DAGUPAN City registered its second COVID-19 fatality last week when a 51-year-old woman in confinement at the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) died on September 24. A report received by The PUNCH stated the woman suffered COVID-19 symptoms of shortness of breath and cough when she was rushed to the…
PANGASINAN PNP UPDATE THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office reported that 45,662 persons in Pangasinan have been cited for violating various guidelines and protocols promulgated by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Contagious Diseases (IATF) since March in the campaign against COVID-19. P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, police provincial director, said…
APORs SUSPECTED AS CARRIERS THE Provincial Inter-Agency Task for the Management of Infectious Disease (IATF) may step up its screening of Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APORs) to ensure that COVID-19 virus from other provinces will not get into Pangasinan. This was disclosed by P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, police provincial director, as…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), in its virtual session on September 21, deferred the adoption of the proposal of the SM Group of Companies and other business establishments for the relaxation of curfew hours in Pangasinan from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. The SP adopted…
GOVERNOR Amado I. Espino III called on town and city officials from the barangay level to intensify their efforts to reverse the noted spike of COVID-19 cases in the province. In his talk during the staging of Abig Pangasinan in San Quintin on September 19, Espino underscored the provincial government’s…
‘OPEN CITY’ FOR COVID-19 – September 13 was a red letter day for Dagupeños and their visitors who were allowed to forget any and all health and security protocols at the Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan City. Wearing of face masks and shields were optional, and no one had to be…
FOR SAP IRREGULARITIES SIX barangay captains in four towns in Pangasinan were placed under six-month preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) based on the complaints filed by the Department of Interior and Local Government for alleged anomalies and irregularities committed on the implementation of the first tranche…
THE provincial government, including Dagupan City, recorded its highest spike in COVID-19 cases on September 15. Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, said the province registered 49 new cases, 25 of which were recorded in Dagupan City (13) and Bayambang (12). She said it was the highest number of…
IF INCREASE IN CASES CONTINUES AFTE 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and only four recoveries were registered on September 15, health officials are bent on considering to revert back to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) status from the present Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). This was indicated by Dr. Anna de…
THERE are still 17 towns in Pangasinan, comprising 35 percent of the 48 towns and cities of Pangasinan, that are still considered free of COVID-19. So far, the 17 towns have not reported a single infected resident as of September 18, Friday according to the COVID-19 tracker of the Provincial…
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