Based on the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Survey of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Province of Pangasinan ranked 16th among the “National Top 20 of the Most Competitive Provinces” in the country. The said survey recognizes the economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, resiliency, and…
AS Pangasinan approaches the hot summer season, lesser COVID-19 cases continue are seen in the days ahead with only 265 remaining active cases as of February 10, from the 994 active cases a week before on February 3. Records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) show there were 1,138 persons…
REGION 1 leads the 17 regions in the country in successfully accomplishing their respective targets for COVID-19 vaccination rollout at 67.9 percent as of January 30, 2022. The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) reported 3.4 million individuals in Region 1 were fully vaccinated, from a total of 5,353,139 eligible population…
FOR PEDIA VAX ROLLOUT THE Department of Health Center in Ilocos Region (DOH-1) targets some 731,334 children aged 5-11 for inoculation of anti-COVID-19 vaccines starting February 14. DOH-1 COVID-19 focal person Dr. Rheuel Bobis said Pfizer vaccines will be administered to this pediatric population given the emergency use authorization from…
THE situation in Region 1 today remains peaceful and orderly with no untoward political incident untoward whatsoever that will make it fall under the classification of an area of grave concern. This was disclosed by P/Lt. Colonel Abubakar Mangelen Jr., public information officer of Police Regional Office 1, during the…
DELAYED PASSAGE OF 2022 BUDGET SEVEN of the town’s members of the Sangguniang Bayan are refusing to pass the 2022 budget of Calasiao until the mayor submits the demanded documents to account for last year’s expenditures. Demanded by the councilors are documents that show expenditures for programs that have been…
BIKERS BEST FRIEND – Since the start of the pandemic last year, and transport became scarce, hundreds resorted to bicycles for their livelihood and for leisure. With regular needs to upgrade and ensure efficient performance of their units, bike mechanics became in demand as much as health frontliners. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
HEALTH authorities in the region maintain that the B.1.617.2 Covid-19 variant, otherwise known as ‘Delta’, that made its presence known in the second half of 2021, still remains the most dominant variant in the region, as of January 2022,. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Covid-19 focal person of the region’s Center for Health…
ALL’s well that ends well in the mango theft case of an octogenarian that went viral after the 7th Municipal Circuit Court of Asingan-San Manuel dismissed the case during his arraignment on February 8. Lawyer James Fernandez of the Public Attorney’s Office in Urdaneta City and counsel for accused Leonardo…
THE Ilocos region remains generally peaceful and the police will continue to do its best to keep it that way. This was stressed by P/Brig, General Emmanuel Peralta during the regional Joint Security Control Center meeting on February 7 at Camp Brig. General Oscar Florendo in San Fernando City, La…
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