SOME 1,000 residents of Urbiztondo were beneficiaries of the “Cash for Work” Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Urbiztondo municipal government led by Mayor Modesto Operania. The beneficiaries, chosen from among the indigent families in the town, were given 45 to 90 days short-term…
(Filed by IFM Dagupan News) 7 drown in Pangasinan rivers during the Holy Week PANGASINAN recorded seven drowning incidents during the Holy Week. This was bared by P/Capt. Renan de l Cruz, information officer of the Pangasinan Police, who said all the seven victims drowned in rivers where they went…
EL NINO’S FRIEND – A salt farmer in Dasol town carries woven bamboo baskets filled with sun-dried salt from the salt beds for delivery to wholesale traders. Hot, sunny days are the salt farmers’ favorite season. The towns in the western part of Pangasinan are still the province’s top salt producers. (Punchphoto by…
WITH the onset of the warm dry season officially announced by PAGASA on Friday, March 22, the Bonuan Tondaligan Beach is now ready to take on thousands of visitors and beachgoers . Albert Gregorio, Tondaligan Beach Park Administrator, said lifeguards are always on standby, while augmentation from the City Disaster…
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) is set to increase charges this month. However, Decorp said that this additional charge will help remove or at the very least, lessen rotational brownouts. Atty. Randy Castilan, Decorp spokesman, cited two reasons for the increase: 1) The 27-centavo increase in generation charge, –from P5.01…
THE Pangasinan provincial government and Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) led the groundbreaking for the first solar power plant in Barangay Santa Catalina in Binalonan town. Governor Ramon Guico III and CREC president and CEO Oliver Y. Tan led the ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony on March 20, 2024 for the solar…
BRIGHT, SAFER NIGHT MARKET – With bright new lights installed at the Dagupan Night Market on A.B. Fernandez Ave., more fresh vegetable and fruit vendors are showing up at the market to bring their newly harvested products to households. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
TRAFFIC in the central business district is expected to ease up as four lanes of Arellano Street as well as A. B. Fernandez Avenue and two lanes of M.H. Del Pilar will be opened starting March 30, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Project Engineer…
FILINVEST LAND ENTRY CITED THE ease of doing business in Dagupan City was already proven by the prompt action on the project proposal of Filinvest Land in 2019 during the first term of Belen Fernandez as city mayor. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of Filinvest Land for its second condominium…
CITICORE Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) is taking a significant step towards a greener future with the launch of a new solar power plant project in Pangasinan. The 240-megawatt initiative in Binalonan is the beginning of their ambitious plan to produce 5 gigawatts of clean energy over the next five years….
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