FREE RAPID TESTING – A stall vendor at the Malimgas Market takes advantage of the free rapid testing offered by the Dagupan City government for frontlliners. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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THE coronavirus pandemic has aggravated the condition of those suffering from mental health issues. This was gleaned from those who seek consultation at the Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA) Pangasinan chapter in Dagupan City Dr. Michael Romero, PMHA–Pangasinan chapter executive manager, said more young and old clients have been coming…
COVID pandemic triggers more mental health cases
SOME 9,000 “waitlisted” households in Region 1 receive cash aid from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), among them 1,662 in Pangasinan. The DSWD Region 1 has reported that 9,190 out of the 49,803 waitlisted beneficiaries have received assistance under the second wave of the government’s social amelioration program…
1,662 ‘waitlisted’ beneficiaries get their SAP cash aid
TWO San Carlos City residents working at a national-line government agency based in La Union province were listed as probable cases of COVID-19 after they tested positive through the antibody rapid testing conducted by their agency. The City Information Office identified the two as residents of Barangays Matagdem and Cobol….
2 gov’t employees probable cases of COVID-19 in San Carlos City
THE provincial government distributed anti-rabies vaccines to 14 municipalities and cities in Pangasinan with rabies positive cases last Moday. Provincial Veterinarian OIC Jovito Tabajeros said sets of 100 vaccines were sent to Infanta, Alaminos City, Sual, Mangatarem, Basista, Urbiztondo, Lingayen, Sta. Barbara, San Carlos City, Mangaldan, Manaoag, Urdaneta City, Villasis and…
Capitol distributes anti-rabies vaccines
IMPACT OF ASF ON HOG RAISERS THE capital town of Lingayen is experiencing pork shortage as a result of the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, prompting the mayor to issue an executive order allowing the entry of live swine/hogs from 11 towns and one city in Pangasinan. Mayor Leopoldo…
Lingayen suffers pork shortage due to ASF
RUSHING TO DRY — A fish trader from Barangay Pantal takes advantage of the searing heat of the sun in the morning till mid-afternoon to dry more fish before the expected rains fall. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
RUSHING TO DRY
THE biggest shopping mall in Dagupan City has resumed its operations on June 28 after it closed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and partly by a fire incident that gutted half of the establishment three months ago. About 95 percent of the shops at the CSI Mall in…
CSI Mall Lucao re-opens
AN ordinance is set to be filed in the Sangguniang Panlungsod penalizing the act of bogus buyers or pranksters who order food and grocery items online providing fake points for delivery, leaving the unsuspecting delivery personnel to pay for the ordered items. This was agreed upon during a committee hearing of the…
Penalties for pranksters preying on online sellers set
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 1 opened 17 additional Intra-provincial routes for 167 units of public utility jeepneys and buses last week, June 25. Among the lines opened in Pangasinan are Alaminos to Infanta, Dagupan-Lingayen, Dagupan-Urbiztondo via San Carlos City, Dagupan-Malasiqui, Dagupan-Sta. Barbara, -Rosaleds-Umingan, Lingayen-Sual…
