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November 2023

Expect slowdown in sediment deposition during El Niño – MGB

By | Business

TO IMPACT ON SAND AND GRAVEL MINING OPERATIONS THE Mines and GeoSciences Bureau (MGB) Region I warns of possible slow down in the deposition of sediment deposits in the province, as an effect of the ongoing El Niño. In a press conference Monday, November 6, MGB Region I Division Chief…

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Expect slowdown in sediment deposition during El Niño – MGB

By November 12, 2023Business

Livelihood assistance for bamboo, taho business sectors launched

By | Business

THE San Carlos City government in collaboration with the City Cooperative Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Development Office (CCELDO),launched a livelihood assistance program for the ‘Bamboo and Taho’ industry at the Resuello Sports Complex on November 6, 2023. Some 40 small-scale entrepreneurs in Balite Sur, Magtaking, Naguilayan, and Turac involved in bamboo…

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Livelihood assistance for bamboo, taho business sectors launched

By November 12, 2023Business

SP OKs CDA accreditation for PCSF

By | Business

THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) authorized Gov. Ramon Guico III to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the registration of the Pangasinan Credit Surety Fund (PCSF) with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). The MOA that will be entered into by Pangasinan with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Land…

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SP OKs CDA accreditation for PCSF

By November 12, 2023Business

DTI calls on households to buy noche buena items early

By | Business

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan is encouraging the households  to purchase Noche Buena meat items early due to an impending four percent (4%) increase set to take effect by December. Guillermo Avelino Jr., head of DTI-Pangasinan for consumer welfare, said manufacturers of Noche Buena products and…

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DTI calls on households to buy noche buena items early

By November 12, 2023Business

SP can’t stop me

By | Random Thoughts

By Leonardo Micua   I DON’T know what’s with Councilor Erfe Mejia. He asked the City Secretary to submit a report on my virtual attendance via Zoom in regular sessions of the SP. He also sought from him clippings of my weekly column Random Thoughts. He manifested these during the…

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SP can’t stop me

By November 12, 2023Random Thoughts

The lighthouse

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   COME alive, please bring me to the hill where you used to caress my hair sing me La Mer in baritone, in between shots of gin, in your cherished old-fashioned cocktail glass again, and again tell me again, about Poro Point the flickering lights in…

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The lighthouse

By November 12, 2023G Spot

Rule of the majority?

By | Andromeda's Vortex

By Farah G. Decano             SOME two weeks before the recent barangay elections, Francis Magalona’s paramour, Miss Abigail Rait, came out in public and proclaimed her love affair with the late rapper.  She later announced that she was running for barangay kagawad and even made use of the legendary singer’s…

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Rule of the majority?

By November 12, 2023Andromeda's Vortex

Beauty beyond routine

By | Newsy News

By Eva C. Visperas   THIS time, our news coverage takes a break from politics and delves into the realm of beauty, focusing not on a woman’s physical beauty but the totality of her personality. Beauty, brains, wit, poise, glamour, and intelligence—these qualities were going to be on display as…

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Beauty beyond routine

By November 12, 2023Newsy News

Lingayen bikefest on Nov. 27; ex-cycling champs to be honored

By | Sports Eye

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   OUR national weather bureau just announced that the wet season this year is already over and clarified that there might be some rain showers during the night. These are the signs that Christmas time is already just around the corner. Our athletes, particularly those…

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Lingayen bikefest on Nov. 27; ex-cycling champs to be honored

By November 12, 2023Sports Eye