12% MORE TO GO FOR HERD IMMUNITY SOME 1.3 million individuals in Pangasinan are already fully vaccinated as of Dec. 27, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). Dr. Anna de Guzman said the number represents 58.5 percent of the identified eligible population in the province. She said some 1.7…
BINMALEY BEACH AT ALERT LEVEL 2 – Residents and visitors take a breather at the Binmaley Beach the day after a hectic Christmas celebration and reunions. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
FIRST, the good news. All 31barangays of Dagupan City already been advised that they can already get their respective shares of the P6.2 million Barangay Aid passed and approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). The bad news is the distribution of the amount was not pro-rated as envisioned by the…
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) is on full alert and has intensified its patrol operations in places of known convergence of criminal activities particularly before and during the New Year festivities. PPPO Director P/Col. Richmond Tadina said police units are actively pursuing intelligence reports in the field to prevent…
By Al S. Mendoza IT’S the political season and with it comes the survey season, too. Don’t be fooled. Surveys are as pesky as the summer fly but, hey, they are here to stay. They are as perennial as the grass. You are a politician, you either pay attention or not…
RESTORATION OF WCES/MACARTHUR BLDG. –Department of Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua, the man behind the restoration of the West Central Elementary School Home Economics Building, views works of artist-in-residence and local Pangasinan artists at the ongoing Anakbanwa Art Exhibit at the newly restored WCES Home Economics Bldg. during his visit for the celebration of…
THR Pangasinan provincial government released its amelioration aid to 18,142 barangay volunteer worker in time for the celebration of Christmas. The beneficiaries are 12,322 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), 2,608 Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPOs), 1,708 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs), and 1,504 Day Care Workers. Paying tribute to their remarkable efforts…
INCLUDING A 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) already recorded four firecracker-related injuries, a week before the New Year revelry. In a radio interview on Monday, PHO chief Dr. Anna de Guzman said the injuries were recorded from Dec. 23 to Dec. 25. She said one of the victims…
Vote-rich Pangasinan is primary campaign destination EXPECT more aspirants for national positions in the 2022 elections to barnstorm Pangasinan for their campaign because it is the third vote-rich province in the country. Lawyer Reddy Balarbar, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Region 1 assistant regional director, said Pangasinan logged 2,096,936 registered voters…
HAZARDUOUS VS. SAFE NOISEMAKERS – (Left panel) A firecracker vendor happily sleeps through the night confident that he would not be bothered by a loud firecracker explosion with five days away before New Year’s eve. (Right panel) A young vendor carefully arranges the display of horns and other loud-making toys for…
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