AGIO-7 Offers “Operation Tuli” during an INFOCAR
CEBU CITY, May 14 (PIA) --- The Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO-7) in the region conducted an “Operation Tuli” yesterday during an information caravan (INFOCAR) at Barangay Poblacion Minglanilla, Cebu City.
About 86 young boys from three different sub-barangays in Poblacion Minglanilla availed of the free circumcision.
A team of trained surgeons composed of 16 doctors from the AFP Central Command Medical Division and 13 from the Philippine Air Force held the surgical mission with some of the Barangay Health Workers assisting them.
Aside from circumcision, the team also attended around 80 dental patients both young and adults.
Most of the patients were from the participating barangays while some others are from the nearby barangays.
Apart from dental and surgical Services, the group also held an Information Caravan participated by 13 information officers from the various government line agencies with regional offices in Cebu.
Some of the participating agencies in the Information Caravan were Philippine Airforce, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Science and Technology, Civil Service Commision, National Statistics Office, PAG-IBIG, PhilHealth, Social Security System, National Food Authority and some others.
Barangay Officials assisted the one-day program headed by their Barangay Captains from Ward 2 and 3, Hon. Annabelle Simene and Hon. Clifford Cabiles. (PIA-7/mbcn/Maryknoll B. Lague Intern-CTU)
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CDA urges cooperatives to file certificate of amendment to conform with new coop law
CEBU CITY, May 14 (PIA)---The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) urges all cooperatives that were issued the new Certificate of Registration as of September 30, 2010 to file their Certificate of Amendment until June 15 this year.
This is in line with Art. 144 of RA 9520 also known as The Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 which mandates cooperatives to submit to the nearest CDA office a copy of their certificate of registration or certificate of confirmation, the articles of cooperation, their bylaws, and their latest audited financial statement within one (1) year from the effectivity of this code, otherwise they shall be deemed cancelled motu proprio.
This is required so that the provisions of the constitution and bylaws of the cooperative will conform to the new law. This is also to avoid imposing of sanctions to the cooperatives.
Cletus Villamor, Information Officer of CDA during an interview advises all cooperatives to go and visit a CDA Specialist since all the cooperatives are still conforming to the previous code which is RA 6938 also known as The Cooperative Code of the Philippines. (PIA-7/ Angie P. Amodia, Intern-CTU)
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Int'l NGO salutes nurses around the world on 'International Nurses Day'
MANILA, May 14 (PIA) --- Health Care Without Harm (HCWHI-SEAsia), an internationally-based NGO salutes all nurses around the globe on International Nurses Day being celebrated in almost all countries in the world on May 12 every year.
HCWH-SEAsia program officer, Faye Ferrer said nurses have always been in the forefront of bringing together the issue of health and environment.
Ferrer said, International Nurses Day is an opportunity Ito learn about the work of nurses and their contribution to improving environmental health. This year, Health Care Without Harm is proud to celebrate the fantastic work that nurses are doing around the globe.
"Every day, nurses are tasked with the noble duty of healing the sick, ensuring patients' comfort, facilitating their fast recovery and making sure that they are well taken care of. Their healing ability gives them the understanding in the field of environmental health protection," Ferrer added.
According to Ferrrer, nurses serve their communities in many different ways. The most familiar is working in a health care facility. But in recent years nurses have rediscovered their profession’s traditional environmental health roots.
The U.S. Climate Policy coordinator of HCWH, Brenda Afzal who is also a nurse herself, commends nurses of their understanding on the importance clean air, clean water, good food and a safer working environment as very crucial to health.
"We see from our positions in hospitals, schools, and communities that environmental exposures can disproportionately affect vulnerable populations and add to health disparities. As nurses we also understand that disease prevention is part of our role," Afzal added.
"We see from our positions in hospitals, schools, and communities that environmental exposures can disproportionately affect vulnerable populations and add to health disparities. As nurses we also understand that disease prevention is part of our role," Afzal added.
Dr. María Della Rodolfa, Health Care Without Harm Latin America Program Coordinator on the other hand said, in Latin America, nurses are the leading actors proposing initiatives that seek to promote green practices that do no harm to people and the environment.
Their particular activities and practices and their dedication to help others make them leaders in working for healthier toxic-free environment, said Rdolfa.
The HCWH Europe executive director, Anja Leetz also stated that nurses' experiences with patients are invaluable. They create healing environments for patients by improving air quality, noise, light and irreplaceable human interaction.
“In Europe we need the nursing profession to drive change and be a role model by making health care safe for both people and the environment," Leetz declared. (PIA-7/Minerva BC Newman with reports from Health Care Without Harm)