GFNDY Hemodialysis Center Blessing & Inauguration
Governor Rodito T. Albano III and Rev. Fr. John Couvruer lead the blessing and inauguration of the Gov. Faustino N. Dy, Sr. Memorial Hospital-Hemodialysis Center yesterday (September 30, 2020) at Calamagui 2nd, City of Ilagan, Isabela together with Isabela Provincial Health Officer and GFNDY Hospital Chief Dr. Nelson Paguirigan. The GFNDY Hemodialysis Center is 1st of the 4 Dialysis Centers to be opened in the province to cater the growing need of the Isabeleños for the said treatment. The center has already 10 full operational Dialysis Machines ready for occupancy and service, but all in all the center can house 39 dialysis machines in full operation. Manned by newly hired hemodialysis nurses headed by Dr. Imelda Amoroso-Nephrologist, the center is now on the final stage of completion of requirements for the Department of Health (DOH) certification and it aims to deliver a free dialysis service to the Isabeleños. Governor Rodito also expressed his gratitude to the people who have assisted in the realization of the hemodialysis center and to Dr. Baggao for the free medical assistance to the Isabeleños going to CVMC and for the Doctors and Specialists deployed in Isabela Hospitals. He also announced the upcoming opening of 3 more Dialysis Centers, in Cabagan, Echague and Cauayan City to complete the dialysis center program of the province. He commended the doctors and nurses who prepared the center and expressed his appreciation to the Crucified Christ wounded with blood displayed at the entrance of the dialysis center that is very significant for Christ’s blood cleanses the soul while the center cleanses the blood. He ended his message by asking the center’s staff and workforce to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the facility. Dr. Glenn Matthew Baggao Chief Cagayan Valley Medical Center also graced the activity as partner of the GFNDY in the delivery of quality healthcare service, in his message he informed the governor and the people of the Specialists deployed by CVMC to Isabela Hospitals to extend services and assistance to the medical needs of the Isabeleños and promised to continue helping the IPHO. Dr. Emmanuel Salamanca OIC Chief of SIMC was also present and expressed his joy for the facility and said, “malaking tulong ito sa mga pasyente Isabeleño.
RTA reports ASF outbreak, corn drought as Sec. Dar vows support
October 01, 2020 – “Maraming salamat at napadalaw po kayo ulit. Nandito po kaming lahat na sumusuporta sa inyo. Timing na timing ang pagdalaw n’yo para mapakinggan po kayo ng aming mga kababayan at ng Nueva Vizcaya”, Gov. Rodito Albano III said expressing his thanks to Secretary William Dar of the Department of Agriculture during his site visit of the Hybrid Rice Varietal and Fertilizer Trial Project yesterday, September 30, 2020 at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in San Mateo, Isabela. In his message, Gov. Albano reported cases of recurrence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that currently hits the province as well as the problem of corn farmers affected by drought. “Tnamaan po kami ng napakalakas na ASF na halos lahat ng bayan po, nandito po yung mga mayor. Iyan po ang tumama sa amin ngayon,” the governor said. “Dahil po sa utos ninyo at ni Pangulong Duterte na dagdag sa presyo sa ating mga palay at para rin sa ayuda ng aming sektor ng magsasaka na nagtatanim po ng mais, kaya kami po ay nagkakandarapa na bilhin lahat ng mais. Alam nyo naman po pag walang baboy, mahina po ang benta ng mais,” the governor added. In response, Sec. Dar vowed his support by extending additional Quick Response Fund (QRF) to corn farmers of Isabela. “Kami po ay natutuwa dahil sa inanunsyo n’yong ayuda at sasabayan po namin ang ayudang ‘yan,” the governor said. The secretary’s visit to Isabela was capped by awarding and turn-over of hand tractors and rice-farming technology packages to Farmers’ Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) of Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Cagayan to ensure a competitive, sustainable, continuous productivity and resilient rice economy in the region. Sec. Dar spearheaded the turn-over of 8 units of hand tractors to 4 FCAs-Cooperators of Rice Business Innovations (RiceBis Program), 3 units hand tractors and vegetable seeds to Rebel Returnees of San Mariano, Isabela to support the End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) and help RRs integrate into society in partnership with the 95th Infantry Division, Philippine Army. Five farmers organizations which ventured into organic vegetable production were given UV treated PE film plastic, insect nets, plastic mulch and seedling trays while the LGU Farmers Information and Technology Services (FITS) centers received ICT gadgets. Sec. Dar also announced that the agriculture department is targeting to extend P5,000 in Cash and Food Assistance to 751,000 farmers across the country or those poorer sectors of the farming, fishing and upland agriculture communities including indigenous people whose incomes were affected by COVID-19 pandemic through an allocation of P4 billion under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or the Bayanihan 2. The agri chief explained that despite some disruptions as to movement and marketing of agricultural products of farmers and fisherfolks during the past six months of quarantine, overall the country has enough food supply. “Dagdagan pa natin ng sipag para ma-achieve ang ating minimithi na 93 to 95% na rice self-sufficiency,” he said and urged farmers to continue planting in order to attain higher rice sufficiency rate which currently is at 86%. He said that agriculture is the only sector which reported a growth rate at 1.6 percent in terms of output in the second quarter of the year amidst global health crisis. “Ito ay dahil masisipag ang ating mga magsasaka, mangingisda at mga LGU leaders na katuwang natin sa kanayunan”, he added. Vice Governor Faustino Dy III was present during the activity, together with LPGMA Partlylist representative Alan Ty, Provincial Board members of Isabela, former congresswoman Ana Cristina Go, municipal mayors of Burgos, San Isidro, Tumauni, Aurora and San Mateo, as well as municipal mayors of Kayapa in Nueva Vizcaya and Allacapan in Cagayan.
