By IFM Dagupan

 

Region’s COVID vaccine target status: two-dose, 100%; booster shots only 37.48%

REGION 1 already scored 101% in its vaccination drive as records showed 3.8 million individuals already received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

John Paul Aquino, Nurse V of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1, said all provinces in the region, including Dagupan City, registered vaccination rate of from 90% to more than 100% of  fully vaccinated individuals. Number of persons that received booster shots remains, low at 37.48%.

First booster shots administered: Ilocos Sur recorded the highest percentage at 68. 25%, followed by Ilocos Norte (54. 53%), La Union (40. 68%), Pangasinan (25.35%) and Dagupan (34%).  (Ella Garcia)

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Enough pork supply during yuletide season assured

THE Samahan ng Industriya at Agrikultura (SINAG) has assured that there is enough supply of pork in the market to be sold to the people during the Christmas season.

This, despite the executive order of Governor  Ramon Guico III banning the entry into Pangasinan of live swine from other provinces due to the still continuing threat of the African Swine Fever.

In an interview by IFM Dagupan, SINAG chairman Rosendo So said there is sufficient stock of hogs in Pangasinan being reserved for the coming holidays because many swine raisers in Pangasinan can supply hogs to be butchered while the Temporary Ban on the entry of live hogs in Pangasinan is still in effect.  However, Engr So said there is a possibility that the price of pork will rise a bit higher by Christmas but at only minimal rate. (Badz Agtalao)

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Observance of Undas peaceful

THE observance of Undas in Pangasinan was generally peaceful, orderly and heartfelt.

This was the assessment of P/Colonel Jeff Fanged, Pangasinan PNP director, based on the report of police stations. He said no untoward incident nor snatching was recorded in 44 towns and four cities of the province.

The PNP thanked the public for their cooperation and in observing the rules set by Local governments throughout the period. The police tightened their watch on people entering cemeteries by inspecting their bags to check if they were carrying deadly weapons.

Only minor incidents were reported, i.e., elderly persons provided medical assistance, few vehicles that figured in minor accidents, etc. (Jhon Caranto) 

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Measles cases in Region 1 rise by 136 %

CASES of measles in Region 1 zoomed to 136%, according to records of Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1.

Data from the DOH-CHD1 revealed the number of children afflicted with measles in the region from January to October this year increased to 118 as compared to only 50 cases logged over the same period in 2021.

Of this number, 18 were from Ilocos Norte, 13 from Ilocos Sur, 35 from La Union, 42 from Pangasinan and 10 from Dagupan City. Most of those afflicted with measles were children from one to four years old.

DOH-CHD 1 noted that some 80,000 children in Region 1 have not yet been vaccinated with anti-measles vaccine. (Ella Garcia)

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DPWH doubles bridge assessment due to latest quake 

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 1 has doubled its assessment on all national bridges and infrastructures in the region following the magnitude 6.4  earthquake that shook Lagangilang, Abra last October 25.

Engr. Jocelyn Oamar of DPWH Region 1 told IFM Dagupan that some bridges and other infrastructures in Region 1were damaged by the first quake last July27 so DPWH doubled its assessment to see if bridges and other infrastructures sustained cracks and to determine if the damaged sustained by some were aggravated as a result of the second quake.

Oamar said that of those damaged, funding was already made available and in fact repairs had been ongoing on some of these. (Ella Garcia)

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