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By FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press Writer Frank Jordans, Associated Press Writer – Thu Apr 30, 7:02 pm ET GENEVA – The World Health Organization announced Thursday it will would stop using the term "swine flu" to avoid confusion over the danger posed by pigs. The policy shift came a day after Egypt began slaughtering thousands of pigs in a misguided effort to prevent swine flu. WHO spokesman Dick Thompson said the agriculture industry and the U.N. food agency had expressed concerns that the term "swine flu" was misleading consumers and needlessly causing countries to ban pork products and order the slaughter of pigs. "Rather than calling this swine flu ... we're going to stick with the technical scientific name H1N1 influenza A," Thompson said. The swine flu virus originated in pigs, and has genes from human, bird and pig viruse...

Rodrigo “Jiggy” Defeo Manicad Jr. a senior reporter of GMA Channel 7, was chosen as one of “The Oustanding San Pableños” for Year 2009 to be honored by the City Government this coming Thursday, May 7, 2009, during a dinner-meeting to be held at Palmera Resort and Restaurant at Barangay San Fafael to commemorate the 69 th Founding Anniversary of San Pablo City. Born in San Pablo City on November 15, 1974, Jiggy took up his undergraduate studies at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, his post graduate studies in communication at Cardiff University in Wales, England as British Chevening Scholarship Awardee, and have special training as broadcast reporter at the British Broadcasting Corporation (or The BBC) in Norwich. He completed his elementary and secondary courses in San Pablo Colleges. He now resides in Manhattan Village in Barangay San francisco Calihan. In record time, young as he is, Jiggy Manicad have already covered stories of inte...

Enjoy Science Compiled by Ruben E. Taningco Senator Pia Cayetano was guest of honor and speaker in the recent partnership between the Philippine-based Ambica Biotechnologies and Reliance Life Sciences of India in providing high-end molecular diagnostics and genetic testing in the country held at the Intercon Hotel in Makati City . Both companies are accredited with the National Accreditation Board for Laboratory Testing (NABL) and College of American Pathologists (CAP). Reliance Life Sciences is highly regarded as one of Southeast Asia ’s finest in the field of molecular diagnostics and genetics. Through the alliance, Ambica Biotechnologies will provide accurate and affordable access to molecular diagnostics and genetic testing for more Filipinos. Cayetano signified her support towards the advancement of preventive healthcare medicine and modern diagnostics in the Philippines . She urged the medical professionals to support modern diagnostic tes...

TANING KO Ni Ruben E. Taningco Nang si Gobernadora Teresita S. Lazaro ay kapanayamin ng Radio DZMM kamakailan, kanyang nanbaggit ng punonglalawigan na napapanahon ang pagkapaglunsad ng Todo-Sigla Laguna Fruit Trees Zonification Program sa lalawigan, sapagka’t layunin ng Palatuntunang Todo-Sigla sa Paghahalaman na magawang “Fruit Basket of the CALABARZON Region” ang Laguna. Pagtugon sa tanong ni Radio Reporter Vic Pambuan, sinabi ni Gobernadora Ningning Lazaro na bago ipagkaloob ang mga bagong uri ng binhi, ang mga magsasaka ay sumasailalim ng pagsasanay o tinatagubilinan ng tamang pagtatanim at wastong pangangasiwa ng pataniman, upang matiyak na ang bawa’t punlang matanim ay lalaki at lalago upang pagkalipas ng sapat na panahon ay simulan ng pag-anihan ng bunga. Ayon kay Gobernadora Ningning, noong una, ang isang punla ng niyog o ng lansones, sa sandaling matanim sa lupa ay ipinauubaya na lamang sa kalikasahan hanggang sa ito ay lumaki...

What you need to know about the Swine Flu or the Human Swine Influenza A (H1N1) virus that has hit Mexico, the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. What is Swine Flu? Swine Influenza or swine flu is a type of respiratory disease in pigs caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. The disease is normally not passed on to people but human infections can and do happen. A few cases of swine flu viruses have been reported to spread from person to person but in the past, transmission was only limited and not sustained beyond three people. What were previous incidences of human swine flu infections? In 1988, an outbreak of swine flu infection in pigs in Wisconsin, USA resulted in multiple human infections. Although no community outbreak resulted, the virus was transmitted to a few people including the health care workers who had close contact with the patient. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US also rep...

Bunga ng pansariling malasakit ni SPO1 Norman Jesus Platon ng Mlang, North Cotabato, na dating kagawad ng Philippine Constabulary, na natalaga sa Lunsod ng San Pablo, na sinuportahan nina Supt. Raul L. Bargamento at Insp. Rolando A. Libed, ang obelisk o pananda para sa alaala ni Major Leopoldo A. Alicbusan sa may Doña Leonila Park ay naisaayos at muling naibalik sa dating kaanyuan bilang pang-alaala sa apat (4) na kawal ng 27 th PC Company na nagbuwis ng buhay noong Marso 29, 1950 sa pagtatanggol sa pamayanan laban sa pananalakay ng mga kaaway ng kapayapaan.

SAN PABLO CITY - Broadcaster Rodrigo “Jiggy” D. Manicad Jr. of GMA Network lead this year awardees in the selection of “The Outstanding San Pableños” chosen to help commemorate the 69 th Founding Anniversary of the City of San Pablo . He was chosen for his activities in the field of Media. Commonwealth Act No. 520 granting City Charter to then prosperous town of San Pablo was approved by President Manuel Luis Quezon on May 7, 1940, and was formally inaugurated on January 2, 1941 with Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan inducting the first set of city officials led by former Laguna Governor Potenciano Malvar as appointed City Mayor. In the announcement made by City Administrator Loreto “Amben” S. Amante, chairperson of the Executive Committee that manages the commemoration of the 69 th Foundation Day of the City, other awardees who will be formally honored by the community during the formal dinner/meeting of the city officials with community leaders at the...

Ipinaaalaala ni City Administrator and concurrent PESO Manager Loreto “Amben” S. Amante na sa darating na Mayo 22, 2009, araw ng Biyernes, si Congresswoman Ma. Evita R. Arago ay magtataguyod ng isang Mega Jobs Fair na gaganapin sa Siesta Residencia de Arago sa Green Valley Subdivision sa Barangay San Francisco kung saan maraming recruitment agencies na kumakatawan sa iba’t ibang industriya sa loob at labas ng bansa ang lalahok. Ito ay upang mabigyan ng pagkakataon sa maayos na hanapbuhay ang mga maaari ay nawalan ng trabaho bunga ng epekto ng global financial crisis, at ang mga bagong graduate ng mga professional courses sa katatapos na school year. Bagama”t ang prayoridad ay ang mga residente ng mga lunsod at munisipyong bumubuo ng 3 rd Congressional District, nabanggit ni Amben Amante na ito ay bukas din sa mga residente ng iba pang mga lunsod at munisipyo sa Lalawigan ng Laguna. Kaugnay ng nabanggit na Ivy Arago’s Mega Jobs Fair sa darating na Mayo 22, na i...

Nabatid na ang San Pablo City Red Cross Building, na siya ring kinalalagyan ng blood bank ng Philippine National Red Cross ay ipinaayos ng Tanggapan ni Congresswoman Ma. Evita R. Arago by contract na pinangasiwaan ng DPWH-Laguna Sub-District Engineering Office na naka-base sa Barangay Del Remedio, lunsod na ito. Ang paggawain ay binubuo ng pag-aayos sa mga sirang bahagi ng kisame, at pagpipintura sa loob at labas ng gusali upang ito ay maging kaayaayang tanggapan para sa paghahatid ng mga palatuntunang pangkalusugan at panglipunan, na ang nakararami sa napagkakalooban ng tulong ay ang mga sadyang mahihirap na residente ng pamayanan, sang-ayon kay Chapter Administrator Dorie P. Cabela. Ang pagkapagsaayos ng gusali ay sa kahilingan nina Alkalde Vicente B. Amante, Konsehal Danny Yang, at dating Bise Alkalde Palermo A. Bañagale. Iniulat ni District Engineer Federico L. Concepcion na sadyang nangangailangan ng ang gusali ay isaayos dahil sa ang huling pags...

ALAMINOS, Laguna - Nabanggit ni Municipal Agriculturist Gladys dV Apostol na napapanahong pasiglahin ang pagpaparami ng katutubong manok o native chicken sa bayang ito, hindi lamang para ipagbili, kundi para mapagkunan ng protina at itlog para sa mag-anak . Ang katutubong manok ay bahagi na rin ng kasaysayan at kultura ng pamayanang ito. Sa pag-aaral ng University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) tinatayang 54.70% ng manok sa bansa ay katutubo o native, kung saan ang malaking bilang ay pinarami sa Visayas at Mindanao. Sa pag-aaral ng mga statistician ng Department of Agriculture, napag-alamang maraming Pilipino na higit na nais lutuin ang katutubong manok, sa halip na ang mga imported breed na pinalalaki sa mga commercial poultry houses, dahil sa lasa, linamnam ng laman, kulay, at nakatutugon sa mga lutuing Pinoy. Higit na mataas ang halaga ng bawa’t kilo ng katutubong manok, kaysa pinalaki sa mga poultry houses. Sa pananaw ni Gng. Apostol, madaling...