Republic of the Philippines Department of Health HEALTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BUREAU Ground FloorBldg. 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 21, 2016

There was one (1) new event monitored from 6:00 am of February 20, 2016 to 6:00 am of February 21, 2016. Likewise, there are two (2) ongoing events and one (1) special event are continuously monitored by HEMB. I. NEW EVENT (1) No. 1.

Incident Fire Incident at Phoenix Petron terminal and Industrial Park, Barangay Salong, Calaca, Batangas

February 20, 2016

Brief Description Fire involved: Commercial Area (Oil depot) Fire started: 4:00 PM Fire status : Ongoing (General Alarm) Cause of Fire : Still under investigation

Actions taken HEMB OPCEN:

Health consequences: Injured: 2 No damage health facilities reported

Initial report:

 Informed Dr. Voltaire Guadalupe, RHEMS Coordinator of RO IV-A regarding the monitored incident  Continously monitoring the incident thru quad media  Coordinated with DZMM staff who provided the details of the monitored incident

A total of 298 families were preemtively evacuated to Calaca Chapel and Calaca Central Elementrary School. Two (2) injured victims were reported and were treated onsite. The province of Calaca, Batangas is in state of emergency. Sources: DZMM Teleradyo; CNN Phillipines website

II. ONGOING EVENTS (2) A. INCREASING DENGUE CASES IN BRGY LIBERTAD AND BRGY. CENTRALA, SURALLAH, SOUTH COTABATO (Monitored since February 19,2016) CURRENT SITUATION: To date, all patients were discharged and no other reported admission in any hospitals in Surallah. The details of the report were forwarded to Event-Based Surveilance and Response (ESR), Epidemiology Bureau. HEMS-MOO-01-HPR(C)2007 Form1 Rev0 Page 1 of 3

HEMB-OPCEN is now closing the monitored event. However, HEMB OPCEN will remain vigilant in case there are issues that will lead to national concern and needs DOH intervention. Source: RHEMS XII HEARS field report dated Feb. 19, 2016

B. DISPLACED POPULATION DUE TO ARMED CONFLICT IN DATU SALIBO AND DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN INMAGUINDANAO (Monitored since February 9, 2016) CURRENT SITUATION: A total 3,754 families/ 18,770 individuals are affected by this conflict in the areas of Datu Salibo and Datu Saudi Ampatuan in Maguindanao. The Regional Office of ARMM is still conducting health assessment to identify the needs and assistance of the affected families.As of this writing, no update was received from the region. Source: HEARS Plus Report of DOH ARMM dtd. February 15, 2016

III. SPECIAL EVENT (1) A. DROUGHT/DRY SPELL BROUGHT ABOUT BY EL NIÑO PHENOMENON I. BACKGROUND Since the El Niño was set last March 2015, 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. 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. The municipality of South Upi, Maguindanao suffered greatly. All of the barangays are affected by the drought with 7,050 households/ 42,300 people are affected in the 11 barangays. Rivers and springs had dried up; top soils have cracked, corn and rice fields turned into brown, and there is scarcity of potable water. Source: HEARS Field Report of RO ARMM; LGU South Upi

Dry Spell/ Drought Outlook END OF JANUARY 2016 issued: 09 February 2016

El Niño is expected to gradually weaken through March-April-May 2016 season Source: PAGASA El Niño Advisory No. 12 HEMS-MOO-01-HPR(C)2007 Form1 Rev0

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CURRENT SITUATION: The extreme heat has caused adverse effects on the well-being of the affected residents. There have been reports of water-borne diseases such diarrhea and vomiting. In addition, heat related illness such as cough and cold, sore eyes, fever and skin diseases. These are generally experienced by children., details of cases reported to follow. Source:HEARS Field Report of RO ARMM dated February 16, 2016

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  Deployed RHA team and Nutritional Assessment Team  Augmented 600 sachets of ORS, 200 Jerry cans and 3000 water purifying tablets  Augmented 4000 water purifying tablets to Kabuntalan through ARMM HEART  Augmented 2 boxes of CAMPOLAS to South Upi RHU  Coordinated with UNICEF for water testing kits and World Food Program for implementation of expanded supplemental feeding  Coordinated with WASH Cluster and Nutrition Cluster for possible convergence and planning  Coordinated with PHEMS IPHO Maguindanao, ARMM HEART and OCD ARMM  Prepared jerry cans and water purification tablets  Strengthen disease surveillance and Health Emergency Management  National Nutrition Council ARMM with Nutrition Cluster (composed of different agencies) planned to assess the rest of the municipality in Maguindanao in the coming weeks  Attended a Regional meeting with ARMM HEART presided by the Executive Secretary of ARMM  Continuous monitoring of the event WEATHER FORECAST: Issued at 5:00 AM 21 February 2016 Valid at 5:00 AM today until 5:00 AM tomorrow Synopsis Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern Luzon. Forecast Cloudy skies with light rains will be experienced over the provinces of Cagayan and Batanes. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains is expected over the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera and the rest of Cagayan Valley. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of the country. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Northern Luzon and its coastal waters 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 20, 2016 6:00 am to 2:00 p.m. CHERRY E. BRIONES, RN EOD 1 MARIA CARMELA S. SANTIAGO, DDM EOD 2

February 20, 2016 10:00 p.m. to February 21, 2016 6:00 a.m. ISRAEL O. FERIA, RN EOD 1 KRYSTELLE A. MABAGOS, RN EOD 2

February 19, 2016 2:00 p.m – 10 p.m. KARLO RIGEL L. LOTHO, RN EOD 1 ALVIN M. BARROS, MPA-HEDM EOD 2

HEMS-MOO-01-HPR(C)2007 Form1 Rev0

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