FOR TALONG FESTIVAL – A farmworker in Villasis town harvests the long, violet hybrid eggplant variety that’s planted in the town year-round. It remains one of the leading producers of eggplants in Ilocos region. The town will celebrate its “Talong Festival” next week. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
By 104.7 IFM Dagupan ‘War of Our Fathers’ photo exhibit, a hit LARGE crowds have visited The “War of our Fathers”, a photo and artifact exhibit featuring soldiers and relics of World War II at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center 1 opened to the public during the 78th celebration of…
Early warning bells for barangays, schools THE Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Bayambang town completed the distribution of early warning bells to all 55 public schools and 77 barangays in the town on January 9. The 9-inch iron brass warning bells will enable schools and barangays…
KADIWA ON WHEELS IN LINGAYEN – Government employees rush to the Kadiwa on Wheels at the Capitol Complex during breaktime to buy various agricultural and fishery products on sale at the Lingayen capitol grounds last week. The Kadiwa sale is made available very second Friday of the month to help farmers, fisherfolks and…
THE price of lasona, an alternative to onion, also increased to P200 per kilo last week from P100 per kilo during the previous week in the Dagupan City market. Vegetable vendors told IFM Radio Dagupan that the spike in price per kilo of lasona was due to the short supply…
EIGHTEEN business owners were issued notices of violations by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 2022 and charged under Presidential Decree No. 1572 also known as Accreditation Law, one under Business Name Law and one for Price Tag Law, and under Standards Law and Republic Act 4109. DTI…
A JEALOUS husband stabbed her wife to death 300 times inside a motel in Mangaldan town Tuesday, January 9. Victim was identified as Marilyn Erfe Acosta, 39, an OFW and a resident of Barangay Poblacion in Sual town. Her husband, Richard Acosta, is a 40-year-old security guard. Initial investigation from…
Photos and short narrative by Art G. Valenzuela I would consider myself as one lucky guy as I am both a city boy and a “promdi” who has access to both city life (as in Dagupan City and Metro Manila) and rural-provincial life. Every week – coming from either Dagupan…
THE renewed Battle Against Drugs (BAD) of Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 received pledges of commitment from 78 pastors and faith-based leaders led by Dr. Danilo Bornales, founder/president of the original BAD. This was announced by P/Brig. General John Chua, police regional director, following pledges of commitment were signed supporters…
TWO more barangays in San Carlos City—Caingal and Naguilayan—were declared ‘drug-cleared’ by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). This raised the number of drug-cleared barangays in San Carlos City to 65, while processing of 25 barangays to attain drug-cleared status continues. Barangays Caingal and Naguilayan received their drug-cleared status following…
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