PHO UPDATE: UP BY 47 THE number of active COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan slightly rose to 587 on February 4, from 540 on January 28 that registered 322 new cases against recoveries numbering 263, plus 12 deaths, or net 47 cases. This was gleaned from the province-wide monitoring of…
WHEN NATURE STRIKES – The Lingayen Baywalk started to show wide cracks that resulted in the collapse of parts of the area after a series of storm surge from December -January. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE first health front liners in Pangasinan to be vaccinated with the anti-COVID-19 vaccines that are set to arrive in the country by the second or third week of February are health workers from the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) as well as those from the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital. This was…
THE Pangasinan Molecular and Diagnostic Laboratory (PDML) located at the premises of the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) in San Carlos City is still awaiting accreditation from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) before it can serve members and qualified beneficiaries. This was the update given by Dr. Anna de Guzman,…
STAKEHOLDERS in the provincial government’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out plan have started to validate the activities in preparation for the arrival of the vaccines allocated for Pangasinan. Governor Amado I. Espino III and Provincial Health Officer Anna Maria Teresa De Guzman and the League of Municipalities in the Philippines (LMP) –…
DAGUPAN City councilor Dennis Canto urged medical practitioners in the city to volunteer as vaccinator for the city. Canto, chairman on the committee on public health and sanitation, underscored the city’s urgent need for vaccinators after the series of consecutive committee and public hearings on the expected roll out of…
USED face masks indiscriminately disposed of by visitors at the “Little Batanes of Pangasinan” located in Barangay Baybay Norte, Sual town made up most of the trash collected in a coastal clean-up on Jan. 30. Groups that participated in the cleanup activity, mostly municipal employees and volunteers from different sectors,…
RISKING COVID-10 INFECTION– Beneficiaries in Dagupan city wait patiently for their turn to receive their scheduled cash assistance from the Special Amelioration Program. In the absence of a marshal, they forget to observe the health protocol increasing risks of COVID-19 infection of among them. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
TWO employees of the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Dagupan City tested positive for COVID-19. Lawyer Michael Franks Sarmiento, city Comelec officer, said Wednesday the two infected (male and female) employees have been brought to the isolation facility of the city and would remain there for 10 days. Sarmiento…
THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) – Regional Office I will hold its Licensure Examination for Social Workers in Carmay Elementary School in Rosales town on February 10-12. Virginia Martin, regional director of PRC Region 1, said the exam will be the first Licensure Examination to be conducted by PRC Regional…
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