E-mail, text brigades tapped to warn Pinoys vs A(H1N1) virus
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials in the United Kingdom are turning to text messaging and e-mails to have Filipinos there take proper precautions against getting the A(H1N1) virus.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday Philippine consular officials requested Filipino community to use the two modes along with announcements at community and church events.
"(Philippine post in UK) requested the Filcom leaders to disseminate to as many Filipino nationals as possible through e-mail/text blasts and announcements at church services and Filcom events the precautionary measures which Filipinos can undertake to protect themselves from the A(H1N1) virus," the DFA said in an update on its website (www.dfa.gov.ph).
Also, Philippine consular officials provided the officers of the Filipino community with the Post’s advisory on A(H1N1) outbreak during a consular outreach mission and Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV) mobile registration in Southwest Wales.
In Vancouver, Canada, Philippine officials disseminated an advisory containing the Philippine Post’s hotline on the A(H1N1) outbreak, to local newspapers and Filipino communities.
However, the post in Vancouver said it has not received news on any Filipino nationals in British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and Northwest Territories being infected with the virus.
In Laos, the Philippine post in Vientiane said there are no known cases yet of A(H1N1) the southeast Asian country.
But it said it still conducted an information campaign on health concerns among Filipinos there by organizing a health forum with World Health Organization experts as guest speakers.
The post also circulated health information bulletins on the virus. -GMANews.TV
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday Philippine consular officials requested Filipino community to use the two modes along with announcements at community and church events.
"(Philippine post in UK) requested the Filcom leaders to disseminate to as many Filipino nationals as possible through e-mail/text blasts and announcements at church services and Filcom events the precautionary measures which Filipinos can undertake to protect themselves from the A(H1N1) virus," the DFA said in an update on its website (www.dfa.gov.ph).
Also, Philippine consular officials provided the officers of the Filipino community with the Post’s advisory on A(H1N1) outbreak during a consular outreach mission and Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV) mobile registration in Southwest Wales.
In Vancouver, Canada, Philippine officials disseminated an advisory containing the Philippine Post’s hotline on the A(H1N1) outbreak, to local newspapers and Filipino communities.
However, the post in Vancouver said it has not received news on any Filipino nationals in British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and Northwest Territories being infected with the virus.
In Laos, the Philippine post in Vientiane said there are no known cases yet of A(H1N1) the southeast Asian country.
But it said it still conducted an information campaign on health concerns among Filipinos there by organizing a health forum with World Health Organization experts as guest speakers.
The post also circulated health information bulletins on the virus. -GMANews.TV
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