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HIV infects 1,000 in Gensan, 52 positive VOL. 2, No. 189
GENERAL Santos City–– With the confirmed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases here now at 51, local health authorities warned on Friday that around a thousand more in the area may have already been infected and possible carriers of the deadly disease. Dr. Mely Lastimoso, coordinator of the City In-
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tegrated Health Services Office’s (CIHSO) social hygiene clinic, said studies showed that a positive case of HIV -- the disease that causes the acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS -- could potentially infect or spread to 30 more in due time. “So for every person who tested positive of HIV, there could be 30 more similar
ITCZ, northeast monsoon will bring rain to PH: Pagasa
MANY parts of the country will experience rains due to the effects of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and northeast monsoon or “hanging amihan.” Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday that the northeast monsoon will be affecting Luzon while ITCZ affecting Southern Mindanao. In its advisory, PAGASA said that Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms while Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will experience cloudy skies with light rains. The rest of the Luzon, including Metro Manila will have a mix weather of sunny to partly cloudy skies with brief rainshower mostly in the afternoon or evening due to the localized convection. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail throughout the country and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Strong to gale-force winds associated with the surge of the northeast monsoon may affect the seaboards of the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon, the eastern seaboard of Visayas and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao, PAGASA said. “Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves,” it said. pna
Think like a terrorist: Sara By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA of Davao Today
DAVAO City––With the entry of Jemaah Islamiyah member Mohammad Noor Fikrie Bin Abud Kahar in the city, a question has been raised: had the police
been too complacent with the security? Kahar was allegedly able to bring a 60 mm mortar with a cellphone
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cases out there that we have not yet seen,” she said. Since the city’s total HIV incidence already reached 51, Lastimoso said they should be looking for at a thousand more infections at the minimum. The official said that in the last three weeks, four more local residents have turned out positive of HIV based on the initial screen-
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ing conducted by the social hygiene clinic. She said the screened blood samples were already sent to the Department of Health’s (DOH) STD (sexually-transmitted diseases)/ AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory in Manila for confirmatory tests. In late November, Lastimoso confirmed that a teenage male was tested positive
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of suspected HIV 2 strain, which is considered relatively uncommon and was known to be concentrated in West Africa as cited by a medical reference website. Data from the CIHSO showed that the number of confirmed HIV infections in the city this year has already reached 23 and with two to three cases found each week infects | page 10
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Hataman cites educational gains in Armm By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
MARAWI City, Lanao del Sur––Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman bared the concrete gains his administration has achieved to improve the quality of education in the region. In his first State of the Region’s Address on Tuesday, Hataman cited the educational reforms his administration has instituted that resulted to the eradication of ghost students and teachers and huge savings for the regional government. He said the ARMM Government boldly addressed the problems of teachers cites | page 10
Buseco pays real property tax Last December 17, 2012 BUSECO paid the amount of Php4, 659,291,028 for Real Property Tax (RPT) to the Provincial Government of Bukidnon thru Mrs. Teodroa D. Dinlayan, the Provincial Treasurer. A ceremonial turn-over was made in front of the members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bukidnon with the pres-
ence of Hon. Clive D. Quino, Hon. Jay S. Albarece, Hon. Nemesio B. Beltran, Hon. Manuel I. Dinlayan, Hon. Gordon M. Torres, Hon. Alfeo U. Baguio during their 48th Session last December 17, 2012 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Capitol Ground, Malaybalay City. BUSECO paid for the year 2011 and 2012 the
amount of Php3,328,065,020 and an advance payment for 2013 in the amount of Php1,331,226,008 from a total billing of 1,664,032,060 because it has availed a discount of 20% which cost Php332,806.00. Accordingly, the discount availed by BUSECO would redound to the member-consumerowners (MCOs) because it will already be reduced in
the recovery which will be collected from them thru their billing. The coop therefore is current in its payment and obligation to the provincial government being its partner in the development of the province. The coop is just compliant on its obligation to the province based on its
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