COVID-19 HITS LENT -– Amid fears of COVID-19 infecting the Catholic faithful, parishioners of St. John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral wait for their turn to have ash placed on their head, not on the forehead for the traditional ritual of pasting ash on the head instead of the forehead during…
MORE HOGS CULLED THE African Swine Fever (ASF) is reaching alarming levels spreading in 48 barangays in 18 towns and cities in all six districts of Pangasinan as of February 26. Dr. Jovito Tabarejos, the assistant provincial veterinarian told the Talakayan sa Kapitolyo that there were already more than 6,000 hogs…
NO QUARANTINED PUI AFTER the two who were listed as persons under investigation (PUI) tested negative of COVID-19, and released by Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) on February 10 and February 12 for validation, Pangasinan can still be considered as COVID-19 free. “Nananatili ang probinsya natin na COVID-19 free. Wala…
STILL NO CITY BARANGAY DRUG-CLEARED IF Dagupan residents are wondering why none of their 31 barangays have been declared drug-cleared, Dagupan police chief P/Lt. Colonel Abubakar Mangelen Jr. attributed it to the new and added requirement of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA): All drug surrenderers must be made to undergo…
DENGUE already claimed two lives and afflicted 563 persons in Pangasinan over the period January 1 to February 24, 2020, making it more alarming than the near pandemic COVID-19 in Pangasinan. In contrast, according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Anna Ma. Theresa De Guzman, COVID-19 so far registered a national…
SOME 1,342 persons suffered from acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and five have already died during the period January 1 to February 24 this year, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). The number of victims recorded was however 11 percent lower than the 1,550 cases and eight deaths recorded for the same…
THE provincial government is partnering with the towns of Mangatarem and Aguilar in preparing a support plan for the still uncompleted Daang Kalikasan and Daang Katutubo. Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Officer Maria Luisa Elduayan said the two towns were designated by a newly formed provincial advisory council to spearhead the…
W2W PROJECT DELAY FOR failing to act on the request of Sure Global W2W PTE Ltd for a letter of support in connection with the latter’s 15 million U.S. dollars waste to energy facility, Mayor Marc Brian is facing an investigation before the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). This was gleaned from…
NOT A DUMPSITE BUT UNCOLLECTED GARBAGE – The mound of uncollected garbage left by residents on Pantal St. in Dagupan City where a sign is posted telling residents not to dump their wastes in the area has become a common sight in many city streets. (Punchphoto)
EXASPERATED over the continuous piling of uncollected garbage in many areas in Dagupan City, 24 of 31 barangay chairmen signed the resolution passed by their Association of Barangay Captains, strongly reiterating their previous call on Mayor Brian Lim to implement the joint venture agreement entered into by the past city…
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