THE Pangasinan Provincial Jail issued a temporary suspension yesterday, February 12, of the regular visiting day (Saturday) and conjugal visits as a precautionary measure against the ongoing threat of Covid-19. Provincial Warden Ferdinand Natividad clarified that the temporary suspension is not a form restriction and harassment to persons deprived of…
SOME 566 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the region who are unable to return to their workplace yet due to the temporary travel ban, received Php10,000 cash assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). OWWA Ilocos regional information officer Geraldine Lucero…
BICYCLE PATROL – Trained bicycle-riding police officers prepare to be deployed after the formal launching of the Bicycle Patrol Cops last February 6 at the Baywalk in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
WATCH out for the Bicycle Patrol Cops in tourist destinations recently organized by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) to bolster its crime prevention program. Twenty police officers (10 male and 10 female) led by P/Major Arnold Soriano were issued twenty bicycles with helmets and vests donated by the Public…
IF you see the garbage trucks still delivering wastes to the dumpsite in Bonuan despite the cease and desist order issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) against the city government, it is because of a compromise agreement entered into by both parties. The compromise agreement was bared…
THE Department of Education Pangasinan 1 Schools Division Superintendent Sheila Marie Primicias belied all the allegations against her by members of the provincial board. Allegations of irregularity were reported to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan whose members in turn quizzed her last January 27 about selling tumblers to both teachers and students….
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported 313 dengue cases only and without a fatality in the province from Jan. 1 to Feb.3 this year, reflecting a 33% decrease compared to 473 cases same period last year. However, PHO chief Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman expressed more concern that out…
DON’T be overly alarmed by 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (nCoV), instead be more worried by gastroenteritis (AGE) according to Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman, the provincial health officer of Pangasinan. De Guzman told the Talakayan sa Kapitolyo on Tuesday, said that from January 1 to February 3…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) is ready to receive complaints against purveyors of fake news about the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCov). P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, PPPO director, warned that purveyors face cases for violating three laws: Presidential Decree 90 or rumor-mongering or unlawful utterances, Article 154 of the revised penal…
QUALIFIED persons with disabilities (PWDs) and elderly persons in 4 towns and 1 city were provided assistive devices from the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC) and the Latter Day Saints Charity last week. The beneficiaries from Malasiqu, Pozorrubio, San Fabian, Calasiao towns and Alaminos City received either a…
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