Wednesday, April 13, 2022

 Health office  declares Dengue outbreak for Zamboanga City   By  Letty Militante   The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (ZCDRRMC)has declared dengue outbreak following city exceeded dengue epidemic threshold for four (4) consecutive weeks in this city.   Records showed that from January 1 to April 2,2022, total dengue cases climbed to 893 with 11 mortalities .   Chief Dr. Ivy Iturralde...
 DOH-9 alarmed over 60% vax rate among seniors   An official of the Department of Health in the Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) is alarmed over the 60 percent vaccination of senior citizens in the region, saying the figure should be higher considering they are a vulnerable population. Dr. Lenny Joy Johnson-Rivera, DOH-9 assistant director, said Wednesday at least 196,891 senior citizens in the region are fully vaccinated, comprising 60 percent...
 2 Zambo Norte villages get ELCAC projects e     Two Zamboanga del Norte barangays have received two infrastructure projects funded under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Barangays Pange and Macasing in Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte, received early this week a seven-kilometer, farm-to-market-road and a PHP3 million hanging bridge, respectively, said Josecor Gepolongca, chairperson of MTF-ELCAC. In...
 1ID deploys new soldiers for poll duties in western Mindanao     The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) is deploying an additional 176 new soldiers to help secure the May 9 national and local elections in its area of operations. The area of operations of 1ID consists of the Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and parts of Lanao del Sur. Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, 1ID commander, said Tuesday the 176 new...
 Marine soldiers rescue 9 passengers after boat capsized off Sulu   Troops belonging to the 4th Marine Brigade rescued nine passengers of a capsized boat off the waters of Barangay Tandu Bato, Luuk, Sulu, over the weekend. Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Joint Task Force-Sulu commander, said in a statement Monday the nine passengers -- two adults and seven minors -- were rescued Sunday from an “overloaded” boat that capsized after being...
 Be informed: How to cast votes in ‘22 polls amid a pandemic     More than 65.7 million Filipinos will be eligible to cast their ballots in the May 2022 national and local elections, aside from the 1.697 million Filipinos overseas. It may seem easy, but health risks posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have resulted in some changes in the step-by-step voting process to ensure the health and safety of people within the...
 NTF-ELCAC ‘best thing that happened’ to PH     The creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is “the best thing” that happened to the Philippines, Defense Undersecretary Cesar Yano said Wednesday. Yano, who also heads the NTF-ELCAC’s peace, law enforcement and development support cluster, said fighting the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) and their impact was best done through the government’s...
 Palace hopes Comelec infighting won’t affect ‘22 polls integrity     Malacañang on Wednesday expressed optimism that the supposed conflict among top officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not affect the integrity of the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. This, after Comelec Commissioner Socorro Inting on Tuesday resigned as head of the poll body’s gun ban committee. Inting’s resignation was an act of “protest”...
  No campaigning on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday: Comelec     The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday reminded candidates in the May 9 national and local polls as well as their supporters that campaigning is prohibited on April 14 (Maundy Thursday) and April 15 (Good Friday). In an interview, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia urged aspirants and their supporters to take a two-day break from campaigning. He also...
 Groups remain relentless in unmasking Reds-linked groups     Groups of parents and other anti-communist organizations have again vowed to be more relentless in “unmasking” all legal front organizations of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines (LPP) or the Liga ng mga Magulang, Liga Independencia Pilipinas (LIPI),...