THE establishment of the province’s own molecular laboratory the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) compound is underway. Provincial Engineer Antonietta Delos Santos said the existing old emergency room located at the PPH will be converted into COVID-19 molecular laboratory. She said the provincial government is expecting the final cost estimates next…
ALL 615 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Urdaneta City remain free of COVID-19 infection. This was confirmed by Urdaneta Jail Supt. Roque Constantino Sison III last Thursday. He said the “e-dalaw” he introduced allows the detainees to interact with their visitors…
THE Sta. Maria government placed three of its barangays on total lockdown after a resident tested positive of the COVID-19. Mayor Julius Ramos said he ordered the lockdown on June 4 in Barangays Paitan, Cauplasan and Samon to contain the spread of the virus. He said the first COVID-positive case…
A golden bangus, a rarity in this national fish among Filipinos, will be quarantined for survival once it arrives at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City. Westly Rosario, chief of the BFAR center in the city, said strict protocols will be…
ONLINE sellers in Pangasinan must register their business activities. This is the advice of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-Pangasinan) to online sellers for their protection and those of their customers. DTI-Pangasinan senior trade and industry development specialist Guillermo Avelino said, with the community quarantine being imposed by the…
THE Social Security System (SSS) on Tuesday announced that it is extending the deadline of contribution payments until June 15, 2020. The new extension covers contribution payments of all household employers, self-employed, voluntary and non-working spouse members for the first quarter of 2020, and contribution payments of all regular employers…
TESTING HIGH-RISK INDUSTRIES – Employees of establishments engaged in daily face-to-face contacts with customers present themselves for testing during the scheduled Rapid Tests for Dagupan’s High-risk industries. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Barangay Umanday in Bugallon town is set to offer free wi-fi connection to students in their community through its “Study Konek” program. SK chairperson Edren Llanillo said their chapter is providing students in their barangay free access to Internet for their online classes as part…
CAPITOL NEWS TWG MEETING ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC RECOVERY. Gov. Amado I. Espino III (right photo) confers with the provincial government’s Technical Working Group (TWG) to fine-tune the rehabilitation and recovery plan for Pangasinan to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting which was held on May 29 and…
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