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Dengue Outbreak Declared in Cavite
Headline Dengue outbreak declared in Cavite MediaTitle Philippine Daily Inquirer(www.inquirer.net) Date 24 Jul 2019 Section NEWS Order Rank 1 Language English Journalist N/A Frequency Daily Dengue outbreak declared in Cavite SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna, Philippines — The provincial health office in Cavite is proposing a year-round, government-led “search and destroy” campaign targeting breeding areas of mosquitoes, amid an outbreak of dengue in the province. Cavite, home to more than 3.6 million people, has recorded 4,225 suspected and confirmed dengue cases from Jan. 1, posting the highest number of patients in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) region. Last week, the provincial government, led by Gov. Juanito Victor Remulla, placed the province under a state of calamity to expedite the release of funds for the purchase of blood supply, intravenous fluids, diagnostic kits and other medical supplies for patients. Outbreak Twenty-two people had died in Cavite, the most recent a 32-year-old man from Dasmariñas City, said provincial health officer Nelson Soriano in a telephone interview on Tuesday. According to Soriano, between 15 and 20 people daily are being confined at General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital, the provincial hospital in Trece Martires City, leaving some patients with “no choice but to stay on the hallways.” “You know what the problem is? This seems to be happening every year, as if people are not taking it seriously. That’s why we’re proposing to the provincial [board] to issue a resolution to make ‘search and destroy’ year-round and not only when there’s an outbreak,” he said. -
Purification Experiments on the Pasig River, Philippines Using a Circulation-Type Purification System
International Journal of GEOMATE, Feb., 2019 Vol.16, Issue 54, pp.49 - 54 Geotec., Const. Mat. & Env., DOI: https://doi.org/10.21660/2019.54.4735 ISSN: 2186-2982 (Print), 2186-2990 (Online), Japan PURIFICATION EXPERIMENTS ON THE PASIG RIVER, PHILIPPINES USING A CIRCULATION-TYPE PURIFICATION SYSTEM * Okamoto Kyoichi1, Komoriya Tomoe2, Toyama Takeshi1, Hirano Hirosuke3, Garcia Teodinis4, Baccay Melito4, Macasilhig Marjun5, Fortaleza Benedicto4 1 CST, Nihon University, Japan; 2 CIT, Nihon University, Japan; 3 National College of Technology, Wakayama College, Japan; 4 Technological University of the Philippines, Philippines; 5 Technological University of the Philippines, Philippines *Corresponding Author, Received: 20 Oct. 2018, Revised: 29 Nov. 2018, Accepted: 23 Dec. 2018 ABSTRACT: Polluted sludge from the Pasig River generally exerts a very large environmental load to the surrounding area near the vicinity of Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay in the Philippines. Historically, the river was used to be a good route for transportation and an important source of water for the old Spanish Manila. However, the river is now very polluted due to human negligence and industrial development, and biologists consider it unable to sustain aquatic life. Many researchers have conducted studies on the Pasig River, unfortunately, no considerable progress from the point of view of purification process have succeeded. Hence, in this study, the use of fine-bubble technology for the purification of the polluted sludge from the said river is being explored. The critical point in using this technique is on the activation of the bacteria existing in the area using fine bubbles. The sludge is decomposed and purified by activating the aerobic bacteria after creating an aerobic state. -
1 Introduction
Formulation of an Integrated River Basin Management and Development Master Plan for Marikina River Basin VOLUME 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION The Philippines, through RBCO-DENR had defined 20 major river basins spread all over the country. These basins are defined as major because of their importance, serving as lifeblood and driver of the economy of communities inside and outside the basins. One of these river basins is the Marikina River Basin (Figure 1). Figure 1 Marikina River Basin Map 1 | P a g e Formulation of an Integrated River Basin Management and Development Master Plan for Marikina River Basin VOLUME 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Marikina River Basin is currently not in its best of condition. Just like other river basins of the Philippines, MRB is faced with problems. These include: a) rapid urban development and rapid increase in population and the consequent excessive and indiscriminate discharge of pollutants and wastes which are; b) Improper land use management and increase in conflicts over land uses and allocation; c) Rapidly depleting water resources and consequent conflicts over water use and allocation; and e) lack of capacity and resources of stakeholders and responsible organizations to pursue appropriate developmental solutions. The consequence of the confluence of the above problems is the decline in the ability of the river basin to provide the goods and services it should ideally provide if it were in desirable state or condition. This is further specifically manifested in its lack of ability to provide the service of preventing or reducing floods in the lower catchments of the basin. There is rising trend in occurrence of floods, water pollution and water induced disasters within and in the lower catchments of the basin. -
Republic of the Philippines CIVIL WORKS BID-OUT City of Calamba
FDP Form 10a - Bid Results on Civil Works Republic of the Philippines CIVIL WORKS BID-OUT BIDDING City of Calamba, Provice of Laguna 2nd Quarter, 2019 Approved Reference Winning Name and Bid Bidding Contract No. Name of Project Budget for Location No. Bidder Address Amount Date Duration Contract MC Dela Cruz Mr. Marcos C. Dela Cruz/6176 Construction of Multi-Purpose 1 I-2019-016 14,999,990.97 Barangay VII Enterprises & Gen. Bubukal, Sta. Cruz Laguna 14,995,535.31 06/20/2019 270cd Health Center (Ph. 4) Contractor Construction of Multi-Purpose BCA Construction Mr. Alberto D. Arenas/Lot 2 I-2019-014 79,996,111.20 Barangay Real 79,955,281.14 05/29/2019 300cd Building (Phase 2) Supply 8117-B Barangay Bigaa, City of Calamba Mr. Richard T. Perez/ #102 Construction of Multi-Purpose Riper Empire Trading 3 I-2019-013 3,147,784.55 Barangay II San Jose, Calamba City 3,143,757.09 05/06/2019 90cd Building & Construction Mr. Gerry D. Barangay 4 I-2019-012 Construction of Day Care Center 2,365,166.21 Gab-Zion Enterprises Salvador/Barangay Ibaba Sta. 2,359,400.93 04/22/2019 64cd Milagrosa Rosa City Mr. Gerry D. Barangay 5 I-2019-011 Construction of Day Care Center 2,325,936.61 Gab-Zion Enterprises Salvador/Barangay Ibaba Sta. 2,320,833.11 04/22/2019 64cd Bubuyan Rosa City Mr. Gerry D. 6 I-2019-009 Construction of Day Care Center 2,325,936.61 Barangay Masili Gab-Zion Enterprises Salvador/Barangay Ibaba Sta. -
Policy Briefing
WAVES Policy Brieng Philippines Policy October 2015 Brieng Summary Ecosystem Accounts Inform Policies for Better A pilot ecosystem Resource Management of Laguna de Bay account was developed for the Laguna de Bay Laguna de Bay is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines to provide information providing livelihood, food, transportation and recreation to key on ood mitigation capacity, water, shery provinces and cities within and around the metropolitan area of Manila. resource management; Competing uses, unsustainable land and water uses coupled with to identify priority areas population and industrial expansion have caused the rapid degradation for protection, regulation of the lake and its watershed. The data from the ecosystem accounts of pollution and sediment can help counter the factors that are threatening the Laguna de Bay's loading; and to inform water quality and ecology. strategies on water pricing and sustainable Land Cover Condition Water Quality development planning. Land conversion due to urban Pollution coming from domestic, sprawl and rapid industrial industrial and agricultural/forest Background development are causing a decline wastes contribute to the The development of the in forest cover and impacting degradation of the water quality. agriculture production. ecosystem accounts is Fish Production based on data collection Flood Mitigation The lake can still sustain sheries and analysis conducted Increase in soil erosion from the production but is threatened by by the Laguna Lake watershed has changed the pollution. Development Authority contours of the lake. (LLDA), the agency responsible for the water and land management of the Laguna Lake Basin. 2003 2010 Technical staff from the different units of the LLDA undertook the analyses supported by international and local experts under the World Bank's Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) Global Partnership Programme. -
Impact of Climate Change on the Frequency and Severity of Floods in the Pasig-Marikina River Basin
E3S Web of Conferences 117, 00005 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911700005 ICWREE2019 Impact of Climate Change on the Frequency and Severity of Floods in the Pasig-Marikina River Basin Cris Edward Monjardin1,*, Clarence Cabundocan1, Camille Ignacio1 and Christian Jedd Tesnado1 1School of Civil, Environmental and Geolocgical Engineering, Mapua University, 1002 Intramuros Manila, Philippines Abstract. This study assessed impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of floods in the Pasig-Marikina River basin. Researchers used the historical data from PAG-ASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration), specifically from Science Garden weather station. The historical data are coupled with a global climate model, the Hadley Center Model version 3 (HadCM3) to account for the natural variability of the climate system in the area. The observed data and the hydroclimatic data from HadCM3 was processed in Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM) that results to rainfall data from 1961-2017 and change in temperature data from 2018-2048. A rainfall time series for the river basin was generated considering average seasonal effects in the area. A flood frequency curve was modelled. From that, flood value for 2048 was derived to be at 3950cu.m/s. Additionally, the rapid urbanization in the area has contributed to the changes in the river system making it more vulnerable to floods. The results of this study supports the claim that the Pasig-Marikina River basin will be affected by the climate variability in terms of the increase in rainfall depth and average temperatures, higher flood frequency and more massive floods in the future. -
Urbanization and Related Environmental Issues Of
Journal of Advanced College of Engineering and Management, Vol. 3, 2017 URBANIZATION AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF METRO MANILA Ram Krishna Regmi Environment and Resource Management Consultant, Kathmandu, Nepal Email Address: [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Due to rapid urbanization, Metro Manila is facing many environmental challenges with its continuous accelerating urban growth rate. According to 2010 census of population Metro Manila accounts about one-third of the total urban population and about 13% of the total national population of Philippines.The impact of urban growth of the Metro Manila to its urban environment relating on demography, solid wastes problem and problems in water bodies as well as air pollution and greenhouse gas emissionis emphasized here in this study.The flood prone areas within the Metro Manila is about 31%, most of the risk areas located along creeks, river banks or coastal areas.Metro Manila produces total garbage equivalent to 25% of the national waste generation in which about 17% is paper wastes and about 16% are plastics. In terms of water quality classification the upper reaches of the Marikina River is of Class A, but all remaining river systems are of Class C. Accordingly, the classification of Manila Bay is of Class SB. Similarly, the quality of ambient air of the Metro Manila is also poor. Using 2010 as base year, the major contributor to greenhouse gas is from vehicular emissions followed by the stationary sources. An urgent need is felt to incorporate environmental issues into planning its urban area to reduce the risks of further environmental degradation. Keywords: Metro Manila; urbanization; environmental issues; solid wastes;water quality; air pollution _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. -
Application of Indicators in Urban and Megacities Disaster Risk Management
Progress Report EMI Topical Report TR-07-01 Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative A member of the U.N. Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 3cd Program Application of Indicators in Urban and Megacities Disaster Risk Management A Case Study of Metro Manila September 2006 Copyright © 2007 EMI. Permission to use this document is granted provided that the copyright notice appears in all reproductions and that both the copyright and this permission notice appear, and use of document or parts thereof is for educational, informational, and non-commercial or personal use only. EMI must be acknowledged in all cases as the source when reproducing any part of this publication. Opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect those of the participating agencies and organizations. Report prepared by Jeannette Fernandez, Shirley Mattingly, Fouad Bendimerad and Omar D. Cardona Dr. Martha-Liliana Carreño, Researcher (CIMNE, UPC) Ms. Jeannette Fernandez, Project Manager (EMI/PDC) Layout and Cover Design: Kristoffer Berse Printed in the Philippines by EMI An international, not-for-profi t, scientifi c organization dedicated to disaster risk reduction of the world’s megacities EMI 2F Puno Bldg. Annex, 47 Kalayaan Ave., Diliman Quezon City 1101, Philippines T/F: +63-2-9279643; T: +63-2-4334074 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.emi-megacities.org 3cd Program EMI Topical Report TR-07-01 Application of Indicators in Urban and Megacities Disaster Risk Management A Case Study of Metro Manila By Jeannette Fernandez, Shirley Mattingly, Fouad Bendimerad and Omar D. Cardona Contributors Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative, EMI Ms. -
Pasig City, Philippines
City Profile: Pasig City (Philippines) IKI Ambitious City Promises project As of 12 December 2017 City Overview Considered as one of the most economically Population 755,000 (2015) dynamic cities in the Philippines, Pasig City is a 2 residential, industrial and commercial hub hosting Area (km ) 34.32 at least 755,000 people. It is among the top ten Main geography type Inland most populous cities in the Philippines based on Tertiary sector Main economy sector the latest population census and is located in busy (services) and compact Metro Manila, the National Capital Annual gov. operational 216,338,274 Region (NCR) of the country budget (USD) With rapid urbanization and commercialization, GHG emissions 1,446,461.37 (2010) the local government of Pasig City recognizes the Emissions target 10% by 2020 (BAU) impact of these transformations to climate change and worsening air pollution. Hence, there is a need Governor Robert C. Eusebio for a more sustainable model of progress. No. of gov. employee 7,748 GHG emissions The city has completed its community-level GHG emissions inventory with 2010 as base year. The electricity consumption gets the lion’s share of GHG emissions in the city amounting to 39% (562,885.49 tCO2e). This was followed by the transport sector at 29%, waste at 16% and then stationary energy and industry at 12% and 4% respectively. The total emissions of the city is 1,446,461.47 tCO2e. As part of their commitment to contribute to the national government’s climate change mitigation goals, Pasig City pledged to reduce their GHG emissions by 10% by 2020 from buisiness as usual levels. -
Ordinance No. 2100-2017 Magilas Na Pamamahala
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE CITY OF STA. ROSA Li',S1,0., tai By - 11I1^C 'M DA T Republic of the. Philippines CITY OF SANTA ROSA Province of Laguna OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 49TH REGULAR SESSION OF SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF CITY OF SANTA ROSA, LAGUNA HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2017 AT THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD SESSION HALL. Presents: 1. Hon. ARNOLD B. ARCILLAS - City Vice-Mayor, Presiding Officer 2. Hon. ROY M. GONZALES - SP Member 3. Hon. INA CLARIZA B. CARTAGENA - SP Member 4. Hon. SONIA U. ALGABRE - SP Member 5. Hon. RODRIGO B. MALAPITAN - SP Member 6. Hon. MARIEL C. CENDANA - SP Member 7. Hon. JOSE JOEL L. MLA - SP Member 8. Hon. WILFREDO A. CASTRO - SP Member 9. Hon. ANTONIO M. TUZON, Jr. - SP Member 10.Hon. ARTURO M. TIONGCO - SP Member 11.Hon. ERIC T. PUZON - SP Member 12.Hon. OSCAR G. ONG-IKO - SP Member, ABC President *************** ***** ORDINANCE NO. 2100-2017 (Authored by: Hon. INA CLARIZA B. CARTAGENA Sponsored by: The Committee on Ways and Means Seconded by: Hon. ROY M. GONZALES) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REVISED SCHEDULE OF BASE UNIT MARKET VALUES OF REAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA, LAGUNA, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE (R.A.7160) AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL LAWS RULES AND REGULATIONS. WHEREAS, Section 201 Republic Act No.7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, provides that "All Real Property, whether taxable or exempt, shall be appraised at current and fair market value prevailing in the locality where the property is situated". -
Who Country Office Philippines Health Cluster Situation Report
WHO COUNTRY OFFICE PHILIPPINES HEALTH CLUSTER SITUATION REPORT 6 October 2009 HIGHLIGHTS • 805 799 families (3 929 030 individuals) affected in 1 786 barangays, 70 739 families (335 740individuals) in 559 evacuation centres • DSWD reports that as 15 775 families in 40 barangays in 7 cities are still flooded • Casualties: 295 Dead, 5 injured, 39 missing • More than Php 835.6M (USD 17.4M) in damage to health facilities reported • The top 5 morbidity cases in the evacuation centers are: upper respiratory tract infection, fever, skin disease, infected wounds and diarrhea • DOH dispatched 119 Medical, 11 Psychosocial, and 6 WASH Teams, 12 Assessment/Surveillance, 3 Public Health, and 5 Nutrition teams to 99 sites • Logistical support provided for Health and WASH clusters by DOH has amounted to Php 19,742,610.37 (USD 411 304) • Majority of Hospital Operations have resumed with free services to victims • CERF proposal for USD 830 000 has been approved, FLASH appeal posted on ReliefWeb HEALTH SITUATION ASSESSMENT • NDCC reported that the number of evacuees increased to 70 739 families ( 335 740 individuals). Number of evacuation centers has increased to 559 . Total number of affected increased to 805 799 families ( 3 929 030 individuals) in 1 786 barangays. • Access to essential health services: DSWD reports that as 15 775 families in 40 barangays in 7 cities are still flooded and are not reached by aid (as of 2 October 2009). DOH estimates at least Php 635.6M (USD 17.4M) in damage was sustained by health facilities (16 hospitals, 2 rural health units, 74 municipal health centers, one lying-in clinic, one provincial health office), ranging from submerged ground floors to damage and destruction of medical supplies and equipment, records, and office equipment. -
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. Public Disclosure Authorized
Fall 08 Maynilad Water Services, Inc. Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Valenzuela Sewerage System Project Environmental Assessment Report Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized M a r c h 2 0 1 4 Environmental Assessment Report VALENZUELA SEWERAGE SYSTEM PROJECT CONTENTS Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Project Fact Sheet ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Brief Description of the Project .................................................................................................................. 8 A. Project Location ............................................................................................................................. 8 B. Project Components ....................................................................................................................... 9 C. Project Rationale .......................................................................................................................... 10 D. Project Cost .................................................................................................................................. 10 E. Project Phases ............................................................................................................................