THE Department of Agriculture’s initiative in corporate farming was introduced through a pilot program in Barangay Bani, Bayambang last January 11. The program was organized by the town’s Municipal Agriculture Office in collaboration with the Office of Provincial Agriculture (OPAg). New farming technologies were proposed by the Agriculture Office in order to boost corn production in…
BUSINESS taxpayers no longer have to pay the annual P500 registration fee with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) starting January 22 this year. BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui said the BIR said it will stop collecting the annual registration fee from business taxpayers in compliance with the Republic Act No….
VICE Governor Mark Lambino lauded the dedication to duty and their integrity of two employees of the Provincial Assessment Office during the regular flag-raising ceremony on January 15. Both Lilibeth Salazar and Maria Virginia Delos Santos, were commended earlier by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for their “outstanding efforts…
THE dairy farm operations in Laoac town earned P2 million in 2023 and the Guico administration sees an even better prospects for it. With only 32 milk-producing carabaos and 40 milk-producing cows, the Laoac Dairy Farm (LDF) was already producing at least 7.5 liters of milk a day, and with…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) recently declared 16 barangays in Manaoag as ‘drug-cleared’. Those cleared barangays include Lipit Sur, Sapang, Calaocan, Bucao, Bisal, Tebuel, Licso, Inamotan, Matulong, Parian, San Ramon, and Pantal. Eight more barangays in town are being processed to be declared drug-cleared. Manaoag Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario…
By Ahikam Pasion Man dies after resto mauling A 30-year-old man died from the mauling by two individuals in a restobar in Barangay Palaris, San Carlos City. A recovered CCTV footage of the crime scene showed victim Samuel de Vera, a resident of Barangay Bolosan, was standing alone at the…
By Leonardo Micua IF there’s one project that many of our present generation would love to see operating soon, that would be the proposed Tri-City Ferry System that will provide an alternative and faster means of transport for residents of the three coastal cities- Alaminos, Dagupan and San Fernando…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE were not supposed to be there because my sister Emma was very sick, but she insisted on going. She thought that those who organized will take our absence in a negative way, as they have prepared for this event with so much effort. They…
By Farah G. Decano THIS quaint interior called Pagasa along Arellano Street has been home to some families of political influence. Located in this village are properties of the Rayoses, Melendezes, Ravanzos, Marambas, Fernandezes, Coquias, and the Decanos. But, it is only now that its ever-deteriorating narrow roads are seriously taken into consideration…
By Eva C. Visperas I left Dagupan in February 2023, after serving as its City Information Officer for a brief period. Since then, I have been bombarded with the same question from different people: What’s happening to Dagupan? I feel ashamed to admit that I don’t have a clear…
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