THERE has been 107 percent increase in acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases from January to July 18 this year in Pangasinan. Surveillance Monitoring of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reveals 3,641 cases were recorded this year, compared to 1,674 cases recorded last year over the same period. So far, 19 individuals…
THE Provincial Health Office’s latest data on leptospirosis cases in Pangasinan shows number cases are down by 31 percent. From January 1 to July 18, only nine cases have been recorded compared to last year’ 13 cases over the same period. No deaths have been recorded. Data also shows that…
IMPROVISING ON THE SPOT – A group of young ladies decide to use plastic bags to cover their shoes as they cross flooded streets in Dagupan City during the high tide last week. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TWO PLUS ONE BOOSTER THE Department of Health always referred to individuals who had two doses of vaccines as “fully vaxxed” but apparently having two doses are no longer enough to keep the COVID-19 infection from rising. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is expected to change the definition of ‘fully…
THE cases of five former department heads of Santa Barbara government who were allegedly ‘illegally-seated’ being ‘unqualified’ during the past administration under former mayor Joel delos Santos are under probe. This was bared by town mayor Carlito Zaplan in an interview over Aksyon Radyo. Zaplan said two out of five…
MANY people have already expressed interests in availing of the free CT-Scan machine installed at the Dagupan Diagnostic Center but its operation still cannot be done until full compliance with regulations is completed, including hiring of trained technicians. Dr. Ophelia Rivera, city heath officer, said the machine still cannot be…
A week after its inaugural session, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City failed to meet for its second regular session on July 12 due to lack of quorum. Only the five councilors belonging to the minority responded to the roll call made by City Secretary Ravanzo at past 10 a.m….
CONSPIRACY OF THE WATER LILY – It is not a garden of vegetables but a span of water lilies that practically occupied half of the Pantal River, slowing down flow of water out to the sea, further aggravating flooding in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
The town of Manaoag is at a crossroad between towns that have its vehicular traffic increasingly difficult with each passing year, having the Minor Basilica as the town’s main attraction, compounded the local government’s dilemma. Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, the town’s new local chief executive, admitted that coping with the…
ASINGAN town mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. expressed his full support for the Asingan Community Hospital’s plan to open an animal bite center (ABC). Once opened, the hospital’s center will also serve the towns of Binalonan, San Manuel, and Sta. Maria. Lopez said the installation of an animal bite center in…
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