THE reported but still not fully accounted number of positive COVID-19 cases from the National Capital Region (NCR)+ admitted into many private hospitals and government-run hospitals in Pangasinan and in Dagupan City, is a human disaster waiting to happen for the provincial government. It’s definitely another “Damn if you do,…
CAPITOL NEWS THE Provincial Government of Pangasinan celebrated the 441st Founding Anniversary of Pangasinan on April 5 via a Thanksgiving Mass held at the Capitol Plaza here in Lingayen. The Thanksgiving Mass, which was officiated by Rev. Fr. Jijune Herramia of the Epiphany of our Lord Parish – Lingayen, was…
IN spite of warning from the Region’s DOH that COVID-19 positives from the National Capital Region (NCR+) cannot enter region’s hospitals bubble without permission from the local IATFs, and despite tight security by the police on all border control points of Pangasinan, many were already accommodated in big hospitals in…
FIRE VICTIMS GIVEN A CHOICE – A mother, accompanied by her daughters, rummages through donated clothes, and also given a choice to pick up sacks of cement bags to help reconstruct their homes, Courtesy of Filco Merchandising. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) called for a closed coordination between public and private hospitals and the Dagupan City government amid reports of continuously soaring COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR+) and are finding themselves admitted in Dagupan and Pangasinan. The call was made by Councilor Michael Fernandez, the…
THE Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan City assured that it will continue to cater to poor patients including those turned away by private hospitals during the pandemic. This was assured by Dr. Arnel Gazmen, chief of clinics of R1MC, as he revealed that the hospital continues to serve poor patients or…
THERE were already 15,747 medical frontliners in Pangasinan that have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines. This was revealed by Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, in an interview. She said these persons were included in the priority eligible population, namely priority groups A 1.1, and A 1.2, said de…
THE spread of misinformation on social media remains to be a challenge to the government’s vaccination program, reason why some are still hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccines. DOH-CHD 1 spokesperson Dr. Rheuel Bobis said among the worst fake news he saw was a person might become a zombie one…
DUE to increasing COVID-19 cases, persons coming from the National Capital Region and high-risk areas will need to present their negative RT-PCR result with three days validity when going home to Bani town effective April 9. Bani Mayor Gwen Palafox-Yamamoto added that that they also need to present their proof…
SUAL town has extended the temporary closure of all its municipal beaches, tourism destinations and establishments till April 11 this year to prevent any more COVID-19 positive cases in the town. This was provided in the executive order No. 11 signed on April 6 by Mayor Liseldo Calugay, following his…
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