Feature: There’s always hope for women afflicted
with breast cancer
The battle against breast cancer is never an
easy one. Millions of women around the world hope that their battle against the
disease would soon end.
“When I discovered I have breast cancer, I
thought it was the end of my life. I was really shocked and suddenly thought of
my mother,” said 41-year-old Elma Dinoy, breast cancer patient.
During the October 6 episode of “Pagtuki,” the
official radio program of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), Dinoy narrated
that her mother and cousin have also breast cancer. It was hard for her to
accept that she too was afflicted with the disease.
“When I had my breast self-examination, I found
a hard lump in my right breast. The hardness of it was like a jackfruit seed.
And when I touched it, I felt an unusual pain,” Dinoy recalled, adding that the
lump grew bigger over time.
She said it was her husband who first learned of
the news. He then suggested that she first consult a doctor to confirm it.
After undergoing a series of examinations, she
was pronounced by the doctor as positive for breast cancer. She then underwent
an operation to remove her right breast.
“My family and relatives were very supportive.
They kept on monitoring me. They stayed with me in my fight against the
disease,” she said.
Breast cancer patient Bernadeth Geneve, 33, said
that she was at first in denial when she felt a lump in her left breast.
“At first I could not believe it. I thought I
was just dreaming. But the lump was real and I could feel it,” said Genebe ,
who discovered last April that she had the disease.
She said the moment her family learned about it,
they were anxious about what might happen to her. She pointed out, however,
that no other member of the family had ever contracted the disease.
“It was a long step to finally accept the truth.
I just kept on thinking that this disease was given to me by God because He
knew I could handle it. My family also kept on encouraging me not to be
afraid,” she recalled, even as he revealed she is scheduled for her sixth
session of chemotherapy this month.
Dinoy said that breast cancer can be easily
treated if detected at an early stage. She suggested that women should undergo
periodic breast cancer screenings. (RAFI/PIA-Caraga)
PCSO turns over P200T worth of equipment to
Regional PNP Hospital
By Noel B. Najarro
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has turned over P200,000 worth of dental and
X-ray equipment to the Regional Police Office 13 Regional Hospital.
Attending the turn over and memorandum of
agreement signing between PCSO and the PNP were top PCSO officials from Manila
led by PCSO General Manager Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II and PCSO Mindanao
Operations Manager Carlito Kho, with Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr.
and PhilHealth Regional Vice President Johnny Sychua. Also in attendance were
top regional PNP officials led by Caraga PNP Director CSupt. Carmelo E.
Valmoria and the officers, staff and personnel manning the police regional
hospital official led by Supt. Victor EL Dominguez, chief regional health
services 13.
In his welcome message, Supt. Dominguez called
the activity a historical one and pointed out that it is a tall order for the
PNP to operate such a hospital. He called the regional hospital of the PNP here
as the second beautifully structured police hospital built outside Camp Crame.
The medical facility is just waiting to be furnished with all the necessary equipment
in order to fully operate. He also said it is just fortunate that concerned
agencies such as the PCSO had envisioned helping equip the facility to make it
fully operational.
Rojas II for his part said that donation of such
equipment by their office to the PNP regional hospital was their way of heeding
the call of President Aquino to provide “universal health care” to everyone,
which includes the police and their dependents. Rojas said that upon his
arrival he went around to take a look at the facility together with Valmoria
and found out was that the hospital still needs more equipment in order to be
fully operational. He added that the equipment recently donated may only just
be the beginning. More equipment will be coming in the future, he said. He
added that the PCSO is committed to upgrade the regional hospital with the
necessary equipment and facilities for DOH accreditation. It is the policy of
the new PCSO management to give prior opportunity to the people of Mindanao, he
also said.
He disclosed that PCSO is even contemplating to
donate an ambulance or even a mobile clinic to the region, like what they did
to Camp Crame.
Mayor Amante for his part called the occasion
“very momentous” as it addressed the much-needed services to the poor and to
the community and at the same time addressed the problem of peace and order. He
also pointed out that without peace there will be no development. This
strengthened more the ties between the LGU and the PNP, he said. He went on to
emphasize that the law enforcers' function are so vital in all peace and order
efforts.
The mayor manifested that aside of the P8
million peso LGU assistance to the PNP, he will also find ways to complement
the sharing of the medical equipment and supplies donation from the World
Medical Program to the hospital. He disclosed that the city received two
40-footer container vans filled with such equipment and supplies from the
aforesaid program.
The mayor also announced that on December 17
this year, the World Medical Relief Global President will be coming over to
Butuan City to turn over the P43 Million HCT scan donation to the Butuan City
Medical Center.
This will be in line with the LGU’s efforts to
make Butuan City the center for cancer detection in the island. There will only
be one of such equipment for the Visayas and Mindanao and St. Luke Hospital in
Metro Manila had just acquired its first unit two weeks ago, Amante said.
This will make Butuan City not too far behind
from the medical centers in Metro Manila, Amante, who is also a medical doctor
himself, said. (RER/NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: KBP Butuan City-Agusan del Norte
Chapter nakilahok sa isang nationwide tree planting
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Okt. 15 (PIA) -- Nakilahok ang mga
miyembro ng Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Butuan City-Agusan
del Norte Chapter sa isang nationwide tree planting na ginanap ngayon sa Mt.
Mayapay, Barangay Bonbon ng lungsod.
Ayon kay Chapter President Israel Palero, ang
tree planting ay suporta sa National Greening Program (NGP) ng Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
“Ang aktibidad na 'Oplan Broadcastereeing' ay
kabilang sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng KBP sa DENR upang magkaisa ang mga miyembro ng
bawat grupo sa isang nationwide tree planting,” ani Palero.
Nagbigay din ng suporta sa KBP ang ibang
ahensiya gaya ng Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine
National Police, at ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Butuan.
Samantala, ang mga miyembro ng chapter ay
lumagda rin sa isang "Pledge of Commitment" bilang simbulo ng
kanilang pagnanais na maprotektahan ang kalikasan at magtanim ng maraming puno.
Kabilang ang Butuan City-Agusan del Norte
Chapter sa 39 chapters ng KBP sa bansa na nakiisa sa pagtatanim ng libu-libong
seedlings bilang suporta sa NGP ng DENR. (RER/NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: Miyembro ng IDP Caraga Link
nagtipun upang pag-usapan ang mga aktibidad nila ngayong taon
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Oktubre 15 (PIA) -- Nagtipun-tipon
kamakailan ang mga miyembro ng Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Caraga Link
upang pag-usapan ang mga aktibidad nila ngayong taon.
Ang IDP Caraga Link ay binuo sa ginanap na IDP
workshop sa Lianga, Surigao del Sur noong Setyembre 2005, kung saan nakita ng
mga partisipante ang pangangailangan ng isang grupo na siyang tutulong sa
komisyon upang itaguyod ang respeto para sa at proteksyon ng mga karapatan ng
IDP sa Rehiyong Caraga.
Ayon kay Commission on Human Rights Caraga
Regional Director atty. Marylin Pintor, ang mga isasagawang sunud-sunod na
aktibidad ay may layuning palakasin ang kapasidad ng grupo sa pagtugon sa mga
isyu na nakakaapekto sa internally displaced persons.
Idinagdag din ng opisyal na ang mga miyembro ay
inaanyayahan na dumalo sa Internal Displacement Monitoring Workshop ngayong
Oktubre 25-26 sa Paradise Island, Samal, Davao City.
“Ngayong Oktubre 29-30, kami ay magsasagawa ng
isang strategic planning workshop sa San Agustin, Surigao del Sur, sa
pangunguna ng Department of Social Welfare and Development,” ani Pintor.
Kabilang din sa mga pinag-usapan ay kung paano
nabuo ang pagsisimula ng organisasyon sa Caraga, pati na ang mga nagawa nitong
mga programa para narin sa kaalaman ng mga bagong miyembro na dumalo.
(RER/NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: Kadaugan ni Donaire 'solidifies'
pwesto sa mga Filipino sa larangan sa boxing, matud sa MalacaΓ±ang
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Okt. 15 (PIA) -- Gipahalipayan sa
MalacaΓ±ang si Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire sa pagdepensa niini sa iyang
bakos International Federation (IBF) ug World Boxing Organization (WBO) super
bantam weight sa TKO nga kadaugan batok kang Toshiaki Nishioka sa ika nuybe nga
round didto sa Home Depot Center sa CarsonCity, California niadtong Sabado
(Domingo sa Pilipinas).
Gipadayag sa MalacaΓ±ang ang dakong kalipay sa
maong kadugan ni Donaire pinaagi kang Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail
Valte atol sa regular press briefing didto sa estasyon sa dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
Matud ni Valte nga ang kadaugan ni Donaire
mipalig-on sa imahe sa mga Filipino isip world-class nga bosingero nga padayonng
nagdala og kanbantog ug kadungganan sa mga Filipino.
“So hindi lamang Manny Pacquiao, meron din
tayong Nonito Donaire at yung iba pang rising Filipino boxing stars na
nagdadala ng karangalan sa ating bansa,” matud pa ni Valte. (RER/FEA/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
Cebuano news: Ang Palasyo mibutyag – ang
pamunuan sa Aquino mobuhat sa pagduso sa Sin Tax aron makumbinse ang Senado nga
mopasa ug balaod-non sa gi-endorso sa Malakanyang
Ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
TANDAG CITY, Okt. 15 (PIA) -- Ang administrasyon
sa Aquino padayon sa pagbuhat ug pagduso sa Sin Tax aron sa pagkumbinse sa
Senado nga mopasa ug balaod-non nga gi endorso sa Malakanyang.
Sa pamahayag nga gipagawas ni Deputy
Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte atol sa regular nga press briefing sa
Malakanyang niadtong Biyernes ingon sa ang Senate Committee on Ways and Means
“watered down” sa paghubad sa sin tax bill nga nakatakda na sa plenaryong
deliberasyon.
Ang report miingon nga ang Senate Ways and Means
committee nga gipangulohan ni Senator Ralph Recto mibutyag sa bag-ong bersyon
sa “Sin Tax” sa pagsaad nga makab-ot ang P15-P20 bilyones nga buwis gikan sa
tabacco ug produktong alcohol sa unang tuig pa lamang, ubos kumpara sa planong
P31 bilyones pinasilong sa bersyon sa House of Representative.
“Ang
panon sa Department of Finance og panon gikan sa Department of Health
magapadayon sa pagtrabaho nga pasiugdahan ang pagkumbinse sa mga lehislador
kung unsa kaimportante ang gibug-aton sin tax nga makahatag ug dugang taho sa
malukpanon nga programa sa panglawas” ("The team from the Department of
Finance or the team from the Department of Health will continue to work with
other advocates to convince our legislators of how important the sin tax
measure will be to providing more coverage for the universal healthcare
program")," sulti ni Valte.
"Marami naman pong mga advocates ng sin tax
reform measure in the Senate, so patuloy pa rin naman po ‘yan. Kami magapadayon
sa pagsangkap ug datus nga ilahang gikinahanglan. Kami magapadayon sa paghatag
sa pundo ug materyales nga magamit atol sa plenaryong pagdiskusyon sa
balaod," sulti pa niya.
Niadtong Mayo, si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino
III gisirtipikahan isip urhenteng House Bill 5727 kon Sin Tax Reform Bill nga
ang tinguha nga mapataas ang buhisan sa sigarilyo ug mga produktong alcohol nga
mainom.
Ang House Bill, nga gisulat kon gi-awtoran ni
Cavite Representative Joseph Emilio Abaya, mopabag-o sa buwisan sa alcohol nga
ilimnom ug sigarilyo.
Bisan pa, ang Senado sa Ways and Means committee
bersyon mipili sa paghabas sa dugang buwis mas mubo’g-presyo sa sigarilyo
ngadto lamang sa 121 porsyento kumpara sa 200 porsyento nga gitanyag sa House
of Representative. Ang House- proposed nga buhisan sa alcohol, sa susamang
panahon padayon sa bersyon nga gi-crafted sa komite ni Recto.
(RER/GBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Surigaonon news: Buhatan sa Mayor mipagawas sa
ila na 2nd og 3rd Quarter Accomplishment Report kuman na tuig
SURIGAO CITY, Oct. 15 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa
mayor ning syudad mipagawas bag-uhay pa lamang sa ila accomplishment report sa
2nd og 3rd Quarter kuman na tuig pinaagi na kan City Supervising Administrative
Officer Mrs. Arma Patimo human sa gipahigayong Flag Raising Ceremony niadtong
miaging semana.
Nasayran na muabot sa 350 ka mga business permit
an na isyu sa Business Permit and Licensing Office, samtang 186 sa mga ini an
permits para na sa motorcade, parade, recoreda, pag-gamit sa city gymnasium,
city cultural center, luneta kiosk ug uban pa.
Samtang sa laing bahin, nukabat isab sa 362 ka
mga active tricycle franchise an na-file sa Tricycle Franchising and Regulatory
Office na gipanguyuhan ni Mr. Cesar Concepcion. Sumaya pa, na 35 sa tricycle
franchise an na-file para renewal, 54 ka mga tricycle franchise isab an
nakakuha saila na 2012 annual stickers, 62 ka mga tricycle drivers an nakakuha
na sa ila mga Driver’s Identification Card, 15 ka mga e- trike franchise an
na-file sa ila buhatan, 105 sa ka mga e-trike isab an subject for issuance sa
Surigao City Plate na paga-aprobahan pinaagi sa City Ordinance 323.
(RER/FEA/SDR/Surigao City PIO/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
