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Typhoon Yolanda visited Visayas

Typhoon Haiyan, also known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, was an

exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone that devastated portions of Southeast Asia,

particularly the Philippines, in November 8, 2013 with winds reaching 235 mph the

strongest ever recorded to make landfall in the central Philippines, bringing strong winds

and heavy rains that have resulted in flooding, landslides, and widespread damage.

Yolanda has been called the most powerful storm to make landfall in recorded

history. As to the report of the Official Gazette, the cyclone caused catastrophic

destruction in theVisayas,particularly the provinces of Leyte and Eastern Samar, with a

combined population of 2.3 million, and which experienced sustained winds of 270 kph,

gusts of up to 312 kph, and a storm surge as high as 7 meters or 21 feet.

PresidentialProclamation No. 682, dated November 11, 2013,declared a State of

National Calamity, affecting Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Palawan.

As to the current report of the Government of the Philippines and Department for

Social Welfare and Development dated 13 Jan 2014, 14.1 million people were affected

and 4.1 million people displaced. As to the casualties: Deceased: 6201, Injured: 27665

and Missing: 1785(Official Gazette dated January 2, 2014).
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Tejero, Mancia and Cadelia attend the NorMinCoHRD Committee Meeting

Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health Research and Development

conducted a Committee Meeting to all member institutions in Region 10 on September

13, 2013 at DOH-CHD Conference Room, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro. Iligan medical

Center College, a member institution was represented by Dr. Helen S. Tejero, member

of the Research Managing Committee; Mr. Jose Dennis O. Mancia, member of

Capability Building Committee; and Ms. Annie Rose C. Cadelia, member of Ethics

Review Committee. One of the agendum discussed in the meeting was the sharing of

NorMinCoHRD delegates during the PNHRS. Several research proposals were

approved under PCHRD funding including Cadelia and Tejeros research proposal.


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IMCC participates in the 19thNational Correctional Consciousness Week

Lord, help us to see the goodness of our neighbours was the theme of the 19 th

National Correctional Consciousness Week held on October 21-27, 2013 at Iligan City

Jail, Tipanoy, Iligan City. The celebration was initiated by different groups and

institutions including Iligan Medical Center College. As one of the participating

institutions, IMCC sponsored the activities during the first day with a Legal Forum with

Atty. Vermin Quimco and inmates, Lecture Concert of the IMCC Kapagintaw band and

other performances from selected Social Work and Criminology students. Mr. Reynaldo

O. Mancia, Mr. Jose Dennis O. Mancia, Maricel L. Gelsano, Mr. Jerry Orquillas and Ms.

Annie Rose C. Cadelia actively participates the activity. On Sunday October 27, 2013,the activity culminates with a mass wedding officiated by Hon. Mayor Celso Regencia

and ICJ dance festival contest among selected dancing inmates per cell.

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