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===No firecracker victim in Sorsogon on Christmas; celebrations peaceful== | |||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=394681 | |||
*December 27, 2011, 7:17 pm | |||
:by (PNA) | |||
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SORSOGON CITY, Dec. 27 (PNA) – The police here recorded no untoward incident nor firecracker injury during the celebration of Christmas. | |||
Sr. Supt. Edgardo Ardales, Sorsogon City police chief, on Tuesday said the favorable holiday situation was due to the cooperation among all sectors, including government agencies in the campaign for a peaceful and joyful Christmas celebration. | |||
The entire commercial district and centers of the celebrations in the city were effectively covered by the “uniform system” of police deployment in all areas that were potential of street crimes and other untoward incidents. The “Oplan Bantay Paputok” also worked well in regulating the use of hazardous fireworks, Ardales said. | |||
Since the first week of December, he said that stores were already inspected to ensure that regulations related to the selling of firecrackers were religiously being observed and “we found no violator, so far”, he said. | |||
Policemen in the city were also closely monitored against firing their firearms during the celebration. They were also watched against entering business establishments bearing firearms while not in uniform, Ardales said. | |||
The City Health Office (CHO) had also been successful in implementing the Department of Health’s (DOH) Aksyon: Paputok, Injury Reduction (APIR) drive, the reason that use of firecrackers has been significantly reduced. | |||
Also dubbed “Give Me Five,” the APIR campaign hopes reduce the number of 62 firecracker-injury cases reported in 2010, which was more than double than 2009’s 28 cases, she said. | |||
The APIR campaign emphasizes five reminders that the community must remember: these fireworks cause injuries and endanger health; children should not use any fireworks; keep away from exploding fireworks; never pick used nor unspent fireworks; and for all fireworks injuries, seek immediate medical treatment. | |||
“So far, this Christmas, no firecracker related injury was reported to our office since the start of the Yuletide Season and what we are anticipating now is the New Year’s Day celebration which has been traditionally met with jubilations with the use of fireworks,” according to CHO’s Health Education Promotion Officer (HEPO) Sophie Dematera. | |||
To welcome the New Year, Dematera said families must remember APIR to avoid accidents brought about by firecrackers. | |||
Meanwhile in Castilla town, which is among the hotbeds of insurgency, Col. Felix Castro, the commander of the 903rd Infantry Brigade (IB) of the Philippine Army (PA), said the effective community defense system mounted in most of the province’s “guerrilla zones” proved effective in curtailing insurgency-related atrocities in the municipality. | |||
Castilla is a good example of this defense mechanism as all its 34 barangays are being manned by Barangay Defense System (BDS) volunteers that serve as “community watchdogs” against the presence of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, Castro said.''Italic text'' | |||
==Feature Story: Pili shells, not just something to crack, now it's Bicol’s best fashion jewelry export== | ==Feature Story: Pili shells, not just something to crack, now it's Bicol’s best fashion jewelry export== | ||
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The formal turn-over was spearheaded by RED Dayao assisted by PAFC chair Ditan, Rose M. Imperial, High Value Crop DA reg’l. coordinator, RAFC chair Alfredo Rillo, and Dr. Ma. Teresa V. Destura. | The formal turn-over was spearheaded by RED Dayao assisted by PAFC chair Ditan, Rose M. Imperial, High Value Crop DA reg’l. coordinator, RAFC chair Alfredo Rillo, and Dr. Ma. Teresa V. Destura. | ||
"Hopefully with these equipment, the pili shell craft industry will become one of Sorsogon's women source of livelihood and will also be a sustainable source of income. From just being used as firewood, the pili shell now is more an export product," Destura said.(MAL/IAG, PIA Sorsogon) | "Hopefully with these equipment, the pili shell craft industry will become one of Sorsogon's women source of livelihood and will also be a sustainable source of income. From just being used as firewood, the pili shell now is more an export product," Destura said.(MAL/IAG, PIA Sorsogon) | ||
==Refrain eating fatty, salty, and sweet foods this holiday season - local health office== | ==Refrain eating fatty, salty, and sweet foods this holiday season - local health office== | ||