DOH Caraga investigates death of 9yo kid
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 7 (PIA) – With
the aim to shed light on the death of a nine-year old pupil in Gigaquit,
Surigao del Norte after taking the deworming drug, the Department of Health
(DOH) Caraga coordinated with the proper authority to ensure that the incident is
well investigated and all parties concerned are addressed.
On July 23, DOH received a report
that a female pupil experienced drowsiness and vomiting after taking the
deworming drug that allegedly cause her death.
According to Dr. Gerna Manatad,
Assistant Regional Director of DOH Caraga, while the investigation is ongoing
and while waiting for the results, the conduct of the deworming activities in
the province of Surigao del Norte was suspended temporarily.
“Our agency has visited the family
of the deceased child to express sympathy and assures the family that the DOH
will exhaust all efforts to understand the possible cause of her death,” said
Manatad.
Meanwhile, Department of Education
Caraga Regional Director Francis Cesar Bringas said while he understands the
sentiments of the parents on deworming activities, but he is also asking the
parents to set aside first their conclusions on the matter and wait for the
result of the investigation.
As of July 31, 2019, a total of
81,963 individuals of 1,172,153 eligible population or equivalent to seven
percent have taken the deworming drugs in Caraga region, 1,600 of them came
from Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte.
Manatad clarified that deworming
activities in other Caraga provinces will still continue except in Surigao del
Norte. (NCLM/PIA Caraga)
Caraga RTF-ELCAC members convene, formulate
action plans for EO 70 implementation
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 7 (PIA) -
Member-agencies comprising the 12 clusters under the Caraga Regional Task Force
– Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) convened in this city and
formulated their respective action plans in line with the implementation of
Executive Order No. 70.
According to Regional Director
Lilibeth Famacion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Caraga and head secretariat of the Regional Peace and Order Council, there is a
need for government agencies to converge and streamline their efforts and
initiatives making it planned and organized as they address the problem on
insurgency in the region.
Erica Gina CariΓ±o of the National
Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) reiterated the roles and
responsibilities of the member agencies and the needed services to be provided
to the communities in the conflict-affected areas.
Regional Director Manuel OrduΓ±a of
NICA Regions 10 and Caraga also highlighted various programs and campaigns of
the Duterte administration that uplifted the lives of the Filipino people,
particularly those former rebels who were given the chance to start a new life
in the mainstream society and live peacefully with their family.
Meanwhile, National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga Assistant Regional Director Roy Kantuna
expressed his optimism that the formulated action plans of the 12 clusters will
help intensify the campaign of the government against insurgency and would
directly address the issues and concerns of the affected areas.
The 12 clusters under the
RTF-ELCAC are: 1) local government empowerment 2) legal cooperation cluster; 3)
basic services; 4) peace and law enforcement; 5) local peace engagement; 6)
sectoral unification capacity building and empowerment; 7) livelihood and
poverty alleviation; 8)strategic communication; 9) infrastructure and resource
management; 10) situational awareness and knowledge management; 11) E-CLIP and
amnesty; and 12) international engagement. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
350 PWDs join 41st NDPR Week celebration in
SurSur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Aug.
7 (PIA) -- Some 350 persons with disabilities (PWDs) have joined the 41st
National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week celebration
spearheaded by the provincial government of Surigao del Sur through the
Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) held recently in this
city.
According to PSWDO-PWD and Senior
Citizen focal person Shiela Arizobal, the participants were from the cities of
Tandag and Bislig and towns of Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen, Lanuza,
Cortes, San Miguel, Tago, Bayabas, Cagwait, Marihatag, San Agustin, Lianga,
Barobo, Tagbina, Hinatuan, and Lingig.
This year's theme is “Lokal na
Pamahalaan: Kabalikat sa Pagtupad ng Karapatan ng mga Taong May Kapansanan.”
Governor Alexander Pimentel, in
his message, said more funds will be allocated for the PWDs and Senior Citizens
next year.
During the event, the national
winners of the 7th Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-Philippine Sports
Association for Differently Abled (PHILSPADA) National Para Games on May 27-31,
2019 held in Bulacan were also recognized.
Awarded as gold medalist were
Narvic Florentino for Swimming and Herlie Josoy for the Track and Field. While
Romelo Tigpos got the Silver Medal on Badminton, and the team for Sitting
Volleyball namely, Pablo Manding, Riveh Comparativo, Epitacio Baghari, Rene
Dumanhog, Brilney Santos, and Eduardo Lozada adjudged as third.
They received a cash incentive
worth P2,000.00 from Governor Pimentel and a plaque of recognition during the
activity.
Meanwhile, Arizobal said two
wheelchairs were also given to LGU Tagbina during the event.
Other activities conducted during
the celebration included free medical check-up, job fair with the Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Demonstration of Native Delicacies Baking with
the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA). (PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
Kahalagahan ng transparensiya sa gobyerno,
binigyang-diin sa ‘Dagyaw’
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Agosto 7 (PIA)
-- Muling binigyang-diin ang kahalagahan ng transparensiya sa gobyerno para sa
pagtugon sa katiwalian at pagkamit ng tunay na pag-unlad ng bawat mamamayan.
Iyan ang naging highlight sa
isinagawang Dagyaw – Open Government and Participatory Governance, Regional
Townhall Meeting sa lungsod ng Butuan kung saan tinalakay ang mga isyu na
kinahaharap ng iba't ibang sektor sa Caraga region.
Ayon kay Undersecretary Epimaco
Densing III ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), ang
Dagyaw ang sumisimbolo ng bayanihan o pagsasama-sama ng lahat ng sektor tungo
sa pagresolba ng mga hamong kinakaharap ng rehiyon sa pamamagitan ng pagbuo ng
mga programang direktang tutugon sa pangangailangan ng bawat komunidad.
Binigyang-diin naman ni Cabinet
Secretary Karlo Nograles ang pagiging transparent ng administrasyong Duterte at
ang mga magagandang resulta ng participatory governance.
Isa na dito ang agarang pagtugon
ng gobyerno sa mga reklamo o hinaing na narereport sa Hotline 8888.
Naging number 1 in Asia din umano
ang Pilipinas pagdating sa open budget survey. Ito’y alinsunod na rin sa
pinapatupad ng gobyerno na Freedom of Information (FOI).
Bilang host city ng Dagyaw ngayong
buwan ng Agosto, pinasalamatan ni Butuan City Mayor Ronnie Vicente Lagnada, ang
ibat-ibang national government agencies na naglaan ng panahon para makaharap
ang ibat-ibang sektor sa Caraga at mapag-usapan ang mga hakbang na magdudulot
ng mas maayos, daynamiko at progresibong rehiyon. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
