The Valley Journal

4May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19 cases going down in NVizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 4)—The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in this province is now on a downtrend, according to health officials here. Dr. Edwin Galapon, provincial health officer, said that as of May 2, there were 342 active Covid-19 cases based on RT-PCR results with 16 new confirmed cases. He said the province also recorded a total of 2,563 confirmed Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic last year that peaked for the past nine weeks since March 1 this year and posted Nueva Vizcaya's positivity rate at 16.47 percent. "The peak of our high cases were recorded within the April 5-11 period where 660 Covid-19 cases were recorded but there is now a downtrend of our cases," Galapon said. Governor Carlos Padilla ye...

DOH to augment vaccination teams in the field

4May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

DOH to augment vaccination teams in the field

Vaccination roll-out in Tuguegarao City. PIA PHOTO BY OLIVER T. BACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (May 4)—The Department of Health (DOH) Region 2 has resorted to the creation of a vaccination team network to augment and assist existing teams in the field. Joyce Maquera, DOH Vaccination focal person, said that the region has already inoculated 48,095 individuals since March 2021 with either CoronaVac and AstraZeneca vaccines which recorded a 67.32 percent consumption rate only. She also said that there were only 36,030 health workers inoculated from the 76,188 targeted individuals master listed under the A1 priority. "The factors identified affecting low consumption coverage include the delay or disruption of vaccinations due to lack of manpower. Moreover, some of the vac...

Dupax del Norte offers community pantry for villagers

3May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Dupax del Norte offers community pantry for villagers

The local government of Dupax Del Norte in Nueva Vizcaya has initiated its Community Pantry to provide free food for its villagers, especially the poor. The Community Pantry is supported by various donors of the municipality. PHOTO FROM DUPAX DEL NORTE FB PAGE BY BEJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 3)—The local government unit (LGU) of Dupax del Norte has put up its Community Pantry to provide free food requirements for its villagers, especially poor families. Every day, poor villagers line up and wait for their queue to get their food items such as assorted vegetables, root crops, rice, canned goods, eggs, noodles, bread and biscuits, coffee, sugar and milk, among others. Names of donors are also acknowledged inside the Community Pantry, alongside their donat...

DPWH completes P29M Covid facility in NV town

24Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

DPWH completes P29M Covid facility in NV town

COVID. The newly completed Provincial Isolation Facility in Dupax del Norte town in Nueva Vizcaya to cater to coronavirus disease 2019 patients funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Health. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO DPWH completes P29M Covid facility in NV town BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 24)—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of an Isolation Facility in Barangay Malasin in Dupax del Norte town. The 32-bed isolation facility built within the Dupax District Hospital (DDH) compound is the first coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) facility in the country made of container vans. Dr. Edward Gines, DDH chief, said the P29 million isolation facility will have the required ma...

NVizcaya capitol closed until April 8 due to Covid surge

23Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

NVizcaya capitol closed until April 8 due to Covid surge

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 5)—Governor Carlos Padilla has ordered the extension of closure order among national and provincial offices within the Provincial Capitol here due to the spike of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the province. Padilla’s order on the temporary closure of the Provincial Capitol takes effect from April 5 to 8 to enable the Provincial Integrated Health Office (IPHO) for the conduct of disinfection activities. “This is deemed necessary to further contain the transmission of Covid-19 to our employees, their families and to the public whom we serve,” he said. Padilla said the temporary closure of the capitol will also pave the way for the conduct of contact tracing among employees who were exposed to Covid-19 carr...

23Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Isabela

Isabela govt launches community pantry

BY MERLITO G. EDALE JR., PIA CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (April 23)—Inspired by the noble objective of the community pantry that started in Quezon City, the provincial government of Isabela also launched its community pantry to help the needy Isabeleños in this time of the pandemic The community pantry which was initiated by lawyer Noel Manuel Lopez provincial administrator and Marilyn Lopez, provincial internal audit and control officer initially benefited at least 800 beneficiaries composed of tricycle and jeepney drivers and some residents of barangay Alibagu with various grocery and agriculture products. The community pantry also served 250 contractual employees from the provincial capitol, provincial security group members, utility workers and members of the Isabela Police Offic...

23Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Consider municipal mayors as frontliners

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 8)—The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) has appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to classify all 1,400 mayors as frontliners and include them in the government’s priority list for Covid-19 vaccination. In a letter addressed to Duterte, LMP national president, Mayor Luis “Chavit” Singson of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur states that “mayors are active frontliners taking the lead in ensuring the health and medical wellbeing of their constituents.” “The mayors also supervise social amelioration programs and the distribution of relief goods to affected constituents and in overseeing the functionality of the local IATFs [inter-agency task force], including the operations of isolation facilities and the municipality’s temporar...

Mamba urges local officials to establish isolation facilities

22Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

Mamba urges local officials to establish isolation facilities

Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba urges local officials of barangays to establish their respective isolation facilities to avoid imposing home isolation for coronavirus disease 2019 positive cases. (PIA PHOTO) BY OLIVER T. BACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (April 22)—Governor Manuel Mamba has urged all barangay officials in the province of Cagayan to establish their respective community isolation facilities to accommodate positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mamba said that the barangays which have established their isolation facilities earlier should also strengthen and expand further their facilities to accommodate more of those who tested positive and help avoid the imposition of home quarantines amid the spike in Covid-19 cases. "Let us help one another. T...

Alcala LGU allots P6M to purchase COVID-19 vaccines

20Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

Alcala LGU allots P6M to purchase COVID-19 vaccines

Mayor Cristina Antonio says they allot P6 million in funds to purchase their vaccines versus coronavirus disease 2019. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ANTONIO FB ACCOUNT BY OLIVER T. BACCAY TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (April 20)—The Local Government Unit of Alcala has allotted P6 million to procure vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Alcala Mayor Cristina Antonio said the aforementioned amount was determined to purchase doses of vaccines that can benefit at least 5,000 individuals. "We are requesting the national government to help us purchase our vaccines at the best price. This is also our contribution to the thrust of the government to protect the people versus Covid-19," Antonio said. She also stated that the healthcare frontliners on the municipal level were alread...

Over 500 inoculated suffer minor adverse effects

17Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

Over 500 inoculated suffer minor adverse effects

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 17)—At least 516 individuals in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) who received Coronavac and AstraZeneca vaccines experienced minor adverse effects but are now in stable condition, according to the Department of Health (DoH). Joyce Maquera, DoH Region 2 vaccination focal person, said these individuals were among the 24,209 who received the said vaccines since the start of the government vaccination program called “Resbakuna.” “Those who had minor adverse events are now in stable condition. Side effects are normal. A sign the body is building protection from the dreaded disease,” Maquera explained. She said discomfort from fever or pain is normal in most cases and there is only need to ask for assistance from a healthcare provider whe...