WANTING to know more about the upcoming Large-scale Offshore Mining Project in the Lingayen Gulf, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has invited heads of various government agencies in Region 1 in its Question Hour during the legislative body’s regular session on October 4. At the instance of Second District Board Member Von Mark Mendoza,…
THE new twelve Delta variants detected in Dagupan City last week have already recovered and discharged from their hospital confinement and isolation. Dr. Ophelia Rivera, COVID-19 focal person in Dagupan City, revealed that delayed detection always happens because results of genome sequencing of COVID-19 patients are released weeks after COVID-19 cases…
ONLY seven candidates have so far filed their respective certificates of candidacy in Pangasinan since the Comelec offices opened at 8:00 a.m. on October 1. Up to 2:10 p. m. that day, two have so far filed their CoCs for congress and one for board member in the second district, and…
THE provincial office of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has guaranteed seamless operations on aspiring candidates filing their certificates of candidacy (COC) from October 1 to October 8. Atty. Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, said numerous coordination meetings were made in collaboration with local government agencies to ensure the peace and…
THE general community quarantine (GCQ) status in Urdaneta City that was implemented last August 27 was extended by the city government to last until Oct. 31, 2021. City Mayor Julio Parayno issued Executive Order (EO) No. 18 extending the GCQ classification, effectively for the whole month of October. “The city…
COVID BORDER CHECKPOINT – Police personnel manning the boundary control point check the documents of motorists and persons entering Pangasinan via Mangatarem town. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TOWNS AND CITIES WITH HIGHEST ACTIVE CASES: Malasiqui is on top with 205, followed by Bani (156), Calasiao (140), San Carlos City (131), Umingan (118), Lingayen (115), Bayambang (112), Dasol (110), Bugallon (90), Sison (90) and Mangaldan (90). Dagupan City (independent component city) has_1,031 as of September 21. DESPITE 6 NEW…
OUT of the 23 confirmed COVID-19 patients whose cases were detected to have the Delta variant belatedly, 22 have clinically recovered except for one who died. This was confirmed by Dr. Anna de Guzman, Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief in an interview last Monday, as she clarified that two of…
CONFUSION MARS ENFORCEMENT MAYOR Brian Lim says curfew is 8:00 p.m. – 4 :00 a.m. but city ordinance says 9:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. This differing time has created confusion among residents in the Dagupan City . What should be followed? The Sanggunaing Panlungsod says the mayor’s executive order cannot supersede an…
SAN MANUEL town logged 28 new confirmed cases, its highest ever single-day tally, according to the town’s official Facebook page post Thursday night. Among those tested positive were a pregnant nurse frontliner, a policeman, and a teacher. The youngest COVID-tested is a one-year-old baby boy while the oldest is an…
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