of ‘phone sex’ A new kind


tion—Related Violence Volunteers) text in daily reports of violence or crime. These reports are collated by the secretariat (who is spearheading this initiative) of the Centre for Humanitar- ian Dialogue (CHD) and analyzed by a researcher and a security advisor. Depending on how their assessment of the situation, the situation may be escalated to the board of eminent persons known as the Tumikang Sama Sama for conflict


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resolution. It may


seem like a simple set- up, and in many ways it still is. The daily reports for example,


N Jolo, Sulu citizen volunteers known as PERVs (Preventing Elec-


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are sent to a person manning the CHD local secretariat on his mobile phone and then manually typed and organ- ized into a word document. But before this arrangement, there


was no way of monitoring the incidents of escalating violence in the province of Sulu, which is known to many: Abu Sayyaf Land. The group of islands is not easily accessible. Apart from the inherent danger the area is known for, currently, the only way to get there is via an eight-hour ferry ride from Zamboanga. Movement between and among other islands is also difficult and can only be done by boat, which can take as much as five to seven hours. It may be too early yet as the PERVs started this reporting system only on May, but already there were some clan conflicts that were already averted with the effective mediation of the Tumikang Sama Sama.


This is just one example of the way that mobile technology is helping improve access to real time informa- tion—a basic problem with huge ramifications for a developing country like ours made up of 7,100 plus islands.


I bring this up because a similar mobile platform model is being used to create what is known as a virtual sexually transmitted infec- tion (STI) Clinic. At the Women Deliver Philippines Conference on September 15 to 17, this was discussed by Wei Siang Yu , also known locally in Singapore as Dr. Love.


An offshoot of the Women Deliver global conference in Washington, D.C. on June which I also attended, I chaired the Youth Congress where Dr. Wei was also a speaker. Dr. Wei founded a website called


www.sexxie.tv, which has an interactive interface via mobile that will allow the reader to communicate with doctors and health care professionals to get information about sexual health and even love and relationship tips. There is also a virtual STI Clinic where they can take a picture of the problem area on their phone camera and send it in via MMS so the doctor can give a provisional diagnosis. It would not replace a clinical or prescriptive diagnosis, but it will serve as an indication for the person to seek additional medical advice, if needed. More importantly, it allows a person to consult immediately without being hindered by feelings of shame and embarrassment. Here we can see that mobile phone technology is being used as an enabler


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ENGUE fever is caused by the dengue virus


carried by a female Aedes aegypti mosquito. In the Philippines, the more prevalent Aedes mosquito is Aedes aegypti, which is black with white stripes on its body and legs. Aedes aegypti bites during daytime, more commonly two hours after sunrise and two


hours before sunset. It is important to remember that symp- toms of dengue include the sudden onset of high fever which may last two to seven days; joint and muscle pain; pain behind the eyes; skin rashes; nose bleeding when the fever starts to subside; abdominal pain; and vomiting. Individuals exhibiting the symptoms, especially fever that lasts for more than two days, should immediately


visit the nearest health clinic or hospital. According to the latest report of the De- partment of Health, dengue cases from Janu- ary to August 28 have now reached 69,594, which is 99 percent higher than the 34,997 recorded in the same period last year. In Metro Manila, cases increased by 16 percent, particularly in the cities of Marikina and Mandaluyong. However, of the 62 barangays in Metro Manila found to have a clustering of cases, 43 were in Quezon City with Barangay Gulod having the most number of confirmed dengue cases. Rosa Susano Elementary School whose school children population this school year has reached 10,000 is located at Barangay Gulod. Local officials together with the school personnel and the communities within the barangay has successfully staged its drive against the deadly disease. School principal Elvira Dumlao has al-


lowed its students to wear long pants or jogging pants and long-sleeved blouses instead of the school uniform. Should the students wear the uniform they should be


wearing long socks and bikers sleeve to cover their arms.


The students as well as their parents


have also received intensive information about dengue.


Local officials lead by Barangay Captain Ernesto Tanigue and Kagawad Marlon Serrano has sought the help of private sec- tors in their drive against dengue. On Thursday morning, Baygon-OFF!


Iwas Dengue busters visited Barangay Gulod. Using Baygon products, the Iwas Dengue team goes from house to house to spray the dark areas of the house— the preferred home of the dengue carry- ing Aedes aegypti mosquito. In addition to spraying, an educational caravan is also conducted where a video on den- gue and its prevention is shared with the community. Anti-dengue educational materials, OFF! insect repellents and Baygon coil samples are also distributed to households. Now on its 12th year, the campaign is the biggest and longest-running private sector anti-


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HERE is an issue that I have not been able to deal with well with since


coming over here, and just writing about it is going to have me itching the rest of the day. The issue does not seem to be that big a concern over here as it is in the US. I remember when I first came across it, we had found it on several of my new staff members, and they could not understand why I was making such a big fuss over it. The issue is head lice and in the US there are very strict protocols for salons on how we have to deal with this issue.


In the US, when a client first sits down,


we do what we call a hair analysis, where we are actually parting the hair in different areas looking for scalp problems and lice. Clients don’t really know that is what we are doing, but all the Boards of Cosmetology that govern salons in the US require that if a client is found to have lice the salon can not perform any type of service on them. The client must be informed how to remedy the situation, and then rebooked for an appointment at a later date when they have had time to


Nutrition pointers from a bodybuilding champion


E’VE seen them in hardcore bodybuilding magazines, on television, or occasionally we may have seen one walking down the street looking as if his muscles were about to burst through his skin. Meet the hardcore bodybuilder. Achieving a freakish physique is no easy task. You will not come anywhere close to it by merely lifting moderately heavy weights three to four times a week. Sculpting a massively muscled body is a combination of proper, detailed and comprehensive supplemen- tation and insane workouts moving iron all over the place. Considering that bodybuilding is not so much of a developed sport in the Philippines, it may surprise many that we have our very own homegrown body- building champion who was kind enough to share with us some pointers.


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Filipino world bodybuilding champion Jerick Ternida is certainly an authority on the subject. Being the most decorated Filipino bodybuilder, he knows of what he speaks. He recently


bagged the Middleweight Division title at the 2010 Tournament of Champions held in Los Angeles beating seasoned competitors from the United States and from all over the world.


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Apart from back- breaking hardcore weight lifting sessions, he says that feeding our muscles is of equal importance. He points out that one common mistake by aspiring


bodybuilders and


even fitness enthusiasts is that they focus too much on the workout but fail to properly feed their muscles. Ternida loads up heavily on protein supplements as well as whole food sources when bulking up for competition.


Immediately before and after


workouts for instance, he will take large amounts of protein such as SNI Xtreme Pro-Mass. It is very important, he stressed, to provide our muscles adequate amounts of protein in order to grow. To reach competitive propor-


tions, our muscles need protein every two to three hours round the clock and not just immediately


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get rid of them. Once the client has left the salon, everything the client was near has to be disinfected, to include the chairs, the floor, the reception desk and all the equipment at the work station where the client was seated, as it is very easy for these little creatures to pass from one client to another. September seems to be the time we have our biggest encounter with this in the US, as it is right after children go back to school. All it takes is one student coming back to school with


them and the whole class can be infected with them in a matter of days. Schools in the US actually try to control this issue by having periodic check-ups throughout the year. My sister used to be a school nurse and every year she would have to do these inspections three to four times a year. It does surprise me though, that with all


the advancements we have in hair care and the products for hair, that someone has not come up with a quick and easy way to get rid of this problem. It still takes quite a bit of work to eradicate these nasty little critters.


In most cases, you won’t see the actual


lice themselves, but hard little white spots on the hair shaft. These are called nits, which are actually the eggs of the future generations of lice that we see. If you see your children itching a lot, take a quick look and see if there are any of these in their hair. Against dark colored hair, they are actually quite easy to see. If you find that your household has an outbreak, don’t freak out. They can be taken care of, it just takes a bit of work.


First off, get a shampoo designed to kill


lice. EVERYONE in the household must be treated. Even if they are not showing signs of it, they still must be treated. Follow the directions on the shampoo, but in most cases, you shampoo the hair and leave the shampoo on the hair for three to five minutes. Then a very fine-tooth comb is used to remove the nits from the hair shaft. This procedure needs to be reap- plied two day later, as this second application will make sure that all of them have been destroyed. Next, everything cloth in the house needs to be cleaned and disinfected. This includes all bedding, towels, pillows and any clothing that has been worn. The easiest way to kill them in pillows and bedding is to put the stuff in large plastic bags and stick them outside in the sun for


a few hours. Then wash them as usual. I had a client years ago who fought and fought with an outbreak for months. She just couldn’t get rid of them and couldn’t figure out why. She asked if I would come by her house and see if I could figure out what she was missing. Once I got to the home and was shown her daughter’s room, it was quite evident to me what was the problem. The headboard on the bed was a fabric covered padded headboard. We moved the headboard out into the sun for a day, and that solved her problems. There are ways to minimize the spread of these parasites. Teaching our children not to share hairclips, hair bands, combs and brushes at school with friends is one of the biggest things we can do to stop the spread.


Lice are nothing more than a nuisance and I guess that is why my staff used to have such a nonchalant attitude about them. But they are nuisance that we don’t have to deal with and they can be taken care of with a bit of work. Being informed and making sure our children are in- formed, we can stop the spread of these nasty little bugs. Any questions, comments, feel free to e-


mail me, I would love to hear from you: kne.palmer@gmail.com.


dengue campaign. Through the campaign, S.C. Johnson & Son, the maker of Baygon and OFF!, aims to heighten the public’s awareness of den- gue and educate them on how it is contracted and how its spread can be prevented. More than 135,000 households and 215


barangays nationwide will be covered in this year’s Iwas Dengue Campaign. In the Greater Manila Area, the Iwas Dengue teams will cover a total of 48,600 households in 108 barangays. “The Campaign is part of our commit- ment to promote health and safety in com- munities where we operate,” said Ramon Daez, general manager for Malay Cluster of S.C. Johnson & Son. “With the alarming number of dengue cases, we are all the more emboldened to help in preventing the spread of the disease.”


Frequently asked questions 1. What is Dengue?


Dengue fever is an illness brought on by the dengue virus carried by a female Aedes


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