MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume X, No. 140
DOH-11 sends 5 nurses to NCR By CHE PALICTE
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) on Wednesday deployed five volunteer nurses to the National Capital Region (NCR) to help in the response against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). In a statement Thursday, DOH-11 said the five nurses would be assigned to the San Lazaro Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila from April 14 to May 14, 2021. DOH-11 regional director Dr. Annabelle Yumang said of the five nurses, one is from Davao de Oro and four came from this city. During the send-off ceremony at the Davao International Airport (DIA), Yumang told the volunteer health workers to be extra careful and thanked them for their contribution. “I am thankful that you have volunteered. This is our response to DOH because, during the time that we also needed their help, they too sent us their nurses,” she added. Yumang also reiterated
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Misor guv orders probe on PHO fire, services continue By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
A huge fire struck the Misamis Oriental Provincial Health Office last night. The damage was estimated at P1.4 million. Affected by the fire were dozens of Sinovac vaccines. photo by gerry lee gorit
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano on Thursday ordered a probe on the fire that razed the provincial buildings in the Provincial capitol compound Wednesday night. The Provincial Health Offce (PHO) and the Provincvehiclebineering Office (PEO) were gobbled up by the fire Wednesday evening sending the provincial security personnel and other government offices in the capitol compound on high aalert. “It is deplorable that this incident happened at a time when the provincial health office and the local government units are napping out measures to counter the possible surge of the COVID-19 virus here,” a visibly shaken Emano told the local media here. Emano, however, said that the basic services offered by the concerned provincial offices must continue unhampered while the investigation Is in progress. Fire investigators pegged an initial damaged of P1.4 million for the two government buildings made of light materials while assessment of the See ORDERS, page 11
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Iligan soon Vaccination prioritization must be to inoculate observed and maintained, says DOH-10 senior citizens By CLAIRE GIGJE
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- “There is a need to observe and maintain the vaccination prioritization list, as the country implements the COVID-19 vaccination rollout,” said Dr. Ian Christian Gonzales during the latest episode of Talakayan sa PIA: COVID-19 Series. On the alleged reports of jumping the lines with individuals who were not part of the prioritization list getting the vaccines, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to observe and maintain the prioritization list. Although the DOH is the one handling the vaccination program and training the vaccinators, the prioritization list comes from the local government units, municipal or city. The LGU generates the lists of their healthcare workers and health facilities in their respective places. Since the frontline healthcare workers are at greater risk of being infected, especially those See OBSERVED, page 11
Dr. Ian Christian Gonzales during the latest episode of Talakayan sa PIA: COVID-19 Series discusses the importance of vaccination prioritization list for COVID-19 vaccination rollout. (VPSB/PIA10)
ILIGAN CITY -- The local government of Iligan through the City Health Office is set to vaccinate the senior citizen group when the immunization of medical frontliners is completed. With this, the government called on the public to relay the message to the population of senior citizens that they should welcome the vaccine despite their comorbidity as this will help them prevent complications if they get infected with COVID-19. “Atong ipaabot ni tatay ug ni nanay nga dili mahadlok See INOCULATE, page 11