CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) region 10 has intensified its collaboration with the top officials from different government agencies in Northern Mindanao to achieve a peaceful distribution of educational assistance on Saturday, Aug. 27.
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COVID-19 PROTECTION. Dennis Toledo poses with his two sons, aged 10 and 11 after they were inoculated during the launch of pediatric vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years old in Iligan City on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Posing with them is the doctor who gave the vaccine jab to the boys. (PNA photo by Divina M. Suson) ILIGAN CITY - The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination rollout for pediatric categories here was launched on Wednesday at the Adventist Medical Center Iligan (AMCI) in Barangay Tibanga. Ed Krishna Alivio, the city health office (CHO) education and promotion officer, said they target to inoculate 57,480 children aged 5 to 11 years old. The children will be vaccinated for their first dose in three months as per advice by the Department of Health (DOH). "We target to inoculate 1,300 kids daily to reach the 60 percent of the total number of children we target to be vaccinated in one month from the start of the roll-out. That is the advice we got from the
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of Health - Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) on Thursday advised local government units (LGUs) in the region to visit their far-flung areas and launch mobile vaccination missions. In an online briefer, Dr. Jose Llacuna Jr., DOH-10 director, made the suggestion in response to Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano's statement stressing that most of the unvaccinated individuals are residents from hinterland communities. Llacuna, however, acknowledged the initiative of most of the LGUs where they provide transportation for residents from isolated barangays going to the vaccination sites. "In our experience, the LGUs are the ones that transport their residents (to vaccination centers). However, if that's not possible, we tell them we go there because they deserve nothing less from the government," he said. Llacuna also advised the LGUs to use air-conditioned vehicles to preserve the required temperature and int
National Economic Development Authority director Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño says Northern Mindanao’s economy would be impacted if the region sees more flight cancellations