Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)

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Dengue is not the only risk that many parents, guardians and school officials are facing nowadays. Looming threat to our children is the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) that recently kills 55 children (mostly were younger than 3 years old) in Cambodia since April 2012.

What is HFMD?
HFMD is a contagious viral disease caused by two enteroviruses called Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) and Enteroviruses 71 (EV71). Adults, babies and children can be afflicted with the disease.
People especially babies and children with HFMD caused by Coxsackievirus A16 recover fully after the illness. Dehydration is the most common complication. It takes 7 to 10 days to recover. It is an illness that is mild and over within a week. Treatment is directly toward relief of symptoms such as fever and sores. School kids can go back to school days after provided that they should be given clearance from the doctor.

For more information regarding Hand Foot and Mouth Disease please go to http://kurukuronimye.com/2012/07/hfmd/

Fakers....Robbers....Molesters

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The Philippine National Police warned all homeowners/residents of  fake power firm/ utility personnel, messengers from courier companies and delivery service personnel targeting households for robbery and rape of female family members in Metro Manila.

Modus Operandi: a tipster, he/she may be a neighbor, somebody’s new domestic staff or a vendor, will case the whole neighborhood. It will be followed by surveillance for a few days to monitor the movements of targeted homeowner and all the household members’ routine and activities. Once routine and activity have been established, two rob gang members, posed as uniformed Meralco utility personnel/messengers from courier companies on a motorcycle, will knock on the homeowner’s gate. Once the unsuspecting domestic staff/family member opens the gate, they will force their way in and ransack the house.

For more information regarding this modus and its recent cases, please go to http://kurukuronimye.com/2012/06/fakers-robbers-molesters/

When Disaster Strikes




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 Summer is here in the Philippines. Schools are closed. Our children are having the best playtime while some do extracurricular activities. While they are at it, we, parents, should take time to discuss earthquake and fire drills. Drills are safety activities that keep kids prepared for earthquake, flood or fire hazards. These activities show kids how to behave in an emergency situation and help increase children's safety awareness. Build a disaster kit with your kids so they will be aware of its use and the importance of having one inside our homes. Please go to http://kurukuronimye.com/2012/03/when-disaster-strikes/

Bluffing in MRT

On January 2012, two MRT passengers reported that they fell prey to a group of pickpocketing syndicates while inside the train. One victim caught the suspect but was quickly deceived by the suspects’ accomplices that he jumped out of the train.


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 Modus
Several members of a pickpocket syndicate will mingle inside a crowded MRT train. Once spotted a potential victim, one member of the robbery group will do the deed – steal the bag, wallet, mobile phone or laptop in a crowded train. If the victim will not notice the act of stealing, the robbery group successfully brings home the victim’s valuables for reselling.

For further information please go to http://kurukuronimye.com/2012/02/bluffing-in-mrt/

Gas Gangsta!!



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Is there a new crime wave going on? Residents have been gassed and burgled by robbery syndicates. Home burglars used a potentially lethal sleeping gas to incapacitate all occupants of the house before breaking in to rob all cash and valuables. After waiting outside the house for the gas to take into effect, they crawl back in and they take their time in looting every room for cash, jewelries and all personal valuables of the occupants.

To know more on the latest operandi, please go to http://kurukuronimye.com/2012/01/gas-gangsta/

For Rent!! Criminals Posed as New Tenants

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Loaded with cash and connections bigtime syndicates have a new modus to improve and expand their illegal operations – to pose as unsuspecting tenants to elude arrest and mislead government authorities of their safehouses. These criminals blend in with legitimate residents of gated communities and populated residential areas to victimize more people as well.

For more information on this article please go to http://kurukuronimye.com/2012/01/for-rent-criminals-posed-as-new-tenants/

Poison Ivy Escapes Again!!!



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Anamie Livrando known as “The Poison Ivy” escaped from Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Muntinlupa City by scaling the perimeter wall for the second time on November 19, 2011. The suspect, who posed as a housemaid, is responsible for poisoning and robbing 10 Chinese Filipino families. Her modus is to pose as a housemaid looking for a job. Once hired, she would feed household members with food laced with poisonous substances, then rob her employers of cash and valuables. At times, when the suspect cannot find a suitable employer, she will befriend security guards and beg them to recommend her to people looking for a housemaid.

Brief History of Arrests
On August 22, 2008, Manila police arrested the suspect in her hideout in Duhat Street, Project 7, Quezon City. She escaped in Manila City Jail by passing through a hole inside her detention cell on February 28, 2009.

On April 7, 2011, Quezon City police arrested a housemaid named Shanly Denega for qualified theft filed by her recent employer from Quezon City. It turned out the apprehended suspect was Anamie Livrando, known as Poison Ivy. She was convicted and detained for multiple frustrated homicide and robbery in CIW until her escape last Saturday.

Kurukuro believes that Anamie Livrando established friends and cohorts inside the Women’s City Jail. Friendship and connivance among jail detainees and a few jail guards are being considered as the main reason of her successful escape. She fled because...... for more information regarding Poison Ivy and her profile please go to http://kurukuronimye.com/2011/11/poison-ivy-escapes-again/