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Cagayan de Oro City NMMC Chief denies resignation yarn
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By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
AGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Dr. Jose Chan, medical director, of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) here on Monday said he has filed a leave until end of July to belie reports that he resigned as NMMC hospital chief.
An editor of a local newspaper wrote that Chan leaved the NMMC Friday after having an altercation with fellow doctors because of the non-payment of the “hazard allwances” of the hospital personnel. In a prepared statement released Monday morning,
Chan said that his leave of absence took effect July 20, 2020 until July 31, 2020 and has designated an officerin-charge in his absence. Chan issued the clarification amid reports that he left the NMMC and pack up things Friday after an alleged See DENIES, page 11
DOH-10 to beef up contact tracing capabilities amid LSI/ROF arrivals CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – With the massive increase in cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Northern Mindanao due to the influx of returning locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), the Department of Health (DOH) – 10 aims to reinforce its Local Contact Tracing Team (LCTT) manpower and capabilities to ensure proper containment of the virus. “If we look at the contact
tracers we have right now, we’re in the red zone when it comes to health parameters and have a moderate risk when it comes to our indicators,” DOH-10 Regional Director Dr. Adriano Suba-an said, as he cited Iligan as an example where the ratio perc contact tracer is 1 is to 2,959. “The ideal ratio is 1 is to 800. Even if we look at the other provinces and highly urbanized cities of Region See TRACING, page 11
Caticlan Port, Aklan – LGU health workers and military front liners administer health check on members of the MDN-COPC Investigative Team, Dr. Jaudian, A, Mediante & N. Abejuela. photo by gerry gorit
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
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Implementing IATF regulations by LGUs and PNP needs harmony By Dr. Manny Jaudian, COPC President, EVP Allan Mediante, Editor in Chief of Mindanao Daily News With reports from Gerry Gorit, PhilStar correspondent, and Richard dela Cruz, Eagle Broadcasting Corp.
CABANATUAN CITY – The Local government unit of this City has decried that oftentimes there was no harmonized implementation of IATF rules and coordination between them and the Province, especially, the Provincial Police Office. The son of the mayor, Julio Miguel Vergara, who is also a committee
chair for Community Affairs, told the group that barangays should be allowed to implement policies that are adaptable to their local situation. He said that each barangay has to adjust to or relax some policies from the national and provincial IATF. He added that they tried to manage traffic problems but the provincial
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police office took their roads and put-up their own check-points. “We expect the Police to coordinate with us to avoid confusion among the local folks as well as the travelers and passers-by. Despite this temporary setback, he said his City has been efficient See REGULATIONS, page 11