THE contagion of COVID-19 has already affected 56 personnel of the Police Regional Office 1 since the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine on March 15. PRO 1 director Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. admitted on September 7 that the 56 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 25 are active cases and 31…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan has passed another curfew ordinance, the third in five months, during its regular session on September 8 while the second ordinance, which the third one seeks to amend, may not yet have the effect of law. The third and latest ordinance, which set the curfew hours from…
FOUR barangays and one purok were ordered to be placed under granular lockdown by Mayor Cezar Quiambao due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the town. Quiambao issued Executive Order No. 45 series of 2020, placing Barangays Cadre Site, Darawey, Tambac, Bical Norte, and Purok 3 of…
FOUR members of a family of nine in Carlos City tested positive recently for COVID-19. The City Information Office (CIO) said the infection of the four were confirmed through RT-PCR test. The swab testing for the family was done on September 3 after one of the family members, residents of…
THE provincial government and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan commended the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office and its director for the various citations they received from the Police Regional Office 1. PPPO was declared as the Best Police Provincial Office, as Best PPO, Special Award, Unit Award and Special Unit Award in the…
DENGUE cases in Pangasinan dropped by 55 percent from January to September 7 this year and the decline is attributed to the community quarantine being imposed by the government. Provincial Health Officer Anna de Guzman said that there were 2,289 dengue cases recorded with 13 deaths this year compared to…
WHEN NOT TO WEAR MASK AND SHIELD – A new voter is asked to remove her face mask and shield for the issuance of her voter’s ID picture. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TWO new active COVID-19 cases among frontliners were registered in Dagupan City. Dr. Ophelia Rivera, city health officer, said the two frontliners tested positive on Monday, September 1, making the city account for nine active cases. The two are a 49-year-old female from Barangay Poblacion Oeste, and a 30-year-old male…
THE Bayambang public market and the ‘Bagsakan’ areas of fish and vegetables were closed to the public for five days to give way for the cleaning, decontamination and disinfection after the municipal health office (MHO) recorded the death of a meat vendor from COVID-19. The closure and cessation of operations…
A meat vendor at the Bayambang public market is the latest fatality in the province. The fatality, a 58-year-old male from Barangay Darawey in Bayambang town, was initially brought to a hospital in Bayambang on the morning of August 27 when he manifested symptoms of COVID-19 infection. He was transferred…
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