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State of calamity declared in Iligan due to dengue
By: Divina M. Suson - @inquirerdotnet
Inquirer Mindanao / 05:00 AM August 22, 2019

ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte — The local government here has declared the city under a state
of calamity as dengue cases continue to rise.
The declaration, approved by the city council on Tuesday, could pave the way for the use of funds
for initiatives to combat the mosquito-borne disease, according to Dr. Cherlina Cañaveral, city
health officer. Immediately, some P8 million has been made available to buy protective gear,
fogging machines, medicines, insecticide-treated nets and chemicals used in destroying mosquito
breeding grounds, she said.
The funds will also be used in conducting information and education campaigns in every barangay,
Cañaveral said.
On Tuesday, Mayor Celso Regencia launched the “Sabayang 4 o’clock habit para Deng-Get Out,” a
program that called on communities and schools to clean their surroundings every 4 p.m.
As of Aug. 19, the city health office recorded 1,138 dengue cases with 14 deaths.
Among provinces and two highly urbanized cities in Northern Mindanao, Bukidnon has the most
number of cases with 7,120. This is followed by Misamis Oriental, with 2,853 cases; Lanao del
Norte, 2,514; Cagayan de Oro City, 1,978; Misamis Occidental, 1,837; Iligan City, 1,138; and
Camiguin, 270.
So far, the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 70 deaths in the region, including 17 in Lanao
del Norte, 15 in Misamis Oriental and 14 in Iligan City.
Dr. Adrian Subaan, DOH officer in charge in Northern Mindanao, said the agency declared a
dengue outbreak in Iligan after the city recorded one of the highest death rates in the region.
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) also sent medical tents to Gregorio T. Lluch Memorial Hospital to
help decongest its rooms and wards as admissions swelled due to dengue.
On Wednesday, PRC set up an air-conditioned emergency medical unit at the hospital that can
accommodate 20 cots.
In Samar, there’s a new orchid on the block
By: Maricar Cinco - Reporter / @maricarcincoINQ
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:02 AM August 22, 2019

SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna, Philippines — A rare species of orchid has

been discovered on Samar Island but scientists are racing against time to
protect what is left of this flower in the wild after it has been classified as
“critically endangered.”
The Pseuderia samarana (Orchidaceae) is the first record of orchids
belonging to genus Pseuderia in the Philippines, according to botanist
Zhereeleen Meneses, a professor of environmental biology at the
University of the Philippines Los Baños. Pseuderia orchids, she said, are
found primarily in New Guinea and on the islands of Moluccas,
Micronesia, the Solomon Islands and Fiji.
Meneses, with Australian coauthor James Edward Cootes, published her
work on P. samarana in the latest issue of science journal Taiwania,
International Journal of Biodiversity, on Aug. 16. Meneses, 27, said her
group discovered the orchid during a field study in 2015 on the hills of
Paranas, a second-class municipality in Samar province.
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Man shot in Labangon alley fights for his life
By Alven Marie A. Timtim|August 29,2019 - 06:54 AM

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The morning after a shooting incident in an alley in

Sitio Kasambagan, Barangay Labangon left a man in critical condition, police are
trying to understand why residents know the victim but could not identify his
address.
The victim identified as Richard, or commonly known as “Bungi”, was shot in
Sitio Kasambagan in Barangay Labangon a few minutes past 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, August 28.
He was immediately brought to a public hospital.
Police said Richard was walking through an alley when an unidentified man
pulled out a gun and shot the victim.
Police said the suspect seemed to have waited for Richard to pass by the area
before shooting him.
According to Police Staff Sergeant Christopher Bungo, desk officer of Labangon
Police, the victim was shot once (and was hit on the nape or the back of his neck.
The suspect immediately fled the area after he shot Richard.
Bungo said nobody stepped forward as a witness to the incident.
It is also a mystery to the police why the residents know Richard but could not
identify his address or the house where he lives.
As of early morning of August 29, police are still determining the exact details of
the case
PhilHealth fraud: NBI sues 21 over WellMed approval
By: Nikka G. Valenzuela - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:42 AM August 29, 2019

Twenty-one officials and employees of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) were
charged in the Department of Justice on Wednesday for accrediting WellMed Dialysis and
Laboratory Center despite an agency finding that the clinic had filed fraudulent claims for dead
patients.
Recommended for prosecution were officials and employees of PhilHealth National Capital Region
office’s accreditation subcommittee (ACS), according to the National Bureau of Investigation.

They were Rizza Majella Herrera, Bernadette Lico, Janice Gem Perlas, Leilani Cherillina Joy
Asprer, Rofien Ison, Manuel Lampitoc, Recto Panti, Henry Almanon, Jeffrey Pe, Cheryl Welan,
Lolita Tuliao, Quentin Callueng, Mary Grace de los Santos, Maricel Maglalang, Susan Rebecca
Romero, Yvonne Fernandez, Katrina Marie Aguilar, Cynthia Camacho, Imelda Trinidad de Vera-
Pe, Arsenio Alcantara and Leticia Gay Aguda. “These subjects are allegedly responsible in
approving the accreditation of WellMed despite the 2019 Fact-Finding Investigation and
Enforcement Department on the alleged fraudulent claims of WellMed,” said Vicente de Guzman,
NBI deputy director for investigation.

The NBI filed violations of Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, National Health Insurance Act,
and the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees against them.
WellMed was paid P1.8 million from January to May this year for the dialysis of patients who were
already dead, according to the fact-finding unit of PhilHealth, which completed its probe in
January.
WellMed was the subject of the Inquirer’s three-part investigative report which, among other
things, found that PhilHealth lost tens of billions of pesos to overpayments and frauds committed
over the past five years.

The NBI said the ACS had recommended the accreditation of WellMed on Jan. 4 but withdrew it
on Feb. 7. Still, the regional subcommittee processed the claims of WellMed on May 20.
“[This is] not just simple negligence. Despite the knowledge that they (WellMed management)
have already fraudulent claims discovered by the fact-finding committee, WellMed was still given
accreditation,” said Catherine Camposano-Remigio, the newly appointed antigraft division chief of
the NBI.
Remigio said there was yet no evidence of PhilHealth employees being bribed to favor WellMed.
“Based on the investigation, they [WellMed management] were given undue benefit out of the acts
of the accreditation subcommittee,” said De Guzman.
The NBI has yet to uncover high-ranking officers involved in the WellMed ghost dialysis scam.
“Investigation is ongoing. We want to establish linkages of health care providers with some officers
of PhilHealth,” De Guzman said.
The criminal charges against WellMed owner and officers were lodged in a Metropolitan Trial
Court in Quezon City last week.
On Aug. 5, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 219 dismissed the estafa charges against
WellMed owner Bryan Sy after the case was filed in the wrong court.
Towards a food-secure nation
By Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos| August 29,2019 - 07:39 AM

I have a friend working in a coastal community whose heart bleeds every time he sees the dire
poverty of the residents. They are so poor they would not know where the next food will be coming
from. This sad plight is so ironic, happening in our country which is known worldwide as
the center of the center of marine shore fish biodiversity in the world.
Alarming is the fact that two thirds of our fishing grounds are over-exploited. Artisanal fishers
attribute commercial fishing intrusion in municipal waters as the number one contributory factor.
Use of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) technology also confirms the
prevalence of commercial fishing in municipal waters detected through night lights.

My friend said trawls docked in front of the municipal hall are a common sight in his place. The
use of bottom trawling is banned under RA 8550, the Fisheries Code of 1998, reiterated by the
amendatory law, RA 10654.

On November 29, 2018, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the
Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) signed the Joint
Memorandum Circular which provides the implementing guidelines on the ban on bottom trawling
within municipal waters. It provides for decommissioning mechanisms and livelihood assistance.
Alas, coastal local governments do not seem to know these guidelines exist.
Bottom trawling is devastating to our fisheries and the marine ecosystems, wipes out everything in
the seabed and has contributed to the great loss of income of our artisanal fisherfolk, who are
among the poorest of the poor. These fishers reminisce how it was when there was no trawling –
fish, shrimps, crabs were in abundance in the past. They are worried that the time will come when
there will be no more fish in the ocean if the ban on illegal fishing in municipal waters is not
implemented.
To the credit of the Duterte administration, Secretary Eduardo Año of the Department of Interior
and Local Government (DILG) issued DILG Memorandum Circular 2018-59 which enunciate the
policies and guidelines on the regulation and monitoring of fishery activities in municipal waters.
The policy purpose is “to ensure that LGUs play an active role, and hold them accountable to their
action/inaction towards the monitoring and regulation of fishery activities in municipal waters”. It
serves as a reminder to LGUs “to exercise their powers in ensuring that the law is strictly enforced,
followed and implemented.”
To evaluate the performance of these local governments, DILG has adopted the Fisheries Law
Compliance Audit, known as FISHCA, as a monitoring tool to evaluate the performance of LGUs
in the implementation of our fisheries laws.
There are 857 coastal cities and municipalities who have the responsibility to protect our municipal
waters. How many are implementing our laws and contribute towards the attainment of food
security by fighting illegal fishing in municipal waters?
Pinoy sushi, Nobu-style: Yellowtail ‘kare-kare’
with ‘karashisumiso bagoong’
Chef Keiichi Hirukawa plays with Filipino ingredients for exclusive Nobu Manila dishes
By: Vangie Baga-Reyes Philippine Daily Inquirer / 07:10 AM August 29, 2019

Keiichi Hirukawa, the new head sushi chef of Nobu restaurant at City of Dreams
Manila, wants to have fun with his staff while teaching them the proper way of doing
things in the highly revered Nobu kitchen.

“As head sushi chef, I always make sure my staff like what they are doing and this has
been my style in the kitchen. I don’t want it like a military kind of setup,” said
Hirukawa, who started at Nobu Malibu in California two years ago.

Enjoying the kitchen would help bring out the creative juices of the staff, he said.

Hirukawa creates signature dishes unique to Nobu Manila by melding Filipino

ingredients and methods in Nobu-style dishes.

Hirukawa arrived in Manila two months ago and started exploring local produce and
ingredients. He has also been eating in various Filipino homes and restaurants with the
hope of understanding local flavors.

Born in Tokyo, Japan, and raised in Florida, US, Hirukawa has more than 20 years of experience as sushi
chef in various US-based Japanese restaurants. With a father as chef and an uncle who manages a
Japanese restaurant, he worked his way up from dishwasher to chef/sushi chef in the restaurants he
worked for. Before Nobu Malibu, he was sushi chef at The Izaka-Ya by Katsu-Ya in West Hollywood.

Samplings of Hirukawa’s dishes were presented to the media, including two sushi creations infused with
local flavors: Salmon in Coconut Milk and Amazu, a medley of thinly sliced fresh salmon, coconut milk,
pineapple bits, ginger, green chili, onion leeks, and a drizzle of amazu. The twist on the sweetened
vinegar refreshed the palate while the coconut milk complemented the subtle, buttery taste of the
salmon.
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Pagasa forecast: Cloudy Thursday with isolated rain
showers
By: Faye Orellana - Reporter / @FMOrellanaINQ
INQUIRER.net / 07:12 AM August 29, 2019

MANILA, Philippines – Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and

thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon will prevail over the
Mimaropa (Mindoro Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) region, Zambales,
Bataan and Batangas on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
Pagasa, in its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, warned the residents of affected
areas to watch out for possible flash floods and landslides.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly
cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers due to localized
thunderstorms.
Temperature range is from 24.8 °C to 31.4 °C.
Sunrise was recorded at 5:44 a.m. while sunset is expected at 6:11 p.m.