Wednesday, April 16, 2008
20080416_Live @ 55
- how several doctors described the behavior of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) doctors and nurses during the operation: how several doctors described the behavior of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) doctors and nurses during the procedure that removed a deodorant cannister lodged in the rectum of a gay florists following a bout of kinky anal sex with a stranger
- Dr. Emmanuel Gines, VSMMC media liaison officer: they will apologize to the 39-year-old patient identified only as Jan-Jan because of the embarrassment he suffered
- at least six doctors, including Dr. Ariel Arias, are being investigated, no word on the number of nurses to be investigated
- five-member body tasked to look into the controversy is expected to release its findings this Friday
- no comment from the Cebu Medical Society
- nurses licenses to be revoked if proven that they violated the ethical standards of their profession
- Basak Pardo Barangay Captain Dave Tumulak said Jan-Jan is bent on filing a complaint and has already executed an affidavit against the doctors and nurses, some of whom were shown in the video. Jan-Jan will also complain before the Department of Health (DOH), the Professional Regulations Commission, and the Office of the Ombudsman Visayas.
Doctors have described as unethical, the behaviour of the operating team for “Jan-Jan” with Vicente Sotto’s media liaison officer, Dr. Emmanuel Gines, leading the pack in apologizing to the badly publicized florist. Hospital administration and respective regulatory boards are looking into meting out appropriate punishment---with licenses revoked for nurses found to be guilty of violating ethical standards and one doctor, Dr. Ariel Arias who is to be investigated. The Cebu Medical Society has declined to comment for now. Vicente Sotto’s five-member body tasked to look into the controversy is expected to release its findings this Friday. On Jan-jan’s end, he’s bent on filing a complaint and has already executed an affidavit against the doctors and nurses; likewise complaining to the Health Department, the Professional Regulations Commission, and the Office of the Ombudsman Visayas.
- UN and World Bank report: 850 million people were still not getting enough food to eat
- "The key point is how do we address these issues in a way that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable?"
- one consequence: We have lost some of our environmental sustainability.
- authors' projections: global demand for food was set to double in the next 25-50 years, primarily in developing nations. As a result, they said that it was necessary for the agricultural sector to grow, but in a way that did not result in social hardship or environmental degradation.
- The
- The study found that access to food was taken for granted in many nations, and farmers and farm workers were poorly rewarded for acting as stewards of almost one-third of the Earth's land. It recommended a fundamental rethink of agricultural knowledge, science and technology, in order to achieve a sustainable global food system.
The experts said that efforts should focus on the needs of small-scale farmers in diverse ecosystems, and areas with the greatest needs. Measures would include giving farmers better access to knowledge, technology and credit. It would also require investment to bring the necessary information and infrastructure to rural areas.
BUSINESSMEN LIKELY TO OPPOSE CAR BAN
- Cebu Business Club president, Gordon Alan “Dondi” Joseph, proposed that the city government carefully evaluate the ban on private vehicles
- Joseph: he present modes of public transport are not conducive [for general patronage]; an efficient world-class system should be in place if private car owners were to leave their vehicles at home, foresees the scenario where the businessmen will be considered anti-poor;
- Joseph to discuss proposal with other businessmen but is “110 percent certain that the board will oppose a private car ban.”
- the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) to release their official stand after they pore over the ban's specific rules and regulations
- City Council to hold a public hearing on May 14 to discuss transportation issues among others
- the executive director of the City Traffic Operations Management (CITOM), Arnel Tancinco, has defended the proposed ban as a shift in city's planning, with public transportation getting higher priority over private transportation.
- Mayor Tomas Osmeña said this is a way to mitigate the fuel price hike and a way to help the public utility Jeepney (PUJ) drivers in the city since this would ease traffic in the identified areas.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20080415-130501/Businessmen-slam-proposed-car-ban
The private car ban elicited strong reactions from the business sector. Cebu Business Club president, Gordon Alan “Dondi” Joseph, proposed that the city government carefully evaluate the ban on private vehicles before going on to say that this is the ultimate solution to augment the jeepney drivers’ income or that it’s going to ease traffic on arterial roads. Jospeh will be discussing this proposal with other businessmen but is 110 percent sure the board will oppose the private car ban. The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) will release their official stand after they pore over the ban's specific rules and regulations as executive director of the City Traffic Operations Management (CITOM), Arnel Tancinco, has defended the proposed ban as a shift in city's planning, with public transportation getting higher priority over private transportation. The City Council will hold a public hearing regarding this matter on May 14.
BRIDGE ISSUE: old bridge to get rubber fenders for protection from impact of wayward shipping vessels;
OIL PRICE WATCH: Crude oil prices surged Tuesday settling at a new record high above $113 a barrel as the U.S. dollar weakened further against the euro. Trading remained the same despite MOnday's news that Brazilian oil company Petrobras (PZE) may have made the largest oil discovery in 30 years (will take 5 years to develop)
RISE OF SEA LEVEL: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast sea evels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century
- rise of this magnitude would have major impacts on low-lying countries such as
-The rapid rise in the coming years is associated with the rapid melting of ice sheets.
- latest satellite data indicates that the
- There's a lot of evidence out there that we're going to see at least a metre of sea level rise by 2100
- a rise of even a metre could have major implications for low-lying countries, those whose economies are not geared up to build sophisticated sea defence systems.
