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MEDIAMAN Agarang Aksyon: Pagpapabakuna Ng Taumbayan, Susi Sa COVID-Free Na Bansa ISSN NO MEDIAMAN Agarang Aksyon: Pagpapabakuna ng taumbayan, susi sa COVID-free na bansa ISSN NO. 2672-2631 • TOMO 3 BLG. 3 • BUREAU OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES • MAYO 2021 PRRD nagdeklara ng state of calamity bunsod ng ASF 2 R. CABUGWANG NCR PLUS, GCQ NA ULIT ‛WITH HEIGHTENED RESTRICTIONS’ HEIGHTENED RESTRICTIONS’2 R. CABUGWANG Herd immunity Palasyo kumpiyansa sa Israel Embassy, sa NCR, karatig- OWWA sa gitna ng tensyon 2 M. LADISLA lugar, target sa Pinas pangalawa sa Southeast Asia sa 9 I. ATOMPAG Nobyembre 2 R. CABUGWANG may pinakamaraming COVID-19 jabs ‘Vacc2School’ PRRD tumanggap campaign, ng unang dose ng bakuna inilunsad mula sa ng DepEd Sinopharm 16 M. LADISLA 8 M. LADISLA Ano ang masasabi mo sa Balita Central? Sumulat o bisitahin, i-Like, i-Follow, at magkomento sa aming social media at website. bcs.gov.ph bcs.gov bcs_gov bcs_gov 2 Mayo 2021 Balita PRRD nagdeklara ng state of calamity bunsod ng ASF Ni Raiza F. Cabugwang Isinailalim ni Pangulong tuluyang paglaganap ng ASF Rodrigo Duterte ang Pilipinas at manumbalik sa normal ang sa state of calamity sa loob mga lugar na apektado nito. ng isang taon bunsod ng “The ASF is responsible for paglaganap ng African swine the significant reduction in the fever (ASF) sa bansa. country’s swine population by Sa Proclamation No. 1143 around three million hogs, na nilagdaan ng Pangulo resulting in more than P100 noong Mayo 10, 2021, billion in losses due to the ipinaliwanag nito na sa local hog sector and allied pamamagitan ng pagdeklara industries, and leading to ng state of calamity, maaaring increased retail prices of pork gamitin ng pamahalaan products,” saad ng naturang ang mga kaukulang pondo, proklamasyon, na isinapubliko kabilang na ang Quick noong Mayo 11. Response Fund, upang Idineklara ni Pangulong maisakatuparan ang mga Duterte ang nasabing state hakbang para mapigilan ang ( ▶ 12 ) Photo credit: pna.gov.ph NCR Plus, GCQ na ulit ‘with Heightened Restrictions’ Ni Raiza F. Cabugwang Isinailalim ni Pangulong Administrative Region (CAR) Mapapasailalim naman sa Rodrigo Duterte noong Mayo kabilang na ang Apayao, modified general community 13 sa General Community Baguio City, Benguet, Kalinga, quarantine o MGCQ ang iba Quarantine (GCQ) “with Mountain Province, at Abra; pang mga lugar sa bansa. heightened restrictions” ang Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Sa kanyang “Talk to the Vizcaya sa Region 2; Batangas NCR Plus na kinabibilangan People” noong Mayo 13, Photo credit: pia.gov.ph ng Metro Manila, Bulacan, at Quezon sa Region 4-A; umapela ang Pangulo sa Cavite, Laguna, at Rizal mula Puerto Princesa sa Region publiko na ipagpaliban muna Mayo 15 – 31, 2021. 4-B; Iligan City sa Region 10; ang pagsasagawa ng mga Davao City sa Region 11; at Palasyo kumpiyansa sa Israel Embassy, Ang desisyon ng Lanao del Sur sa Bangsamoro pagtitipon na may kinalaman Pangulo ay base na rin sa Autonomous Region in sa pananampalataya, lalo na rekomendasyon ng Inter- aniya ngayong buwan ng Mayo, OWWA sa gitna ng tensyon Muslim Mindanao. Agency Task Force for the Samantala, ang Santiago kung kailan ipinagdiriwang Ni Monica N. Ladisla Management of Emerging City at Quirino Province sa ang maraming kapistahan. Infectious Diseases. “I’ll be more direct than Kumpiyansa ang Palasyo na ating OWWA pagdating sa Region 2; Ifugao sa CAR; at handa ang embahada ng bansa mga kaguluhan kung saan Idineklara rin sa ilalim Zamboanga City sa Region what is written here. I don’t ng parehong kategorya attribute it to any particular sa Tel Aviv maging sa Overseas naroroon ang ating mga 9 ay isinailalim naman sa Workers Welfare Administration kababayan,” ani Sec. Roque. ng quarantine ang mga modified enhanced community religion or what, but there para sa anumang sitwasyon na lugar na nasa Cordillera Samantala, nanawagan quarantine o MECQ. ( ▶ 12 ) maaaring mangyari kasunod ng naman ang embahada ng tumitinding girian sa pagitan ng Pilipinas sa Israel sa mga Israelis at Palestinians. Pilipinong naroroon na Herd immunity sa NCR, karatig-lugar, target sa Nobyembre Sa isinagawang press sumunod sa direktiba ng Israel Ni Raiza F. Cabugwang briefing kahapon, Mayo 13, Defense Forces at ng mga lokal na inilahad ng embahada at otoridad doon upang masiguro Plano ng pamahalaan na Ang herd immunity ay naturang plano kung sakaling ng OWWA na pamilyar na ang kanilang kaligtasan. makapagpamahagi ng sapat na makakamit kung malaking magkaroon ng problema sa umano sila sa protocol na “We call all overseas bilang ng Coronavirus disease bahagi na ng populasyon ang suplay ng bakuna na maaaring kailangang isagawa sa mga Filipino workers (OFWs) 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines posibleng hindi na madapuan maging hadlang sa pagkamit ganitong sitwasyon kung who are in Israel to listen to upang makamit ng National ng COVID-19 bunsod ng herd immunity sa buong saan apektado ang overseas the safety instructions, and Capital Region (NCR) at mga ng pagbabakuna. bansa pagsapit ng katapusan Filipino workers. strictly follow the directives of kalapit na probinsya nito ang Ayon kay Vaccine Czar ng taon. “So, hinahanda na po “Kung nakikita natin na iyong posibleng repatriation IDF Home Front Command. herd immunity pagdating ng Carlito Galvez, Jr., layon ng Israel is obligated for the Nobyembre 2021. gobyerno na matupad ang realistically, we will have a at binibigyan na po sila ng shortfall of supply, we need to warning na kung pupuwede safety of its citizens and non- strategize that we will get the po ay iyon nga po, mag-ingat citizens, among them are same effect. We can have the dahil dito sa mga pag-iinit ng 30,000 OFWs, students, and herd immunity sa NCR and mga pangyayari diyan sa Israel diplomats, and it has been the plus six provinces around ‘no at sa Occupied Territory,” proven that the directives NCR by November,” pahayag pahayag ni Presidential from the security forces and ni Secretary Galvez. Spokesperson Harry Roque. IDF Home Front Command Hindi naman tinukoy Kung kinakailangan save lives,” pahayag ng ng opisyal kung aling mga umano, susunduin mismo ng embahada ng bansa sa Israel. probinsya ang makakasama gobyerno ang mga Pilipinong Sa datos na nakalap mula sa ng NCR sa listahan ng target maiipit sa hidwaan ng Department of Foreign Affairs na mga lugar para makamit dalawang bansa. mula noong Hunyo 2020, ang nasabing herd immunity, “Bihasa na po ang ating mayroong naitalang 30,000 Photo credit: pna.gov.ph ( ▶ 12 ) mga embahada at ang Pilipino sa bansang Israel. ■ 3 Editoryal Mayo 2021 MEDIAMAN Ni Martin M. Andanar Agarang Aksyon: Pagpapabakuna ng EDITORIAL taumbayan, susi sa COVID-free na bansa BOARD nakapag-develop tayo noon Mahigit isang taon na ng bakuna sa pangunguna ng MA. FLORINDA ang nakalipas mula nang dating Institute of Hygiene PRINCESS DUQUE maapektuhan ang buong mundo ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Editor-in-Chief ng COVID-19 pandemic. Naniniwala rin ang Kalihim na Hindi inasahan ng lahat ang kayang-kaya nating makagawa EILEEN CRUZ-DAVID matinding dagok na dulot ng ng sarili nating bakuna basta’t Managing Editor pandemya, hindi lamang sa ito’y sumasang-ayon sa agenda kalusugan ng mga tao, kundi ng ating pamahalaan. Kumbaga, pati na rin sa ekonomiya ng bukod kay Pangulong Duterte, VANESSA LANDIG mga bansa. nariyan din dapat ang tulong Associate Editor Mula noon hanggang ng Kongreso at Senado, mga ngayon, walang tigil sa pamantasan, mga kagawaran pakikipaglaban sa pandemya na nasa ilalim ng Science and TRISH ALCANTARA ang ating gobyerno, medical Health, at iba pa. IVY ATOMPAG professionals, mga pulis, Sa katunayan, nakikipag- sundalo, at iba pang sektor ugnayan na ang Department RAIZA CABUGWANG ng lipunan na nagsisilbing of Science and Technology MONICA LADISLA frontliners. Bukod sa mahigpit sa potential local vaccine Writers / Researchers na pagpapatupad ng health manufacturers at nagpahayag Pero maliban diyan, ang isa ng tuluy-tuloy na vaccination at safety protocols upang ng suporta ang mga ito pang isyu na kinakaharap ng rollout sa bansa. Sa ngayon, mapigilan ang paglaganap para makapag-develop tayo bansa ngayon ay ang tinatawag halos 7.5 million doses ng DAVID VERIDIANO ng virus, agad ding kumilos ng sariling bakuna kontra na “vaccine nationalism” ng bakuna kontra COVID-19 ang Photographer ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno COVID-19. Ayon kay mga mayayamang bansa. nai-deliver na sa bansa mula sa para makakuha ng bakuna Pangulong Duterte, tutulungan May kakayahan kaya tayong apat na manufacturers tulad ng kontra COVID-19. Ang ng national government na mas makabili ng mas maraming Sinovac (China), AstraZeneca KEVIN LARANANG bakuna ay isa sa mga susi mapabilis ang pagpoproseso ng bakuna? Hindi lamang (United Kingdom), Sputnik V Art Director / Cartoonist para masugpo ang patuloy mga kinakailangang papeles Pilipinas ang nakararamdam (Russia), at Pfizer-BioNTech na pagkalat ng COVID-19 para masimulan na ang hakbang ng suliraning ito, kundi maging (United States). virus. Kaya puspusan ang na ito. Kapag nagkaroon tayo ibang maunlad na bansa ay Sa pamamagitan ng ENREL TAN pakikipagnegosasyon ng ng sariling bakuna, hindi kinokondena ang hakbang na pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan Layout Artist gobyerno upang maging tuluy- na tayo aasa sa donasyon ng ito. Alam ng ating Pangulong para makamit ang isang mithiin, tuloy ang dating ng suplay ng COVID-19 Vaccines Global Duterte na may ilang kayang-kaya ng Pilipinas na bakuna sa ating bansa. Access (COVAX) Facility at mayayamang bansa ang mas CAROLINA TONGKO procurement ng mga ito sa maipanalo ang laban kontra Production Manager Sa ilalim ng pamumuno pinipili umanong mag-produce COVID-19. Sa ngalan ng ni Pangulong Rodrigo pamamagitan ng diplomatic at mag-hoard ng mga bakuna talks para makapag-secure buong puwersa ng Presidential Duterte, layon ng pamahalaan para sa kanilang bansa. Communications Operations ARLENE BARRIENTOS na maabot ang tinatawag ng milyun-milyong doses Gayunpaman, ng bakuna. Office (PCOO), asahan ninyo Circulation Manager na ‘herd immunity’ o ang pinapatunayan lamang ng na patuloy kaming magbibigay pagkabakuna sa 70 porsyento Hindi ako isang medical ating pamahalaan na sa kabila expert, ako ay isang mediaman ng tama at makabuluhang ng ating populasyon.
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