THE Mangaldan Sangguniang Bayan (SB) is planning to draft an ordinance that will regulate the subdivision and sale of land in the municipality following reports of illegal transactions, particularly lots that are still classified as agrarian reform land. In a hearing organized by the Committee on Zoning and Land Use…
NO STOPPING CHRISTMAS — Ambulant vendors wade through the incessantly flooded streets in Barangay Mayombo, Dagupan City to earn an income from selling Christmas decorations. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 1 formally awarded a Shared Service Facility (SSF) for the Engineered Bamboo Development Project to the Alaminos City government on October 9, 2025 at the Hundred Islands E-Kawayan Factory in Barangay Tangcarang. The SSF project highlights DTI’s continuing effort to promote innovation…
THE National Meat Inspection Service-Regional Technical Operation Center I (NMIS-RTOC) has recognized the Mangaldan Municipal Slaughterhouse for its outstanding compliance with national meat safety and sanitation standards. During the NMIS’ 53rd Founding Anniversary and the 32nd Safety Consciousness Week, held at the Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Center, the Mangaldan…
JUST two weeks before the observance of Undas, graveyard workers at the Calasiao Municipal Cemetery expressed concerns over unusually low earnings this year, blaming persistent flooding. According to a local sepulturero (grave digger) who goes by the alias “Dindo,” October is typically a busy and profitable time for them as…
CONSUMERS will be charged lower electricity rates in October with the slight reduction in overall transmission rates, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced. “For the October 2025 electric bill of the end consumers, NGCP charges only 59 centavos per kWh (kilowatt-hour) for the delivery of its services,” NGCP…
TOWN HALL MEET ON NUCLEAR ENERGY — Residents and representatives of various sectors in Labrador attend a town hall meeting on October 4, 2025 to discuss nuclear energy as an alternative and cheaper power source, and the possibility of the municipality’s hosting of a modern nuclear power plant. One of…
THE municipality of Labrador has expressed openness to becoming the host site for the country’s first modern nuclear power plant, following a town hall meeting spearheaded by 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco, principal author of the recently enacted Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilAtom) Law. The town hall aimed to…
THE San Fabian local government’s Market Division has firmly denied accusations of forcibly ejecting ambulant vendors from the vicinity of the public market, stressing that their commitment is to maintain order and cleanliness in the area. “We are only doing our job to maintain order and cleanliness in the market,”…
NEGOSYO EXPO 2025 — Students, mostly taking business management-related courses, and entrepreneurs flock to the two-day Negosyo Expo 2025 that opened on September 30 at the CSI Stadia in Dagupan City. Mayor Belen Fernandez (inset) visits one of the exhibit booths of the participating businesses. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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