THE Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag was temporarily closed for two days, Jan. 7-8, for cleaning and disinfection of its whole complex and its services were suspended following reports of new confirmed cases in the town. Public worship and other liturgical services may resume in the afternoon of…
KEEPING A FARMER COMPANY – A flock of migratory white egrets land in Mangatarem town and appear to be busy keeping a lonely farmer company when in fact they are merely searching for food in the plowed farmland. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE PUNCH STAFF asked Pangasinenses randomly how they fared in 2020 in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are their responses in Pilipino. Sharon, labandera: “Mahirap ang buhay. Kailangang kumayod araw-araw para mabuhay. Sa awa ng Diyos, nakaraos din kami kahit papano. Tungkol sa tulong ng siyudad, dumating din…
DESPITE the pandemic, some 27, 800 voters in Pangasinan have registered to qualify to vote in the May 2022 elections, according to the provincial election officer. Lawyer Marino Salas said the rate of registration that started last September is satisfactory and on target. He said the registration at the height of…
JOINT AMELIORATION DISTRIBUTION THE provincial government provided financial assistance to 15,129 barangay volunteers in 44 towns and 3 cities of the province during the Joint Amelioration Distribution that started on December 16 and concluded on December 29. The granting of amelioration to the barangay workers who served their communities for…
LECHON IS IT, ASF OR NOT — For many households, lechon was still a must to serve and relish during the holiday season amid the African Swine Fever scare and the Jonas Lechon House in Bued, Calasiao was the place to get it. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Liga ng Barangay of Pangasinan was recently rocked by political intrigues as the naming of the successor to the late Jose Peralta due to COVID-19 led to conflicting claims by two groups: One for Edgardo Fontelera, Liga ng Barangay of Pangasinan vice president (Liga president of Dasol town) and…
ANOTHER evidence of local transmission, closer to home, literally. Three brothers in Dagupan City are currently under isolation, after being infected by their father who tested positive earlier and died. The brothers, aged 11, 18, and 19, are all residents of Barangay Bonuan Gueset. Dr. Ophelia Rivera, the city’s COVID-19…
FOR the record, Pangasinan has started year 2021 with 2,826 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2,377 recovered, and a death toll of 113. And the count started with 54 new confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded in Pangasinan during the first two days of 2021, three on January 1 and 51 on January 2,…
WHILE the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has started the campaign for the early registration of low-income economic households in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) for the issuance of their free national ID (PhilID), most still do not understand what the national ID is about as mandated by Republic Act No….
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