A NEW NORMAL IN CALASIAO — A motorcycle/tricycle lane is established along the highway in Calasiao by the town police station headed by P/Lt. Col. Ferdinand De Asis, in compliance with the national law requiring motorcycle riders and tricycle drivers to stay on the extreme right side of highways and roads. (Punchphoto by…
THE contagion of COVID-19 has already affected 56 personnel of the Police Regional Office 1 since the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine on March 15. PRO 1 director Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. admitted on September 7 that the 56 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 25 are active cases and 31…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan has passed another curfew ordinance, the third in five months, during its regular session on September 8 while the second ordinance, which the third one seeks to amend, may not yet have the effect of law. The third and latest ordinance, which set the curfew hours from…
FOUR barangays and one purok were ordered to be placed under granular lockdown by Mayor Cezar Quiambao due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the town. Quiambao issued Executive Order No. 45 series of 2020, placing Barangays Cadre Site, Darawey, Tambac, Bical Norte, and Purok 3 of…
FOUR members of a family of nine in Carlos City tested positive recently for COVID-19. The City Information Office (CIO) said the infection of the four were confirmed through RT-PCR test. The swab testing for the family was done on September 3 after one of the family members, residents of…
THE provincial government and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan commended the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office and its director for the various citations they received from the Police Regional Office 1. PPPO was declared as the Best Police Provincial Office, as Best PPO, Special Award, Unit Award and Special Unit Award in the…
DENGUE cases in Pangasinan dropped by 55 percent from January to September 7 this year and the decline is attributed to the community quarantine being imposed by the government. Provincial Health Officer Anna de Guzman said that there were 2,289 dengue cases recorded with 13 deaths this year compared to…
PLUS AND MINUS FOR CITY GOVERNMENT – The Dagupan City government has required fish vendors inside the Malimgas Public Market to take the Rapid Test in a bid to check their state of health being asymptomatic. However, the same initiative exposed the fish vendors to COVID infection by not being required to observe…
16,000 HOGS CULLED THE Office of the Provincial Veterinarian is just about to throw in the towel as the African Swine Fever (ASF) still continues to spread in Pangasinan, already affecting 33 of 47 towns and cities. This frustration was expressed by Acting Provincial Veterinarian Jovito Tabarejos when he spoke during the…
THE Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) announced that it has suspended disconnection of service in homes and offices that have defaulted in their payments since the start of the implementation of community quarantine in the country. The suspension will hold until end of September to give customers time to pay…
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