THE Mangaldan Rural Health Unit (RHU) recorded a 94.28% of death rate among senior citizens who contracted COVID-19. Dr. Raquel Ogoy, Mangaldan COVID-19 focal person, said the town already listed 35 deaths involving senior citizens infected with COVID-19. Last weekend, the town’s RHU have recorded its two recent deaths. One…
FAMILIAR BREAKDOWNS – A cargo truck leans on its side along the busy Perez Blvd in Dagupan City after a tire breaks loose from a faulty joint. Recall that the Land Transportation Office attempted to impose the costly Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center on private vehicles, not cargo trucks, on the pretext that…
NO PROOF OF ESSENTIAL TRAVEL, NO ENTRY THERE have been 2,067 persons that were denied entry into Pangasinan from March 29 to May 2 consistent with an IATF resolution, the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) reported. P/Lt. Colonel Brendon Palisoc, police deputy provincial director for operations, revealed that those turned…
LACK OF RESPECT FOR NATIONS IS NOT PINOY CULTURE — The owner of the motorbike with plate no. AD 66448 must think he was being cute and different by using the USA flag to cover his unit against the elements. This is a shameful mindset that flags of other nations can be used…
SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING YOUTHS THE Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Barangay Malued in Dagupan City launched an advocacy campaign contest creating more awareness on social issues affecting youths via mural painting. SK Malued chair Jonarch Aquino Jr. said that the project seeks to engage the youths in creating awareness on mental…
SLOW CONTACT-TRACING, SWAB TESTS THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) was urged by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to direct towns and cities to step up in their contact-tracing and swab testing capabilities because of reports that there are still many persons under investigation (PUIs) freely moving around, unaware that they are…
ONLY 33 LGUs IMPLEMENTING THE provincial government is looking forward to more towns and cities to implement the S-Pass, an online travel management system approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). According to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Rhodyn Oro, a…
BANI Mayor Gwen Palafox-Yamamoto recently tested positive for COVID-19. In her official Facebook page, Yamamoto said it was on the night of May 3 when the result of her RT-PCR test showed she was positive of the virus. She said it’s been a year that she’s ensuring the safety of…
DUE TO LOWER CONTAGION RATE? THE province’s isolation facilities have only seen an average 8.4-percent occupancy rate, according to the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force. This was revealed last Monday by Pangasinan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief Rhodyn Oro during the question hour of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. He said…
FRESH BANGUS IN COMMUNITY PANTRY — Different religious groups belonging to the St John the Evangelist Cathedral Parish in Dagupan City have included fresh bangus in their community pantry in addition to eggs, and vegetables for free distribution. The pantry is located beside the church. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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