Measles Cases in Cordillera up by 904 Percent
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VOL. XXI NO. 65 Treated unfairly by newspapers March 2-8, 2019 ISSN 0119-7487 that refuse to publish your Notice To The Public response? Write us. Want to know more about the PPI cult – Jehowah’s Witness? Visit www.carm.org/jehovahs-witnesses Philippine Press Council c/o Philippine Press Institute This advertisement is paid for Rm. 206 BF Cond. Bldg. by Pastor Jules Samaniego of A. Soriano Ave. WEEKEND the Good Samaritan Everlasting Intramuros, Manila Christian Ministry Email : Tel. No. 5279632 or 5274478 Fax 527-3390 [email protected] Email - [email protected] MABUHAY ANG PILIPINO!!! BAGUIO CITY AND BENGUET LONG LIVE THE FILIPINO!!! Measles cases in Cordillera up by 904 percent AGUIO CITY – Health authorities reported that Bmeasles cases in the Cordillera drastically increased by a whopping 904 percent for the first seven weeks of the year compared to the number of reported and confirmed measles cases during the same period last year. Based on the data obtained from the Cordillera office of the Department of Health (DOH-CAR), there were 211 measles cases regionwide for the first 7 weeks of this year compared to the 21 measles cases for the same period last year. Baguio City recorded the highest number of measles cases with 119 followed by Benguet with 60 cases, Abra – 12 cases, Apayao – 8 cases, Ifugao and Mountain Province with 5 cases each and Kalinga with 2 cases. Last year, Apayao and Ifugao recorded the highest number of measles cases with 5 cases each followed by Baguio City with 4 cases, Benguet – 3 and Abra and Kalinga with 1 case each. However, health experts claimed that there were no mea- sles-related deaths that were reported in the region during the reckoning periods. In terms of age groups, 9-month old infants recorded the highest number of individuals who contracted measles with 43 followed by those aged 25 with 42, 20-24 years old – 35; 1-4 years old – 34; 9 months to 1 year old – 18; 15-19 years old – 16; 5 – 9 years old – 15; and 10 – 14 years old – 8. According to the health officials, the age range of those who contracted measles is from 1 month to Cont. on page 3 39 years old with a median of 4 years Apayao caraa torch light - Palarong Pambansa 2018 Wrestling Bronze medalist Harry Jones Olivas led the lighting of the 2019 Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association annual sports meet torch during the opening ceremonies at the Apayao Eco-Tourism and Sports Complex in Payanan, Luna in Apayao last week./RMC PIA-CAR Inventory of trees in BFFFI gives P3.84 million •page 2 •page 8 Baguio underway to 128 barangays JICA willing to assist in upgrade More cigarettes “crushed”, anti- •page 8 smoking pledge sworn to •page 3 of sewage facility page 3 Planned hospital site in Scout Conversion of Maharlika • •page 2 Barrio brgy., opposed •page 3 to create hub backed • No expert can immediately Mayor admits delay in Baguio page 2 solve Baguio traffic •page 8 Convention Center upgrade KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS The Junction News DISPATCH FROM CRAME Enrile, Estrada, Revilla, mananalo pa ba? page 4 • Duterte is No. 1 Marcos Troll page 5 By: Sen. Leila De Lima www.junctionnews.com By: Atty. Batas Mauricio • The JUNCTION March 2-8, 2019 2 WEEKEND NEWS Conversion of Maharlika to Mayor admits delay in Baguio the members of the local leg- islative body to first reconcile create hub backed the conflicting provisions of Convention Center upgrade AGUIO CITY – Mayor their lines of business, existing tax and zoning ordi- AGUIO CITY – public gathering venue,” current state. BMauricio G. Domogan however, the operators of the nances on the operation of Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan stressed. The project was bidded said that the local govern- liquor establishments went business establishments BDomogan admitted the He commended ment supports the proposed to the local legislative body in some portions of the out by the agency in slight delay in the ongoing Councilor Maria Mylen December 2017 and was conversion of the Maharlika and questioned the supposed Maharlika Livelihood Center rehabilitation of the city- Victoria G. Yaranon for Livelihood Center into one conflict between the city’s to clear what business can subsequently awarded to of the creative hubs in the zoning and tax ordinances be allowed in the Maharlika owned Baguio Conven- being able to present the winning local con- city to serve as a display area and this must be resolved Livelihood Center. tion Center because of to the DPWH-CAR tractor that resulted to the of creative crafts by artists by the said body before we Under the city’s tax the alleged differences officials the concerns of prosecution of the works and other stakeholders. can act on the permanent ordinance, the Maharlika between the local gov- the local government on in March 2018 wherein The city chief executive stoppage of their operations Livelihood Center is part ernment’s technical the ongoing rehabilitation the same should have been claimed that the Maharlika in the building,” Domogan of the city public market personnel and their coun- of the city’s premier con- completed last month. Livelihood Center is an stressed. wherein the serving of liquor terparts from the Cordil- vention facility wherein Domogan expressed ideal display center for the He added he is only is prohibited but under the lera office of the Depart- most of the issues have different crafts of local artists awaiting the decision of the city’s zoning ordinance, the optimism that the unre- ment of Public works and been addressed except for solved issues on the and artisans considering its local legislative body on the operation of liquor establish- Highways (DPWH-CAR). a few that are now being strategic location right at the request for extension of the ments in the area is allowed. project will be resolved by heart of the central business liquor establishments so he The local legislative body The local chief ironed out for the project the concerned parties the district area but the city gov- can align his action with the is currently deliberating on executive claimed that to be given the go-signal soonest so that the con- ernment needs to fine tune decision of the local legisla- the merits of the petition the rehabilitation project to proceed. tractor will be able to work its position on the matter tors. of liquor establishments, was suspended by the According to him, one on the remaining works considering the presence According to him, it is will especially on whether the DPWH-CAR for quite of the issues being tackled for the immediate use of of liquor establishments be the po requested extension of their some time to pave the by the technical people is the facility considering the in portions of the facility sition of the local legisla- operation will be allowed, way for the reconciliation the type of materials that numerous local, regional, currently under the admin- tors that will be implement- considering that their of the differences between will be used in the flooring istration of the Human Set- ed so at this point, there is permits to operate already national and international the technical people of the of the convention center groups wanting to use the tlements Development Cor- no ground for blaming him expired and that the local local government and the so that the sound that poration (HSDC). on the continuous operation chief executive did not allow facility for their gatherings “We did not allow the of the liquor establish- the renewal of their permits implementing agency that will be generated inside in the city. operators of liquor establish- ments in some portions of for this year. Domogan urged is why the supposed com- will not echo for better The 40-year old ments in the area to renew the Maharlika Livelihood the local legislative body to pletion of the project this sound quality within the structure was built by the their business permits this Center. fastrack their decision on the March will not be realized. facility, thus, concerned Ministry of Human Set- year because of a standing Earlier, the affected liquor matter so that the affected “We really want the parties will have to their tlements which was then agreement they will change establishments petitioned liquor Cont. on page 5 rehabilitation project homework on the matter. headed by former First to be completed the Earlier, the public Lady and now Ilocos soonest with all issues department earmarked Norte 2nd district Rep. Inventory of trees in Baguio and concerns of both some P180 million from Imelda Romualdez-Mar- inventory of the trees that pursuant to the mandate parties addressed so that the 2018 annual budget cos to serve as the venue have been planted by those handed down by Secretary we will be able to have a for the proposed rehabil- for the world chess cham- underway who were required by the Cimatu. convention facility that itation of the city-owned pionship match between AGUIO CITY – Mayor local government to do so “We support the ongoing we can be proud of since Baguio convention Center world champion Anatoly Mauricio G. Domogan as compensatory require- conduct of an inventory on the Baguio convention purposely to increase its Karpov and Victor B Center is our premier capacity and improve its confirmed that the inventory ment for the trees that were the number of trees in public Cont. on page 5 of trees in the different parts cut and the survival rate of and private places in the city of the city is now being the planted trees so that the with the hope that we will be undertaken by personnel of city will have a database on able to formulate appropriate Capacity training on human the environment department the compliance of applicants strategies on how to sustain in coordination with the for emergency tree cutting and preserve the trees, espe- employees of the City Envi- permit to the conditions of cially the aging ones that are ronment and Parks Manage- their issued permits.