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  1. WATSISNAME

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    The burning thing has been around since time began.... in the old days they burnt leaves and twigs......
    The problem now is its plastic bags and everything else from modern day living, and therein lies the problem...Its not the burning
    its what is being burnt.......
     
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    WATSISNAME, Jul 24, 2016
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    They should start charging for plastic bags like they have done in my country, encourage shoppers to bring their own bags. It's a disgrace all those plastic bags thrown away with all the xxxx in them.:bag::dead:
     
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    jimeve, Jul 25, 2016
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    Negros Oriental reported yesterday an upsurge of 143 percent in the number of dengue cases in the province as of July 16 compared to the same period last year.

    Records show that from Jan. 1 to July 16, 2016, the dengue cases reported and recorded in the province totaled 1,229 as opposed to only 505 cases for the same period last year, Dr. Socrates Villamor, OIC chief, Local Health Support Division of the DOH-Negros Island Region, said.

    Six deaths were reported in the province for the same period against only five deaths in 2015, he added.

    The deaths were in Bais City with two cases, and one each from the cities of Dumaguete, Bayawan, Tanjay, and Guihulngan, he said.

    Bais had recorded the highest number of dengue cases this year with 153, Villamor said.

    The other cities and municipalities in the top 10 list with highest dengue cases are Bayawan, 146; Dumaguete, 134; Siaton, 82; Guihulngan, 74; Mabinay, 70; Sibulan, 68; Sta. Catalina, 60; Tanjay, 59; and Manjuyod, 41, DOH records showed.

    Villamor pointed out that the surge in dengue cases in Negros Oriental appears to be a result of the long dry spell brought about by the El Niño phenomenon.

    He said lack of preventive measures during the dry months could have aggravated the breeding sites of the dengue-carrier mosquitoes.

    He reiterated the need to intensify information drives for the public to cooperate in eliminating mosquito-breeding sites. DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental
     
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    DavyL200, Jul 20, 2016
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