THE Provincial Health Office’s latest data on leptospirosis cases in Pangasinan shows number cases are down by 31 percent. From January 1 to July 18, only nine cases have been recorded compared to last year’ 13 cases over the same period. No deaths have been recorded. Data also shows that…
FISHING FOR HIS NEXT MEAL – An elderly man sits by a wall waiting for a fish hiding among the water lilies to bite his bait. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TRAFFIC EXPERIMENT IN MANGALDAN THE members of two associations (tricycle and pedicab owners and drivers) in Mangaldan town gathered at the town’s municipal hall early Monday, July 18, to plead with town officials to permanently restore their access to the town’s Rizal Avenue. This, after Mayor Bonafe de Vera-Paraynon temporarily…
GOOD news for the commuting public! More jeepney drivers in the province have resumed servicing their routes after three consecutive drop in fuel prices. This after latest dip fuel prices last Tuesday with diesel down by P2 per liter, gasoline by P5, and P0.70 centavos for kerosene. However, the PHP2…
THE Dagupan City government will stage the Mega Jobs Fair at the People’s Astrodome on July 28, Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Job seekers must bring an updated resume, vaccination card, valid ID and ballpen. To enter, applicants must wear a face masks. The Public Employment Service Office…
THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Ilocos led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a solar-powered irrigation system in Wawa village in Lingayen town. Engr. Gaudencio De Vera, officer-in-charge regional manager of the NIA in Ilocos, said the project is the first of its kind in the town and in the Second District….
DELAYED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC – After two years of waiting, young girls finally receive their sacrament of Confirmation, one of the initiation rites into the Roman Catholic Church after Baptism, at the Parish Church of San Fabian, officiated by Archbishop Socrates Villegas. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
CLEARING OPERATIONS, FINALLY — Members of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC), Philippine Coast Guard, Waste Management Division (WMD), Pantal Barangay Council and other launched a river clean-up operations to remove water lilies and river spinach that clog Pantal River in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Dagupan Diagnostic Center was partially opened on Tuesday, July 19, and began giving free X-ray, Ultra Sound and ECG monitoring services to indigent Dagupeños for free. Mayor Belen Fernandez allowed the partial opening of the diagnostic center while its permit to operate is still being processed by the Department…
THE collection of data on the vaccination status of residents in 31 barangays in Dagupan City was ordered to update the city’s COVID-19 information system. Mayor Belen Fernandez directed the updating during her meeting with barangay health workers (BHWs), barangay service point officers (BSPOs) and barangay nutrition scholars (BNS) to…
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