HEALTH authorities in the region maintain that the B.1.617.2 Covid-19 variant, otherwise known as ‘Delta’, that made its presence known in the second half of 2021, still remains the most dominant variant in the region, as of January 2022,. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Covid-19 focal person of the region’s Center for Health…
ALL’s well that ends well in the mango theft case of an octogenarian that went viral after the 7th Municipal Circuit Court of Asingan-San Manuel dismissed the case during his arraignment on February 8. Lawyer James Fernandez of the Public Attorney’s Office in Urdaneta City and counsel for accused Leonardo…
THE Ilocos region remains generally peaceful and the police will continue to do its best to keep it that way. This was stressed by P/Brig, General Emmanuel Peralta during the regional Joint Security Control Center meeting on February 7 at Camp Brig. General Oscar Florendo in San Fernando City, La…
THE office of the provincial governor warned the public about supporting a group misrepresenting itself to be authorized by the provincial government to solicit personal information using forms with the logo “I Love Pangasinan”, purportedly to qualify them as recipients of an alleged “Ayuda Program”. The warning was contained in…
IN observance of the National Cancer Awareness Month, the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) will offer free screening services this month. Dr. Sharon Sandoval, R1MC’s medical oncologist, said free screening test is part of the advocacy campaign of the R1MC to raise awareness among the public on early detection of…
THE Ilocos Center for Health Development (CHD) expressed confidence that herd immunity can be achieved in Region 1 on or before the end of the first quarter this year. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal person of the CHD-1, said as of February 9, there were already fully vaccinated 3,184,931 individuals…
THE local governments in Pangasinan are gearing up for another round of the country’s national inoculation drive next week in a bid to accommodate more Filipinos who want to receive their vaccines against COVID-19. The third “Bayanihan Bakunahan” was initially scheduled on February 10 and 11. In Region 1, the…
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) arrested 45 gun ban violators and confiscated at some 118 firearms since January 9, the start the implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban. The PRO1 reported that 83 firearms were either confiscated, recovered or surrendered and 37 persons were arrested by…
IN PREPARATION FOR MAY 9 POLLS THE perceived ‘battle royale’ in Pangasinan between the two gubernatorial aspirants has prompted the Police Regional Office to consider placing the whole province of Pangasinan as an area of immediate concern on or before the May 9 local and national elections. Hinting about the…
VP LENI INSIDE MARCOS BAILIWICK – Vice President Leni Robredo gamely joins supporters in the medical sector during her visit to her sponsored event, Swab Cab, in Lingayen town. The program provided free antigen services to the public in response to the surge of COVID-19 cases. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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