PLANNED SUBSIDY NOT ENOUGH MOST, if not all, rice retailers in Pangasinan were resisting to comply with the price cap set under an executive order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. because of considerable daily losses. This was gathered when personnel of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) started listing names…
THE rice retailers at the Mangaldan Public Market opted to close their stalls on September 5 during the first day of the implementation of the rice price cap set in an executive order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The move was made to protest over the implementation of the Executive…
FOURTEEN towns and cities earlier classified as ‘Red zones’ for African Swine Fever (ASF) have been upgraded to ‘Pink zones”, after these were confirmed to have had no more cases detected in their areas. This was the recent report from the National ASF Prevention and Control Program (NASFPCP) based on…
SOON PRICE CAP ON TOMATOES? – Households in the habit of buying fresh vegetables every other day were recently surprised by their suki vegetable vendors when told that their P120 can no longer buy them a kilo of tomatoes. Try P160! (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE average Juan dela Cruz in Pangasinan can only sigh in frustration as tomato was already being sold for P160 per kilo, from the usual P120 per kilo in markets. The price was confirmed by the prevailing retail prices of agricultural and fishery products released by the Department of Agriculture…
THE development of Bolinao town as a major tourist destination in Pangasinan is expected to get a boost after Gov. Ramon Guico III announced a plan to build an airport in the town is already in the drawing board. He announced the plan to make Bolinao more accessible during the…
RICE growers received farm production input subsidies provided by San Carlos City government on August 31- September 1, 2023 at the Bliss, Brgy. Pagal. City Mayor Julier “Ayoy” Resuello, accompanied City Agriculture Officer Estrellita Jacaban and Councilor Sam Baniqued distributed some 3,000 inorganic and foliar fertilizers to the program’s beneficiaries…
THE Pag-IBIG Fund recognized the provincial government of Pangasinan anew as one of the top employers in the government sector in North Luzon for the first half of 2023. Lawyer Marlon Operaña, provincial accountant, received the award on behalf of the provincial government during the Stakeholders’ Accomplishment Report (StAR) held…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Modern jeepneys ply Manaoag-Dagupan route next week MODERNIZED jeepneys serving the Manaoag-Dagupan route will be launched in Manaoag this week, according to Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario. Rosario told IFM Radio Dagupan that this is in response to the clamor of many commuters from Manaoag that…
LAST MINUTE SHOPPING – A mother joins the mad rush to complete her children’s needs for the start of the classes and goes through various school supply items while her son would rather look an array of fancy ballpens. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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