THE Provincial Health Office and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members have raised concern over the growing number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Pangasinan, describing the trend as “alarming,” particularly among the youth. During the SP’s Question Hour on August 4, Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario pointed out the…
REGION 1 Medical Center (R1MC) Chief Dr. Joseph Roland Mejia has categorically denied claims circulating on social media that job order (JO) employees from Mangaldan were terminated en masse following the recent elections. In an interview over DWJE, Mejia dismissed the posts as “fake news,” clarifying that the hospital’s renewal…
TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN NOT IN SCHOOL THE Maaron Ina, an association of mothers in Dagupan City organized by Mayor Belen Fernandez during her first term of office, has been institutionalized and will be tapped to help identify and assist children who are not in school. This was provided for in…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Meat vendors assure adherence to price freeze MEAT vendors at the Malimgas Public Market in Dagupan City assured consumers that they are observing the price freeze that is in effect following the local government’s declaration of a state of calamity in the aftermath of…
A rescue team of Barangay Bacayao Sur in Dagupan City was commended by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) for saving three young siblings from imminent drowning at the height of the widespread flooding in the city on July 22. Resolution No. R-088, passed by the SP in its regular session on…
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) Dagupan City District Office will conduct a Plate Distribution Caravan on Monday, August 12, at the Mangaldan Municipal Grounds from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The activity is part of preparations for the implementation of the nationwide “No Plate, No Travel” policy, which is set…
FROM JANUARY TO JULY 2025 THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan held a Question Hour on Monday to assess the rise of dengue and leptospirosis cases in Pangasinan, with health officials reporting more than 3,000 dengue cases and 23 deaths from January to July this year. Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr. Vivian Villar-Espino…
THE 14 provincial government-run hospitals in the province have been implementing a no-balance billing policy even before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent directive to apply such a program in all facilities managed by the Department of Health (DOH), according to a member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. In a radio interview…
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE — DAGUPAN CITY was still abuzz with activities despite flooding due to rains and high tide, which rose to 1.36 meters on July 25, with bancas and tractors used to transport people and goods. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TOWNS ALONG AGNO RIVER REMAIN ON FLOOD ALERT AUTHORITIES and residents of Pangasinan remain on alert for flooding despite a break from incessant rains last week as the San Roque Dam in San Manuel town opened two spillway gates, the first on July 30 at 4 p.m. and the second…
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