A three-year-old boy, symptomatic of COVID-19 from Brgy. Mestizo Norte in San Carlos City, died Tuesday afternoon, April 14, at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital. The City Information Office in a Facebook post confirmed that the child had no travel history outside their residence for the past 14 days. “The patient…
A POLICE officer from Baragay Turac in San Carlos City and based in Camp Crame has tested positive of COVID-19. The police lieutenant positive of COVID-19, was included in a health advisory regarding Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel who underwent polymerase chain reaction swab test at the Research Institute for…
MORE HELP NEEDED — Dagupan City Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, extreme right, listens to the Dagupan City Councilors Carlos Reyna, Michael Fernandez, Lino Fernandez, Joshua Bugayong and SP Secretary Ryan Ravanzo continue their discussion on proposed mitigation measures for the city during a break. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed an ordinance on April 14 that made wearing of face masks mandatory by all persons in the city, particularly when outside of their residences, at their workplaces, inside government buildings and offices and in all public areas during the Enhanced Community Quarantine. Persons must wear face masks, too…
THE mayor of Mangatarem was charged by a policeman for allegedly disrespecting a person in authority at a checkpoint at the town’s Barangay Dorongan Punta. According to P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, provincial director, Mangatarem Mayor Ramil Ventenilla was charged with grave oral defamation and is facing administrative charges after shouting invectives…
CAPITOL NEWS COVID-19 MASS TESTING PREPARATION. Governor Amado I. Espino III has directed Provincial Health Officer Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman to step up preparations for the COVID-19 mass testing. In a meeting with some department heads at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center II grounds on April 15, Gov….
CAPITOL NEWS DEMO ON WEARING PPEs. Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel show a demonstration on the proper wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face mask, suit and gloves. The demo forms part in the one-day orientation of funeral parlor owners and mortuary service workers on proper disposal…
THE declaration of Extreme Enhanced Community Quarantine in Urdaneta was extended till April 30 by virtue of the Executive Order No. 34, Series of 2020 issued on April 13 by Mayor Julio F. Parayno III. The EO mandates that the movement of people within Urdaneta City is restricted for the purpose of…
PROVINCIAL Health Officer Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman said the provincial government is set to launch mass testing for COVID-19 in the province. The medical technologists in the 44 towns and three cities and in the 14 government-owned hospitals are scheduled for orientation and training on the process to be…
ANY TRANSPORT WILL DO — Residents leaving the public market in Dagupan City are given a lift by a cargo truck that just completed its delivery. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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