NANUMPA sa kanilang katungkulan ang mga bagong halal na opisyal sa 18 barangay sa Navotas City. Ang mass oathtaking ay binuksan ng isang misa na sinaksihan nina Mayor John Rey Tiangco, Cong. Toby Tiangco, Vice Mayor Tito Sanchez, mga konsehal, at mga department head ng mga tanggapan ng pamahalaang lungsod. (Richard Mesa)
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5 high ranking PNP officials binalasa
LIMANG high ranking officers ang inilipat ng puwesto ni Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., bilang bahagi ng reorganization ng PNP.
Batay sa order ni Acorda, na may petsang Nobyembre 17, itinalaga si dating PNP Director for Information and Communication Technology Management (DICTM) Maj. Gen. Bernard Banac bilang bagong Director ng Special Action Force (SAF) kapalit ni Maj. General Rudolph Dimas na mapupunta naman sa kanyang bagong puwesto bilang hepe ng Directorate for Plans (DPL).
Malilipat naman si dating DPL chief Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsañgan, sa DICTM habang ipupuwesto si dating Police Community Affairs and Development Group (PCADG) director Brig. Gen Lou Evangelista, bilang bagong Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 Director kapalit ni Brig Gen. John Chua.
Itinalaga naman si PCol. Restituto Arcanghel bilang PCDAG Director at si Chua ang bagong itatalagang Area Police Command (APC) sa Visayas.
Nauna ng sinabi ni Acorda na wala umano siyang plano na magsagawa ng malawakang balasahan mula ng maupo siya sa puwesto. Kailangan lamang ang balasahan kung may mga bakanteng posisyon dahil sa pagreretiro ng ilang opisyal.
Si Acorda ay nakatakdang magretiro sa unang Linggo ng Disyembre ngayong taon sa pagsapit ng kanyang retirement age na 56. (Gene Adsuara)
For World Pneumonia Day 2023, different stakeholder groups, advocates advance the fight to #StopPneumoniaTogether
Manila, Philippines — For World Pneumonia Day 2023, healthcare company MSD in the Philippines mounts a multi-stakeholder media forum titled “Advance the Fight Against Pneumonia,” to engage different sectors to strengthen the call to stop pneumonia together. The forum also facilitates expert talks and multi-stakeholder discussions about the challenges and opportunities surrounding pneumonia prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the Philippines.
World Pneumonia Day, celebrated every November 12, is a yearly reminder that pneumonia is a life-threatening disease that can strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. The annual event not only draws more awareness to this severe lung infection, but also drives a whole-of society approach to combat this highly preventable disease.
Facing the burden of pneumonia head-on
Just hearing the word “pneumonia” can make people hold their breath. After all, this life-threatening disease affects a couple of internal organs vital to our survival—our lungs.
Pneumonia is usually the result of a pneumococcal infection, caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae. Other different types of bacteria can also cause pneumonia, as well as viruses and, more rarely, fungi. Once a person is infected, this bacterial infection can cause swelling or inflammation of the tissues in one or both of our lungs. Symptoms of pneumonia develop within 24 to 48 hours and may include coughing, difficulty breathing, rapid heartbeat, and chest pains.
It remains a leading cause of death among older adults and people with chronic diseases. In the Philippines, pneumonia was the sixth leading cause of death in 2022, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
And pneumonia doesn’t just strike older adults—it’s also a leading cause of death among children. In fact, pneumonia kills more children than any other infectious disease, claiming the lives of over 700,000 children under five years old every year, including 200,000 newborns, according to data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This means that every 43 seconds, a child dies from pneumonia.
This alarming reality persists despite the wide availability of healthcare innovations that can help prevent the spread of and manage this life-threatening lung disease. This is why the call to #StopPneumoniaTogether has become more critical now more than ever to improve equitable and sustained access to effective pneumonia prevention and control intervention.
Vaccination: The first line of defense against pneumonia
One can significantly lower their risk of contracting pneumonia through immunization. It is highly recommended for people at greater risk of catching pneumonia, namely: infants under two years old, older adults over 65 years old, people with weakened or compromised immune systems, and people with chronic health conditions that affect the heart and lungs.
The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) recommends adults 50 years old and above to get immunized with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines (PPSV) or pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) to prevent invasive pneumococcal diseases.
The good news is, people can now secure their pneumococcal vaccinations from multiple access points – from hospitals and clinics, and at pharmacies and community drug stores as well.
Thanks to the Immunizing Pharmacist Certification Program of the Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPhA), pharmacists can now be trained and certified to become immunizing pharmacists, expanding the network of allied healthcare professionals pushing forward the fight against pneumonia.
And good news for our older adults, too: Filipinos aged 60 years old and above can get their pneumonia shots for free at the barangay health centers (BHCs) of their local government units (LGUs). This was made possible through the National Immunization Program (NIP) of the Department of Health (DOH).
Making healthcare accessible to all to #StopPneumoniaTogether
This World Pneumonia Day, join us in raising awareness about the burden of pneumonia and the importance of collective action to #StopPneumoniaTogether.
By strengthening and diversifying multi-stakeholder partnerships, we can make healthcare accessible to all, so the most vulnerable can access the whole spectrum of interventions against pneumonia—from prevention to early diagnosis and treatment. Together, we can make pneumonia a thing of the past.
#SEXIESTMANALIVE PATRICK DEMPSEY PLAYS THE SHERIFF IN A MURDER-PLAGUED TOWN IN ELI ROTH’S “THANKSGIVING”
FOR his holiday horror movie Thanksgiving, director Eli Roth brought the cast together very quickly – and first to join the film was Patrick Dempsey – McDreamy himself and People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2023. In the slasher movie, Dempsey plays Sheriff Newlon, who has the unenviable job of investigating the gruesome deaths that pile up like food on a Thanksgiving plate in his town.
Dempsey had two main reasons for wanting to join the cast: “My son wanted me to do a horror film,” he explains, “and I wanted to wear a uniform.”
In the movie, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Dempsey is joined by younger cast members who play local high schoolers, including Nell Verlaque, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Tomaso Sanelli, Gabriel Davenport, Jenna Warren and TikTok star Addison Rae.
Dempsey notes that after coming of age as a heartthrob in teen movies like Can’t Buy Me Love and Loverboy, he’s now “on the other side,” as he puts it. With that experience, he knows what makes a teen cast tick. “It was fun to watch them blossom and come together as a company and as friends,” he says. “That chemistry makes the film fun and enjoyable and gives it authenticity.”
Meet the cast of Thanksgiving in the “Crazy Good Chemistry!” featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Dempsey’s castmates have only nice things to say about him too. “He’s a class act,” shares Verlaque, who plays Jessica. “I wish I could talk badly about him but I can’t.”
“Patrick really heightens this movie,” says Manheim, who plays Jessica’s boyfriend Ryan, and who stars in another upcoming holiday film, Journey to Bethlehem. “There’s nobody else that I’d rather have be our fearless leader.”
A starstruck Warren, who plays Yulia, shares a fun behind-the-scenes story about her heartthrob costar. “On our first day, Patrick Dempsey scared me in a clown costume twice,” she recalls. “I screamed and dropped to the ground. It was the weirdest phone call I’ve ever made to my mom. ‘You can’t repeat this to anyone, and I shouldn’t even be telling you this right now but Patrick Dempsey just scared me in a clown suit twice in front of everyone on my first day. So I’m really excited to be here.’”
It’s been quite an experience for Dempsey too. “I haven’t done a horror film in a really long time, so for me it’s been really fun,” he says.
This November, a new horror legend will emerge. Thanksgiving, starring Patrick Dempsey, opens in Philippine cinemas November 22, distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Connect with the hashtag #ThanksgivingMovie
Photo & Video Credit: “Columbia Pictures”
(ROHN ROMULO)
Supportive naman at ‘nakikialam’ in a good way: LA, never nagka-problema sa mommy niya sa naging girlfriends
HINDI raw nagkaroon ng problema si LA Santos sa pagitan ng mommy Flor Santos niya at sa mga naging girlfriends niya dati.
Natatawang lahad ni LA, “Ano naman po si mommy, parang never naman akong nagkaroon ng eksena na ayaw niya yung girlfriend ko.
“Kasi po, magaling akong pumili ng girl e,” at muling tumawa ang guwapong newbie actor.
“Joke lang! Pero si mommy kasi, very loving sa lahat ng tao.”
Loveless si LA ngayon.
Kapag nagkaroon siyang muli ng GF…
“Siyempre aalagaan ko siyang mabuti.
“At saka unang-una, iyon na rin ang pinakapayo ko sa lahat ng mga lalaki, maging gentleman lang naman palagi, showbiz man o hindi ang dyowa.”
Tumatawang kuwento pa ni LA, noong may GF siya ay “nakikialam” ang mommy niya.
“Nakikialam in a good way. Kasi nung may girlfriend po ako dati, nireregaluhan ni mommy ng damit. Pine-facial niya.
“Nakikialam in a good way, iyon nga, in a good way.”
Tatlong taon sila ng huli niyang karelasyon na humantong sa hiwalayan.
“Parang nag-drift apart kami. Kasi di ba, ako po, showbiz. “Tapos, siya kasi…”
Estudyante ang ex-GF ni LA.
“Kaya dun na po kami parang nag-drift apart.
“Pero I’m very happy.
“Supportive siya. Talagang naging mahirap lang yung situation namin. Kasi ano po, nagkaroon ng misunderstanding.
“Pero habang buhay po ako na thankful sa girl na iyon, kasi siyempre, sobrang daming happy memories po,” saad pa ni LA.
Magkaibigan pa rin si LA at ang kanyang former GF and for sure, happy si girl dahil may pelikula na si LA at bida pa ang binata, sa ‘In His Mother’s Eyes’ na ipapalabas sa mga sinehan sa November 29, sa direksyon ni FM Reyes.
At bongga ang mga kapwa bida ni LA sa movie, walang iba kundi sina Maricel Soriano at Roderick Paulate.
Sa trailer pa lang, nangangamoy blockbuster na ang pelikulang ito ng 7K Entertainment.
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PRESSURE kay Shaira Diaz na posibleng magkaroon sila ng sampalan at sabunutan ni Claudine Baretto sa ‘Lovers/Liars’ ng GMA.
“Opo,” bulalas ni Shaira.
“Pero iyon po yung gusto ko, gusto kong maranasan, gusto ko po yan, kasi sabi ko nga gusto kong ma-experience firsthand yung mga… kung paano siya, kung ano siya dati nung napapanood ko siya nung bata pa ako.
“Gusto kong matuto sa kanya at willing akong matuto sa kanya, kasi alam naman natin kung gaano kagaling si Ate Clau, di ba? At fan ako, bata pa lang, Marina days pa lang, sobrang love ko na lahat ng projects niya, at magaling talaga siya, so kung magkakaroon ng pagkakataon na ganun, sobrang nilu-look forward ko po talaga,” wika pa ni Shaira.
First time niyang katrabaho si Claudine.
“At ang masasabi ko ang bait-bait niya at ang sweet niya, hindi siya… at first natatakot kami ni Yasser i-approach siya, siyempre di ba pag big star na, may wall kahit papaano, di ba?
“Pero siya, siya yung nauunang magsabi na, ‘Throw lines tayo, baby’, gumaganun siya.
“So yung mga ganung gestures talagang na-a-appreciate naming mga kabataan, kasi para manggaling sa kanila, sila yung unang kumbaga mag-make move para mapa-feel sa amin na maging kumportable kaming katrabaho siya, ginagawa niya.
“So sobrang grateful ako na nabigyan ako ng chance na makatrabaho siya dito sa Lovers/Liars,” pahayag pa ni Shaira na mapapanood sa ‘Lovers/Liars’ bilang si Nika Aquino.
Sa direksyon ni Crisanto Aquino, napapanood ito sa GMA Telebabad at sa mga nasa abroad, sa GMA Pinoy TV.
(ROMMEL L. GONZALES)
Tigil-pasada naging payapa – PNP
INIHAYAG ng Philippine National Police (PNP) na nanatiling mapayapa ang sitwasyon sa kalakhang Maynila sa kabila nang pagsasagawa ng 3-day transport strike ng PISTON (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide).
Ayon kay PNP PIO Chief PCol. Jean Fajardo walang naitatalang untoward incident ang kapulisan batay sa report na ipinadala ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) sa PNP headquarters bagamat nasa 520 mga tsuper ang nakikiisa sa tigil-pasada sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Metro Manila.
Sinabi pa ni Fajardo na hindi naman nagtagumpay ang mga ito na paralisahin ang transportasyon ngayong araw dahil marami namang nag-aalok ng libreng sakay at marami rin ang paaralan ang hindi nagsagawa ng face-to-face classes.
Aniya, mayroon silang sapat na mga tauhan para umalalay sa mga maaabalang motorista at mananakay.
Nabatid na sa Quezon , Caloocan at Malabon City, bantay sarado ng mga pulis ang kilos-protesta ng PISTON upang matiyak na makararating sa kanilang patutunguhan ang mga mananakay.
Ayon naman kay QCPD Director PBGen. Redrico Maranan, bagamat may mga kilos protestang tulad nito, kailangan pa ring naseserbisyuhan at hindi maaapektuhan ang publiko.
Ang tigil-pasada ng grupong PISTON ay para tutulan ang itinakdang deadline para sa franchise consolidation application sa mga Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) sa Disyembre 31.
$672 milyong investment pledges nakuha ni PBBM sa APEC trip
NAKAKUHA nang mahigit $672,300,000 mga pangakong pamumuhunan si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. mula sa iba’t ibang sektor sa kanyang matagumpay na paglahok sa 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting sa San Francisco, California noong nakaraang linggo.
Kabilang sa mga investment pledges na nakuha ng Pangulo ay may kinalaman sa teknolohiya, internet Micro GEO satellites at weather forecasting program gamit ang Artificial Intelligence o AI.
Mula sa nabanggit na halaga, $400 million dito ay mula sa telecommunications sector; $250 million sa semiconductor at electronics; $20 million sa pharmaceutical healthcare; $2 million sa artificial intelligence weather forecasting; at $0.3 million sa renewable energy.
Nakuha rin ni Marcos ang commitment para sa suporta sa oncology hospital na magpapahusay sa serbisyo para sa mga pasyenteng may cancer.
Karagdagang $1 billion pamumuhunan naman para sa semiconductor industry ang nakalinya rin para sa negosasyon sa mga kumpanya sa Amerika. Nagkasundo ang Pilipinas at US na magtutulungan para mapalakas ang semiconductor supply chain sa bansa. (Daris Jose)
Karagdagang financial assistance ibigay sa mga bingi, bulag, pipi at may down syndrome kada taon
NAIS ni Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin na mabigyan ng karagdagang financial assistance kada taon sa mga taong pipi, bingi, bulag at may mga down syndrome.
Ang panukala ay ginawa ng mambabatas kasunod na rin sa ipinatupad na Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) sa Iloilo.
“Nararapat lamang po na bigyan ng dagdag na tulong ang ating mga kababayan na may kapansanan upang makatulong sa kanila,” ani Garin.
Ang BPSF ay proyekto nina Pangulong Marcos at Speaker Martin Romualdez na naglalayong mailapit pa ang mga serbisyo publiko sa publiko. Isa itong pinakamalaking service caravan sa bansa na naglalayong maipaabot ang mga major government services sa mga mahihirap na pinoy sa bansa, kabilang ang mga programang Kadiwa ng Pangulo, Passport on Wheels, Driver’s License registration/assistance, at iba pang tulong.
Umaasa ang mambabatas na ang panukala niyag tulong ay maipatupad sa buong bansa.
“Malaking tulong po itong programang ito para mas mapadali ang pagkuha ng dokumento ng ating mga kababayan. Mas mabilis at madaling serbisyo ang handog ng administrasyon,” pagtatapos ni Garin.
(Ara Romero)
LTFRB: Jeepney operators pinag-iisipan kung bibigyan ng five-year na prangkisa
ANG Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ay pinag-iisipan kung bibigyan ng five-year provisional na prangkisa ang mga jeepney operators kung saan ito ay magiging isa sa mga kasagutan sa mga hinihingi ng mga drivers at operators ng public utility jeepneys (PUJs) na nag welga noong Lunes.
Isa ito sa mga pinag-usapan sa negosasyon na ginawa sa pagitan ng LTFRB at PISTON na maglulunsad ng welga sa loob ng tatlong araw simula noong nakaraang Lunes. Kanilang piproprotesta ang gagawing consolidation na magtatapos sa Dec. 31.
May agam-agam ang mga drivers at operators na ang ganitong programa ay siyang puputol sa kanilang pinagkukunan ng kabuyahan.
“The concept is that when you modernize, it can’t be done individually, in bits and pieces. Your modernization won’t progress if you do it one at a time. However, we are giving them a very long time, at least around three years,” wika ni LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III.
Ayon sa LTFRB maaaring silang bigyan ng five-year na prangkisa kung sila ay lalahok sa ginagawang programa sa modernization ng jeepneys.
Bibigyan din ang mga public utility vehicles ng hustong panahon upang sila ay mag consolidate bilang isang kooperatiba o korporasyon. Binigyan diin ni Guadiz na ang madaliang gagawing consolidation ay hindi kailangan upang makumpleto ang proseso sa araw ng deadline.
“By mere filing, you can be considered consolidated,” dagdag ni Guadiz. Sa ngayon, ang mga PUJs ay binibigyan lamang ng isang taon na provisional authority para magtugma sa deadline na itinakda para sa programa ng modernization. Subalit kapag sila ay sasama na agad sa programa ay puwede na silang mabigyan ng five-year provisional authority.
“As of now, we’re only giving them one-year provisional authority to time it with the modernization program. But the moment that they join the modernization program, we can provide them with a five-year authority,” saad ni Guadiz.
Nilinaw rin ni Guadiz na ang mga drivers at operators na sumama at lumahok sa nakaraang welga ay hindi mapaparusahan na siyang kasalungat sa sinabi noong Nov. 16 na kung saan sinabi ng LTFRB na ang sasama ay magkakaron ng suspensyon at rebokasyon ng kanilang franchises.
Samantala, naghain naman si Rep. Wilbert T. Lee ng AGRI Party list ng isang resolusyon sa Mababang Kapulungan upang hikahatin ang LTFRB, Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) at Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) na magkaron ng streamlining sa mga requirements at simplihan ang proseso ng pagpapatupad ng programa sa modernization ng PUJs.
“Through this proposal, we aim to expedite the process, reduce or shorten the requirements so that everyone is encouraged and able to comply with the implementation of PUV modernization,” wika ni Lee.
Sinabi kasi ng PISTON na masyadong mataas ang presyo ng modern jeepneys kung saan mahihirapan sa pinanasyal ang mga drivers at operators sapagkat magkakaron sila ng malaking pagkakautang. yon sa kanila ang isang unit ay nagkakahalaga ng P2.8 milyon.
Maliban sa loans mula sa mga financial institutions, ang pamahalaan ay magbibigay rin ng P200,000 hanggang P350,000 na subsidy sa mga operators na lalahok sa programa.
Ayon kay Guadiz ay hindi ito isang utang dahil ibibigay ito sa lahat ng mga operators bawat isang unit na sasakyan na kanilang i-modernize.
Maliban sa PISTON, lalahok din ang Manibela sa nasabing welga upang iprotesta ang parehas na reklamo. LASACMAR