THE Provincial Health Office’s expanded targeted mass testing for COVID-19 yielded only 3% positivity rate since it started in May 2020. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman, said the rate was determined from the 96,443 tested samples as of January 12, and only 3,270 tested positive. The results included test samples from […]
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Three cities eye own funds for COVID-19 vaccine
THREE city governments in Pangasinan have decided they will not simply wait for their allocation of vaccines. Dagupan City has set the pace and allotted P10 million to purchase vaccines while the cities of San Carlos and Alaminos are set to allocate their own too for the purchase of vaccines for COVID-19 to be made […]
Active COVID-19 cases close to 700 mark
COVID-19 spiked anew in Pangasinan, bringing the number of active cases near the threshold of 700 as 355 more new cases were added to the tally, dwarfing the number that recovered from the disease from January 8 to 14, according to the monitoring of the Provincial Health Office (PHO). Records of the PHO said that […]
Senate bill reclassifying Mangabul as alienable, disposable land filed
SENATOR Juan Miguel Zubiri recently filed a bill seeking to reclassify the Mangabul Reservation in Bayambang into alienable and disposable land of the public domain for the purpose of redistributing the same to the bonafide and long-term farmers/occupants. A copy of Senate Bill No. 1961 was received by Mayor Cezar T. Quiambao from Senator Zubiri who […]
SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST – P/Lt Rachel Corpuz of the Pangasinan Maritime Police Station at the Tondaligan Beach, calls out swimmers warning them not to move beyond the buoy markers of risks posed by underwater current in the area. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
Crime incidents in region down by 43 percent
AZURIN REPORTS TO CHIEF PNP SINAS CRIME rate in Region 1 registered only 10,003 incidents or 43%, from a total of 23,444 registered in 2019 or 13,441 less in 2020. This was the report of P/Brig. General Rodolfo Azurin Jr., Police Regional Office 1 director, to chief PNP General Debold Sinas when the latter made […]
Two barangays in Dagupan City declared drug-cleared
TWO barangays in Dagupan City, Barangays IV and Mamalingling, have been declared drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). PDEA Pangasinan Barangay Drug Clearing Officer Mary Jean Botes said the regional oversight committee declared the two barangays during its deliberations December 16 last year. Botes said barangays, according to Botes, may only be declared […]
COLLABORATING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
COLLABORATING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT — Personnel of the Tondaligan Park Administration, Philippine Marines, PNP Maritime RMU-1, POSO, CDRRMC at Philippine Navy, Lifeguards and Tondaligan Vendors Association get together to clean and clear the Tondaligan Beach Baywalk of trash left behind by visitors on January 1. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
Binmaley bans swimming at the beach, liquor
THE Binmaley government banned anew swimming in the town’s coastal areas to prevent the further local transmission of COVID-19 among residents and visitors. Mayor Simplicio Rosario said the prohibition is pursuant to the resolution of the Municipal Task Force against beach swimming, mass gathering, youth camps and other sporting events amid the persistent threat of […]
Manaoag logs 23 new cases; Basilica closed for 2 days
THE Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag was temporarily closed for two days, Jan. 7-8, for cleaning and disinfection of its whole complex and its services were suspended following reports of new confirmed cases in the town. Public worship and other liturgical services may resume in the afternoon of Jan. 9, according to the […]