COVID-19 TREAMENT PROTOCOL ANOTHER COVID-19 death was registered in Pangasinan when a 42-year-old female patient from San Fabian died last August 19 at the Region I Medical Center in Dagupan where she was admitted on August 16. The 42-year woman became the 13th COVID-19 patient who died in Pangasinan since…
THE regional office of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has opened additional 22 identified routes in Pangasinan for 297 public utility vehicles (PUVs) last August 14. Applications for special permits for Public Transportation Operation were open to the new identified routes, according to LTFRB, to qualified jeepney…
AN intensified anti-illegal gambling campaign in Pangasinan resulted in the arrest of 173 violators last Wednesday, August 19. P/Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr, PNP regional director, said the anti-Illegal gambling plan “Operations High Roller” was conducted in one city and eight towns in the province that resulted not only in…
WRONG TIME, RIGHT JOB — The Dagupan City government finally decides to elevate the constantly flooded Galvan Street that has since earned the moniker “Floating Market St.” But it decided to do it during the rainy season and this made vendors wonder if the anti-flooding project is rushing the work in…
THREE persons from Aguilar and Sta. Barbara were arrested following a buy-bust operation by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Aug. 19. Retchie Camacho, PDEA provincial assistant provincial officer and team leader, said the arrested suspects, Lamberto Versoza aka ‘Jing’, his live-in partner Donna Torio, and Edwin…
THE provincial board of Pangasinan passed a resolution on Monday in their virtual session recommending the immediate transfer of the officer-in-charge (OIC) Schools Division Superintendent of Pangasinan 1 due to mounting allegations of graft and corruption. Second District Board Member Von Mark Mendoza, principal author, wants Sheila Marie Primicias to…
A woman in San Jacinto town tested positive for COVID-9 after giving birth. The town’s information office confirmed that the town’s second case is a 34-year-old woman from Barangay Sta. Maria, and is currently staying in Baguio City. The town’s Rural Health Unit (RHU) clarified the patient went to Baguio…
MATERIAL FACILITY RECOVERY BY THE ROADSIDE — There was a time when “Huwag magtapon ng basura dito” warning was painted on many walls as the thing to do to stop the disposal of garbage in public areas. Today, the city government decided to do just that to promote clean environmental by installing…
CLASSROOMS FOR COVID ISOLATION THE use of schoolrooms in any locality as additional isolation rooms for COVID-19 patients may be done but only as a last resort. This was the condition aired by Cesar Bucsit, spokesman of Department of Education Region 1, when asked about the possibility of such situation…
ZONE 3 of Barangay Macabito in Calasiao town was ordered locked down for 14 days on August 17 after the town registered three new positive cases for COVID-19 in the barangay. Mayor Arman Bauzon confirmed that the three new cases were close contacts of a confirmed case COVID-19 patient from…
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