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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Insta Scoop: As a Victim, Anne Curtis Hopes for More Research and Awareness on Jellyfish Sting Amidst Senate Hearing on Death of Young Girl



Images and Video courtesy of Instagram: annecurtissmith, hontiverosrisa

52 comments:

  1. Ganito lang yan expect the unexpected di lang tayo ang naninirahan sa mundo, sa dagat pa lang madami na dangers jan kahit maliit pa nga e mas dangerous poisonous rock fish, lion fish, sea snake and many more, kaya takot talaga ako sa dagat lakad lakad lang sa sand ok na ako

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    1. Kaya nga may hearing teh para malaman what can be done to at least minimize, if not solve the problem. Among expect the unpected ka dyan!

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    2. Anung expect the unexpected? Di ka yata nakakaintindi. Kung madaming jellyfish jan sa lugar na yan, wag buksan para sa negosyo lalo na kung walang lunas na maibibigay kapag nagkaron ng aksidente. Kung di kaya maging responsable, dun tayo sa kaligtasan ng lahat. Wag buksan, magbigay ng warning. Maging handa.

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    3. Meron nga akong napanood lakad lakad lang sa sand natibo pa, tapos na pasukan ng bacteria. Nagkafever ng malala, ayun patay. True story yun. International docu. Pag oras mo na, oras mo na talaga. Kahit pinakawalang kwenta pa ang ginagawa mo. As to the jelly fish. Sagot ng mga magulang yang mga anak nila. Basic yan. Alangan naman un jellyfish pa ang magaadjust at iiwas. Kung may anak ka at minor pa, it's your responsibility to take care of YOUR child mapa dagat, lupa o langit at impyerno pa yan.

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    4. More awareness nga raw teh kasi hindi naman lahat alam o knowledgeable na hindi safe yung isang dagat.

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    5. Jelly fish yan bahay nila sa dagat ang kapal naman ng mukha nyo na alisin sila jan! Tao ang mag adjust sinira nyo na nga kalikasan

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    6. 12:28 natibo? Ano ba yang language mo ayusin mo

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    7. 12:28 am Isa ka pa eh. Hindi nga jellyfish ang magaadjust shempre dahil wala naman silang utak gawin yun. Kaya tao ang magaadjust. Kung alam mong may nakakapahamak na jellyfish dun lalangoy ka pa rin?

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    8. Winner talaga si ANNE

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    9. 12:21 halatang wala kang alam. Anong pinagsasabi mong wag buksan eh kahit public beach may jellyfish. Kahit sa may baybay, may jellyfish. Kanino bang responsibility un mga anak? Eh di sa kanilang mga magulang! Basic common sense na pag dagat at salty water eh may possibility na may jellyfish un. So sino ba ang dapat mag adjust? Un jellyfish? Un dagat? Syempre un magulang. Hatakin na nila yun anak nila papalayo ng dagat pag may nakita silang jellyfish. Basic yun. At syempre sila dapat ang magkaroon ng FORESIGHT na kahit papano eh nainspect nila ang dagat o hindi dapat nalalayo ang tingin nila sa mga anak nila habang nasa dagat. Bakit ipapasa niyo sa ibang tao ang obligation niyo sa mga anak niyo na dapat binabantayan niyo? So kung nakagat ng ipis o lamok mga anak niyo eh kasalanan pa din ng ipis o lamok. Tapos pag nakagat ng jellyfish, kasalanan ng jellyfish? Kayo walang kasalanan at naging pabaya kayo???

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    10. Walang namatay na adults ano? Puro children. Simple lang yan. Wag niyo palanguyin sa beach o dagat ang mga anak niyo lalo na kung di niyo kayang bantayan laban sa mga dikya. Mahirap naman na you allow your kids to swim sa dagat tapos bahala na si Batman. And yes, dikyas are commonly found in sea/beach. Accept that as a fact para di kayo in denial pag nakagat kayo ng dikya. Nasa dagat talaga ang dikya. Wala sa hangin. Wala sa lupa.

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    11. 12:59 teh hindi naman madaling makita ang jellyfish. Anong hatakin? Once may skin contact, may sting yan agad. At walang "nambabash" sa jellyfish dito. Wtf? Kaya nga may hearing diba? Para maiwasan ang mga ganyang insidente. Walang nagsasabi na patayin or i-eradicate ang mga jellyfish sa dagat.

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    12. 12:59 ikaw ang rason kung bakit NEED ng awareness and education about this. Hindi ba mas mahusay na aware ang mga tao regarding what to do and what we can do regarding beaches with jellyfish? Or when anyone gets stung by one? Hindi naman pinapalayas mga jellyfish hahahaha juskooo ang gusto lang naman nila mangyari is to educate the mass para maiwasan another senseless death. And how do you know that the parents were being irresponsible? Andun ka ba? Accidents happen ante walang perfect kaya all we can do is be AWARE and BE PREPARED.

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    13. May hearing para mag raise ng awareness at maghanap ng solusyon pero yung iba dito ang hilig talaga manisi. Yung mga anak siguro nila hindi nadapa at nagkasakit kahit minsan kasi responsible parent sila. Lol

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    14. 3:16 awareness saan? Di ka ba aware na nasa dagat ang jellyfish? Di ka ba aware na they sting at masakit ma sting? So shock ka din na may isda at iba pang lamang dagat ang dagat? Hahahah ok. Common sense kailangan niyo hindi senate investigation. Susme. Sasayangin pa oras ng Senado. Eh sa LGU pa lang pwede na yang ma disseminate

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    15. 12:45 porket di mo alam it doesn't mean that word doesn't exist. Ayusin mo kaya basic education mo. Balik ka grade 1 dali

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    16. 3:16 Baka sa akin mo din isisi ang pagka sting nila sa jellyfish. Wow ikaw na ang walang accountability sa buhay mo. Bakit di mo gamitin ang common sense mo kaysa maghanap ka ng sisisihin sa mga pagkakamali mo sa buhay. Yun lang yun. Aware Kami na may jellyfish sa dagat. Ikaw ang hindi. So ieducate mo sarili mo. Dadamay mo pa kami sa pagka ignoramus mo

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    17. 12:59 wala kang empathy no? Namatayan na ng anak, yung parents who are grieving pa ang binablame. I remember when I was a child, nag swiswimming Kami sa dagat sa mababaw na part tapos ang parents namin nasa shoreline lang watching us or yung isa nag bbq…walang masama doon, and this was in the early 1990s, I remember may iba pa nga gulong ang salbabida haha! Those were the good times, simple lang…Hindi rin naman kasi obvious yung jellyfish since clear sila… at least may awareness na di ba? So people can be extra cautious unlike before. Kahit rin naman nung nag punta kami sa St Thomas and Aruba may mga school aged kid na nasa shallow part of the beach, may lifeguard naman kasi and these kids can swim rin naman… the parents are within close proximity, walang masama… especially if they are not aware of jelly fish. I for one, hindi ganon ka aware. Now I know if ever we go back to Phils for a visit, I probably won’t allow my kids to go to the water, walking along the beach lang, tapos swimming na lang sa pool. Please be sensitive naman sa comment mo. Wala naman nagsasabi na eradicate ang jelly fish. They’re just calling out for safety measures

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    18. 1:01 Sige na nga. Wala akong empathy. Basta aminin mo din na wala kang common sense. Unang Una, bakit ko naman sisihin un mga namatayan? Sinasabi ko lang, ang dikya ay talagang makikita sa dagat. Ano pa bang kataka taka don? Kataka taka din ba na may isda sa dagat? Eh ibon sa hangin? Susme. At pangalawa, in the future, mga magulang pa din ang may responsibility sa mga anak nila. Magulang ka ba? So pinapasa mo sa iba ang responsibilidad mo? Kawawa pala mga anak mo. At pangatlo, dami mong kwento wala namang nagtatanong sa'yo! Tseh

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    19. 7:01 oh my, your comment reeks negativity.clearly, no empathy. Wala naman sinisisi sa death nung anak Nila… they are raising awareness of the prevalence of box jelly fish. Take note, prevalence… we’re not saying they don’t exist. Swerte mga anak ko sa akin kasi I don’t act like you. It’s common knowledge may mga sea creatures sa dagat no, I am just saying, wala naman may gusto sa nangyari especially the parents. who would’ve thought na at that time may mga box jelly fish around sa area? They are clear. You cannot see them right away especially not to our untrained eyes. When we go to the beaches usually kami kasi pinaka malapit sa amin is the Caribbean, may mga warnings sila even in public beaches if the waves are too strong…as a precautionary measure. Sa Australia may warnings kahit na common knowledge na may spotted sharks… The people and parents in this video are sharing their experience and raising awareness so the government does better. Nobody is saying they didn’t know my jellyfish sa dagat… Keeping everyone safe is a shared responsibility, you know why? We are all interrelated. You need common sense. And to think, you even attacked me as if I’m not a good parent! Hello? My kids are well fed po, we loved and well travelled so when they meet people like you, they will know how to respond well and so they know how to look after Mother Nature. They have been to Australia, Europe and we did safaris in Africa aside from the yearly trips to the the beach in different islands in the Caribbean’s. We also go hiking Kaya alam po namin na may ibon sa himpapawid… and may bear at mountain lions sa bundok. Even if that was all public knowledge, the national parks here still put signs about it. Btw, next year naman, sa South America ko sila dadalhin and eventually sa Asia. Sorry, gusto ko lang I-flex…

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    20. The usual defense mechanism of bruised ego is to flex their world travels that no one asked and no one can confirm if they really happened 😂, stick to the topic —- not 12:59/ 1:01

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    21. 8:28 - nag flex ka lang naman sa explanation mo. may konting yabang din eh.

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    22. 2:27 sorry na… To compare na sa ibang bansa talagang may mga warnings sa both private and public beaches. Hindi rin naman super advanced ang ibang bansa sa Caribbean pero kahit papaano may mga warnings sila. Sana ganon din sa Pinas. PS: I don’t have material things, travelling to places talaga ang hilig ko and I like flexing to inspire, and marami na rin na inspire to go to places I went to… in private hindi ako mayabang but I have to admit on this comment, parang ang yabang nga ng travel plans ko, kasi na bruised ang ego ko e, sabihan ka ba naman na parang anong klase kang magulang.

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    23. 9:53 this is fashionpulis, people here often criticize celebrities and other commenters even below the belt most of the times, and here I am just simply flexing. I don’t have to prove my travels lol. You don’t know me and I don’t know you. If you want, just travel too.

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    24. 9:53 yes you don’t know me and how far I travelled but I don’t flex it here because it is a non issue, I will only divulge my world travels and conquests to who ever is taking care of me and to my future grandkids in the nursing home when I’m senile for a cool story. Someone hurt you that you resort to bragging? A wise fellow once told me that in a debate, you resort to personal attacks you are already lost, if you merge off topic you lost us. If you just say that some countries have colored flags that they use to warn people for presence of riptides and presence of potentially dangerous marine life for beachgoers to be aware to prevent drowning and accidents and watch their kids more and we should follow their examples of color flags , I would have admire your intelligence, but you let your emotions get the best of you and come out as a braggart —9:53

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  2. PH politicians mahalin nyo ang mga Pilipino. Hindi puro sayaw

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  3. prolly blue box? un naman ang common e.

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    1. Dapat kasi paramihin ang sea turtles dahil pagkain nila yun kaso nawawala na nag-iisa nga lang yung sa me apo reef hehehe pagunaw na ang mundo

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  4. Ha ha ha... unahin muna yung presyo ng bigas :D :D :D Penoy's fiat currency is being eaten by inflation ;) ;) ;)

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    1. Kaya nga, inflation ang pagtuonan nyo ng pansin, local government na dapat umaasikaso nyan

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    2. Syempre pinatos na kababawan ng mga utaw eh tapos grand standing si Lola. Lgu na dapat yan

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    3. 2:46 Si Risa Hontiveros ang pinaka may silbi sa senado

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  5. May gamot ba sa poison ng jellyfish
    Some species of jellyfish are the deadliest in the world

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  6. Katakot kasi mahirap makita sa water ang jellyfish mas ok wag na lang mag swimming sa beach, it's really up to the parents

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  7. I actually got stung by a jellyfish nung bata pa ako; first time ako tinuturuan ng Tito ko how to swim. Buti sa legs lang at hanggang ngayon andun pa din yung scars from the jellyfish. Ibang klase yung pain talaga, para kang sinusunog ng buhay.

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  8. I remember our trip to Penang, Malaysia. While on a ferry boat waiting for other passengers, the guide was pointing at the box jellyfish swimming near the boat. I saw about 7, then in less than 5 minutes about 12 or more. Nakaka goosebumps na nga, Ialo pa nung sinabi ng guide na fatal. I was 13 years old lang that time and it scared me to the point na di na ko sumilip sa sea and naupo na lang for the 1 hr trip😭😆Oh! I remember nagchichirya na lang ako😅

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  9. it’s not rocket science! sinisira ang dagat… coastal highways, bridges, overfishing, power plants, climate change warming the oceans — nasisira ang corals at naawalan ng natural predators ang jellyfish

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    1. tama wala ng kumakain sa mga yan kaya mas dumadami

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    2. Huh? Hindi ba yan ang defense mechanism nila?

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  10. 12:45 Tagalog yung "Natibo", ibig sabihin natusok ng matalim na bagay sa paa, usually bubog. (Not 12:28)

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  11. Does this really have to go through a senate hearing? Di ba pwede sa department of health na lang in coordination with tourism?

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    1. Ang tanong, pinansin ba nila? Kelangan sa Senate na manggaling dahil walang gumagawa sa LGU, sa Tourism, at sa DOH.

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    2. LOL! Paraan yan ni Lola Riza para magpabida, ikaw naman!

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    3. At least na hi hearing din pala kahit hindi sensational yung issue.

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    4. I agree n hndi n dpt toh umabot s senado. Eh kaso ung kay Sandro nga nakaabot dun. Eto p kayang mas marami ang maaapektuhan and the consequence can result to death

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  12. Nadikitan din nyan si julia b, gang ngayon may bakas pa din sa braso nya ng jellyfish

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  13. Saang beach para maiwasa sana. Alam nyo ba saan?

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  14. Eh dapat lagyan ng hospital don o mga doctors at may kompletong kagamitan.

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    1. That's the point of this hearing. Kulang o walang help na nakukuha yung mga tourists when this incident happens

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  15. i feel and sad for the
    victim but need pa talaga
    umabot sa senado??? just another reason to waste tax payers money??? dios ko next yung napilayan sa escalator na kapitbahay namin paki imbestigahan din ok lang ba????

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  16. Eto yung sad sa atin. Kulang tayo ng mga gamit and mga researchers dahil alam mo na, yung budget naten is not enough and so is our knowledge sa pinas. So basta dagat, pinapayagan mag swim lahat, walang enough study kung safe ba yun water na yung from sea creatures na pede makasakit sa tao. Tapos ang malala, sa mga resorts, lahat liblib. Yung nearest hospital either an hour away or kulang sa gamit. Wala din standby na helicopter na mag ttransport sa nearest hospital, should you need to go. Wala kase silang restrictions before mag open ng establishments, like dapat may fully equipped na hospital within range etc. Basta asa isip ng government is pano maka kick back sa mga companies na mag oopen as resorts

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  17. Cguro punot dulo lang neto magkaron ng hospital na capable and kaya yung mga ganitong emergency cases sa mga ganitong tourists spots.

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