LENDING HELP TO TYPHOON VICTIMS — Rose Agapa, a businesswoman in Urdaneta City, joins city government’s relief operations by providing her own donation of rice to victims in Barangay Catablan. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
BUGALLON Green Energy Corp. (BGEC) received a Certificate of Energy Project of National Significance (CEPNS) on November 13 for its 25 MW Bugallon Solar Power Project (BSPP), paving the way for faster permitting and approval procedures. The CEPNS issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) to projects recognized its importance…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved the development of a new solar power plant in Binalonan with Citicore Solar Pangasinan 2 Inc. as proponent. The resolution endorsed by the provincial board during its regular session on November 18, approved 100 hectares or one square kilometer of agricultural land to be converted…
ENTREPRENEURS and members of the fishery sector in Dagupan City received financial aid of P15,000 each under the Sustainable Livelihood Assistance Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), which was made possible with the help of Senator Pia Cayetano and her brother, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano….
THE Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) in Region 1 significantly expanded its free Wi-Fi program, growing from 148 sites in 2022 to 1,129 in 2023, with 998 active sites as of November, providing internet access across the region, including far-flung areas with limited service. During the Kapihan sa…
COMPETITION FOR CREATIVITY — Students paint and decorate paper full-face masks as part of school project and props in their class presentation at the Children’s Park of the City plaza in during the Children’s Summit held in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SIXTEEN more decomposting machines from the Department of Agriculture were recently turned over to farmer groups in Manaoag, increasing the local agriculture sector’s capacity to produce its own organic fertilizer. Manaoag Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario said nearly all strategic areas in the municipality have received decomposting machines used for processing…
THE National Food Authority (NFA) – Eastern Pangasinan Branch resumed buying dry and clean rice at P25 per kilogram on November 11 and urged farmers to bring their harvest to the office located along Mac Arthur Hi-Way, Barangay Canarvacanan, Binalonan. The NFA is specifically sourcing rice with a moisture content…
A decline in bangus (milkfish) production is expected in the coming months as growth rate slows down with the drop in temperature. Efren Arenas, a fishpond caretaker in Dagupan City, said bangus supply in the market usually decreases during the colder period of the year as these grow slower. Bangus…
DELAYED ROAD STREET ELEVATION — Residents of Galvan Street in Dagupan City decry the long overdue completion of the elevation of the street and drainage system, noting that it has not received any priority since the start of the DPWH projects in the city. City hall said the passage finally of…
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