Alarming Maternal Deaths in RP

I am browsing over some news @ yahoo when I got hooked to this article with UNICEF urging the Philippines to reduce maternal deaths.

Here's the news article courtesy of yahoo:

MANILA (AFP) – The UN children's agency Friday urged the Philippines to do more to reduce the high rate of maternal mortality in the Southeast Asian nation.

UNICEF country representative Vanessa Tobin, on a visit to a Manila hospital where she saw babies being delivered, said the agency was puzzled why one woman dies every two hours due to complications from pregnancy and childbirth.

"We need to understand why despite the available health care services, many of our pregnant women choose to deliver without the proper care of skilled health workers," Tobin said in a statement released to journalists accompanying her on the tour.

Data from a 2009 UNICEF report shows a Filipina mother has a one in 140 chance of dying while delivering a child, compared with one in 8,000 in industrialised countries.

This translates to around 11 mothers dying every day or 4,500 a year due to pregnancy and childbirth complications.

Also, it said about half of the deaths of Filipino children under the age of five happen within the first four weeks of their lives.

"The health and survival of mothers and their newborns are linked, and many of the interventions that save new mothers' lives also benefit their infants," Tobin added.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the government was "mobilising our resources to improve services especially for pregnant women and newborns" and encouraging local governments to provide facilities to complement those funded by the national government.

Emptiness Strikes Again!

I was watching a movie about a lonely man awhile ago. After watching, I got into this realization that I too am lonely. I got a loving family and good company of friends along with a very noble job, however, I still haven't found someone who can fill in the emptiness I feel right now. I need that God-given someone. I need someone who will always perks me up even in my darkest days! Right now, I just feel soooo lonely and I hate feeling this way... It's been so long since I got interested into someone.

I Am Bored!

Got no work today. Grr! I am getting bored!

Seems like my eyes are straining now for getting a lengthened exposure while surfing online. 'wish I could go somewhere else. Sasama ka ba? :)

Sweet Ryan A.

Because of the couple's wish to keep their wedding private, Ryan Agoncillo, Judy Ann Santos' husband, requested the printing press to print their wedding invitations in just one day. The said printing press was closed for a day to cater to Ryan's request. Sweet isn't it? True enough, their wedding was so private that only close family and friends were there.

I AM Back!

This blog has long been on hiatus. Time really is so mean that I cannot get across this blog every once a while. Now that I am back, would like to update it whenever I can. By the way, so much has been happening in my life now. I have learned many things. I grew better as a person. Whatever is happening in my life, I am indeed thankful to the One Most High. I Love you God for everything!

King Of Philippine Rap Laid To Rest

Yesterday, the cremated remains of Francis Magalona, the King of Philippine Rap have been laid to rest at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City. A huge crowd became a witness of the said event.

Here's an update from yahoo.ph:

Manila, Philipines -- The cremated remains of Filipino rap icon and actor Francis Magalona have been laid to rest this afternoon at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City, reports said.

The arrival of Magalona’s ashes at the burial site was reportedly met with applause from the gathered crowd. Relatives and friends offered white balloons in a gesture of praise and appreciation to Magalona, who died last Friday from leukemia at the age of 44.

Reports added that the hearse carrying the rapper’s urn was escorted by motorcycle-riding personnel of the Philippine National Police and the Metro Manila Development Authority.

Residents living nearby reportedly went out of their houses to get a glimpse of the motorcade.

Magalona’s body was cremated at around 1 a.m. at the Funeraria Paz along Araneta Avenue. His ashes were then taken back to the Christ the King Church in Green Meadows, Quezon City, where several of Magalona’s relatives and showbiz friends delivered eulogies after the final mass. - By Dino Maragay (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)

Busy Mode

I'm in the busy mode the past few days. Work is eating much of my time that I can't even go out with friends doing some rest and relaxation together.

How I wish I could be able to still find time to relax and pamper myself.