Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Mayor to employees: stay calm, in midst of City Hall infections By Letty M.Militante City Mayor Maria Isabelle C.Climaco Salazar  has called on city hall employees  to remain  calm  and to continue to perform work following a number of cityhall employees (male and female) tested possitive for the Covid 19 infection or contamination. On recor, Zamboanga City Covid 19 positive cases increase and continue to rise ...
City with 32 infected barangays By Letty Militante Zamboanga City now has  32 barangays from  out of the total 98 barangays that are already infected with the  Corona Virus and included in the area involved in the “Covid 19 Pandemic.” As of press time, Covid 19 positive case rose to 456 confirmed cases with 12 deaths, 238 active and  206 cases recovered . City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite that the confirmed Covid...
IATF-EID Moratorium request for LSIs'  entry to city denied By Letty M.Militante The IATF-EID has denied a request of the city government for a moratorium on the entry of Local Stranded Individuals and Returning Overseas Filipinos in Zamboanga City. Earlier, Mayor Maria Isabelle C.Climaco Salazar   has requested for a moratorium on the entry of LSI’s and ROF’s in this city on the possibility that some of them could be carriers...
PWDs’ livelihood affected by COVID-19 pandemic By Myra Cel L. Espinosa Persons with Disability (PWD) in region 9 are struggling to access basic essentials, social services and many have lost their source of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a representative from the PWD sector here shared. Teddy Kahil, President of Regional Federation of PWDs, confirmed that most of the concerns received from the PWD sector during the pandemic, specifically...
Over 32K Zambo kids get anti-polio vaccine The City Health Office here has vaccinated 32,685 children aged zero to 10 on Monday, the first day of the Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio. Corazon Pagotaisidro, City Health Office Immunization Program coordinator, said Tuesday the 32,685 represents 16 percent of 205,780 children targeted to be immunized against polio. Pagotaisidro said they have assigned 900 health workers to do the anti-polio vaccination...
City logs 4 new Covid recoveries The Zamboanga City Health Office (CHO) said the number of recoveries for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) here continues to increase daily. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, CHO chief, said in a virtual press conference late Monday that the recovered cases for Covid-19 have increased to 193 following four more new recovered patients. Miravite said the recovered patients have reunited with their families, adding the...
NTF COVID-19 works on strict protocol for travelers The National Task Force COVID19 is presently working for enhanced and stern measures for travelers specifically for Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs), Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs), including Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs). Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., Chief Implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) COVID19 and Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity,...
2 nabbed in Zambo anti-drug operations A suspected big time drug personality and another suspect were arrested in separate law enforcement operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula region, a police official said Tuesday. Maj. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the suspects as Mark Michael Laurque, 35; and Ricky Catamad, 36. Laurque was arrested in a buy-bust around 9:30 p.m. Monday in Purok Parpagayo, Barangay...
PWDs in ZamPen reiterate call for inclusivity, accessibility As the country observes National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (NDPR) from July 17-23, the local persons with disability (PWD) sector in the region is calling for government agencies and stakeholders to heed their call for inclusivity and accessibility especially during the pandemic. Teddy Kahil, President of the Regional PWD Federation said “PWDs are highly affected...
Livelihood, food security on top of priorities of LGU  Dipolog amid COVID-19 crisis Now that the two confirmed COVID-19 cases of Dipolog City had recovered, the local government unit here is looking at boosting agriculture as means to secure food and livelihood for its residents. Mayor Darel Dexter Uy, in his guesting at the Laging Handa Network Briefing with PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar, talked about the LGU’s initiatives to address...
Gov't troops, NPA rebels clash in Zambo Norte town By Leah Agonoy   Government troops recovered war and propaganda materials from a lair of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) following a 10-minute firefight in the Zamboanga del Norte town of Siayan, officials said Tuesday. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, commander of the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion, said Monday's clash erupted while the troops were on combat operation in Barangay Pange,...
Dipolog SK to launch webinars to address depression, suicide, bullying among youths Mental health is among the most pressing concerns among the youth nowadays, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. Feelings of depression, worry and stress in this time of crisis are normal but how should we deal with it? The Sangguniang Kabataan in Dipolog City make it a point to launch recently the “Kumusta Ka Kabataan?” a webcast with Ms. Universe 2010 4th...
Cotabato City posts 68%  Covid-19 recovery rate Fifteen coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients in Cotabato City have already recovered out of 22 total confirmed infections as of Tuesday (July 21).  The Cotabato City Health Office (CHO) said the number of recoveries represents an equivalent of 68 percent recovery rate. Meanwhile, CHO said that a five-year-old boy is the latest Covid-19 patient carrier in this city, which has...
Troops nab 4 Vietnamese fishermen off Tawi-Tawi A Vietnamese boat captain was wounded after allegedly resisting arrest while Philippine authorities are investigating him and three others aboard a fishing boat off Turtle Islands municipality in Tawi-Tawi, an official said Wednesday. Maj. Alpaser Haber, Turtle Islands municipal police chief, identified the wounded Vietnamese boat captain as Nu Oi, who sustained a gunshot wound in the right...
ZamboSur Covid-19 molecular biology laboratory 95% complete The P30-M worth of Covid-19 molecular biology laboratory of Zamboanga del Sur is 95% completed. Thus, disclosed Dr. Anatalio Cagampang, Jr., chief of Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center (ZDSMC) and officer-in-charge of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) during the Covid-19 Task Force meeting in Pagadian City.  Cagampang said Governor Victor Yu constructed these facilities...
Troops recover NPA arms cache in Zambo del Norte Government troops have recovered an arms cache of the communist terrorists New People’s Army (NPA) in a remote village in Zamboanga del Norte, military officials said Wednesday. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion commander, said the arms cache containing several high-power firearms was unearthed in a follow-up operation Tuesday in Barangay Pange, Siayan, Zamboanga del...
Pasig  suspends supermart over protocol violation The Pasig City government has ordered the temporary suspension of operations of a mall's supermarket over its failure to implement minimum health safety standards, specifically physical distancing measures. Mayor Vico Sotto said the grocery section of the Landers Superstore in Barangay Ugong has been temporarily closed from July 21 to 27. Sotto said only the grocery section is closed...
Over 92K overseas Filipinos back in provinces: Lorenzana Over 92,000 overseas Filipinos who returned to the country amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic are now back in their provinces, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday. "As of July 18, a total of 92,530 overseas Filipinos have returned to their provinces," said Lorenzana, head of the Security, Justice and Peace Cluster at a pre-SONA forum. He said the...
Dipolog SK to launch webinars to address depression, suicide, bullying among youths Mental health is among the most pressing concerns among the youth nowadays, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. Feelings of depression, worry and stress in this time of crisis are normal but how should we deal with it? The Sangguniang Kabataan here make it a point to launch recently the “Kumusta Ka Kabataan?” a webcast with Ms. Universe 2010 4th Runner Up...
Health protocol violators led to COVID-19 surge in Zambo – DOH The surge of COVID-19 cases here is a result of people not taking seriously and not abiding by health protocols, particularly the wearing of face masks, social distancing and frequent handwashing and sanitizing, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) here said. “Mayroon talaga tayong hindi nagagawa na protocol to prevent the spread of the virus,” said DOH-9 Assistant Regional...
NTF COVID-19 works on stringent travel protocol By Jocelyn Alvarez DIPOLOG, Zamboanga Del Norte, July 20 (PIA)– The National Task Force COVID19 is presently working for enhanced and stern measures for travelers specifically for Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs), Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs), including Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs). Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., Chief Implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) COVID19...