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FERTILIZER SUPPORT. Rice farmers show the fertilizer discount vouchers they received during the distribution activity facilitated by the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) on Friday (Feb. 3, 2023) in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur. The DA-13 has started its distribution of fertilizer vouchers this month to 25,620 rice farmers in the region amounting to PHP151 million. (Photo courtesy of DA-13) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) has started the distribution of fertilizer discount vouchers to rice farmers for the month of February, an official said Friday. "The distribution of vouchers started last February 1 and will continue until February 27," said Emmylou Presilda, DA-13 information officer. Over PHP151 million worth of vouchers will be distributed to 25,620 rice farmers this month, Presilda said, adding that the assistance will also cover around 22,884 hectares of rice farms in the five provinces of the region. In Agu ....
VACCINATION. Benguet and Ifugao in the Cordillera region are still under Alert Level 2 due to a low vaccination rate as shown in this May 31 report of the Department of Health (DOH) Cordillera. Dr. Amelita Pangilinan of the DOH- Cordillera said they will keep convincing unvaccinated individuals to get the jab. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - Health authorities here continue toreach out to unvaccinated individuals, especially in Benguet and Ifugao which have registered low vaccination rates,to convince themtogetjabbed against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, assistant regional director and spokesperson of the Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR), in a phone interview on Tuesday, said the DOH, in partnership with local government units,is doinghouse-to-house visits as well as "person-to-person" vaccination. "Kahit isang tao or iilan sila na hindi pa nabakunahan, kahit pa malayo sila pinupuntahan na natin ....
MANILA - The OCTA Research Group on Sunday said the number of daily Covid-19 cases may drop to 5,000 to 6,000 by the end of October. In a television interview, OCTA fellow Guido David also said that within the week, daily new cases may reach 10,000 because of the backlog. "Temporary lang 'yan, pero generally 'yung trend natin pababa na (That's temporary, but generally our case trend is declining," he said. David noted that reproduction number nationwide is 0.64 and the seven-day average of cases is at 8,400. "May mga lugar pa rin na ngayon lang nagkakaroon ng surge o pagsimula ng pagtaas ng kaso (There are places which are experiencing surge in cases just now)," he added. Citing the latest data from the Department of Health (DOH), David said the hospital utilization rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) has gone down to 47 percent, although intensive care unit utilization rate remained high at 59 percent. NCR's seven-day average of Covid-19 cases ....