Saturday, January 18, 2025

Northern Mindanao Inflation Drops to 2.6% in December 2024

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-10 reported that the headline inflation rate in Northern Mindanao for December 2024 was 2.6 percent, down from 4.8 percent in December 2023 and 2.7 percent in November 2024

PSA-10 Regional Director Janith Aves attributed the slowdown mainly to lower inflation in food and non-alcoholic beverages, which dropped to 1.8 percent in December from 2.9 percent in November.

Key food categories, including cereals, meat, and dairy, showed slower price increases in December. Cereal inflation fell from 6.0 percent in November to 2.2 percent, while meat inflation dropped from 2.1 percent to 1.3 percent.

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco also contributed to the decline, with inflation dropping to 7.7 percent in December from 8.2 percent in November. Meanwhile, cigarettes and spirits experienced slower price increases.

Health-related services also recorded a minor inflation reduction, from 5.7 percent in November to 5.6 percent in December, due to slower price hikes in inpatient services, medicines, and diagnostic products.

“The key contributors to the overall inflation in Health were inpatient curative and rehabilitative services, with an inflation rate of 12.5 percent in December 2024, slower than the 12.9 percent in November 2024. Medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical preparations recorded an inflation rate of 3.2 percent, a decrease from 3.3 percent in November 2024. Medical diagnostic products had an inflation rate of 5.3 percent in December 2024, compared to 6.1 percent in the previous month,” Aves explained.

The Department of Health (DOH)-10 noted possible reasons for the rising costs of medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical preparations.

Jovita Sarip, Statistician II of DOH-10, pointed out that transport costs for medicines and vaccines are potential factors. She mentioned that maintaining the cold chain, essential for preserving vaccine efficacy, likely contributes to higher costs. (Apipa P. Bagumbaran/PIA-10)

2 killed, 5 injured in Bukidnon highway accident

COTABATO CITY (January 7, 2025 | 5:04pm) — Two individuals were killed and five others severely injured when a refrigerated truck loaded with frozen fish collided with a van and a motorcycle, causing all three vehicles to plunge into a roadside ravine in Quezon town, Bukidnon, on Monday, January 6

Senior officials of the Bukidnon Provincial Police Office and the Police Regional Office-10 told reporters on Tuesday, January 7, that Mohammad Exan Bola, 53, of Marawi City in Lanao del Sur, and the 26-year-old Jayser Pendorat Bautil, a resident of Barangay Kalilangan in Pantar, Lanao del Norte, were declared dead on arrival by doctors in a hospital where emergency responders transported them for treatment.

An initial report from the Quezon Municipal Police Station, released to reporters early Tuesday, revealed that the driver of the refrigerated truck lost control of the vehicle when its brake system malfunctioned while navigating a steep, downhill stretch of highway in Barangay Palacapao, Quezon. The truck collided with a motorcycle and an L300 van ahead, causing all three vehicles to plunge into a deep ravine alongside the route.

Witnesses who spoke with police investigators said that all three vehicles involved in the accident rolled over multiple times before landing in an open field about 50 meters down the ravine.

One of the two fatalities, identified as Bautil, was a helper of the driver of the refrigerated truck, which bore the license plates ZAD 6080. The truck was driven by 45-year-old Solaiman Baco Moctar, a resident of Digos City in Davao del Sur.

The road mishap left five others, including Moctar, the driver of the L300 van and the motorist that his truck rammed, badly injured.

Police investigators and barangay officials have confirmed to reporters that the right arm of one of the victims got severed from the shoulder and was found in a grassy spot several meters away. (John Unson – Philstar.com)

Notice to vacate na-serve ngadto sa BTL, MILFA

Kaniadtong Agosto 19, 2024, na-serve na sa Sheriff Office ang Notice to Vacate ug writ of execution ngadto sa mga myembro sa Buffalo-Tamaraw-Limus (BTL) Multipurpose Cooperative ug Musuan Inhabitants’ Landless Farmers Association (MILFA)

Sumala sa kasayoran nga napaskil sa official social media account sa Central Mindanao University (CMU), ang grupo gihatagan sa 15 ka adlaw sa paghawa sa dapit.

Ang lakang may kalambigitan sa paborableng hukom sa korte sa kasong forcible entry nga gipasaka sa CMU batok sa duha ka grupo.

Ang notice gipangkatag ngadto sa mga balay nga gipatindog sa mga myembro sa BTL ug MILFA lakip ang isa ka dakong billboard sa notice of vacate daplin sa dalan.

Diha ang mga personahe sa Philippine National Police (PNP) aron masiguro nga malinawon ug hapsay ang pagpatuman sa mando sa korte. (melbmadera)

Publiko gihimangnoan sa paglikay sa heat stroke

Gipahimangnoan sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon ang publiko nga magmaigmat ug hinumduman ang mga pamaagi o mga angayang buhaton aron malikay sa heat stroke

Ang heat stroke isa ka kondisyon nga magresulta tungod sa pagtaas sa body temperature o sobrang kainit sa lawas, nga kasagarang mabatian tungod sa dugay nga pagbulad sa adlaw.

Kung dili kini malikayan o matambalan, posibleng magresulta sa pagkadaot sa utok, kasingkasing o kaunuran og labing delikado, maghatag ug taas nga risgo, komplikasyon ug kamatayon sa tawo.

Aron malikayan kini, ilabi na niining panahon sa hulaw, limitahi ang taas nga oras nga pagpundo sa gawas; inom ug daghang tubig; pagsuot sa kalo, long sleeved nga bisti og kanunay nga magdala sa payong kung mogawas; ug kung adunay mga heavy-duty activities sama sa pag-jogging, buhaton kini sa buntag o hapon kung aha walay mabatian nga sobrang kainit sa adlaw. (PR/LGU-Bukidnon)

Pipila ka kalohokan sa Kaamulan 2024 gipangandaman sa NCIP Bukidnon

Gipangandaman sa National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)-Bukidnon Provincial Office ang pipila ka mga kalihukan nga gisalig kanila sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB) alang sa nagsingabot nga Kaamulan 2024

Sumala sa press release sa PAIA, isa ka Meeting uban sa Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representatives (IMPRs) ang gipangunahan sa NCIP Bukidnon niadtong Enero 26, 2024 nga gipahigayon sa Provincial Office niini sa Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

Sa pagpakisayud ni Melinda Tulba, OIC sa Bukidnon Provincial Office, siya miingon nga “Yearly nga activity sa Bukidnon ang Kaamulan. Ang among participation sa NCIP isip lead agency nga magtabang sa atong mga kaigsoonang lumad, ang pagtan-aw sa kaayohan ug pagplastar sa mga kaigsoonan nga magpartisipar.”

Sa maong tigum sa IPMRs, gi-usa-usa pag-presenta ang mga kalihukan sa Kaamulan 2024, ug gipalawoman ang pagtuki sa Culture and Arts Exhibits, ingon man ang mga gabayan sa bag-o nga Laga ta Kaamulan, ug uban pa.

Sa Culture and Arts Exhibits, gisiguro sa pagkuha ang commitment sa matag IPMR sa 22 ka mga LGUs sa Bukidnon kabahin sa adlaw nga sila mag-presenta.

Gikahinaman usab sa mga tribal leaders ang maong pagpasundayag, sanglit ning higayona, aduna na’y nakataganang pondo isip pa-premyo kanila.

Mamahimong criteria sa gipangandaman nga Municipality/City ICCs/IPs Cultural Presentation ang mosunod: Exhibits nga 40 porsyento nga naglangkub sa kamahinungdanon sa butang sa kultura, pagkatinuod sa produkto o ginama sa IP, ug pagkanindot sa presentasyon.

Saysenta-porsyento usab sa Presentation sa ilang mga kulturanhong sayaw, kanta, mga traditional nga mga estorya, panultihon, ug mga kasaysayan nga nahimong tamdanan sa matag tribu.

Mitambong sa maong tigum si Regional Director Ordonio P. Rocero, Jr. sa NCIP Region X, kung diin mipadayag sa iyang pagdayeg sa kalig-on sa tribu sa Bukidnon.

Anaa usab si Provincial IPMR Atty. Arbie S. Llesis, kinsa mipadangat sa iyang pakigtimbayayong sa NCIP-Bukidnon ug gidasig ang kahiusahan sa pito ka tribu.

Kamulo pa usab gi-finalize ang mamahimong gabayan sa Laga ta Kaamulan ug gilauman nga magpatawag og laing panagtagbo alang sa pagplastar sa Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) alang sa Kaamulan Street and Ground dancing contingents. (melbmadera)

CHO conducts person with disability registration, consultation

The City Health Office (CHO) recently conducted registration and consultation to persons with disability on March 01, 2023, at Maligaya Covered Court. The activity was held through disability evaluation by CHO Medical doctor to determine medical impairment and its impact on the ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL)

The City Health Office – Person with Disability program, which was led by Dr. Ann Michelle Go, with the assistance of Nurse Coordinators Shelleme O. Macatol and Gazel Dela Cruz and together with the staff from City Social Welfare and Development Office, have already visited five other Barangays starting January 2023.

This year, the team have already catered to a total of 275 clients and were also accepting walk-in clients daily at the City Health Office.

Also, the aim of this activity was to provide the rehabilitation, self-development, and self-reliance of disabled persons and their reintegration into the mainstream of society and for other purposes highlight the rights and privileges of disabled persons.

In addition, the CHO – PWD Program team will continue to provide services to Persons with disabilities in the local community. Their upcoming schedule will be on March 07, 2023, at Barangay Patpat and daily at the City Health Office. The team is committed to helping individuals who already have disabilities recover and prevent others from developing them. (PR)