FOR TRAUMA, ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS FOURTH District Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario has proposed a resolution urging the provincial government to take steps toward enabling Pangasinan’s public hospitals to access PhilHealth’s Z benefit packages for trauma and orthopedic patients. During the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on July 21, Rosario…
THE Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains incurable, but with proper and early detection, individuals can live normal, healthy lives through lifelong treatment, an official from the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) said. Dr. Donny Caramat of R1MC explained that individuals diagnosed with HIV are provided with anti-retroviral therapy (ART) —…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 1 has assured the public of a sufficient stockpile of relief goods, as it continues to augment supplies for local government units (LGUs) affected by recent weather disturbances. As of 2 p.m. on July 23, 2025, the agency released 15,337…
THE interactive fountain that is being built as part of the Capitol Complex redevelopment program is set for a test run in August, the provincial government announced last week. Provincial Engineer Amadeo Veras said the overall improvements at the Capitol grounds are expected to be finished by the end of…
BAYAMBANG Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao strongly condemned the killing of a still unidentified woman whose body was discovered early morning on July 21, 2025 at the corner of Sitio Pocdol, Barangay Bani. In an official statement posted on her Facebook page, she denounced commission of such gruesome crimes and assured the…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Teen drowns in irrigation canal in Sta. Barbara An 18-year-old male drowned while swimming in an irrigation canal at the height of a storm on July 21 in Barangay Botao in Sta. Barbara. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m., when the victim and several friends, aged…
RIVERS HIT CRITICAL LEVEL DUE TO RAINS COMBINED rains from the southwest monsoon or habagat and a series of typhoons over the last two weeks triggered flooding in many parts of Pangasinan, prompting so far 11 local government units – including commercial center Dagupan City and the capital town of…
FORMER SANGGUNIAN MAJORITY FIZZLED OUT THE Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the criminal and administrative complaints filed last year against Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez, Vice Mayor Dean Bryan Kua, and six other city officials in connection with the passage of the 2023 annual budget. The case stems from the approval…
NEW PD IN PANGASINAN—Police Regional Office I Director, Brig. General Dindo Reyes (center) presides during the turnover of command between outgoing Acting Provincial Director Ricardio David (left), and incoming OIC Police Provincial Director Colonel Ariel Mercullo (right) during ceremonies at the PNP Provincial Office in Lingayen last July 15. (Punchphoto…
POLICE Colonel Arbel Mercullo officially assumed his post on July 15, 2025 as the new officer-in-charge of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO), succeeding Police Colonel Ricardo David. In a formal turnover ceremony held at Camp Gov. Antonio Sison in Lingayen, Mercullo outlined a strong vision for his leadership,…
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