POPCOM supports LGUs’
health services during pandemic
BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte, June 3 – The regional office of the
Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) re-strategizes its priorities
to align the population management program right at the communities with the
over-all health care program of the Department of Health (DOH).
In its intention to end the rising incidence of COVID-19 cases,
POPCOM-Caraga implemented the Population, Health and Development strategy where
logistical and financial support are extended to the local government units
(LGUs). POPCOM’s strategy ensures that couples and individual shall be assisted
in addressing their reproductive health concerns, particularly in managing
pregnancy, to guarantee the health and safety of the entire family.
POPCOM is working with the DOH in the delivery of the commodities for
modern family planning to the provincial and city health offices of Caraga
Region which the latter to distribute the goods to the health centers of the 67
towns and thousands of barangays. It is expected that the health centers can
continuously provide the services to the couples and individuals especially
during this national health crisis through quality, scientific and safer
methods for family planning.Population workers and volunteers of the local
governments are getting logistical support extended by POPCOM in the delivery
of services along the population program for years. POPCOM extended the
said support to the local health workers for already three years.
POPCOM’s support is also designed that LGUs can be assisted in
preventing untimely pregnancies during this crisis. Community workers and
volunteers are getting material and financial support to equip young people
with appropriate knowledge and skills in postponing their fertility concerns.
It is eyed by POPCOM to expand its network to the academe, private
sector, and youth leaders in molding responsible behavior among the younger
generation. In the study commissioned by POPCOM with the University of the
Philippines, significant proportion of young people are engaging in sexual
activities which exposed themselves to the risky complications of teenage
pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections, including HIV-AIDS.
POPCOM launched earlier its Responsible Parenthood-Family Planning
(RP-FP) Hotlines to assist the communities in educating the public on matters
involving their safety and health during this pandemic. Trained social workers
of POPCOM will respond to the messages and calls from the public on
0995-1550746 (Globe) and 0951-0419159 (Smart) in their working time during
Monday to Friday.
Some of POPCOM’s personnel shall be fielded to the LGUs to assist in the
surveillance and contact tracing activities on coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) cases. Out of a joint memorandum with DOH, it is advocated by POPCOM
that population workers and volunteers and other non-health personnel of the
LGUs shall be mobilized in the contact tracing activities during this pandemic.
In a related development, Department of Health Secretary Francisco T.
Duque III re-certifies all officials and employees of POPCOM nationwide as
public health workers as defined under the national law for Public Health
Workers. In his 9-page pronouncement, Secretary Duque pointed-out that POPCOM
is engaging in health and health-related works along the national program on
family planning as its mandate provided in several legal issuances. (POPCOM
Caraga/PIA Caraga)
Caraga RTF vs
COVID-19 gives go signal for MGCQ implementation
By Amethyst Joy A. Galos
BUTUAN CITY, June 3 (PIA) -- In compliance to the Inter-Agency Task
Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases' (IATF-EID)
recommendation to place all low-risk areas, which includes the entire Caraga
region, under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ), the Regional Task
Force for COVID-19 One Caraga Shield (RTF-COCS) pushes for the transition of
the entire region to the said degree of community quarantine, including the
Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Enhanced Modified ECQ (MECQ) areas in
Butuan City.
Effective June 1, establishments identified by the IATF under Categories
I, II, and III will now be allowed full operations while those under Category
IV, i.e., leisure and personal care services, shall be allowed partial
operations.
Movement of all persons shall now be allowed, therefore, quarantine
passes will no longer be needed.
However, to ensure crowd control, the local government unit (LGU) Butuan
maintained the usage of Home Quarantine Pass (HQP) in select establishments
such as supermarkets and wet markets. Individuals of ages 20 below will
not be allowed entry in these establishments as well.
Certain regulations on regional border control shall be maintained amid
easement of strictness on regulations. Travellers and individuals who will be
passing through borders are required to present their IDs.
While the IATF has permitted the conduct of religious gatherings under
certain conditions, local religious bodies requested that they be allowed to
cater more than prescribed number of participants during mass gatherings. The
RTF then issued the Resolution No. 37, Series of 2020, requesting the national
government for the provision of guidelines in observing such activities during
MGCQ.
During the RTF’s 7th Teleconference Meeting on May 28, the Task Force
has also agreed to grant its concurrence through referendum, should there be
urgent requests from the LGUs to implement ECQ in certain areas within their
respective jurisdictions, in the event that local COVID-19 confirmed cases will
rise. (NEDA Caraga/PIACaraga)
Agusan Norte
ipailawom na sa MGCQ apan gobernador may pasidaan sa publiko
DAKBAYAN SA BUUTAN, Hunyo 3 -- Ipailawom na sa Modified General
Community Quarantine [MGCQ] ang probinsya sa Agusan del Norte sugod Hunyo 1,
sumala pa sa Executive Order [EO] No. 28 nga gipirmahan ni Gov. Dale B.
Corvera.
Ang MGCQ usa ka ang-ang sa estado sa mga restrictions nga giimposar sa
gobyerno isip lakang aron mapugngan ang pagkuyanap sa gikalisangan nga
COVID-19. Sumala pa sa EO nga transition kini gikan sa General Community
Quarantine [GCQ], nga maoy estado sa probinsya karon, ngadto sa new normal.
Mahinumdoman nga miagi ang probinsya ubos sa GCQ niadtong Marso, unya
Enhanced Community Quarantine [ECQ] sa tunga-tungang bahin sa Abril, unya balik
sa GCQ nga mao ang estado hangtud ugma, Mayo 31.
Base sa mga probisyon sa EO, mahimong luag-luag na ang mga restrictions
ubos sa MGCQ. Apan nagpasidaan si Gob. Corvera nga dili gyod mokompiyansa ang
mga Agusanon ug hugot pang magtamud ang tagsatagsa sa minimum nga health
protocols sa social distancing, kanunay’ng paghugas og kamot ug pagsul-ob og
mask. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
Carmen silutan ang
pagpakaylap og fake news
By JVDemain
DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN, Hunyo 3 -- Silutan na sa lungsod sa Carmen ang mga
molupyo niining magpakaylap og fake news sa unsa mang paagi sigon sa Municipal
Ordinance No. 04 nga gideklara nga balido sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan subay sa
balaod.
Tumong sa “Anti-Fake News Ordinance” nga gipangunahan ni Carmen SB
Member Erma Estoque nga mahunong na ang pagpakaylap og sayop nga impormasyon
tungod sa dili maayong epekto niini ngadto sa katilingban. Multa og pagkapriso
ang ipataw niadtong mapamatud-ang nagabuhat niini lakip na usab kadtong
mitabang aron mapakaylap ang malisyosong impormasyon. Doble nga silot ang
ipataw matod pa kung ang nakahimo niini usa ka opisyal sa gobyerno.
Gitawag nga fake news kadtong balita o impormasyon nga dili basi sa
kamatuoran o dili tinood pinaagi sa pag post sa social media (Facebook,
twitter, instagram) nga mosangtop sa kasamok, kaguliyang, panagbingkil ug
pagkadaot sa reputasyon sa tawo.
Pahamtangan usab og silot ang mass media o social media platform nga
dili gilayon mutangtang sa maong fake news diha sa ilang website.
Ang nasangpit nga ordinansa giaprobahan pinaagi sa Sanggunian Resolution
No. 233-2020 sa rekomindasyon sa SP Committee on Information and Communication
nga gipangunahan ni SP Member Erwin L. Dano atol sa ilang ika-43 nga sesyon
regular ug subay sa ligal nga opinyon ni Provincial Prosecutor Danny C.
Serrano. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
