SEMINARY ON LOCKDOWN THE Mary Help of Christians Theology Seminary in Barangay Palapad, San Fabian was placed under lockdown after 10 seminarians tested positive for COVID-19. In an executive order issued on Jan. 27 by Mayor Constante Agbayani, he said “considering the number of seminarians who were infected with COVID-19…
PANGASINAN, including the city of Dagupan, remains under MGCQ mainly because its previous all-time high of 734 active cases on January 21 was down to only 540 a week later, with just 270 new confirmed cases. However, the number of patients that recovered reached an all-time high of 453 recorded…
OCEAN OF GOLD LEAVES — A farm worker dries tobacco leaves on the slope of a dike road in barangay Macayo in Alcala town. Tobacco farming is a source of income and livelihood to most residents in the town. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PROVINCE-WIDE STATUS THE number of new active cases in Pangasinan has ballooned to 734 as 317 more new confirmed cases were reported while 262 recovered and 14 died covering the period January 15-21. According to the monitoring of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), of the 734 active cases recorded as…
REVERSION TO ECQ INEVITABLE GOVERNOR Amado Espino III has warned that if the continuous rise of COVID-19 cases is not substantially addressed, the provincial government will be constrained to apply for a higher classification of community quarantine before the IATF. He said the only way to avoid being reverted back to…
THE new chief of police of Dagupan City, P/Lt. Colonel Louise Benjie Tremor has made it clear to the city government what his top priority concerns will be in the city – the campaign against illegal drugs and enforce strict compliance with health and distance protocols. Tremor made these clear when…
THE Dagupan City Police Station (DCPS) has a new chief of police! P/Lt. Col. Louise Benjie Tremor, who served in Ilocos Sur, succeeds P/Lt. Col. Luis Ventura Jr. as the city’s police chief. At the turnover ceremony held at the Dagupan City Police Station last January 14, Dagupan City Mayor…
THERE are still 27 towns and one city that remain drug-cleared in Pangasinan based on data released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). These are the towns of Basista, Laoac, Dasol, Mapandan, Natividad, Anda, Mabini, Alcala, Malasiqui, Burgos, Sta. Maria, Sison, Aguilar, Bugallon, Lingayen, Bayambang, Mangatarem, Rosales, Labrador, Calasiao,…
PANGASINAN posted only 3% positivity rate, disputing the report of UP OCTA Research Group that the province has a high positivity rate of 18%. This was confirmed by the Provincial Information Office on January 14, quoting Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, that the intensified mass testing conducted by…
CLEARING OPERATIONS – Personnel of the city police, POSO and barangay officials direct vendors to clear sidewalks during clearing operations in Arellano St. in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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