PHILHEALTH OFFERS HEAT-RELATED MEDICAL PACKAGE THE city governments of the two major urban areas in Pangasinan, Dagupan and Urdaneta, suspended face-to-face classes last week amid the continued rising heat index, reaching 45°C on March 12 and 13, higher than the 42°C recorded the previous week. Urdaneta City Mayor Julio Parayno…
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez will deliver her State of the City Address (SOCA) on March 18 at the CSI Stadia, 10 days before the start of the campaign period for local candidates in the May midterm elections where she is running for another term. Fernandez said her SOCA will highlight…
ADVISORY: PUBLIC TOLD TO OBSERVE PROPER FIRST-AID THE Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) recorded more than 2,000 cases of animal bites in just the first two months this year, an indication of the continued rise in such incidents that could be mainly caused by irresponsible pet ownership. Dr. Richmond Batulan,…
THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Region 1 is intensifying monitoring efforts and response as dengue fever cases have surged by 114% in the first two months of the year, with six deaths recorded, including five in Pangasinan, including one in Dagupan City, and another in La…
TIME FOR WATER FUN – While their elders are busy coping with the high index, children have only one thing in mind – to start the summer fun with regular bathing in inflatable pools in yards or a trip to the beach. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
DOH CALLS FOR 4 O’CLOCK HABIT THE Department of Health (DOH) in Region 1 reiterated its call for local government units (LGUs) to strengthen efforts in eliminating mosquito-breeding sites through a coordinated initiative known as the “4 o’clock Habit” as dengue cases rise, with Pangasinan recording the highest number of…
POSTERS and other display materials of local candidates are still not covered in the ongoing Oplan Baklas against national candidates’ campaign period. According to COMELEC Pangasinan Election Supervisor Atty. Erickson Oganiza, the removal of illegally mounted posters of local candidates will only start on March 28. Oganiza said that in…
THE opposition in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod brushed aside reports and speculations accusing its members of being allegedly behind the fire that broke out at the dumpsite in Bonuan Binloc last week. “May mga naririnig po kami na kami ang sinisising siyang dahilan kung bakit daw nasunog yong dumpsite sa…
GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III is set to deliver his State of the Province Address before the 11th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) during its special session on April 5, 2025, also observed as Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day), marking the province’s founding anniversary. The event will likely be held indoors at the Sison Auditorium…
POLITICS OF BURNING A DUMPSITE – Firemen dispatched by the Dagupan Fire Station and volunteers from Panda Volunteer Fire Fighting Brigade, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and USATV fire teams quickly respond to put out the kind of fire in the dumpsite allegedly caused by politicians. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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