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spanish queen visits AlbayLEGAZPI CITY

-- Flag-waving school children, lo-cal offi cials and residents welcomed Queen Sofi a of Spain with cheers at the Peñaranda Park in Old Albay District for her vis-it in the province Wednesday.

She was accompa-nied by Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, Social Welfare Sec. Dinky Soliman, and Spanish ambassador to the Philippines Jorge Domecq.

By MArlON A. lOTErTEand SAllY A. ATENTO

royAl visitor in cAMAlig Queen Sofi a of Spain is welcomed by schoolchildren during her visit to the Camalig Emergency and Educational Center, a Spanish-funded project in

Albay, Wednesday (July 4). She is shown in photo waving to the Camalig North Central School students with Albay Governor Joey Salceda.

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Naga City Health Offi cesteps up dengue drive

NAGA CITY -- Local health authorities stepped up its campaign to elimi-nate breeding sites of den-gue-carrying mosquitoes and avoid the increase of fatalities.

This, after the fi rst fatal-ity was reported last week.

Mayor John Bongat de-clared the city under state of calamity since May, af-ter there was a 105 percent increase in dengue case re-corded by the City Health

By ANAlIzA S. MACATANgAY

Offi ce. The declaration placed

the 27 barangays under a vigilant and close watch for dengue attack. The cases went down for a while during the fi rst three weeks of June, but got an unexpected turn-around when the rainy season started.

City Health Offi cer Dr. Vito Borja said last month the cases were down to

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Dengue cases up in CamSur PILI, Camarines Sur -- From

296 dengue cases from January to June 2011, records collated from various provincial sentinel sites here showed a total of 780 occur-rences covering the same period this year.

This has prompted the provincial local health authorities to step up their campaign, specifi cally focusing on the search and destruction of possible breeding sites of the dengue carrying mosquitoes inhabiting in various mu-nicipalities here in the province.

As of June 16 this year, the Pro-

By ANA-lIzA S. MACATANgAY vincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit located at Barangay Banasi, Bula Camarines Sur identifi ed municipalities with the most number of dengue cases. It includes the coastal town of Pasacao with 37 cases, Canaman and Magarao with 33 cases each, Calabanga with 30, Sipocot with 28 and Ocampo with one recorded fatality. Among the cities, Naga is still on top of the list with 409 cases.

Ms. Crispy Aco, Provincial Health Offi ce (PHO) Mosquito Borne Disease Coordinator said that Governor Luis Ray-mond Villafuerte has already directed the local health units to intensify their clean up drives and put in place safety measures

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Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN

credibility of MMDA.The PNP campaign to measure the

waistline of police officers runs along the same right track. With street crimes now being perpetrated by youngsters or young adults who are capable of fast-running, our peace officers must be physically fit to be able to apprehend criminals. It is also very reassuring to see policemen fit and trim and properly attired. The appearance and standing of Hong Kong policemen are good models.

INFLATION: Our inflation rate is forecast for June 2012 at just 2.5 to 3.4% - much lower than predictions. At the back of all these are the reduced costs of fuel oil and cooking gas. Let us just pray that our supply of staples (rice and corn) and so with fish, meat, fruits and vegetables – will be ample. Again, the key is our (providential) weather which is determinative of our agri-production, livestock and marine supplies. Let us pray - sisters and brothers – that typhoons will miss our production areas!

Since domestic inflation is under check – our Monetary Board is holding

off increases in interest rates. Low cost of money encourages borrowings for budgets, even as deposited money may be withdrawn what with the meager returns offered by banks. With this financial environment – Opinions Unlimited is encouraging our people, more so the younger set – to start building their homes and to purchase needed appliances (to stimulate our economy).

REALTY LOANS: The Bangko Sentral has released the news that real property loans of banks have reached P538 billion. This means more and more people are acquiring new or additional properties – using funds borrowed from financial institutions. The big incentive is the single digit rate of interest that is highly affordable even for business and properties for rent. Banks can afford to lend collateralized loans with low interest-carry because their costs of deposits are ultra-minimal.

The Monetary Board must see to it that even as housing loans are encouraged, the paying capacity of our people must be upgraded so that delinquencies can be minimized. There must be ways through which property values are monitored to prevent over-escalation which might emasculate real estate markets. The financial crisis a decade ago was triggered by past due loans and foreclosures – which dampened property sales due to oversupply of bank-acquired properties.

WISDOM: Glad obedience to God sets our course on the sea of happiness. Disobedience drops anchor on the sea of despair.

(Atty. APA – chairs Acyatan & Co., CPAs-DFK International – is PICPA past president and Hall-of-Famer, past chair of ASEAN Federation of CPAs, and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement Awardee).

RARE BREED: We salute Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel Jr. as he decides to quit the coalition UNAS where PDP-Laban is joined with PMP (of former president Erap). True indeed, it is very hard to campaign on the same stage with somebody who you believe has deprived you of four (4) years of Senate term. We cannot imagine Koko extolling the virtues of honesty, justice and equity – even as not too far from him is the person who has deprived him of his political rights.

Young as he is – the Bar topnotcher seems oozing with principles – somehow inherited from his father Nene. UNAS – with its political accommodation system – will lose some degree of credibility on account of Koko’s resignation. The young senator himself has done a gambit – which runs counter to traditional politics. My vote is just singular – but I will make it count by telling my friends and allies of my full support for Koko Pimentel – same way I “died” in casting my lot with my friend - Raul Roco.

BREATH TEST: There have been prevalent reports that some MMDA personnel, especially those assigned to apprehend traffic violators are alcoholics. As proof of these findings, the Management has launched the breath-test of their employees. Those caught smelling (more so “reeking”) of alcohol will be penalized, with the supreme decision being dismissal from service. This is a commendable precautionary measure that will raise the

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A Question

ofprivilege

EVEN at this early, political hopefuls in Albay province are showing hints of their secret ambitions. They have started to advertize themselves in jingles to keep their names in people’s minds until election day.The midterm polls are around the corner, some are heard to say.There is no other reason for this unusual behavior.

Affected by the political itch, these people? The itch has been there in their system long time ago, surfacing every election season. The trouble is, even those unqualified for public office are now fully awake and raring to go. Their best qualification is money, no other.

The lure of partisan politics is so powerful an attraction to many people that they find resistance futile. Do you know why? They are after that something at the end of their quest: power and wealth and public adulation. That is dizzying for those mad for power.

In this country, one’s dream of glory and riches can be attained only through partisan politics. Nobody has retired from

it who is as poor as a churchmouse. Only the so-called tanga has not prospered.

Tanga, a Tagalog term for people who are not smart is synonymous with honesty. That, unfortunately, is true in this country.Which is hard to believe. Very few have gotten citations for being too honest. The dishonest ones corner all the paeans for their skill in channeling funds into their pockets.

Remember that survey conducted by

Transparency International sometime ago? The Philippines landed behind Indonesia, the most corrupt country at the time. The next survey showed the Philippines at the top, a distinction that has embarrassed our people no end.

One dark consolation is that we have improved from second to first place.

Think it over. The Filipino is dishonest but a church-bound Catholic. Is this not strange? A church-goer is not a cheater.That is unCatholic. But here you are, looked down as someone to be avoided like a plague because of your serious fault.

President Aquino is deep in his drive to cleanse the country of the centuries –old dirt. After over two years in office, he has made little dent on what is believed to be the formidable windmills of corruption. The cancer has remained untouched.

I can not help myself comparing the Filipino to his Asian neighbor, the

The politicos are coming

Weekly ReflectionFr. AllAN S. FeNix

Genuine ProofIn our country, many said, almost everything can be deftly

manufactured, most specially legal documents like land titles, transcript of records to diplomas... I have experienced this myself, back to the time, while I was preparing to travel outside the country- everything should be duly authenticated and each document must be back up by other pertinent supporting papers. The process was quite complicated and, with the going back and forth between concerned offices, it took me some time to accomplish all of the requirements. More so, coming from a far out province, it was so physically tiring. This is the kind of culture that we, Filipinos, find ourselves in our own country.

From time to time, we hear of news items and are warned about roving false professionals assuming the identities of renown persons in their fields for the purpose of committing fraud. There are the pseudo medical workers, lawyers, engineers... and even priests.

There are just about a lot of people who don’t know what to do with the precious time that God has put into their hands. Of course, they also worked hard for it. For sure, it is not just easy to do it. It takes some amount of guts and skills. However, everything for malicious purposes.

Now, with the advent of the computer age, more kinds of scam had arisen. Once again, we are advised to not just be giving away our confidential details like names, birthdates, email and home addresses, mobile phone and credit card numbers...

One of our primary missions as children of God is knowing him. We come to know him by putting aside some time to be with him in the Sacred Scriptures, reading about him in the lives of the saints, talking to him in prayer and, most specially, in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist- the center of our lives.

In coming to know and learn about God, we have to be aware of our own individual pace. We cannot just fast track everything. For sure, in his infinite goodness and power, he understands us. He can patiently wait for us.

In time, if we have already came to know a little bit about God, we will be able to imbibe in our lives the necessary values and virtues to enable us to recognize the truth from a lie, good from evil, light from darkness... We will be authentic and true to ourselves. There will be no need for further supporting papers to prove our genuineness as a person. We are not a manufactured person. There is no room and space in our lives for any fraud, scams and what have yous that are in the realm of the devil and death. We, as persons, will withstand the test of time. “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the stream rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. “ Matthew 7: 24-25

With this, furthermore loving and serving God through our brothers and sisters, which are our other two primary missions as children of God , will all just be a breeze. Our love and service will all just be automatic and spontaneous.

If the time is already ripe, we will be able to change the manufactured culture in our country and society. Believing and trusting in each other will not anymore be that difficult. Once again, we will be able to live in a free and ideal community where legal papers are not the primary proofs of our true identity but rather the reign of God’s love is of the utmost importance to show that we are the real inheritors of his heavenly kingdom.

he is qualified under the law. There’s a saying, the more choices for the people, the better.

If the NPC convention will choose Atty. Wimpy Fuentebella to be its bet for congressman, it will be a race between a Pogi actor vs a Pogi young lawyer, if there will be no others. But for the moment, the Fuentebellas are more focused on the creation of Nueva Camarines which will accelerate development in the five districts

of Camarines Sur.Wimpy is at present HUDCC Assistant Secretary.

Accomplishments of Former Congressman Felix William “Wimpy” B. Fuentebella

I. EDUCATIONConceptualized and implemented

the “Quality Education (Q-Ed) Program sa Partido”

a. Initiated the First ever formal collaborative effort between Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to train Pres-school Teachers and Day Care Workers in 10 Municipalities in the 4th District of Camarines Sur. Such collaboration resulted to:

i. Training of 724 Day Care Workers and Pres-school Teachers

ii. 224 or 131% increase in number of Pres-school classes

iii. 11% increase in school readiness of Pres-schoolers

iv. 63% decrease in the number of

Part 3Even if the 2013 election is still far

away, the election fever is beginning to be felt here. The Liberal Party had been preparing the candidates it will field and so with others.

There are new comers surfacing for the congressional race. They are Atty. Nelly F. Villafuerte, Atty. Anselmo Cadiz and Naga City Vice Mayor Gabby Bordado (here in the 3rd district). I was able to read the information paper introducing Nelly F. Villafuerte and looking at it, one can say she is very qualified for the job but so is Atty. Cadiz and Vice Mayor Bordado. The third district is very lucky that whoever gets elected there, their representative will be an intelligent and brainy person who can do the job of a law-maker well.

In the fourth district of Camarines Sur, actor Aga Muhlach has surfaced claiming his father has roots in Goa, but he registered as a voter in San Jose. I am curious to know his qualifications especially his education attainment. We are in a democracy, and Aga is most welcome to join the race if

Pogi Actor vs Pogi Young Lawyer and Continuation of the Fuentebellas of Cam. Sur

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finest eco-wArrior JESSEL S. BASANTA

DENR Asst. Sec. Robert Oliva confers the Saringaya Award to Edna Balane, Municipal Agriculturist of Cabusao, Camarines Sur. Mrs. Balane was accorded with the Saringaya Award, Inidivual Category for her advocacy “Cleaner, Greener, and Healthier Cabusao last June 29, 2012 during the culmination event of the Environment Month celebration.

NYC supports permanentstudent fare discounts

At present, the student fare discounts is only enjoyed dur-ing weekdays and is barely through a Memorandum Cir-cular from the Land Trans-portation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

To quote from LTFRB’s Memorandum Circular No. 2011-04: “The PUV operator shall grant fare discounts to Students during school days and shall cover only those cur-rently enrolled, in Preschool, Elementary, Secondary and Collegiate schools including academic, Vocational and Tech-nical schools duly recognized by the Government, EXCEPT: those of dancing and driving schools, short term courses of seminar type, and post graduate studies (those taking up medi-cine, law, masteral, doctoral de-grees and the like).”

Amendments to this, which include making the fare dis-count for students permanent, were proposed by the LTFRB but strongly criticized by the transport groups. “The debate regarding Permanent Student Fare Discount has been there since time immemorial and

despite various criticisms, ang NYC ay naninindigan at nanan-atiling nakasuporta upang mai-sakatuparan ito [Permanent Student Fare Discount].” Asec. Gregorio Ramon Tingson says.

“Ang estudyante ay estudyante. May pasok man o wala ay bahagi sila ng bulnera-bleng sektor ng ating lipunan. The proposed non-school days grant of a fare discount privi-lege to bonafide students from transport utilities intend to less-en and minimize the impact of the current economic and finan-cial difficulties.” Commissioner Tingson adds.

“Alalahanin sana natin na

bahagi ang transportation ex-penses sa over-all cost of edu-cation. At kung hindi natin ma-pagbigyan ang mga mag-aaral, isa na naman itong pasanin sa kanila.” Chairman Leon G. Flores III reiterates.

The National Youth Com-mission, as the voice and ad-vocate of the youth, strongly supports the immediate imple-mentation of the permanent fare discounts for students as per LTFRB’s proposal. Further, the call to institutionalize the circular is to better empower the youth which is considered indigent, vulnerable and under-privileged sector of our society.

Aquinolaunchesmedical

programsAdvancements in Philip-

pine healthcare took center-stage after President Beni-gno S. Aquino III formally launched two medical pro-grams aimed at improving and expanding healthcare coverage to include diarrhea vaccines for children and can-cer treatment for all Filipinos in Malacañang on recently.

The President, who was joined by Health Secretary Enrique Ona and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation president and CEO Eduardo Banzon, led the back-to-back inauguration of the DoH’s Rota Virus Vaccine campaign and Philhealth’s “Z” Benefits pack-age program.

In his speech, the President said the event highlighted his Administration’s commitment to give equal importance to al-leviating poverty by focusing not on only the health of the country, economy and govern-ment but also the overall health of all Filipinos as well.

“…to win this war on pov-erty, we must also turn our at-tention to public health we want our people to be empowered individuals capable of standing on their own two feet—strong, healthy, and skilled men and women who can take advantage of the opportunities life affords them,” the President said.

The President added that these two medical programs “are expected to contribute to our goal of safeguarding the health and well-being” of all Filipinos.

He said that 700,000 infants from families listed in the Na-tional Household Targeting System of the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-ment will be vaccinated from the rota virus, the most com-mon cause of diarrhea in infants and children.

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CamSur job center helps job seekersPersonnel of the CamSur

Employment Center (CSEC), the office specifically tasked by Gov. Lray Villafuerte to provide assistance to local job seekers land job locally or abroad, are jubilant and in high spirits as they celebrate the latest and the biggest suc-cess yet of their efforts this year.

This as they have confirmed that 70 service crews and 7 management trainees passed the final interviews conducted recently, qualifying the appli-cants to work with the world famous KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) branch in the King-dom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

The confirmation was made by the representative of Lead Resources Management Corp (LEAD) who personally con-ducted the Final Interview and Evaluation for its foreign principals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia thru the Special Recruitment Activity (SRA) sponsored and coordinated by CSEC last June 21 to 22, 2012.

For those working at CSEC it was an accomplishment worth celebrating and be proud of, being part of the effort to

proMpt Delivery of services DANrEY

Dr. Dennis Reforma, (left photo) Chief of the Libmanan District Hospital, perfoms surgery to remove a cyst behind the ear of a patient. Other photos show a child grimacing in pain as a dentist injects anesthesia and two women having their free haircut. These are just some of the services that Gov. LRay Villafuerte brings with him during visits to barangay.

provide opportunities for oth-ers to land profitable jobs, especially abroad, that would dramatically improve their families’ quality of life.

Said successful applicants are now preparing pertinent documents and other require-ments in connection with their

eventual employment with the famous food chain in KSA.

Meanwhile the CamSur Employment Center will con-tinue to perform its task of serving the constituents of the province.

Inquiries may be made via CSEC’s landlines 477-5858

and 4780109 and cell phone number 09198775952 or per-sonally at its office at the 2nd floor of the Capitol Main Building, Cadlan, Pili, Cama-rines Sur. CSEC’s e-mail ad-dress and Facebook account is [email protected]. - FERNANDEZ

piA-camsur launches ‘forum@piA’By ANAlIzA S. MACATANgAY

NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur -- The Philippine Infor-mation Agency (PIA) pro-vincial office in Naga City, Camarines Sur launched on Friday, June 29, “Forum@PIA,” a monthly round table discussion with the media.

It is in line with the agency’s mission to provide adequate information to the public. It will also serve as their guide to make better decisions and encourage media partners in disseminating programs of the government.

National Electrification Administration (NEA) project supervisor Eddie Adlao, NEA Institutional Officer Engineer Hector Tabelisma and Cama-rines Sur Electric Coperative (Casureco) II Information Of-ficer Manny Rojo served as guests during the program’s pi-lot presentation.

The forum has shed light on various issues concerning the power outages that the city has been experiencing for the past two months. This has pestered most of the power consumers, including businessmen who were greatly affected by the power interruption. The power interruptions also derailed im-portant transactions, including processing of some deals in various government agencies that uses computer operations.

Adlao was sent by NEA together with two engineers to troubleshoot pressing concerns inside the cooperative and come up with various recommenda-tions on how to normalize its operation.

During the forum, Adlao presented update on the op-eration of Casureco II, includ-ing the cooperative’s financial and technical aspects. For the month of June, Adlao explained that the average power rate is pegged at 9.8526, as broken down to the following rate components: Power costs com-ing from the power suppliers- 8.3496, distribution charges from Casureco II- 0.6410 and

ecologicAl AwAreness JESSEL S. BASANTA

DENR Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada makes an appeal to students and teachers to heighten up ecological awareness, conservation and protection. Director Fragada led the 22nd Eagle quiz contest in Legazpi City. The annual quiz bee ascertains who are the brightest students in environment, science and math.

With the regular classes in full swing now, the Uni-versity of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) convened all the newcomers on Wednesday and briefed them on the policies and regulations being adhered to by the university. Included on the orientation were freshmen from both High School and Secondary levels.

In the morning, UNEP Executive Vice President and concurrent Vice President for Finance, Ms. Deli Alfelor-Tibi discussed the policies and set of laws that governs the faculty, the students and the entire operations of the academic institution. Here, she also emphasized the im-portance of education and the love for learning.

“We will continue to adhere to our dear Wawa’s lega-cy in providing quality education to our constituents, to all aspiring Bicolanos, especially those coming from the Rinconada area and of course to those who wishes to reach their dreams and aspirations. This orientation is meant to show our new comers that UNEP welcomes them with open arms.” Ms. Deli said in an interview.

In the afternoon, UNEP President Atty. Remelisa Al-felor-Moraleda led various deans and department heads in welcoming the College Freshmen in the portals of the university. Moraleda acquainted their students with the role of each department and their heads and introduced the professors and faculty members who will be with them in the entire duration of their stay inside UNEP.

“In line with our mission of providing quality educa-tion, we are creating the blueprint for our students through the optimal utilization of our available resources while we prepare them to become effective development managers. On their first year as college students, we want to inculcate in them the value of perseverance and dedication as we continue to address the global trends by persistently im-proving the skills of the Bicolano workforce. , Moraleda added.

UNEP prides itself with the competent line of Deans and Professors. It is continuously improving its instruc-tional facilities to catch up with the technological trend as it continues to improve its curriculum to adapt to the continually changing world of academic excellence.

UNEP orients newcomers

Tree planting marks Nutrition Month celebration in Naga City

By ANAlIzA S. MACATANgAY

NAGA CITY -- All 27 ba-rangays of this city simulta-neously planted seedlings of eggplant, tomato, horse rad-ish, and malunggay in their respective communal gardens Monday to mark the start of Nutrition Month this year.

The launch of the celebra-tion, with the theme “Pagkain ng Gulay Ugaliin, Araw araw itong Ihain,” was led by the city’s Agriculturist and Nutri-tion Offices, Department of Education, and the local gov-

ernment. Edna Bongalonta, OIC city

agriculturist, said the simulta-

neous planting dubbed “ Sa-bay sabay Pagtanom, Gulay aanihon” aims to provide fresh vegetables to the community, particularly for the consump-tion of malnourished children in the barangay.

“The produce of the baran-gays will directly benefit the children, particularly in the up-land barangays. This is also in line with the nutrition program of the city to boost their food productivity and ensure that their nutrition needs are nur-tured,” Bongalonta said in an interview.

Various programs were also lined up to highlight the said celebration. It includes lecture on the importance of vegetable and vegetable production, radio hopping, and a Nutri quiz for elementary pupils to be spear-

PhilHealth bares new primary care benefitsBy MArlON A. lOTErTE

TABACO CITY -- Dem-onstrating a significant move in pursuit of Universal Health Care (UHC) to ben-efit the Filipino people, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) introduced Friday ( June 29) the new set of enhanced benefits designed to improve the financial risk protection for its members through the availability of quality outpa-tient and inpatient medical and health services.

PhilHealth President and CEO Dr. Eduardo Banzon and Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro led the launching of the Pri-mary Care Benefits I (PCB I) Package that entitles members to basic, quality health care services through accredited public health care providers nationwide.

Banzon said that the launch of the package in this city was

government charge at 0.8620. Casureco II purchased

55 percent of its power from Masinloc, 44 percent from Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) and only one percent from the Bicol Hydro-power Corporation (BHPC). This was after the Thermal Lu-zon Inc. (TLI) supply was sus-pended.

Rojo said that the NEA will still conduct a thorough analy-sis of the situation and will come up with recommendations on how power outages will be avoided in the future.

“NEA, with the Casureco personnel are now looking on some plans to employ measure to address power problems even before they crop up by means of doing regular preventive main-tenance and meticulous check-ing of our substations located in various parts of Camarines

Sur,” Rojo added. Members from the media

were also given a chance to raise their queries during the forum.

FORUM@PIA will be held every last Friday of the month at the Radyo ng Bayan office located at Civic Center, Taal Avenue, Naga City from 10 to 11 a.m. It will continue to serve as the government’s informa-tion arm in disseminating accu-rate information regarding the programs of the national gov-ernment, including its agencies and encourage support and par-ticipation of other stakeholders.

Forum@PIA aims to be at the helm of this mission by inviting government officials, particularly heads of offices, directors, local chief executives and representatives from gov-ernment agencies and private partners.

the first in the entire country, noting that it was held here as Tabaco City has taken the lead among other local gov-ernments in the country in the promotion of PhilHealth pro-grams.

“Tabaco City has exhib-ited its continuous support to PhilHealth programs and initiatives with its relentless drive to provide the locales of necessary health and medical services through enlistment to the government insurance cor-poration,” Banzon said.

Luistro, on the other hand, cited PhilHealth for bolder initiatives to improve services and develop new more respon-sive health and medical pro-grams the likes of PCB I for its members, providing more relief to the poor sectors of the community.

Tabaco City, according to Luistro, enlisted 6,989 mem-bers to PhilHealth in 2010

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Witnessing an AccidentTwo days ago, I witnessed a road accident that involved two

motorcycles, the other one was being driven by a very good friend of mine. Fortunately, he was unhurt as I saw him standing by his motorcycle but very pale like he just came out from an giant icebox. The other motorcycle rider, however, a very young man in a college uniform, was fi shed out with diffi culty (one of his legs was under the vehicle which was badly damaged) and blood was oozing heavily from his mouth, nose, ears and face. It was terrible. He was taken by concerned onlookers to the nearest hospital while in a matter of minutes, two policemen came to investigate the accident. I hope to God the injured young accident victim is all right. My very good friend, however, is back to his job but traumatized naturally but still driving his motorcycle.

I could not forget the scene and what crossed my mind are my two grandsons who are both motorcycles riders themselves and they use the vehicles to transport them to school. Most of the time, I am their back rider. Since the accident, had not done any motorcycle riding. And I had counseled my young grandsons to exercise more care when driving the motorcycles.

There is no day in Metro Manila when no motorcycle accident happens. Even in Iriga, there had been accident that had cost lives of very young men. And most cases, the accident happens because the vehicle is running in full speed and the driver is under the infl uence of liquor if not sleepy or just plain “mayabang na driver.” Especially because many motorcycle drivers are young and full of energy and enthusiasm.

There is nothing better than being very careful but best of all, but praying is very effective in making one’s trip sound and accident-free. email [email protected]

inner chessBY J. HENRY DANICAN

The Negative Attitude of SchoolChildren Towards Mathematics

By rOlANDO M. MANAOgTeacher 3

Iriga Central School, Iriga City

Mathematics has always been perceived as diffi cult by many school children. Many mathematics teacher could not even fathom for themselves why this negative attitude. No matter how much a mathematics teacher tries to make the subject easy and even interesting, the negative perception stays. These questions arise: What could be wrong? Who is at fault? How come this negative attitude?

As a mathematics teacher and faced with this negativism, I have taken upon myself the challenge posed by what appears to be a common denominator in mathematics teaching. Luckily, I have, I think succeeded even a little in making my students change their perception. Of course, I could not claim a hundred per cent change of perception and also attitude towards the subject. But I can somehow lay claim that many of my pupils have shown a less negative attitude. I am optimistic that I will have a bigger number of students getting to like mathematics. That would be the day.

I started thinking about my with my own attitude. I must be an interesting math teacher in the fi rst place. It is not even diffi cult after all. I studied my pupils outlook. I look at each one of them as individual persons and not as mere pupils. I talk to them how mathematics can be applied in their everyday life. I tried to fi nd out what are their diffi culties in the subject and how their diffi culties started. I discovered that even in their early grades they had already found the subject diffi cult. They thought mathematics was a matter of memory work and that it did not mean anything anyway unlike geography or physical education. I learned they were made to memorize the multiplication table without understanding what the table means in the fi rst place.

I realize there could be ways of making teaching math interesting and getting the pupils interest. I started by giving incentives. I became very open to my pupils. I took time to talk to them informally and in the process I got to learn their perceived diffi culties and I helped them overcome their diffi culties. In the end, my pupils and I developed intellectual (read; mathematical) bonding. The rest is history. I now teach with ease and my pupils respond with the same level of comfort.

At no time but now are our school children exposed to modern technology. A four-year old kid plays tetris on computer with ease. He plays snake on his older siblings’ cellular phones. (It might it even be possible that such an early age he has a cellphone for himself, maybe an i-pad or a tablet) And these he does so well and so fast. It is not even far fetched to say that some parents do not know how to use the computer much more a cellphone unless taught by their children, while their children operate these modern gadgets with so much ease and with expressed familiarity of these gadgets almost as familiar they are with the palm of their hand.

The emergence of these modern technology in our time has given our school children less time for their studies and more time spent on their use. For example, children would

The Effects of Modern Technology to the Study Habits of ChildrenBy rOlANDO M. MANAOg

Teacher 3Iriga Central School, Iriga City

use the computers more than they spend their time for their books and homeworks. Of course, the computers are a great help specially in their researches. One can not deny the fact that the internet has been of great help to students. A click would bring them to where they want to go. Google would be the byword of most students. Whatever they want, presto, in a matter of minutes, they can have it in practically all subjects. But this is not justifying the positive effects of modern technology as they affect the study habits of our school children and adversely at that. However, used minimally, modern technology could be one of the best inventions of our time…to keep things easy, to be of great help in many matters, to get in touch with the world,

develop the children’s ability In whatever line they are inclined to. For example, I know of a high school junior who now plays the guitar like a pro and he learned how through the computer. Another one plays chess very intelligently and could now compete nationally and he learned to play on computer. But this not downplaying the effects of computer, adversely speaking.

Considering the interest and enthusiasm our children have towards these modern gadgets, they are now prone to it and spend a lot of time on their use. Many school children can not be expected to be home after classes since they are in computer shops playing games or focusing their time on their facebook account. Social messaging has brought many

unusually “bad” experiences to young people, specially kids in school who have learned to operate the machines in their computer classes. How many children have gotten into serious trouble and even humiliation for their families, not to say, neglect of their studies due to overuse of this very familiar and attractive social messaging instrument.

In the end, it would be safe to say that modern technology is affecting school children and their study habits. As a teacher, I am not totally sold to my pupils getting into technology use even for many good reasons. The teacher, fl esh and blood, is still the most potent tool towards achieving the best education that would guarantee school children a bright future. But, let it not be misunderstood. Modern gadgets are here to stay and paving the way towards a more modern future.

86.8 percent after they dis-tributed supplies of PesGuard, a spray concentrate used for thermal fogging.

They have already sprayed it to almost all public schools in the city, including baran-gays with high cases of den-gue.

The offi ce also allocated Sumilarv 0.56, a chemical that kills mosquito eggs even before they can be hatched and pose great dengue threat to the community.

“We have already em-ployed all the necessary steps to eliminate breeding sites but we admit that we cannot

naGa city health office . . .do it alone. We need the help of the community to conduct their own clean up drives and ensure that their houses are free from possible ar-eas where these mosquitoes might populate,“ Borja said in an interview.

Barangay Calauag was among the top three baran-gays that had the most num-ber of cases in the city, along with Barangays Dayangdang and Igualdad, occupying the top and second places, re-spectively.

Borja also reminded the city’s constituents to remem-ber that the 4S is the best way

to combat dengue. On top of the list is to

search and destroy dengue breeding sites. This would entail cooperation from each household to ensure that the surroundings are free from clutters and presence of water habitat which can be a poten-tial breeding area.

Next is for the patients to seek an immediate medical attention once fever sets in.

Doctors are also advising the populace to be also re-sponsible by employing self-protection measures such as wearing pants, long sleeves and application of insect re-pellants. Saying no to indis-

criminate fogging is also part of the measures.

Discriminate or respon-sible fogging, Borja said can be employed when a certain area is already under dengue attack.

Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus were identifi ed as dengue carriers.

Symptoms to watch for if infl icted with the dengue H-fever include sudden rise of fever within the duration of 2-7 days, body ache, head ache and feeling of restless-ness. Small patches might start to show up, stomach ache, gum and nose bleeding and vomiting among others.

headed by the Department of Education.

Streamers were also put up in strategic places in the city, public elementary, and high schools and in every participat-ing barangay to drumbeat the activities lined up for the whole month of July.

Mothers with malnour-ished children are also invited to attend pre-entrepreneurship training on July 13 at the Metro Peso offi ce.

Children aged 10 to 12 who have a penchant for cooking will also be given anopportunity to be part of the Junior Vegetable

tree plantinG marks . . .Cooking Contest on July 27 at the Naga City People’s Hall.

Part of the highlights of the celebration is the awarding of Outstanding Barangay Nutri-tion Scholars and selection of 10 Outstanding Barangay Councils (BNC) awardees. Gu-layan sa Barangay and Tarano-man sa Tamang Nutrisyon con-tenders will also be adjudged on July 31.

The activity aims to encour-age the stakeholders to partake of the city’s program and be a part of the government’s cam-paign to ensure food security in the community.

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At the General Membership Meeting of MORES; (From L -R) M.R. Javier, Gina Rose Ariston, Chiz Escudero Alden Castaneda, Judy Mercado, Nicco De Jesus and RJ Esteban

Courtesy Call of MORES Board of Directors to Cebu Governor (From L - R) 2011 MORES President Alden Castaneda, M.R. Javier, Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, Bing Porcia and Gabs Buluran

Sun Cellular backs MarketingOpinion Research Society in PHMarketing and Opinion

Research Society of the Phil-ippines or MORES, an or-ganization dedicated to the integration of research with the practice of marketing and advertising, gathers hun-dreds of consumer research, marketing and advertising practitioners for the 11th National Research Congress this coming July 4 to 6 at the Plantation Bay Beach Resort, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

With the theme “MORES.. Engage”, the event aims to align research approaches and programs with the higher de-mands and needs of marketing and ultimately, consumers. Dif-ferent engaging activities and workshops are prepared for the

participants to fuel learning and hopefully, fire up passion and enthusiasm among practitio-ners. As it will be attended by people from different fields, the event is also an opportu-nity for participants to connect and share knowledge with each other, thereby enriching exper-tise about the best practices in the industry.

Sun Cellular, a company who believes in the value of research and consumer insights in its marketing and advertising procedures, is one of the spon-sors of the 11th National Re-search Congress.

Two of the invited speakers for the event are Cebu Gover-nor, Gwen Garcia and Chiz Es-cudero.

Bayan inaugurates new buildingBy rED SAMAr

Bayan telecommunica-

tions, Inc. (Bayan) has inau-gurated its new office build-ing in Naga City to better serve and support its grow-ing customers and reaffirm its leadership position in the telecom industry in the province of Camarines Sur.

The new 3-storey building located in Blumentritt Street houses the corporate offices, network operation center and

customer center. It carries the standard design of the company’s office buildings that can be found around the country.

Raffy T. Aguado, Bayan’s chief operating officer and Naga City Mayor John Bon-gat led the blessing and rib-bon-cutting ceremonies that was attended by the com-pany’s employees and other invited guests.

Aguado, in his message, after the inaugural rites said

CebuPacific Air to offer inflight Wi-Fi with OnAir

that Bayan is guided by “the value of providing simple and totoong serbisyo” to its customers in order to achieve its mission of becoming the leading provider of commu-nications services to the Fili-pino people.

“Bayan remains stead-fadst and true to its mission and vision as a company. We purposely exist to make a dif-ference by bringing out the best in the lives of Filipinos,” Aguado said.

Bayan is eyeing to increase its customer base in Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and data services for both resi-dential and commercial cli-ents in the Bicol region.

Aguado also said that Bayan continues to be bullish about the economic poten-tials of the Bicol region, and is determined to help sustain and strengthen its market leadership hold by offering products and services that are needed by the local market.

Cebu Pacific Air (PSE:CEB), the Philippines’ largest flag carrier, will pro-vide OnAir Internet service to passengers in its Airbus A330 fleet starting in 2013. The airline also has the op-tion to install Wi-Fi on its fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, for short haul flights, in the next phase.

Once Internet OnAir is in service, Cebu Pacific passen-gers will be able to access the Internetduring flights and make calls using Voice Over IP ap-

plications, using their Wi-Fi enabled personal electronic devices, such as Android™ phones and tablets, iPhone®, iPad®, BlackBerry®, and lap-tops. Cebu Pacific’s A330 fleet is scheduled to have Wi-Fi in-stalled mid-next year, in time for the airline’s initial deploy-ment of long haul services. CEB’s A330 fleet, planned for introduction in the third quarter of 2013, will allow Cebu Pa-cific to provide direct, non-stop flights to regions within the aircraft’s 11-hour flying range

including the Middle East, Aus-tralia, parts of Europe and the U.S.

Manila-based Cebu Pacific will be the first long-haul, Low Cost Carrier in South East Asia to provide inflight Internet ac-cess.Consistent with its track record of innovation, CEB will be the first Filipino airline to

provide Internet connectivity.“Cebu Pacific has a high-

ly social community of over 600,000 likes on Facebook and over 380,000 Twitter followers. We are very happy to provide our guests with the convenience of online connectivity while in-flight. CEB can now engage passengers through innovative

web-based solutions that will further enhance their flying ex-perience with us, said Candice Iyog, CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution.

“Cebu Pacific’s focus on social media makes inflight connectivity an obvious op-tion, both so that passengers can stay connected throughout

their journey, and so the airline can continue reaching its pas-sengers,” said Ian Dawkins, CEO of OnAir. “Cebu Pacific is OnAir’s first low-cost, long-range Wi-Fi client in Asia. As the air transport market de-velops, we expect to see more LCCs operating long-haul routes and there is no doubt they will want to provide con-nectivity.”

OnAir’s use of Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband, combined with the most extensive net-work of regulatory approvals and roaming agreements, means its services are available around the world.

paying P4.193 million in premiums, while only 2,387 availed of the company’s ben-efits amounting to P17.193 million.

“It is interesting to note that less than half of the en-rolled members availed of PhilHealth service, meaning to say only few fell sick among the residents that also entails that the health programs of the city government proved effi-cient,” Luistro added.

“With the new package adding primary health care, with even the inclusion of more reproductive health ser-vices, we remain committed and continue to support such

philhealth launches new . . .innovations in PhilHealth pro-grams,” the mayor stressed.

PCB I allows primary health care providers greater flexibility in the range of ser-vices the company can offer to enlisted PhilHealth clients, including consultations, regu-lar blood pressure monitoring, and health promotion like edu-cation on breastfeeding, coun-seling on lifestyle modifica-tion, and smoking cessation.

Medicines for common diseases like asthma and acute gastroenteritis (AGE) with no or mild dehydration, up-per respiratory tract infection/pneumoni,a and urinary tract

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Vietnamese. The Vietnamese is now more prosperous, his economy more stable although his country is much younger than ours at 30 years. The Philippines is over l00 years, an aging man among younger, growing Asian neighbors.

What have we achieved in over l00 years? Filipinos are scattered in all the continents of the world, working as domestic helpers, caregivers, construction workers with a sprinkling of highly skilled professionals.Our neighbors roam the seven continents as tourists consuming the far off wonders.

You ask them, our overseas workers, our expatriates if they will stay if given the chance to stay within our shores. They will tell you, they will.The trouble is, there are few job opportunities.

Nobody is to blame but ourselves for our ill luck.We have installed in public office since the birth of the First Republic men and women whose consuming madness is to enrich and keep themselves in power. They have sold the country down the river, do you know it?

These people have committed a very serious offense against you and me. The consequences are there before your eyes: poverty, unemployment, corruption, lawlessness, hopelessness. And again, they are there, the people who have given us nothing but heartbreaks, asking for your support.

Do not allow them to make a fool of you again.* * * * * *

An extra bright student in my political science class in Bicol College said that our country’ form of government is not really a democracy but aristocracy. When I asked him to explain, he said that a country under aristocracy, that country is ruled by a privileged few.

He mentioned some people in Albay province as those who are in the privileged group. Albay is ruled by them.

What he wanted to say is that the country is ruled by oligarchs, the privileged few who preside over the lives and fortunes of our people.

In Cielito F. Habito’s column, No Free Lunch, Philippine Daily Inquirer, he said that the distribution of wealth which is lopsided in favor of a few and against the countless many clearly illustrates the existence of an oligarchic society which is another term for aristocracy.

An American professor from Maryland University who came over to the Philippines years ago said that our oligarchy was a creation of the Spaniards, further saying that the presence of the oligarchs is one big reason for the country’s stunted growth.

The oligarchs do not want the government to succeed in its program to uplift the lives of our people, he said, so that our people will always remain at their (oligarchs) mercy.

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pre-schoolers without Early Childhood Experience (ECE).b. Forged partnership with agencies of the government various

components of the Q-Ed Program which enabled the pooling of resources of all these agencies for the program implementation thereby creating a synergistic effect.

c. Facilitated the establishment of 11 Computer Laboratories in Partido Area.

d. Conducted annual Career Orientation Sessions in collaboration with PSU and TESDA guidance to high school students which resulted to:

i. Increase PSU enrolment by 16% in 2009,19% in 2010 and 15% in 2011.

e. Established the Mobile Information Technology Classroom which provided IT trainings to students and teachers both in elementary and high school, serving a total of 7,187 individuals. See table below:

No. of Individuals Served 2009 2010 TOTALStudents 3,902 2,546 6,448Teachers 574 165 739TOTAL 4,476 2,711 7,187f. Provided trainings to Information Technology (IT) coordinators

of all schools in Partido Area.g. Provided twelve (12) computer sets to central elementary

schools.h. Provided interactive teaching materials to 273 elementary

schools and 67 high schools in Partido Area.II. HEALTHa. Secured the assistance of DOH, regional and national offices

in strengthening the health services in Partido Area, linked LGUs to these offices.

b. Conceptualized the DIPH, through which LGU Tigaon will receive 5 million pesos.

c. Supported the Operation Reach-out activities. The activity was able to serve, so far, 14,836 patients.

III. COMMUNICATIONa. Linked –up withTelecommunications Company (i.e. Bayantel,

Smart, PLDT, Globe and Sun Cellular) for the establishment of mobile and land line telephone lines in the entire Partido Area.

b. Established the DZRP FM Radio Station in Goa.IV. INFRASTRUCTUREa. Intensified efforts to draw resources from the national

government for the construction of major roads and bridges in Partido Area anchored on tourism and socio-economic development programs of the national government. Significant portions of major roads were concreted and all bridges going to Caramoan Peninsula were constructed.

V. AGRICULTUREa. Conceptualized and implemented the Grains Maximization

and Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program. Through this program, loans were extended to farmers for the production of cerfified seeds. The Program was able to supply 25% of the total seeds requirement of the entire 4th District augmenting those being provided by the Department of Agriculture in the area. Farmers earned a decent amount of income in producing certified seeds. Please refer to table below:

2008 870,145,42 Total No. of bags of 3,970 Certified seeds produced2009 635,405.79 Cost of production (Php) 488.322010 415,063.00 Farmers’ Profit per bag (Php) 711.68Total 1,938,614.21 Total Farmers’ Income 2,825,369.60

Amount generated (Php)Releasedb. Farmers were provided with trainings on certified seeds

production.c. A forum was created which allowed farmers air their

concerns and have them heard by the government, in this case, their respective Mayors.

VI. TOURISMa. Supported the enactment of R.A. 9444 and 9445

establishing Tourism Zones in the municipalities of Caramoan and Sagñay.

b. Proactively promoted the tourism industry in the 4th Congressional District of Camarines Sur.

VII. ENVIRONMENTa. Conceptualized the Partido Integrated Water Resources

Management (PIWARM) Program. This program intends to establish and protect watersheds in Partido Area, and also in support to the Climate Change adaptation program of the national government.

VIII. ENERGYa. Continually pushed the energization of all barangay.

All barangays now enjoy 100% electrification. These days, expansions are in Sitios across 4th District.

b. Initiated the exploration and development of renewable energy sources in the 4th District such as Hydro, solar and wind power.

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DA-5 hosts NBACA meeting cum training on geo-taggingThe Department of Ag-

riculture National Bids and Awards Committee As-sociation recently held its 2nd Quarter Meeting cum training on Geo-Tagging of DA sub-projects at Villa Caceres Hotel in Naga City. Over thirty (30) participants from all over the country attended the said meeting/training.

The group had sharing of ideas, insights and experi-ences on their conduct and delivery of bidding in their respective regions. Whatever insights and learning they got out of the activity they will adopt in their respective re-gions. DA-NBACA National President Joyce S. Wendam said that this quarter meetings updates all NBACA members of issues and concerns affect-ing the BAC. It also provide the group with activities to increase their knowledge and skill related to conduct of bid-dings. Wendam particularly pointed out that they really included geo-tagging train-ing for the group to have an idea on how this geo-tagging works, how effective it is in eliminating ghost projects, and know its importance in project monitoring and evalu-ation. She also mentioned that with the knowledge gained on geo-tagging risk will be reduced on the part of those implementing the project and to those signing the docu-ments and duplication will

be avoided. With geo-tagging project verification is just a touch away, this would speed up processing and payment of projects.

Regional Executive Di-rector Jose V. Dayao said that with the training on geo-tagging the capability of DA staff will be enhanced in evaluating proposals, moni-toring projects and in obtain-ing fast and accurate data. He added that it is also im-portant as reference in deci-sion making and ultimately facilitate project implemen-tation. Dayao thanked the NBACA for choosing Bicol as host for the 2nd quarter meeting and he assured the group that DA region 5 will continue to support the en-deavors of NBACA.

Engr. Samuel Belamide the consultant of MRDP2 discussed the applied geo-tagging technology which is

also compatible to GIS. Geo-tagging is also called Geo location which is a practice of associating a digital re-source (e.g. photo, website, SMS) with a physical loca-tion. Belamide cited that the World Bank has considered

geo-tagging as the best prac-tice in sub-project transparen-cies and total disclosure. This technology has no domestic preference. It avoids overlap-ping and duplication , it uses web-based applications, fa-cilitates project identification

and verification. It is also use-ful in progress supervision of projects; operation and main-tenance activities and an agent for transparency and total public disclosure. Belamide also discussed software appli-cation and data base. He also conducted demonstration to ensure that participants would easily learn the procedures.

The participants had

hands-on in geo-tagging and field work on data gathering at Irayang Sulong, Minala-bac, Camarines Sur in one of the completed farm to market road projects of the Depart-ment of Agriculture. Partici-pants were also taught data uploading and information management using google earth, picasa and my tracks. -mabelle-roa-ilan

sustain the enforcement of the smoke-free campaign.

“We can’t rest on our lau-rels as the Hall of Famer. We will continue to think of ways to further strengthen the program,” Rosal said.

Legazpi City has been re-cently hailed as the Hall of Famer for being a recipient of the Red Orchid Award for three consecutive years.

Meanwhile, the Blue Ribbon Campaign is the initiative of World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region to serve as mechanism for health advocates to provide

albay starts smoke-free . . .recognition of important work carried out by its part-ners in implementing the WHO Framework Conven-tion on Tobacco Control.

This year’s campaign an-chored on the theme, “Sav-ing Lives from Second-Hand Smoke” focuses on raising awareness on the dangers of second-hand smoke.

Classified by the Inter-national Agency for Cancer Research as a carcinogen, second-hand smoke has been the cause of death of more than 600,000 people each year, of which 28 percent are children.

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Part of her visit was the un-veiling of the life-sized statue of Jose Maria Peñaranda, the fi rst Spanish national to seat as governor of the province from 1834 to 1843.

After the unveiling, Queen Sofi a proceeded for the fi rst leg of her tour to Spain-funded projects in Albay.

One of these is the Camalig Emergency and Educational Shelter, a 14-classroom emer-gency educational shelter build-ing, which was erected on Feb-ruary 24, 2010 using a P24.7 million funding from the Agen-cia Espanola De Cooperacion para el Desarullo (AECID).

She also visited the Jose-fi na Belmonte Duran Memo-rial District Hospital in Brgy. Tuburan, Ligao City, where the AECID gave P14.4 million for its facilities and equipment.

Then, during her visit to the Climate Change Academy at the Bicol University campus here, City Mayor Geraldine Rosal briefed the queen on the Legazpi City Solid Waste Management Project in Brgy. Banquerohan where AECID in-vested P110 million.

The Spanish government, through the AECID, has re-leased P112.7 million funding

spanish queen Visits albay . . .support to Albay to fi nance various projects, which also included the rehabilitation of the emergency evacuation cen-ter in Daraga for P13 million; emergency school shelters in Guinobatan and Camalig for P28.7 million each; strengthen-ing of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Offi ce equipment for P11 mil-lion; and the rural-based fl ood preparedness project for P16.9 million.

Albay was chosen for the Queen’s visit for its projects in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and MDG achievement with signifi cant foreign development assistance from Spain through AECID.

“She was very happy and quite impressed with Albay,” Gov. Joey Salceda said.

Prior to this visit, the Queen had a meeting with President Aquino and had several engage-ments with non-government organizations, Spanish institu-tions, and personnel working for the United Nations agencies in the Philippines.

Queen Sofi a of Spain is the second high-ranking foreign dignitary to tour the province after Pope John Paul II visited this city in February 1981.

to combat the increasing num-ber of dengue victims.

“There is an ongoing talk with a private entity, Renew Philippines , and the provincial government of Camarines Sur for the purchase of a larvaecide that would cut the normal phase of dengue mosquitoes. This chemical would cut the life cy-cle of this insect and will not al-low the development of an egg to an adult mosquito. This is the best way to stop them from in-creasing. Hopefully things will go as planned so that the prov-ince can immediately imple-ment this in identifi ed dengue affected towns, “ Aco said in an interview.

Based on the record released by the PHO, dengue cases this year went up this May, with 172 from 54 cases last year covering the same month. The fl uctuating trends started this January with a recorded case of 142, then went down to 91 cases in February. The cases picked up and have recorded 140 victims in March

denGue cases up in camsur . . .and slightly went down to 118 in April. It reached an all time high in May and has seemingly decreased to 117 this June.

Aco said that they don’t have a complete data yet this June since they are still in the process of collating and are still verifying the submitted reports coming from the sentinel sites.

PHO has intensifi ed its in-formation dissemination cam-paign by going down to the ba-rangays and personally handing over leafl ets and IEC materials to the communities.

“One of the economical way is still maintaining the cleanliness of our surroundings, and that would mean getting rid of breeding sites, such as old tires, coconut husks, roof gut-ters discarded bottles, fl ower vases and other container that can hold clean, stagnant water. It also pays to practice the other 3s – Self protection, seek early consultation and saying no to indiscriminate fogging, “ Aco added.

The “Z” Benefi ts Package, meanwhile, expands the cov-erage of Philhealth illnesses list to include “catastrophic ill-nesses” or illnesses that are lit-erally catastrophic not only to one’s health but also to one’s fi -nancial situation and emotional and psychological well-being.

“For the fi rst time in its history, Philhealth now pro-vides benefi ts that can cover the treatment of diseases that cost roughly P100,000 to P200,000,” the President said.’

“This represents a change in the way Philhealth does busi-ness. Instead of focusing on one claim or on one treatment alone, the focus is on the pa-tient himself: from the surgery to post-operation care and even to therapy. The Z Benefi t Pack-age provides full coverage for our countrymen suffering from dire illnesses, opening new doors to Filipinos in the mar-gins of society,” he added.

Under the benefi t package, the catastrophic illnesses that are initially covered are early stage breast cancer, standard risk childhood acute lympho-blastic leukemia, and low to intermediate risk prostate can-cer.

The President stressed that Philhealth will further expand the coverage of this program in the coming months.

“This occasion represents

aquino launches medical . . .the very goals of our universal healthcare: to ease the burden of our countrymen already struggling to put food on their tables by lending them a help-ing hand for their other needs; and to support Juan and Juana dela Cruz from beginning to end, in the most common of illnesses and in the most cata-strophic,” the President said.

“Just as fi ghting corruption and poverty are the means to ensure a healthier, fairer and more prosperous society, so too will programs like these help improve our public health sys-tem, resulting in a society where the vulnerable are made strong, and the weak are empowered to contribute to the well-being and the happiness of the whole,” he added. - (rck)

infection are also included and expected to be provided by the providers of this package.

Diagnostic services such as complete blood count, uri-nalysis, sputum microscopy,

philhealth launches new . . .fasting blood sugar, lipid pro-fi le, and chest x-ray are also available.

Banzon further explained that initially, these new ben-efi ts will be available to mem-

bers under the Sponsored, Organized Groups, and Over-seas Workers Program and to their qualifi ed dependents, yet eventually, all other members in the different categories will have access to these benefi ts.”

Availment of the PCB I benefi ts entailed the assign-ment of sponsored program (SP) members to designated rural health units (RHUs), health centers, or outpatient departments (OPDs) of gov-ernment hospitals nearest them, while OG and OWP members may choose their PCB I providers from the list of government hospitals that provides PCB I services.

Since April 1, PhilHealth has been assigning the SP members to designated PCB providers – RHUYs, HCs, and Out-patient Departments (OPDs) of government hospi-tals nationwide.

“The accredited provider shall actively seek out the SP members in their localities and once these members sign the master list, then they will be entitled to the benefi ts by pre-

senting their valid PhilHealth ID cards,” Banzon stressed.

These members need not pay any amount to avail of these benefi ts.

Banzon also reminded SP members to avail themselves of the outpatient benefi ts which must be made within the validity period specifi ed in their PhilHealth ID cards.

Members under the OG must have made at least three months contributions within the immediate six months pri-or to the use of the card, while OWP members can avail themselves of the benefi ts as soon as they have paid their annual premium.

“PhilHealth re-affi rms its commitment to ensure better fi nancial protection for our members in times they need it most and PCB I is a step to-wards this direction. The new benefi t will also allow exist-ing health centers/rural health units to improve and expand vital primary health care ser-vices, and continue to meet the increased demand for these services,” said Banzon.


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Albay startssmoke-freeinitiative

LEGAZPI CITY -- The provincial govern-ment of Albay spear-headed the launch of the Blue Ribbon Campaign and the Smoke-Free Merit Badge System in the province June 28 at the St. Ellis Hotel.

The move is to further strengthen the partnership of groups and stakeholders concerned in promoting

smoke-free environment. Smoke-Free Albay Net-

work (SFAN) chairman and Albay board member Her-bert Borja said Albay is the fi rst province in the country to launch the Smoke-Free Merit Badge.

It is awarded to boys and girls scouts in recognition of their effort in supporting and implementing the poli-cies and advocacies of the

SFAN. Around 20 boys and girl

scouts in the province were awarded with the said merit badge.

Four local government units namely the cities of Legazpi, Tabaco and Ligao and the town of Daraga were also recognized for their promotion of 100 percent Smoke-Free Indoor environ-ment along with 10 business establishments in this city.

In response to the said rec-ognition, Legazpi City May-or Geraldine Rosal vowed to

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