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		<title>RP cases of Influenza A(H1N1) reach 111</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/rp-cases-of-influenza-ah1n1-reach-111/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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This is the first press conference I have attended in which Health Secretary Francisco Duque III did not say that there was no community transmission yet of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus.
When asked, pointblank, if there is now a community transmission of the virus in the Philippines, Duque they were still investigating. He hoped to know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1759&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Health Secretary Francisco Duque III: Yesterday we celebrated the 111th Independence Day. Today we&#39;re declaring 111 A(H1N1) cases.</media:title>
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		<title>The first anti-Con Ass rally</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/the-first-anti-con-ass-rally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression or of the press,or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.&#8221; &#8211; Article 3, section 4 of the 1987 Constitution.
On June 10, 2009, Filipinos &#8212; mostly from Metro Manila; the other provinces had their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1735&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Protesters raise their fists, a symbol of defiance, as the singing of Bayan Ko ends the rally.</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Remmie May, 5, lost her father when she was two. She also lost her home: fearing for their safety, the family had to relocate.</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Con-Ass is more dangerous than A(H1N1).</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Once again, confetti rains in Ayala.</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">There are more ways than one to participate in a rally.</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Rallyists stomp on the faces of congressmen who passed HR 1109.</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">The rally lasted up to 8 p.m, and then the demonstrators peacefully dispersed.</media:title>
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		<title>RP now has 10 confirmed cases of A(H1N1)</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/rp-now-has-10-confirmed-cases-of-ah1n1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are now ten confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1), according to the health department. Six of the cases attended the wedding in Zambales that was also attended by the Taiwanese woman who later tested positive for the virus. 
Since the &#8220;contagiousness&#8221; of Influenza A(H1N1) is between 20-30%, the health department says there is a possibility [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1610&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What can be done to prevent the spread of A(H1N1)?</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/what-can-be-done-to-prevent-the-spread-of-ah1n1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 23:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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First, the good news: the number of people dying from A(H1N1) is less than one percent. The not-so-good news is that one third of the deaths were young and healthy people. The bad news? Some cases MIGHT BE asymptomatic: there MIGHT be people who didn&#8217;t get sick at all, but who MIGHT have passed on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1572&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">WHO graph shows the number of cases is rising</media:title>
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		<title>DOH tracing, monitoring people who had contact with RP&#8217;s first A(H1N1) case</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/doh-tracing-monitoring-people-who-had-contact-with-rps-first-ah1n1-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 12:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Health authorities are now monitoring at least 17 people who had close contacts with the 10-year-old girl who were diagnosed positive for Influenza A(H1N1). These were mainly those who were seated around her in the plane, the health department said, as they defined close contact as &#8220;six hours with and within six feet.&#8221;
The girl, health [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1565&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">WHO map showing countries that have reported one or more cases of A(H1N1) virus. The Philippines is not yet included.</media:title>
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		<title>RP has its first case of A(H1N1)</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/rp-has-first-case-of-ah1n1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Philippines now has its first case of A(H1N1), a ten-year-old girl who traveled to the US and Canada with her family. She arrived on May 18 but did not develop symptoms until the following day, on May 19. Throat swabs were taken and tested on May 20 and on May 21, Thursday, they were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1559&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Philippine journalist on military&#8217;s Order of Battle</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/philippine-journalist-on-militarys-order-of-battle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 10:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carlos Conde, who writes for the New York Times, just found out that he is on the military&#8217;s list of order of battle. He is the only journalist on the list. At least one person on the list has since been killed.
This is not the first time that a reporter has been included in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1542&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>They left on Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/they-left-on-mothers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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They left on Mother’s Day – the Philippines’ first batch of caregivers and nurses sent to Japan under the Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Most of them were young, and many were women in their 20s and 30s. Some are leaving behind young children, to be taken care of relatives or parents, while the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1525&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DOH advisory on the A(H1N1) virus</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/doh-advisory-on-the-ah1n1-virus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third advisory from the health department, issued on May 7, 2009, regarding the cases under observation for influenza A(H1N1). There have been 12 recorded cases under observation (CUO) since May 1, but of these 12, eight have tested negative for the new virus. Four are still under observation.
ADVISORY:
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		<title>The ARF VDR is on!!!</title>
		<link>http://danabatnag.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-arf-vdr-is-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 12:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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The Asean Regional Forum&#8217;s (ARF) Voluntary Demonstration of Response on Disaster Relief (VDR) began Monday, May 4 with a demonstration of a mock rescue at sea.

Japan had the largest delegation, 80 in all, plus a maritime search and rescue plane that can land in water. This is the first time it has participated in an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=danabatnag.wordpress.com&blog=3813736&post=1498&subd=danabatnag&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">A boy, one of the participants, grimaces in pretend pain.</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">We will deal with this as if the injuries were real, one man said during the briefing.</media:title>
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