AFTER TWO WEEKS COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan spiked anew after a downturn for two straight weeks. The Provincial Health Office logged 582 new confirmed cases and three deaths compared to 362 patients that recovered for a week-long period from June 25 to July 1. As of July 1, the new cases…

AS vaccination was stepped up in Dagupan City, the number of active COVID-19 cases climbed past the century mark on June 30 with 10 new confirmed cases and one death logged compared to 22 recoveries. With its 104 active cases, Dagupan already registered a total of 1,794 confirmed cases since the start of…

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) will not issue firearms to anti-crime volunteers in the country. This was clarified by PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, after speculations about President Duterte’s suggestion that civilians should be armed to help maintain peace and order, during his visit to Pangasinan last Wednesday, June 30….

POOR contact tracing procedure or the lack of it was tagged as among the factors that may have contributed to the renewed spike in COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan last week. Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario, a doctor by profession, believes the sudden surge of new confirmed cases was due…

THE war against illegal drugs in the country still has a long way to go but the problem on illegal drugs in the country has remarkably improved compared to five years ago. That’s how Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar views the campaign against illegal drugs and drug syndicates….

THE provincial government has begun taking all the necessary precautions and preparations in case the Delta variant enters the province. This was revealed by Rhodyn Oro, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management officer and leading member of the provincial Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)….

 ‘S’ PASS, PLUS SWAB TEST  PANGASINAN is perhaps already tagged as having the strictest border control requirements in the country today as six Local Government Units (LGUs) still require mandatory swab tests from their visitors in addition to the “S” Pass. This was the observation of Fourth District Board Member…

DESPITE LTFRB PERMIT FOR CROSS-BORDERS BUS companies that have been operating in Pangasinan have received their permits from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to operate along their old line – from Pangasinan to Metro Manila and back. However, none of the bus companies have resumed their operations…

FEDERATION OF LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY THE undersecretary for Barangay Affairs of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has recommended that the results of the election of the president of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB)-Pangasinan Chapter “be revoked/cancelled and/or recalled” due to irregularities in the conduct of…