IT’S 3.55 percent more to go before the city government of San Carlos achieves the 70 percent herd immunity against COVID-19 among its identified eligible population for vaccination. The City Information Office (CIO) said at 66.45 percent or 93,174 of its residents are already fully vaccinated as of Thursday, January…
AFTER a medical staff member of a Rural Health Units (RHU) in Calasiao tested positive for COVID-19, Mayor Joseph Arman Bauzon ordered the immediate lockdown of its two RHUs for five days. Bauzon issued Executive Order No. 1 series of 2022, that directed the closure of Rural Health Units 1…
Two Calasiao RHUs on granular lockdown
BINMALEY BEACH AT ALERT LEVEL 2 – Residents and visitors take a breather at the Binmaley Beach the day after a hectic Christmas celebration and reunions. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
BINMALEY BEACH AT ALERT LEVEL 2
FIRST, the good news. All 31barangays of Dagupan City already been advised that they can already get their respective shares of the P6.2 million Barangay Aid passed and approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). The bad news is the distribution of the amount was not pro-rated as envisioned by the…
Disparity in Barangay Fund distribution decried
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) is on full alert and has intensified its patrol operations in places of known convergence of criminal activities particularly before and during the New Year festivities. PPPO Director P/Col. Richmond Tadina said police units are actively pursuing intelligence reports in the field to prevent…
Pangasinan PNP on full alert for New Year revelry
RESTORATION OF WCES/MACARTHUR BLDG. –Department of Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua, the man behind the restoration of the West Central Elementary School Home Economics Building, views works of artist-in-residence and local Pangasinan artists at the ongoing Anakbanwa Art Exhibit at the newly restored WCES Home Economics Bldg. during his visit for the celebration of…
RESTORATION OF WCES/MACARTHUR BLDG
THR Pangasinan provincial government released its amelioration aid to 18,142 barangay volunteer worker in time for the celebration of Christmas. The beneficiaries are 12,322 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), 2,608 Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPOs), 1,708 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs), and 1,504 Day Care Workers. Paying tribute to their remarkable efforts…
Province’s 18,142 barangay volunteers get amelioration aid
INCLUDING A 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) already recorded four firecracker-related injuries, a week before the New Year revelry. In a radio interview on Monday, PHO chief Dr. Anna de Guzman said the injuries were recorded from Dec. 23 to Dec. 25. She said one of the victims…
Four hurt in firecracker blasts
Vote-rich Pangasinan is primary campaign destination EXPECT more aspirants for national positions in the 2022 elections to barnstorm Pangasinan for their campaign because it is the third vote-rich province in the country. Lawyer Reddy Balarbar, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Region 1 assistant regional director, said Pangasinan logged 2,096,936 registered voters…
2022 ELECTIONS
CHRISTMASSY VACCINATION – The vaccination site at the Dagupan city’s People Astrodome is adorned with Christmas decors to brighten up the mood for residents while waiting for their turn to be inoculated. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)




