THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has created an ad hoc committee that will seek to settle all boundary disputes involving some towns within Pangasinan, and Pangasinan with its neighboring provinces. The creation of the ad hoc committee headed by Vice Governor Mark Lambino, SP presiding officer, was proposed by Sixth District Board…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) has required its personnel to submit to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test twice a week to monitor and check COVID-19 infection among the police personnel in the province. “We have to be tested at least twice a week,” PPPO spokesperson Maj. Arturo Melchor…
S-PASS (Safe, Swift and Smart Passage) will soon be fully implemented in Pangasinan. This was assured after the Management Information Services Office (MISO) presented an update on the implementation of S-PASS in Pangasinan to members of the Technical Working Group on April 21. S-PASS is a new paperless app launched…
COMMUNITY PANTRY BY THE CATHEDRAL – A senior citizen picks up food items from the pantry manned by members of the Knights of Columbus and other religious groups of Cathedral Parish of St John the Evangelist in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PANGASINAN’S HISTORICAL LANDMARKS SANGGUNIANG Panlalawigan, in its virtual session on April 26, approved a resolution that will help maintain an inventory of the province’s cultural and historical properties/ landmarks. Endorsed by SP was resolution authored by Board Member Margilou Humilde-Versoza, Provincial Resolution No. 2314-2021 entitled, “Endorsing to the Philippine Registry…
THE Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1 confirmed that 59 percent of healthcare workers (HCW) or 46,789 persons in the region have been inoculated. Meanwhile, Dr. Rheuel Bobis, CHD spokesperson, said 0.7 percent, or 3,991 senior citizens received their vaccines. Of the inoculated HCWs, Bobis…
THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) revealed only 60% of Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERT) in the province are willing to be inoculated. Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, confirmed this in an interview as she clarified that despite the 90 to 95 percent acceptance rate among hospitals…
MORNING CATCH – Lingayen residents who come by the beach every morning to watch fishermen haul in their catch for the day, usually go home with a “fresh catch” for themselves. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE worst fear of economic leaders is finally here. National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) regional office confirmed that the performance of Region 1 dropped beyond expectations in 2020 due to the impact of the long pandemic. NEDA Regional Director Nestor Rillon told the Ilocos Region Kapihan Zoom meeting on…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution asking business establishments in Dagupan to consider the employment of ex-offenders applying for jobs provided that they possess the abilities needed for the job they had applied so they can redeem their self-worth and be productive. The resolution sponsored by Councilor Cisco…
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