Marikina declares state of calamity as floodwaters wreak havoc

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00:00A rainy Wednesday evening to everyone. Sean Cispina here for PTV News Now.

00:06Now let's get straight to the stories, making headlines and stirring national conversation

00:10from state of calamity declarations across affected areas

00:14to tighter preparations ahead of the president's upcoming State of the Nation Address amid severe weather.

00:21With thousands displaced in neighborhoods underwater, the city pulls out all the stops.

00:26Relief and recovery efforts are running full steam ahead.

00:30Marikina City has been placed under a state of calamity

00:32after days of relentless monsoon rains and back-to-back cyclones

00:36left several communities knee-deep in trouble.

00:40The declaration is meant to fast-track aid, unlock emergency funds

00:43and ensure government response efforts are firing on all cylinders.

00:47At least 23,000 residents from 12 flood-stricken Barangais have been forced to flee at a moment's notice

00:53as rising waters turn streets into rivers and homes into danger zones.

00:57The disaster has brought the city to its knees, damaging property, paralyzing transport and threatening public health,

01:05especially for the most vulnerable.

01:07With a quick response fund now activated, authorities are scrambling to provide shelter,

01:12restore basic services and start rebuilding efforts before the situation gets even worse.

01:17In the news overseas, every half a minute around the planet,

01:23someone's limber digit is cut off or amputated as a result of an infected wound from diabetes.

01:28Thus, researchers in a California university are scrambling to develop a smart bandage

01:33that would put an end to diabetic amputations.

01:36As we hear more from VOA's Genia Duo.

01:42Researchers at the California Institute of Technology are developing smart bandages for chronic wounds,

01:50says medical engineer Ehsan Shirzai-Sani.

01:53Different types of sensors that have been implemented in this patch

01:56can monitor the different wound status during the healing process.

02:01And over time, we can see what's going on in the wound area

02:06and try to give those information to health care professionals to make the right decision.

02:14Sensors in the patch monitor levels of uric acid, glucose, ammonia and lactate,

02:20as well as the pH and temperature of the wound for any sign of inflammation or bacterial infection.

02:27The bandage can also apply a low electrical field to stimulate the healing process,

02:34which researchers say has proven effective in testing on mice and rats.

02:39Human tests for smart bandages will be done through the Keck School of Medicine

02:43at the University of Southern California.

02:46USC surgery professor David Armstrong says the technology's implications for amputations

02:53due to diabetic wounds is substantial.

02:55And we're dedicated to try to eliminate a preventable amputation over the next generation.

03:02And, you know, it starts with trying to prevent these wounds from occurring.

03:07And if they do occur, to try to make them as uncommon and as uncomplicated as possible.

03:13And what's really exciting is that these tools that we have now, these intelligent sensors...

03:19Armstrong says the concept of smart bandages has become more practical due to smaller batteries

03:26and promising research into powering the patches with solar energy or the movement of the patient.

03:34Jenny Adulo for VOA News, Los Angeles.

03:37Now at this moment, let's lend our eyes and ears to my colleague in PTV's Pine City Studios

03:45for what's hot and happening in the Cordilleras.

03:47Audrey?

03:48Thank you very much.

06:18And with that, we wrap up our set of stories for tonight's show.

06:22Join us a new tomorrow for another twin bill of stories breaking in the afternoon and evening

06:26here and abroad.

06:27And always remember to stay connected by catching the news right here on PTV.

06:32Sharma Zespina here wishing you all a restful and safe evening ahead.

06:36And thank you for watching PTV News Now.

06:38We'll be right back to the show.

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