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Comelec results: Pangasinan local elections 2016 Winners

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The winners of the 2016 gubernatorial elections in the province of Pangasinan were proclaimed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh9jrgmznXtnaJj2gy1cIkGh0eKD-1JP4t76oipPUByKNuy5VJsjhXKYUitw8ggDSxiUFikAv5DeAEoaEEesXjiAf51_YgQ5Q5Kb7vssSK5rNBjo_b0N8hToB5kMy1Wc-bUrULr_WcT5x/s1600/pangasinan-local-election-results.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pangasinan local elections 2016 Winners" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh9jrgmznXtnaJj2gy1cIkGh0eKD-1JP4t76oipPUByKNuy5VJsjhXKYUitw8ggDSxiUFikAv5DeAEoaEEesXjiAf51_YgQ5Q5Kb7vssSK5rNBjo_b0N8hToB5kMy1Wc-bUrULr_WcT5x/s1600/pangasinan-local-election-results.jpg" title="Pangasinan local elections 2016 Winners" /></a></div><br />The vote-rich province has selected its new provincial governor that will serve for three-year term and will be inaugurated on June 30, 2016.<br /><br />Among the candidates for the gubernatorial race includes Mark Cojuangco (NPC), Amado Espino III (Aksyon), Virgilio Maganes (NUP) and Zaldy Salvador (Independent).<br /><br />Espino is leading with 700,488 while Cojuangco has 489,442 of votes, according to the latest partial unofficial results from Comelec transparency server as of 9:30 a.m. (May 10).<br /><br />In the vice-governor race, Ferdie Calimlim topped with 539,720 against Mark Roy Macanlalay with close votes of 535,520.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNP0JPYxcsH2mRY6E_mpanaA0U-YSNRHTFsj7mH90OdFDMsbUkdJzJDOec7qH8TwEU4MlXyeV1KAqjqWScuXeG4MZ_KTeLDkcinyxi4GU73tTYn4YNoLRFsdCoW2SlaRXlEQZmrkAmbKC/s1600/pangasinan-results.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pangasinan local elections 2016 Winners" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNP0JPYxcsH2mRY6E_mpanaA0U-YSNRHTFsj7mH90OdFDMsbUkdJzJDOec7qH8TwEU4MlXyeV1KAqjqWScuXeG4MZ_KTeLDkcinyxi4GU73tTYn4YNoLRFsdCoW2SlaRXlEQZmrkAmbKC/s1600/pangasinan-results.JPG" title="Pangasinan local elections 2016 Winners" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Results screenshot courtesy of GMA News.</td></tr></tbody></table>The full list of proclaimed winners for Pangasinan will be posted on this page once official results were announced by the Comelec.<br /><br />Like Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter to receive real-time updates.</div>

Comelec results: Pangasinan local elections 2016 Winners

MANILA, Philippines - The winners of the 2016 gubernatorial elections in the province of Pangasinan were proclaimed. The vote-rich province ...

Pangasinan 'rare disease sufferers,' other patients in PH to benefit on new health law

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines -  Two years ago, the alleged 'mysterious disease' in Pangasinan province went viral online. Authorities then clarified that patients are suffering from <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2014/02/doh-claims-flesh-eating-skin-disease-in-pangasinan-a-hoax.html" rel="nofollow">rare diseases leprosy and severe case of psoriasis</a> to dispute original report from ABS-CBN.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCPEQ_XbK3p_gaoPDa930uwfaLGzJb4WbD-wOQG5Gx7wFHPn0J-UmKNJphuHZZDDAEUqQBrOg0jaCCGnaJ9RpMV-cvr0aByIUwlEwkGEUjmghlPXG-m_l1ghuCZ6f_Vl-f7t8guq-2FbD/s1600/pangasinan-rare-disease-sufferers.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pangasinan 'rare disease sufferers,' other patients in PH to benefit on new health law" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCPEQ_XbK3p_gaoPDa930uwfaLGzJb4WbD-wOQG5Gx7wFHPn0J-UmKNJphuHZZDDAEUqQBrOg0jaCCGnaJ9RpMV-cvr0aByIUwlEwkGEUjmghlPXG-m_l1ghuCZ6f_Vl-f7t8guq-2FbD/s640/pangasinan-rare-disease-sufferers.jpg" title="Pangasinan 'rare disease sufferers,' other patients in PH to benefit on new health law" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Reporter Jasmin Romero described the two patients from Santa Barbara and Villasis as having “decaying” (naaagnas) skin due to a <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2014/02/mysterious-disease-in-pangasinan-coincides-with-sadhu-sundar-selvaraj-prophecy-bandila-video.html" rel="nofollow">“mysterious disease” (misteryosong sakit)</a>.<br /><br />The Department of Health (DOH) local official said that the case is called necrotizing fasciitis, a serious bacterial infection that spreads rapidly and destroys the body’s soft tissue.<br /><br />In 2014, the Dermatological Society North Luzon Chapter said it will help the 2 patients with severe skin disease given their status in l<br /><br />The incident became a wake up call for the government to push for the passage of a bill that will mandate the government to assist persons with rare disease by increasing their access to medical treatment and drugs.<br /><br />On Wednesday, March 9, Teofisto "TG" Guingona III, Senate chairman of the Committee on Health and Demography announced that <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2014/02/senator-pia-cayetano-backs-medical-care-for-persons-with-rare-disease.html" rel="nofollow">Sen. Pia Cayetano's the health bill</a>, which mandates PhilHealth to cover the treatment of rare diseases, has finally been signed into law.<br /><br />Republic Act 10747, otherwise known as the Rare Diseases Act of the Philippines, was signed by Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III early March. The new law seeks to "improve the access of patients diagnosed to have a rare disease, or patient highly suspected of having a rare disease, to comprehensive medical care and to timely health information to help them cope with their condition."<br /><br />Guingona co-sponsored the Rare Diseases Act legislated by Sen. Pia Cayetano, who serves as vice chair of Guingona's health committee. "To patients afflicted with rare diseases, the law ends the days of going through it alone," Guingona said. "It puts into place a permanent and sustainable mechanism by which government could care for the health of everyone with rare or orphan disorders."<br /><br />The Philippine Society of Orphan Disorders informs that, apart from those whose ailment is undetected or kept in secret, rare diseases afflict one out of 20,000 people. Children comprise as much as 75 percent of those with rare diseases.<br /><br />Guingona said that unlike patients with conventional ailments, those afflicted with rare diseases often need treatment and care for the rest of their lives. Accordingly, RA 10747stipulates that those suffering from a rare disease will be considered as Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and shall enjoy the same benefits mandated by RA 7277, as amended, or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.<br /><br />In addition, the new law mandates that orphan drugs and products for the sole use of patients with rare diseases, as certified by the FDA will be exempted from all taxes and customs duties.<br /><br />"I thank the President and Sen. Pia Cayetano for giving the sick a fighting chance and once again demonstrating the administration's policy of inclusivity," said Guingona.</div>

Pangasinan 'rare disease sufferers,' other patients in PH to benefit on new health law

MANILA, Philippines - Two years ago, the alleged 'mysterious disease' in Pangasinan province went viral online. Authorities then cl...