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…
TOKEN BANGUS FESTIVAL – Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim releases a bag of fingerlings provided by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to signal the start and end the Bangus Festival. April 30 was declared a non-working holiday for the celebration of the Bangus Festival. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has created an ad hoc committee that will seek to settle all boundary disputes involving some towns within Pangasinan, and Pangasinan with its neighboring provinces. The creation of the ad hoc committee headed by Vice Governor Mark Lambino, SP presiding officer, was proposed by Sixth District Board…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) has required its personnel to submit to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test twice a week to monitor and check COVID-19 infection among the police personnel in the province. “We have to be tested at least twice a week,” PPPO spokesperson Maj. Arturo Melchor…
S-PASS (Safe, Swift and Smart Passage) will soon be fully implemented in Pangasinan. This was assured after the Management Information Services Office (MISO) presented an update on the implementation of S-PASS in Pangasinan to members of the Technical Working Group on April 21. S-PASS is a new paperless app launched…
COMMUNITY PANTRY BY THE CATHEDRAL – A senior citizen picks up food items from the pantry manned by members of the Knights of Columbus and other religious groups of Cathedral Parish of St John the Evangelist in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PANGASINAN’S HISTORICAL LANDMARKS SANGGUNIANG Panlalawigan, in its virtual session on April 26, approved a resolution that will help maintain an inventory of the province’s cultural and historical properties/ landmarks. Endorsed by SP was resolution authored by Board Member Margilou Humilde-Versoza, Provincial Resolution No. 2314-2021 entitled, “Endorsing to the Philippine Registry…
THE Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1 confirmed that 59 percent of healthcare workers (HCW) or 46,789 persons in the region have been inoculated. Meanwhile, Dr. Rheuel Bobis, CHD spokesperson, said 0.7 percent, or 3,991 senior citizens received their vaccines. Of the inoculated HCWs, Bobis…
THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) revealed only 60% of Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERT) in the province are willing to be inoculated. Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, confirmed this in an interview as she clarified that despite the 90 to 95 percent acceptance rate among hospitals…
COMMUNITY PANTRY IN DAGUPAN – The staff of Panaderia Antonio, owned by businessman Tony Seen, greet residents availing of the community pantry set up the by popular restaurant and bakery in Barangay Lasip-Chico. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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