MSM remains highly at risk of HIV
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016
by Loraine Marie B. Mahinay
CAGAYAN DE ORO – The Department of Health Region 10 together with the City Health Office, Misamis OrientalCagayan de Oro AIDS Network (MOCAN) and the Northern Mindanao Aids Advocates Society (NORMAA) following the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on 15 May drummed up the call for protected sex to help control the spread of the disease.
Enrique Niño Patricio of Cagayan de Oro City Health Office bared in the recent press forum hosted by the Philippine Information Agency in partnership with Luxe Hotel that from January this year up to April, that they have recorded some 17 reactive cases and 15 confirmed cases of HIVall, of them are Male having Sex with Male (MSM). Reactive cases means the test shows HIV antibodies but needs further confirmatory tests. A total of 970 people have subjected themselves for the HIV test, 705 were MSM, 72 were transgender, 39 were males and 102 are females. Moreover, Patricio also clarified that the prevalence earlier reported,
ranking Cagayan de Oro city no. 2 in the Philippines doesn’t follow it is the second highest in number of people living with HIV in the country. He said that the data was based on the Integrated HIV Behavioral and Serological Surveillance (IHBSS) of 2015, wherein 23 were confirmed positive out of the 300 respondents in the city. Meanwhile, Dr. Evelyn Magsayo, head of the Infectious Diseases Cluster of the Department of Health region 10 (DOH-10) reiterated the ABC strategy or abstinence-plus sex education during the forah. She said the ABC stands for abstinence, be faithful and use of condom.
University lauds LET topnotcher, new teachers CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A graduate from Xavier University ranked third in the March 2016 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) – secondary level. Leslie Gisele Climaco-Sabellano garnered 91% along with two other takers. Xavier reaped a 79.69% (51 of 64) passing rate in the secondary level LET and 55.56% (10 of 18) passing rate in the elementary level LET. The national passing rates for the elementary and secondary levels are
28.37% and 35.43%, respectively. “We thank Dean Dr Jovelyn Delosa and the faculty and staff of our School of Education for continuing to maintain the high quality of our teacher training programs,” said XU president Fr Roberto C Yap SJ in his message to the academic community. “Congratulations to our new XU
Teachers! You touch the future when you teach!,” greeted Fr Yap. The Professional Regulation Commission and the Board for Professional Teachers announced on May 19 that 12,128 elementary teachers out of 42,739 examinees and 18,810 secondary teachers out of 53,090 examinees successfully passed the LET
given last March 20 in 20 testing centers across the country. In February 2015, XU was hailed as one of the top 5 teacher education schools in the Philippines with 90% overall passing rate in Category A (1000+ takers) in the board exam for teachers from 2009 to 2014. (XU Comm)
DOLE conducts confab on labor, human relations productivity in MisOcc by Lei Garrett I. Miraflor
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental – The Department of Labor and Employment, Regional Office No. 10 (DOLE10), through its Misamis Occidental Provincial Field Office (Mis. Occ. PFO) conducted a Labor Relations, Human Relations and Productivity (LHP) seminar to the teachers and management of Deur and Deune Academe School of Technology Incorporated recently. DOLE-10 Regional Director Raymundo G. Agravante directed all the PFOs in the region to advocate industrial peace and LHP is one of the programs of the Department to address the matter. “LHP is a labor-management education program that aims to inculcate adherence to labor laws, harmonize work relations and provide tools and techniques for a greater productivity and competitiveness at the work place,” DOLE-10 Mis. Occ. PFO Head Leonardo G. Rodrigo said.
Rodrigo also said that the fullday seminar served as an avenue for the school faculty and staff to expand their knowledge on labor relations and other concepts such as but not limited to security of tenure, alternative dispute resolution strategies; human relation concepts including employee motivation, meaningful communication, positive values; and productivity techniques through 5S. The one-day course was participated by five teaching staff of Deur and Deune Academe School of
Technology Inc. The school had just opened recently in April, this year. Likewise, on March 15, the Provincial Office had conducted yet another LHP seminar to several teaching and non-teaching staff of the Misamis Institute of Technology, Incorporated (MIT, INC) in Ozamis City with 38 participants. In line with DOLE’s advocacy, the department particularly encourages workers and employers in the private sector to become responsible partners in the promotion of productive and decent workplaces, by actively adopting LHP’s three-core module. As for the schools, it is
recommended that school administrators, educators and other stakeholders in the education system participate in valuable staff development programs that aim to enhance productivity. LHP will keep teachers abreast of current developments in labor laws; ensure professional growth of teachers in knowledge, skills and attitude in line with the changes in the education system and help improve their continuous productivity in their jobs. These high aspirations resulted in meeting more than half of the target for LHP set for this year.