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      SAN PABLO CITY – Sa maikling pakikipanayam kay City Health Officer Job D. Brion noong Lunes ng umaga, ay kaagad niyang ipinahayag ang kanyang kasiyahan sa pakikiisang ipinagkakaloob ng mga punong barangay, at kanilang mga barangay nutrition scholar at barangay health worker upang maabisahan ang kanilang mga kanayon sa araw at oras ng pagdalaw ng vaccination team ng City Health Office upang magbakuna sa mga bata laban sa tigdas.      Ang kampanya ng pagbabakuna laban sa tigdas ay sinimulan noong nakaraang Lunes, Abril 4, at matatapos sa Mayo 4. Ang dapat bakunahan ay lahat ng mga batang may gulang na mula sa siyam (9) buwan hanggang pitong taon at 11 buwan, at isinasagawa mismo sa tahanan kung saan nakatira ang bata. O bara-barangay, bahay-bahay, at door-to-door para sa mga naninirahan sa mga apartment. Ang City Health Office ang gumagawa ng eskedyul ng pagdalaw ng vaccination team sa 80 barangay ng lunsod.      Persona...

Mayor Arlene Arcillas is among the participating runner One thousand six hundred eighty Rosenians and environment advocates walked, ran and biked for a cause on April 10 during the Sikad-Lakad-Takbo para sa Kalikasan (SILAKBO), the City of Santa Rosa’s unique way of raising environmental awareness and responsiveness.      “Our objective to unite all sectors – government, industrial, school, business, non-government organization and civic organizations – was realized through this activity,” said City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Linda Creencia. She also reported that not only Santa Rosa residents but environmental advocates from adjacent cities and town like Calamba City, Biňan City and Cabuyao also joined in the City’s kick-off celebration of Earth Week.       According to registration records, 169 biked, 1,055 walked and 456 ran during the event.      Organized by the City Government of Santa Rosa, in p...

Seventeen teams  of  primary pupils and secondary students  from all public and private schools will be awarded  outstanding regional  winners of the 2 nd Rain Watchers Award.   Qualifiers are those engaged in Project Rain Gauge, which Smart Communications, Inc. started in 2007  in partnership with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).       According to Mr. Darwin F.  Flores,  Smart’s Senior  Manager for Community Partnerships,  Project Rain Gauge is envisioned to create a network of supplementary ground stations across the country to provide additional data on local rainfall measurement in specific areas for a more effective and accurate local weather monitoring.  He said that involvement of  teachers and students  provides sustainability  to the project.      “Schools are trained to regularly monitor and r...

Inaasahan ng Malakanyang na mapayapang matatapos ang  hostage-taking  na nagaganap sa Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur pagkaraang palayain ang 13 taon na batang lalaki Lunes.  “Oo, inaasahan nating mapayapang magwawakas ang krisis na ito,” sabi ni  Presidential Com-munications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary  Ramon Carandang sa  press briefing   sa Malakanyang Martes .  Idinugtong ni Carandang na ang pagpapalaya kay Marvin Corvera, 13 taon, ay palatandaang matatapos sa madaling panahon ang krisis na ito at maililigtas ng  local crisis management committee  ang mga binihag sa kamay ng mga dumukot sa kanila.  Tiniyak ni Carandang sa madla na ang gobyerno sa pangunguna ng  local crisis management committee  ay patuloy na gumagawa ng lahat ng paraan para malutas ang  hostage crisis.   Ang kaligtasan ng mga bihag ang unang-unang inaalagata ng pamahalaan at idinugtong na mahinahon ang mga negosyad...

Environmental-health group Health Care Without Harm-Southeast Asia (HCWH-SEA) today calls on the Department of Health (DoH) to ensure the proper waste management and disposal of syringes and other materials that will be used in the month-long measles vaccination program 1 that commenced this April.   In 2004, HCWH, in coordination with the DoH and World Health Organization (WHO) lead the monitoring and documentation of proper waste management and disposal during the Philippine Measles Eradication Campaign (PMEC).  “What we found out is that proper and safe disposal of syringe is possible and at a very minimal cost,” said Faye Ferrer, HCWH-SEA Program Officer, who led the documentation team.  “This time around, the DoH should again see to it that it does not ignore proper waste management and disposal for PMEC 2011.”    In 2004, the vaccination program targeted 18 million children.  In over a month, the volume of wastes collected totaled to 19.5 million syr...

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -The City Government of Calamba under the leadership of Mayor Joaquin M. Chipeco Jr,  in coordination with the Office of the Undersecretary for International Economic Releations-Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) successfully hosted the “Business Forum for the Diplomatic Corps Economic and Commercial Officers” at the Ayala Greenfields Estate Clubhouse, Calamba City on April 7, 2011. The forum was attended by ambassadors, economic ministers from 27 countries, business locators, representatives from the City Government of Calamba  and  delegates from national government agencies (NGOs). The activity aims to encourage more foreign investments and strengthen the economic ties of the City with other government agencies and foreign countries. In his message, Hon. Antonio V. Rodriguez, Undersecretary for International Economic Relations-DFA, stated that  Calamba can speak for itself for its tremendous business opportunities investors could venture in...

Si Joseph Erwin Valerio (gitna), na kinikilalang si Joseph The Artist, ay isang polio victim na tubo at residente ng Biñan na nagwagi bilang “Ultimate Talentadong Pinoy 2011” sa Grand Battle of Champion na itinanghal ng TV5 na hosted ni Ryan Agoncillo na ginanap sa Antipolo City noong Marso 13, na ang tinanggap na gantimpala ay P1-Million-cash, isang brand new Chevrolet Cruze, isang college scholarship, at karapatang kumatawan sa Pilipinas sa 2011 World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) sa Hollywood, California ay kinilala ng Pangasiwaang Panglalawigan ng Laguna sa inisyatibo ni Gobernador Jeorge “ER” Ejercito Estregan na ipinagmamalaking siya ay isang Talentadong Pinoy na isang Lagunense. Biktima ng naganap na sunog sa Biñan kamakailan, si Joseph ay pinagkalooban ni Gobernador ER ng halagang P100,000-cash, gaya ng makikita sa larawan, na sinaksihan ni Board Member Reynaldo dela Torre Paras. ( Ruben E. Taningco )