FOR PEDIA VAX ROLLOUT THE Department of Health Center in Ilocos Region (DOH-1) targets some 731,334 children aged 5-11 for inoculation of anti-COVID-19 vaccines starting February 14. DOH-1 COVID-19 focal person Dr. Rheuel Bobis said Pfizer vaccines will be administered to this pediatric population given the emergency use authorization from…
THE situation in Region 1 today remains peaceful and orderly with no untoward political incident untoward whatsoever that will make it fall under the classification of an area of grave concern. This was disclosed by P/Lt. Colonel Abubakar Mangelen Jr., public information officer of Police Regional Office 1, during the…
DELAYED PASSAGE OF 2022 BUDGET SEVEN of the town’s members of the Sangguniang Bayan are refusing to pass the 2022 budget of Calasiao until the mayor submits the demanded documents to account for last year’s expenditures. Demanded by the councilors are documents that show expenditures for programs that have been…
BIKERS BEST FRIEND – Since the start of the pandemic last year, and transport became scarce, hundreds resorted to bicycles for their livelihood and for leisure. With regular needs to upgrade and ensure efficient performance of their units, bike mechanics became in demand as much as health frontliners. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
HEALTH authorities in the region maintain that the B.1.617.2 Covid-19 variant, otherwise known as ‘Delta’, that made its presence known in the second half of 2021, still remains the most dominant variant in the region, as of January 2022,. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Covid-19 focal person of the region’s Center for Health…
ALL’s well that ends well in the mango theft case of an octogenarian that went viral after the 7th Municipal Circuit Court of Asingan-San Manuel dismissed the case during his arraignment on February 8. Lawyer James Fernandez of the Public Attorney’s Office in Urdaneta City and counsel for accused Leonardo…
THE Ilocos region remains generally peaceful and the police will continue to do its best to keep it that way. This was stressed by P/Brig, General Emmanuel Peralta during the regional Joint Security Control Center meeting on February 7 at Camp Brig. General Oscar Florendo in San Fernando City, La…
THE office of the provincial governor warned the public about supporting a group misrepresenting itself to be authorized by the provincial government to solicit personal information using forms with the logo “I Love Pangasinan”, purportedly to qualify them as recipients of an alleged “Ayuda Program”. The warning was contained in…
IN observance of the National Cancer Awareness Month, the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) will offer free screening services this month. Dr. Sharon Sandoval, R1MC’s medical oncologist, said free screening test is part of the advocacy campaign of the R1MC to raise awareness among the public on early detection of…
THE Ilocos Center for Health Development (CHD) expressed confidence that herd immunity can be achieved in Region 1 on or before the end of the first quarter this year. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal person of the CHD-1, said as of February 9, there were already fully vaccinated 3,184,931 individuals…
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