Monday, October 31, 2011

Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital to build much needed maternal health wing, at last!

Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital located at Digos City will get a two storey facility which will house maternal health services and facilities with a target completion on the last quarter of 2013.

The first phase of construction will include rooms for X-ray, ultrasound, emergency, nursery and central supply where the second floor of the building will accommodate the obstetrics-gynecology wards.

The hospital has currently a 170 bed-capacity that caters to pregnant women to avail of obstetrical service.
They are planning to expand the bed capacity to 80 additional beds, hopefully towards the last quarter of 2014 or first quarter of 2015.
Two OB-Gyne consultants will be hired to ensure better maternal health care and services.

Governor Douglas Cagas has been supporting this cause and is closely working with the Provincial Health Office for the upgrading of hospital facilities to provide better service to his constituents.

Bansalan's Lao Integrated Farms a role model on countryside development!

The coconut sugar firm in Bansalan, Davao del Sur is  a role model of the Department of Science and Technology’s flagship program on countryside development.


DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo commended the Lao Integrated Farms, Inc. based in Barangay Eman, Bansalan for bringing improvements into the rural area of the province, using appropriate technology innovations.

Farm owner and chief executive officer Benjamin Lao started ten years ago from a barren land in Brgy. Eman. The  inventor and producer of the Donnabelle coconut sugar and syrup products made from coconut sap.

Lao recalled that he started developing the one-hectare coconut farm and introduced organic farming. Today, Donnabelle coco sugar and syrup products are exported to Australia, Germany and Japan.

The business has also expanded to other coco sugar-based products such as ginger tea, moringa, lemon grass and seasonings.
Lao said he had only seven workers prior to the DOST assistance. The company now has a workforce of 86 toddy suppliers and 35 regular employees.

He plans employing 50 additional workers when he expands the business to Japan by the last quarter of 2012.

Lao is a national awardee as Outstanding Farmer and Magsasakang Syentista. The provincial government also recognized Lao for his exceptional contribution not only in improving the agriculture sector, but also in uplifting agri-entrepreneurship through his invention and production of the coconut sugar/syrup.

Nominations for Datu Bago Awards 2012 now open!

DATU Bago Award, the most prestigious awards conferred by the City Government and partner organizations to outstanding Dabawenyos, has opened its doors again for its 2012 nomination.

The award is open to any person with significant contribution through their respective fields of expertise or specialization like education, business, and community service, among others.

Apart from that general qualification, nominees must comply with the following criteria set by the board:

For a living nominee, he or she must accept the nomination. Previous nominees can still be re-nominated provided updates on his/her accomplishments must be submitted.

However, those who have won an award are no longer qualified to be nominated.

Specifically, all who possess the following attributes are qualified for the award:

1. substantial contribution(s) to the growth and development of the City of Davao;

2. exemplary service(s) rendered to the community in any field or endeavor;

3. work-related accomplishment must merit national and/or international recognition, placing the city in the map;

4. must be law-abiding, of good moral character and integrity and has a good reputation in the community.

Submission of nomination will be accepted until December 15 and the awardees will be conferred during every celebration of Araw ng Dabaw in March.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Vitamin supplements may do more harm than good. .. . take it with caution!

There is no need for most people to take vitamin supplements and some may even be linked to a higher risk of dying in older women, according to a study published Monday in the United States.



Iron stood out among supplements as a particular concern, while calcium appeared to be linked to lower death risk, said the study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a journal of the American Medical Association.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Experience Mindanao's largest wave pool at Paraiso Verde Resort and Water Park!

The largest wave pool of its kind in Southern Mindanao is Paraiso Verde Resort & Water Park, located in Korodanal City, South Cotabato.They have the best amenities in terms of water fun for the whole family and friends.

 


The four main attractions of the resort are  the Moby Wave Pool  (considered the largest wave pool in Mindanao and has a giant water bucket), the Adventura River Rapids, the Freestyle Swim Pool, and the Wiggles Kiddie Pool.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Medical Technologist Board Exam Results for September 2011 complete list!

The September 2011 Medical Technologist Licensure Exam Results otherwise known as theMed Tech Board Exam Results for September 2011 have been released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) today.

The said results contain the names of 1,123 out of 1,480 examinees who successfully passed the Med Tech Board Exam given last September 3 and 4, 2011.



 

The complete list of passers of the September 2011 Med Tech Board Exam below:

Mechanical Engineering Board Exam Results for September 2011 complete list!

The Mechanical Engineering Board Exam Results for September 2011 also known as theSeptember 2011 Mechanical Engineer Licensure Exam Results have been released today by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

According to the PRC, a total of 1,686 out of 2,513 successfully passed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examinations given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering in Manila and Cebu last September 28-29, 2011.



The complete list of passers of the September 2011 Mechanical Engineering Board Exam:

DoT revealed Top 10 Tourist Visitors in the Philippines for 2011!

The Department of Tourism has just revealed the Top 10 tourist visitors in the country fr the first 8 months based on their records!



Here are the Top 10 tourists in the Philippines:

CHED reveals the top 10 courses in the Philippines for 2012!

THE Commission on Higher Education (Ched) in 2010 listed  the Bachelor in Nursing is still the most popular course taken with almost half a million enrollees!



Will this change now that Nurses are not that in demand abroad anymore? Then, the Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM) as the second most preferred course across the country with more than 130,600 enrollees in 2010.

Free Breast Cancer Screening on Oct. 9 at NCCC Mall!

THE Davao Cancer Society will provide the public free breast examination and consultation, breast ultrasound, and fine needle aspiration biopsy at the NCCC Mall of Davao on October 9, 2011!



The event is in cooperation with the Davao Cancer Society in the celebration of the 2nd Atty. Eugenia Marfori Celi Breast Cancer Awareness and World Menopause Day in commemoration of the Breast Cancer Month.

Aside from the free breast examination, flu vaccines will also be given for free to the first 200 participants.

A fun run dubbed "Pink Run" will also be held on the same day. Cancer survivors can join the one-kilometer run for free. Registrations for the 4K category is at P300 while the 8K and 12K at P600.

Monday, October 3, 2011

3rd Dayaw Festival held in Tagum City this Oct. 7-9!

The 3rd Dayaw - Indigenous Peoples Festival for 2011 will be held in Tagum City this October 7 to 9, 2011!



Dayaw is an annual celebration of the Indigenous Peoples Festival, this festival is a venue for indigenous peoples to celebrate the richness of their culture. Allow cultural exchanges that will foster deeper cultural understanding to sustain a culture of peace. Provide opportunity to discuss the rights of Indigenous People. Give students and other people a chance to deepen their awareness and appreciation of indeginous cultures.

Dayaw will showcase their rituals, performing arts, cuisines, games, crafts and others. Additionally, they will be joined by delegates from Southeast Asian countries in simultaneous exchange and interactive activities such as performances, exhibitions, forums, lecture-demonstration, workshops on traditional crafts and cuisines and indigenous games.

The Energy Park in Barangay Apokon will be the main venue for the said festival. Outreach programs will also be held in Davao City and some towns in the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostella Valley. Taking the lead on the preparation of Dayaw is the Tagum City Tourism Council, headed by its President, Mrs. Alma L. Uy.

The Dayaw celebration is in consonance with the Presidencial Proclamation 1906, declaring October as National Indigeous Peoples Month in the Philippines.

Watch Piolo Pascual the National Commision for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) culture ambassador:

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