PESO NegOr boost local, overseas employment
By Jennifer C. Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept 23 (PIA) -- The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of Negros Oriental deployed over a thousand of workers for local employment, including last week’s special recruitment for Cebu.
In its first year anniversary, the PESO under the “Magdegamo Equals Trabaho” program of the provincial government, focal person Jose Ramon Benedicto said his office also facilitated 248 Negrenses who are now gainfully working overseas, specifically in Riyadh, Jeddah, Qatar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Hongkong.
Benedicto said of the 1,234 applicant-workers deployed outside the province, 981 were deployed to Cebu Mitsumi, Incorporated; 89 to Robinsons-Dumaguete; and four to Island Merchants Corporation.
“We will continue to hold job fairs along with referral employment service and assist recruitment processes for employers to provide perfect match of employment opportunities for the Negrense,” Benedicto added.
For its anniversary celebration, the PESO held a Mass participated by some job applicants, employment agency representatives and neighboring government offices around the capitol area. (mbcn/JCT-PIA7, Negros Oriental)
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Rising kidney diseases due to unhealthy lifestyle
By Jennifer C. Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept 23 (PIA) -- Cases of kidney diseases in the Philippines have increased to about 11,000 due to unhealthy lifestyle, Dr. Roy Diamond Arco, nephrologist of Silliman University Medical Center said.
Arco, in Kapihan sa PIA forum said the renal or kidney diseases, especially End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) rank as the ninth leading cause of death in the country.
Arco cited the significant functions of the kidneys as one of the most vital parts of the human body. “It is responsible for removing toxins, controls blood pressure and produce hormones to keep the body healthy,” he said.
However, kidney problems occur basically due to diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chronic glumerulonephritis brought by an unhealthy lifestyle, including eating habits or unbalanced diet, Arco added.
“Among these diseases, if not detected earlier, would lead to ESRD. At this stage, patients have to undergo dialysis for at least 45 sessions within a year. The cost of dialysis is very expensive and so is renal transplant due to shortage of donors,” the doctor said.
In Negros Oriental, Arco revealed that over 100 patients are undergoing dialysis with a cost of P3,000 to P4,000 per session and is done twice a week.
"For those who cannot afford this, patients soon die," Arco noted.
Signs of kidney disorders include high blood pressure, body itching, anemic, swelling of lower extremities, and urinating more often, especially at nighttime.
However, the best that can be done right now is to focus on prevention and proper education to control the progression of renal diseases, he added.
With so many fast foods and instant foodstuffs around, Arco advised the public to control eating protein that produce creatinine and to lessen the intake of salt and sugar. He also warned the public against the use of herbal supplements as a substitute for approved medicines.
Arco said taking care of the kidneys include regular exercise, maintain ideal weight, avoid smoking, drinking lots of water or at least eight glasses everyday, and have a regular check-up with a doctor, especially to those that have a family history of hypertension and diabetes or kidney failure. (mbcn/JCT-PIA7 Negros Oriental)