THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development Region 1 (DOH-CHD 1) recorded one case of the new Omicron subvariant (BA.5) in Pangasinan. According to Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal spokesperson of the DOH-CHD 1, the lone case of the BA.5 infection in the province is in Bugallon town. Four other…
IMPROVISING ON THE SPOT – A group of young ladies decide to use plastic bags to cover their shoes as they cross flooded streets in Dagupan City during the high tide last week. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TWO PLUS ONE BOOSTER THE Department of Health always referred to individuals who had two doses of vaccines as “fully vaxxed” but apparently having two doses are no longer enough to keep the COVID-19 infection from rising. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is expected to change the definition of ‘fully…
THE cases of five former department heads of Santa Barbara government who were allegedly ‘illegally-seated’ being ‘unqualified’ during the past administration under former mayor Joel delos Santos are under probe. This was bared by town mayor Carlito Zaplan in an interview over Aksyon Radyo. Zaplan said two out of five…
MANY people have already expressed interests in availing of the free CT-Scan machine installed at the Dagupan Diagnostic Center but its operation still cannot be done until full compliance with regulations is completed, including hiring of trained technicians. Dr. Ophelia Rivera, city heath officer, said the machine still cannot be…
A week after its inaugural session, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City failed to meet for its second regular session on July 12 due to lack of quorum. Only the five councilors belonging to the minority responded to the roll call made by City Secretary Ravanzo at past 10 a.m….
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I wake up to the dawn of calm, before the birds steal the silence, where I can only hear the sound of me. I listen to my breath, telling me, that the moment is precious, and each breath that passes is a moment gone, and…
By Farah G. Decano LAWYERS are affected too by the economy. The more vulnerable ones are those in private practice as solo practitioners. Because the costs of maintaining offices, paying wages of staff and purchasing of equipment and supplies rests on the lone shoulders of these lawyers, some had…
By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. THE world title fight between our very own world champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo versus Rey Vargas of Mexico for the WBC featherweight crown last Sunday in San Antonio, Texas was not shown live on television, unlike before. But being ardent boxing fans, we watched…
By Rex Catubig IT was just another Monday. As the sultry afternoon was winding down, clock watchers in offices were fidgety and kept glancing at the wall clock, waiting impatiently for 5 o’clock to strike. The lady employees had begun the ritual of retouching their make-up, nudging off their…
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