YES, we are ready. This assurance was given by the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office I amid calls to extend suspension till January 2021. Dr. Tolentino Aquino, Regional Director of DepEd RO1 said DepEd is ready for the opening of public schools and some private schools come October 5,…
SAP PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION A barangay Kagawad in Anda town was arrested and detained for collecting P1,500 ‘kotong’ from every person he recommended to be included the recent distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Barangay Kagawad Mhenard Damian y Garcia, 35, a resident of Barangay Tori-tori in the said…
MAYOR Marilen Lambino placed Sitio Alaminos in Barangay Gueguesangen and a sitio in Barangay Anolid under localized lockdown after more persons from these villages were found infected with COVID-19. In Sitio Alaminos three new cases tested e positive for COVID-19 by RT-PCR test on August 31. The three, according to…
THE provincial government is seeing a 56% decrease in dengue cases compared to last year over the same period that ended on August 31. According to Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, 2,123 cases were recorded from January to August 31 this year, compared to 4,780 cases tallied the…
WHEN NOT TO WEAR MASK AND SHIELD – A new voter is asked to remove her face mask and shield for the issuance of her voter’s ID picture. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TWO new active COVID-19 cases among frontliners were registered in Dagupan City. Dr. Ophelia Rivera, city health officer, said the two frontliners tested positive on Monday, September 1, making the city account for nine active cases. The two are a 49-year-old female from Barangay Poblacion Oeste, and a 30-year-old male…
THE Bayambang public market and the ‘Bagsakan’ areas of fish and vegetables were closed to the public for five days to give way for the cleaning, decontamination and disinfection after the municipal health office (MHO) recorded the death of a meat vendor from COVID-19. The closure and cessation of operations…
A meat vendor at the Bayambang public market is the latest fatality in the province. The fatality, a 58-year-old male from Barangay Darawey in Bayambang town, was initially brought to a hospital in Bayambang on the morning of August 27 when he manifested symptoms of COVID-19 infection. He was transferred…
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) headquarters in San Fernando City, La Union is under second indefinite lockdown after five police personnel tested positive for COVID-19. P/Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr, PRO1 director, said the lockdown was made effective September 1 until the results of the 40 policemen who were…
FIVE Modular Smart Houses were procured by the San Carlos City government as an additional isolation facility to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The City Information Office on Tuesday said the procurement was made to further strengthen its response against the onslaught of the virus. “Five Modular Smart Houses will be…
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