RETAILERS of the National Food Authority (NFA) will continue to sell rice to the public at P27 per kilo until August this year. Chona Maramba, NFA assistant branch manager in Western Pangasinan, told the KBP Forum last Thursday that her office is distributing rice stock to retailers to be sold…
LINGAYEN— The 3rd Pangasinan Umaani Expo opens on March 11 at the Provincial Agriculture Center in Tebag, Sta. Barbara. The five-day agricultural event will start with a Thanksgiving Mass and Opening Program with Senator Aquilino Martin “KoKo” Pimentel as honored guest speaker. OIC-Provincial Agriculturist Nestor Batalla expressed confidence that with…
STA. BARBARA–Farmers in Pangasinan tilling lands outside the service areas of the Agno River Irrigation System (ARIS) were advised to plant crops that need only little water to grow for the duration of the mild El Niño phenomenon being experienced in Luzon. Ernesto Pamuceno, former Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) of…
THE Department of Trade and Industry Pangasinan has assured consumers that majority of big supermarkets in Pangasinan are following the latest suggested selling prices (SRP) set by the Department of Trade and Industry Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau. The bureau conducts monitoring of basic necessities and prime commodities weekly to…
LINGAYEN– The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) recently held a seminar on Job Hunting/Employment Generation at the Pangasinan State University (PSU) campus in this town recently to equip graduating DOST scholars with skills and knowledge for career opportunities. The seminar was conducted in partnership with the Department…
THE Social Security System (SSS) issued an advisory to members that last Monday that while the contributions rate increase under Republic Act 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2019 took effect on 5 March 2019, it would not be implemented until the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the…
WOW PUTO FESTIVAL – Calasiao town’s street dancers depicting “I love Pinablin Calasiao and Wow Puto Festival” perform at the Panagbenga Festival’s open category in street dancing and showdown competition last March 2. The group won third prize. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOUR ranking officials of the University of Luzon were each commended in separate resolutions of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) for being conferred doctorate degrees by the prestigious Royal Institution of Singapore. The conferment was held at Empire Hotel and Country Club in Brunei Darussalam on February 27 coinciding with the…
NAT’L SCIENCE FAIR WINNER LINGAYEN — The provincial government hails the achievement of a Grade 10 student at the Pangasinan National High School (PNHS) for winning in the National Science and Technology Fair (NSTF). Jeremy Fortaleza, placed 4th (national finalist) under the science, technology engineering strand, in the science innovation…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS DAGUPAN City again received citations for more of its child-friendly initiatives in recognition of its efforts to support pupils and youths in conflict with the law. Dagupan, under the leadership of Mayor Belen Fernandez, was recently adjudged a model local government unit for implementing daycare service and…
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