Sakit sa bato maiiwasan sa pamamagitan ng healthy lifestyle at regular na pagpapatingin sa doktor

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, Oktubre 29 (PIA) – Maayos at malusog na pamumuhay pa rin ang pinakapangunahing paraaan upang mapanitili ng isang tao na normal ang kondisyon ng mga mahahalagang bahagi o vital organs ng kanyang katawan kabilang na ditto ang kidney o bato.

Ito ang binigyang diin ni Dr. Edwin Tan, isang doktor sa bato (nephrologist) sa ginawang espesyal na edisyon ng programa sa telebisyon ng Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Sorsogon noong Sabado, Oktubre 27.

Ayon sa doktor, kadalasang pinag-uugatan ng sakit sa bato ang iba’t-ibang mga uri din ng sakit tulad ng diabetes, hypertension, pamamanas, urinary track infection at marami pang iba, na sanhi ng maling sistema ng pamumuhay.

Aniya, walang bawal na pagkain, dapat lamang umano na maging maingat ang publiko sa pagpili sa uri ng kanilang mga kinakain at dapat na kainin lamang ito “on a moderate basis” at hindi sobra sa pang-araw-araw na kailangang sukat ng katawan.

Ilan sa mga dapat iwasan ay ang pagkain ng sobrang maaalat, matataba o mamantika at matatamis. Maging ang paninigarilyo ay dapat na iwasan at makabubuti sa katawan ang magkaroon ng regular na ehersisyo.

Biigyang-diin din ni Tan na makabubuting magkaroon ng regular na pagpapatingin sa doktor at pagsasailalim sa urinalysis o pagpapatingin ng ihi kahit minsan sa isang taon upang maiwasan ang posible pang paglala ng mga sakit lalo na yaong makakaapekto sa normal na gawain ng kidney.

Ang sakit umano sa kidney o bato ay maaaring may mga sintomas na makikita at maaari ding walang sintomas, malalaman na lamang kung kailan huli na ang lahat.

Samantala binigyang-linaw din ni Tan ang ilang mga paniniwala na walang kaukulang pag-aaral o scientific basis, kung saan sinabi nitong hindi totoo na nakagagamot sa mga may sakit sa bato ang pag-inom ng sabaw ng buko. Aniya, mataas ang potassium at sugar content nito kung kaya’t mas lalo pang makasisira ang pag-inom nito sa halip na makatulong sa mga taong may sakit na sa bato at diabetes.

Maging ang pag-inom din ng tubig ay dapat nang bawasan at hindi lalampas sa isang litro sa buong araw sakaling hindi na normal ang trabaho ng bato sapagkat hindi na umano nito makakayang ilabas pa ang tubig bagkus ay mananatili na lamang ito sa loob ng katawan na magiging dahilan ng lalo pang pagmamanas ng pasyente.

Kaugnay nito, mahigpit niyang ipinapayo sa publiko, anumang edad nito, na pag-ibayuhin ang pag-iingat at dapat na pangalagaan ang mga kidney o bato sapagkat ito ang pangunahing bahagi ng katawan na naglalabas ng mga lason sa katawan ng tao.

Bagama’t kailangan lamang ng isang bato o kidney ng isang tao upang mamuhay ng normal, mahigpit pa rin ang paalala niya na mas mainam pa rin kung parehong malusog ang dalawang kidney na ibinigay ng Panginoon sa bawat tao. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)

ESSAY WRITING ON SEC. JESSE ROBREDO’S LEGACY

ESSAY WRITING ON SEC. JESSE ROBREDO’S LEGACY. Nineteen (19) high school and five (5) college students participated to the Essay Writing Contest Provincial Elimination on October 26, 2012 at the Teacher’s Hall in Casiguran Central School, Casiguran, Sorsogon. Dubbed as the “Bicol 2012 Essay Writing Competition on the Living Legacy of Secretary Jesse Robredo”, the activity honours the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo’s achievements in service. Sec. Robredo inspired many local leaders in the country, as such various sectors of the society had considered him as one good man in the public service. It also aimed at training the youth in their skills in writing based from a given concept/topic and in terms of cursive writing style. Provincial winners from the six provinces in Bicol will compete to the regional match which will be held in Naga City on December 8, 2012. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)

Coordination Meeting with LGU-Daet, PIA, DepEd and DILG, held at PIA Sorsogon Information Center in Sorsogon City (Photo by: FBTumalad,Jr)

Greenpeace says Philippine seas is facing an unprecedented crisis

Donsol, Sorsogon, October 26, 2012 – Climate change, ocean pollution, and overfishing threaten the Philippines’ stature as the leader in global marine biodiversity, and are already affecting communities that rely on rich marine ecosystems for food.

At a community conference held at the Municipal Hall of Donsol, Sorsogon, Greenpeace today expressed alarm over the unprecedented destruction of the Philippine marine ecosystem that foreshadows serious health, social and economic impacts.

“We are an archipelagic nation. Soon, we will become the epicenter of global marine adversity if our government agencies refuse to acknowledge and address the crisis at sea,” said Vince Cinches, Oceans Campaigner for Greenpeace Southeast Asia.

“Our seas are already under threat from massive overfishing and decades of unsustainable fishing practices that have resulted in today’s dwindling fish catch. With ocean acidification and rising sea temperatures, fish won’t be able to spawn and propagate. That now leaves 30 million Filipinos with even less fish to eat,” he added.

There is also the problem of illegal commercial fishing. Monsignor Angel Dy of the Sorsogon Social Action Foundation Inc. said that fisherfolk around Burias-Ticao Pass cannot compete with large commercial fishing vessels that encroach on municipal waters.  “We know that illegal and unregulated fishing is rampant in our waters, and yet no one seems to be doing anything about it. This is the reason why last year some bishops went to President Aquino to request that his office ban commercial vessels from the waters around Burias, Ticao, and Ragay Gulf,” said the Monsignor.

With climate change affecting the world’s oceans, more extreme and unpredictable weather has shortened the fishing season for small-scale fisherfolk who are entirely dependent on the sea for their livelihood.  In Donsol, fishermen have experienced another lackluster year. Most can barely meet six kilos per day, the average haul that will give them a good day’s wage.  About 1.2M jobs in the fishing, tourism and the food sectors would be directly affected by poor oceans management. Cinches said that the government has so far not offered a comprehensive solution to revive Philippine seas.

Philippine Fisheries has an annual estimated production of 6,000,000 metric tons of fish, but there has been a steady decline due to overfishing attributed to illegal commercial fishing vessels. Greenpeace has long called on the government’s attention to help avert a fish crisis. Earlier this year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) revealed that ten out of 13 fishing grounds in the country are heavily exploited due to illegal and unregulated fishing activities.

Greenpeace is working to support fishing communities in the Philippines, particularly in places like Ticao Pass and Donsol which are home to vulnerable species such as whalesharks and manta rays.

“We are in deep trouble. The government must acknowledge that our seas are in crisis,” Cinches said. He urged the BFAR to come up with a fisheries rescue roadmap: “What the country needs is the establishment of more marine reserves and the reduction of our fishing capacity to sustainable levels, alongside long term solutions to climate change.”

In the coming weeks, Greenpeace will launch its Ocean Defender initiative, bringing together a network of volunteers who are committed to raising awareness about oceans issues such as marine pollution and overfishing. The group is calling on Filipinos who care about our seas to join this movement by logging on to http://www.facebook.com/groups/oceandefender/.

Greenpeace is committed to defending the health of the world’s oceans and the plants, animals and people that depend upon them.

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment, and to promote peace. (PIA Sorsogon)

For more information, please contact:

Vince Cinches

Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace Southeast Asia

Mobile: 09175363743 Email: vince.cinches@greenpeace.org

Therese Salvador

Media Campaigner, Greenpeace Southeast Asia

Mobile: 09178228734 Email: therese.salvador@greenpeace.org

Sorsogon SK declares commitment to save the environmentIRONMENT

SK Prov'l Federation President

SORSOGON CITY, Oct 26 – Participating Sangguniang Kabataan members of the recently concluded Youth Eco-Summit 2012 placed their thumb marks on an emblematic covenant in a significant declaration of commitment to save the environment.

Preceded by Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation President Patrick Francis Lee Rodrigueza, the biggest appearance of its members got together to recognize and affirm their concerns so as to address Climate Change and ecological issues in the Province of Sorsogon.

The Youth Eco-Summit 2012 (October 13-14) was under the initiative of the Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation, supported accordingly by the Provincial Government of Sorsogon and the Vice-Mayors’ League of the Philippines (VMLP-Luzon) to bring together some of the country’s most respected minds in ecological science to discuss on the subject of restoring the ecosystems and explore pioneering science-based approaches which are socially and culturally suitable to create, manage, and restore the ecosystems.

Under the theme: Going Green! Protecting the Ecosystem for Sustainable Development, this gathering was set not only to empower the youth and oblige frontrunners to address the challenges of ecological development but, encourage young adults as well to be leaders who will make a difference.

The inscription on the symbolic covenant reads as follows:

 

WE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN FEDERATION, ACADEME, NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, CIVIL SOCIETY, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ON THE EVENT OF YOUTH ECOLOGICAL SUMMIT 2012 WITH A THEME,” PROTECTING ECOSYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” AT THE PROVINCIAL GMNASIUM, CAPITOL COMPOUND, SORSOGON CITY ON OCTOBER 13 -14, 2012,

Recognize our concern with the recent findings of the global scientific community and the conclusions of the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that the “warming on earth’s climate system is unequivocal.”

Affirming our commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Republic Act Number 9729, or the “Climate Change Act,” as the core mechanism for addressing Climate Change mitigation and adaptation at the local level; also to promote innovative partnership with scientific communities and academic institutions to enhance scientifically informed national policies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation; and to further encourage cost-effective and widely accessible technologies in support to early warning multi-hazard risk assessment and Disaster Risk Reduction efforts.

 

Concerned about the adverse impact of rapid urban development and Climate Change on socio-economic development, health, the environment, social and cultural equity of rural and urban areas in the country; 

Recognizing the importance of achieving greater synergy between local actions and national strategies and programmes, and the importance of strengthening cooperation among SK Federation of every municipality in the Province of Sorsogon, Academe, Civil Society, Non-Government Organizations and other stakeholders in achieving the Millennium Development Goal and the goals of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 for building communities through the promotion of innovative approaches to reduce disaster risk;

Recognizing further that the youth comprises a huge population in the province that can make a massive stand through its collective effort in protecting the environment hence, it hereby declares the following:

1. Acknowledge that Climate Change Adaptation is a critical issue in the Province of Sorsogon, that involvement of every Municipality and City SK Federation and other Youth Organizations in integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and adaptation into their plans and programmes must be highlighted and made effective through decentralization and capacity building;
2. Strengthen the implementation and inclusion of Green Brigade Programmes under the SK Provincial Federation’s Development Plan for the period of 2010-2013 and reintegration of the same during the drafting for the period 2013-2016.
3. Empower each youth to be an active participant in every activity related to Climate Change Adaptation.
4. Monitor and mobilize school participation and encourage each Supreme Student Government to draft long term environmental activities which are not dependent on the transition of each set of officials elected each year.
5. Promote information dissemination in the Province of Sorsogon by conducting series of seminars, workshops and trainings for every youth sector in harnessing Climate Change and other ecological problems.
6. Deepen the understanding of climate risks by requesting the inclusion of the Green Brigade Topic to be adapted by Primary as well as Secondary Schools in the Province of Sorsogon into their Lesson Plan subject to the approval of the Department of Education, Sorsogon.
7. Allocate funds in accordance with the provisions of the 2001 SK Constitution and By-Laws and if insufficient, conduct fund-raising activities to sustain the programs implemented and to be implemented relative to the Green Brigade Movement.
8. Support local as well as national innovative policies implemented by the National and Local Government in addressing Climate Change and other ecological issues.
9. Recommend that copy of this declaration be distributed to different Youth Organizations in the Province of Sorsogon and further establish a unified effort in monitoring the compliance therewith.
   
   

Done this October 13, 2012 at the Provincial Gymnasium, Capitol Park, Sorsogon City. (VAELabalan P.I.O. Sorsogon/ PIA)