AMID COVID-19 THREAT LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has urges the faithful not to leave God out of the threat of COVID-19. In a pastoral message on March 10, Villegas said the epidemic of “godless fear” of the unknown is spreading “so there’s a need return to the basics of Catholic…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) will soon create the Person-In-Crisis Inter-Agency Action Committees (PIC-IAAC) to help individuals with suicidal tendencies. P/Lt. Rosemarie Reate, head of the committee on public safety and security, said the PIC-IAAC will primarily provide immediate intervention for individuals with suicidal thoughts. Reate cited data from…
MOTORCYCLES riders in Dagupan City who wear nutshell (half) helmets will be accosted and fined by the Dagupan City Public Order and Safety Office (POSO). The warning was issued by Robert Christopher Erfe-Mejia, POSO chief, citing the city’s Ordinance No. 1922-2008, that makes wearing nutshell helmets a violation as instituted…
A “No Touch Policy” is being implemented at the Dagupan City National High School-Junior High by the school’s principal as a preventive measure against COVID-19. According to Medarlo de Leon, DCNHS-JH, the usual expression of respect of students to their teachers –kissing of teacher’s hand – and any physical close…
CONSIDER having a ‘smart’ home, ‘smart‘ mirror and a ‘smart’ trashcan in the future invented by the students in Colegio de Dagupan (CdD). Grade 12 student Dexter De Guzman who came up his ‘CdD Robotrash’ a ‘smart’ trashcan that also prevents spread of viruses and germs. His ‘Robotrash’ opens on…
NO PANIC BUYING – Shoppers at the CSI Supermarket wait for their turn at the checkout counter with their carts filled with usual volume of food items for the week amid rumors of a lockdown published on social media. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
EXCEPT for brisk sales of bottles of alcohol, toilet papers and hand sanitizers, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) executive in Pangasinan said there was no panic buying of basic goods and other prime commodities in Pangasinan amid the COVID-19 scare. Natalie Dalaten, DTI officer-in-charge provincial director, told the…
COMPANIES may adopt flexible work arrangements (FWAs) to cushion the adverse impact of COVID-19, according to the Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Field Office 1. This was reiterated by Nathaniel Lacambra, DOLE RO1 director, after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued Labor Advisory (LA) No. 09, series of 2020 Wednesday…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Office 1 warns traders, hoarders and panic buyers to back off or suffer the penalty of law. In an interview Thursday, DTI Region 1 Director Grace Baluyan said a report will be submitted to their head office for direct information and prompt…
ROLLING STORE — Decades ago, entrepreneurs in the countryside used carts full of assorted items pulled by carabaos to sell inside barangay roads. Not anymore. They have since started using converted tricycles in order to sell in markets but at the same adding hazard to motorists when plying national roads. (Punchphoto…
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