THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 1 granted a P1,380,000 Seed Capital Fund (SCF) to residents of Mangatarem, Lingayen, Aguilar, and Labrador on May 22. The Fund enabled 92 beneficiaries to complete a series of Micro-Enterprise Development Training courses designed to enhance their leadership skills and financial literacy…
‘UKAY-UKAY’ BY THE HIGHWAY – Entrepreneurs have found another way of selling their ‘ukay-ukay’ goods in addition to online selling – put up displays by the highways with no additional costs – to cater to motorists and riders. Above display is found along the highway on Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch…
PANGASINAN LOST P61.8-M THE Department of Agriculture (DA) Region I said total damages in the region due to El Niño reached P152 million from affected 3,141.9 hectares of farmlands in the region and displaced 5,968 farmers. DA Region I information officer Vida Cacal said most damaged were corn farms with…
PANGASINAN keeps on attracting more investors for renewable energy project as another company manifested its interest to put up solar power plant in the province. Vice Gov. Mark Lambino, presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, said Bill CleanTech Power Corporation which operates One Manaoag Power that generates 20 megawatts (MW)…
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region I removed 300 drivers from the list of fuel subsidy beneficiaries in the region after failing to comply with the consolidation phase of the PUV Modernization Program. LTFRB R-1 Acting Director Atty. Anabelle Nullar said among them were 37 jeepney owners…
THE National Tobacco Administration (NTA) provided farmers P21.5 million for the 2023-2024 farming season and some 400 tobacco farmers already availed of P8 million of the Curing Barn Assistance Program (CBAP). Roger Madriaga, NTA-Pangasinan branch manager, said 400 tobacco farmers used the cash to buy equipment to protect their crops…
‘BAHAY KUBO’ FOR ALL SEASONS – More families choose to buy a ‘bahay kubo’’ for P17,000 instead of buying an air-conditioning unit to be installed inside their homes as the better alternative for shelter during hot and rainy days. The makers of the ‘bahay kubo‘ in Brgy. Pangoloan, San Carlos City find…
THE Marine Protected Area in Barangay Victory in Bolinao town was seeded earlier this month with 6,000 abalone juveniles from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Regional Mariculture Technology Demonstration Center (BFAR-RMATDeC) in Alaminos City to revive the industry in the town. According to a report from BFAR-Regional…
NINE MONTHS BACKLOG THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) district offices in Dagupan and San Carlos City already started printing driver’s license cards to serve to their respective applicants to reduce the April-December 2023 and cope with the current applications. LTO Dagupan chief Rommel Dawaton said his office is currently printing…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD recently launched “Gatasang Kalabaw Kontra Kagutuman at Kahirapan” (GK3K) in San Andres, Balungao town in collaboration with local governments to help mitigate the immediate impact of the hunger and poverty crisis and helping vulnerable populations through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). “Through…
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