THE Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST-R1) awarded ₱14.1 million under the SETUP program to seven Pangasinan-based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to boost innovation and productivity through upgraded equipment and technical support. The recipients are: Caroline’s Palay Trading (Rosales) – ₱2.9M; Happy’s All-day Breakfast (Rosales) –…
SOME 1,864 small-scale farmers in the town of Mangaldan each received P7,000 in cash assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 1 under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund–Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) Program, with support from the local government. The financial aid is intended for rice farmers cultivating up…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed that Pangasinan is now free from African Swine Fever (ASF), with no active cases remaining since the last recorded case in January 2025 that was immediately contained. Dr. Alfiero Banaag, chief of the DA-Region 1 Regulatory Division, also said biosecurity measures are strictly being…
127th INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM — Provincial government officials, employees and police personnel attend the 127th anniversary of the Philippine Independence program and ceremony at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
AUTHORITIES CONTINUE SEARCH AT SEA PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) and Navy teams continue to comb the waters off Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, and Zambales to recover potentially more floating sacks of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, now confirmed to have been dropped by the international crime syndicate ‘Sam Gor’. The Philippine…
MASSIVE TREE PLANTING SET THE 77th Agew na Dagupan on June 20 will be marked with massive tree planting, mainly at the soon-to-be closed dumpsite in Bonuan that is being primed for transformation into an eco-tourism park. City Legal Officer Aurora Valle, speaking during the 127th Independence Day observance at…
PANGASINAN trailed the three other provinces in the Ilocos Region in basic and functional literacy, according to the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the survey showed that 88.7% of Pangasinan residents aged five and above are considered…
PANGASINAN recorded 1,371 dengue cases from January to June 9, 2025, a staggering 129% increase from 598 in the same period last year. According to Eugenio Carlos S. Paragas, Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) manager for the Aedes-borne Viral Diseases Program, towns and cities with the highest number of dengue…
NATIONWIDE ANTI-DRUG OPERATION ON THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) obtained a list of drug lords behind the illegal drug trade in the country and is now working on the arrest of these individuals. In an interview aired over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan, PDEA Chief Isagani Nerez, a retired police general…
GIANT “white and black smoke” again soared high off the coasts of Bolinao, Bani, and Agno, one after the other, as fishermen hauled off an estimated P8 billion worth of shabu off the sea. While it was not the first time for such a supply to be fished out from…
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