Speed guns use start June 1 along Diversion Road
The Iloilo City Government through the Transportation Management and Traffic Regulation Office (TMTRO) together with Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) will start the use of speed guns along Diversion Road in Mandurriao district June 1.
TMTRO already installed speed limit signs along the stretch of major highway to advise the drivers.
A maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour (km/ph) is set for passenger automobiles and motorcycles and speed limit of 50 km/ph for trucks and buses plying from corner of General Luna Street to Diversion Road and up to Brgy. Ungka, Jaro district, under Regulation Ordinance No. 2015-283.
ICPO also reminded the public to drive carefully and check the readiness of vehicles before travelling, noting an increasing trend in vehicular accidents.
"Most of the traffic incidents were due to reckless driving and mechanical problem," said ICPO spokesperson S/Insp. Shella Mae Sangrines.
A total of 104 traffic incidents were recorded last week, higher compared to 86 incidents during the same period last year.
Of these, 19 cases were reckless imprudence resulting to physical injury and 83 cases were reckless imprudence resulting to damage to property.
"With this data, the ICPO and TMTRO have to double up our effort in reminding the public to be careful when driving especially that there are still on-going road projects here," Sangrines said. (Iloilo City PIO)
Iloilo City dengue cases drop 60 %
Mosquito-borne dengue cases in the first five months in the metropolis posted a significant drop of 60 percent, Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) statistics showed.
A total of 87 dengue cases were recorded as of May 31, lesser compared to 252 cases during the same period last year.
Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog encouraged residents not be complacent but continue Do-Day every Saturday and regular cleanup activities in the villages.
CHO chief Dr. Bernard Caspe credited the barangay clean-up drive as one of the factors that contributed to decreasing dengue cases.
"We have also distributed larvicide and insecticides in all districts considering that it is rainy season already," said Caspe.
Mandurriao district had the most number of dengue cases with 18 cases, followed by Molo with 17 cases and Arevalo with 16 cases.
Brgy. Bakhaw, Mandurriao topped with eight cases because its environment is "watery."
Dengue is caused by day-biting mosquitoes Aedes egypti and Aedes albopictus that breed in clear, stagnant water.
Caspe said dengue symptoms are high fever, body ache, headache, appearance of skin rashes and vomiting.
"When you have dengue, your fever usually starts from day one and lasts until five to seven days. So if you have high fever, immediately go to the nearest health centers or hospitals for check-up and proper medication," advised Caspe.
He also urged the public to clean their surroundings everyday and destroy breeding places of mosquitoes. (Iloilo City PIO)
CHO advises BP check vs. hypertension
The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) advised public to avail of free blood pressure (BP) check-up in health centers daily.
CHO chief Dr. Bernard Caspe noted an alarming 699 deaths in 2016 due to heart diseases as top cause of mortality in the metropolis.
He said that most of cardiovascular diseases suffered by many Ilonggos are caused by hypertension.
Thus, Caspe encouraged the public especially those who aged 18 years old and above to undergo blood pressure check.
CHO suggested that diet should be less salty, less fatty and less sugar foods but more fiber foods, avoid fastfood, practice healthy lifestyle and more exercise.
May is National Hypertension Awareness Month that aimed to create awareness about the leading lifestyle disease. (Chris John Gamarcha, WVSU Intern)