CHRISTMASSY VACCINATION – The vaccination site at the Dagupan city’s People Astrodome is adorned with Christmas decors to brighten up the mood for residents while waiting for their turn to be inoculated. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE continued decline in numbers of new cases is a strong indication that the pandemic in Pangasinan will finally come to an end. This was observation shared by Provincial Health Officer Anna De Guzman in an interview on December 20 when she highlighted an average of 4 daily confirmed cases…
THE Mabini municipal government already inoculated 70 percent of its eligible population as of Monday, Dec. 20. The local government unit said the inoculation of 12,895 residents with their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines have been completed. The municipal health office expressed satisfaction with the cooperation extended by the eligible…
A MEMBER of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Dagupan proposed that the city government contributes financial assistance to affected families in the calamity stricken provinces in Visayas and Mindanao. The proposal was made by Councilor Dennis Canto during the first-ever face-to-face session of the SP since the start of the…
THE International Astronomical Union (IAU), the leading NGO focused on astronomy, named two recently-discovered asteroids, also called minor planets, after two heroines – Ilocano warrior Gabriela Silang, and Pangasinan mythical female Princess Urduja. The decision was made public by Dr. Edsel Salvana, through his Facebook post on Saturday, December 18,…
THE 416,483 Philippine Identification (PhilID) registrants in the region received their cards from the Philippine Statistics Authority as of Dec. 10. In an interview, PSA Region 1 spokesperson Jim Ian Baustista said the number includes those cancelled due to deaths or new address. Baustista said the delay in the delivery…
WHAT FIREWORKS BAN? — A firecracker vendor sets up his display of pyrotechnics, including the “Judas belt”, unaware of the list of firecrackers banned by law amid warning by PNP of strict enforcement of the law. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
LTFRB’S RESTRICTIVE POLICY CITED BUS operators plying Pangasinan-NCR route still refuse to use of the North Luzon Expressway Terminal (NLET) in Bocaue, Bulacan because Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will not allow their units to enter National Capital Region where their respective terminals are located. They conveyed their…
SEAL OF GOOD FINANCIAL HOUSEKEEPING ONLY 46 of the 48 local government units (LGUs) in Pangasinan received the 2021 Good Financial Housekeeping (GPH) seal of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Adjudged winners are 42 towns and all four cities of the province were compliant with the GFH…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo AS the year ends, I find that I have not changed. I am still a mess. I am still the same person who can find order in my own mess. I know this for eternity as I try to clean up the “mess” around me,…
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