Tambuling Batangas Publication January 16-22, 2019 issue | Page 6

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BOC installs 50 more x-ray units
MANILA -- The Bureau of Customs as one of the lead
agencies in border security is upgrading its facilities by
adding 50 new x-ray machines in various airports and
seaports nationwide.

Fifteen (15) units of fixed baggage x-ray machines,
25 units of hand-carried baggage x-ray machines, 4 units
of mobile baggage x-ray machines, and 6 units of portal-
type x-ray machines amounting to more than P1.2 billion
will be installed this year, according to Customs chief Rey
Leonardo Guerreero.

According to the BOC X-Ray Inspection Project,
these x-ray machines are capable of identifying dense
areas and apply the high penetration feature only to the
dense area of the shipment. These can provide a function
that automatically detects organic substances with relative
atomic numbers one after another or highlighting a region
or the system that may display organic substances in orange
color. It is also capable of discriminating between organic
and inorganic materials and with Threat Image Projection
(TIP) which is capable of automatic projection of threat
images to enhance the alertness of the system operators.

Strengthening customs efforts and capabilities
against smuggling and other customs fraud is among
the top priorities of the bureau under the leadership of
Customs chief Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero.

“We need to immediately install and upgrade
our x-ray machines to strengthen vigilance and prevent
the entry of smuggled and contraband goods in the
January 9-15, 2019
Philippines,” said Commissioner Guerrero.

The Customs chief also added that the upgrade
is significant for the enhancement of the BOC’s non-
intrusive inspection of shipments using x-ray machines.

This measure has helped the BOC intensify its
campaign against illicit trade, resulting to the successful
apprehension of billion worth of illegal drugs.

In 2017, the BOC also installed 19 new x-ray
units in the three terminals of NAIA, including Davao
International Airport, and another seven (7) new hand-
carried x-ray units were installed in NAIA terminals in
2018.

At present, about 66 units of x-ray machines are
installed and operating in various airports and seaports
nationwide.

The installation of the x-ray machines will be
completed before the end of the year. (BOC)
Save the Children PH pushes vaccination vs measles
to prevent rising deaths of children
MAKATI CITY -- Save the Children Philippines called on
parents and health workers to intensify measles vaccination
due to the steady rise of deaths among children caused by
complications from the preventable disease.

Lawyer Albert Muyot, chief executive officer of
Save the Children Philippines said there is a need to dispel
the public scare against vaccination in general as it has
prevented mothers from having their children immunized.
A scare against vaccination spread in the Philippines
because of the Dengvaxia vaccine against dengue.

“Parents and community health workers must be
at the forefront of the campaign to dispel the public scare
against measles vaccination to make sure children do not
die from the preventable disease,” said Muyot.

The number of deaths from measles, mostly
children climbed five times to 17,289 between January to
November 2018, compared to 3,706 cases recorded during
the same period in 2017, according to the Department of
Health.

The recently passed First 1,000 Days law
highlights the need for complete immunization of babies
including measles vaccines before they reach one year old.
It also ensures children’s health and nutrition and better
performance in schools.

Dr. Amado Parawan, health and nutrition advisor
of Save the Children Philippines said immunization is
important to ensure herd immunity of children from the
airborne virus of measles.

He said measles vaccine has been used in the
country for four decades and has prevented deaths and
diseases among children since then.

“We cannot compare measles vaccines which
have been proven to be effective in saving the lives of
children from the life threatening disease to the newly
developed Dengvaxia, which is the subject of the public
scare,” said Parawan.

He said measles virus is airborne and easily
transferred among infants and children who have not been
vaccinated.

“Complications from measles are pneumonia
President Duterte announces Manila Bay clean up
PASAY CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on
Tuesday, January 8, announced a major clean-up of the
Manila Bay, warning hotels in the area to refrain from
dumping their waste into the sea or else they will face
closure.

In a speech before local officials during the
Barangay Summit on Peace and Order, President Duterte
said he had ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu
and Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo
Año to start cleaning up the Manila Bay.

“They will start to clean it, whether they like
it or not, lahat itong… Itong mga hotel” he told local
officials gathered at the Cuneta Astrodome.

“Lagyan ninyo ng water treatment ‘yang hotel
niyo, ‘pag hindi, sirahan ko ‘yan. Huwag mo akong
hamunin. Eh kung wala tayong turista, eh ‘di wala.
Hindi naman tayo mamamatay. You do something about
your waste there or otherwise I will close it. Sigurado
‘yan,” he added.

The President also issued a stern warning to the
members of the military and the police to avoid going to
bars and other drinking places. He also told them not to
bring their guns to those establishments.
“Kaya ‘yang mga pulis — kayong mga pulis, I’m
warning you, do not drink in public,” he said. “Sa Davao
pinagbawalan ko ‘yan pati kayo na ngayon. All over the
Philippines, you do not enter into drinking places.”
“Law enforcement officers and soldiers having
drinking spree in beer houses usually results in violent
confrontations.” he said.
Addressing barangay officials, the President noted that
he expects them to remain committed to the mandates in
serving the public.

“I ask our barangay leaders to remain dedicated
and honest civil servants. In return, I pledge to you that I
will be your strong ally in your crusade to build peaceful
communities that we can proudly leave behind to future
generations of Filipinos,” he said.

The President also made an assurance that like
the protection he extended to the police and the military;
he vowed to shield barangay officials facing prosecution
as long as the cases filed against them are in connection
with the performance of their duties.

Over 4,000 local officials in the National Capital
Region participated during Tuesday’s Barangay summit,
composed of barangay chairpersons, kagawads on peace
and order, city mayors, and other guests.

The summit aims to increase the level of
awareness on DILG’s programs particularly in its
campaign against illegal drugs, criminality, corruption,
violent extremism, and federalism.

Other topics discussed during the barangay
summit were the heavy traffic conditions in Metro
Manila, DILG priority programs, and the current peace
and order situation in the country

Summit organizers also hoped to build a
platform for dialogue between the President and
barangay officials regarding peace and order in Metro
Manila.

President Duterte receives President of Japan
House of Councillors

Meanwhile, prior to the Barangay Summit
event, President Duterte receives the President of Japan’s
House of Councillors, Hon. Chuichi Date in a courtesy
call at the President’s Hall in Malacañang Palace.

The leaders had a closed-door meeting together
with their respective delegates, they have discussed
issues of mutual interests relating to bilateral relations
of the Republic of the Philippines and the Japanese
government.

The House of Councillors is the upper house of
the National Diet or the bicameral national legislature of
Japan.

Hon. Chuichi Date together with his spouse
Yuko, were accompanied by Japanese Ambassador
Koji Haneda, Deputy Chief of Mission Takehiro Kano,
Japan Embassy Secretary Yojiro Konno, Japan Embassy
Secretary Akemi Koyano, and Assistant Director Shun
Makishi. Joining Honorable President Date were other
Japan House of Councillors Members Mr. Masayoshi
Nataniya, Mr. Yoshiki Yamashita, and Mr. Mitsuo Gima.

Representing the Philippine Government for
the closed-door meeting were Foreign Affairs Secretary
Teodoro Locsin Jr., Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez,
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, National Economic
and Development Authority Director-General Ernesto
Pernia, DFA-ASPAC Assistant Secretary Meynardo
Montealegre, DFA-ASPAC Executive Director Josel
F. Ignacio, and Senate of the Philippines Director for
Protocol Cesar De Chavez.
and diarrhea, which are also the top two leading causes of
deaths among children,” said Parawan.

Save the Children Philippines has been
implementing maternal and child health and nutrition
programs among poor families in Navotas, Malabon,
Caloocan through access to immunization, prenatal check-
ups for pregnant mothers and training of community health
workers.

Under Project NURTURE, the group is
implementing nutrition-sensitive measures in eight poor
barangays in Navotas with focus on the first 1,000 days
of the child to prevent stunting and improve the health
of pregnant and lactating mothers. The program includes
prenatal check-up, food vouchers for pregnant and
lactating mothers as well as health and nutrition services
for undernourished children.

Save the Children Philippines pushed for the
enactment of the First 1,000 Days law that scales up the
nutrition support for mothers and children in the first
1,000 days of a child’s life, which is the crucial window
of opportunity to ensure that mothers and children in
Philippines achieve optimum development. (Save the
Children)
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER OF
RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late ROGELIO
PASAMIC ALEJO who died on AUGUST 11, 2017, at
Batangas Regional Hospital, Batangas City, Leaving a
parcel of Land located at Brgy. Canlubang, Municipality
of Calamba, Province of Laguna with an area of NINETY
FIVE (95 sq.m.) SQUARE METERS covered by
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-149159
Mortgaged at National Housing Authority, Quezon City
has been extrajudicially settled by his heir, as per Doc.
No. 456; Page No. 093; Book No. CXXIV; Series of 2018;
Notary Public Atty. ALEXANDER F.E.G. FAUSTINO.
Tambuling Batangas
January 16, 23 & 30, 2019
ERRATUM
In our issue of December 26, 2018, January 2 & 9, 2019
RE: HDMF (Pag-IBIG FUND) vs. EVA L. EBRIO
married to JESSIE S. EBRIO, EJF NO. 2018-0108 was
erroneously printed as EJF NO. 2019-0108.
Our Apology;
Editor
Tambuling Batangas
January 16, 2019