BulletLine Issue #33
Bahagi ng paninira sa administrasyon ang ganitong FAKE NEWS
DOH redeploys nurses, doctors to NCR The Department of Health (DOH) is redeploying a total of 136 doctors and nurses from other regions in the country to 7 DOH hospitals, 2 specialty hospitals and 1 regional hospital in Metro Manila to provide additional support for COVID-19 response. The first batch of redeployed HCWs consisting of 42 doctors and nurses from Regions I, IV-A and V were assigned to East Avenue Medical Center and Quirino Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City, Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital in Caloocan City, and Amang Rodriguez Memorial Hospital in Marikina City. Photo: DOH
PRRD safe and healthy - Andanar
“President Duterte is safe and healthy, and continues to work to ensure that we address the recent surge of the virus, “Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said on Thursday, 8 April 2021 after fake news on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s health circulated in social media. Andanar slammed the purveyors of fake news saying that “these attempts to wish and to ponder ill intent, and worst death to anyone, especially to the President of our 1 PIA Bulletin Online
country, are foul and tasteless, even if meant in jest.” “As we are being guided by President Duterte’s tough and efficient leadership during this pandemic, such sentiments are spiteful and detestable,” he added. The editor of Maharlika TV who posted on Wednesday night, 7 April 2021 news claiming that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte suffered a mild stroke was relieved, the top management of the news agency said.
Red Cross taps universities for additional isolation wards
isolation facilities in their premises to stall the spread of Philippine Red COVID-19. Cross Chairman PRC staff and CEO Sen. and volunteers Richard Gordon are already enlisted the help converting 32 of Ateneo De Manila University ADMU classrooms (ADMU), University to isolation units, of the Philippines Gordon said with Ateneo (UP), and De La President Fr. Yap Salle University also offering to (DLSU) to set up fundraise among the Ateneo alumni Editorial Director to help support the Benjamin Felipe facility. Editor-In-Chief Marie Angelie Villapando UP Diliman Associate Editor offered 96 Melinda T. Quiñones dormitory rooms of Staff Writers its newly retrofitted IDPD Kamia Residence Art Department CPSD headed by Hall, which the Bradley de Leon PRC has started Layout Artist equipping with Gabriel Villanueva furniture for a Production/ Aggregation maximum of three DDCU with Team Leader patients each. Kate Shiene Agna By Mary Rose de los Santos - PIA/IDPD
Potential treatments for COVID-19 must undergo proper study Senator and Chair of the Senate Committee on Health Christopher “Bong” Go called for greater cooperation and constructive exchange of ideas among government officials, medical experts and health advocates to strengthen efforts to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. “To our officials, let us be more open to suggestions from various stakeholders. We cannot overcome this [pandemic] alone. Kaya nga bayanihan ang sinisigaw natin simula pa lang,” Sen. Go said. PIA Bulletin Online 2
DILG prohibits use of politician’s name, image in ‘ayuda’ distribution
the National Government The use of a to NCR Plus politician’s name, areas covered photo, or image by Enhanced in the distribution Community of the “ayuda” or Quarantine is financial assistance strictly prohibited, to be given by Department of By Adora Rodriguez PIA/IDPD
the Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said. Malaya said officials found guilty of violating this directive will
face administrative or criminal cases. He assured that safeguards are in place to ensure that the funds will get to the intended beneficiaries and that there
is an appeals process in the LGU where people can submit their complaints apart from the appeals mechanism in the local government units.
Nograles, Nutrition Council launch Tutok Kainan Supplementation Program Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles with the National Nutrition Council (NNC) led two successive kick-off ceremonies of the Tutok Kainan Supplementation Program in Bacolod City and in other areas of Negros Occidental last April 6 and 7, 2021, respectively. Tutok Kainan is a concrete and positive step aimed at addressing the nutrition needs of pregnant women to ensure healthy Filipino children. CabSec Nograles, who chairs the government’s Zero Hunger Task Force, expressed confidence that “the coordination and cooperation among local government units to fight hunger and malnutrition would produce immediate and positive results.” 3 PIA Bulletin Online
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DA increases indemnity for hog culled due to ASF
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DA-PCIC president Atty. The Department Jovy Bernabe of Agriculture said the swine - Philippine insurance program Crop Insurance is a relaxed version Corporation (DAof the agency’s PCIC) is doubling regular livestock its indemnification insurance program, payout from offering free P5,000 to P10,000 premium payments for every hog for backyard raisers culled due to and discounted African swine premium for fever (ASF). commercial
hog raisers, and increased indemnity payments for culled hogs. The subsidy for backyard swine raisers will be 100% of the premium cost, provided they are listed in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture
(RSBSA), while premium subsidy for commercial swine raisers will be discounted. For backyard farmers, the DAPCIC provides 1.75% premium for fatteners and 3.5 percent for breeders, which are waived as free. Commercial farmers pay the
same premium rates, discounted from the regular rates of 2.25% and 4%, for their stocks to be covered. Insurance covers P10,000 per head for fatteners, P14,500 per head for breeders, and P34,000 per head for parent stocks.
Paano malalamang may sakit si baby? By Josephine L. Babaran - PIA/IDPD
Ayon sa Department of Health (DOH) katuwang ang National Nutrition Council (NNC) sa pamamagitan ng First 1000 days o “Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-nanay Act” apat na senyales ang dapat bantayan ng mga nanay o tagapag alaga ni baby upang laging itong nsa the safe side. Kung sakaling nararanasan ni baby ang alin man sa mga ito, agad na magpakonsulta sa pinakamalapit na health center. • Walang gana kumain • Hirap o masyadong mabilis ang paghinga • Iritable si baby o may sign ng dehydration tulad ng madalang na pag-ihi • Mataas ang temperature o nilalamig Para sa karagdagang impormasyon bisitahin ang First 1000 Days PH Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/First1000DaysPH. 5 PIA Bulletin Online
Transparency with responsibility on posting aid beneficiaries in social media By Marie Angelie Villapando - PIA/DDCU
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is urging local government authorities to practice transparency with responsibility when posting the identities of the beneficiaries of the government financial aid on social media. While the Data Privacy Act does not prohibit LGUs to disclose information which it deems essential
for the public to know in the name of transparency, NPC said LGUs must determine the types of personal data that they will disclose, particularly when the original list of SAP beneficiaries contains sensitive personal information. LGUs should be mindful of its concomitant responsibilities as personal information controllers, NPC said.
DOH, FDA temporarily suspend AstraZeneca jab for persons below 60, assure vaccine safety By Mary Rose de los Santos - PIA/IDPD
The Department of Health (DOH) adopted the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to temporarily suspend the use of AstraZeneca vaccines for individuals aged below 60 years old due to the recent reports of rare cases of blood clots with low platelets detected in some individuals inoculated with the vaccine. “I want to emphasize that this temporary suspension does not meant that the vaccine is unsafe or ineffective—it just means that we are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of every Filipino. We continue to underscore that the benefits of vaccination continue to outweigh the risks, and we urge everyone to get vaccinated when it’s their turn,” FDA Director General Eric Domingo said. Despite this development, the NTF and the DOH reiterated that vaccination is safe and free and urged senior citizens and persons with comorbidities to receive the available vaccines from their LGUS to acquire the added protection it provides. PIA Bulletin Online 6