Bohol conveys recognition to US medical-surgical mission
The Provincial Government has conferred plaques of appreciation as recognition to the valuable services of the volunteers composed of composite group of medical practitioners from abroad who conducted medical-surgical mission here, said Fancy Baluyot, consultant of health services of the provincial government and president of the Philippine Gift of Life.
Baluyot, who spearheaded the mission, said the recognition rites at the Bohol Plaza Resort in Dauis town, is a fitting tribute to some 21 people and other local volunteers and three entities.
Baluyot, together with Atty. Lahar Ayuban and Atty. Handel Lagunay, who both represented Gov. Erico Aumentado and Vice-Gov. Julius Herrera, respectively, during the program, said that a lot of recipients have benefited from the mission held at the Borja Family Hospital in this city on February 22-26, 2010.
The recipients of Plaques of Recognition were Dr. Renato Rivera, who hails from Loay town but who is now practicing his profession in the US; Dr. Melinda Borja, Dr. Penny Gozia, Dr. Erlinda Rivera, Dr. David Leber, Dr. Joan Harper, Dr. Ravi George, Dr. Susan George, Dr. Manny San Juan, Dr. Bert Rojas, Dr. Philip Rojas, Dr. Josephine Jabonillo, Dr. Julius Romero, and Dr. Elmer Punzalan.
The volunteer-Nurses include Pauline Tadtad, Ciony Rivera, Beth San Juan, Jeanette Reynolds, Paulette Evans and Marilyn Athmer and Kathy Jascur and O.R. Technologist and Mr. Ben Rivera, Mr. Rudy Rivera, Mr. Derrick Rivera and Mrs. Rose Rivera.
The Association of Filipino Physicians of Southern Illinois, Knights of Columbus of Breese Illinois Council 2869 and the Philippine Gift of Life Foundation, Inc. also received the Plaque of Recognition.
Meanwhile, the city government in coordination with the Rotary Club of Upper Tagbilaran also spearheaded similar medical-surgical mission at the Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital here.
The mission benefited some 2,700 out-patients when the doctors performed 56 major and 117 minor operations. The mission was courtesy of the doctors and volunteers from Ohio, U.S.A.
The city government expressed profound gratitude to the volunteers who contributed to the success of the undertaking. (RVO)
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Herrera bats for more small
water impounding projects
Vice-Gov. Julius Herrera bats for more small water impounding projects (SWIP) in a bid to help lessen the impact of El Nino phenomenon that is wrecking havoc to farmlands nationwide.
Herrera, chair of the agriculture committee of the provincial board, said over the weekend that the SWIPs are concrete step towards mitigating the dry spell and they are immediate to respond to the needs of the farmers.
Bohol is one of what the Department of Agrciulture called “moderately vulnerable” area, along with Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, Romblon, Sorsogon, Aklan, Antique, Samar, Zamboanga Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Sur, Bukidnon, Davao Oriental, Davao Sur and Davao City.
The “highly vulnerable” areas include Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Aurora , Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Cavite, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Zamboanga City, Sarangani and South Cotabato, the DA said.
The province of Bohol has not reported yet any damage caused by El Nino, said Larry Pamugas of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in an interview.
The OPA met with agricultural officers last week and tackled the dry spell.
Pamugas said that many rice farmers have already harvested their produce.
Herrera added that the provincial government under the administration of Gov. Erico Aumentado has been putting priority by earmarking funds for the installation and rehabilitation of SWIPs province-wide.
This is in a form of sharing scheme with the National Irrigation Administration and the irrigators association. He said that if given a chance to serve the province for more years he will give priority and pour more funds to construct more SWIPs.
Meanwhile, the vice-governor said he welcomed the DA’s move of the Agricultural Credit Policy Council facilitating and providing loan package to 21 farmers’ cooperatives and people’s organizations in the province of Bohol under the “Agriculture Microfinance Program in Bohol II” program.
“Funded by the ACPC through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed on July 9, 2009, the P15 million program is being implemented by the Bohol Local Development Foundation, Inc. (BLDF) and the Bohol Federation of Women Cooperatives (BFWC),” the DA said. (RVO)
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