Books and toys drive for children-patients, HCW’s children launched

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Nag-uugnay Volunteer Initiative and the Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists - Bataan Olongapo Zambales Chapter (PSA BOZ) announced today a donation drive for children admitted in hospitals and children of health care workers in the 15 hospitals covered by the chapter. Dubbed Libro’t Laruan, the program aims to collect new or preloved toys and books for children being cared for in hospitals and children of health care workers who continue to take extra safety measures when going home to their loved ones.

“As a mother of twin girls, it breaks my heart to attend to young patients in the pediatric wards especially at a time like this. It would mean a lot for these young patients to have a toy or a book during their stay in the hospital. We recognize the benefits of play in their recuperation,” Dr. Sheryl Felix-Jalaidi, internal vice president of the PSA BOZ, said. The doctor added: “We would also give these items to the children of our hardworking colleagues as a way of saying thank you to the selfless service they continue to provide in a pandemic.” 

The donated books and toys would be distributed to the following hospitals: Isaac and Catalina Medical Center; Bataan Doctors Hospital and Medical Center; Bataan St. Joseph Hospital; Balanga Medical Center; Ulticare Medical Center; Jose C. Payumo Jr. Memorial Hospital; Centro Medico de Santisimo Rosario; Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center; Orani District Hospital; Bataan Peninsula Medical Center; Mariveles District Hospital; James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital; Orion St. Michael Hospital; Allied Care Experts Medical Center-Baypointe; and Ridon St. Jude Medical Center Olongapo City.

Adarna House and Adarna Group Foundation, Inc. donated 257 picture books to the program. Tahanan Books, on the other hand, sent two (2) sets of 13 titles comprised of early concept books and storybooks. These initial book donations are allocated for the pediatric wards of James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital and Ridon St. Jude Medical Center Olongapo City. 

For those who would like to donate children’s books and toys, please message Nag-uugnay Volunteer Initiative FB Like Page https://www.facebook.com/naguugnayvolunteerinitiative or email pagawaanincorporated@gmail.com.

Nag-uugnay Volunteer Initiative, a loose group of friends helping out medical communities in Camiguin, Bataan and Olongapo in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has successfully completed 12 efforts to-date. These private sector-driven projects are documented on its Facebook Like Page with the same name:

(1)       1,550 hygiene kits from Unilever Philippines and 35 gallons of isopropyl alcohol from    the Jalaidi family. This effort was in partnership with the Philippine Society of   Anesthesiologists - Bataan Olongapo Zambales Chapter (PSA BOZ);

(2)       Nag-uugnay T-shirt, face masks and alcohol spray bottle from SD Custom Concept             Enterprise available on Shopee;

(3)       400 raincoats (used as PPE) from SM Foundation, Inc.;

(4)       205 cartons of Bear Brand Sterilized Milk (200 ml) or 6,560 units of the milk product from Nestlé Philippines;

(5)       7,600 various PPE items from the “Project Kaagapay: Protect our Healthcare Heroes!” of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) and its donor Cartier Philanthropy in partnership with Metro Drug, Inc. and Zuellig Pharma;

(6)       50 PPE sets from the Tulong Kapatid Consortium comprised of the PLDT-Smart Foundation, the Makati Medical Center Foundation, and the Philippine Navy. Sky Land Brokerage, Inc. delivered the PPE sets from Manila to Camiguin General             Hospital free of charge;

(7)       250 reusable face masks from a private donor for Makabuhay Movement and the University of the Philippines Covid-19 Response Volunteers (UP CRV);

(8)       300 isolation gowns from a private foreign donor coursed through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines. JRS Express delivered the gowns from Makati City to Bataan Peninsula Medical Center free of charge;

(9)       Medical items for Camiguin General Hospital from HealthSolutions Enterprises Inc.;

(10)     200 food packs and drinks from the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC)/McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen for the health care workers of Mariveles             District Hospital;

(11)     734 various PPE items donated by Unilab Foundation to Camiguin General Hospital;

(12)     Food packs and drinks from the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) given to Misamis  Oriental Provincial Hospital, the Lipunan Hospital, and the Gingoog Sanitarium and Hospital.

 

Visual artist Aba Lluch Dalena created the poster for the Libro’t Laruan program. Betty Uy-Regala and Kathelyn Ann Bravo founded the Nag-uugnay Volunteer Initiative. They have been subsequently joined by Emerald Go, Denize Manalo and Liza Ofianga.

Lacson says Duterte's attack on senators could be a cover-up or diversion

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"Sen. Panfilo Lacson thinks President Duterte may be in panic mode with his successive rants against Senate investigations and body-shaming of senators, who have been uncovering evidence of massive corruption in frontline agencies tasked to fight the pandemic. 

Lacson says it is also possible that Duterte's attacks on senators and their investigations could be an attempt at a cover-up or diversion. 

"I don’t know what President Duterte is talking about when he commented on my hairstyle. I haven’t changed the way I comb my hair, since long before he had lost his mind. But his insulting rebuke only shows that he and Sen. Bong Go are one and the same, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health. They even probably have a joint bank account," Lacson said."

Langya mula ng nakilala ko si Ping Lalo na nung tumakbo siyang pangulo ay ganyan na buhok niya, hanggang ngayon. Ang lakas ng tama ni Digong! Itigil na niya yang paghitit sa pinagbabawal na shabu. War against drugs daw, tapos siya pala titira. Ay, nasiraan na talaga o matagal ng sira I'll?

Lahat na lang ng insignificant ang pinupuna no Mang Kanor..Yung brief ni Isko, ngipin ni Diokno, taba ni Gordon, hairdo ni Lacson, next ba ay dimples ni Vico... 

Duterte and his ad hominems to Gordon: "Talkathon" only wants to show senator is a bright boy

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President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Senator Richard Gordon over what he claims is the senator’s seven-hour “talkathon” in the last Senate blue ribbon committee investigation into the alleged overpriced pandemic supplies.

Duterte targets Gordon, and hits him for talking too much. 'He just wants to talk and show the word he is a bright boy' 

Duterte: "Gordon is afflicted with sinophobia. Galit yan sa Instik. Amerikano kasi"

Senate blue ribbon committee chairman Richard Gordon on President Duterte's insults: Mr President, you are sworn to enforce and protect the Constitution…. You know why I forgive you? You go into personal attacks. Alam ko mahina ang taong nag-aatake nang personal. 

 Gordon on Duterte complaining that CabSecs were not given time to properly respond during Senate hearings: He is a lawyer, he should understand that. He was a fiscal for a long time. If he doesn’t understand that, then he’s a poor lawyer. 

Gordon: "Di ko maintindihan ang presidente natin. Sabi niya against corruption siya. So I’m following his dictum, na pag may corrupt, dapat labanan... The nature of the blue ribbon is to investigate."

Gordon to Duterte: "Sabi mo mahilig ako mag-talkathon. Eh talagang ganyan... Basta ako, what you see is what you get. Okay na ho sa akin, tama na ho yun."

Gordon on blue ribbon probe: Dapat bigyan ng atensyon ng Presidente [at sabihin] "O Lao, in-appoint kita diyan. Bakit ang laki ng mga binibili mo at di mo mapaliwanang sa blue ribbon?" Yun ang dapat sinasabi niya. 

As usual, we hear statements without substance or relevance coming from a supposedly president of a country.

This is rich. Coming from the guy who rambled his way through a nearly 3 hour SONA....and unfair sa mga chubby. Akala mo naman ay kagandahang lalaki si Duterte, eh wala sigurong salamin sa Davao o Malacañang noh.

What about you Mr. President , you are the real bad "talkathon".The senators spent hours only, while you have spent more than 5 going to 6 years talking about nothing but pure bullshit. Look at yourself before criticizing other people.

So obvious why this inutile president is so defensive of every corrupt official that whenever a senator, congressman, mayor, etc., would oppose him and his lackeys, he would not surprisingly rant against and attack their critics. Puro ad hominem lang, walang senseful rebuttal. Boils down to, if Duterte is sincerely into anti-corruption, he would allow the senate, same as the COA, to investigate and get to the roots of the "godfather" ng mga corrupt. He wouldn't even meddle nor be in any way affected. So, ALAM NA THIS!

The science of stupid, and reality of scamming, as epitomized by the president is in full swing. This will entirely be his undoing soon. The courts are waiting when the political tides will start to turn.

Spiraling down.  

He could lose it after the Pharmally issue becomes more proven.

This person once said together with his "alalay" that they will eradicate corruption yet until the end of his term, he did nothing about it. Instead he criticized people who digs to the bottom of this anomalies. He even seemingly protects his erring and incompetent men. Why? He is most probably involved and benefitting more from the atrocities!

I'm betting most of his men will soon abandon him when the issues are fully exposed or proven. After all, his men's loyalty is highly questionable since they'll eventually be siding with whoever is the winning team. 

And now the end is near....Dalian na ninyo para malaman na kung sinu-sino talaga ang mga tunay na kawatan!

Using ad hominems usually means the attacker doesn't have any logical and sound reasoning thus resorts to "below the belt" atacks against another.

What can you expect from a Duterte who has been a scammer of a President? He has made the lives of Filipinos, except his kin, cohorts and allies, a sad story..

Mahiya na talaga kayong mga DDS! Matagal ng nagkakalat ang mahal na Poon ninyo!