YOUR FAVORITE NEWSPAPERS ARE BACK – One of the oldest newsstands in Dagupan City operated by Danny Mayola along A.B. Fernandez Ave. happily puts up copies of Manila dailies and Sunday Punch for his regular customers to see that he’s back in business. Dagupeños have missed getting their copies from Danny since the community quarantine was imposed in […]
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COVID-19 cases spike to 27
FROM LAST WEEK’S 10 THE number of COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan as of July 2 has ballooned to 103 after the number of active cases spiked to 27 as 17 more cases were added to last week’s 10 registered cases last June 26 The increase in cases was seen as a result of the expanded […]
Pangasinan lowest in COVID-19 cases
AMONG POPULATED PROVINCES STATISTICS don’t lie! As of June 27, Pangasinan is listed as having the lowest number of confirmed COVID-19 patients from among the 10 most populous provinces in the Philippines. This was gleaned from the Department of Health (DOH) National COVID-19 Case Tracker. Pangasinan, with a population of 2,956,726, and currently the country’s […]
Socio-economic plan OK’d for Pangasinan
TRANSITION TO NEW NORMAL THE Provincial Development Council (PDC) approved last June 30 the province’s Annual Investment Program for 2021 that outlines the socio-economic recovery plan of Pangasinan when it transitions to “New Normal” from its present Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) status. Titled “Abig”, Pangasinan Recovery Plan for the Year 2012, the socio-economic recovery […]
FLAGRANT VIOLATION
FLAGRANT VIOLATION – Former Dagupan City Councilor Red Erfe-Mejia who attended the last weeks’ regular session points to Councilor Karlos Reyna the photo published in Sunday Punch’s last issue that shows students failing to observe physical distancing on the city’s main street. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
Dagupan government reverts, realigns P30-M
FOR FRONTLINER’S UNPAID RISK ALLOWANCES THE Dagupan City government realigned and reverted anew more funds per an ordinance approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on the direction of the office of Mayor Brian Lim. Reverted in an ordinance passed by the legislative body June 25 on motion of Councilor Michael Fernandez were P25.5 million sourced […]
Commuters, operators continue to suffer
ONLY 334 JEEPNEYS ALLOWED TO OPERATE THERE are only 334 Public Utility Jeeps plying routes in Pangasinan during the Modified General Community Quarantine, out of the 3,525 units that were issued their franchises before the pandemic. Bernard Tuliao, president of the Alliance of United Transport Organizations Provincewide (AUTOPRO), said not only is the number very inadequate to […]
OLD NORMAL FOR FISHERMEN
OLD NORMAL FOR FISHERMEN—Since community quarantine was imposed three months ago, fishermen and farmers have had the privilege of not being covered by any protocol in pursuit of their livelihood, like the two pulling their net by the shoreline of Tondaligan Beach. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
2,403 frontliners tested, 97% negative
RT-PCR MASS TESTING RESULTS IF the results of the first round of the expanded targeted mass testing using the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reactions test in Pangasinan is any indication, as of June 18 the provincial government’s efforts to flatten COVID-19’s curve are succeeding. The data culled and prepared by Mirasol Mina of Hospital Service […]
Pangasinan’s COVID-19 cases back to 10
THE number of active COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan is back to 10 after a 60-year-old delivery driver of a construction supply store from Barangay Caloocan Norte, Binmaley, a female in Dagupan City and a 21-year-old female from Ballarta, Infanta were confirmed to have tested positive on June 26. This after 13 COVID-19 patients from San […]