THE increasing supply of rice in Pangasinan is finally seeing a downward trend in the price of rice in retail stores. From the continuous dispersal operations of National Food Authority (NFA), the NFA’s outside market stores in barangays sell rice at P27 per kilo while P32 a kilo in all NFA retail stores in markets. […]
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NO BANGUS SHORTAGE
NO BANGUS SHORTAGE — Two consignacion workers rush to sort out and classify the sizes of newly-harvested milkfish (bangus) that arrived at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
Dagupan fisherfolk get support from DOLE
THE owners and operators of demolished illegal fish pens and other structures in Dagupan City received P1.2 million worth of materials for the construction of fish cages as their alternative legitimate livelihood. The support was provided by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The 521 recipients from Barangays Lucao (Sitio Tucoc), Carael (Sitio Talaib) […]
Pangasinan residents enjoy 20-50% discounts at Hundred Islands
ALAMINOS CITY— The city government is offering huge discounts to Pangasinan residents when they visit the Hundred Islands. Residents can enjoy a 50 percent discount in the registration and environmental fees and another 20 percent discount on the use of island facilities run by the city government, effective Oct. 8. The new discount policy was authorized […]
MADAVFE stallholders ask for more concessions
AFTER the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) stallholders at the Malimgas Public Market were granted a 15-day rental holiday to help make up for the losses incurred from the recent floods on Oct. 8, the latter again asks for more financial concession from the city government. The stallholders also want the city government to waive the […]
DA sets reforms in selling rice
IN his visit to Laoac town, Agriculture Sec. Manny Piñol announced that reforms will be implemented in the rice market to prevent the private rice players from exploiting the rice supply situation. Sec. Piñol announced in Laoac, that starting this month, he had directed the rice traders to identify or classify local rice from imported […]
Oct. 29 deadline set for claims vs. closed Malasiqui bank
The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) reminded creditors of the closed Malasiqui Progressive Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. that they only have until October 29, 2018 to file their claims against the bank’s assets. PDIC reiterated that claims filed after said date shall be disallowed. Creditors refer to any individual or entity with a valid […]
RELIEF FOR JEEPNEY DRIVERS
RELIEF FOR JEEPNEY DRIVERS – LTFRB personnel distribute some of the 3,000 “Pantawid Pasada” cards to jeepney drivers (some are represented by their wives) in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
SP set to grant 15-day ‘rental holiday’
FOR MALIMGAS STALLHOLDERS THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has agreed in principle to pass an ordinance providing for a 15-day ‘rent holiday’ for all stallholders at the Malimgas Public Market whose businesses were affected by the series of flooding in the city, particularly caused by Super Typhoon “Ompong” in September. The agreement was reached over the objection […]
NIA set to repair damaged irrigation systems
FOR SECOND CROPPING AFTER completing their assessment of the damage to irrigation systems in the province caused by monsoon rains and typhoons, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is set to repair all damaged irrigation canals for the second cropping of the farmers. NIA Pangasinan Project Manager, Engineer Dennis de Vera, said 101,000 hectares from the […]