Thursday, November 21, 2024

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OCD equips regions with water filtration, communication systems for emergencies

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (August 20, 2024/PIA) — The Office of Civil Defense enhances its disaster preparedness and response capabilities by investing in water filtration systems and reliable communication technologies

According to OCD-10 Director Antonio Sugarol, these initiatives are part of a broader strategy of OCD’s Administrator, Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno, to modernize and equip the organization with the resources necessary to effectively address emergencies.

He said OCD has initially equipped its regional offices with water filtration units, recognizing the critical role of clean water in emergencies.

The regional director also shared plans to acquire additional units similar to those used by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) that can rapidly purify contaminated water, providing a vital lifeline to affected communities.

“At the moment, we have two mobile water filtration systems. It is in our office,” he stated.

Sugarol said the OCD has also implemented a regional collaboration policy that allows neighboring regions to share resources during emergencies.

“For example, in Region 10, we can anticipate that Region 9, Region 12, and Region 11 will contribute their mobile water filtration systems to the OCD Region 10,” he explained.

In addition to water filtration, the OCD addresses the equally critical need for reliable communication channels. Sugarol said the recent experience in Misamis Occidental, where cellular networks were disrupted following a shear line, underscored the importance of alternative communication systems.

To augment the communication capabilities of local government units, the OCD is working in partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology to provide satellite phones and VISAT systems. These technologies will ensure uninterrupted communication during disasters, facilitating coordination between local governments, government agencies, and emergency responders. (Apipa P. Bagumbaran/PIA-10)

Publiko gipahinumdoman sa paglikay sa rabies

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Gipahinumdoman sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB), pinaagi sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) ug Provincial Veterinary Office ang publiko sa mga angayang buhaton aron malikayan ang rabies

Ang rabies isa ka viral nga sakit nga matakboy gikan sa positibo nga mananap sama sa iro, iring, baboy unggoy o kwaknit pinaagi sa paak, kamras, o kontak sa laway o samad.

Sumala sa social media page sa kagamhanang probinsyal, kung ang isa ka tawo napaakan sa iro o sa laing mananap, hugasan ang pinaakan sa gaagas nga tubig sa gripo ug sabonan sulod sa 15 ka minutos, limpyohan sa 70 percent alcohol o tincture sa betadine ang pinaakan human mahugasan.

Giawhag sab ang publiko nga magpa-konsulta dayon sa doktor o mahimong mobisita sa pinakaduol nga health center o sa 11 ka mga Animal Bite Treatment Center sa probinsya nga nahimutang sa Bukidnon Provincial Medical Center (BPMC), City Health Office sa syudad sa Malaybalay ug Valencia, BPH – Maramag, Manolo Fortich, Kibawe, Kalilangan, Malitbog ug Talakag, Quezon Health Center Infirmary ug RHU Talakag.

Samtang padayon nga gipahimangnuan ang pet owners nga mahimong responsableng tag-iya aron dili makapaak ang ilang binuhing hayop. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

DA joins presidential assistance distribution to El Niño-hit farmers, fishers in NorMin

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu P. Laurel, Jr., along with other cabinet members joins President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in his visit here for the distribution of government assistance to El Niño-hit farmers and fishers in identified areas in Northern Mindanao on May 16, at the International Convention Center

Forty (40) qualified farmers and fisherfolk from Cagayan de Oro City, and the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, and Bukidnon received PhP10K each in assistance from the Office of the President.


President Marcos Jr. also handed over PhP10 million worth of El Niño mitigating assistance to the City Government of Cagayan de Oro and the Provincial Government of Camiguin, while the Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon each received PhP50-million in assistance.


“Ang sadya po namin dito ay upang personal na i-abot sa ating mga lokal na pamahalaan ang Presidential assistance para sa ating mga magsasaka at mangingisda na napinsala, naapektuhan ng El Niño. Ito ay nagkakahalaga ng sampung libong piso na tulong sa mga kwalipikadong magsasaka, mangingisda at mga pamilyang labis na naapektuhan ng tagtuyot na dinadanas natin ngayon. Maliit na halaga po, ngunit umaasa akong magagamit ninyo ito upang makapagsimula muli.” he said.


For his part, DA Secretary Laurel bared that the department under his helm has drummed up its initiatives to ensure that farmers and fishers in Region 10 have access to the agency’s programs and projects such as the provision of various agricultural assistance like agri inputs (vegetable, corn and rice seeds, and fertilizers), machinery and equipment, Fertilizer Discount Vouchers (FDVs), Rice Farmers’ Financial Assistance, among others.


The DA official added that it continues to pursue and complement the efforts of other government agencies to hurdle challenges in ensuring the continued supply of adequate food at economical prices.


“Our initiatives bring together our commitment to strengthened regional efforts to provide more efficient public services.” the agricultural secretary noted, underscoring that convergence is the key to coming up with concrete and sustainable [agricultural] enterprises in the area [NorMin].


Citing the downpour of interventions for NorMin to cushion the impact brought about by El Niño, the president assured that more help is underway from the government to uphold regional development.


“Makakaasa naman ang lahat na hindi lamang sa panahon ng hirap ay nariyan ang inyong gobyerno. Dahil tuloy-tuloy ang mga programang imprastraktura sa inyong lungsod at rehiyon, gaya ng pagpagawa ng mga paliparan, kalsada, at iba pang mga proyekto.” President Marcos furthered.


DA-Regional Field Office 10 headed by Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan along with its attached regional line agencies, bureaus, and corporations, are among the government instrumentalities who took part in the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair, held at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, where farmers and fisherfolk availed of mobile agri-fishery techno services. (JLO/ATT)

‘Spoiled pansit’ downs 147 attendees of Bukidnon wedding rite

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COTABATO CITY (Philstar.com/November 19, 2023 | 2:31 pm) — More than a hundred villagers, among them children and indigenous tribespeople, got sick after feasting on food served at a wedding in Talakag town in Bukidnon on Saturday. They are now confined in hospitals

The 147 patients first complained of nausea and painful abdominal spasms before they started throwing up less than two hours after ingesting the traditional “pansit” served to them at the venue of the wedding in Sitio Calapat in Barangay Tagbak in Talakag at past noontime Saturday.

Pansit is a popular Filipino food made up of noodles cooked with either sautéed chicken, or pork, or shrimp and squid, mixed with cabbage and, optionally, sometimes laced with either thin slices of carrots, or chayote.

The local government units of the adjoining Talakag and Lantapan towns in Bukidnon separately confirmed the food poisoning incident early Sunday.

Both LGUs immediately provided the victims with essential interventions needed to hasten their recovery.

Lantapan Mayor Ernie Devibar has announced that some of the victims are from an ethnic community in Sitio Kibuda in Barangay Kibangay in their municipality.

“Our LGU is assisting them,” Devidar said.

Municipal health workers in Lantapan and Talakag had collected specimens of the food served in the weeding rite for laboratory examination by medical technologists and chemists in the Bukidnon Provincial Health Office.

An incumbent member of the Talakag municipal council, Renato Renz Sulatan, Jr., and the chairman of Barangay Tagbak, Runnie Mhel Salungayan, are helping oversee the relief missions of their LGU for the food poisoning victims, now being treated for dehydration caused by excessive vomiting and diarrhea.

“Our LGU and the barangay government of Tagbak are together in monitoring the condition of Talakag residents who got sick and are now in medical facilities,” Sulatan said.

Bukidnon, which is under Administrative Region 10, is an upland province that has indigenous tribes in contiguous state-recognized ancestral domains. (John Unson – Philstar.com)

Outreach program for PDLs during Lung Month celebration in August

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MALAYBALAY CITY – An outreach program targeting Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) was held at the Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (PDRC) in Natid-asan, Barangay Casisang during the Lung Month celebration

The event held on August 22-25, 2023 was a collaborative effort between the Provincial Health Office (PHO) NTP, City Health Office (CHO) NTP, Malaybalay, various Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).

The program’s primary focus was to provide essential health services to PDLs and to raise awareness about lung health. To achieve this, a Mobile X-ray truck was utilized to offer free Chest X-rays to 847 out of 865 PDLs detained at PDRC. The remaining 18 PDLs have already undergone X-rays within the last three months.

This initiative was meticulously organized by PBSP, in conjunction with PHO and CHO, ensuring that the Mobile X-ray unit could operate effectively within the jail premises.

Additionally, PDLs received free medical check-ups and necessary medicines courtesy of Dr. Susan Marie Punongbayan, the Infectious Disease and Control Medical Coordinator of CHO Malaybalay.

The outreach program’s goal was to address the vulnerability of PDLs to the deadly lung disease called tuberculosis and to prevent its spread within the prison compound.

By providing critical health services and raising awareness, the organizers aimed to enhance the overall well-being of the PDLs and contribute to the containment of lung-related illnesses within the correctional facility.

Report: Lianne Jones T. Cajegas, PTRP, CHO-NADA

Php108M preparedness and mitigation projects aprobado na

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Giaprobahan sa Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) atol sa 2nd quarter meeting ang P108,000,000.00 alang sa heavy equipments nga maggikan sa LDRRMF Trust Fund, niadtong Hunyo 27, 2023, Kaamulan Open Theatre, Malaybalay City Bukidnon

Ang mga heavy equipment pagalangkuban sa musunod: 2 ka road graders with dozer (6 cylinder 7000 cc min. displacement); 8 ka 6-wheeler dumptruck (8 cu m min capacity); 2 ka excavator – crawler type with beaker (1 cu. M min. bucket capacity) ug 2 ka man lifter (minimum height of 18 meters) nga pagagamiton alang sa disaster prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response and rehabilitation project ug uban pang programa ug kalihukan.

Gi-aprobahan usab sa konseho ang gisugyot sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) nga pag-amenda sa titulo nga “Human Milk Bank Pasteurizer” ngadto sa “Equipment in support of existing Blood Bank and Blood Stations” nga nagkantidad P4,200,000.00 diin maggikan sa LDRRMF Capital Outlay ug iduso ngadto sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan alang sa approval and adoption.

Gipresentar usab sa Provincial Agricultural Office (PAgrO) ang 10 ka climate change training nga ilang nabuhat diin ang pundo naggikan sa LDRRMF CY 2023, ingon man ang taho sa PAG-ASA Bukidnon alang sa paghatag ug update sa lakat sa panahon. (LGU Bukidnon)

PHO miduso sa mga dugang stratehiya sa implementasyon sa MRSIA sa Bukidnon

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Giduso sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB), pinaagi sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) ang mga dugang stratehiya aron makab-ot ang 95% herd immunity sa implementasyon sa Measles and Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activities (MRSIA)

Base sa pahibalo sa PGB, nahitabo kini atol sa National Immunization Program (NIP) Quarterly Meeting niadtong Hunyo 6, 2023 sa Loizas Pavillion, sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay.

Gitaho nga 82% pa lang ang accomplishment sa vaccination sa tibuok probinsya kumpara sa 95% nga target niini.

Ang MRSIA isa ka nationwide campaign nga gitawag og “Chikiting Ligtas” gipalapdan pa hangtud Hunyo 15 nga gisugdan niadtong Mayo 1-31, 2023. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

 

𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈 𝐍𝐆𝐀 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐘𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐀 𝐔𝐇𝐂, 𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐇𝐀 𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐆𝐁

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“Together, our overall goal is to make the application of the Universal Health Care Law as immediate as possible, given our limited resources”, tipik sa mensahe ni Provincial Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque, sa gipahigayon nga Monthly Convocation Program, Abril 3, 2023, sa Kaamulan Open Theater, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

Gibutyag ni Governor Roque nga pinaagi sa UHC, ang tanang katawhan makabenepisyo sa patas, dekalidad ug barato nga serbisyo alang sa maayong panglawas, taliwala sa pinansyal nga kawad-on. Gisiguro usab niini nga pinaagi sa mga Bukidnon Provincial Hospitals (BPHs), mas mapalambo ang serbisyo alang sa katawhan, aron makabaton sila sa himsog nga panglawas ug mapanalipdan gikan sa mga balatian.

Dako usab ang paglaum ni Governor Roque nga pinaagi sa Provincial Economic Enterprises Development and Management Office (PEEDMO) ug Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion Office (LEDIPO), ang lalawigan adunay dakong potensyal nga mamahimong usa ka investment destination ug makahimo sa pagkig-alayon sa mga pribadong negosyo.

Gipahayag ni Atty. Roger L. Ligdo, OIC PEEDMO/OIC PIASO, nga taliwala sa nasinati nga health crisis tungod sa COVID-19 nga nakaapekto sa sektor sa ekonomiya ug maayong panglawas, nagpabilin ang lalawigan nga malig-on ug nagpadayon sa operasyon niini.

Gipakisayod usab sa Provincial Health Office (PHO), pinaagi sa ilang 2022 Accomplishment Report nga ang probinsya sa Bukidnon nagpabilin isip Malaria ug Filariasis Free sulod sa sobra lima na ka tuig.

Sa maong higayon, pormal usab nga gitunol sa Hedcor Group, usa ka subsidiary sa AboitizPower, ang kapin sa 2-milyones ka pesos nga community share ngadto sa PGB, gikan sa 2nd half generation sa tuig 2022 sa Manolo Fortich 1 & 2 hydro power plants. Gipanghinaot nga pinaagi sa maong tabang pinansyal, mahatagan ug kalambuan ang komunidad ilabi na ang mga Indigenous People (IP) community.

Ang Monthly Convocation sa bulan sa Abril gipasiugdahan sa mga mosunod nga sponsoring offices: PEEDMO, PHO, LEDIPO ug ang walo ka mga Bukidnon Provincial Hospitals sa probinsya. (LGU Bukidnon)

CHO celebrates Rabies Awareness Month; Malaybalay records zero case of human rabies in 2022

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Rabies is one of the deadly diseases and considered one of the public health concerns

As part of the health promotion and advocacy of the Rabies Prevention Control Program of the Center for Health and Development – Northern Mindanao in coordination with Bukidnon Provincial Health Office and Malaybalay City Health Office (CHO), a Rabies Awareness Caravan was conducted on March 16, 2023, at Loiza’s Pavilion, Casisang, Malaybalay City.

This activity aims to increase awareness about rabies infection, prevention, control, and elimination.

The said event started with a motorcade from City Health Office to Capitol then Loizas Pavilion where a forum was held.

A total of 145 participants attended the launching each represented by Barangay Kapitan, Kagawad on Health, Chief BPSO, Midwife, and BHW president from all Poblacion 1, selected Poblacion 2, and Highway District Barangays.

Provincial Health Office II, Dr. Gary Guido C. Tabios, Jr., welcomed the guests and participants. Then followed by an inspirational message from Dr. Vincent C. Raguro, MPH (Provincial Department of Health Office Bukidnon – Development Management Officer V).

With the theme “Rabies- Free na Pusa’t Aso, Kaligtasan ng Pamilyang Pilipino”, speaker Ms. Jenny Alabado, RMT, Regional Rabies Coordinator stressed that “Rabies is a horrific way to die. Once symptoms show, it is 99.9% fatal. However, it is 100% preventable.”

Meanwhile, speaker Dr. Enrique Miguel Degamo, MPH, MO III, added that Dogs are primarily responsible for rabies virus transmission to humans.

Among the topics tackled, Dr. Mary Ann S. Valdez, Veterinarian IV, Malaybalay City Veterinary Office also discussed about RA 9482, or Anti- Rabies Act of 2007, prescribing penalties for pet owners violating this act.

Provincial Health Office Rabies Prevention and Control Program Coordinator, Mr. Carlo C. Calleja, have reported Rabies Case Status of Bukidnon and Malaybalay City has Zero case of Human Rabies for year 2022.

The activity was facilitated by the City Health Office Rabies Team, Dr. Susan Marie S. PunongBayan, Nurse Coordinator Maila A. Manuel, Assitant Nurse Coordinator Frances Charmaine Lazalita, Marlyn Bagonoc, staffs Noel Michael Mutya, Daphne Castillo with the help of the National Health Worker Support System – Nurse Deployment Program of the Department of Health.

Further, Dr. Susan Punongbayan reminded us about ONE Health approach that helps protect the health of all living beings and imparted a closing phrase “Kagat Aso, Patay Tao.”

In addition, the City Health Office – Rabies Prevention and Control Program continues to provide services through the presence of our Animal Bite Center which is open every Monday and Thursday at the CHO, and via information dissemination by doing lectures and distribution of leaflets with the help of the Midwives, Human Resource for Health and Community Volunteer Health Workers in the Barangays.

Malaybalay City Veterinary Office also assisted during the activity to provide free Dog vaccination. (PR)

200 ka mga pasyente nakabenepisyo sa libreng surgical mission sa SUI Generis Foundation, PGB

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Kinatibuk-ang 200 ka mga pasyente ang nakabenepisyo sa gilusad nga libreng operasyon sa Sui Generis Mission Foundation ug sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB), nga gipahigayon diha sa Bukidnon Provincial Medical Center (BPMC), Malaybalay City, Bukidnon,
Marso 9-12, 2023

Sa maong ihap, 59 niini ang nipailalom sa major surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy- 13; laparoscopic hernia repair- 16; thyroidectomy – 17; hemorrhoidectomy- 3; excision- 3; GYNE-
TAHBSO – 7), 42 ang sa minor surgery , 69 ang sa dental services ug 30 ang sa Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) alang sa dialysis patients.
“I want to thank you all for being part of this medical mission and all other involved in making this happen, especially the team. Congratulations sa atoang Provincial Team ug sa mga doctors…”, kini ang
gipaabot nga pagdayeg ni Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque ngadto sa tanang nagpaluyo niini, diin iya usab gilantaw nga pinaagi sa giya ni Dr. Jose Rhoel De Leon, Bukidnon Provincial Health Sector Overseer, ang sektor sa maayong panglawas sa probinsya mas mapalambo pa,
atol sa gipahigayon nga Fellowship Night niadtong Marso 10, 2023 sa Kaamulan Open Theater, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.
“This is the most organized mission that I have been through. Akong ipaabot ang akong kalipay, ilabi na sa atoang governor sa probinsya sa Bukidnon. Dakong pasalamat namo sa inyohang pag-abi-abi
kanamo diri…”, kini ang tipik sa mensahe ni Justice Geraldine Faith Econg, kinsa mao ang organizer/benefactor sa Sui Generis Mission Foundation.
Mitambong sa maong panag-uban sila si 2nd District Representative Jonathan Keith T. Flores, BPMC Chief of Hospital Dr. Miguel Antonio C. Prantilla kauban ang mga in-house doctors sa BPMC, ingon man ang mga personahe sa Provincial Health Office (PHO). (PR)