Balitaan sa Tinapayan: August 5, 2012

The Balitaan sa Tinapayan has been postponed for a few weeks during the month of July 2012 for some reasons but since its August so it's now back and kicking :)

There should be two speakers earlier today but it just so happened that the other speaker has to postponed to run to his emergency errand. 
The guest speaker earlier was Manila Vice Mayor Francisco Domagoso a.k.a. Isko Moreno.
He tackled the causes of disasters (typhoons and flooding) and what the local government units are doing to prevent such disasters in these times of typhoon season in our country.

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It was great that vice mayor was alone during the media forum, many questions were asked and he has answered most of it though there are some that he didn't answer since it was not part of his jurisdiction. Other unrelated topics were also raised by the audience and he has addressed most of it. 

I think he will be the next vice mayor of Manila again and no wonder, I would definitely agree since he knows how the masses feel like in other concerns; he knows where they are coming from as he had been there. 

Balitaan sa Tinapayan is a weekly news media forum held every Sunday at the 2nd floor of Tinapayan Festival Bakeshop coordinated by Lito Laparan and forum host Ricky Velasco of DZMM. 

This socio-political event is sponsored by: Tinapayan Festival Bakeshop

Tinapayan Festival Bakeshoppe
1650 Dapitan Street corner Don Quijote Streets, Sampaloc, Manila
#732-2188  

Balitaan sa Tinapayan: June 24, 2012

Topic of the day: 

-Disaster Preparedness

The guest speakers earlier today for Disaster Preparedness were:  

MMDA Gen. Manager Corazon Jimenez

Regional Director Office of Civil Defense NCR Susana Cruz 

Former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza 

Composer-Singer Anthony Castelo spoke on flaws in the process of selecting national artists.

 

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Balitaan sa Tinapayan is a weekly news media forum held every Sunday at the 2nd floor of Tinapayan Festival Bakeshop coordinated by Lito Laparan and forum host Ricky Velasco of DZMM. 

This socio-political event is sponsored by: Tinapayan Festival Bakeshoppe
 
Tinapayan Festival Bakeshoppe
1650 Dapitan Street corner Don Quijote Streets, Sampaloc, Manila
#732-2188

Balitaan sa Tinapayan: June 17, 2012

Topic of the day:
-Politics of Convenience


There was no media forum at the Tinapayan last June 10, 2012 due to the Pacquiao-Bradley boxing fight. 


The guest speakers earlier were Harvey Keh and Leon FLores III of National Youth Commission.

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Balitaan sa Tinapayan is a weekly news media forum held every Sunday at the 2nd floor of Tinapayan Festival Bakeshop coordinated by Lito Laparan and forum host Ricky Velasco of DZMM. 


This socio-political event is sponsored by: Tinapayan Festival Bakeshoppe


Tinapayan Festival Bakeshoppe

1650 Dapitan Street corner Don Quijote Streets, Sampaloc, Manila

#732-2188

Balitaan sa Tinapayan: June 3, 2012

Topics of the day: 
- School opening June 4, 2012
- Obesity on students
- Ban smoking and  soda drinks in schools
- Health in Southeast Asia
- K12 Program 

It was my 4th time to attend the Balitaan sa Tinapayan earlier today. Most of the time, the topics are socio-political issues though earlier today the topic was mixed with lifestyle diseases awareness which is good since I am also blogging about health and wellness. 

The guest speakers were Dr. Anthony Leachon, M.D., Internal Medicine -Cardiology of Manila Doctors' Hospital and Benjo Basas, National Chairperson  of Teacher's Dignity Coalition (TDC) 


According to Dr. Anthony Leachon, M.D:  

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has implemented smoke-free schools in New York City. 
He is now working on to ban 16oz. soda drinks which causes obesity on students. 
  
Many people die because of  lifestyle diseases or non-communicable diseases like:

• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Cardiac Arrest

Dr. Anthony Leachon, M.D

Diabetes is increasingly common (some authorities claim it is the fastest-growing “epidemic” worldwide, making serious inroads in developing countries) but it doesn't need not be debilitating. 

“People are dying quietly due to NCDs,” remarked Leachon. While these diseases—heart ailments and strokes, diabetes, cancer, and chronic lung illness—are most often described as “lifestyle” diseases ascribed to lack of exercise, a diet rich in fats and sugar, and bad habits like smoking, the reality is “NCD death rates are highest among poor countries in Asia,” he said. 
 

Facts: 

• 2. 5 million cases of non-communicable diseases in Asia by 2005
• 300,000 death caused by non-communicable diseases
• more cases in poor countries like Philippines, Malaysia,Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
• 15 years old to 59 years old Filipino citizens are dying because of non-communicable diseases and makes lower life expectancy due to lifestyle.
• Philippines will be #9 in 2030 with most number of Diabetics in Asia
  
  
  

Causes of Non-Communicable Diseases:

• tobacco smoking
• no exercise
• unhealthy diet
• poverty

Non-Communicable Diseases is a poverty disease, why?   
Poverty is one of the causes of non-communicable diseases and because of poverty the people will have: 

• no access to prevention
• no access to treatment
• higher risk of non-communicable diseases
• higher morality

2 Reasons why we fail:

1. Ignorance and lack of education
2. Ineptitude (knowledge exists yet fail to apply correctly) 

Last May 26, I attended the Diabetes Awareness and you might be interested to read about it for more details regarding Diabetes. 
 

Speakers: Benjo Basas and Dr. Anthony Leachon, M.D

Benjo Basas tackled the Mass Intention earlier today around 9am at Caloocan City. 

TDC Teachers' Prayers for SY 2012-2013

1. Enough funds for K12 Program or postponement of its implementation.
2. p3,000 additional COLA (Cost of Living Allowance)
3. Upgrading of teachers' salaries thru the enactment of p9,000 increase (Additional Support and Compensation for Teachers Bill)
4. Repeal of Compulsory Poll Duties of teachers.
5. Provision of Socialized Housing and other benefits for teachers.
6. More funds to Kindergarten program with just and compensation to Kinder teachers.
7. End of contractualization of teachers both in public and private schools.
8. Successful school year for the Filipino children, teachers and the entire nation.

Sophia Cabantog

Balitaan sa Tinapayan is a weekly news media forum held every Sunday at the 2nd floor of Tinapayan Festival Bakeshop coordinated by Lito Laparan and forum host Ricky Velasco of DZMM. 

This socio-political event is sponsored by: Tinapayan Festival Bakeshoppe

Tinapayan Festival Bakeshoppe
1650 Dapitan Street corner Don Quijote Streets, Sampaloc, Manila
#732-2188

Balitaan sa Tinapayan: May 27, 2012

Topics of the day: 

- Party List Accreditation

- 2013 Mid-Year Elections  


The guest speakers earlier today were: Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez,  PDP-Laban Vice President Joey de Venecia and Ronald Uychutin, a representative of Ang Guardia Alliance a.k.a AGA (Party List)


Criteria for Party List Accreditation:

• Representation for marginalized sector to prevent poverty
• Voice of urban and poor people
• Track record of assistance to target people

Political Agenda of Ang Guardia Alliance

• Security guards to receive salary based on laws (usually 12 hours of duty and receives under minimum wage)
• Proportion of hazard pay + loneliness pay
• Right training in accordance to R.A. 5457

Comelec makes party list accreditation more strict in implementing the rules and regulations governing the registration and accreditation of party list organizations for the May 2013 elections.

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Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez tackled the 2013 Mid-Year Elections which concerns every voter regarding the Open Election System. They are also trying to implement the Absenteeism and Internet Voting since there are miliions of OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) working in other countries worldwide but these will might be implemented in the next national elections in 2014.

 

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Balitaan sa Tinapayan is a weekly news media forum held every Sunday at the 2nd floor of Tinapayan Festival Bakeshop coordinated by Lito Laparan and forum host Ricky Velasco of DZMM. 


This socio-political event is sponsored by: Tinapayan Festival Bakeshop


Tinapayan Festival Bakeshoppe

1650 Dapitan Street corner Don Quijote Streets, Sampaloc, Manila

#732-2188