HIGHWAY FOR PALAY DRYING – While there’s a law that bans rice farmers from using any empty space on any cemented highway for drying their palay, that law is flagrantly violated in every town and city in Pangasinan knowing they won’t be arrested. The photos shows the farmers filling up the…
THE price of rice has dropped by an average of P6.00 in public markets in the province. Latest price monitoring reveals that regular-milled rice previously sold for P54, now sells at P48, while imported well-milled rice that previously sold for a P60 now sells at P54 to P55. According to…
Prices of rice drop by P6 in public markets
THE annual of Hundred Islands Festival and Talaba (Oyster) Festival in Alaminos City kicked-off last March 9, 2024 to celebrate Alaminos farmers’ bountiful oyster harvest and to promote city’s tourism programs. Alaminos City is known as the province’s biggest oyster grower, and made “’Talaba Ihaw-Ihaw” as a staple event for the month-long festivity. Some 185 sacks of harvested oysters were…
Alaminos City celebrates Hundred Islands and Talaba Festival
ILL-TIMED FIREFIGHTERS MOTORCADE — Hurray to the personnel of the Dagupan Fire Station, Dagupan Panda Volunteer Fire Brigade, Barangay Malued Fire Volunteer for launching a motorcade from the De Venecia Highway to create public awareness to the 2024 Fire Prevention Month with the theme “Sa pag-iwas sa sunog, hindi ka nag-iisa.” Unfortunately, it didn’t…
ILL-TIMED FIREFIGHTERS MOTORCADE
THE Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) launched its Veterans Caravan in Urdaneta City on Thursday, March 7. PVAO’s Sheryl Simeon said the caravan sought to facilitate the processing of 47 aging veterans’ requirements without need for them to travel to Metro Manila to avail of PVAO’s services. As of writing,…
PVAO holds Veterans Caravan in Urdaneta City
THE applications of some transport groups in Pangasinan for consolidation to comply with the PUV Modernization Program remain pending. Reason? To consolidate means, to form a cooperative that must have 15 members, and those with pending applications are unable to have 15 members. Bernard Tuliao, president of the One Pangasinan…
100 jeepney operators in Pangasinan will unable to consolidate
DONATION TO THE CAPITOL –The TeaM Energy‘s donation of six brand new vehicles to the provincial government are formally blessed during the flag-raising ceremony last February 26. The donation was part of the “Stakeholder Engagement Program” of the TeAm Sual Corporation, operator of the 1,200 megawatt coal-fired thermal power station in…
DONATION TO THE CAPITOL
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed a resolution manifesting the provincial government’s strong support for the Magna Carta for Public Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Workers. “The stand of SP is, first and foremost, to give credit where credit is due sa ating mga DRRMO employees and staff na nagtratrabaho para…
SP backs Magna Carta for Public DRRM workers
THE Department of Labor and Employment-Eastern Pangasinan Field Office held a ceremonial awarding of bigasan livelihood projects for TODAs in Sta. Maria and Asingan towns, on February 8, 2024. The event, led by DOLE’s Mary Jane D. Hufano, representing DOLE-EPFO Chief Mary Antonette T. Avila, marked a milestone in DOLE’s…
DOLE 1 awards Bigasan projects to Sta. Maria, Asingan
THE region’s first and newest Bangus Holding Facility located at the Regional Mariculture Technology Demonstration Center (RMATDEC) in Alaminos City was inaugurated on February 13. The inauguration was attended by BFAR Regional Director, Rosario Segudina Gaerlan, BFAR Region 3 Director and NBDP National Focal Person Wilfredo Cruz along with Alaminos City Mayor Arth…