RECKLESS DRIVING – Fifteen construction workers are thrown off on impact after the speeding pickup truck turns turtle when the driver tried to avoid a head on collision with another vehicle. (Puchphoto by Butch Uka)
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PANGASINANSES can begin to avail of the COVID-19 test using saliva, instead of a swab in February to be administered by the Philippine Red Cross-Pangasinan chapter. Krismar Glen Brillantes, PRC-Pangasinan head, said the PRC head office is currently conducting training and orientation for specimen collector of the chapter’s personnel. “The…
Red Cross’ COVID-19 saliva testing starts February
AN online survey to determine the level of acceptance of vaccination by people in Region 1 is being conducted by the Department of Health – Center for Health Development I, according to Dr. Rheuel Bobis, infectious disease cluster head and spokesperson of DOH Region 1. Speaking at the virtual KBP…
Online survey to gauge people’s confidence in COVID-19 vaccines
IF communities think the heads of their Local Government Unit (LGU) are not doing enough to contain the spread of COVID-19 cases in their areas, they should be reported to the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) headed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Health…
Report mayors, kapitans not doing enough vs COVID cases
THE Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers has been approved by Congress on third and final reading earlier this year. Deputy Speaker and Third District Rep. Rose Marie Arenas, author of House Bill No. 8057, said the role played by seafarers in national development, particularly their huge monetary contributions, supporting the…
House OKs Arenas’ Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers bill
FACE SHIELD SELLER WITHOUT A FACE SHIELD – Dagupan City police chief, P/ Col. Benjie Tremor confronts a seller of face shields why he’s not wearing his product, a requirement of IATF. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FACE SHIELD SELLER WITHOUT A FACE SHIELD
THE price freeze on pork recommended by the Department of Agriculture to President Rodrigo Duterte could result in short supply in Luzon because traders may no longer want to source hogs from as far as Mindanao and the Visayas. This was the warning issued by Engr. Rosendo So, chairman of the…
Pork price freeze will impact on supply — SINAG
AT THE MAGSAYSAY MARKET THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) rejected the request of stall holders at the Magsaysay Fish Market for a two-year moratorium on the 5% automatic increase of their rental rate on account of the pandemic and the adverse effect of past typhoons on their business. The SP based…
SP rejects call for 5% freeze on rental rent hike
TO encourage business owners to register their business names and ensure their safety during this pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) made the registration of business names easy – via online. DTI Provincial Director Natalia Dalaten said business owners may register their business names using the BNRS link https://bnrs.dti.gov.ph/…
Registration of business name is now online – DTI
ENEMIES OF ARMYWORMS – Teens in Barangay Manambong Norte in Bayambang town pitch in to help remove armyworms that invaded onion farms that threatened to decimate an entire onion farm within a day. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
