COMPLAINTS for robbery, grave coercion, usurpation of authority, were filed against an official of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and other persons and separate cases for illegal arrests and arbitrary detention cases against policemen before the City Prosecution Office in San Carlos City on March 13 by more than 40 complainants. The complaints were filed […]
Business
DTI’s tax and business forum for MSMEs, April 3
LINGAYEN– The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with DZRD Sonshine Radio Dagupan, will conduct a Tax and Business Forum to assist the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on April 3, 2019 from 9am to 5pm at the Sison Auditorium in this town. Natalia Dalaten, OIC- provincial director of DTI-Pangasinan, said the […]
ANTI RABIES
ANTI RABIES — A nurse at the Reg. 1 Medical Center – Dagupan City, administers the vaccine to an elderly woman exposed to dogs or cats. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
NFA rice pegged at P27 per kilo till August
RETAILERS of the National Food Authority (NFA) will continue to sell rice to the public at P27 per kilo until August this year. Chona Maramba, NFA assistant branch manager in Western Pangasinan, told the KBP Forum last Thursday that her office is distributing rice stock to retailers to be sold at P27 per kilo. She […]
3rd Umaani Expo opens March 11-16
LINGAYEN— The 3rd Pangasinan Umaani Expo opens on March 11 at the Provincial Agriculture Center in Tebag, Sta. Barbara. The five-day agricultural event will start with a Thanksgiving Mass and Opening Program with Senator Aquilino Martin “KoKo” Pimentel as honored guest speaker. OIC-Provincial Agriculturist Nestor Batalla expressed confidence that with the participation of farmers, fisherfolks […]
Farmers brace for El Niño
STA. BARBARA–Farmers in Pangasinan tilling lands outside the service areas of the Agno River Irrigation System (ARIS) were advised to plant crops that need only little water to grow for the duration of the mild El Niño phenomenon being experienced in Luzon. Ernesto Pamuceno, former Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) of Pangasinan, now the provincial president […]
Commodity prices, supply in malls stable – DTI
THE Department of Trade and Industry Pangasinan has assured consumers that majority of big supermarkets in Pangasinan are following the latest suggested selling prices (SRP) set by the Department of Trade and Industry Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau. The bureau conducts monitoring of basic necessities and prime commodities weekly to ensure the stability of supply […]
DOST holds job hunting seminar for scholars
LINGAYEN– The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) recently held a seminar on Job Hunting/Employment Generation at the Pangasinan State University (PSU) campus in this town recently to equip graduating DOST scholars with skills and knowledge for career opportunities. The seminar was conducted in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Western […]
SSS: Contribution increase start after June 3
THE Social Security System (SSS) issued an advisory to members that last Monday that while the contributions rate increase under Republic Act 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2019 took effect on 5 March 2019, it would not be implemented until the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the proper implementation of the law, […]
HYBRID E-JEEPNEY
HYBRID E-JEEPNEY – The first units of the 24-seater e-jeepney-cum-bus have begun plying Dagupan City routes for free during the dry-run period for a week. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)