LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: Three persons, including two young children, drowned in two separate incidents in Pangasinan province on Tuesday, November 21, the Provincial Police Office said.
STATE OF CALAMITY. Dr. Annabelle Tang, officer-in-charge of the Iloilo City Health Office, briefs members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on the status of acute gastroenteritis cases in the city during the special session on Friday (Sept. 2, 2022). The SP passed a resolution declaring the city under a state of calamity and approved the utilization of the PHP12.5 million quick response fund. (PNA photo courtesy of ERS) ILOILO CITY - The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), in a special session on Friday, passed a resolution placing the city under state of calamity due to food and waterborne diseases. With the declaration, the SP also approved the utilization of the PHP12.5 million quick response fund for the three-month operation of the city government in addressing the health concern. Dr. Annabelle Tang, City Health Office (CHO) officer-in-charge, said they will be using the fund to buy medicines for suspect and confirmed cases of cholera and manifesting acute gastroenteritis (AGE), medical