PANGASINAN continues to have the lowest number of COVID-19 cases compared to other provinces but communities in the province should continue to be more cautious in their exposures in public places today under the relaxed guidelines of the General Community Quarantine. This warning was echoed by P/Colonel Redrico A. Maranan,…
TIMELESS PINOY ENGINEERING — A customized farm machinery, locally called pugpog designed to adapt to local agriculture environment, is used by farmers in Lingayen to transport their produce, including newly harvested bamboos. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE provincial government and the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office have agreed on a protocol to be implemented during the General Community Quarantine while employing a stricter border control policy for visitors and residents and stranded visitors. Pangasinan Police Director Redrico A. Maranan, said while the provincial government and the Pangasinan Police…
A SECOND round of mass testing will be launched shortly in Pangasinan days following the first mass testing that covered 843 individuals in previous high-frisk areas for COVID-19 conducted from May 5 to 9. This was bared by Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, who said the second wave will be launched…
ASINGAN Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. wrote Urdaneta City Mayor Julio Parayno III on May 19 and appealed to Parayno to allow the Asingan residents to purchase foods and medicines and access essential services in Urdaneta. Lopez made the appeal after he received reports from Asingan residents that they were being…
RESIDENTS of Asingan are not being discriminated against or prevented from entering Urdaneta City during the current General Community Quarantine (GCQ), according to Mayor Julio Parayno III of Urdaneta City. This was the assurance of Parayno in response to the appeal of Asingan Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. who had complained about the…
THE provincial government has concluded the first batch of mass testing with 843 collected throat swab specimen including medical frontliners, law enforcers, mild Persons Under Investigation and High Risk Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs) in the sixteen “hotspot areas” (the cities and municipalities) with recorded Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province….
TWO Covid-19 Specimen Collection Booths (SCB) were recently delivered to Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan City through the efforts of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD), and Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD). Five…
NEW KING OF THE ROAD — In the continued absence of jeepneys, UV express and buses on the city streets, the once lowly tricycles that have been issued special permits to by virtue of GCQ protocol, have invaded the Dagupan City like the masters of the road albeit temporarily. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE San Carlos City government here has decided to allow authorized persons outside residence (APOR) to use private tricycles to commute to their assigned areas and for residents to access essential services. In a Facebook live message on Monday, Mayor Julier Resuello said residents can use their private tricycles but…
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