THE Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City is planning on establishing an eye clinic for children to address the growing need for specialized pediatric ophthalmology care in the region. “Children have different needs compared to adults,” Dr. Angelito Braulio de Venecia III, chairman of the Eye Center at…
LABRADOR town’s tourism sector and local economy are getting a boost with the establishment of a tourism center at the coastal barangay of Laois, a popular beach destination. “It is with great pleasure that we begin the construction of our Labrador Tourism Center,” Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco, who spearheaded…
ONION farms in two barangays in San Manuel town, covering an area of 49 hectares, are among the worst hit by armyworm infestation, according to the Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office 1. Latest data released by the DA’s Army worm Surveillance Team show Barangays Santo Domingo and Lapalo were affected…
TERA Renewables 7 Corp. (Tera 7), a subsidiary of CleanTech Global Renewables Inc. (CTGRI), will set up a solar power plant in Labrador town with an investment of P17.62 billion. Named as the Labrador 1 Solar Power Project, it is expected to have a peak capacity of 451.38 megawatts, expanding…
NO MOTORCYCLE, NO PROBLEM — This ambulant vendor selling house items is proof that selling on foot instead of using a motorcycle or a cart, is more profitable these days and he surmises he is well ahead of his mobile competitors who have to spend more to sell, what with the three-week…
IMPROVED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN DAGUPAN City sealed a long-term partnership with Holcim Philippines, Inc. for the conversion of the city’s non-recyclable wastes into alternative fuel for the company’s cement plant in Bulacan. Mayor Belen Fernandez signed the Memorandum of Agreement for and in behalf of the city of Dagupan with…
FIRST IN PHL AND SOUTHEAST ASIA SAN Roque Power Corporation’s (SRPC) hydropower facility in Pangasinan was issued the Hydropower Sustainability Standard Silver Certification, the first in the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia. Located in the municipalities of San Manuel and San Nicolas in Pangasinan, and extending into Itogon…
THE head of the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) called for the reversal of the tariff reduction on imported rice under Executive Order (EO) 62, which took effect in July 2024, saying that this failed to lower prices of ric In his January 21, 2025 letter addressed to President Ferdinand…
DA ASSURES SUPPLY STILL STABLE THE Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed the spread of onion-eating army worms, known locally as harabas, in nine towns in Pangasinan, but gave assurance that onion supply in the markets remains stable. Vida Cacal, spokesperson for DA-Region 1, told an interview with Bombo Radyo Dagupan…
WHERE’S THE CSWD? – An ambulant vendor allows his 3-year-old brother to help push the cart around the city’s business district, unmindful of the risk to the life and limb of the child but POSO personnel allowed them to proceed without calling the attention of the City Social Welfare Department…
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