THE surge in COVID-19 cases in the province could have been worse for the populace if less people in our communities had opted to be vaccinated. The fact that we have more vaccinated persons today means the surge in cases today is more manageable, far better than when we only…
THE preemptive measures adopted by the provincial government to address the not totally surprising spike in number of new Covid cases in the province is indicative of an assurance that the province is in good hands. While it could have conveniently recommended the declaration of a shift in the province’s…
GIVEN what the weeks and months ahead of us tend to promise, we can only breathe a deep sigh of relief today knowing we find ourselves spared of onslaught of a pandemic. There was simply no stopping a runaway train like a third surge of COVID-19 that is to wreak…
SHOULD the celebration of the Christmas take us away from the sufferings of our fellowmen in the southern islands amid new fears of a new outbreak and surge in the Covid pandemic? Not a few even wondered how the country can move on from this New Normal Christmas with all…
THE Espino administration has achieved for Pangasinan what the usual pessimists in our midst initially thought were difficult to accomplish in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past two years, both our government and our people fought hard and well to survive the onslaught of the corona virus, a situation…
UNLIKE other families in the region and in other provinces, there is no relief in sight for families in Pangasinan whose members have been separated during the pandemic, needing to be together finally for their yearly Christmas reunion after two years. The odd and discriminating conditions being imposed by the…
REGION 1 failed to meet its target to inoculate some 750 thousand individuals during the recently concluded National Vaccination Days. And understandably, Pangasinan, being the largest and most populated province, the bulk to be inoculated is expected to be served by the provincial government. That’s only the first problem. The…
THE report from the Provincial Health Office that the number of active cases Pangasinan last week has shown a continuing decline is certainly encouraging and gives hope to our families to celebrate the Christmas holiday like we always did in the past. And, the fact that relatives and friends from…
THE lifting of the mandatory wearing of the face shield and downgrading alert levels in the Pangasinan and in other provinces to Alert 2 are unmistakably positive directions toward normalcy, or a definite shift to the New Normal, with emphasis on “normal”. These policies have since resulted in relaxing the…
THE continued refusal of Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim to allow his departments heads, particularly of the Market Supervisor, the City Administrator, Treasurer and Auditor to shed light on the reported alleged protection racket being perpetrated by market marshals is a clear indication of his full knowledge of the criminal…
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