THE continued decline in numbers of new cases is a strong indication that the pandemic in Pangasinan will finally come to an end. This was observation shared by Provincial Health Officer Anna De Guzman in an interview on December 20 when she highlighted an average of 4 daily confirmed cases…
THE Mabini municipal government already inoculated 70 percent of its eligible population as of Monday, Dec. 20. The local government unit said the inoculation of 12,895 residents with their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines have been completed. The municipal health office expressed satisfaction with the cooperation extended by the eligible…
A MEMBER of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Dagupan proposed that the city government contributes financial assistance to affected families in the calamity stricken provinces in Visayas and Mindanao. The proposal was made by Councilor Dennis Canto during the first-ever face-to-face session of the SP since the start of the…
THE International Astronomical Union (IAU), the leading NGO focused on astronomy, named two recently-discovered asteroids, also called minor planets, after two heroines – Ilocano warrior Gabriela Silang, and Pangasinan mythical female Princess Urduja. The decision was made public by Dr. Edsel Salvana, through his Facebook post on Saturday, December 18,…
THE 416,483 Philippine Identification (PhilID) registrants in the region received their cards from the Philippine Statistics Authority as of Dec. 10. In an interview, PSA Region 1 spokesperson Jim Ian Baustista said the number includes those cancelled due to deaths or new address. Baustista said the delay in the delivery…
MARRIAGE IS FOR SENIORS, TOO – – Mauro Servito, 77, kisses his former partner and girlfriend, Joselina Caguioa-Servito, 53, tenderly after they were proclaimed man and wife finally during the Mass Wedding at the Dagupan City plaza. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
IS there discrimination in the grant of Barangay Aid, which is an integral part of Supplemental Budget Number 2 passed and approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) last month? This question cropped up after 23 barangays complained that they have not received their respective Barangay Aids while eight others have…
APPLICATION FOR PNP SECURITY OPEN THE Police Regional Office 1 has ordered the effectivity of the gun ban to start for the duration of the campaign and election period on January 9, 2022 to prevent election-related incidents in hotly-contested areas in Pangasinan. P/Colonel Richmond Tadina, acting provincial director of the…
A RESHUFFLE of police personnel manning control checkpoints in the province was recently effected by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) to prevent a possible repeat of the discovered extortion activities involving a policeman at the Barangay Pantol border checkpoint in Bayambang town. P/Col. Richmond Tadina, PPPO director, said the…
VIPS’ SELFIE — Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda takes a selfie souvenir with former DPWH Sec. Mark Villar and former Rep. Gina de Venecia at the recent political sortie of Legarda and Villar. (Puchphoto by Butch Uka)
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