EARLY MORNING RISERS — Fishermen at Tondaligan in Bonuan, Dagupan City prepare their boats for an early morning ride to the Lingayen Gulf to cast their net for the day’s catch. The gulf, a rich fishing ground provides livelihood to fishing communities in the province of Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FIRST the good news. Households and visitors in Pangasinan are having a heyday buying mangoes where these are available at low prices because of oversupply. Now the bad news. The mango growers are hurting because the oversupply resulted in very low returns for their produce. Mario Garcia, president of Pangasinan…
CONSUMERS and marketgoers will need to dig deeper in their pockets, as the price of regular and well-milled rice is expected to increase in the following months. Prices in retail stores are expected to rise by P2 to P3. This is because of the expected entry of the wet or…
THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) will soon receive “the supply, handling, transport and delivery” of 4,180 bags of Agricultural Grade Salt Fertilizers under the Coconut Fertilization Project CY 2024 Fund of the agency” from the provincial government after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed the resolution authorizing Gov. Ramon Guico III…
CUSTOMERS of Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) will see an increase in their May billing. Atty. Randy Castilan, DECORP Legal Counsel, said a 52-centavos increase for the generation charge will be reflected in this month’s billing, or a P6.0773 per kilowatt hour (kwh). Castilan said the increase in charges is due…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 1 granted a P1,380,000 Seed Capital Fund (SCF) to residents of Mangatarem, Lingayen, Aguilar, and Labrador on May 22. The Fund enabled 92 beneficiaries to complete a series of Micro-Enterprise Development Training courses designed to enhance their leadership skills and financial literacy…
‘UKAY-UKAY’ BY THE HIGHWAY – Entrepreneurs have found another way of selling their ‘ukay-ukay’ goods in addition to online selling – put up displays by the highways with no additional costs – to cater to motorists and riders. Above display is found along the highway on Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch…
PANGASINAN LOST P61.8-M THE Department of Agriculture (DA) Region I said total damages in the region due to El Niño reached P152 million from affected 3,141.9 hectares of farmlands in the region and displaced 5,968 farmers. DA Region I information officer Vida Cacal said most damaged were corn farms with…
PANGASINAN keeps on attracting more investors for renewable energy project as another company manifested its interest to put up solar power plant in the province. Vice Gov. Mark Lambino, presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, said Bill CleanTech Power Corporation which operates One Manaoag Power that generates 20 megawatts (MW)…
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region I removed 300 drivers from the list of fuel subsidy beneficiaries in the region after failing to comply with the consolidation phase of the PUV Modernization Program. LTFRB R-1 Acting Director Atty. Anabelle Nullar said among them were 37 jeepney owners…
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