FAMILY PETS – A mother and her daughter hold their pets while awaiting their turn for the free anti-rabies vaccination organized by the JCI Dagupan and the City Veterinarian Office. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AS Dagupan City continues its streak as the hottest area in the Philippines per heat index even animals are not spared from heat stroke. Dr. Michael Maramba, Dagupan City Veterinarian, said an average of three to five dogs in the city were reported to have suffered heat stroke. Maramba urged…
THE Department of Health Center for Health Development Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) is reminding pet owners in the region to treat their pets with tender loving care by protecting them against rabies after it recorded 92,631 animal bites in 2021. DOH-CHD-1 medical officer Dr. Rheuel Bobis said the immunization against rabies…
SOCIAL Security System (SSS) announced that the new compliance deadline for the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners’ Program (ACOP) for 2021 has been extended from March 31, 2022, to June 30, 2022. The ACOP covers the following pensioner types: 1. Survivor pensioners (receiving pensions through Death Benefit) 2. Total disability pensioners…
WATCH OUT FOR BASURA BUSTER –The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led by Region 1 Director Atty. Crizaldy Barcelo (left) and Strategic Communication and Initiative Service Director Khalil Sergio Bayam) introduce DENR’s solid waste management (SWM) mascot, Pinas: The Basura Buster (PBB) during the launch of its Solid Waste Management Advocacy Campaign at Monarch Hotel…
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Environment and Management Bureau Region 1 recently launched the Pinas Basura Buster (PBB) mascot and the Basura Buster (BB) Gaming Application last Thursday, March 24. Ilocos EMB director Engr. Maria Dorica Naz-Hipe said both the PBB and BB aim to intensify…
THE kick off of local campaign in Pangasinan started smoothly save for some traffic jams in Dagupan City, according to the designated provincial election supervisor of the province. Lawyer Ericson Oganiza, temporarily assigned in Pangasinan for the May 2022 polls, said their monitoring on the situation across the 44 town…
BALLOT boxes to be used in 46 towns/cities in Pangasinan have arrived for the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Atty. Ericson Oganiza, provincial election supervisor, said he expects more ballot boxes to be utilized by two or three towns in the province to arrive soon. He said he…
TO prevent the entry of quails and ducks coming from bird flu-hit areas amid reports that there is rampant smuggling of chicken eggs by trucks that often elude checkpoints, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) asked the office of the provincial veterinarian to strengthen animal and fowl inspections at border quarantine checkpoints. This concern…
BINMALEY’S CHERRY BLOSSOMS BLOOM – – What was once a sleepy town, Binmaley is fast becoming a major tourist destination in Pangasinan. It’s latest feature that welcomes visitors are its gardens of Palawan. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
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