Cebu City Police leads anti-drug rally
By Fayette C. Riñen
CEBU CITY, June 24 (PIA) --- Showing their strength in the continuing battle against illegal drugs, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will lead in this afternoon’s anti-drug rally inside the Fuente Osmeña Rotunda in the heart of the city as it launches the ‘Movement Against Illegal Drugs’ or MAD.
The MAD is a brainchild of CCPO Police Director S/Supt. Melvin Ramon Buenafe who said most crimes are committed due to drugs or drug-related offenses.
“Eighty percent of those behind bars at the Cebu City jail are convicted due to drug-related crimes,” Buenafe disclosed citing records from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology office here.
Buenafe has solicited the support of other sectors in their campaign as students, non-government organizations and even the business group will be joining the anti-drug rally this afternoon.
“The public will also hear for the first time the MAD jingle that we have composed to strengthen our impact to the community and hopefully, stir them to get involve in the war against illegal drugs,” Buenafe bared.
Street children who will sing the MAD jungle will highlight the rally as Buenafe revealed his other main project ‘Piso-Piso Para sa Mga Batang Lansangan’ which he plans to launch Thursday of next week.
“My other project for the street children is more on feeding them and taking them away from the streets and teaching them values,” Buenafe said.
Buenafe added that there is a big possibility that street children, without the proper guidance, will someday turn into criminals becoming snatchers or pickpockets. “I want the police to be the role models for these street children so that in our little way, we can help them become better citizens,” Buenafe stressed.
The city police chief said illegal drugs is a major culprit in the rise in criminality “so we need to get our acts together and we need the public’s support in our relentless fight against illegal drugs.” (PIA 7-Cebu)
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PhilHealth holds 2nd nationwide offsite registration
By: Karisma Agraviador
CEBU CITY, June 24 (PIA) --- Another nationwide PhilHealth registration day is set today, June 25 in several registration sites throughout the country.
This time, PhilHealth focuses its campaign on prospective individually-paying members—those belonging to the informal sector who have the financial capability to pay for the insurance premium.
Public schools are the primary locations identified for the simultaneous offsite registration.
In Cebu province, PhilHealth will be stationed at the Zapatera Elementary School on Sikatuna Street, Cebu City while in Bohol and Oriental Negros, the PhilHealth service offices in Tagbilaran City, Talibon, Dumaguete City and Bais City will be open for the purpose.
PhilHealth is primarily targeting parents of public school children who are not yet members of PhilHealth, as well as those whose lives revolve around the school.
Dubbed PhilHealth Sabado, the one-day registration will start at 9:00 a.m. and will end at 5:00 p.m.
Apart from registration activities, an advocacy campaign will be conducted to educate PhilHealth members on their benefits and their duties and responsibilities.
Children who are 21 years old or older who are not employed may register on that day, including minors who have no parents to declare them as dependents but who may have relatives who can pay their premium.
Inactive PhilHealth members may also opt to reactivate their membership in order to continue availing of PhilHealth benefits. Vendors, sari-sari store owners and others may also register.
Registrants should bring a copy of their birth certificate or any valid government-issued ID and a copy of the supporting documents for declaring dependents; that is, birth certificate for dependent children and parents, and marriage contract for the spouse.
Other supporting documents may be required in the absence of the primary documents. Registrants should also bring with them P300 as premium payment for the current quarter.
On the same day, PhilHealth public relations and social insurance officers will be at the Cebu Technological University at M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City to join the Halad sa Kapamilya of ABS-CBN Cebu.
Members and non-members may visit the Mobile PhilHealth Team between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to register or inquire about PhilHealth membership, benefits and others.
A Mobile PhilHealth Team will also be serving between the hours of 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the E-Mall on Leon Kilat Street, Cebu City on that same Saturday to join the launching of TV-5 Cebu.
Members and non-members alike are encouraged to visit the various service points this Saturday and take the opportunity to know more about PhilHealth. (PIA-7/HFG/ & PHIC/Karisma Agraviador, PRO)