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Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. XIV No. 9
Rotarians of Holy Spirit continued traditional giftgiving to poor families in garbage-handling area in Payatas to bring Christmas joy and share hope. On December 22, 2022, RC Holy Spirit celebrated Christmas with 26 children and their 25 mothers living in the impoverished garbagehandling area in Payatas QC. The mothers were given noche buena packages, while the children were given bags of goodies (candies and snack items). Both mothers and children were also given pairs of slippers. Children who ranked 1st and 2nd in their learning classes were given cash prizes, in recognition of their academic performance despite these pandemic
times. Games were played and some dancing livened up the small gathering. Everyone enjoyed the food catered by Pepetons and Rtn Suzette Palattao-Yu, with juice drinks provided by PP Beth Sy and Rtn Jerry Sy. This annual Christmas tradition has been started and sustained by PP Linda Palattao and family for many, many years now even before the club has been organized. The Christmas program was held in the facility that had served as campus for the
former technical school managed by PP Linda.
The story coverage of the Christmas program held last December 20, 2019 just before the COVID-19 pandemic started in the Philippines may be viewed in THE DOVE that we’ve compiled in Google Drive platform. Click this link address. The program has the support of RC Holy Spirit members who have contributed and assisted to ensure its success.
Holy Spirit brings cheers and joy to impoverished resettlement community in Taguig On December 19, 2021, RC Holy Spirit had an early Christmas celebration with 100 children of poor families living in Sitio Maliwanag in Western Bicutan, Taguig.
friends. They donated cement and roofing materials some years back when shanties occupied by residents near the chapel structure burned down.
RC Holy Spirit members have been supporting this area through Fr Rey Angeles, chaplain of the San Lorenzo Ruiz chapel. The chapel has become a more comfortable place of worship through the help of RCHS members and
PP Beth Sy and Rtn Jerry Sy led a team that brought groceries and backpacks to give to 100 children, including those serving as sakristans. They also served Jollibee meal packs for the kids and sakristans as part of the happy Christ-
mas celebration, The gift-giving activity was done after mass was celebrated by Fr Rey.
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Holy Spirit and partners Philippine Coast Guard and media network DZRH organize Oplan Bangon Siargao to help typhoon-stricken residents begin rebuilding their homes When Super Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) made nine (9) destructive landfalls in the country during the holiday season, one of those battered was Siargao Island, once known as the surfing capital of the Philippines and a tourist destination. The typhoon first hit land in Siargao around noon of December 16, 2021 and then made several landfalls across central Philippines and Mimaropa region. It was the strongest of 15 storms to hit the archipelago this year. Official reports said that the Siargao island was totally devastated. One month after the onslaught of Odette, Siargao and other places (Cebu, Leyte, Palawan, Dinagat Is-
lands, and Bohol) still badly need help in rebuilding. After meeting with partners DZRH Operation and the Philippine Coast Guard, RCHS organized a relief mission to Siargao. In a few days, funds were raised by members and friends to buy things needed by Siargaonons to begin rebuilding their destroyed homes. On January 16, 2021, RCHS put together the following: 3 boxes of nails (75 kgs), 50 hand saws, 50 claw hammers. Also, since the terrain is very muddy and men need sandals, RCHS bought 100 pairs of sturdy sandals from a backyard shoemaker in Marikina (a boost to the livelihood of the shoemaker!).
These, along with four (4) boxes of noodles donated by WCP Doris Sanchez/RC Bagong Sandigan) were picked up by a Coast Guard Logistics Unit in the early morning of January 16 to load on a boat that was bound for Siargao that day. Thanks to the generosity of the following: PP Marcia Salvador, PP Linda Palattao, PP Angel Castro, PP Peth Rivera, Associate Grace Cabading, Maita SalvadorMendoza, Gloria and Anna Demetillo, Marlyn Pangilinan, Arnie & Rina Turla, Capt Jerry Simon and WCP Doris Sanchez/RC Bagong Sandigan.
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Presidential message Shekhar Mehta ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
President 2021-22 January 2022 One of Rotary’s founding principles was to use your vocation — whether as a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or another profession — to do good in the world. As we attempt to overcome and recover from the pandemic, this principle is vital in retraining people who have lost their jobs. In response, the Rotary E-Club of Tamar Hong Kong organized seminars for young people, with the aim of preparing them for the changing world of work. This type of training must happen on a large scale. According to the United Nations, global unemployment is expected to exceed 200 million people in 2022. Women and youths are likely to be disproportionately affected. This is why I’ve placed such a strong emphasis this year on projects that empower girls, and I’ve been delighted to see some of these projects in action. Of course, access to education and the path to employment can be blocked by a lack of water and sanitation infrastructure. A project in Pune, India, focuses on providing girls and women with an affordable, reusable sanitary pad. The project provides employment for production and distribution of the pads, and it will reduce the pollution caused by the disposal of 12.3 billion sanitary napkins in the country annually, many of which end up in India’s landfills. Others have used vocational service to advance the empowerment of women. The Rotary Club of Poona, India, conducted workshops to teach martial arts to young women, for self-defense against the threat of abuse or human trafficking. I’ve also been fortunate to use my vocation to do good through Rotary. The Indian
Ocean tsunami in 2004 devastated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which are part of my district. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and many areas lost electricity and running water. On my visit to Little Andaman Island, the builder in me immediately wanted to build homes for the homeless islanders there. We decided to construct 500 homes on Little Andaman. On the last of my seven trips to the island, I could see something glimmering below as my helicopter was about to land. I realized that what I was seeing were the roofs of new homes. I was overjoyed by the sight, and soon a realization dawned upon me. As a builder I had built many beautiful buildings. In comparison, these 500 homes were the most ordinary buildings I had ever built, and they were in a place I likely will never visit again, for people I will never meet again. And yet the satisfaction I had in handing over these houses was greater than from anything I had previously built.
Probably because for once I was using my vocation to Serve to Change Lives. You, too, may have had opportunities to use your vocation to Serve to Change Lives. I welcome your stories of performing vocational service through Rotary. Also, I want to close by congratulating every club that has engaged with the Each One, Bring One initiative, which asks every member to introduce one person to Rotary. Increasing our membership gives people from all walks of life the opportunity to share their knowledge and skills in transformational service.
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2022 International Day of Education: leading forward in post-COVID19 learning recovery SERVICE ABOVE SELF
OMAR ARIAS MANAGER OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE FOR EDUCATION AT THE WORLD BANK JANUARY 24, 2022
The Four-Way Test OF THE THINGS we think, say or do
1) Is it the TRUTH? 2) Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Rotarian’s Pledge I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the TRUTH. I am a Rotarian I will always strive to be FAIR in all of my dealings with my fellowmen. I am a Rotarian I will always endeavor to build GOODWILL and UNDERSTANDING in my community, among my countrymen and people of all nations. I am a Rotarian I will always seek to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the spirit of ROTARY SERVICE. I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the Rotary International Motto, SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
Rotarian Code of Conduct As a Rotarian, I will 1) Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life 2) Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect 3) Use my professional skills through Rotary to mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world 4) Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians
Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education (link is external), in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
We mark the fourth International Day of Education grappling with the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our current generation of learners, which at the peak of school closures disrupted learning of more than 1.6 billion children and youth across the world. We are living a “crisis within a crisis”. Back in January 2021, we commemorated the day with a blog by World Bank Managing Director Mari Pangestu: “Harnessing the promise of innovation in education“ in which she sounded the alarm on the impacts of the unfolding crisis and highlighted the opportunities offered by innovative approaches to delivering remote education during the pandemic. A related feature story: Urgent, Effective Action Required to Quell the Impact of COVID-19 on Education Worldwide – already then, was pointing to the huge potential learning loses and calling for urgent action to address these impact and invest in building back more effective, equitable and resilient education systems. By the end of 2021, the evidence of the unprecedented magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemicinflicted education crisis was undisputable. In our joint State of the Education Crisis Report, with UNESCO and UNICEF, we updated our estimates of the economic costs of learning losses: this generation stands to lose $17 trillion in lifetime earnings (in present value) or about 14 percent of today’s global GDP, due to COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures and the economic shocks. This new projection far exceeds our $10 trillion estimates released in 2020. Moreover, in low- and middle-income countries, the share of children living in Learning Poverty – already 53 percent before the pandemic – could reach 70 percent given the long school closures and the ineffectiveness of remote learning to ensure learning continuity for young children. A chorus of voices internationally is sounding the alarm for policy makers to act now and decisively. At the end of 2021, the outgoing UNICEF Head, Henrietta Fore, and World Bank Group President, David Malpass uttered a powerful message to reverse the pandemic's education losses, and highlighted that by investing in learning recovery and using technology wisely we can turn the challenges and lessons from the pandemic into a catalyst to achieve the SDG goal of quality education for all children .
We enter the third year of the pandemic armed with new data and lessons on how countries are ensuring learning continuity and recovery in the midst of the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, along with updated guidance and tools for: reopening and keeping opened schools safely, making remote learning more effective, measuring learning loss and assessing learning remotely, supporting teachers, and for developing and implementing robust evidence-based and inclusive learning recovery plans. Meanwhile, let me share my own takeaways on what it takes to recover from this crisis and rebuild back better, effective, and resilient education systems: In order realize the future of learning where learning does not stop at the school walls, we need to be guided by the fact that children learn best when they experience joy, rigor, and purpose in the learning process. Resilience and equity in education are two sides of the same coin. Remote education needs to harness the power of connectedness and meaningful two-way interactions between teachers and learners, and need to engage and support parents as partners to ensure both continuity of learning and children’s socioemotional well-being, especially in the early years. While not a magic bullet, education technology can be an effective tool to expand access to learning both inside and outside of the classroom, building more resilient systems that personalize learning at and beyond the school. To realize this potential, investments in EdTech need to be embedded in broad, sustainable policies and programs that enable schools and education systems to accelerate learning, with a ruthless focus on equity. Digital learning must serve as the great equalizer, rather than what it has been: a great divider. All efforts should aim at enhancing the effectiveness of teachers, through constant and effective feedback on how to improve their pedagogy, structured lesson plans, and strategies to nurture socioemotional skills and to assess learning in the classroom. This support should include expanding their access and capacity to utilize technology, including technical and pedagogical competencies needed for effective remote teaching. 6
RI president-elect announces 2022-23 presidential theme by Ryan Hyland
Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world.
said, adding that we need to ask members what they want to get from Rotary and give them meaningful responsibilities.
Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, revealed the 2022-23 presidential theme, Imagine Rotary, as she urged people to dream big and harness their connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality.
“It is our offer of hands-on service, personal growth, leadership development, and lifelong friendships that creates purpose and passion,” Jones said. Embracing change also means embracing new club models, Jones said, as she asked the incoming governors to form at least two new innovative or cause-based clubs during their term. “Let’s make sure we engage our members so they love their clubs and their Rotary experience,” she added.
“Imagine, a world that deserves our best,” Jones told incoming district governors on 20 January, “where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.” Jones, who will make history on 1 July by becoming Rotary’s first female president, gave a live online address to precede Rotary’s annual training event for district governors from around the world, the International Assembly. The assembly was rescheduled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will now be held virtually 7-14 February. Jones told the incoming governors about a chance she took when a member asked for assistance in getting a young peace activist out of Afghanistan during the U.S. troop withdrawal last year. At first unsure how she could help, she relied on “that certain Rotary magic” and contacted a former Rotary Peace Fellow she had met a few years earlier. Less than 24 hours later, the activist was on an evacuation list, and soon she was on her way to Europe.
Jones also announced the appointment of a Rotaract member as a Rotary public image coordinator and said that she has included Rotaractors on several committees and will assign some Rotaractors as president’s representatives. “We have been entrusted with leadership in our great organization,” Jones said. “Now it is up to us to be brave and intentional in our actions, and let others help us lead.” Jones noted that Rotary has little time left to achieve the RI Board of Directors’ goal of having women make up 30% of Rotary’s members by 2023. Rotary has achieved this in more than 110 countries, she said, but it has a long way to go. She pointed out that Rotaract has already achieved 50% female members.
Engaging members through meaningful responsibility To better engage members, Rotary needs to “adapt and retool,” Jones said, using her hometown as an example. Windsor was once the automotive hub of Canada. But after plant closings left thousands without work, the city needed to retool, in the same way an auto plant would, preparing for new parts or a new model. Now, Jones said, Windsor is a leader in agribusiness and medical and aerospace technology. For Rotary, “finding the right ‘part’ to engage each member should be our core function,” Jones said. “It comes down to the comfort and care of our members.”
To raise Rotary’s profile, Jones plans to hold a global impact tour that will include talking with leaders about working together to address the world’s most pressing challenges. “Rotary opens these doors and we need to harness our connections, to deepen these relationships and create new partnerships,” Jones said. “And the best part is, this can happen at every level of leadership.” Jones closed her address by saying that although we all have dreams, acting on them is a choice we make. When an organization like Rotary dreams about big things like ending polio and creating peace, she said, it becomes our responsibility to make them happen. “You don’t imagine yesterday,” Jones said, “you imagine tomorrow.”
Engaging members is crucial to retaining members, she
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Rotary projects around the globe January 2022
by Brad Webber United States In September, the Rotary Club of Novato, California, celebrated the opening of a community center, the culmination of an effort that began in 2007 with a bequest of $5 million by longtime member Bill Jonas. The club worked with the College of Marin to construct a 15,600-square-foot complex on the college’s Indian Valley campus. The center houses a banquet space with the capacity for hundreds of guests, a
kitchen, and a stage equipped with the latest audiovisual equipment. The club, whose contribution covered about onethird of the project’s total cost, obtained a 75-year lease as well as naming rights for its benefactors, the late Bill and Adele Jonas, and now holds its meet- Seeman, a co-chair of the proings at the center. “It was a long- ject’s planning committee. term challenge, but we did- 116 schools in the California community collegn’t give up,” says Sonia es system
Antigua and Barbuda The pleasant climate in the Leeward Islands might delight sunseeking vacationers, but for residents, severe drought in recent years has led to rationing and a reliance on desalinated water. To make the most of the water that is available, the Rotaract Club of Antigua embarked on a project to install 12 water harvesting tanks at an association for people with disabilities. “In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this will encourage handwashing and proper hygiene,” says past club president Ti-Anna Harris of the effort, which cost about $1,850. The club, which
United Kingdom In a Rotary-supported initiative, thousands of tents that help provide protection from the elements have been distributed to people in the UK who are homeless. The lightweight one-person tents, which cost about $40 each, are intended as a shortterm solution for vulnerable people in cold and wet weather. “The very first time we showed the Sleep Pod to anyone outside our small circle was when we showed it to Rotarians,” says
Justin Devereux, who cofounded the Sleep Pod charity with two friends. The Rotary Club of Erdington and other District 1060 clubs provide financial support, and hundreds of Rotarians and other volunteers joined a push during the pandemic to assemble pods at home to increase the available stock. “While people still die on our streets and in our fields from hypothermia and exposure, Sleep Pod will do all we can to sup-
has 34 members, carries out an active schedule of projects. In September, members picked up trash at a local beach as part of the Save Our Shores cleanups that were carried out in conjunction with the Rotaract clubs of Mémorial des Gonaïves, Haiti, and Freetown Sunset, Sierra Leone. Other club projects include free HIV testing, professional and vocational training, a Christmas celebration, and a spelling bee.
41 inches average annual rainfall in Antigua and Barbuda
port people as they sleep underneath the stars,” says Devereux, “for whatever reason they find themselves there.”
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Rotary projects around the globe . . . Egypt In 2019, intrigued by a pair of kestrels that were nesting across from her apartment balcony, Georgina Cole began documenting her sightings on the eBird online database. “I realized I had to learn more about all the birds around me,” says Cole, a member of the Rotary Club of Red Sea-El Gouna, which is located in a resort community on the Gulf of Suez in a region that is a stopover point for more than a million birds migrating between Europe and Africa. When a local school asked her to speak to its students, Cole
created bird identification cards in English and Arabic. Encouraged by her work, which is supported by her club, the town constructed a viewing hut overlooking a wetland area.
The project has expanded to educate local hoteliers about which birds can be spotted at various times of the year. “The Red Sea region thrives on tourism through marine life, with scuba diving and snorkeling,” Cole says. 60-70% of kestrels perish in “Why not also birds?”
their first year
cooking oil, and face masks.
Thailand Since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Rotary Club of Eastern Seaboard has played a key role in more than 30 food drives. Rodney Charman, a past president, says the club is a go-to player in Pattaya, a seaside community that has been hit especially hard by lockdowns.
The team reprised the effort in subsequent months.
This story originally appeared in the January 2022 issue
“Without tourism,” says Charman, “taxi drivers, hotel workers, and bar staff are all out of work, and some are living on the streets or in shelters.” The club coordinates with a local food bank and social services organizations and works with police to distribute needed items. To prepare for a large distribution event in August, five club members spent three days shopping for, transporting, and packaging grocery items into 400 kits consisting of a cooked
meal of chicken and rice, and bags containing items such as rice, eggs, water, tins of fish,
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When you should take a PCR vs. a rapid antigen test By Kristen Rogers, CNN International January 20, 2022 (CNN) A PCR test is often considered the gold standard for detecting coronavirus infection. It's the test some employers want employees to take before returning to work after having Covid-19, and the one some people scramble to schedule to know whether they can travel or stop isolating. RT-PCR -- or reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction -tests can detect small amounts of the coronavirus' genetic material in a specimen collected from a human. The test then works by amplifying, or making copies of, that genetic material if any is present in a person's sample, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The test's amplifying property enables it to detect very small amounts of coronavirus in a specimen, "making these tests highly sensitive for diagnosing COVID-19," according to the CDC. While this sensitivity can be advantageous for detecting coronavirus after a recent exposure, it also means PCR results can be positive even after you're no longer contagious. A PCR test might say you're positive for coronavirus for three or four weeks after you've recovered because it's still "picking up past infection and the small fragments (of the virus) are still being amplified," said CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. After seven to 10 days, "that PCR test is not an appropriate test."
When a PCR test is key The prime time to take a PCR test is when you have had a known or suspected exposure to someone with Covid-19 or are experiencing symp-
toms, and you want to find out if you have a coronavirus infection, said Dr. Albert Ko, the Raj and Indra Nooyi Professor of Public Health at the Yale School of Public Health. Knowing your Covid-19 status as early in an infection as possible can help you figure out whether you're infectious to other people, what to tell recent close contacts for their own safety, and what to share with your doctor so they can talk with you about your symptoms and prescribe any medical care if needed, said Emily Somers, an epidemiologist who holds professorships in internal medicine, environmental health sciences, and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan's schools of medicine and public health. That's important because "up to two days before symptoms, or the one day or two days after symptoms (begin) people can have the highest risk of infecting others," Ko said. When people are first exposed, it takes time for the virus to replicate enough for a test to pick up on it, Ko explained. PCR tests detect it earlier in the course of infection after exposure than the less sensitive rapid antigen test, which works by detecting a specific protein on one of the
coronavirus' spikes. The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized use of both PCR tests and rapid antigen tests in laboratory-based or point-of-care settings (such as a physician's office, urgent care facility, pharmacy, school health clinic and temporary locations like drive-through testing sites).
When rapid antigen tests are crucial Contrary to what some still think is best, a rapid antigen test (or rapid lateral flow test) is what you should be taking after you have had Covid-19 for several days and want to confirm you're probably no longer infectious to other people. " 'Infected' means that I have the virus in me," Ko explained. "'Infectious' means that I'm shedding enough virus to infect somebody else, and that only occurs during a peak. It follows a curve after someone has been exposed."
The CDC's current isolation guidance is that if people have access to a coronavirus test and want to take it, the best approach is using a rapid test toward the end of their five-day isolation period. Those who continue to test positive at that point should continue isolating until they reach 10 days after their symptoms began. People who test negative can stop isolating but should wear a mask around others until day 10. "Even though the rapid (antigen) test has low sensitivity and is inferior to the PCR test to tell you if you've been infected, because of its lower sensitivity, it picks up only viruses at a higher level and probably levels that are more infectious," Ko explained. "Having the presence of two rapid tests -- two days in a row -- that are both negative is a very good indicator a person is no longer infectious," Somers said. CNN's Kaitlan Collins, John Bonifield, Nikki Carvajal, Eric Levenson and Ar-
man Azad contributed to this story.
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Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show By MIKE STOBBE January 20, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots.
They are the first large U.S. studies to look at vaccine protection against omicron, health officials said. The papers echo previous research — including studies in Germany, South Africa and the U.K. — indicating available vaccines are less effective against omicron than earlier versions of the coronavirus, but also that boosters doses rev up virus-fighting antibodies to increase the chance of avoiding symptomatic infection.
The first study looked at hospitalizations and emergency room and urgent care center visits in 10 states, from August to this month. It found vaccine effectiveness was best after three doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vac-
cines in preventing COVID-19 -associated emergency department and urgent care visits. Protection dropped from 94% during the delta wave to 82% during the omicron wave. Protection from just two doses was lower, especially if six months had passed since the second dose. Officials have stressed the goal of preventing not just infection but severe disease. On that count, some good news: A third dose was at least 90% effective at preventing hospitalizations for COVID-19, both during the delta and omicron periods, the study also found. The second study focused on COVID-19 case and death rates in 25 states from the beginning of April through Christmas. People who were boosted had the highest protection against coronavirus infection, both during the time delta was dominant and also when omicron was taking over. Those two articles were published online by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Journal of the American Medical Association published the third study, also led by CDC researchers. It looked at people who tested positive for COVID-19 from Dec. 10 to Jan. 1 at more than
4,600 testing sites across the U.S. Three shots of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were about 67% effective against omicron-related symptomatic disease compared with unvaccinated people. Two doses, however, offered no significant protection against omicron when measured several months after completion of the original series, the researchers found. “It really shows the importance of getting a booster dose,” said the CDC’s Emma Accorsi, one of the study’s authors. Americans should get boosters if at least five months have passed since they completed their Pfizer or Moderna series, but millions who are eligible have not gotten them. “If you are eligible for a booster and you haven’t gotten it, you are not up to date and you need to get your booster,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House briefing Friday. ___ The Associated Press Health & Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content. 11
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CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks By MIKE STOBBE Associates Press News Jan 14, 2022 Harborview M ble. Examples included being near a lot of people for extended periods of time on a train, bus or airplane; taking care of someone in poor health; or being more susceptible to severe illness.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those kinds of masks are considered better at filtering the air. But they were in short supply previously, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials had said they should be prioritized for health care workers. In updated guidance posted late Friday afternoon, CDC officials removed concerns related to supply shortages and more clearly said that
properly fitted N95 and KN95 masks offer the most protection. However, agency officials noted some masks are harder to tolerate than others, and urged people to choose goodfitting masks that they will wear consistently. “Our main message continues to be that any mask is better than no mask,” Kristen Nordlund, a CDC spokeswoman, said in a statement. The CDC has evolved its mask guidance throughout the pandemic. In its last update, in September, CDC officials became more encouraging of disposable N95 masks, saying they could be used in certain situations if supplies were availa-
On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that his administration was planning to make “high-quality masks,” including N95s, available for free. He said more details were coming next week. The federal government has a stockpile of more than 750 million N95 masks, the White House said. The latest CDC guidance notes that there is a special category of “surgical N95” masks, that are specially designed for protection against blood splashes and other operating room hazards. Those are not generally available for sale to the public, and should continue to be reserved for health care workers, the agency said. ___ The Associated Press Health & Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 31: A woman wearing a mask poses on May 31, 2020 in New York City. Government guidelines encourage wearing a mask in public with strong social distancing in effect. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Metro Manila’s COVID-19 reproduction number drops to 0.50 — OCTA Research By: Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ INQUIRER.net / 12:20 PM January 29, 2022
A DIFFERENT BALL GAME – Hundreds line up for their COVID-19 booster shot at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Saturday when health officials confirmed the local spread of the Omicron variant around Metro Manila. (INQUIRER / RICHARD A. REYES)
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila’s COVID-19 reproduction number further decreased to 0.50, although the downward trend has slowed down in the past four days, independent analytics group OCTA Research said Saturday. The COVID-19 reproduction number, or the estimated number of new cases from one patient, was previously at 0.52 in Metro Manila as of Thursday, based on the group’s data. According to OCTA Research fellow Guido David, the 2,256 new cases in Metro Manila on Friday is the lowest singleday increase since December
31 last year. “While the decrease in new cases in the NCR has slowed down, as can be observed by the nearly flat trend of the past four days, the reproduction number decreased to 0.50 while the one-week growth rate was -69 percent,” David said over Twitter. Meanwhile, the seven-day positivity rate is currently at 21 percent. “New cases are still tracking below the January 20 projections. A low risk classification will depend on how quickly cases decrease below 1,000 per day. The public must continue to strictly comply with
health protocols to sustain the downward momentum,” he added. The Department of Health earlier classified Metro Manila as moderate risk for COVID-19, from the previous high risk status. But as cases in Metro Manila decrease, an increase was also observed in parts of Visayas and Mindanao, according to the agency. For more news about the novel coronavirus click here. What you need to know about Coronavirus.
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COVID-19 in Asia
7-Day Moving Average from March 2020 to Jan 31, 2022 Click this chart for daily updates from ChannelNewsAsia.com
MALAYSIA 4,943 THAILAND 7,986 SOUTH KOREA 14,899 MYANMAR 196 PHILIPPINES 16,878 VIETNAM 17,135 SINGAPORE 5,146 INDONESIA 9152 Source: Johns Hopkins University
Russia sees more than 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases for first time. MOSCOW: Russia reported more than 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time on Saturday (Jan 29) as the country weathers a surge of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant. A government COVID-19 portal registered 113,122 new cases over 24 hours, nearly double the number of daily infections just a week ago. Following a strict but brief national lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic, Russia has held back on curbs hoping instead to protect its struggling economy. But with four vaccines widely available for months, Russians remain reluctant to get jabbed with just under half of the population fully vaccinated. 17
COVID-19 in Asia
7-Day Moving Average from March 2020 to Jan 29, 2022 Click this chart for daily updates from ChannelNewsAsia.com
MALAYSIA 4,569 THAILAND 7,754 SOUTH KOREA 12,121 MYANMAR 160 PHILIPPINES 20,182 VIETNAM 15,263 SINGAPORE 4,794 INDONESIA 6,759 Source: Johns Hopkins University
SINGAPORE reported 5,554 new Covid-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Jan 28), comprising 5,272 local and 282 imported infections. There were three fatalities accotding to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health website. The death toll from coronavirus complications is 853. 18
COVID-19 in Asia
7-Day Moving Average from March 2020 to Jan 24, 2022
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MALAYSIA 3,514 THAILAND 9,841 SOUTH KOREA 6,453 MYANMAR 132 PHILIPPINES 30,260 VIETNAM 16,839 SINGAPORE 3,132 INDONESIA 2,104 Source: Johns Hopkins University
A culture of collective responsibility: How Japan has kept COVID-19 numbers relatively low TOKYO: On Jan 1 at a shrine in the leafy suburb of Asagaya in west Tokyo, Michiko Kubo and her husband, each wearing two face masks, joined a long line of worshippers all standing a metre apart to welcome 2022. "Last year we stayed at home following official guidelines to avoid crowded places. But this time, we feel protected as we are vaccinated and wearing masks all the time," Kubo, 45, said. Volunteers also walked through the crowd that had gathered under the winter sun, politely reminding everyone to practise safe distancing. 19
COVID-19 in Asia
7-Day Moving Average from March 2020 to Jan 22, 2022 Click this chart for daily updates from ChannelNewsAsia.com
MALAYSIA 3,393 THAILAND 8,743 SOUTH KOREA 5,470 MYANMAR 134 PHILIPPINES 31,306 VIETNAM 16,940 SINGAPORE 2,756 INDONESIA 1,808 Source: Johns Hopkins University
CDC Interpretive Summary for USA January 21, 2022 COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to increase, driven by the Omicron variant. CDC’s COVID Data Tracker shows that, as of January 20, 2022, more than 209 million people have received their primary series* of a COVID-19 vaccine and are considered fully vaccinated. More than 82 million people are up to date on their vaccines, which means they have received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters. Three reports released this week highlight the importance of getting vaccinated and boosted to protect against severe COVID-19 associated with the Delta and Omicron variants.1,2,3 COVID Data Tracker shows that, as of January 20, 2022, 53.2% of booster-eligible people in the United States have not received their booster dose. That represents a total of 86 million people. CDC recommends everyone ages 5 years and older get their primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine and receive a booster dose when eligible. Find a vaccine and get your booster dose as soon as you can. Masking is another crucial way to protect yourself and others. Last week, CDC updated its mask recommendations to show that well-fitting NIOSH-approved respirators (including N95s) offer the most protection against COVID-19. Any mask is always better than none, but whatever mask you choose should fit well and be comfortable enough to wear correctly and consistently. Learn how to get the best protection from your mask by visiting CDC’s Improve How Your Mask Protects You page.
Daily Trends in COVID-19 Cases in the United States Reported to CDC 7-Day moving average
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COVID-19 in Asia
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MALAYSIA 3,161 THAILAND 6,797 SOUTH KOREA 3,969 MYANMAR 155 PHILIPPINES 34,278 VIETNAM 17,710 SINGAPORE 886 INDONESIA 779 Source: Johns Hopkins University
A woman receives a booster shot of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a drive-through vaccination site, in Manila, Philippines, January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Philippines confirms community transmission of Omicron, cases hit record MANILA: The Philippine health ministry confirmed the local spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant around Manila on Saturday (Jan 15), as infections hit a record high for a third straight day. "We are seeing community transmission of the Omicron variant in the capital region," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told a public briefing.
The region is an urban sprawl of 16 cities home to more than 13 million people. The community transmission of the Omicron variant is characterised by a steep rise in cases, Vergeire said, adding that infections may peak from the end of this month to mid-February. Philippines prepares more hospitals beds with record COVID-19 cases The ministry reported 39,004 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, while active cases also hit a record, at 280,813. With more than 3.16 million cases and nearly 53,000 deaths, the Philippines has the highest COVID-19 infections and casualties in Southeast Asia after Indonesia.
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NCR reverted to Alert Level 2 from Feb 1 to 15 Tightened to ALERT LEVEL 3 until Jan 15 to 31 ALERT LEVEL 2 from Nov 5 until Nov 30 extended to Dec 31. ALERT LEVEL 4 in NCR Sept 16-Oct 15, adjusted to ALERT LEVEL 3 Oct 16-31 until Nov 4 Restrictions Under ALERT LEVELS 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 on Trial in NCR
MECQ for METRO MANILA Aug 21 to Sept 15 ECQ for METRO MANILA Aug 6 to 20 Aug 1-6: GCQ with enhanced restrictions in NCR, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal July 16-31: GCQ with enhanced restrictions in NCR, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Quezon, Batangas, Laguna July 1-15: NCR + Bulacan + Rizal (GCQ with some restrictions) Cavite + Laguna (GCQ w heightened Restrict) NCR Plus: GCQ (with Heightened Restrictions) from May 15 to May 31 to June 15
MECQ from Apr 12 to Apr 30, 2021 to May 14
ECQ from Mar 29 to Apr 11, 2021
History of Quarantine Restrictions for NCR
GCQ NCR from Aug 19, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
MECQ from Aug 4 to Aug 18, 2020 GCQ NCR from June 1 to Aug 3, 2020
ECQ Lockdown Entire Luzon from Mar 17 to May 30, 2020 22
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PH 14,546 Jan 31
New cases. Since Mar 2020: Cases 3,560,202; Recoveries 3,315,381; Deaths 54,003; Active Cases 190,818
OMICRON surges trigger lockdowns in Europe. New daily cases in PH - 14,546
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory Jan 31, 2022
WORLD Total 377.2 M
New: 1,750,504
Deaths 5.7 M
Recovered 298.5 M
Active Cases 73.0 M 24
PH 17,677 Jan 25
New cases. Since Mar 2020: Cases 3,459,646; Recoveries 3,158,597; Deaths 53,598; Active Cases 247,451
OMICRON surges trigger lockdowns in Europe. New daily cases in PH - 17,677
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory Jan 25, 2022
WORLD Total 357.7 M
New: 2,097,247
Deaths 5.6 M
Recovered 283.6 M
Active Cases 68.6 M
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PH 39,004 Jan 15
New cases. Since Mar 2020: Cases 3,168,379; Recoveries 2,834,708; Deaths 52,858; Active Cases 280,813
OMICRON & Delta surges trigger lockdowns in Europe. New daily cases in PH - 39,004
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory Jan 15, 2022
WORLD Total 325.2 M
New: 1,018,748
Deaths 5.6 M
Recovered 265.9 M
Active Cases 53.7 M 26
PH 10,775 Jan 5
New cases. Since Mar 2020: Cases 2,871,745; Recoveries 2,780,109; Deaths 51,662; Active Cases 39,974
OMICRON & Delta surges trigger lockdowns in Europe. New daily cases in PH - 10,775
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory Jan 5, 2022
WORLD Total 297.3 M
New: 1,797,341
Deaths 5.5 M
Recovered 256.6 M
Active Cases 35.2 M
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2,961
Dec 31
New cases. Since Mar 2020: Cases 2,843,979; Recoveries 2,778,242; Deaths 51,504; Active Cases 14,233
OMICRON & Delta surges trigger lockdowns in Europe. New daily cases in PH - 2,961
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory Dec 31, 2021
WORLD Total 288.0 M
New: 1,217,100
Deaths 5.4 M
Recovered 253.6 M
Active Cases 29.0 M
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PH
168 New cases. Since Mar 2020: Cases 2,837,719; Recoveries 2,777,541; Deaths 50,794; Active Cases 9,384
Dec 21.
OMICRON & Delta surges trigger lockdowns in Europe. LOWEST new daily cases in PH - 168
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory Dec 21, 2021
WORLD Total 276.4 M
New: 624,298
Deaths 5.4 M
Recovered 248.0 M
Active Cases 23.0 M
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PH 3,410 New cases. Since Mar 2020: Cases 2,787,276; Recoveries 2,698,871; Deaths 43,172; Active Cases 45,283 Oct 31 FIFTEEN days from Oct 16 start of ALERT Level 3 with localized “Granular Lockdowns” in NCR PH
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory Oct 31, 2021
WORLD Total 247.4 M
New: 247,788
Deaths 5.0 M
Recovered 224.0 M
Active Cases 18.3 M
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Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory October 30, 2020
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Confirmed Cases and Deaths by Country and Territory On 3-29-2020 the Philippines with its 110 Million population, exhibited 1,418 COVID-19 positive cases and 71 deaths, still remarkable “containment-of-virusspread” among nations (13 cases per 1 M pop)
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Roster of RC Holy Spirit Presidents
Rotary Theme
Year
District Governor
Club President
2022-23
Florian Enriquez
PE Joy Vistan Peralta
Life Changing Year
2021-22
Edgardo Ayento
John Lerrie Torre
Transforming Year of Svc
2020-21
Johnny Gaw Yu
Martin Mariñas
Champions of Service Year
2019-20
Bernadette H. Dy
Alberto Sevilla
Inspiring Year of Service
2018-19
Pastor Mar Reyes
Fernando JR Delgra
The Great Rotary Year
2017-18
Chito Borromeo
Ric Salvador
All Stars Rotary Year
2016-17
Dwight Ramos
Peth Rivera
World Class Rotary Year
2015-16
Rey David
Angel Castro
Best Class Rotary Year
2014-15
Samuel Pagdilao
Marites Nepomuceno
First Class Rotary Year
2013-14
Francis Rivera
Eui Bong Jung
Peace
2012-13
Penny Policarpio
Marcia Salvador
Silver Year of Service
2011-12
Jess Cifra
Ped Condeno
Global
2010-11
Ambo Gancayco
Dodgie Osabel
Hands On Service
2009-10
Dulce Coyukiat
Linda Palattao
2008-09
Alex Cureg
Dodgie Osabel
2007-08
Danny Fausto
Nides Respicio
2006-07
Dan Espinosa
Nides Respicio
2005-06
Benjie Bacorro
Nides Respicio
Click here to view Recognition and Awards received by RC Holy Spirit from RY 2009-10 to RY 2020-21
RCHS Chartered by RI on June 29, 2005
George Howard SFDM
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Club of Holy Spirit About THE DOVE THE DOVE is the official newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit, Rotary International District 3780. The digital publication features “hyperlinks or web-links” which make it a true electronic newsletter/e-bulletin. Distribution: THE DOVE is published in 3 versions: printed, digital PDF, and online. PDF version sent by email to nearly 1,000 addressees, Rotarians and non-Rotarians in the club, in the district, in Philippine Rotary and outside. Posted on social media networks and groups Printed copies for reports First issue of THE DOVE: 4 June 2009 (Vol I, No. 1) Editorial team: Marcia Salvador, TORY 2018-19 Editor
Ric Salvador ,TORY 2013-14 Asst Editor
Contributors
There will never be a postCovid world P U BLI SH E D TH U, J A N 20 2022 C N BC
Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies KEY POINTS
The first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the U.S. was announced by the CDC on January 20, 2020. Today, any notion of a post-Covid world is a mistake as a starting point to think about future opportunities, writes Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell. We are a global society living with Covid for the long-term and learning ways to make it a manageable, reasonable risk in life and at work.
Vaccines are normal. Masks are normal. Remote work, travel, entertainment and interaction are all normal.
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