PINOY IMPROVISATION – Personnel at the Dagupan City Health Office improvise face shields made of acetate, foam, tape and garter for city government’s outnumbered front liners to help protect them from possible COVID-19 Infection while attending to patients rushing to them for treatment. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE San Carlos City government started disinfecting operations of public facilities and buildings in a bid to keep the city COVID-19 free. City information officer Jhuliano Nazareno said the disinfection operations to be held in 86 barangays were led by the office of Mayor Julier Resuello, the City Disaster Risk…
THE Regional Center for Health Development 1 of the Department of Health confirmed that while there are 85 Patients Under Investigation (PUIs) in the region, there are still no known COVID-19 case, as of 5:00 p.m. of March 18. Pangasinan is only second to La Union that has the most umber of PUIs at 30 in the region: 11 were admitted to hospitals, 14 under home quarantine and five others…
THERE were less fire incidents and damage recorded so far, to date. According to the provincial fire marshal, Bureau of Fire Protection Supt. Noel Gagalac, only 84 fire incidents were recorded from January to date compared to 85 with fewer structural cases. He said most were grass fires caused by…
FIRE razed to the ground nine houses made of light materials in Barangay Mabanogbog in Urdaneta City on March 15. SFO1 Franklin Corpuz, chief of the Intelligence and Investigation Department of the Bureau of Fire Protection in the city, said the fire started at 11:29 p.m. and was put out at 12:10 a.m. Corpuz said the fire reached second…
MEMBERS of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will continue to hold weekly sessions after a move to declare a recess for one month in compliance with the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) declared on March 14 by President Rodrigo Duterte, among which requires all residents to stay home, was withdrawn. The councilors mulled the recess option but eventually decided to support…
NO PANIC BUYING AT MALIMGAS MARKET — It’s business is as usual and no panic buying because residents can see there’s ample supply of vegetable and meat even market is only open till 1 pm. No alcohol for sale here. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PANGASINENSES need not worry about the supply of rice in the province throughout the declared period of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) because there is ample supply in all towns and cities in the province. This was assured by the National Food Authority (NFA) Western Pangasinan. Chona Maramba, assistant manager of…
TO CUSHION IMPACT OF COVID-19 EMPLOYERS and workers affected by the adverse impact of COVID-19 may adopt various measures or avail of assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and other government agencies to cushion the adverse impacts of the pandemic on local economy. DOLE Region 1 Director Nathaniel…
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