WRONG TIME, RIGHT JOB — The Dagupan City government finally decides to elevate the constantly flooded Galvan Street that has since earned the moniker “Floating Market St.” But it decided to do it during the rainy season and this made vendors wonder if the anti-flooding project is rushing the work in…
THREE persons from Aguilar and Sta. Barbara were arrested following a buy-bust operation by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Aug. 19. Retchie Camacho, PDEA provincial assistant provincial officer and team leader, said the arrested suspects, Lamberto Versoza aka ‘Jing’, his live-in partner Donna Torio, and Edwin…
PDEA nabs HVT targets in buy-bust
THE provincial board of Pangasinan passed a resolution on Monday in their virtual session recommending the immediate transfer of the officer-in-charge (OIC) Schools Division Superintendent of Pangasinan 1 due to mounting allegations of graft and corruption. Second District Board Member Von Mark Mendoza, principal author, wants Sheila Marie Primicias to…
Board members seek transfer of Pangasinan 1 Division OIC
A woman in San Jacinto town tested positive for COVID-9 after giving birth. The town’s information office confirmed that the town’s second case is a 34-year-old woman from Barangay Sta. Maria, and is currently staying in Baguio City. The town’s Rural Health Unit (RHU) clarified the patient went to Baguio…
Woman tests positive for COVID-19 after childbirth
MATERIAL FACILITY RECOVERY BY THE ROADSIDE — There was a time when “Huwag magtapon ng basura dito” warning was painted on many walls as the thing to do to stop the disposal of garbage in public areas. Today, the city government decided to do just that to promote clean environmental by installing…
MATERIAL FACILITY RECOVERY BY THE ROADSIDE
CLASSROOMS FOR COVID ISOLATION THE use of schoolrooms in any locality as additional isolation rooms for COVID-19 patients may be done but only as a last resort. This was the condition aired by Cesar Bucsit, spokesman of Department of Education Region 1, when asked about the possibility of such situation…
DepEd exec: Scenario not likely
ZONE 3 of Barangay Macabito in Calasiao town was ordered locked down for 14 days on August 17 after the town registered three new positive cases for COVID-19 in the barangay. Mayor Arman Bauzon confirmed that the three new cases were close contacts of a confirmed case COVID-19 patient from…
Calasiao locks down sitio with 3 new COVID-19 cases
A municipal councilor of Bolinao recently confessed to his constituents that he tested positive for COVID-19. In his Facebook post Monday afternoon, Councilor Jonumer Caasi made the admission that his RT-PCR test showed he tested positive. He said his situation started with a fever and decided, thereafter, to go on self-isolation…
Bolinao councilor admits he’s COVID-19 positive
THE town of Villasis registered not only its first locally transmitted COVID-19 case. This was confirmed by the Villasis Anti-COVID-19 Task Force on August 17. An 86-year-old woman from Barangay Puelay was tagged as the first case of community transmission when she was infected by her 29-year-old granddaughter, a medical…
Villasis registers 1st COVID-19 transmission
A new COVID-19 case, the 16th, was reported in San Carlos City last Aug 17 after a two-week lull. The new case is a 42-yearold male, resident of Barangay Mamarlao who presently working in Las Piñas City where he contracted the virus, was confirmed by the city’s information office. The…