THE demolition of all illegal fish pens and cages along various rivers in Dagupan City is expected soon, following the passage of an ordinance that empowered Mayor Belen Fernandez, through the Bantay Ilog Task Force, to remove and prevent obstructions in these waterways. The Bantay Ilog Empowerment Ordinance defines illegal…
SEEN TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME FOR THE CITY THE Dagupan City government is now in charge of the management of the newly rehabilitated Korean-Philippine Seafood Processing Complex (KPSPC) in Bonuan Binloc, which was formally opened on October 20. Operations of the facility are expected to resume soon, with members…
TRICYCLE drivers and operators asked for a minimum fare of P50 per two kilometers and P10 for every additional kilometer during a public hearing called by the Committee on Transportation of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod on October 23. John Royce Atilon, vice president of the Five Star bus station Tricycle…
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…
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