THE provincial board invited officials from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Land Bank of the Philippines as well as transport groups for an update on the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and other issues surrounding it. Vice Governor Mark Lambino told reporters that…
NO SECURITY CHECK – The passengers of Victory Liner terminal in Dagupan City board bus orderly and appear unperturbed by reports of tight security measures adopted by bus terminals in Metro Manila following the killing of a couple inside a Victory Liner bus while traveling in Nueva Ecija. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
TWENTY-SEVEN indigent families in Urdaneta City, all members of the FARMaganda association, were beneficiaries of P500,000 start-up capital from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to promote organic farming for food sufficiency, The beneficiaries were all graduates of the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) project of the SM Foundation…
PRICES of fish products in Dagupan City’s wet market have risen considerably. Latest monitoring reveals fish prices were up by P10 to P15 and the price was attributed to low supply because of fishermen’s limited catch. Ronald Santos, fisherman in Dagupan City, said it has been difficult to catch and/or…
THE Basista local government conducted a livelihood training on electrical installation and maintenance for local out-of-school youths last November 14, at the Basista Central School. Basista Mayor Jolly Resuello launched the training program participated in by 30 OSYs, in partnership with Public Schools District Supervisor Catherine Operaña and Basista Central School Alternative Learning System (ALS). The livelihood training sought to equip…
WHO NEEDS A CAFETERIA? — With no cafeteria at the West Central Elementary School, pupils simply enjoy their “picnic” lunch wherever they can find a shaded empty area in the campus. An alumnus of the school wondered if the thousands of the school’s graduates can organize to raise funds to build a cool…
IN response to complaints about inadequate potable water in Barangay Pantal, the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution, authored by Councilor Dennis Canto, urging Pamana Water Corporation to resolve the problem. Canto said Pamana, as the water service provider in Dagupan, must investigate and rectify reported impurities affecting water quality…
TO IMPACT ON SAND AND GRAVEL MINING OPERATIONS THE Mines and GeoSciences Bureau (MGB) Region I warns of possible slow down in the deposition of sediment deposits in the province, as an effect of the ongoing El Niño. In a press conference Monday, November 6, MGB Region I Division Chief…
THE San Carlos City government in collaboration with the City Cooperative Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Development Office (CCELDO),launched a livelihood assistance program for the ‘Bamboo and Taho’ industry at the Resuello Sports Complex on November 6, 2023. Some 40 small-scale entrepreneurs in Balite Sur, Magtaking, Naguilayan, and Turac involved in bamboo…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) authorized Gov. Ramon Guico III to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the registration of the Pangasinan Credit Surety Fund (PCSF) with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). The MOA that will be entered into by Pangasinan with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Land…
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