ANOTHER SINGLE DAY HIGH THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded highest single-day recoveries from the COVID-19 with 1,048 cases on September 15, bringing the number of total recoveries to 20,759 out of reported 25,813 cases. PHO chief Dr. Anna de Guzman attributed the increasing number of cases to the fact…
TWENTY-one mayors suspended the school opening in their respective areas to Oct. 4 or until further notice, due to spike of COVID cases. The mayors, namely, Mayors Julier Resuello (San Carlos City), Julio Parayno III (Urdaneta City), Roland Sagles (Aguilar), Jojo Callejo (Alcala), Joganie Rarang (Anda), Ramon Guico Jr. (Binalonan),…
21 mayors suspend class opening to Oct. 4
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan adopted two resolutions urging the national government to reset the opening of classes and to suspension of all activities for the current 2021-2022 school year in view of the latest surge of COVID-19 cases in the provinces. Both resolutions were authored by Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico…
SP backs suspension of opening of classes
ONLY 1.09-M REGISTERED THIS school year 20121-2022, only 1,043,505 pupils and students in Kindergarten to Grade 12, both in public and private schools were enrolled which is fewer by 243,687 compared to the last school year. This was reported by the Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 1 in its…
DepEd Region 1’s enrolment drops by 19%
AMID SURGE IN COVID PANDEMIC IN view of the executive orders of some mayors in Pangasinan directing the suspension of the opening of classes for school year 2021-2022 in their respective areas, the regional director of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 1 is encouraging “all school activities be…
Only online, no face-to-face activities – DepEd Region 1
HOSPITAL IS FULL — The Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital puts up a sign “Full Capacity” to indicate it is no longer accepting COVID-19 patients. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
HOSPITAL IS FULL
NOT ONCE BUT TWICE THE Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) confirmed reports that the planned pre-pageant activities for the Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) 2021 set to be held in Pangasinan had to be cancelled because of the pageant organizers failure to comply with the established protocol for visitors…
Miss Universe Philippines 2021 convoy barred entry
FOURTH District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario filed a resolution urging Governor Amado Espino III, through the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Provincial Health Office to facilitate the emergency purchases of much needed medicines, materials and equipment to augment the capabilities of local hospitals in…
Capitol pressed to buy more medicines, equipment for hospitals
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) said the surge of COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan are being attributed to multiple factors. In an interview over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan last week, PHO chief Dr. Anna de Guzman attributed population size, limited testing capacity and the limited response of the local government units (LGUs),…
PHO: Multiple factors caused COVID-19 surge in Pangasinan
NATIONAL Security Council Adviser and Director General Hermogenes Esperon Jr assured communities in the region of continued safety and order amid the alleged terror threat in six Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines. In an online Kapihan sa Ilocos of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Region 1 on Wednesday, Esperon…