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Saturday, July 22, 2023
Magnitude 4.8 quake hits Davao Oriental
Jul 22, 2023 08:22 AM
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Oriental on Saturday, July 22, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Photo credit to Phivolcs
Phivolcs said the quake was recorded 45 kilometers (km) southeast of Tarragona, Davao Oriental, at 3:24 a.m.
In the bulletin released by Phivolcs, the tectonic-origin quake has a depth of focus of 18 km.
Meanwhile, it also said that there are no damage and aftershocks to expect due to this tremor. (Sonny Daanoy
Who is Lara Maigue? Get to know the artist who will sing the Philippine national anthem at SONA 2023
Lara Maigue (Images courtesy of Facebook)
Lara Maigue became the star of the news after her sensational video of casually singing Mozart's "Queen of The Night" went viral. She has just been announced as the unexpected performer who will grace the State of the Nation Address (SONA) with her rendition of the national anthem on July 24.
During an interview on Teleradyo, House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco said that they had seen Lara's viral video on YouTube.
"Ang balita namin there will be a singer ng Pambansang Awit natin. Ang pangalan niya ay Lara Maigue. Tinignan namin yun sa YouTube. Very famous pala siya," Velasco said.
(Our news is there will be a singer of our National Anthem. Her name is Lara Maigue. We looked it up on YouTube. She is very famous)
After announcing her as the surprise performer, HeaAccording to Ahwel Paz, Ngayon's entertainment correspondent, Lara was surprised upon discovering that she would be performing at the event.
"Humingi kami ng panayam galing kay Lara kung anong reaksyon na siya ang surpresang kakanta, pero siya mismo ay nasurpresa na napangalanan na pala siya kaninang umaga," Ahwel said.
(We asked for an interview from Lara about her reaction to being the surprise singer, but she was also surprised that she was named this morning) .
Being a child of Filipino composer Professor Rayben Maigue, and soprano, Nanette Moscardon. Lara has always been surrounded by music. In fact, her mom Nanette became her first classical mentor during the early days.
Lara is a graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Music, majoring in Voice. Fides Cuyugan-Asension trained her during her time there.
Throughout her music career, she was recognized by the Aliw (Entertainment) Awards Foundation as Best Female Classical Performer for 2017 and Best Female Crossover Artist for 2018.
In 2014, she appeared in her first musical teleserye entitled "Trenderas" with Isabelle de Leon and Katrina Velarde.
Here are some facts you may need to learn about these multi-talented artists.
- In 2015, Lara became one of the top 12 finalists in Philpop with her entry, "Nasaan."
- Her family runs "Maigue Music Studio," where they teach dance, piano, guitar, trumpet, and art classes for all ages. Where she is a managing partner and vocal coach.
- She is currently in a relationship with another multi-talented actor and singer Gian Magdangal.
- Since 2011, Lara has traveled to different countries, including Florence, Italy; Canberra and Sydney, Australia; Singapore and New Delhi, India, to promote Filipino music.
- Lara was also one of the finalists at the Singapore Lyric Opera ASEAN Vocal Competition in 2018.
- Lara is currently training under Filipino-American tenor Arthur Espiritu.
- She attended the masterclass for a South Korean soprano Sumi Jo and was praised by the Grammy Award-winning soprano for her "supernatural high notes."
- Lara signed under Star Music and released her first original composition entitled "Kung Puwede Lang Naman"
- She portrayed the role of "Ligaya Paraiso" on the n the award-winning movie turned into a musical "Maynila Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag" directed by Joel Lamangan.
- Lara became a segment host of Sagisag Kultura TV, a culture, arts, and travel program by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts on PTV channel 4.
Eala books quarters berth in Spain tourney
AT A GLANCE
Alex Eala outhustled Chinese qualifier Mi Tianmi, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-0, to storm into the quarterfinals of the W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain on Friday, July 21.
Alex Eala outhustled Chinese qualifier Mi Tianmi, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-0, to storm into the quarterfinals of the W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain on Friday, July 21.
Alex Eala needs an extra set in barging into the quarterfinals. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook)
The unseeded Eala recovered from a tight second-set stumble by blanking her Chinese foe in the deciding third frame to inch closer to the title.
She was only one of three unseeded players who advanced to the Final 8.
The victory set up Eala a quarters date with Spaniard Lucia Cortez Llorca, who downed wildcard bet Lucia Llinares Domingo also of Spain, 6-2, 6-4.
This would be the first time that Eala and Llorca would meet in the ITF pro circuit, with the world No. 406 Spaniard seeking her first pro singles crown.
Meanwhile, Eala and her partner Marina Bassols Ribera of Spain, fell short in their quarters doubles match after bowing to France’s Estelle Cascino and Latvia’s Diana Marcinkevica, 7-5, 1-6, 11-9.
A victory for Eala and Ribera could have arranged them a semifinal meeting with Thai third seed Luksika Kumkhum and Peangtarn Plipuech, who toppled Poland’s Gina Feistel and Great Britain’s Emilie Lindh.
To strengthen healthcare, gov’t must find a solution to nurses’ shortage
Jul 22, 2023 00:09 AM
It is not new information that our country has faced a critical shortage of healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, over the years. This has caused concern among citizens and policymakers alike. But until now, the “bleeding” continues, especially as other countries have resumed to attract, recruit, and welcome our nurses in droves.
This dire situation is not lost on the President. In fact, he has acknowledged that the country has become a "victim of its own success" in producing competent healthcare professionals. Since Filipino nurses are sought-after globally, our own land will definitely feel the shortage. Our nursers are lured with attractive salaries, big bonuses, and special perks. Who would turn down a stable job with a nice car and four-bedroom house? Or extensive educational and health benefits for the family?
This situation with our nurses brings to life a sad reality — over 106,000 vacant nursing positions in our local public and private hospitals.
The exodus of nurses seeking better opportunities and compensation abroad has exacerbated the problem. For example, a significant number of nursing graduates took the 2022 examination to practice in the US. This is 129 percent higher than the nurses who took the exam in 2021. This indicates the urgency to find viable solutions to retain skilled healthcare professionals in the country. The President and Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro Herbosa must take swift action to tackle this crisis head-on.
Recognizing the need for an immediate solution, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recently signed a joint administrative agreement to initiate the “Nurse Workforce Complementation and Up-skilling Program.” This agreement allows under-board nurses, fresh graduates, and nursing graduates working in other industries to serve as Clinical Care Associates (CCAs) in public and private hospitals.
These CCAs will be engaged in essential non-core functions and will receive coaching and mentoring until they pass the nursing board exam. This move is a quick-fix solution to immediately bolster the healthcare workforce.
However, both the President and the DOH Secretary acknowledge that this measure is just the beginning. Expanding nursing schools, actively encouraging young individuals to pursue nursing careers, and streamlining the licensure process through more frequent board exams are crucial steps toward a sustainable solution. There is also a commitment to provide free board exam review classes for nursing students conducted by CHED-certified higher education institutions.
CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera III's confidence in the effectiveness of enhanced reskilling and up-skilling, combined with support to pass the licensure exam, offers hope to immediately make nurses available. The aim is to eliminate the lengthy waiting period of four to five years for a strengthened nursing manpower pool.
With this synergy and cooperation among like-minded government agencies and stakeholders, the shortage of nurses that has plagued Philippine hospitals for too long has found a short-term solution. But like a bandaid that may peel off, this may not prove effective in the long run. There still needs to be a continuous effort to retain talent and create an attractive work environment for healthcare professionals. Otherwise, the bleeding is just temporarily stopped and will flow again once there is pain.
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