Tambuling Batangas Publication January 02-08, 2019 Issue

BALITA January 2-8, 2019 Paano makaiwas sa disgrasyang dulot ng paputok By Susan G. De Leon Mga miyembro ng Philippine National Police (PNP) na nakiisa sa ‘Iwas Paputoxic’ campaign ng Ecowaste Coalition. E-Power your 2019 energy resolution TAGUIG CITY -- “Save Save Save,” is the 2019 opening mantra of the Department of Energy (DOE) to Filipino consumers as the new year unfolds. DOE Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi advices our kababayans that in order for them to save more in 2019, they have to embrace an energy efficient lifestyle. “E-Power Mo means we have that Energy Ability. Embracing an energy efficient lifestyle will make our families and our nation more prosperous,” Cusi reminded. The Secretary noted 10 simple New Year’s resolutions toward electricity and fuel efficiency: 1. Save money by turning off lights when not needed. By turning off one light bulb for five (5) hours per day, you can save 2.1 kilowatt-hour per month or P21. 2. Save money by unplugging unused electric appliances. Unplugging your appliances avoids “phantom load” or the wasted energy for leaving appliances plugged but unused. A CRT television (8 watts standby power) and its cable or digital box (8 watts standby power) as combined consume a total of 16 watts of phantom load or an equivalent of P57.60 worth of wasted electricity per month. 3. Save money by using LED lighting system. You can save at most 86 percent energy by switching from incandescent bulb to LED or 50 percent savings from compact fluorescent lamp to LED. 4. Save money by maintaining the cleanliness of your electric appliances (e.g., air-conditioners and refrigerator). You can save around PhP96.00 for regularly cleaning the filters and condensers of a one horsepower conventional aircon being operated for eight (8) hours per day. On refrigerator, a total of 13.5 kilowatt-hour can be saved every month if it’s clean and not overloaded. 5. Save money by defrosting frozen food prior to cooking. Thawing your frozen good before cooking reduces LPG/electricity consumption, thus saves money. 6. Save money by taking advantage of the sun’s heat and light even more. More than the savings on lighting during the day, you can take advantage of the heat of the sun to dry up clothes instead of spin dry or heated drying. 7. Save money by having correct tire pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.4 percent for every one pound per square inch (psi) drop in pressure of all four tires. You can save at least P150 per month for gasoline, while P120 for diesel by just having correct tire pressure. 8. Save money by checking and replacing car air filters regularly. About 10% of fuel consumption can be saved by replacing clogged air filters. This would improve your car’s gas mileage, not to mention help you avoid impurities that are harmful to your engine. An estimated nine (9) liters per month can be saved or about P432 for gasoline or P340 for diesel. *Prices as of December 20, 2018. 9. Save money by auditing your home system’s consumption and performance. You can save at least 10 percent from your monthly electricity bill if you audit or monitor the electricity consumption of each of your appliance/equipment. If your bill is P2,000/month, you can save at least P200. 10. Save money by buying more energy efficient electric appliances and gadgets (e.g., inverter technologies). Inverter air-conditioners can save up to 20%-40% energy consumption equivalent to P400-P800 savings per month. For inverter refrigerators, you can save up to 20%-30% energy consumption equivalent to P160-P240 savings per month. “Let us welcome the new year with new perspective, new hopes and new ways in dealing with our daily activities in 2019,” Sec. Cusi imparted. (DOE) ISA nang tradisyon na nag-ugat sa kultura nating mga Pilipino na salubungin ang Bagong Taon na maingay at nagpapaputok. Bakit nga ba? Karamihan sa atin ay naniniwalang dapat maingay at masaya ang pagsalubong sa bagong taon. Ito nga ang dahilan kung bakit naging bahagi na ng ating “New Year’s Eve countdown celebration” ang pagpapaputok Ang iba’y naniniwala na ang pagpapaputok ay paraan upang maitaboy ang malas na dinanas sa nakaraan taon upang hindi na muli ito maranasan sa pagpasok ng bagong taon. Subalit batay sa karanasan, napakaraming negatibong bagay ang idinudulot ng paputok. Kapag hindi naging maingat, kadalasan nagreresulta ito sa aksidente. May nalalapnos ang mukha, nagmistulang tocino at longganisa ang mga naputukang mga daliri. May tuluyang pinutol na ang daliri sa kanan at kaliwang kamay. Sa pagsalubong sa taong 2019, muling nananawagan ang Department of Health (DoH) sa Natatanging... publiko na iwasan ang pagamit ng paputok upang maiwasan din ang disgrasya. Marami naman aniya na paraan ng pagsalubong sa bagong taon na mas ligtas. “Kinakalampag ko lahat ng pwedeng makalampag, sabi kasi kailangang mag-ingay para lumayas ang malas,” sabi ni Joedie May Boliver, 21 anyos na siguradong hindi magtatamo ng kahit anumang peligro dulot ng paputok. May ilan namang gumagamit ng torotot, takip ng kaldero at maging mga walang laman na balde, batya, lata, malakas na radyo upang makalikbha ng ingay. Iniulat ng Department of Health (DOH) na gumagastos ang pamahalaan ng napakalaking halaga taun-taon sa paggamot at pag-aasikaso sa mga nagiging biktima ng “firecracker related injury.” Ayon sa DOH, ang mga pampublikong ospital ay gumugugol ng mula P3,000 hanggang P25,000 sa bawat biktimang malala ang na-ging pinsala, habang P2,000 naman para sa mga maliit lang ang pinsala at nasa kategoryang “out patient” lang. Sundan sa pahina 6.. mula sa pahina 1 Isa sa mga Pride ng BatMC ay si Dr Amor Calayan na Pangulo ng DOH Nurses Association of the Philippines at kabilang sa Top 100 Leading Healthcare Professionals of the World (2018) kung saan ang parangal ay mula sa Cambridge, England. Ang Health Eemergency Management Bureau naman ang nakapagbigay ng karangalan sa ospital bilang 1st place sa Best Hospital sa 20th Gawad Kalasag Regional Level mula sa Office of Civil Defense. Tinanghal na Best in Attendance naman ang Nutrition and Dietetics Section. Sa kasalukuyan, ang BatMC ay may 500-bed capacity na sumusunod sa thrust ng Department of Health (DOH) na maging leading multi-specialty center sa rehiyon. Hangad nila na magkaroon ng Heart, Cancer at Psychiatric Centers sa lalawigan upang hindi na lumuwas pa sa Maynila ang mga pasyente. (Bhaby P. De Castro-PIA Batangas with reports from PIO Batangas City) PRRD... mula sa pahina 1 “Ito ‘yung mga trabaho — trabahante ng gobyerno na utusan mo, bigyan mo ng pera, makikita mo ‘yung results,” he said in support of politicians with “integrity.” President Duterte also mentioned his ardent hope for the positive result of the plebiscite ratifying the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) to effectively pursue the progress and development in Mindanao. “I hope and I pray that something good will come out of the BOL. Though the plebiscite is forthcoming, we have every reason to believe that it would pass the people’s will at sana magkaroon tayo ng kapayapaan because if not mahirapan tayo nito.” Duterte said. According to Pres. Duterte, the presidency was a gift from God and, in turn, he will do his job conscientiously with the fight against drugs topping his agenda. He, however, admitted the gravity of the problem is overwhelming, saying “I could not really fulfill my promise to do away with drugs within six years. Impossible… It’s going to be a continuing one.” The president even made a stern warning that in the remaining three years of his term, his administration will be targeting ‘big time’ people involved in illegal drugs. Duterte’s war on drugs has been continuously subjected to various criticisms from the religious and civil society groups but the President maintains the effects of drugs have wreaked havoc to families, making some of them dysfunctional, and to the community, in general with crimes such as robbery, rape, and murder. After his speech, President Duterte willingly obliged for photo ops, first with the Tolentino clan, then with the local government officials of CALABARZON. He was later serenaded with Tagalog songs by singer Faith Cuneta. (Ruel Francisco, PIA-Cavite)

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