JUST two weeks before the observance of Undas, graveyard workers at the Calasiao Municipal Cemetery expressed concerns over unusually low earnings this year, blaming persistent flooding. According to a local sepulturero (grave digger) who goes by the alias “Dindo,” October is typically a busy and profitable time for them as…
CONSUMERS will be charged lower electricity rates in October with the slight reduction in overall transmission rates, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced. “For the October 2025 electric bill of the end consumers, NGCP charges only 59 centavos per kWh (kilowatt-hour) for the delivery of its services,” NGCP…
TOWN HALL MEET ON NUCLEAR ENERGY — Residents and representatives of various sectors in Labrador attend a town hall meeting on October 4, 2025 to discuss nuclear energy as an alternative and cheaper power source, and the possibility of the municipality’s hosting of a modern nuclear power plant. One of…
THE municipality of Labrador has expressed openness to becoming the host site for the country’s first modern nuclear power plant, following a town hall meeting spearheaded by 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco, principal author of the recently enacted Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilAtom) Law. The town hall aimed to…
THE San Fabian local government’s Market Division has firmly denied accusations of forcibly ejecting ambulant vendors from the vicinity of the public market, stressing that their commitment is to maintain order and cleanliness in the area. “We are only doing our job to maintain order and cleanliness in the market,”…
NEGOSYO EXPO 2025 — Students, mostly taking business management-related courses, and entrepreneurs flock to the two-day Negosyo Expo 2025 that opened on September 30 at the CSI Stadia in Dagupan City. Mayor Belen Fernandez (inset) visits one of the exhibit booths of the participating businesses. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
‘SOLASIN’ RECOGNIZED AS ACCESSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE DEVICE THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan has passed a resolution congratulating and commending John Carlo Luna Reyes of Urdaneta City for winning the Philippine national title in the 20th James Dyson Award for his innovative “SolAsin” device, a solar-powered salt-making tool that is both accessible and sustainable….
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan, in its September 30 regular session, approved a resolution directing the Committee on Economic Affairs and Ways and Means to study and recommend the possible conversion of the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital, district and community hospitals, and other government-owned facilities and services into local economic enterprises (LEEs). …
THE local government of Basista continues to provide financial aid to vendors who were affected by the fire that struck the town’s public market on May 9, 2025 while plans are underway for the construction of a new market. In a statement, Mayor Jay-R Resuello said the assistance — specifically…
THE Mangaldan local government has begun a comprehensive review of its existing taxes, fees, and penalties in a move to update its Local Revenue Code, which was last revised in 2017. Mayor Bona Fe De Vera Parayno has prioritized the update as a key fiscal strategy to increase the municipality’s…
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