TALABA FESTIVAL IS BACK – Residents and visitors have their fill of huge ‘Alaminos talaba ‘ (oyster ) brand harvested in barangays Pangapisan, Mona, Cayucay, and Balayedaan in Alaminos City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Department of Health–Center for Health Development 1 (DOH-CHD 1) started closely monitoring rising levels of diarrhea cases in the region. Up until February 2024, the region registered more than 3,000 cases, out of which Pangasinan reported 1,478; followed by La Union with 1,023; Ilocos Norte with 415; and Ilocos…
DOH 1 on the alert for rise in diarrhea cases
FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS THE Department of Health (DOH) is set to provide the funds for the implementation of the Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) program this year in all 14 government hospitals in Pangasinan. The 14 government health facilities, namely: Asingan Community Hospital, Bayambang District Hospital,…
Pangasinan’s 14 hospitals get P55.44M grant from DOH
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Bus companies preparing for Holy Week vacation BUSES with terminals in Dagupan City are preparing for a flood of commuters coming and going out of the province during the Holy Week, a week after next. Terminal officials said prior to Holy Week, they always see…
NEWS BRIEFS
I WILL BE RABIES-FREE SOON! — This appears to be the message of a pet dog who calmly faced The PUNCH camera while waiting for its turn to be given free vaccine shot during the veterinary medical mission conducted by the Provincial Veterinary Office last week in observance of the Rabies Awareness…
I WILL BE RABIES-FREE SOON!
HOLCIM DEAL NOT MAXIMIZED IF theDagupan City government can deliver more compacted wastes to the Holcim Cement Plant in Norzagaray, Bulacan it would be enable to reduce the volume of wastes at the dumpsite by 70 percent on or before the end of 2024. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the city…
MBTF: Annual budget delay prevents early clearing of dumpsite
THE Bayambang local government hosted the “Pangasinan IT Challenge for Youth with Special Needs Year 2” last March 6, 2024 at the Balon Bayambang Events Center. The Pangasinan IT Challenge is an annual contest organized by the provincial government of Pangasinan to emphasize inclusivity and offer more learning opportunities for the youths with special needs. Some 30 students from junior and senior high school…
Bayambang holds IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) PHO warns Pangasinenses over high heat index outdoor THE Provincial Health Office cautioned Pangasinenses to take necessary precautions to prevent heat stroke and heat exhaustion that may lead to death as a result of the high heat index prevailing in the province today. To…
NEWS BRIEFS
BEWARE OF IRRESPONSIBLE SMOKERS – The grass fire that hit the Villa Verde Trail along the San Nicolas- Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya road last February 13, 2024 is ominous of more grass and forest fires with the onset of traditional summer aggravated by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. The area of the burned grass fire…
BEWARE OF IRRESPONSIBLE SMOKERS
MOM AND DAUGHTER COUNCILORS WALKED OUT? THE committee hearing last February 27 that Mayor Belen Fernandez attended to defend her administration’s 2024 budget ended up cordially, nothing like how the committee hearing last year when she appeared to defend the 2023 budget. The only issue that almost sparked another exchange…