HARD WORK FOR GOOD HARVEST — A tobacco farmer in Barangay Amamperez in Villasis town in Pangasinan carefully removes weeds around his tobacco plants to ensure plentiful harvest. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CUSTOMERS of the Dagupan City Electric Corporation (Decorp) will have something to celebrate next month – February billing will be lower. Atty. Randy Castilan, Decorp spokesperson, said the lower charges will be billed after a 70-centavo decrease in their January billing. Castilan said the decrease is made possible by the…
Decorp: Expect more than P1 per kwh decrease in electric bills
PLANS are underway for the establishment of “ThreeSixty City” (360City), Pangasinan Economic and Tourism Zone Development Project to spur the economic development of the province. The planning parameters were recently presented by the CPG Consultants/Singaporean Planning Team to the provincial government at the provincial capitol. Reacting to the presentation, Governor Ramon Guico III expressed optimism that…
‘360City’ to rise soon in Pangasinan
THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is eyeing to complete the construction of the Dumuloc Earthfill Dam located in Bugallon town, by 2025. Engr. Gaudencio de Vera, NIA Ilocos regional manager, said the dam that will be able to contain eight million cubic meters of water, will provide flood control and…
Rehabilitation of Bugallon’s Dumuloc earthfill starts
TO ensure that job opportunities will reach grassroots communities, five Public Employment Services Office (PESO) managers have designated their counterparts in their barangays that will help each and every jobseeker in their search for decent and productive employment. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Ilocos Region information officer Justin Marbella…
Barangay Employment Services Offices established in 5 towns
(Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Abad confirmed as department head/provincial assessor THE new Provincial Assessor ng Pangasinan, lawyer Geronimo Abad, who was recently confirmed as new department head/provincial assessor on February 13 by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, vowed to conduct an inventory of all assets of the province of Pangasinan….
BUSINESS BRIEFS
AFTER THE FEB 7 WALKOUT THE members of the majority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod set another unprecedented action last Tuesday, February 14, never seen or done by any legislative body in the country, when they voted not only to disapprove the minutes but to delete the entire proceedings of…
Dagupan SP majority members “disapprove, delete” session’s minutes
By Leonardo Micua THERE is this news report that an opinion survey is being conducted at the instance of the local government in Labrador, a town northwest of Lingayen, seeking the opinion of the townspeople on whether or not they approve the construction of not just one but six…
Who wants six nuclear plants in Labrador?
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo MY niece, Ashang (Maria Graciela Pasalo Crespo), is going to Hokkaido. With today’s internet everyone knows where it is. She told me the weather is freezing out there, often below-zero degrees. She is being hired as an International Specialist Communication, which entails, “help business managing…
PDOS, my way
By Farah G. Decano NO, I am not one of Willie Revillame’s fans or spin doctors. He is crude with his manners, lacks gender and children sensitization, and yes, a braggadocio. But when the very people whom he has helped join the recent fray in bashing him on social…