Posted by Michille on 31st January 2007
By Florante S. Solmerin
AT least 27 persons with dengue fever, who have been admitted in January alone, remain confined at the Rizal Medical Center in Pasig City.
Hospital records stated that the latest patient wheeled in Monday night was listed as Landie Minao, of Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, whom doctors diagnosed as suffering from Stage-2 dengue hemorrhagic fever.
No casualty has been reported among the patients coming from the cities of Taguig, Pasig and Makati, and the towns of Taytay and Cainta in Rizal province.
Meanwhile, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he has ordered his department to mobilize all available resources to tackle dengue under an annual program.
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Posted by Michille on 31st January 2007
CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday asked the Cebuanos to help fight crime by looking out for strangers in their communities and reporting them to authorities.
He gave this advice following a robbery in a distribution company’s compound in Barangay Basak San Nicolas last Monday that left a security guard dead, and around P500,000 to P1 million in cash missing.
“People can be trained to detect safehouses and alert authorities if they notice strangers in their barangays,†he said.
Vice Mayor Michael Rama also asked the police to wear their complete uniforms at all times and be strict against crime volunteers and barangay tanods donning police uniforms or shirts marked “police.â€
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Posted by Michille on 31st January 2007
CAMP John Hay Development Corporation (CJHDevCo) and John Hay Management Corporation (JHMC) are calling on all artists from all walks of life to participate in the annual Panagbenga flower-painting activity dubbed “Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom” on February 4.
Since 1995, the activity has been one of the long-standing original components of the annual Baguio flower festival signaling the beginning of the festivities. Various paintings are made by the general public to adorn the whole city.
The activity epitomizes the value of community involvement and participation as literally thousands of flower paintings bloom from the inspiration of Baguio residents.
This year, however, CJH authorities have decided to post the paintings in all banner stands spread out all over camp, including facades of landmark buildings in this former American rest and recreation base.
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Posted by Michille on 31st January 2007
TWO days before the arrival of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the cities of Bacolod, Bago and Silay, both the army and police in the entire Western Visayas have already put Negros Occidental on a heightened alert.
Negros Occidental Provincial Police Director Rosendo Franco said they need to secure all areas where the President will make a visit.
But details in the security measure for the President cannot be disclosed as Western Visayas Police Director Wilfredo Dulay said it will remain confidential.
Both the Army and police, on the other hand, will have their respective augmentation force to the Presidential Security Group (PSG) that will lead the internal security operations.
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Posted by Michille on 31st January 2007
THE plan of some of the 23 municipalities that want their towns elevated into cities will not be realized after all.
The League of Cities said the municipalities applying for cityhood status must comply with all the requirements needed for conversion.
Mayor Celso Lobregat said the official stand was made in the form of a resolution addressed to Congress adopted by the League of Cities in a conference last week.
One of the reasons cited is that it would be unfair for the other towns, which diligently met all the requirements before they were granted cityhood status.
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Posted by Michille on 31st January 2007
By MICHAEL PUNONGBAYAN
The Philippine Star
Makati City’s officers from its elite assault and tactical operations team staged an anti-terrorist training exercise Tuesday using training guns used by the United States military and police personnel.
With Makati police chief Superintendent Gilbert Cruz and other officials playing terrorists, commandos of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and other units of the Makati police tested the guns, which are designed to help police and soldiers sharpen their skills without getting anybody killed.
Known as the Real Action Marker (RAM), the modified weaponry employs a combination of laser emitters and a computer-controlled system of laser receivers that pinpoint the exact trajectory of each simulation bullet.
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