Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Drivers in the City Are Now Emergency Responder

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City - To strengthen the emergency response capability of the city, some drivers in the city had undergone basic life support and first aid training.

Just recently, the said drivers graduated from the training which the ceremony was held at Peoples Hall, City Hall compound graced by Mayor Florencio Flores Jr.

In his speech, Flores said that knowledge acquired by the drivers during the training were not be in vain since they can use it for their own, for family and for community.

The said training was conducted as support to the existing Malaybalay Emergency Rescue Unit (MERU).

Meanwhile City Consultant Eileen Ortega Gamo hope that Malaybalay will become the most prepared city all over the country in terms of emergency response.

This is one way of luring tourist and investors to visit in the city and invest as well.

It was learned from information officer Joni Ester Parrado that around 80 drivers in the city composed of four batches graduated from basic life support and first aid training.

Drivers are great help during emergency situation since they are usually the first to know untoward events while roaming around the city streets.

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Nigeria Gagawing Krimen Ang Pagiging Bading At Tomboy

World News

Hinigpitan ng nasabing bansa ang batas laban sa mga bakla at tomboy.

Sa ilalim ng panukalang batas na isinusulong ngayon sa kanilang kongreso – papatawan ng limang taong pagka-bilanggo ang sinumang mapapatunayan na bading o yung openly at practising gay.

Gayunman – binatikos ng ibat-ibang grupo ang nasabing batas na anila ay paglabag sa kalayaan bagamat umani ito ng suporta sa ibat-ibang religious leaders.

Ayon sa komite na dumidinig sa panukala nakatanggap sila ng mahigit 100 petisyon mula sa ibat-ibang human rights group na tumututol sa nasabing panukala.

Sinabi ni Alimi Ademola, puno ng gay rights organisation na Independent Project Nigeria, hindi kailangan na isulong ang batas dahil nilalabag nito ang karapatan ng isang taon. Tinawag rin niyang “evil” ang nasabing batas na hindi na aniya kailangan pang patulan ng kanilang kongreso.

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Mysterious Black Dog Terrorizes Mati

By: Ben O. Tesiorna

A HALF-breed "mysterious black dog" is now causing terror in Mati, Davao Oriental after it reportedly bit 36 people in just a span of three days.

The biting rampage started on February 3 from Barangay Bobon up to the poblacion area (more than 20 kilometers) with the skinny dog victimizing humans.

The dog even entered the provincial hospital here and bit a medical attendant at his lower leg. Victims describe the dog as black, skinny, and normal-looking.

Not one of the victims died due to rabies, however, as local authorities immediately injected them with anti-rabies medication.

Mati rural health officer Onjie Catbagan said they have now conducted an intensive campaign to fight rabies.

"So far since February 3, no rabid pets were documented by the provincial health office only dog bite cases which have been properly attended to with the local government providing assistance to most of the pets," Catbagan said.

The rabid black dog was reportedly killed by authorities sometime last week. But rumors flew thick and fast that the "mysterious black dog" is not a common canine but a "supernatural" one.

Various versions of the story are circulating in this town as to the true identity of the mysterious dog.

Some say it was a man whose family was killed by criminals in a far-flung barangay and vowed to exact vengeance from the criminals by selling his soul to the devil, thus becoming an "aswang."

Others say it was an "aswang" from Barangay Bobon whose habitat was slowly being destroyed thus, the aswang's migration to the poblacion area.

Despite the dog's reported death, many residents here are still not taking any chances. Some are opting to stay inside their homes when the night falls while others are shooing away black dogs that are seen around the streets.

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Monday, February 12, 2007

National Dental Health Month Gisaulog

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City - Kasamtangan karong gitamod sa tibuok nasod ang 3rd National Dental Health Month niining buwan sa Pebrero tuig kasamtangan.

Niining tuiga ang selebrasyon nagtangag sa tema nga “Pag-atiman sa Ngipon Atong Batasanon, Hayag nga Ugma Maangkon”.

Nasayran gikan kang Perla Badola-Dinlayan ang information officer sa Provincial Health Office nga dinhi sa Bukidnon gisugdan ang kasaulugan kaniadtong Pebrero 6 didto sa Maramag alas otso sa buntag pinaagi sa usa ka motorkada ug gisunod gilayon ang programa.

Sa maong higayon gitudluan usab ang mga magtutungha sa Maramag Central Elementary School sa insaktong paagi sa pag-atiman sa ngipon sama na sa pag-tooth brush ug fluoride rinsing.

Gipahigayon usab ang poster ug slogan making contests ug ang pagkaplag sa orally fit child contest ug napahimuslan usab ang libre nga dental clinic.

Karong Pebrero 15 ipahigayon ang pagkaplag sa Mr. and Miss Healthy Smile elementary division sa Sumpong Elementary School, dakbayan sa Malaybalay.

Pagka-pebrero 22 ipahigayon usab ang interchool Mr. and Miss Healthy Smile high school division sa Bukidnon National High School ug isunod usab ang Sportsfest sama sa badminton ug bowling.

Katapusang kalihukan gitakda karong Pebrero 28 sa Lantapan pinaagi sa libre nga Dental Clinic.

Ang kasaulugan sa 3rd National Dental Health Month gipasikad sa Proklamasyon Numero 559 nga gipermahan ni Prisedente Gloria Macapagal Arroyo kaniadtong Pebrero 24 tuig 2004.

Kini maoy pagpahalapad sa nahaunang proklamasyon numero 235 kaniadtong Pebrero 24, 1951 nga nagdeklara sa matag Pebrero 3 hangtod 9 nga National Dental Health Week.

Tumong niini nga pukawon ang kaikag sa katawhan sa kamahinungdanon sa pag-amping sa ngipon.

Sigun sa survey nga gipahigayon kaniadtong tuig 1998 nasuta nga 96 sa usa ka gatos nga pinoy adunay problema sa ngipon ug hayan maoy labing komon nga balatian nga nakaapekto sa katawhang pinoy.

Usa sa maayong lakang sa pag-amping sa ngipon mao ang regular nga pagpanipilyo.


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Thursday, February 8, 2007

Earthquake Drill Gipahigayon

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City – Malampusong gipahigayon ang usa ka pagbansaybansay kung unsay angayan nga buhaton kung ugalingong adunay mahitabo nga linog.

Ang nahisgutan nga earthquake drill gipahigayon sa Sumpong Elementary School ug sa Mindanao Arts Technological Institute (MATI) sa milabay nga Pebrero 8 ning tuig kasamtangan.

Dungan nga mitingog ang makusog nga siren kansa may timaan nga adunay pagtay-og sa linog.

Gilayon usab nga nagpasalipod ang mga tinun-an sa maong duha ka eskwelahan ilawom sa mga lamesa ug ang uban nanghapa.

Pipila ka gutlo ang milabay, hinay-hinay nga migawas ang mga tinun-an sa ground ug didto nagtapok nga nagsilbing evacuation area.
Gisunod gilayon ang pagsusi sa matag andana sa tunghaan aron pagsubay kung aduna bay bahin sa gambalay nga naguba o nadamyos.

Miabot usab ang mga emergency responder aron pagtabang sa mga nasamdan.

Daw matuod ang nahisgutan nga earthquake drill ug man gani adunay nadala sa emosyon ug nawad-an sa panimuot.

Gipasiugdahan ang naasoy nga pagbansaybansay sa City Disaster Coordinating Council kon CDCC kinsa mipahigayon usab sa pag-asses sa maong kalihukan.

Tumong niini nga matudluan ang mga magtutungha sa labing angayan nga buhaton kung maatlan nga adunay pagtay-og sa linog.

Ang Probinsiya sa Bukidnon nahimutang sa gitawag nga ring of fire ug fault line tungod sa gikataho nga adunay 13 ka mga bulkan ug duha ang aktibo nga mao ang Mt. Musuan ug Mt. Kalatungan.

Gawas sa linog aduna pay ubang matang sa kalamidad ang giplanuhan nga pagahimuan usab ug pagbansay-bansay.

Sa miaging tuig, gipahigayon usab ang Bomb Drill Exercise.

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Sunday, February 4, 2007

Ari Na Pinutol Ng Aso Naibalik

(AFP)

BEIJING --- Matagumpay na naibalik ng mga doktor sa southern China ang ari ng isang lalaki matapos itong kagatin at maputol ng aso, ayon sa ulat ng state media.

Ang mga doktor sa ospital na affiliated sa Guangzhou city-based Sun Yat-sen University ay gumamit ng balat at laman mula sa dibdib ng 35-anyos na lalaki, at bone mula sa kanyang balakang para ikabit muli ang ari, anang ulat ng Xinhua news agency.

Ang lalaki na kinilala lamang bilang Zhen, ay nakagat at naputol ang ari ng aso noong bata pa siya, na nagdulot ng mental at physical pressures sa kanya habang siya’y nagkaka-edad.

Ang newly reconstructed organ ng lalaki ay may habang 14 centimeters, ayon kay plastic surgeon Zhang Jinming.

"He can have a sex life and enjoy pleasant sensations... but not as intensely as other people because he still doesn’t have testicles," ani Zhang.

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Research on Efficacy of Vaccine Against Chicken Disease Conducted

by: Aurell P. Arais


Malaybalay City - A research was conducted on the efficacy of the locally produced vaccine for the prevention and control of New Castle Disease in native chicken.

According to Lilith Turan, information officer of Provincial Agriculture Office the said research was conducted by DA regional field unit in region seven who provided the vaccines and in coordination with DA region 10 livestock division headed by Dr. Elvito Tac-an as the project leader and in collaboration with the Provincial Veterinary Office headed by Dr. Nancy Diez.

It was learned that during the research, the Provincial Veterinary provided the manpower for blood sample collections and monitoring.

The research started last June 2006 and up to this year and was conducted in five municipalities in Bukidnon namely Kalilangan, Maramag, Malaybalay City, Libona and Baungon.

The research is concentrated only to these municipalities which been identified with cases of the New Castle Disease based on the reports submitted to the DA RFU 10 before the research was conducted.

More than 300 native chickens were been subjected to the research, vaccinated and been collected with blood samples since June last year and later part of January 2007 for titration method analysis.

This is to gauge and know the efficacy of the vaccine against the said disease produced locally by DA regional field unit seven.

As for the moment the research is on the process for final laboratory analysis.

Dr. Nida Ganzan, designated as Provincial New Castle Disease Coordinator in an interview explained that new castle disease is a viral and communicable disease.

The infected chicken may experience whitish and sometimes greenish chicken manure, respiratory infection with discharge, colds and may result to sudden death.

Ganzan also revealed that the said disease may transmit to human who are exposed to its virus and may result to conjunctivitis or pink eye. New castle disease is locally known as gi-atay.

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