON 7)
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ara malaman ang mga posibleng dahilan ng pananakit ng tiyan, heto ang mga itanong sa pasyente. Una, nasaang parte ng tiyan ang masakit? Pangalawa, ano pa ang iba mong nararamdaman? Alamin natin ang mga posibleng sanhi ng sakit ng tiyan: 1. Ulcer o hyperacidity - Kapag ang pananakit ay nasa itaas ng tiyan at nasa gitna, o medyo kaliwa, ito ang lugar ng sikmura. Posibleng ulcer o hyperacidity ang iyong sakit. Ang sakit na ito ay nararamdaman kapag ika’y gutom o kahit bagong kain. Nababawasan ang sakit kapag kumain ka ng saging o tinapay. Uminom din ng maraming tubig. 2. Gallbladder stones - Kapag ang sakit ay nasa itaas ng tiyan at nasa kanan, ito ang puwesto ng gallbladder o apdo. Posibleng may bato ka sa apdo. Minsan ang sakit na ito ay tumutugon din sa bandang taas ng likod. Dumarating din ang sakit kapag nakakakain ka ng mamantika at matataba na pagkain.
Magpa-ultrasound ng tiyan para malaman kung may bato ka o wala. 3. Appendicitis - Kapag nasa ibaba at kanan na lugar, ito ang lugar ng appendix. Ang sakit ng appendicitis ay nag-uumpisa sa may sikmura at pagkaraan ng 2-3 araw ay lumilipat sa kanan. Masakit ang lugar na ito kapag dinidiinan. Kumonsulta agad sa doktor. 4. Colic - Kapag paikot-ikot ang sakit at walang permanenteng lugar, ito ay marahil sa paghilab ng bituka. Ang tawag dito ay colic at hindi naman delikado. Baka nasira ang iyong tiyan sa maduming pagkain at magtatae ka lang. 5. Gastroenteritis Kung mahilab ang iyong tiyan at nagtatae ka, ito ay malamang dahil sa gastroenteritis o impeksyon na nakuha sa panis o maduming pagkain. Uminom ng maraming tubig at kumain ng saging. 6. Amebiasis - Kapag madalas kang dumumi at may bahid ito ng sipon at dugo, posibleng amebiasis ito. Uminom ng gamot. 7. Kidney infection or stones - Kapag sa may
puson ang sumasakit at mahapdi ang iyong pag-ihi, posibleng may impeksyon ka sa ihi o may bato sa bato (kidney stones). Tingnan din kung mapula ang ihi dahil senyales ito ng bato. Magpa-check ng urinalysis para malaman ang sakit. 8. Sakit sa matris o obaryo - Kapag ika’y babae at sa may puson ang sakit, posibleng nasa obaryo at matris ang iyong problema. Puwede itong dysmennorhea (sakit kapag malapit na ang regla), ovarian cyst (bukol sa obaryo) o myoma. Huwag matakot kumonsulta sa isang doktor para sa problema mo sa tiyan. Gastroenterologist, internist o surgeon ang dapat mong puntahan.
RECIPE
Spicy Buffalo Wings
panlasangpinoyrecipes.com INGREDIENTS : • Chicken wings cut into half. • Flour for breadings • 2 pcs calamansi • 1 tbsp salt • 1 tsp pepper • 1 tbsp hot sauce
INSTRUCTIONS : 1. Wash the chicken wings and strained. 2. Marinate the chicken with salt, pepper, paprika powder, seasoning granules and calamansi juice. 3. Marinate for 2 hours 3. Dredge into flour and fry into heated oil in a pan.
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1 tsp seasoning granules ¼ cup ketchup 2 tbsp butter Paprika powder Oil for frying
Remove when it’s golden brown and set aside. In another pan melt the butter and add the ketchup and hot sauce. Add the fried chicken wings and toss it until well coated with sauce. Serve with rice or Beer on the side. Enjoy
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Delta variant in Cebu
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OCTOR EDSEL Salvana, a molecular epidemiologist from the University of the Philippines, said the Delta variant of the Covid-19 is now in Cebu and is causing the large spike in cases in the province. Salvana wrote on his Face- al four days of LGU-monitored cines continue to protect against book page that some of the Del- home quarantine for good mea- severe disease. And in Australia, a limouta outbreaks in Mindanao have sure,” he said. “Cebu wanted to test peo- sine driver acquired Delta after been linked through whole genome analysis to returning ple on arrival and monitor them chauffeuring some airline crew, Filipinos who entered through at home, which was inconsis- according to Salvana. “When he the Cebu airport. While it might tent with our recommenda- went to a mall, he transmitted have been impossible to com- tions. The TAG felt that this Delta to two other people. What pletely stop Delta from coming would miss almost all cases of was extremely worrisome is that in, it could have been further infection acquired en route to these infected people only had our country, since it typically fleeting contact with him, no slowed down, he said. “We warned that if Delta takes three or more days for RT- more than a few minutes. This got into Cebu due to lax border PCR tests to turn positive from was in contrast to the usual 15 control, a bad surge was forth- the time of exposure. In addi- minutes of exposure needed to coming. Delta is now in Cebu tion, they could potentially ex- be considered a high-risk close causing a large spike in cases, pose their families to a variant contact. The TAG’s message overwhelming their healthcare of concern,” he added. to the President was clear. We system,” he said. He said it was the first time needed stringent border control He also explained last they presented the threat of the to slow down the introduction of June 21, the Technical Advi- Delta variant to the President Delta. Otherwise, our healthcare sory Group (TAG) of the De- and his cabinet. He said during system could get overwhelmed partment of Health was asked his presentation, he outlined by an exponential rise in cases,” to brief President Duterte on the threat of Delta as the new- he said. the need for stringent facili- est variant of concern. Delta, or Salvana said after the ty-based border control of our B.1.617.2, was first described in briefing, Duterte was coninternational ports of entry. India. It is the most transmissible cerned enough to reiterate the Given that previous variants COVID-19 variant yet. face shield mandate even for of concern had entered the Salvana said the horrific outdoor use. This was in rePhilippines from internation- surge of cases in India was still sponse to the report that Delta al sources, the TAG wanted to fresh in the minds of many peo- was also up to 40 percent more make sure that returning Fil- ple. “Hospitals were completely transmissible outdoors. “He oripinos were properly quaran- overwhelmed, people were gasp- dered the DILG to ensure that tined and tested prior to being ing for breath amid widespread Cebu followed the stringent allowed into the community. oxygen shortages, and parking border control measures as recSalvana said the presen- lots became makeshift cremato- ommended by the Interagency tation was in response to the riums. As Delta started to spread Task Force for Emerging Infecinitiative of Cebu province across the world, scientists found tious Diseases (IATF-EID), and to modify the 10-day facili- that vaccines were less effective that genomic surveillance conty-based quarantine plus four- in preventing transmission, and tinued to look for incoming and day home quarantine, with a that people sickened with Delta local cases of Delta. Despite test on the seventh day. “We were more likely to have severe the President’s directives, Cebu remained in favor of their less explained to the President that disease and die,” he said. He also cited Israel, which stringent protocols. Some IATFif a person contracts COVID-19 during his or her flight, a 10- had one of the highest rates of EID and TAG members, includday mandatory facility-based vaccination worldwide, which ing myself, went to Cebu at the quarantine would neutralize was starting to see a spike in end of June and presented the almost all risk of bringing in a Delta cases despite their impres- threat of Delta to the Cebu Pronew variant of concern to the sive inoculation rate. In the UK, vincial Board,” he said. The national government’s Philippines. We recommended he said, a significant number of testing on the seventh day with partially vaccinated people were Inter-Agency Task Force for the an RT-PCR and an addition- getting sick, although the vac- Management of Emerging In-
Dr. Edsel Maurice Salvana. (Image: Facebook) fectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) led by Health Secretary Francisco Duque also stood firm on the travel protocols imposed in the country. Duque’s group met provincial government officials headed by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and lawmakers in June after Cebu eased its health protocols on returning Filipino
worker. Duterte said that Cebu must follow the IATF-MEID guidelines and protocols. “So I leave the fate of Governor Garcia sa DILG. There are some mechanics that can be put in action to, well, compel obedience, not because we want to be mas marunong
but remember I said, all our decisions are based on what the medical people say, period,” Duterte said. “I see the wisdom in her view but I said the overwhelming notion among us in government and the medical doctors simply do not agree with her.” (Cebu Examiner)
Call DOH ‘Health Line’ before going to hospitals CEBU CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has strengthened its Health Line inquiry service where the public can call before going to the hospitals in Cebu. Those who are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms or other ailments can call the DOH-Central Visayas emergency numbers 411-6900 and 09672219120, said DOH-7 Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas and urged the public to utilize the Health Line before going to the hospitals.
He said the emergency Health Line will allow the public to inquire about health-related services or emergencies needing referral and coordination. This service is especially helpful in situations in Metro Cebu following the spike in active Covid-19 cases. The Health Line service would provide guidance on which hospital the patients could go to for consultation and treatment. “The role of our One Hospital Command or the Health Line is very critical. We urge the
people to call these numbers so they’ll be guided which hospitals and emergency rooms have vacancies,” Bernadas said. The DOH-7’s 24/7 emergency health line was first launched in August last year to aid both the public and hospitals in emergency cases during this time of the pandemic. Bernadas assured the public that they have enough personnel who can take the phone calls 24 hours and seven days a week. (Carlo Lorenciana)
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