NOT a few eyebrows were raised on seeing different campaign posters of Governor Amado Espino III showing him with names and faces of the six presidential aspirants individually and separately across the province leading others to wonder – who is Guv Pogi really endorsing for president? When confronted with the…
THE mayor of Lingayen issued an executive order on April 1 lifting the suspension of holding barangay fiestas and Liga sports events which he earlier imposed amidst continuing COVID threat. Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil issued Executive Order No. 18, series 2022 withdrawing the suspension of such activities due to mounting clamor…
FINALLY, IN-CLASS EDUCATION – Elementary pupils at the West Central 2 School sing the national anthem before proceeding to their designated classrooms for their face-to-face instructions. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Department of Education (DepEd) in the Ilocos Region urges parents or guardians of Kindergarten-Grade 1 learners and Grades 7 and 11 students in public schools to help prepare for the school year 2022 by registering before April 30, the deadline. In a phone interview, DepEd Ilocos Region Public Affairs…
PANGASINAN recorded 7,747 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2021, highest in the Ilocos Region. Dr. Rheuel Bobis of the Department of Health Ilocos Center for Health Development said 10,961 TB cases were recorded throughout the region last year. Based on the data, 650 cases were in Ilocos Norte, 734 in Ilocos…
FAMILY PETS – A mother and her daughter hold their pets while awaiting their turn for the free anti-rabies vaccination organized by the JCI Dagupan and the City Veterinarian Office. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AS Dagupan City continues its streak as the hottest area in the Philippines per heat index even animals are not spared from heat stroke. Dr. Michael Maramba, Dagupan City Veterinarian, said an average of three to five dogs in the city were reported to have suffered heat stroke. Maramba urged…
THE Department of Health Center for Health Development Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) is reminding pet owners in the region to treat their pets with tender loving care by protecting them against rabies after it recorded 92,631 animal bites in 2021. DOH-CHD-1 medical officer Dr. Rheuel Bobis said the immunization against rabies…
SOCIAL Security System (SSS) announced that the new compliance deadline for the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners’ Program (ACOP) for 2021 has been extended from March 31, 2022, to June 30, 2022. The ACOP covers the following pensioner types: 1. Survivor pensioners (receiving pensions through Death Benefit) 2. Total disability pensioners…
AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation – Dagupan District Office (NBI-DADO) arrested a businesswoman allegedly involved in a P27 million “large-scale estafa” in an entrapment operation in Barangay. Lucao in Dagupan City on March 25. In an interview on Monday, NB-DADO Supervising Agent lawyer Fabienne Matib identified the suspect…
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