WORKERS in Region 1 hailed the new wage order approved by the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) on May 21 starting this week, June 6. Department of Labor and Employment Regional Director Evelyn Ramos said the new wage order was deliberated upon intently by the RTWPB which he…
SIXTEEN routes in Pangasinan were recently chosen by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 1 to be serviced by both Modernized Public Utility Vehicles (MPUV) and Traditional Public Utility Jeeps (TPUJ) offering free rides or “Libreng Sakay” to passengers, particularly health care workers. All “Libreng Sakay” routes…
THE Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) expressed alarm over reports that buses plying the routes in the province are overloading, exceeding their authorized full capacity allowed under Alert Level 1 classification in violation of the social distancing protocol. IATF provincial vice chairman Rhodyn…
SWEET ‘patotoy’ project was recently cited as the country’s third best project in 2022 Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Kabuhayan Awards in the individual category. Perfecto Caballero Jr.’s livelihood project, ‘Patotoy‘ is Infanta town’s native delicacy known for its sweetness. It is made with sticky rice rolled in a…
Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Nicholi Jan Louie Sison presents the provincial resolution during the SP regular session on May 30. CAPITOL NEWS The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) in its regular session on May 30, approved a resolution that gives authority to Governor Amado I. Espino III to enter into and…
A businessman, a sabong aficionado, was shot dead in Barangay San Miguel in Calasiao town on Sunday evening, May 29. Investigation revealed the victim Leopoldo Ragutana Jr., known as “Dondon” and a companion were leaving the cockpit compound when he was approached by two still unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle…
A 33-year-old woman in Sitio Parongking, Barangay San Miguel in Calasiao town died after a pickup driven by a drunk driver plowed through her house. The victim, Melody dela Cruz , was asleep in her house on May 29 at 3 a.m. when a speeding Ford Ranger Raptor, driven by…
A 25-year-old woman who claimed to be a licensed dentist was arrested in an entrapment operation conducted by the police in Barangay San Felipe Sur in Binalonan town on June 1. The suspect, Jazzel Garcia, 25, a self-employed, was charged for illegal dentistry practice without any license from the Professional Regulation…
AN eight-year-old boy drowned at the Agno River after he was swept away by strong currents on Monday, May 30. Police investigation showed the victim, Jozzel John Rigor, grade 2 pupil and a resident of Barangay San Vicente in Alcala town, was with his three cousins about to wash their…
A 67-year-old man died after being hit by a speeding motorcycle in Barangay Malaca, Urbiztondo town on Monday night, May 30. The victim, Alberto Ramirez Sr., a resident of said place, was crossing the street in the barangay when Renato Sibayan, 18, with backrider Tammy Sibayan, 52, also residents in…
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