IN BACOLOD
Medical residents win
research paper tilt

The internal medicine residents of The Doctors' Hospital Inc. (TDH) reigned supreme in the recently concluded 14th Annual Research Paper Presentation 2012 at the Doctors' Lounge of the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital in Bacolod City, a press release from the hospital said.

Dr. Peter Andrew Reyes won first place in the case report category for his paper, titled “Recurrent Cardiac Tamponade as a Complication of Sheehan's Syndrome”, while he and Dr. Darlene Belonio placed second, in the descriptive/analytical study category with their research on “Incidence of Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Gastrointestinal Bleeding among ICU Patients in a Tertiary Hospital, from January 2001 to December 2011: A Four-Year Retrospective Study”, the press release also said.

They received cash prizes and trophies from the Philippine College of Physicians Western Visayas-Negros Occidental Chapter and Astra Zeneca.

Other finalists in the analytical category were Dr. Caryl Labe and Dr. Ritchelle Joy Bayson for “Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolism Risk Factors and Utilization of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Among Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital”, and Dr. Genio Dominic Alojado for “Clinical Profile of Lung Cancer Patients in Negros Occidental: A Five-Year Retrospective Study”, the press release added.*

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Ibañez donates
land for schools

The family of Negros Occidental Board Member Melvin Ibañez has donated two hectares of prime lots, with market value estimated at P1 million, to the Department of Education in two hinterland barangays of Sagay City, Negros Occidental, in response to its “Adopt-A-School” program.

The family of the wife of Ibañez, Melanie, owns vast tracts of land in Sagay. The one hectare property is now being used as the site of Sagay National High School- Lopez Jaena Extension, Ibanez said.

The Plaridel Elementary School in Brgy,Plaridel, Sagay City, meanwhile, sitting on another one-hectare lot, was also donated by the Ibañez family.

In acknowledgement of the generosity of Ibañez and the family of his wife, the DepEd named the Lopez Jaena Extension High School as Gloria Poblador de la Paz National High School, and Joffre Tupas de la Paz Sr. Elementary School for the Plaridel Elementary School, all in Sagay City.

Sagay Schools Superintendent Evelyn Dejuan yesterday thanked the Ibañez family, for the donations.

Sagay City Mayor Rafael Leo Cueva led the inauguration of the four-classroom building of the Gloria Poblador de la Paz National High School.*GPB

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SP wants special job fair
for persons with disabilities

A resolution requesting the Public Employment Services Office through Mayor Evelio Leonardia and the Department of Labor and Employment to conduct a special job fair for persons with disabilities, was approved yesterday by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlugsod.

Authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito and co-authored by Councilor Em Ang, the resolution said that in Bacolod City, there are many talented and skilled PWDs who are still unemployed and who support themselves either by selling goods or by doing simple jobs.

Since the enactment of the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, many PWDs have already been given the opportunity to work and to live without fear or discrimination and humiliation, it said adding that it is very important that the government provides programs and projects for the development of PWDs, such as job fairs, to help them enhance their capabilities and skills and to get employed to be able support their needs.

Most job fairs are being conducted for persons from all sectors which is stressful for PWDs and it would be better if a similar project is conducted solely for them, it added.*CGS

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