Dr. Medeldorf Gaoat, provincial board member of Ilocos Norte (Photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The Department of Health has set aside PHP75 million for the upgrading and expansion of the Governor Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital here to improve its delivery of healthcare services. To facilitate the transfer of funds to the Ilocos Norte government, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP or provincial board) passed a resolution on Monday authorizing Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Health Center for Health and Development in Region 1, represented by Dr. Paula Paz Sydiongco, for the implementation of various projects to provide basic and adequate health services for the public. Funded under Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the 2022 General Appropriations Act, provincial board member Medeldorf Gaoat said the grant is "a big step to boost the healthcare program in Ilocos Norte." In sponsor
DAMAGED INFRA. Bricks fall from a century-old building within the Badoc church compound in Ilocos Norte. The July 27, 2022 earthquake damage to Ilocos infrastructure has reached over PHP136 million. (Photo courtesy of BFP Badoc) LAOAG CITY - The provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur have incurred over PHP136 million estimated damage to infrastructure, mostly affecting schools and century-old buildings, from last week's strong earthquake, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) from both provinces reported on Monday. In Ilocos Norte, the PDRRMC said there were 13 public schools in this city and the towns of Adams, Dumalneg, Pinili, Paoay, and Dingras that were partially damaged. It said the century-old church convent in Bacarra and the Immaculate Conception parish in Batac City were also partially damaged. Several cracks on the walls and ceilings were noted in some public buildings, such as the municipal hall of Paoay, the municipal port of Badoc, and a
Dr. Medeldorf Gaoat, provincial board member of Ilocos Norte (Photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The Department of Health has set aside PHP75 million for the upgrading and expansion of the Governor Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital here to improve its delivery of healthcare services. To facilitate the transfer of funds to the Ilocos Norte government, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP or provincial board) passed a resolution on Monday authorizing Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Health Center for Health and Development in Region 1, represented by Dr. Paula Paz Sydiongco, for the implementation of various projects to provide basic and adequate health services for the public. Funded under Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the 2022 General Appropriations Act, provincial board member Medeldorf Gaoat said the grant is "a big step to boost the healthcare program in Ilocos Norte." In sponsor
AMBULANCES from the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Batac City, Ilocos Norte loaded with medical supplies await deployment to earthquake-hit Abra, Thursday, July 28. (MMMHMC FB photo)
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PNA) – Some 100 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) c
AUGMENTATION. Health personnel of the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital in Batac City prepare to aid quake victims in Abra province on Thursday (July 28, 2022), following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit northern Luzon. Batches of teams will be deployed in the hard-hit areas in the next few days. (Photo courtesy of MMMH&MC) LAOAG CITY - Some 100 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) capable of special rescue operations and providing emergency medical services, as well as from the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Batac City, were deployed to Abra province to assist victims of the magnitude 7 earthquake. Dr. Maria Lourdes Otayza, medical center chief of the Batac hospital, confirmed this on Thursday as they are currently forming more batches of teams to be deployed in the hard-hit areas in the next few days. She said the first batch of the medical team is composed of doctors, nurses, medical technologists, pharmacists, cook, and paramedics and were se