PANDA VOLUNTEERS AT WORK – A motorcycle rider slowly overtakes the firetruck of the Panda Volunteer Fire Brigade that’s spraying disinfectant on the road along Dagupan City’s business district to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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City bans delivery of bangus, fish from other provinces
E.O. 49, SEP. 28 – OCT. 5 THE Dagupan City government will suspend deliveries of bangus and fish products sourced from outside Pangasinan to the city effective Sep. 28 until Oct. 5. The suspension was ordered by City Mayor Brian Lim with the issuance of Executive Order No. 49 last Sep. 22 in a bid […]
Pangasinan bags its 5th Rice Achievers Award
PANGASINAN, under the leadership of Governor Amado Espino III, bagged its fifth Rice Achievers Award from the Department of Agriculture last September 16. It also won the award in 2013, 2014 and 2016. This was disclosed by Dr. Roger Evangelista, center director of the Agriculture Training Institute-Regional Training Center of the Department of Agriculture in Sta, […]
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LTFRB allows 354 PUJs to ply Dagupan City routes
SOON there will be 559 public utility jeepneys (PUJs) plying the routes inside Dagupan City when the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) issues special permits to another batch of 354 to ply city routes in Dagupan City. The number is in addition to the 204 units of PUJs already granted special permits last […]
Huge economic impact of Sumi-North Philippines cited
BINALONAN AS EPICENTER OF GROWTH THE Sumi-North Philippines Wiring Corporation (SNPWC) is infusing an initial $40-million investment for the manufacture of automotive wiring harness especially for hybrid cars to jumpstart the vision to make an industrial park in Binalonan. The project, to be built on the 25-hectare lot allocated for economic zone in Barangay Linmansangan, […]
BFAR assures ample supply of fish in region
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office 1 has assured the households that there is adequate supply of fish in markets across Region 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to BFAR Regional Director Rosario Segundina Gaerlan, fish supply remains adequate throughout the region, with the largest supply coming from the mariculture zone […]
Region’s 145,000 farmers covered by crop insurance
SOME 145,000 farmers and fisherfolk in the region are already covered by crop insurance issued by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) in Region 1 this year. This was disclosed by Raul Servito, regional manager of the PCIC when he spoke during KBP’s virtual forum on September 17. He said those insured constitute 80 percent of […]
PLUS AND MINUS FOR CITY GOVERNMENT
PLUS AND MINUS FOR CITY GOVERNMENT – The Dagupan City government has required fish vendors inside the Malimgas Public Market to take the Rapid Test in a bid to check their state of health being asymptomatic. However, the same initiative exposed the fish vendors to COVID infection by not being required to observe social/physical distancing while waiting for […]
ASF continues to spread in 33 towns
16,000 HOGS CULLED THE Office of the Provincial Veterinarian is just about to throw in the towel as the African Swine Fever (ASF) still continues to spread in Pangasinan, already affecting 33 of 47 towns and cities. This frustration was expressed by Acting Provincial Veterinarian Jovito Tabarejos when he spoke during the Question Hour of the Sangguniang […]