WHILE health authorities are still determining the lethality of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, but they all agree on one thing: it’s more contagious than Delta. This was bared by Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal person of Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1, in an interview…
THE Department of Health’s Center for Health Development Region 1 is preparing for a likely spike in COVID-19 cases because of crowd celebrations and activities during the Christmas holiday. He said this was the case last year after the Christmas holiday. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal person, said the CHD…
CAPITOL NEWS The Provincial Government led by Governor Amado “Pogi” I. Espino III staged the first Abig Pangasinan Karaban for year 2022 in Barangay Pasibi East, Urbiztondo on January 5, bringing the services of various offices and departments closer to Pangasinenses. “Ang unang Abig Pangasinan ngayong 2022 ay dito sa…
FINALIST FOR BEST PNP STATION –Dagupan police chief, P/Lt. Col. Louise Benjie Tremor, listens to the explanation of Lyn Castillo of the Provincial Advisory Group Police Transformation and Development, about the results of the validation and assessment of the Dagupan City Police Station .The DCPS is a contender for the 2021 Best…
UNVACCINATED Pangasinenses are urged to stay home in anticipation of possible sudden surge of COVID-19 cases of various variants, particularly the new Omicron variant, in the aftermath of the holiday season. Provincial Legal Officer lawyer Geraldine Baniqued, in a radio interview, warned individuals who have not been vaccinated or not…
SO far, no Pangasinense had a close call with COVID-19 infection with close contacts of ‘Poblacion Girl’ who tested positive and attended an event in La Union. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal person of the CHD Region 1, made this clarification after two of Gwyneth Chua, who earned the moniker…
A VICE mayoralty candidate in Dagupan City tested positive for COVID-19. In his Facebook post, Carlos Alipio Fernandez said Wednesday that tracing of people who were exposed to him was already being done. “I already informed those people whom I had close contact with. Pasensya na po for the inconvenience…
LINGAYEN Mayor Leopoldo Batoil tested positive for COVID-19. “I am sad to inform you that I was tested positive for COVID-19 after I underwent an RT-PCR test today because of my cough,” Bataoil said in a Facebook post dawn Friday. He said he initially thought it was due to fatigue…
IT’S 3.55 percent more to go before the city government of San Carlos achieves the 70 percent herd immunity against COVID-19 among its identified eligible population for vaccination. The City Information Office (CIO) said at 66.45 percent or 93,174 of its residents are already fully vaccinated as of Thursday, January…
AFTER a medical staff member of a Rural Health Units (RHU) in Calasiao tested positive for COVID-19, Mayor Joseph Arman Bauzon ordered the immediate lockdown of its two RHUs for five days. Bauzon issued Executive Order No. 1 series of 2022, that directed the closure of Rural Health Units 1…
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