BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISE –Vendors and households that regularly buy their food items at the Malimgas Public Market in Dagupan City continue to suffer flooding in the area each time the high tide hits the city in spite of a campaign promise by the Lim administration to at least minimize the inconvenience in the area. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
ASF hits 51% of hog population in Pangasinan
HOUSEHOLDS in Pangasinan decided to be pork-less after they were told that the price of pork in the market has rocketed from P200 per kilo to as high as P260 to P270 per kilo. What most didn’t know was about 51 percent of the estimated 280,000 hog population of Pangasinan were already affected by the […]
Pork supply down by 40% due to ASF
PORK supply in Luzon is down by 35 to 40 percent due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) that has hit many piggeries. Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura chairman Rosendo So told the virtual forum of the KBP-Pangasinan chapter, via ZoomApp on Thursday that an estimated 350 sows that died in Luzon translates to 380,000 heads […]
75 more jeepneys sought to service Dagupan
THE Alliance of United Transport Organizations Provincewide (AUTOPRO) has asked the Dagupan City government to endorse its appeal to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 1 to issue special permits for 75 more jeepneys to service Dagupan City, in addition to the 45 jeepneys already plying the streets. This was contained in […]
AFTERMATH OF JULY 16, 1990 EARTHQUAKE
AFTERMATH OF JULY 16, 1990 EARTHQUAKE — It was a scene in Dagupan City, a day after the July 16, 1990 earthquake, that Dagupeños can never forget. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Bolinao beach reopens on July 15
AFTER almost four months of lockdown, Bolinao which boasts of having Patar Beach dubbed as the Boracay of the North, is now preparing for the reopening of its tourism sites on July 15. A Facebook post of the local government presented an informercial video on the guidelines and protocols for the reopening of tourism sites […]
More attractive Hundred Islands re-opens
A more attractive Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City is already open to the public, but limited initially to residents of First District after three months of complete shutdown due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste said HINP will only be open for First District locals and tourists until August and soon open to […]
LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTION
CAPITOL NEWS LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTION. Governor Amado I. Espino III (center) leads the recent livelihood assistance distribution of the Provincial Government of Pangasinan held at the Sison Auditorium. The second batch of livelihood assistance program this year has distributed a total of P6.06-million loan assistance to 32 cooperatives and 3 micro, small and medium enterprises […]
Gov. Espino leads livelihood assistance distribution to cooperatives, MSMEs
CAPITOL NEWS The Livelihood Assistance Program (LAP) of the Provincial Government of Pangasinan has distributed P6.06-million loan assistance to 32 cooperatives and 3 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Governor Amado I. Espino III, assisted by Provincial Population, Cooperative and Livelihood Development Officer (PPCLDO) Ellsworth Gonzales, led the recent ceremonial distribution at the Sison Auditorium. […]
AUTO-CLAVE & BRICK-MAKING MACHINES RECYCLE WASTES
CAPITOL NEWS AUTO-CLAVE & BRICK-MAKING MACHINES RECYCLE WASTES. The Provincial Government of Pangasinan utilizes new modes of technology to recycle wastes to help prevent transmission of other viruses and infections. Left photo shows an auto-clave machine which shreds hazardous wastes to tiny pieces and undergo extreme heat to kill the virus and bacteria that may […]