DAGUPAN City’s economy is projected to hit the P2 billion mark by 2030, according to Councilor Jeslito Seen, chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s (SP) Committee on Finance, Budget and Appropriation. In a talk to newsmen after the SP inaugural session on July 2, Seen said this target will be achievable with…
THE National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Region 1 issued a stern reminder to meat vendors that those found violating proper handling practices will face hefty fines of up to P200,000 as prescribed under the Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines. Dr. Orlando Ongsotto, NMIS-Ilocos regional director, further said violators could…
NMIS warns R1 meat vendors of P200k fine

FOR RICE TRANSPLANTING—Farmers in Mabini town pull out rice seedlings from their beds for transplanting in their fields to take advantage of the vast quantity of water dumped by recent rains. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOR RICE TRANSPLANTING
WITH STORAGE FACILITY FOR GREEN ENERGY SAN Roque Hydropower, Inc. (SRHI) is planning to build another major renewable energy project in Pangasinan, a 400-megawatt pumped-storage hydropower facility. SRHI said it will pursue the San Roque Optimization pumped-storage hydropower project when it files its plans with the Department of Environment and…
SRHI plans another 400-MW hydro project
THE Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) issued a reminder to pensioners to complete their biannual validation, a process required to confirm that they are still alive for continued delivery of benefits. Sheryl Simeon, head of PVAO Pangasinan, said veterans who are unable to visit the Provincial Capitol office in Lingayen…
PVAO tells pensioners: Complete biannual validation
VILLASIS received its 9th consecutive unmodified opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA), signifying the municipal government’s consistent adherence to financial reporting standards. This year’s opinion was officially communicated on June 20 by the COA Regional Office No. 1-Office of the Supervising Auditor, to Mayor Nonato Abrenica, who finished his third…
COA commends Villasis for financial reporting for 9th year
GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III vowed to continue and build on what he started in his first term when he took his oath of office for his second term on June 30 at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen before Judge Avelina J. Villegas-Rosario of RTC Branch 14-FC. Guico said he…
Guico vows to build on 1st-term programs

GARBAGE IN PANTAL— A “garong”, a mini-dump truck and a bigger dump truck are used to haul garbage dumped by residents anew in an area along the Jose de Venecia Expressway in Barangay Pantal, days after it was already cleared by the city’s Waste Management Division and the barangay. (Punchphoto…
GARBAGE IN PANTAL
A provisional P1 fare increase may be implemented starting in July, primarily due to the significant and continuing rise in oil prices, according to the provincial transport group. One Pangasinan Transport Federation President Bernard Tuliao said discussions between transport groups and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have…
Transport groups anticipate P1 fare hike in July
THE Department of Agriculture recognized the efforts of the provincial government in supporting local farmers when it conferred the Gawad Saka Award to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist as Region 1’s Outstanding Kadiwa ng Pangulo LGU Implementer. Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya and Provincial Legal Officer Baby Ruth Torre received…