THE beleaguered Department of Education (DepEd) Pangasinan 1 Schools Division Superintendent vehemently denied all the allegations of corruption raised against her by her subordinates and a number of the provincial Board members. At a recent press conference, Superintendent Dr. Shiela Marie Primicias debunked all the issues made public against her…
PUROK II of Barangay Bantayan in Mangaldan was locked down starting August 23 for 14 days, through an executive order signed by Mayor Marilyn Lambino. This was after the five close contacts of the first COVID-19 case from Barangay Bantayan, a 38-year-old male, tested positive in their Reverse Transcription Polymerase…
THE Mapandan municipal government confirmed on August 27 that COVID-19 finally claimed its first patient in the town. Mayor Anthony Penuliar said the first patient, a female resident of Barangay Amanoaoac, has been experiencing flu-like symptoms of the virus and tested positive when she took the reverse transcription test. She…
BRANCH 24 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) located inside Justice Hall building at Tondaligan Park in Dagupan City was closed from August 24 to September 3 shortly after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. This was gleaned in the August 23, 2020 memorandum (No. 12-2020) issued by RTC…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan, in its virtual session last August 24, expressed alarm over the rising number of persons being bitten by dogs and cats and the seeming shortage of anti-rabies vaccine injections in public hospitals. This was brought out by Board Member Chinky Perez Tababa who sought the presence of…
TWENTY-seven senior high graduates from St. Mary of Banneux (The Sisters of Mary) in Silang, Cavite who were stranded in the school when enhanced community quarantine was declared mid-March. were finally reunited with their families in Pangasinan on August 23 A team from the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Office…
NEW NORMAL OF DOING BUSINESS — The bamboo traders were at a loss when the enhanced community quarantine period limited the type and number of vehicles that can ply the roads until they realized there is a faster, and cheaper way of transporting bamboo to customers – attach them to a…
EXECUTIVES of PhilHealth Regional Office 1 based in Dagupan City said there is no truth to allegations of cover up because their office suffered a major rainwater leak from the ceiling that drenched some office equipment and files. Regional Vice President Alberto Manduriao said, “On the incident of leak due…
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regional office has opened 1,000 additional slots for Public Utility Jeeps (PUJs) that will ply 190 routes across Pangasinan. LTFRB Regional Director Narusdin Talispan issued the memorandum last week for the issuance of special permits to serve in all existing routes in…
THE Agno municipal government has reopened its eight barangays to hog trading, allowing sale, slaughter, and transport of pork products while awaiting confirmatory test results. Hog trading in the eight barangays (Poblacion East, Poblacion west, Cayungnan, Bangan-Oda, Patar, Viga, Macaboboni, and Boboy) was suspended last week after some hogs showed…
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