Ilocos Region records below 1% leprosy prevalence rat

A HEALTH official in the Ilocos Region urged the public to be kinder on people with leprosy since the disease is curable and recovery rate is high if patients follow the treatment cycle.

Checkpoints, police visibility aim to deter road accidents in La Union

THE LA  Union Police Provincial Office (LPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs).

Gov't aid arrives in 5 Pangasinan areas under state of calamity

A STATE of calamity has been declared in four municipalities and one city in the province of Pangasinan due to the effects of Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon, but government assistance has been continuously coming in, officials said.