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Oro mayor to police deputy: You better resign

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 07:24 AM PDT

CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno on Saturday, July 31, told an officer of the city police to resign after the latter accused him of being uncooperative with the implementation of focus area containment.

Moreno also called the police officer "very unprofessional."

Lieutenant Colonel Lemuel Gonda, deputy chief for police operations of the Cagayan de Oro City Police, said in an interview by a social media platform-based news service, Northern Mindanao Daily Source, that the city mayor did not issue any executive orders regarding the implementation of the focus area containment.

"The city mayor is not cooperative. [Wala] nag issue og executive orders with regards to focused area containment. There is already an advisory coming form DILG secretary that was dated on July 23, 2021 on focus area containment on the presence of Delta variant," Gonda said.

Gonda further said the City Government has no clear border control measures, adding that even though the city is under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the monitoring of people entering the city is relaxed.

"Wala ta'y border control measures. Ang gabantay lang diha ang atong kapulisan, ga check sa mga IDs, when it comes to entry sa Cagayan de Oro. Wala na tay laing measures nga gikan sa local government sa Cagayan de Oro," Gonda said.

He added that the city's quick response (QR) code is not effective as well.

The police deputy cited last year's measures of monitoring of people entering the city as more effective as there are strict monitoring efforts at the airport, seaport, and bus terminals.

Gonda also challenged the City Health Office to identify which areas in the city have the highest number of Covid-19 cases.

Moreno, for his part, called Gonda's issues as "demolition job" and "black propaganda," saying that the police deputy's comments are politically motivated.

"I don't think this is already part sa iyang function as a police officer and [he's] very unprofessional. Akong tan-aw naa na siya'y plano mag entra sa politika," Moreno said.

"Mas maayo pa mag resign ka og gusto ka mo-entra'g politika, you better resign and kompanya diha. Wala'y problem na. You want to resort to demolition, black propaganda, go ahead. Wala ko'y problema diha. Pero do it as an honorable man," he added.

The city mayor further said if Gonsa has issues, he should have said it during the meeting with the city's Emergency Operations Center.

Moreno also said the idea of implementing a granular lockdown is not appropriate at this time, stating that last year's focused containment was ineffective as its was difficult to sustain.

"Karon, wala na ko mo-impose kay nakita ko man kanang focused containment ang difficulty sa pag sustain ana," Moreno said.

"Kinsa'y mag-atiman? Kanang mga ubang mga limitations, makalahutay ba atong mga kapulisan? Dili biya na nila kaya nga 24/7, walay undang kada-adlaw ing-ana," he added.

Moreno said instead of the granular lockdown, he was stricter when it comes to home quarantine and Covid-positive individuals were immediately extracted and isolated.

"Kay wala man ta mag-issue og executive order, ingon dayon nga uncooperative. Wala na kasabot si Gonda what he's talking about," Moreno said.

The city mayor said that Gonda is either interested in politics or somebody is pushing him to make those comments.

"Pero that is very unprofessional. Wala man ko'y problema kay Gonda mao nang dili lang ko tumpang ana," Moreno said.

"Ako na lang sya gihangyo to resign and join politics kay mao man ang imong gusto so that I have a chance to campaign against you. I will not allow that chance to pass," he added.

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Covid-19 recoveries in Cagayan de Oro now at 10,375

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 07:20 AM PDT

THE total number of people who have recovered from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Cagayan de Oro has reached 10,375 after 102 city residents were tagged as "recovered."

The City Health Office has also recorded 139 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed infections to 12,614.

Of the 139 new local cases, 74 were local index cases, 37 were close contacts of previously confirmed cases, 15 were local authorized persons outside residence (Apors), six Apors with link, and seven mortalities.

Cagayan de Oro logged 1,687 active cases, 530 of whom were admitted to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center and other hospitals in the city, and 1,157 were outpatients.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus-positive vaccinated individuals in Cagayan de Oro was now at 1,570, city epidemiologist Dr. Joselito Retuya reported.

According to Retuya, of the 1,570 vaccinees, 1,030 were vaccinated with Sinovac vaccine, 342 were vaccinated with AstraZeneca, 114 with Pfizer, 77 with Sputnik V, three with Sinopharm, and four with Janssen.

Of the 1,030 Covid-positive Sinovac vaccinees, 772 individuals were experiencing mild symptoms, 181 were asymptomatic, 72 were moderate cases, and five were severe cases.

Among the 342 AstraZeneca vaccinees, 234 individuals had mild symptoms, 79 were asymptomatic, 27 had moderate symptoms, and two were severe cases.

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Carmen still holds most number of active cases in Oro

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 07:20 AM PDT

BARANGAY Carmen is still the village with the most number of active cases in Cagayan de Oro as of July 30, recording a total of 228 active cases.

The cumulative number of active cases in the city has risen to 1,687, of which 618 were admitted to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) and other hospitals in the city, and 1,157 were outpatients.

According to the report of city epidemiologist Dr. Joselito Retuya, following Barangay Carmen are Barangays Balulang, recording 160 active cases; Kauswagan with 132 cases; Lumbia with 118 cases; Iponan with 112 cases; Gusa with 81; Bulua with 75 cases; Macasandig with 75 cases; Lapasan with 73 cases; Canitoan with 65 cases; and Bugo with 61 cases.

Meanwhile, the total number of vaccinated individuals in Cagayan de Oro as of July 30 was 138,703, of which 92,097 received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccines and 46,606 were fully vaccinated.

According to the data, of the 138,703 vaccinated individuals, 21,899 were frontline healthcare workers (A1 group), 48,436 were senior citizens (A2 group), 51,875 were persons with comorbidities (A3 group), 14,626 were essential frontline workers (A4 group), and 1,867 were others from Filipino-Chinese community.

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