PANDEMIC OR NO PANDEMIC, VALENTINE CALLS – Aware that new and old lovers must step up on Valentine’s Day, shops and stalls are full of options as gifts to suit everyone’s taste and budget. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
IN response to the letter of Mayor Brian Lim on February 4 calling on the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) to expedite the passage of the 2022 appropriation ordinance, the legislative body passed a resolution on February 8 expressing its intent to adopt a budget that is sufficient and responsive to the…
AS Pangasinan approaches the hot summer season, lesser COVID-19 cases continue are seen in the days ahead with only 265 remaining active cases as of February 10, from the 994 active cases a week before on February 3. Records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) show there were 1,138 persons…
REGION 1 leads the 17 regions in the country in successfully accomplishing their respective targets for COVID-19 vaccination rollout at 67.9 percent as of January 30, 2022. The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) reported 3.4 million individuals in Region 1 were fully vaccinated, from a total of 5,353,139 eligible population…
FOR PEDIA VAX ROLLOUT THE Department of Health Center in Ilocos Region (DOH-1) targets some 731,334 children aged 5-11 for inoculation of anti-COVID-19 vaccines starting February 14. DOH-1 COVID-19 focal person Dr. Rheuel Bobis said Pfizer vaccines will be administered to this pediatric population given the emergency use authorization from…
THE situation in Region 1 today remains peaceful and orderly with no untoward political incident untoward whatsoever that will make it fall under the classification of an area of grave concern. This was disclosed by P/Lt. Colonel Abubakar Mangelen Jr., public information officer of Police Regional Office 1, during the…
DELAYED PASSAGE OF 2022 BUDGET SEVEN of the town’s members of the Sangguniang Bayan are refusing to pass the 2022 budget of Calasiao until the mayor submits the demanded documents to account for last year’s expenditures. Demanded by the councilors are documents that show expenditures for programs that have been…
PROFITABLE FARMING – Assured of another windfall in sales this year, a farmer in Villasis town regularly sprays tobacco leaves with pesticides at a tobacco farm in Barangay Amamperez. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LONG OVERDUE PER DBM/DILG THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod, in a special session on February 3, passed a resolution asking Mayor Brian Lim to submit the city’s Devolution Transition Plan (DTP) for its review and action as required by a joint memorandum circular of the Department Budget and Management and the Department…
THE number of active cases of COVID-19 in Pangasinan cases continues to shrink in many towns and cities of the province as shown by latest data released by the Provincial Health Office (PHO). The data shows there were only 944 active cases remaining in hospitals, isolation facilities and on home quarantine…
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