THE Molecular Laboratory of the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) in San Carlos City has started to accommodate walk-in clients wanting to avail swab testing for COVID-19. Dr. Aurelio Cariño, PPH chief of hospital, said the testing service for the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) costs PHP3,800. “We are open from…
THE Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City is not accepting walk-in clients wanting to get inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine. R1MC medical director Dr. Roland Joseph Mejia said that the no walk-in policy is being implemented to prevent overcrowding that could possibly cause the spread of COVID-19 cases because…
NO FACE MASK? PAY THE FINE – Operatives of the Dagupan PNP- SWAT give an unidentified employee caught not wearing a face mask, the direction where to pay the penalty for violating the city ordinance. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE regional office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) warned the public against circulating its letter to the Ilocos Center for Health Development 1 (CHD 1) of the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the returning overseas Filipino worker who was confirmed to be positive of the COVID-19 Delta variant…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) refuted reports that the comfort rooms at the Western Pangasinan District Hospital (WPDH) are dirty. PHO chief Dr. Anna de Guzman said the provincial government under the leadership of Governor Amado Espino III is very particular when it comes to orderliness and cleanliness of provincial…
AS of last week, 365,419 Pangasinenses eligible for vaccination in the province have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines. This was disclosed by Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief Dr. Anna De Guzman, with a breakdown: 165 were inoculated with the first dose while 82,998 received the full dose of the vaccines….
A FISHERMAN in Bolinao found floating in the sea for days was rescued in the waters of San Sebastian, Ilocos Sur on Sunday, August 8. Romy Dulay, 53, a resident of Barangay Balingasay in Bolinao, sailed out to the sea onboard his fishing boat on Thursday, August 5, despite the…
JOINT anti-drug operatives dismantled a drug den in Barangay Patayac in Sta Barbara town, after a buy-bust operation, that led to the arrest of nine persons late Thursday night, August 12. Retchie Camacho, newly-installed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Provincial Officer, said the suspect, Glenn Lomibao Tamondong, 37, was the…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Pangasinan declared 10 more barangays in the province as drug-cleared on Sunday, August 9. Rechie Camacho, newly-installed PDEA Pangasinan provincial officer, said the 10 barangays are all located in Sual town: Baybay Norte, Bolaoen, Camagsingalan, Capantolan, Macaycayawan, Paitan West, Pangascasan, Sto Domingo, Seselangen,…
FROM HIGH RISKS TO CRITICAL RISKS FIFTY-four towns and cities in Region 1 earlier classified as high risk areas were elevated to critical risk areas status after 19 more high risk areas for COVID-19 were added based on an advisory dated August 3, 2021 issued by Regional Director Valeriano…
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