
UNLIKE other families in the region and in other provinces, there is no relief in sight for families in Pangasinan whose members have been separated during the pandemic, needing to be together finally for their yearly Christmas reunion after two years. The odd and discriminating conditions being imposed by the…
Provincial government is at fault
By Ermin Garcia Jr. NOW it can be told. While the provincial board was looking at everyone but itself to blame for the continued non-operation of bus trips to Metro Manila (MM), a backdoor channel was opened to Health Sec. Francisco Duque III to consider pitching in the effort…
Sec. Duque fought alone
ONLY 42 ACTIVE CASES REMAINING PANGASINENSES can finally heave a sigh of relief as COVID-19 with only 42 active COVID-19 cases to contend with this week ahead, with hopefully no new cases. From 85 active cases registered last December 2, the number of active cases in Pangasinan further dropped to…
Pangasinan eyes COVID-19 free status

CHRISTMAS COLORS BY THE MANAOAG CHURCH – The town’s residents and their visitors take pride in their own brightly lit Christmas setting in front of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CHRISTMAS COLORS BY THE MANAOAG CHURCH
THE number of active COVID-19 cases in Region 1 last week was down to 280 as cases continued their downward trend in all the region’s four provinces, including Dagupan City. The latest monitoring of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1 on December 8 showed La Union with the…
Region 1 logs only 280 active COVID-19 cases
PANGASINAN is experiencing continuous decline of COVID-19 based on data in recent weeks tallied by each municipality and city showing single digits in new cases. This was bared by Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro, provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer, and a member of the provincial Inter-Agency Task Force for the…
Provincial IATF confirms continuous declining COVID -19 cases
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) has been recording single-digit number of new COVID-19 cases since December 2. This was shown by the COVID-19 monitoring bulletin, including the 4-cases of a seven-day average cases in the province from December 2 to 8, compared to the previous week’s 10 new cases average…
Pangasinan records average single-digit COVID cases daily
By Al S. Mendoza PEOPLE say the presidential candidates have begun campaigning. The Comelec says not yet. So, what are they all doing—Lacson, Isko, Marcos Jr., Pacquiao and Leni? Why are they going around the country, showing themselves in public aboard gaudy and bedecked vehicles, waving and smiling at…
Pacquiao’s doing it with his mountain of money
By Leonardo Micua THE announcement of the Dagupan City Historical Cultural and Arts Commission before the Sangguniang Panlungsod that only limited activities are being prepared for the city fiesta this year is saddening for fiesta lovers. With only few days before the fiesta on December 27, we have yet…