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==3 kids dead, 200 ill due to diarrhea in Sarangani village== | |||
*Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/78289/3-kids-dead-200-ill-due-to-diarrhea-in-sarangani-village | |||
*3:32 pm | Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 | |||
:by Aquiles Z. Zonio | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines—Three children died while about 200 people fell ill due to diarrhea in the village of Tinoto in Maasim, Sarangani, the town’s health office said Tuesday. | |||
Jaileen Majar, Maasim health officer, said an outbreak of diarrhea had been declared in the village because of the rising number of cases since the disease was first reported a week ago. | |||
The victims that succumbed to diarrhea were five years old and below, Majar said. | |||
The municipal hospital in Maasim is now crowded with patients seeking medical treatment for the illness, she said. | |||
Because of the sheer number of diarrhea patients, Majar said the hospital could not accommodate all the patients so that makeshift beds had to be put up outside the facility. | |||
She said the municipal health office had taken water samples from the village to determine what has been causing the illness. | |||
Rajik Kudarat, Tinoto village chair said that because of the outbreak, the village had been declared under a state of calamity. | |||
He said this paved the way for the village government to use its 5-percent calamity fund to assist diarrhea victims in their medication. | |||
To prevent more people from being ill, Kudarat said the villagers had been advised to boil water for 10 minutes before drinking it to make sure that water-borne bacteria are killed. | |||
A cleanliness drive was also ongoing, he said. | |||
==GenSan allots P52.8-M for construction of gabion dikes== | ==GenSan allots P52.8-M for construction of gabion dikes== | ||
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The Department of Public Works and Highways earlier proposed for the construction of a six-kilometer mega dike for the Silway-Apopong-Sinawal river basin but the project would cost around P360 million. | The Department of Public Works and Highways earlier proposed for the construction of a six-kilometer mega dike for the Silway-Apopong-Sinawal river basin but the project would cost around P360 million. | ||
==GenSan allots P52.8-M for construction of gabion dikes== | ==GenSan allots P52.8-M for construction of gabion dikes== | ||