LINGAYEN town’s local government, in partnership with the Provincial Health Office (PHO), the Philippine Business for Social Progress and RCG Premier Foundation Inc., held a “Cough Caravan” on August 4 at the Civic Center. Mae Rueda, municipal information officer, said the caravan, marked the observance of the National Lung Month…
THERE are enough vaccinators available to the whole of Region 1 for the intensified COVID-19 vaccination throughout the region. DOH Region 1 Director Paula Paz Sydiongco said the DOH central office is set to deploy six additional vaccinators to complement the present number of vaccinators in Pangasinan because it has…
BRIGADA Eskwela 2022 activities already started in San Nicolas town. Mayor Alicia Primicias said orientation was recently held at San Nicolas District 2 participated in by all school heads and teachers in the town. Primicias had advised the DepEd office to submit a resolution regarding the latter’s request for P60,000…
THE provincial government launched rescue operations for Pangasinenses standed in Abra after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit Northern Luzon on July 27. On order of Gov. Ramon Guico III, two buses owned by the provincial government were sent to Bangued, the capital town of Abra, shortly after the earthquake to…
THE Policy Planning and Research of the Department of Education Regional Office 1 confirmed that some 420,000 learners have been enrolled throughout Region 1 for school year 2022-2023. Its data showed that 24,313 learners enrolled in kindergarten, 172,463 in the elementary, 147,870 in the junior high school and 75,111 in…
DRUG REHAB, REFORMATION CENTER THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is set to inaugurate the newly-built Balay Silangan Drug Reformation Center (DRC) in Asingan, the fifth DRC in Pangasinan. PDEA-Pangasinan Officer Rechie Camacho said the DRC in Asingan will open on August 15 when all documentations are expected to be…
A municipal councilor in Lingayen town was victimized by scammers through an online food delivery service. Councilor Ricardo ‘Katdong’ Ferrer’s staff was surprised to receive food orders of pancit sisig, pancit palabok, chicken wings, liquors and even a receipt for a cellphone load. The two separate deliveries sent to his…
A 69-year-old man in Urdaneta City sustained bullet wounds after he was shot by his own brother-in-law during an altercation on Wednesday night, August 3. Victim Alberto Bacer rushed to the house of William Alberva, 71, to confront the latter, both residents of Barangay Nancayasan in Urdaneta City, about a…
A 35-year-old man was stabbed by a barangay tanod in the middle of a drinking spree in San Carlos City on Wednesday, August 3. Victim Nardo Galisim, a resident of Barangay M. Soriano in San Carlos City, was stabbed by Tanod Rolando Tan, 63. Investigation shows the duo had a…
JULY 27 MAGNITUDE 5 EARTHQUAKE GOV. Ramon Guico III reported that Pangasinan sustained only minimal damage from the Magnitude 5 earthquake that rocked the province in the early morning of July 27, and that only one person was injured and no casualty was recorded in any part of Pangasinan. This was…
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