COVID-19 cases are again on the rise in Pangasinan but the situation remains manageable unlike the current surge being experienced by the National Capital Region. Speaking during the Question Hour of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on March 22, Rhodyn L. Oro of the provincial Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious…
SLIGHT SURGE IN PANGASINAN AS Pangasinan braces for the Holy Week, more active COVID-19 cases were reported by the Provincial Health Office (PHO): 259 cases as of March 25 (up from 147 on March 17). Of the 259 active cases recorded, 32 were from Dagupan, an independent component city of…
SURGE EXPECTED AFTER HOLY WEEK WITH indicators of a rising trend in active COVID cases again, the numbers are expected to spike anew in Dagupan City after it announced that it will keep the Tondalligan Beach open to residents and visitors for the duration of the Holy Week and new…
WHILE more city residents are happily turning to being plan-‘titos’-plan‘titas’ staying home in this time of COVID-19 pandemic, they must know that the very pleasant recreation also poses risks to health of persons in their households. According to Dagupan Councilor Dennis Canto, chairman on the committee on health of Sangguniang…
“TAKE ME BACK TO THE NORTH” – A fun ride on All-Terrain Vehicles for visitors is now a regular feature at the Lingayen Adventure Park (Limahong Channel area) established by the Lingayen government. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) continues to remind all residents to continuously comply with the minimum health standards despite the availability of vaccines amid the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. PHO chief Dr. Anna de Guzman pointed out in a radio interview last week that…
LINGAYEN’S NEW TOURIST DESTINATION — Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil (center) accompanied by 2nd District Rep. Jumel Espino (right), Board Member Nestor Reyes lead the ocular inspection of the newly-constructed Limahong Channel Tourism Center (inset photo) located near the Limahong Channel to boost the town’s tourism industry. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
AFTER LIMAHONG CENTER LINGAYEN Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil is planning to build a MacArthur Landing Memorial Park along the shoreline in his town, perpendicular to the Baywalk area, for historical and tourism value. Bataoil presented to some local newsmen the 3-D animation concept of the project, saying that if it materializes,…
THE Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 1 is set to dispatch volunteer doctors and nurses from DOH-retained hospitals in the region to assist fellow medical workers in the NCR Plus bubble. This, after the DOH called for ‘reinforcements’ to augment efforts to meet challenges brought…
OPERATES ONE SHIFT ONLY THE Pangasinan Molecular Laboratory and Diagnostic Center at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital in San Carlos City is now in operation but can only process 90 swab samples a day as it has only six medical technologists working on one shift. Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health…
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