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MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS (MDR-TB), A GROWING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN - DOH
Tuesday 21st of May 2013
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 21 (PIA) - The Department of Health (DOH) region 10, City Health Office and local government unit here are one in doing massive information dissemination on a growing public health concern, the MultiDrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
Dr. Arlene Esling of German Doctors Hospital explained that normal (early stage) tuberculosis (TB) transforms or develops into a MultiDrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) when TB patients fail to get correct treatment or not get complete required medication. If so, the patient will develop resistance to the anti-TB medications which will result in MDR-TB.
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31Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Health's Center for Health Development-7 (DOH-CHD-7) celebrated World TB Day 2013 Monday, March 25 with the theme “Stop TB-Makialam”. DOH-CHD-7 had a memorandum of agreement signing with 12 local government units in Cebu for the TB Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (TB-DOTS) facility enhancement during a program held at Sarrosa Hotel. The LGUs are: Toledo City, Boljoon, Balamban I & I, Daanbantayan II, Cebu Province, Mabolo & Luz Healt...
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27Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 27 (PIA) Ang ahensiya sang ikaayong lawas sang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) liwat nga nagpasalig nga dulaon ang tuberculosis (TB) sa rehiyon tungod ginabana-bana ini nga nag-abot na sa 26,000 ang positibo nga mga pasyewnte. Si Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr, ARMM health chief nagsiling nga , bisan may ara madamo nga pasyente sa sakit nga TB, ang talatapan may ara 70 porsiyento nga kahamtang sa pagpamulong sa sakit. Siling pa niya nga ang TB sa s...
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25Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- Various government agencies, hospitals, and private entities in Western Visayas pledged support to the Department of Health (DOH) National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program and hospital engagement for TB control. Dr. Jimmilly R. Aguiling, DOH-6 National TB Program ((NTP) regional medical coordinator, said the turn-out of participants in the ceremonial signing was overwhelming. “Based on the comprehensive unified policy on TB, we have 23-24 members, but we are g...
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23Mar2013LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Marso 23 (PIA) --Bilang pagpapakita ng sama-samang pagharap upang labanan ang nakamamatay na Tuberculosis, ginunita at ipinagdiwang ng lalawigan ng Batangas ang World TB Day Celebration na may temang “ Stop TB! Makialam” para sa taong 2013. Pinangunahan ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto ang pagdiriwang laban sa TB kasama ang mga aktibong miyembro na tinaguriang TB warriors na binubuo ng mga opisyal mula sa Provincial Health Office, Center For Health and Devel...
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13Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH-6) Center for Health Development is intensifying its Tuberculosis Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (TB-DOTS) implementation by increasing hospital engagement in Western Visayas. This is line with the global plan and the goal of the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) of sustainably reducing the TB prevalence and death rates by 50 percent in 2015 and hopefully eliminating it by 2050. Dr. Jimmilly Aguiling, DOH-6 Regional NTP...
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09Mar2013PARAÑAQUE CITY, March 9 (PIA) -- The city government of Parañaque continues to intensify its campaign against tuberculosis (TB). “Parañaque is committed to improve its TB case detection and cure rates year after year. Even as we reach our national goal, we will not stop there,” Mayor Jun Bernabe said. He also said that the city government will remain vigilant, surpass records, and continue to contribute to the national effort towards prevention, detection, cure and eradication of the d...
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08Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Zane Garfin plays soccer. Brylle Juris Carillo plays tennis. James Paolo Ancheta on the other hand, used to be a Taekwondo champion. These kids and a hundred others more are into various sports but they gathered at the Ateneo de Davao Grade School Gym on February 3, 2013 to participate in the Jr. NBA Philippines Basketball Camp, a basketball program spearheaded by Alaska and brought to Davao City by Phoenix Petroleum. “Davao breaks history by gathering the most num...
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30Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Enero 30 (PIA) - - Magiging magkatuwang ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Quezon sa pagsugpo sa sakit na tuberculosis (TB) matapos na makipag-ugnayan ang Innovations and Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Achieve Control of TB (Impact) kay Quezon Gov. David Suarez kamakailan. Ayon kina Dr. Jocelyn Cabarles at Dr. Karen Dalawangbayan ng Impact, ito ang bagong sinusuportahang TB control project ng USAID sa loob ng limang taon simula noong October 2012 hanggang September 2017...
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20Jan2013DUMAUETE CITY, Jan 20 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Negros Oriental has secured a P.5 million for the construction of infirmary jail facilities in the province. Due to the increase of tuberculosis cases in district jails, Jail Chief Inspector Rosalina Malahay, provincial jail administrator of BJMP, said her agency was able to secure funding assistance from the Department of Health (DOH) to put up TB jail facilities. Of the P500,000 for construction of infirmary...
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13Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 13 (PIA) -- Kinumpirma ni South Cotabato police provincial director PSSupt. Randolf Delfin na mas pagtutuunan nila ng pansin ang seguridad ng mga bayan ng Tampakan at T’boli sa panahon ng halalan. Binabantayan din aniya nila ang Barangay Ned sa Lake Sebu. Paliwanag ni Col. Delfin, tinukoy sa pulong ng Commission on Election, pulis, at army nitong nakalipas na linggo bilang mga “areas of concern” ...
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23Dec2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 23 (PIA) – Migawas nga kampiyon sa Men’s Open Category ang Stonefield Football Team gikan sa Ozamiz City, atol sa Unang Pas Ungko S’g Misamis Occidental Footfall Festival, nga gipahigayon ning siyudad bag-ohay pa lamang. Gisundan kini sa DMC Football Team gikan sa Dipolog City, isip 1st runner-up ug Go Hermie Football Team sa Misamis Occidental, 2ndrunner-up kun ika-tulong dapit. Gihugupan sa mga bisitang magdudula gikan sa laing mga probinsiy...
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22Nov2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The Misamis Occidental Ball Wheelers (MOBW) Team emerged as champion in the Invitational Basketball Competition on Wheels held in the city, recently. The two-day event was among the month-long activities lined-up for the 2012 Pas’ Ungko S’g Misamis Occidental Festival in celebration of the 83rd foundation anniversary of the province. It was participated in by four teams of persons with disability (PWD) from the province of Bukidnon, C...
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13Nov2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Nov. 13 -- The provincial government is again hosting the popular 3-on-3 basketball tournament aimed at encouraging a healthy lifestyle among local residents and prevent use of illegal drugs particularly in the youth sector. The province-wide basketball competition officially opened on November 10, 2012 through the conduct of simultaneous games in the towns of Kapatagan, Lala and Tubod. The annual 3-on-3 tournament which is now on its second year of implementation is pa...
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05Nov2012COTABATO CITY, Nov 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM) will focus in improving delivery and access of healthcare programs and services to significantly reduce the number of people afflicted with tuberculosis (TB). As this year’s celebration of the National TB Awareness month ended Oct 31, DOH-ARMM reported a relatively high incidence of TB in several areas of the region the past year. More than 4, 200 cases of TB in the autonomous regio...
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29Oct2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Oct 29 (PIA) -- Several local chief executives and sanggunian members from Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales pledged their support toward Department of Health (DOH)-3 vision for a tuberculosis (TB)-free Central Luzon. In his presentation during the concluded summit billed “Bayanihan sa TB, TB-free Central Luzon” in Clark Freeport, Tarlac Governor Victor Yap said, “Some of my province’s best practices in preventing the r...
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24Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 24 (PIA) -- Sobra katunga sang 4,275 ka tawo nga may sakit nga pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao nag-ayo, ini ang ginpamatud-an sang Department of Health. Siling ni Dr. Kadil Sinolinding, ARMM health regional secretary, mga sisenta porsiyento sang may sakit nga TB nakaluwas kag nag-ayo na. Suno ni Sinolinding ang ila talatapan nagahimo sang tanan nga mahimo para mapaid-id ang kampanya kontra sa TB sa rehiyon sa bulig man s...
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09Oct2012CARMONA, Cavite, Oct. 9 (PIA) -- After the successful holding of the 1st TakboLung last year, the Carmona road runners and the municipal government of Carmona through the municipal health office (MHO) is set to stage the second leg of the fun run dubbed “TakboLung2” on November 5, 2012 at the Mayor’s Boulevard, Barangay Maduya, this town. The fun run that would benefit Tuberculosis (TB) patients in Carmona is expected to draw more than 1,500 running enthusiasts from the neighboring towns...
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05Oct2012DAGUPAN CITY, Oct. 5 (PIA) -- The 18th season of the Developmental Basketball Championships, a much awaited sports event in this city, will open today at the People’s Astrodome here. Dr. Edilberto Abalos, education program supervisor of the city schools division, said that this project aims to choose the best players who will compose the team that will represent Dagupan City in the Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) meet and other higher level basketball competitions. The event, which wi...
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27Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Set. 27 (PIA) -- Inilunsad kahapon ng nongovernment organization na Save the Children ang isang proyektong sumusuporta sa adbokasiya ng pamahalaan na gamitin ang kinagisnang lenggwahe ng mga batang sa pag-aaral lalung lalo na sa mga unang taon ng kanilang edukasyon. Ang proyekto na "Promoting Quality and Equity in Education for Children in Marginalized Communities in South Central Mindanao” ay ipatutupad sa 10 elementarya at 28 learning c...
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27Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept 27 (PIA) -- International children’s rights-focused organization "Save the Children" yesterday launched a project that will support the national government’s efforts to promote mother tongue-based education in children’s formative years. Bonna Duron, Save the Children’s basic education advisor said, the project “Promoting Quality and Equity in Education for Children in Marginalized Communities in South Central Mindanao” will be implemented fro...
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12Sep2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Sept. 12 --Fifty eight elementary public school teachers from different municipalities of the province took part in the two-day training designed for football coaches. The coaches’ training was held on September 8 and 9, 2012 at the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) Football Field, Bgry. Sagadan, in the capital town of Tubod. The free workshop is part of Governor Khalid Dimaporo’s Kabataan Sigurado program. “Football is one sports where Filipinos can excel and can co...
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03Sep2012PASIG CITY, Sept 3 (PIA) -- Celebrity football players, the Philippine Azkals, and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) officials on Sunday extended their support to government’s efforts to promote the ongoing peace process. They made a special appearance at the opening of the observance of the National Peace Consciousness Month at the Philsports Football field in Pasig City. Azkals Team Manager Dan Palami led a football clinic at the Peace Month kick off dubbed, “1Goal for Peace” at...
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29Aug2012LAMITAN CITY, Basilan, Aug 29 (PIA) -- Lamitan City Health Office inaugurated the Tuberculosis (TB) Dots Center last August 15 that would jumpstart the intensified campaign of the government to eliminate tuberculosis disease in this part of the country. In a statement, City Information Officer Felipe Fernando said the setting up of the center was timely as the country observes National Tuberculosis Awareness Month this August with the theme “TB-free Philippines: A continuing challenge from Ch...
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17Aug2012MARIKINA CITY, Aug 17 (PIA) -- The city government of Marikina, the City Health Office (CHO), and the World Vision Philippines will conduct a series of seminars to help educate Marikina residents on how to prevent and fight the dreaded tuberculosis (TB). In a release, the Community Health Education will conduct lectures and seminars in small communities to make residents more aware of the respiratory disease - how it is acquired and cured, and how to keep under control. “Tuberculosis is a ...
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02Aug2012LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Bulacan, Agosto 2 (PIA) -– Tinanghal na kauna-unahang kampeon ang koponan ng FUTBULakenyos sa unang edisyon ng Central Luzon Football League (CLFL) matapos manaig sa lahat ng koponang sumali sa nasabing torneo. Naiuwi ng koponan mula sa lalawigan ang tropeong Sinukuan, ang “perpetual trophy” ng liga na muling paglalabanan sa mga susunod na palaro. Pormal na tinaggap ng FUTBULakenyos ang parangal sa Traders Hotel, Subic Bay Freeport. Ayon kay FUTBULakenyos coach Emman...
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31Jul2012PANABO CITY, July 31 -- The City Government of Panabo through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) in coordination with the Gawad Kalinga Foundation will target 20 couples to be part in the Kapitbahayan Training Seminar. The activity will have four modules to be conducted by the members of the Gawad Kalinga and the CSWDO at the 3rd Floor Function Hall, 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon. This is one of the requirements for the beneficiaries who are now close to availing the Gawa...
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13Jul2012LUNGSOD NG ANGELES, Pampanga, Hulyo 13 -- Higit sa 40 duktor at nars ang sumasailalim sa limang araw na pagsasanay ng Department of Health (DOH), kasama ang Philippine Lung Center, upang mabigyan ng sapat na kakayahan at kaalaman sa Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis. Ang nasabing pagsasanay na nagumpisa ng Lunes at magtatapos ngayon ay naisagawa sa tulong Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) at ginaganap sa Century Hotel sa lungsod ng Angeles. Layunin ng aktibida...
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08Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 8 (PIA) -- The GO HERMIE Football-Soccer Team composed of athletes from Mis. Occ. won 2nd place in the Hudyaka Zanorte Football Festival held in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, recently. It was learned that Misamis Occidental immediately sent to the said competition two teams, the under 13 yrs. old and the under 17 yrs. old categories. After the competition, the GO HERMIE under 17 Football Soccer Team won 2nd Place in the final game. Raymond Chion...
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03Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 3 (PIA) -- Six hundred fifty-six children ages 6-12 years old participated in the biggest football clinic in Butuan City, dubbed the Kasibulan Football Grassroots Development Festival, which was organized by the Butuan-Agusan del Norte Football Association (BANFA) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), Sunday. The clinic, which is patterned after the successful German grassroots development program to introduce the game of football to children as young as six years old,...
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29Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 29 (PIA) -- More than 500 children are expected to participate in the 2nd leg of the Kasibulan Football Grassroots Festival slated on June 29-July 1, 2012 at the Butuan City Sports Complex in Brgy. Libertad, Butuan City. The football clinic, which is aimed at introducing football to about 3,000 kids ages 6 to 12 years old, is organized by the Butuan-Agusan Norte Football Association (BANFA) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). According to BANFA President and Butuan...
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23Jun2012SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, June 23 (PIA) -- The Discovery Perlas ng Pilipinas national women’s basketball team conducted a three-day basketball clinic at the Subic Bay Gym recently to promote the game among youngsters and develop better players among the youth. The clinic was open for both boys and girls aged 15 and below who wanted to learn the basics of the country’s most popular ball game. Haydee Ong, head coach of Discovery Perlas, said the women’s team is making the rounds and conducting...
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12Jun2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, June 12 (PIA) -- Governor Khalid Q. Dimaporo led the Lanao del Norte Team against six lawmakers from the House of Representatives for a friendly basketball game at the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) Gymnasium, Tubod, this province on June 8. The House of Representatives basketball squad was led by its team captain Cong. Yevgeny Vincente Emano of the Second District of Misamis Oriental. The basketball match is part of Gov. Dimaporo’s tourism initiative to help promote th...
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07Jun2012SIQUIJOR, June 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) here recently conducted a three-day training seminar on the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) aimed at teaching kindergarten pupils using their mother tongue as the medium of instruction starting this school year. School division superintendent Dr. Joseph Irwin A. Lagura said it is necessary to implement the MTB-MLE in the teaching curriculum for the kindergarten pupils because it helps them in the early developme...
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04Jun2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Hunyo 4 (PIA) -- Isasawaga ng Kilusan Ligtas Malaria (KLM) ang pagsasanay hinggil sa Basic Malaria Management for rural staff sa Hunyo 5-7, sa A&A Plaza Hotel sa lungsod. Ang gawaing ito ay bilang pagpapalakas ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa kampanya nito na masugpo ang sakit na malaria sa lalawigan. Ayon kay Aileen Balderian, program manager ng KLM, inaasahang dadaluhan ito ng humigit-kumulang 70 partisipante mula sa iba’t-ibang munisipyo. Ito ay pangangasiw...
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29May2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 29 (PIA) -- Samar’s vital events registry in March 2012 grew by 18.5 percent, according to a report by the National Statistics Office (NSO) Samar. In a press release today, NSO bared that it had recorded some 2,998 vital acts and events registered in the province this March, 2012. The figure represents an increase of 18.5 percent or 468 events over that of February, 2012 with a vital registered count of 2, 530. Further, the report said that of the 2,998 vital eve...
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26May2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar. May 26 (PIA) -- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries hired by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Samar’s 2nd Engineering District conducted clearing of obstruction leading to school sites. The same set of workers also continue to do vegetation control along Daang Maharlika Highway. Vegetation control means cutting of the grass and other plants that grow along the shoulders of the highway. In a press release filed by DPWH Samar’s...
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25May2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 25, (PIA) -- Plan Philippines coordinator Rhoda Ercilla cautions barangay folks on human trafficking as she discussed Republic Act 9208 or known as “Anti trafficking in persons Act of 2003,” during a seminar on protection of women and children in Catbalogan City, yesterday. Any act with prostitution, slavery, pornography, death bondage, selling of part of human organ, and recruitment in a private military for war is trafficking, said Ercilla. “Invitation to...
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25May2012LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Bulacan, Mayo 25 (PIA) -- Nakuha ng Bulacan ang unang panalo sa pagbubukas ng Central Luzon Football League (CLFL) na ginanap sa Jose V. Yap Recreational Center sa lungsod ng Tarlac noong Mayo 20. Tinalo ng FUTBULakenyos ang koponan Amihan Football Club (FC) ng Olongapo sa iskor na 5-0. Kaugnay nito, naghahanda na ang koponan ng lalawigan para sa susunod na laro nito laban sa Pampanga Footbal Club na idaraos sa Pampanga sa Mayo 27. Ayon kay Emmanuel Robles, ang coach ng FU...
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23May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- More than 100 teams coming from different football associations in Mindanao and the Visayas regions have already confirmed participation to the 2nd Balangay Football Festival slated on May 26-27 at the Butuan City Sports Complex in Barangay Libertad, this city. The football festival, which is part of the Silver Year celebration of the Balangay Festival and already on its second year, will feature the following categories based on the Grassroots Development Program o...
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21May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office 2 (PRO2), in cooperation with the Mighty Corporation, conducted a two-day basketball clinic to the dependents of regional command personnel on May 15 and 16, with the theme, “Preparing the Youth for Excellence.” The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Most Valuable Player, Kenneth “Captain Marbel” Duremdes with former PBA player Marc Stevens Victoria, led the basketball clinic at the Valley Cops basketball court. The team...
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14May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 14 (PIA) -- The city government has declared a dengue outbreak in Zamboanga in the wake of rising dengue incidences that have reached 774 cases with 9 fatalities, from January 1 to April 30. Mayor Celso Lobregat said records from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that dengue cases have reached outbreak level in April requiring urgent and uninterrupted measures to search and destroy breeding places of dengue carrier mosquitoes. Outbreak threshold for April is 225 cases ...
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14May2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, May 14 -- To inspire Lanao del Norte kids to learn and love the world’s most popular sport, football, the Philippine women’s football team better known as the "Malditas" are now in Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) Sports Center, Tubod for a six-day football clinic. Around 500 elementary kids with ages ranging from 5- to 11-year-olds are expected to participate in the first-ever football camp here in the province. The training is divided into different batch of trainee...
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06May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- The City Health Office (CHO) raised dengue cases to high alert level after recording 654 cases for the first five months of the year, tripling the number of cases recorded in the same period in 2011. City Health Officer Dr. Rodelin Agbulos said the number is close to an outbreak. “Our records are just 100 cases short to being an outbreak," Dr. Agbulos said. A comparative data from CHO reveal that there were only a little over 200 cases recorded from January to...
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05May2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 5 (PIA) -- Some 15 families, who were landslide victims from Barangay Guinsurungan and Guindapunan, Catbalogan City received a sack of rice, grocery items and P540 at the city hall lobby today. The gift-giving is a project of the Local Council for Women. During the Women’s Month commemoration in March, the women's group had a ‘dinner for a cause’ where members and their friends bought a dinner plate of a thousand pesos each, this netted the council some P38,00...
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05May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- Fifteen teams will vie for the 1st Governor’s Cup inter-town basketball tournament, which will be participated in by three districts of Negros Oriental to promote sportsmanship and team spirit in the province. Under the schedule of Negros Oriental Sports Development Program (NOSDEP), the game for the first opening is set on May 5 for the 3rd district elimination in Basay. Provincial Governor Roel Degamo will grace the opening program to introduce the sports a...
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04May2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 4 (PIA) -- Firefly Electric and Lighting Corp. and the city government of Iligan through the office of City Councilor Freddie Siao and City Sports Commission are sponsoring a summer basketball tournament. It was learned from Councilor Siao that the tournament will come in three categories – 15 under, 18 under and 25 under. The chairman on the Commission on Sports of the city council said this is limited to eight (8) teams that will be accepted in each categor...
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04May2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, May 4 (PIA) -- Six more towns from this fast-rising province are set to benefit from the Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDDS) and Makamasang Tugon programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The KALAHI-CIDSS and Makamasang Tugon Projects are the Philippine government’s flagship poverty-alleviation projects. These projects are being implemented by DSWD through the financial support...
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03May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- Negros Oriental is now organizing a training for young football players through its Grassroots Course and Training Festival. Grassroots Development Officer Patrick De la Torre encourages children ages six to 12 to take part in the grassroots development program. The program aims to bring every youth to play football games to be future athletes to compete in national sports competition. “Grassroots can be played everywhere and by everyone,” said De la Torr...
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28Apr2012VIGAN CITY, April 28 (PIA) -- More exciting events are lined up to entertain thousands of tourists and visitors in the celebration of the 2012 Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts in this heritage city slated on today, April 28 to May 6. According to Mayor Eva Marie Singson-Medina, the formal opening of this year’s Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts will be held with the following highlights:floral offering at the marker of the Don Isabelo Delos Reyes, the country’s well-know...
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27Apr2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, April 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has launched the National Football Grassroots Development Program in the Davao Region at the Energy Park in Tagum City. In an interview, PFF National Head for Events Management and Training Cyril Dofitas expressed optimism that the grassroots program on Football would pave way for such sports to widely gain acceptance at the grassroots especially that PFF had forged partnership with Suzuki Philippines. With...
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26Apr2012LILA, Bohol, April 26 (PIA) –- The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) shelved a proposed measure to suspend the legitimate permit to carry fire-arms outside of residence this May even as police observes recurring spike in crimes during the fiesta month (May) in Bohol. In a meeting in Lila town in time for the 10th HEAT (Health, Education, Agriculture, Tourism) Caravan on April 24, Camp Dagohoy authorities led by Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot asked the council to pass...
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25Apr2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, April 25 (PIA) -- The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Senior Meteorological Officer Eddie Dela Cruz bared that the temperature will remain high until the end of April. Dela Cruz said in a telephone interview today that he expects that rain showers will pour in May. Yesterday afternoon though, light rain showers poured in the city but it stopped as a high pressure area prevented more downpour, added the weather officer...
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16Apr2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, April 16 (PIA) -- Tuberculosis or TB remains to be a health threat in Basilan and urged the public to be aware of the disease, according to local health authorities here. In separate radio interview over DXNO-FM Radyo Komunidad radio station in Isabela City, both representatives of the Department of Health (DOH-Rep) and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) agree that TB detection cases in the province is high and to some degree alarming. PHO’s National Tuberculosis Contr...
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16Apr2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, April 16 (PIA) -- A fire in Purok 6, Barangay Mercedes, Catbalogan City destroyed about P1.2 million in properties. According to the Catbalogan City Fire Department, the fire happened yesterday at 4:36 p.m. It was believed to have originated from the house of one Novela Costano being rented to two couples. Seven houses were razed to the ground; five of these were composed of light materials while two were semi-concrete with GI sheet roofing. Segundo Pandong, a member...
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15Apr2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, April 15 (PIA) --To ensure that all filers have the time to meet the responsibility of filing their tax return before the deadline, the Catbalogan Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has opened today. According to Rolando Espina –Catbalogan Revenue District Officer, Calbayog City and even the other collecting offices in other towns are opened. ”There is also another tax assistance center set up at the Imelda Park, Capitol Catbalogan City to decongest the taxpayers at t...
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02Apr2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, April 2 (PIA) -- The Catbalogan local poverty reduction program targets P 30 million worth of projects this year. In a talk with Jose Obrero, the local government operations officer, he said that the projects and programs are results of the workshops identified both by the Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT) and the civil society represented by the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) basic sector and the LGU-accredited organizations. One distinct feature of ...
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31Mar2012CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) --The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reiterates that they cover outpatient anti-TB treatment or directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) for new cases of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB. New case means that the patient has never had treatment for TB or has taken anti-TB drugs but for less than a month. The benefit package is worth P4,000 which covers diagnostic work-up, consultation services and anti-TB drugs. The amount is paid to the ac...
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28Mar2012CALOOCAN CITY, March 28 (PIA) -- The Caloocan government led the fight against tuberculosis in the city through the celebration of the World TB Day. The program dubbed “Stop TB in my lifetime, Stop TB in the City of Caloocan” was held last Friday at the Bulwagang Katipunan located at the Caloocan City Hall. During the event, Mayor Recom Echiverri revealed the local government’s pharmacy partners in getting rid of TB. These include RD’s Drugstore, New Mabini Drugstore, Marval Pharmacy a...
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27Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Bagama’t may ilang lokal na pamahalaan ang tumutulong sa mga residente nilang mayroong tuberculosis (TB) sa pamamagitan ng Programmatic Multi-Drug Resistant TB (PMDT) Treatment Center sa lungsod ng Koronadal, nanawagan pa rin ang Department of Health-12 (DOH 12) sa iba pang mga LGUs na tulungan din ang kanilang mga residente upang masigurong nagpapatuloy ang mga ito sa pagpapagaling sa multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB. Pali...
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27Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 27 (PIA) -- The Programmatic Multi-Drug Resistant TB (PMDT) Treatment Center located at the Koronadal City Health Center has 28 patients undergoing treatment against multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB, a health official reported on Friday. Dr. Arlene Candos, PMDT Treatment Center physician, reported that these patients come from Esperanza, Bagumbayan, Lebak in Sultan Kudarat province; Tupi, Tampakan, Banga, and Koronadal City in ...
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27Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 27 (PIA) -- Health officials in Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 plan to strengthen its campaign on the identification and treatment of children affected by TB. Data released by the Department of Health-12 (DOH) during the World TB Day celebration on Saturday indicate that of the 8,012 TB cases in the region in 2011, 801 were children below 15 years. Dr. Arlene Taruc, regional TB program manager, however, said cases of children ...
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25Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 has urged tuberculosis (TB) patients all over the region to avail of the free treatment offered by the government. DOH-6 regional TB coordinator Dr. Edith Gimotea said they are alarmed over the low compliance in the treatment of patients with TB in Western Visayas. She said that of the 277 patients detected in 2011 only 55 patients were able to avail of the treatment. The government’s free treatment program, or the Di...
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25Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 25 (PIA) -- The increase in the number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Soccsksargen may be a positive development according to the Department of Health (DOH). Regional data of the National TB Program released by DOH Region 12 on Friday indicated that in 2011, the region had 8,012 TB cases, which is higher than the 7,895 cases in 2010 and 6,801 cases in 2009. “The increase in the reported number of cases does not necessarily mean accretion in the TB cases ...
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25Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 25 (PIA) -- For the government’s anti-tuberculosis program to succeed, Filipinos should change their health-seeking behavior, a health official said on Friday. In line with the celebration of the World TB Day, Dr. Marlyn Convocar, the newly-installed regional director of the Department of Health (DOH) Region 12, said there is a need to change the attitude of Filipinos on health, especially seeking help in TB. “I would like to emphasize that among TB s...
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24Mar2012ILOILO CITY, Mar 24 (PIA6) - - Some 500 representatives from local governments, government agencies, non-government organizations, civic organizations and other stakeholders actively participated in the foot parade highlighting the World TB Day National Celebration here today. As early as 6 a.m., participants wearing white shirts bearing this year's celebration theme “Stop TB in my lifetime” started to assemble at the Plaza Libertad for the walk going to the Iloilo Provincial Capitol groun...
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21Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 21 (PIA) -- Three houses were damaged due to a landslide triggered by three straight days of incessant rains, in Purok 1 Hillside, Barangay 8, Catbalogan City at dawn March 20. In a report filed at the Catbalogan PNP Station, it said that the three houses, damaged beyond repair, were owned by Leopoldo Aguilar Sr, 66, a carpenter; Wilfredo Dela Pena a pedicab driver, and Leonora del Pena a vendor. Although there was no reported cas...
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21Mar2012DIPOLOG CITY, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- Gipahayag sa Malakanyang nga ang kadaugan sa Philippine Azkal football team nga naghimo ug kasaysayan pinaagi sa pagparot sa Palestine team sa usa ka kulba-hinam nga dula ug nagbutang kanila sa ikatulong puwesto sa bag-ohay pa lang natapos nga Asian Football Federation Challenge Cup nga gipahigayon didto sa Nepal mao lamay usa sa mga manipestasyon nga ilang gihuptan ang mga hiyas nga nagdala kanila sa kalampusan. Giluwatan ni President...
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21Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Mar 21 (PIA) -- Ang programa sa departamento sa panglawas nga Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement And Local Services kon RN-HEALS nagtubag sa kinahanglanong kadaghanon nga midwives ug nurses diha sa rural health units o RHUs ilabi na niadtong mga lugar nga adunay mga pamilya nga nalakip sa Conditional Cash Transfer o CCT. Kini gipahibalo atul sa usa ka tigum sa Marso 19, Lunes nga giapilan sa mga representante gikan sa partner agencie...
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20Mar2012CATBALOGAN, Samar, March 20 (PIA) -- “If you love your country, you should be part of the solution. Do not just stand and do nothing. Help our government by helping our local government units, our community,” said Deputy Customs Commissioner for Intelligence Danilo Lim to the graduating class of the Philippine Army. “Fight for what is true, fight for what is right, and fight for what is just,” the Commissioner gave his encouragement to the graduates. ...
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20Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 20 (PIA) – Two houses were totally wrecked while two others were partially damaged due to a landslide triggered by three straight days of rains at Purok 1 Hillside, Barangay 8, Catbalogan City at 1:00 a.m. of March 20. Office of Civil Defense Director and RDRRMC Chairman Rey Gozon said that the totally damaged houses were owned by Jenny Aguilar whose house had seven occupants, and the other house owned by Leopoldo Aguilar, a carpenter and b...
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14Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 14 (PIA 6) -- Iloilo will play host to the national observance of the World TB Day on March 24 with Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona as guest speaker. According to DOH 6 Director Susan K. Madarieta, this annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis or TB. Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycoba...
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08Mar2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, March 8 -- After being declared by Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Chito Salud as the “Home of the PBA” in Mindanao, Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) gymnasium situated in the capital town of Tubod, Lanao del Norte will again host another battle between Meralco Bolts and Barako Bulls on March 17. Although both teams are in the lower half of the team standings, both are eager to resuscitate their bid in the on-going PBA Commissioner&rsq...
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21Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC) plans to form a technical working group to correct errors in textbooks on the first EDSA people power revolution. “It is sad that some books devote only one paragraph about the EDSA,” EPPC chief of staff Celso Santiago. He said there were also some errors in the books. To address this, Santiago said, “The commission is planning to form a technical working group composed of people who...
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17Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Pebrero 17 (PIA) -- Bunsod ng dumaraming insidente ng mga malalalang pinsala dulot ng mga aksidente sa sasakyan, nananawagan si Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ona sa publiko, na magsuot ng helmet ang mga nag-momotorsiklo at magsuot ng seatbelt ang mga nasa sasakyan. Tinatawagan din niya ang mga tagapagpatupad ng batas na maging istrikto sa kanilang implementasyon ng Mandatory Helmet Act of 2010 at ng Seatbelt Use Act ng 1999. Pahayag ni Secretary Ona,...
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14Feb2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- His Royal Highness Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan led the kick-off ceremony of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) re-launching of the Kasibulan 2012 Project on February 11 at the Calamba City Football Complex, this city. Al-Hussein is Federation Internationale de Football (FIFA) vice president for Asia and Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) chairman. The Kasibulan project aims to discover and develop potential football talen...
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13Feb2012DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Davao del Sur has earned a net income of about P1.3 million from the first finals game of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) recently held at the newly built coliseum in the province. Governor Douglas Cagas reported this saying that the gross income from the PBA finals game played by Talk ‘N Text and Powerade Tigers on Jan. 20, was estimated to have reached to over P3.5 million. Cagas said that the income c...
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12Feb2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, February 11 (PIA) –- Three Samar coastal towns united together in order to push for the protection and sustainability of the marine products in Maqueda Bay. The mayors of Tarangnan, Daram and the city of Catbalogan signed a joint Memorandum of Agreement on February 10, 2012 at the Catbalogan City Session Hall, signifying cooperation in implementing local fishery laws pursuant to Republic Act 8550 otherwise known as the Philippine Fisheries Code. Th...
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08Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 8 (PIA) -- Students from Limpiado Memorial Foundation, Incorporated commonly known here as the Lightbringer Learning Center showed their wares and mastery in archery as they emerged over-all champion in the secondary division in the recent Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA). EVRAA, a big annual regional sporting event participated in by ten athletic delegations coming from the different school divisions of the Department of Education from the...
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27Jan2012DAGUPAN CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) – The 17th season of the city’s Developmental Basketball League (DBL) held its championship play-off last January 22 at the city Astrodome. The Divine Word Academy of Dagupan (DWAD) faced St. Albert the Great School (SAGS) during the season’s fina DWAD won the championship three years ago and for two consecutive years landed second next to St. John’s Cathedral School (SJCS). On the other hand, SAGS is deemed as the season&rs...
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27Jan2012QUEZON CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has revealed that while a flatbed drier (FBD) is basically designed to dry palay, it can also be used to dry cassava. Proof of which are the farmers in Quirino belonging to Abrasa Multi-Purpose Cooperative (AMPC) in Diffun who have been using their FBD efficiently and conveniently, since July 2010, in drying cassava even during rainy season, thus giving them sustained income, the DA said. More importantly, the DA ...
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25Jan2012LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Isa ang tuberculosis (TB) sa mga sakit na hanggang sa ngayon ay pangunahin pa ring sanhi ng kamatayan hindi lamang sa Sorsogon kundi maging sa bansa. Ayon sa Sorsogon Provincial Health Office (PHO), kung hindi maaagapan ay patuloy na makakasama sa listahan ng mga nakamamatay na sakit ng mga Sorsoganon ang TB kung kaya’t mahigpit ang panawagan ng PHO na magtulungan ang bawat isa nang sa gayon ay mapigilan kung di man tuluyan n...
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25Jan2012CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) Phoenixes ruled over the Nueva Ecija Collegiate Basketball League (NECBL) in the first season championship. The Phoenixes took home a trophy and P50,000 cash prize after crushing the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) Green Cobras, with scores 66-59. Phoenix star player Alvin Cabigting was declared the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the league and won a trophy and cash wort...
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22Jan2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Ubay town in Bohol wants to bring its sports competition to national standards as it invites top caliber players from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), information reaching Sunday Post said. Ubay Sports commissioner Louie Bernales said local officials hope to bring top caliber sports talents to elevate its local basketball tournament into a new high fiesta sensation on January 27 when it celebrates the feast of the Holy Child. ...
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20Jan2012BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 20 (PIA) - - The city is set to host the country’s best youth basketball teams who will be competing for the 16-under boys and girls National Basketball Championship from January 22 to 28 here. This was announced by former mayor Peter Rey Bautista, the event chairman, in a kapihan forum hosted by the Department of Tourism (DOT-CAR), Wednesday. According to Bautista, the said activity which is a project of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pil...
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06Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov 6 (PIA) -- The provincial government of South Cotabato is specifically targeting 1,416 "poorest of the poor" households in its program to address severe malnutrition. Provincial Nutrition officer Ma. Anna Uy told members of the press that these families were identified based on the number of preschool children found severely underweight in a survey conducted at the beginning of the school year. "Once a child is severely underweight, most likely the en...
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14Sep2011DAVAO CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) -- Sans the basketball court which is still to be completed, Davao City’s largest gymnasium is now considered functional. University of Southeastern Philippine president Perfecto Alibin Ph.D. said that the gym is ready for turn-over to the University, the acceptance he said will be within a few weeks. The 7,000-seater gymnasium is located in the 3,500 square meter lot which used to be the site of the old Davao Trade School (Davao School of Arts and Trade...
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09Aug2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 09 (PIA) – - The City Health Office (CHO) revealed that Tuberculosis (TB) cure rate in the city has improved to 93 percent from the then merely 75 percent cure rate. Health Officer Dr. Rodel Agbulos said it is not only the cure rate that has tremendously improved but TB case detection as well. Agbulos said the case detection for TB was noted at 45 percent to 75 percent in 2007. Latest figure for case detection rate is now at 96 percent. Agbulos said the improveme...
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28Jul2011DAVAO CITY, July 28 (PIA) –- For the first time in its history, Davao del Sur province will host one of the semi-final games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) on July 30 at the Davao del Sur Sports Complex, Business and Cultural Center in Digos City. Davao del Sur will be among the ten provinces selected by the Philippine Sports Commission to accommodate the semi-final games of the PBA. Provincial information officer Nilda Aniñon told the Philippine Information ...
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13Jul2011DAVAO CITY, July 13 (PIA) -– The inter-agency members of the regional and city coordinating committees on tuberculosis here are considering involving elementary and high school students in the fight against the TB disease. Students from the 20 school districts in the city will be urged to participate particularly in a quiz bowl and on-the-spot poster making contest as the highlight in the upcoming commemoration of the Lung Awareness Month in August. The committees agreed in their ...
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30Jun2011Zamboanga City, June 30 (PIA) - - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) headed by Control Officer Daniel Miller visited the city Tuesday to look into possibilities of giving grants for the various programs being undertaken by the city. The 11-man team of the USAID met with City Mayor Celso Lobregat and some city department heads to present and discuss the priority programs implemented by the city concerning health, environment, agriculture, peace and security, so...
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28Jun2011DAVAO CITY, June 28 (PIA) – Vice-President Jejomar Binay will be the distinguished guest in the upcoming celebration of the 44th founding anniversary of Davao del Sur province on July 1. Provincial information officer Nilda Aniñon bared that Binay is expected to grace the Araw ng Davao del Sur which has a week-long celebration that kicked-off with a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Game on June 25. Aniñon said the occasion which takes the theme: “Davao d...
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04Apr2011DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) – A multi-sectoral partnership of private and government agencies across the region has strengthened commitment to fully support the control and prevention program on tuberculosis which remains at the top ten causes of deaths in the country. Some 40 private agencies and 14 government offices signed a pledge of support to implement the Philippine Plan of Action to Control Tuberculosis (PhilPACT) 2010-2016, which gears towards achieving the Millennium Devel...
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27Mar2011ILOILO CITY, Mar. 27 (PIA) – Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano Araneta said he welcomes the move of Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr. to upgrade the football field inside the Iloilo Sports Complex to make it at par with international standards. Araneta, who hails from Barotac Nuevo town, which is considered as Iloilo’s football center, made the remark in a media interview after he learned of the plan of Defensor to upgrade the football grounds in preparatio...
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25Mar2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 25 (PIA) –- Public and private entities who have been strong partners in the battle against Tuberculosis (TB) were accorded proper recognition in “TB Champions Recognition Night” held last night in one of the hotels here. The activity was an initiative of the Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health Development in Zamboanga Peninsula, in an effort to give due credit to the health department’s “health partners” in the active impl...
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25Mar2011TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Mar 25 (PIA) – Hundreds of Taclobanons composed of government officials and employees, medical staff, students of medical school and members of private sector joined the walk for a cause in line with the celebration of World TB Day held on March 25, this city. The walk for a cause started at 7:00 o’clock in the morning at the San Jose Elementary School Grounds in Barangay San Jose, Tacloban City going to Coca-Cola Circle - Diversion Road - Calanipawan Road and ...
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24Mar2011DAVAO CITY, March 24 (PIA) – Various stakeholders from the private and public organizations will discuss improvements on the tuberculosis control and prevention program in a summit slated on March 31, this city. The Department of Health (DOH) in the region will gather its partner-members implementing the Comprehensive and Unified Policy (CUP) for TB Control in the Philippines during the National TB Control Program (NTP) Multi-Stakeholders’ Summit on said date at the Apo View Hotel h...
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16Mar2011CEBU CITY, Mar. 16 (PIA) -- Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona will be in Cebu City next week for the national celebration fo World Tuberculosis (TB) Day as the city hosts the annual observance on Mar. 24. Department of Health (DOH)-7 National TB Prevention Program Regional Coordinator Dr. Enrique Sancho said the launching event will be held at the Plaza Sugbo at the Cebu City Hall grounds. Sancho said the incidence of TB is decreasing in the country but that cases of drug-resistant TB are rising...
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26Feb2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga Feb. 26 (PIA) – The Philippine government, through the Bureau of Treasury (BoT), is making available over P16 billion worth of retail treasury bonds (RTB) that the public may subscribe, especially by small investors. According to Treasury regional director Eduardo Ocampo, the BoT has embarked on a public offer for the retail T-bonds which started last February 22 and ends on March 1. Ocampo said the public and small investors who are interested to invest in...
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24Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 24 (PIA ) -- The Zamboanga Canine Club (ZCC) was organized recently with the core objective of promoting responsible dog ownership and to unite all dog owners in Zamboanga. “Responsible ownership goes without saying that you look into the welfare of your dog” said Dr. Marcus James Arquiza -Mancao President/founder of ZCC and a dog lover and breeder himself. Mancao clarified that being responsible dog owner also means being responsible of the dog’s ...
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21Jan2011TACLOBAN CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH) in region 8 is ever vigilant for possible outbreak of diseases caused by floods, incessant rains and other calamities, as disclosed by Boyd Cerro, a sentinel nurse of the Eastern Visayas health department. According to Cerro, the office is always ready for possible interventions and medical assistance should there be an occurrence of diseases like diarrhea, vomiting, cholera, leptospirosis, dengue, typhoid fever and other...
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18Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 18 (PIA) - Barangay Mariki, one of the city’s coastal villages, where majority of the residents are Muslims, had much “blessing” in a day as they witnessed the unveiling of P4.3M various infrastructure projects from government. Unveiled was a police outpost worth P199,995.13. It was constructed near the barangay’s elementary school so policemen who will man the area can give priority security to school children and its neighboring communities....
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