177 NEW ACTIVE CASES RECORDED TRUE to the prediction by health experts, cases of COVID-19 began to surge anew in Pangasinan, with 177 new confirmed active cases added to the list, raising the number of active cases in the province to 276 as of December 17 as compared to 159 last…
“I will be strict, but a disciplinarian with a heart.” This was how P/Colonel Ronald V. Gayo, described what the provincial government can expect of him as newly designated acting police provincial director of Pangasinan when he joined the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in their virtual session last December 14. Gayo, a…
A man arrested by the police in Asingan town for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition on December 9 turned out to be the gunman in the gun slaying of media practitioner Virgilio Maganes, a radio block timer and columnist of a local newspaper. The suspect, Noe Pelle Ducay, alias a…
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has not approved any fare increase Pangasinan or in any province in the region and the minimum fare in the region is still P8. The agency made the clarification amid numerous complaints from commuters in Pangasinan that public utility jeepneys and buses…
HEALTH experts in Pangasinan have joined hands in recommending to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) that children below 15 years old and adults from 66 years old and above should still be prevented from going out in public places, specifically, the malls, as they are still vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. Dr. Arlene…
FACE-TO-FACE CLASS DRY RUN THE Department of Education (DepEd) Dagupan City Division has chosen Salisay Elementary School as the area for the dry run of face-to-face classes in 2021. This, after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of DepEd to return to face-to-face classes in COVID-19 low-risk areas. Aguedo Fernandez,…
A ranking member of the underground New People’s Army (NPA) operating in Cagayan province and wanted for several crimes, surrendered on December 15 with the help of the municipal authorities of San Fabian town. Allan Tay Agbayani Balanay, alias “Ka Miguel” and “Ka Magog, 48, a native of Barangay Pallas,…
SIMBANG GABI UNDER NEW NORMAL — Residents of Barangay Lucao in Dagupan City are comfortable while observing social distancing during the 6 p.m. anticipated Simbang Gabi held at the Helipad Grounds of CSI Mall/Stadia. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
“LET’S continue to celebrate Christmas in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic but never forget our need to keep the health and welfare of our families, our communities and our province.” This was the heart of the message of Governor Amado Espino III in his Christmas message, “Pagbati at paalala ngayong…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) is urging families to have a simple but meaningful Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebration amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by limiting attendance among themselves. PHO chief Dr. Anna De Guzman said reunions, celebrations this yuletide season should only be attended by family…
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