ONLY five remaining active cases stand the way of Pangasinan towards attaining a COVID-free status as of March 31, according to the latest data released by the Provincial Health Office (PHO). The only remaining cases are located in Sta Maria (2) and one each in the towns of Lingayen, Malasiqui…
MALACANANG Palace declared Apr. 5 as a special non-working holiday in Pangasinan on the occasion of its 442nd founding anniversary. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on March 29 signed and issued Proclamation Number 1334, declaring Tuesday next week as a special non-working holiday throughout the province. “It is but fitting and…
COME-BACKING BELEN – Former Mayor Belen Fernandez responds to loud cheers from her supporters during the Team Belen-BK proclamation rally. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
CAPITOL NEWS SIGNING OF TRIPARTITE MOU BETWEEN LGU-P’SINAN, DOH & PHILHEALTH. Governor Amado I. Espino III (center), Dr. Paula Paz N. Sydiongco, director of Department of Health-Center for Health Development (right), and PhilHealth Regional Vice President Dennis B. Adre (left), hold the signed copies of tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
NOT a few eyebrows were raised on seeing different campaign posters of Governor Amado Espino III showing him with names and faces of the six presidential aspirants individually and separately across the province leading others to wonder – who is Guv Pogi really endorsing for president? When confronted with the…
THE mayor of Lingayen issued an executive order on April 1 lifting the suspension of holding barangay fiestas and Liga sports events which he earlier imposed amidst continuing COVID threat. Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil issued Executive Order No. 18, series 2022 withdrawing the suspension of such activities due to mounting clamor…
FINALLY, IN-CLASS EDUCATION – Elementary pupils at the West Central 2 School sing the national anthem before proceeding to their designated classrooms for their face-to-face instructions. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Department of Education (DepEd) in the Ilocos Region urges parents or guardians of Kindergarten-Grade 1 learners and Grades 7 and 11 students in public schools to help prepare for the school year 2022 by registering before April 30, the deadline. In a phone interview, DepEd Ilocos Region Public Affairs…
PANGASINAN recorded 7,747 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2021, highest in the Ilocos Region. Dr. Rheuel Bobis of the Department of Health Ilocos Center for Health Development said 10,961 TB cases were recorded throughout the region last year. Based on the data, 650 cases were in Ilocos Norte, 734 in Ilocos…
POPULAR SALTED FISH FROM PANGASINAN – The summer heat is beneficial to market traders selling salted, sun-dried fish from the Lingayen Gulf. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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