DOH MIMAROPA turns over Php 1.5 worth of medicines to Marinduque provincial hospital

The Department of Health (DOH) – MIMAROPA said Friday that it recently turned over a total of 1.5 million worth of assorted supply of medicines to Damian Reyes Provincial Hospital in Boac, Marinduque.

MIMAROPA refers to island provinces consisting of Oriental/Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.

According to DOH Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo, the medicines were part of the “coaching and mentoring” project development program for the provincial hospital as a form of investment to it.

The hospital was placed under the management and supervision of the DOH regional office as requested by Governor Carmencita O. Reyes.

The turnover of medicines was made in the presence of Governor Carmencita O. Reyes who accepted the medicine for the use of the constituents.

Reyes acknowledged the importance of the donation.

“This is the first time ever that the province have received large amount of medicines from the health department. With these medicines in place, our patients can now avail of affordable, quality and proper medications for treatment,” Reyes added.

Janairo said that under the program, the medicines should be given in kind and to be used as the hospital’s capital investment.

Janairo also said that the medicines were expected to return as “profit” through the Philhealth (Philippine Health Insurance Corporation) as payments from patients who will be availing them.

He also said that under the program, DOH-MIMAROPA would have a bigger responsibility in the administration of the hospital by deploying technical staff in the province to provide the necessary improvements in the organization and development of the hospital in order to bring the investment back to the province.

Janairo added that in addition to that hospital’s support, technical and medical group would be trained and undergo skills enhancement program to keep them up to date.

“Once the system is sustainable, we can even provide more medicines to the province which can be distributed and used by the two other health facilities which is the Sta. Cruz District Hospital and the Torrijos Municipal Hospital and eventually even the RHUs will be included in the investment title,” the Regional Director added.

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DoH-MIMAROPA launches ‘Oplan: Kain Sigla’ in Marinduque

Written by Lee Ann Ducusin

THE Department of Health – MIMAROPA (Oriental/Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) on Monday launched “Oplan: Kain Sigla” Nourishment Program for preschool children at the Torrijos Covered Court in Marinduque.

DoH-MIMAROPA regional director  Dr. Eduardo Janairo said the project, which aims to improve the nutritional status of underweight pre-school children in Marinduque, was launched in coordination with the local government of the province.

   
“Our objective is to provide proper complementary feeding to pre-school children aged 6-71 months for 90 days and improve their nutritional status from underweight or severely underweight to normal and stunted and sustain this normal nutritional status,” Janairo said.
   
The 8th National Nutrition Survey disclosed that preschoolers in  MIMAROPA recorded the highest underweight prevalence in the country in 2013 (27.9%) and the 2nd highest wasting prevalence among the Luzon group of islands (9.8% or 1 out of 10 preschoolers).
   
The National Nutrition Council’s 2014 “Operation Timbang” recorded 9.68% or 10 out of 100 preschoolers were underweight for their age.
   
Before the start of program, the children’s weight and height will be recorded and they will also be dewormed to ensure that all the nutrients will be taken by their body. They will be given one full meal a day for five days (Monday to Friday) for three months, which includes all the minerals and substances the body needs.
   
Janairo explained that the “Oplan: Kain Sigla” is an “Eat to Nourish Approach” of the DoH-MIMAROPA that is focused on direct feeding of identified undernourished children and conducting health and nutrition classes for their parents and caregivers, green gardening and economical nutritious cooking.

The feeding program will serve as a venue for both the provision of nutrients for children and the delivery of knowledge on health and nutrition to their mothers.

There were 250 children selected by the Provincial Health Office and validated by the Regional Office. The municipality of Torrijos in Marinduque was one of the identified areas, where high prevalence of undernutrition was recorded based on the 2015 OPT plus or “Operation Timbang” plus Health.
   
Other municipalities were Bongabong in Oriental Mindoro; Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro; San Andres in Romblon; and Sofronio Espanola in Palawan.
   
The nourishment program will be closely monitored by the local health officials and will be evaluated after the three-month period.
   
Janairo added that the nourishment program is supportive of Health Secretary Janet Garin’s “High Impact Five Program,” as it targets pre-school children thereby strengthening and improving their nutritional status.

Distribution of "Lingap ni Nanay" Program

Pinangunahan ng ating butihing Governor Nanay Carmencita Reyes ang pamamahagi ng Cash Grant para sa Lingap ni Nanay Program.

Ang programang ito ay naglalayong pahiramin sa ating mga kababayan ng dagdag puhunan sa kanilang mga negosyo. 

Marinduque seeks partnership with Ifugao for cultural preservation

Late Night Meeting with CHED Regional Director
Dr. Romulo H. Malvar, Marinduque Governor Nanay
Carmencita O. Reyes, Ifugao Governor Dennis
Habawel, Marinduque Vice-Gov Doc Jun Bacorro
and Ifugao Tourism Officer Marietta H. Hangdaan.

LAGAWE, Ifugao, July 6 (PIA) - -  The governor of Marinduque wants to build a partnership with the provincial government  of  Ifugao in the campaign  to preserve the rich culture of the two provinces  in the face of  modernity and development.

Governor Carmencita Reyes and her team  visited  the province recently  and was apparently impressed with how the province preserved its culture.

“Marinduque will learn many things from Ifugao and of course, Ifugao will also get to experience Marinduque’s culture,” Reyes said.

Provincial Administrator Evelyn Dunuan and executive assistant Jovencio Dipia-o assured that the proposal of partnership will be delivered to Ifugao Governor Denis Habawel for proper action.

Reyes’ party visited the province for a cultural tour. The provincial government  of Ifugao entertained the visitors with a cultural musical ensemble performed by the Boliwong cultural group wherein Reyes lauded the province in its dedication to preserve and sustain its rich culture.

“We’ve been going around the Cordillera in search of something like this but it is here in Ifugao where we found this genuine, still intact culture. This is also what we want in Marinduque,” Reyes said. (JDP/MBL- PIA CAR, Ifugao)

Ground Breaking Ceremony of Gasan MPS at Marinduque

Pinasinayaan ng ating Governor Nanay Carmencita O. Reyes kasama sina PCSUPT JUANITO B VAÑO, Acting Director, Directorate for Logistics, PCSUPT DENNIS J PEÑA, Acting Regional Director, PRO MIMAROPA, Hon. Victoria L Lim, Gasan, Municipal Mayor, PSSUPT LORENZO J HOLANDAY JR, Provincial Director, Marinduque Police Provincial Office, PSINSP QUINT JOAN T QUINTANA, Chief of Police, Gasan Municipal Police Station, ang Ground Breaking Ceremony of New Gasan Municipal Police Station sa Brgy Uno, Gasan, Marinduque.

3rd Distribution of Sight for Kids

Sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng ating Congresswoman Ate Gina O. Reyes at Governor Nanay Carmencita O. Reyes sa Lion's Club International Foundation at Johnson and Johnson inilunsad and programang "Sight for Kids".

Ang programang ito ay naglalayon na mabigyan ng libre at nararapat na grado ng salamin sa mata ang ating mga mag-aaral mula sa elementarya. Humigit 100 kabataan sa Sta. Cruz at Torrijos ang naging recipient ng programang ito.  

 

Province of Marinduque hosted 11TH Regional PESO MIMAROPA Congress

DOLE IV – B Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Managers gathers and conducted its annual activity in the 11^th Regional PESO Congress on May 12 - 16, 2015 at Amsterdam Palace, Boac, Marinduque with this year’s theme: “PESO for the ASEAN Integration, 2015 & Beyond”.

The province of Marinduque, through the leadership of Governor Carmencita Reyes and Ms. Erma Reyes (PESO Manager of Provincial Government of Marinduque) in partnership with Department of Labor and Employment IV – B (MIMAROPA) organized this year’s congress.

Governor Nanay Carmencita O. Reyes

The Opening Remarks was given by Dir. Tedoro T. Delson, OIC - Regional Director of DOLE and Welcome Remarks by Gov. Carmencita O. Reyes, Governor of the Province of Marinduque. The Congress was participated by different agencies to discuss some of their programs and services. Present were Ms. Milagros Oliva and Ms. Cheryl Lacerna of BLE, Ms. Myra Regencia of TESDA Marinduque, Mr. Bernardino Atienza, NEDA IV-B, OIC ARD Rodolfo Mariposque of DTI IV – B  and Dr. Maria Magdalena S. Lim of DepEd Marinduque.

OIC – ARD Roderick F. Tamacay of DOLE IV-B also took the opportunity to present  the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) regarding its form of payment through Educational Voucher (EV). Issues and concerns were also raises regarding the said program.

In the evening of May 14, 2015 was the Governor’s Night held at the Provincial Capitol of Marinduque. One of the highlights of the event was the awarding of certificates and plaques to institutionalized PESOs in the year 2014,PESO Service Awards and the 2014 PESO Top Performers (per province) and their support to the implementation programs and projects of the Department .

As a culminating activity, the Province of Marinduque offered a tour for the delegates on Bellaroca Island Resort in Buenavista, Marinduque.

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