Vol. XXII No. 1073 •


Dumaguete City, Philippines


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January 24 - January 30, 2021


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PCOO Sec. Martin Andanar meets with the Dumaguete media Friday during his visit to Negros Oriental to explain the government preparations for the procurement of the vaccines for COVID 19. (Photo by Alex Pal)


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Sagarbarria inspects Mabinay projects


Cong.


visited the municipality of Mabinay last week to inspect ongoing projects initiated there by the office of the 2nd Congressional District.


In barangay Lumbangan, the Congressman, together with Mayor Joeterry Uy and Vice Mayor Ernie “Jango” Uy, inspected a covered court that may also be used as an evacuation center someday. The Congressman and the Vice Mayor Jango Uy then proceeded to examine a P5 million road concreting project in Sitio Begonia in barangay Bagtic.


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Gov’t. to ask public to accept CoViD vaccine


The government has mobilized its information machinery to convince Filipinos to be vaccinated against the COVID 19 virus, to counter the fears created by the Dengvaxia vaccine scare a few years back.


Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Ramon Cualoping said on Friday there is only 24 percent acceptance level.


Pres id ential


“We aim to increase it to at least 70 percent to have herd immunity,” he told the local media covering Pagduaw 2021, PCOO’s information drive in Dumaguete and Negros Oriental on the government’s vaccination effort.


USEC Cualoping said the PCOO will work hard


in explaining to the people “the truths” in the vaccination effort.


the people. Informing the people is a basic step but if they don’t understand what the problem is all about, misinterpretation kicks in, and the people’s trust [on the vaccination program] starts to loosen,” Cualoping told the participants of the Pagduaw held at the Negros Oriental Convention Center. PCOO Sec. Martin Andanar,


“We go beyond informing


in the same forum, said aside from the issue of confidence in the vaccine, there are many side issues such as “Sinophobia”. “What is important is at the


end of the day, we vaccinate our people, and develop herd immunity so we can revive the economy to continue the plan of the President to make the lives of the people comfortable,” he said.


Andanar said the government is ready to vaccinate two million Filipinos by the end of February. Andanar said Negros Oriental, along with other metropolitan areas such as the National Capital Region and Metro Davao that have high coronavirus disease 2019 attack rate, is listed for the vaccination rollout.


citizens, and indigents will be prioritized, the PCOO Secretary said. “The government does not have any policy which favors a specific vaccine brand, or country from which it originates. With our current negotiations, we have ensured that we will receive at least 137 million doses, and this may expand to 172 million doses by next year,” he said.


Healthcare workers, senior


(Right to left) Mabinay Mayor Joeterry Uy and her Vice Mayor Ernie Uy show off to Cong. Chiquiting Sagarbarria the newly-constructed covered court in Brgy. Lumbangan built from funds provided by the 2nd District Congressional office. (Photo by Anicee dela Rama)


CoViD-19 Cases in


the Philippines as of Jan. 23, 2021


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Level 1 Robinson Place Dgte City


Dgte. City Dgte City Tel. No. (035) 421-1524 Tel No: (035) 421-­‐1524 Tel No: (035) 421-­‐1524


Confirmed cases 511,679 Recovered Deaths


Active Cases


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#1 San Jose Street, Dumaguete City Tel no: (035) 421-­‐0338


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Population 110,396,247 Source: Worldometers.info


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He said the event here was a rollout of the national information drive aimed at easing the worries of the people about the Covid-19 vaccines. The PCOO, he said, will


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continue to operate the Laging Handa information and communications campaign “to assure the public that the Duterte administration is on top of the Covid-19 situation”. The PCOO chief said the government is now considering challenges in the national rollout of the vaccination program, citing reports of death or injuries of individuals abroad after getting inoculated because of mistakes in managing the vaccination programs of their governments.


mistakes,” he said, adding that one of the challenges is to manage the logistical and storage needs for the vaccines to avoid spoilage. Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Asst. Sec. Jonji Gonzales, meanwhile, urged Negrenses not to rely on fake news if they want to know the facts in the government effort to inoculate the people against Covid-19.


“We can learn from their


“Let’s be ready because the vaccines are coming. Let’s plan on how many doctors, nurses, and barangay health workers we need; and where will we bring the vaccines for storage,” Gonzales said in Cebuano. Andanar also led the PCOO team for similar Pagduaw 2021 town hall meetings in Cebu, Siquijor and will also embark on similar campaigns in Mindanao and Luzon.


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