LAX ENFORCEMENT OF HEALTH PROTOCOL –Scenes of children without face masks playing with their smartphones to while away the time during the day are common in many barangays. They are not the least bothered by risks of COVID-19 infection because their elders are not. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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R1MC’s 4 doctors, 4 nurses tested positive
SURGICAL WARD CLOSED FOR 2 WEEKS FOUR doctors and four nurses at the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City tested positive of COVID-19. Dr. Roland Joseph Mejia, R1MC director, said there were initially only four doctors and two nurses infected by the virus on Monday then another two nurses were tested positive on […]
SK chapter to install Wi-Fi modems to help online learning
THE Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Barangay Balaya in San Carlos City will install five prepaid wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) modems in strategic areas to assist pupils and students in their community in their distance learning. SK chairperson Alexander Doria said the project will help learners in their village in coping with online classes when the schools […]
Binmaley cemeteries closed Oct. 30-Nov. 3
BINMALEY Mayor Simplicio Rosario issued an executive order directing the closure of all cemeteries and memorial parks in the municipality from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Rosario said the order is intended to protect residents amid a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the town. He said one of the causes of the surge […]
A NEW NORMAL IN CALASIAO
A NEW NORMAL IN CALASIAO — A motorcycle/tricycle lane is established along the highway in Calasiao by the town police station headed by P/Lt. Col. Ferdinand De Asis, in compliance with the national law requiring motorcycle riders and tricycle drivers to stay on the extreme right side of highways and roads. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
COVID-19 infects 56 cops in PRO1
THE contagion of COVID-19 has already affected 56 personnel of the Police Regional Office 1 since the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine on March 15. PRO 1 director Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. admitted on September 7 that the 56 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 25 are active cases and 31 have recovered. Azurin said of […]
Dagupan SP passes 11 p.m. curfew ordinance
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan has passed another curfew ordinance, the third in five months, during its regular session on September 8 while the second ordinance, which the third one seeks to amend, may not yet have the effect of law. The third and latest ordinance, which set the curfew hours from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. amended […]
Mayor orders lockdown of four Bayambang barangays
FOUR barangays and one purok were ordered to be placed under granular lockdown by Mayor Cezar Quiambao due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the town. Quiambao issued Executive Order No. 45 series of 2020, placing Barangays Cadre Site, Darawey, Tambac, Bical Norte, and Purok 3 of Barangay Ambayat 1st on September […]
Four family members test positive for COVID-19
FOUR members of a family of nine in Carlos City tested positive recently for COVID-19. The City Information Office (CIO) said the infection of the four were confirmed through RT-PCR test. The swab testing for the family was done on September 3 after one of the family members, residents of Barangay Quezon Boulevard, was reported […]
Capitol, SP commend PPPO, Maranan
THE provincial government and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan commended the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office and its director for the various citations they received from the Police Regional Office 1. PPPO was declared as the Best Police Provincial Office, as Best PPO, Special Award, Unit Award and Special Unit Award in the region, Best PPO for its […]