Vol 5 Issue 52 Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8 December 28 - 31, 2015
In this IssueIn this IssueIn this Issue DOH: Watch children to avoid firecracker injuries
3 Silliman students to join Ayala Young Leaders Congress
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PNoy leads relief operations in ‘Nona’-hit Northern Samar
CATARMAN, Northern Samar, (PIA) –
President Benigno S. Aquino III visited Northern
Samar to assess the extent of damage caused by
typhoon Nona that hit the province in December
14 .
The President conducted an aerial inspection of
the typhoon-damaged area before attending a
briefing.
Upon arrival at the municipality of Catarman,
he proceeded to the provincial capitol for a
briefing with the local officials led by Governor Jose
L. Ong on the extent of damage, the pre-emptive
actions and the disaster response made by the
local officials and the mayors of the affected
towns as well as the Regional and Provincial Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Councils.
Governor Ong expressed his profound
appreciation to President Aquino for visiting the
province after the destructive typhoon caused
widespread damage. “Your mere presence, your Excellency, has
eased the sufferings of the people of Northern
Samar, ipinakita niyo na hindi kami nag-iisa,” Ong
said.
During the briefing, the Governor reported
92% or 606,256 individuals from the 137,549 families
were affected, 9 persons are still missing with 13
confirmed deaths.
Partially damaged houses was recorded
at 79,293 while totally damaged houses reached 41,
892.
Damage to infrastructure was estimated at Php
2.09 billion while agriculture sector incurred Php211
million production loss.
The President likewise led the distribution
of relief goods, GI sheets, among others to
typhoon-affected families.
Accompanying the President were some
of his cabinet officials such as Health secretary
Janette Loreto Garin, Defense secretary Voltaire
Gazmin, DSWD secretary Corazon “Dinky”
Soliman, Energy secretary Zenaida Munzada, DILG
secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento and former DILG
secretary Mar Roxas. (PIA-8)
By: Leonard T. Pineda I
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA6) --- The
Department of Health (DOH) appealed to parents
to watch their children to avoid firecracker-related
injuries or deaths.
In a media release, DOH strongly advised
parents and caregivers not to allow children to
use firecrackers especially in welcoming the New
Year.
The DOH also called on the cooperation of the
local government units and the Philippine National
Police, if not to ban the selling or use of firecrackers
in the community, at least foster community
fireworks display in order to control the use of
fireworks and firecrackers
In case of an injury due to firecrackers, DOH
advised that the wounds must be immediately
washed with clean running water until all visible dirt
and gunpowder residue is removed.
The patient must immediately be rushed to the
nearest health facility for proper medical attention.
Meanwhile, according to the online reports of
the Aksyon Paputok Injury Reduction (APIR) of
DOH-6, six persons in Western Visayas were
injured by firecrackers during Christmas celebration.
(JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
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EASTERN VISAYAS
DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) – Three
students from Silliman University will be joining the
roster of student leaders who will participate in next
year’s Ayala Young Leaders Congress.
Sillimanians Genin Raya Amiscaray, Cedrick
Louis S. Antiquina and Nikko Paolo V. Calledo
have made through the rigorous three-phase
selection process and will be with 81 other
student leaders in the country in the weeklong
youth leadership program of the Ayala Group of
Companies which is slated in February, according
to Mark Raygan Garcia, chief of the university
information and publication office.
Amiscaray is an economic student in the
said university while Antiquina and Calledo are
taking up medical technology and accountancy,
respectively.
All three students are in their third year
are consistent honor students. Amiscaray, who is
the reigning Miss Silliman is also active in
student leadership while Anitiquina is a college
representative in the Student Assembly.
On the other hand, Calledo is the incumbent
vice president of the university student government.
(mbcn/ral/PIA7-NegOr/with reports from Mark
Raygan Garcia, Chief of SU-OIP)
WESTERN VISAYAS
CENTRAL VISAYAS
Fire Inspector Lorna Parcellano (left),
Information officer of the Bureau of Fire
Protection, urges the public to heed the
government’s “Iwas Paputok Campaign” over
the PIA-anchored program in Radyo Ng
Bayan Iloilo with Ms. Lilibeth A. French of the
Iloilo Infocen as program host. (PIA6-Iloilo)
Members of the Diocesan Electoral Board
(DEB), composed of government agencies,
Church, private groups and the media, started
their collaboration and expressed
commitment to achieve a clean, honest,
accurate, meaningful and peaceful (CHAMP)
orderly May 9, 2016 presidential and local
elections in a coordination conference held at
Marian Priest Center, Dumaguete City. (WA/
PIA7-NegOr)
Aladin Unay (rigtht), 5th year CoE student of
Samar State University with his Wearable Solar
Powered GSM-Based Heartbeat and Galvanic
Skin Response Monitoring Device - a wireless
wearable device that can monitor the
heartbeat and the galvanic skin response of a
person's condition during the recently held
2015 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibit.
(PIA 8) President Aquino made his presence a source of comfort for
families affected by Typhoon “Nona” in Northern Samar during his
visit to the province recently to assess typhoon damages and lead
the distribution of relief ief goods and other assistance together
with some Cabinet officials. (PIA-8)
