SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING YOUTHS THE Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Barangay Malued in Dagupan City launched an advocacy campaign contest creating more awareness on social issues affecting youths via mural painting. SK Malued chair Jonarch Aquino Jr. said that the project seeks to engage the youths in creating awareness on mental…
SLOW CONTACT-TRACING, SWAB TESTS THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) was urged by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to direct towns and cities to step up in their contact-tracing and swab testing capabilities because of reports that there are still many persons under investigation (PUIs) freely moving around, unaware that they are…
ONLY 33 LGUs IMPLEMENTING THE provincial government is looking forward to more towns and cities to implement the S-Pass, an online travel management system approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). According to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Rhodyn Oro, a…
BANI Mayor Gwen Palafox-Yamamoto recently tested positive for COVID-19. In her official Facebook page, Yamamoto said it was on the night of May 3 when the result of her RT-PCR test showed she was positive of the virus. She said it’s been a year that she’s ensuring the safety of…
DUE TO LOWER CONTAGION RATE? THE province’s isolation facilities have only seen an average 8.4-percent occupancy rate, according to the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force. This was revealed last Monday by Pangasinan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief Rhodyn Oro during the question hour of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. He said…
FRESH BANGUS IN COMMUNITY PANTRY — Different religious groups belonging to the St John the Evangelist Cathedral Parish in Dagupan City have included fresh bangus in their community pantry in addition to eggs, and vegetables for free distribution. The pantry is located beside the church. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TO determine the vaccine acceptability of eligible residents of San Carlos City, the city health office (CHO) is conducting a survey while waiting for the next allocation of vaccines to arrive. In his Facebook live message on Wednesday, Mayor Julier Resuello announced that a team is gathering data in barangays…
THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) aims to complete the inoculation of healthcare workers in both public and private hospitals under the A1 priority list by July. PHO chief Dr. Anna de Guzman said the target date, however, is based on expected dates of delivery of vaccines being allocated by…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) reported that 119 police health personnel from various police stations in the province received their first dose of Sinovac vaccine. PPPO spokesperson P/Maj. Arturo Melchor Jr said the inoculation was administered by the PNP provincial health service and the Provincial Health Office (PHO). “All…
THE COVID-19 pandemic brought another potential crisis if not addressed early – environmental disposal of face masks, shields, personal protection equipment (PPE), plastic gloves, etc. Dagupan City’s Waste Management Division (WMD) reported that an estimated two tons of COVID-19 related wastes have already been collected in the city from isolation…
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