A proposed ordinance of the seven majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod seeking to standardize the monthly allowances of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and other volunteer workers at P5,000 each was “laid on the table” for consideration at a future time. This after the intended beneficiaries angrily rejected the financial bonanza…
PRICE of bangus (milkfish) in Pangasinan has increased by P20 last week, according to the prevailing retail price of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region I. Reports say that bangus was being sold for P200 per kilo, from its P180 price in July. Bangus growers attributed the increase in the…
TO support the promotion and development of domestic and foreign tourism in Pangasinan, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution in a special session on August 24 supporting not only the upgrading, rehabilitation of the Lingayen Airport but its possible transfer to another location. Provincial Resolution No. 1351-2023, authored by Sixth…
60-DAY RETURN–REFUND POLICY THE Department of Trade and Industry – Pangasinan (DTI) reminded shop owners that their customers have consumer rights protected by law, after complaints against the stores were increasing. Guillermo Avelino Jr., chief of the Consumer Protection Division of DTI-Pangasinan said that the “Return and Refund” policy is…
TO address the petition of the labor sector for another increase in the minimum wage to enable it to cope with spiraling prices of basic needs and prime commodities, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Region I conducted a public consultation in two provinces last week. It could…
ARTISTS SALTY GATHERING –Local artists and art lovers gather at the newly opened N Gallery at Nepo Mall in Dagupan City during the opening of “A Salty Gathering”, an art exhibit of the works of more than 50 artists mostly from Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE five-man minority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod abstained from voting when the majority passed a resolution echoing the “sentiments” of residents, students and traders affected by the elevation of roads and drainage system on Arellano Street and A. B. Fernandez Avenue East. Councilor Michael Fernandez, majority floor leader, asked for…
SENATOR Imee Marcos urged farmers and fisherfolks to register with the Registry System for the Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) after noting that only a small number are benefitting from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) program providing interventions. In a press conference in Urbiztondo on Aug. 21, the presidential sister…
A capacity building program for local governments aimed at boosting the Board of Investments-Investments Assistance Service BOI-Lokal of the provincial government was held last August 17-18 held at the Provincial Training and Development Center I (PTDC I), Lingayen. The event, anchored on the theme: “Linangin ang Obligasyon at Kakayahan Tungo…
FARMER groups from Pozorrubio, Villasis, Urdaneta, and Binalonan witnessed Wednesday August 23, 2023 a demonstration of how drone can be used to spray insecticides in a 23-hectare corporate farm in Barangay Santiago, Binalonan town. The drone spraying demonstration is part of the corporate farming program being promoted by the provincial…
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