LINGAYEN– The once decrepit and inefficient Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) is now one of the flagships of the provincial government certified to be operating on internationally-accepted system and policies. It was recently issued the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 certification as proof.
THE provincial government reported a surge in cases of measles this year but it felt the number still did not warrant the declaration of an epidemic. The Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) here has recorded 490 suspected cases of measles, including eight deaths from January to April this year. Dr. Policarpio Manuel, officer-in-charge…
ALAMINOS CITY– The city of Alaminos is one of the finalists in the 2014 National Literacy Awards (NLA). Alaminos City recently bested entries of San Fernando City (La Union) and Urdaneta City, making it one of region 1’s official entries in the literacy award of the Outstanding Local Government Unit…
MALASIQUI is one town that allocates funds annually to serve school needs of some 18, 000 pupils. The town’s young schoolers are provided new school bags and supplies for their use at each start of the school year. Mayor Armando Domantay Sr. said that the distribution of school bags and…
SANDY CREATION—-The Lingayen team proudly stands behind their sand sculpture that earned the nod of the judges during the sand sculpture competition, one of the new events of Pista’y Dayat 2014. (PUNCHphoto my Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan remains free from cases involving the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERSCoV), according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). Dr. Anna de Guzman, PHO chief, reported on May 7 that the nine persons from the province who were quarantined for one week in a national hospital were found…
SOME 7,000 Philippine Health Insurance Inc. (PhilHealth) cards were distributed in Dagupan last May 7 during the launching of the PhilHealth Alamin at Gamitin (ALAGA KA) program. With the new beneficiaries, there are now almost 12,000 PhilHealth-enrolled Dagupeños under the government’s sponsorship, said Dr. Leonard Carbonel, head of the city health…
MANGALDAN—The Mangaldan police station welcomes not only complaints but also book donations. As part of its community relations program, the local police launched the “Lumang libro mo para sa Magandang Kinabukasan ko” project that aims to build a library for the Inlambo Elementary School. Supt. Jackie Candelario, town police chief,…
SAN MANUEL—Not to worry, all’s well at the San Roque dam. While the water level at the San Roque Multi-purpose Dam has been going down since January with the dry season, it remains within normal range and far from the critical level.
LINGAYEN–The provincial health office (PHO) reiterated its warning to beach bathers and swimmers in beaches to beware of the jellyfish. “A jellyfish sting can be life-threatening,” said Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman, provincial health officer (PHO) as she advised bathers to avoid going into the deep portions of the…
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