Be very afraid THE decision of Governor Amado Espino III to ask for a downgrade for Pangasinan – from a ‘low-risk area’ (no quarantine) to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) was both prudent and practical for the province. Indeed, to completely remove all protocols for communities will easily give the wrong…

Not the time to relax OVER the past week, we have noted not only the increasing presence of crowds in the streets, more opened stores  and worse, no observance of the social and physical distancing. The epidemic (or pandemic) is far from over. In fact, COVID-19 is here to stay. …

With or without Sec. Duque’s help PANGASINAN was not given a reprieve to be deemed qualified for a downgrade of its status from Enhanced Community Quarantine to General Community Quarantine, a move that could have enabled the province to move towards economic recovery. The Department of Health (DOH) must have…

Enhanced Community Health Control SINCE President Duterte has determined that Pangasinan is still a high-risk area but may be reevaluated as low risk by April 30, our provincial government must consider adopting more stringent measures to address the contagion. It is imperative for our provincial government to adopt stricter measures…

Time to be vigilant, to be optimistic IF the indicators of the latest statistics collated by the Provincial Health Office are what they show, then we have reason to be confident and optimistic that, indeed, Pangasinan is on the way to flattening the curve, finally. The strategy to immediately test…