Low water pressure to no water supply will be experienced from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in barangays Handumanan and Sum-ag, Gardenville and Greenplains subdivisions, in Bacolod City due to repair works of the leakage in Brgy. Handumanan.

Residents of affected areas are advised to take necessary measures to avoid inconvenience, a press release from the Bacolod City Water District said yesterday.*

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15-year-old needs 2-D-echo;
2 other patients seeking help

+A 15-year-old resident of Hda. Ofelia Lacson, Talisay City, Negros Occidental who is now confined at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City is in need of a 2-D-echocardiogram while two other patients are also seeking the help of DAILY STAR readers for their follow-up medication.

The parents of Mary Ann Albao, 15, said she was brought to the CLMMRH on Dec. 12 because of difficulty in breathing. Beverly Albao said she and her husband Efraim are jobless.

Beverly said her daughter's physician advised them to have her undergo the 2-D-echo in Manila in September yet, but they do not have money for the operation. The Albaos have seven children.

Medical records revealed that Mary Ann suffered episodes of peripheral cyanosis associated with undocumented low to moderate grade fever.

At 11 years old, she was also diagnosed to have rheumatic heart disease. Beverly said they have received help from the office of Rep. Jose Carlos Lacson (3rd district, Neg.Occ.) and Talisay Mayor Eric Saratan.

Meanwhile, the parents of stroke victim Junnil Coseba, 11, of Brgy. Tabugon, Kabankalan City, said the boy needs to undergo cerebral angiography but they are cash-strapped.

Nine-year-old James Huerva of San Esteban Village, Barangay Lag-asan, Bago City who has been diagnosed to have acute promyelocytic leukemia, needs to undergo chemotherapy treatment.

Medical records indicate that Huerva was confined at Doctor's Hospital in Bacolod City and was found to have very low hemoglobin and blood platelets.

Any help for Mary Ann, Junnil and James may be coursed through the DAILY STAR office.*GCT

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