DRAINAGE ELEVATION DISRUPTED – The ongoing construction for the elevation of the road and the drainage system along Perez Blvd from the YMCA is disrupted by Typhoon Kristine. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) of the Ilocos Region granted an additional P33 daily minimum wage hike across all sectors, effectively raising to P468 the daily wage for non-agricultural workers in companies employing at least 10 and P435 for agricultural workers in companies with less than 10. Wage…
P33 daily minimum wage hike in R1 starts Nov. 7
ANOTHER solar power plant will be set up in Pangasinan, this time in Barangay Tombod, Villasis following approval by the provincial government on October 21. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed a resolution interposing no objection to the installation, operation, and maintenance of the YH Pangasinan Solar Power Plant proposed by…
Solar power plant set to rise in Villasis
POWER distributor Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) announced a reduction in electricity rate for October following the suspension of a charge relating to energy procured from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). Atty. Randy Castilan, DECORP’s new Chief Operations Officer, said customers can expect a decrease of approximately P1.57 per kilowatt…
DECORP announces drop in October electricity rate
BANGUS AND SALUYOT IS FOR ALL — A student from the University of Luzon (UL) in Dagupan City shows a ‘bangus pie’ that used saluyot for the university’s food and non-food products during the Opening day of UL College of Business Administration & Hotel Restaurant-Tourism Management Week, featuring Nego-Luzonian 2024.Saluyot and Water Hyacinth Caravan” (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
BANGUS AND SALUYOT IS FOR ALL
BAYAMBANG is seen to become a go-to town for healing and wellness in North Luzon with the inauguration of the JKQ Medical and Wellness Center on October 18. The state-of-the-art, six-story facility spans two hectares with a 100-bed capacity, placing it as a Level 2 general hospital status. It will…
New medical center in Bayambang seen as NL’s healing hub
PUBLIC transportation operators in Pangasinan are considering filing for a fare increase as they voiced frustration over the nearly three-peso-per-liter hike in fuel prices on Tuesday, October 15. In an interview, Bernard Tuliao, president of the One Pangasinan Transport Federation, described the fuel price hike as a significant blow to…
Transport operators mull fare hike
FISHERMEN in Pangasinan are urged to go into salt-making as an alternative income source and help the province and the country attain salt sufficiency in a few years. The call was made by 4th District Rep. Christopher de Venecia, one of the authors of the Salt Industry Law, when he distributed…
Cong Toff pushes for more salt farms in Pangasinan
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Region 1 collected P17.41 billion during the first nine months of the year, surpassing its P16.9 billion goal for the period. Speaking at a forum, BIR-1 Director Josephine Virtucio said the key industries that contributed to the robust collection in the Ilocos Region…
BIR-Ilocos exceeds 3Q collection goal
SAVING THE PALAY –Farmers in Barangay Naguelguel, Lingayen rush to thresh their newly-harvested palay amid forecasts of rainfall in days ahead. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)