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Women’s Month 2021: The Girl Scouts Founder, Josefa Llanes Escoda
Photo Courtesy of https://blog.ilovebdj.com/josefa-llanes-escoda/“If you survive, tell the people that the women of the Philippines did their part in making the ember sparks of truth and liberty alive till the last moment.” – Josefa Llanes Escoda, during the World War II. Josefa Llanes-Escoda is popularly known as the woman on the one-thousand-peso bill. You may…
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NNC XI Makes its First Mark at NNC’s Q-Webby Awards 2020
17 March 2021 — NNC Davao Region is finally making its mark with its much-improved performance in the management of its webpage. NNC Davao bagged the First Runner Up title for the category of highest number of articles posted in the webpage for the 4th quarter of 2020, with an astounding 55 articles posted in…
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Davao de Oro town receives DOLE Assistance for Livelihood Programs
01 March 2021, Monkayo, Davao de Oro – A total of 1.4 Million Pesos cash assistance from DOLE was awarded to the town of Monkayo in Davao de Oro for their Livelihood Programs. Mayor Ramil Lao Gentugaya led the Ceremonial Turn Over of Checks to associations who are beneficiary of the Integrated Livelihood and Employment…
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Davao Oriental areas to benefit from 600 Sinovac doses
The Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center, St. Camillus Hospital and the Isolation facility of the Divine Healer (Milagrosa ACS) in the City of Mati; and Lupon Municipal Isolation Facility will be the first ones that would benefit from the initial 600 doses of Sinovac vaccines that arrived at the Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center (DOPMC)…
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Government and partners launches national anti-hunger movement Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG)
MANILA, Feb. 22 — Lahat kasali, lahat kasalo. This is the rallying call of Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG), a national, multi-sectoral anti-hunger movement that was formally launched on Monday, 22 February 2021 by government and private sector partners that will work together on various programs with a common goal: one million fewer hungry Filipinos by…
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Every Body Needs Everybody – World Obesity Day 2021
Photo courtesy of integrisok.com World Obesity Day is observed on 4th March each year. This day tries to create awareness around obesity and how it is harmful to your overall health and different body organs. It also educates people around the world about different ways to tackle obesity. According to WHO, obesity rates have nearly…
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Over 500K Davao City Residents priority in anti-COVID Vaccination
As of 08 February, 537,820 Davao City residents are already included in the master list to receive the first shots of coronavirus vaccination soon to be rolled out in Davao City. These are the individuals under the priority Group A that includes 16,677 health workers, 77,189 senior citizens, 5,258 uniformed personnel and 432,549 indigent residents.…
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Safety, Transport and Quality Control of Vaccines
Once a vaccine has reached pre-approval stage following clinical trials, it is assessed by the relevant regulatory body for compliance with quality, safety and efficacy criteria. Following regulatory approval, manufacturers can submit a vaccine to WHO for prequalification (PQ), an assessment process that ensures quality, safety and efficacy and helps the UN and other international…
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The different types of COVID-19 vaccines
Typically, many vaccine candidates will be evaluated before any are found to be both safe and effective. For example, of all the vaccines that are studied in the lab and laboratory animals, roughly 7 out of every 100 will be considered good enough to move into clinical trials in humans. Of the vaccines that do…
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Besh, Ang Puso – Philippine Heart Month 2021
Photo Courtesy of iStock February may have the day of hearts, but every day in it is technically a day for the heart too. February is Philippine Heart Month—it has been since 1973 by virtue of Proclamation No. 1096 signed on Jan. 9, 1973. The proclamation seeks to promote awareness of heart disease as a…
