Republic of the Philippines Department of Health HEALTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BUREAU Ground Floor Bldg. 14-C, San Lazaro Compound, Sta. Cruz,Manila Telefax Nos: 743-0568/740-5030 Telephone Nos: 743-0538/711-1001/711-1002 Trunk Line: 651-7800 local 2200-2207 Email:[email protected]

HEARS PLUS REPORT FOR

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JANETTE LORETO-GARIN, MD, MBA-H Secretary of Health

THRU

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NESTOR F. SANTIAGO, JR., MD, MPHC, MHSA, CESO III Assistant Secretary of Health Office for Health Operations

FROM

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GLORIA J. BALBOA, MD, MPH, MHA, CEO VI, CESO III Director IV, HEMB

SUBJECT

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HEALTH EMERGENCY ALERT REPORTING SYSTEM (HEARS)

DATE

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

There was one (1) delayed report monitored from 6:00 am of February 7, 2016 to 6:00 am of February 8, 2016. However, one ongoing (1) event and three (3) special events are continuously being monitored by HEMB. I. DELAYED REPORT (1) No. 1.

Incident Fire Incident in Purok 5, Emerald St, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City

Brief Description Fire involved: Residential Fire started: 2:35 p.m. Fire out: 3:55 p.m. Cause of Fire: under investigation

Actions Taken DOH HEMB:

Health Consequences:

February 6, 2016

Affected families: 80/ 254 individuals (sheltered at Brgy. Hall Gusa) No reported casualties Source: HEARS Plus Report RO X

Coordinated with Ms. Iris Christine G. Montebon, RN –RHEM Staff of DOH RO X who provided updated details on the monitored incident. DOH RO X: Verified and coordinated with F01 Felice Marie Macasusi of BFP-CDO and Mr. Jerrold Ventic of CSWD-CDO.

II. ONGOING EVENT (1) A. VEHICULAR ACCIDENT IN GENERAL SANTOS CITY (Monitored since February 5, 2016) CURRENT SITUATION: All seven (7) injured individuals were brought to General Santos Doctors Hospital for treatment. One (1) patient was treated as outpatient while the (6) others are still admitted but on stable condition. HEMB-OPCEN is now closing this monitored event. However, HEMB OPCEN will remain vigilant in case there are issues which may lead to national concern and would need DOH intervention. Source: Mr. Leo Chiong- RHEMS XII Coordinator, February 7, 2016 @ 12:01P.M. (Telephone conversation)

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IV. SPECIAL EVENTS (3) A. FIRE INCIDENT IN IRBIL, KURDISTAN, IRAQ I. BACKGROUND A fire incident happened in a hotel in Irbil, capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The incident reported seventeen (17) deaths, three (3) of which were Iraqis and fourteen (14) were Filipinos, according to embassy official. The victims died after being trapped in a room at the massage center, where firefighters on the scene said had taken them around an hour to enter because of the strength of blaze. The cause of the fire is still unknown and was not linked to any terrorist activity. Health Consequences: Deaths: 17 (14 of which were Filipinos)

Source: www.philstar.com

B. DROUGHT/DRY SPELL BROUGHT ON BY EL NIÑO PHENOMENON I. BACKGROUND Since the weak El Niño set in last March, which is manifested by warmer than average sea surface temperature in the tropical Pacific Ocean, it has significantly affected the rainfall pattern in most parts of the country. Rainfall assessment for the month of December showed that most parts of Luzon experienced near to above normal rainfall conditions except for Catanduanes and Palawan which received below to way below normal rainfall. Most provinces of Visayas and Mindanao received below to way below normal rainfall, although there are patches of areas which received near to above normal rainfall specifically the provinces of Bohol, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Davao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, and Agusan del Sur. Further analysis showed that twenty three (23) provinces, mostly from Visayas and Mindanao were affected by dry spell; while the provinces of Northern Samar, Samar (Western Samar) and North Cotabato experienced drought conditions in December 2015. In line with the recent events of El Niño Phenomenon, a total of 7,050 families/42,300 individuals were affected in the barangays of Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi – Tawi. The municipality of South Upi, Maguindanao suffered intensively due to the said event. Source: HEARS Field Report of RO ARMM

Dry Spell/ Drought Outlook FEBRUARY 2016

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update: 09 January 2016

Source: PAGASA El Niño Advisory No. 11

II. COORDINATING ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS TAKEN DOH – HEMB:  Coordinated with Mr. Ron Aray, RHEMS Coordinator of RO ARMM, who provided the details on the monitored event.  Continuous monitoring to the regions affected by dry spell and drought RO ARMM:  Deployed teams to join the Regional Task Force on drought for a three (3) day validation of data in all municipalities of Maguindanao  Augmented 600 sachets of ORS, 200 Jerry cans and 3000 water purifying tablets  Coordinated with WASH Cluster and Nutrition Cluster for possible convergence and planning  Augmented 2 boxes of CAMPOLAS to South Upi RHU  Deployed RHA team and Nutritional Assessment Team  Prepared jerry cans and water purification tablets  Strengthen disease surveillance and Health Emergency Management  Attended a Regional meeting with ARMM HEART presided by the executive Secretry of ARMM  Coordinated with PHEMS IPHO Maguindanao, ARMM HEART and OCD ARMM  Continuous monitoring of the event C. 6.4 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN TAINAN, TAIWAN I. BACKGROUND A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, toppling two high-rise residential buildings where rescuers pulled out more than 160 people. More are still believed to be trapped inside. The temblor struck about 4 a.m. local time (2000H GMT Friday). It was located some 22 miles (36 kilometers) southeast of Yujing, and struck about 6 miles (10 kilometers) underground. The center of the earthquake is located about 15 miles from Pingtung, in southern Taiwan, according to the USGS. It was felt as a lengthy, rolling shake in the capital, Taipei, on the other side of the island. But Taipei was quiet, with no sense of emergency or obvious damage just before dawn.

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Authorities in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan say three people — including a 10-day-old — have been killed and 154 hospitalized following a shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake. Firefighters and soldiers scrambled to the site of two collapsed residential high-rises with ladders, cranes and other equipment and pulled 221 people from the rubble. Source: BBC News, CNN, USA Today

As per conversation with PHIVOLCS representative, there is no tsunami alert or threat to the Philippines upon the occurrence of the incident. Current Situation: Death toll rises to at least twenty (20). Around 120 people are still beneath the rubble of the commercialresidential block, with most them trapped deep in the wreckage, the government said. Meanwhile, the DFA and Manila Economic and Cultural office announces that two (2) Filipinos were injured from the incident, though they only sustained minor injuries. Source: www.reuters.com; CNN philippines

WEATHER FORECAST Issued at 5:00 AM 08 February 2016 Valid at 5:00 AM today until 5:00 AM tomorrow Synopsis Northeast monsoon affecting northern and central luzon, Tail-end of a cold front affecting Bicol Region. Forecast Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas and the Province of Quezon. Cloudy skies with light rains is expected over Cagayan Valley and the Province of Aurora. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains will prevail over Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera and the rest of Central Luzon. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies will prevail over the rest of the country. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast will prevail over Luzon and coming form the East to Northeast over Visayas. The coastal water along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas. Source: PAGASA website

DOH HEMB – OPERATIONS CENTER

February 7, 2016 6 a.m. –2 p.m. CHERRY E. BRIONES, RN EOD 1 JULIUS ERVING D. BALLERA, RN, PHSAE EOD 2

February 7, 2016 2 p.m. – 10 p.m. ALVIN M. BARROS, RN EOD 1 HEMS-MOO-01-HPR(C)2007 Form1 Rev0

LORRAINE PIE T. MALIGO, RN EOD 2

FEBRUARY 7, 2016 10 p.m. – February 8, 2016 6 a.m. ABIGAIL JUSTINE J. LUNA, RN EOD 1 MA. CARMELA S. SANTIAGO, DDM EOD 2

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