TRANSPORTATION groups in Pangasinan have agreed to consolidate but not for the PUV Modernization Program. Bernard Tuliao, AutoPro-Pangasinan president, said all transport cooperatives, corporations, and groups in the province agreed and formed the ‘One Pangasinan Transport Federation’ (OPTF), to unite the transportation sector in the province. Tuliao was elected president…
ROCKS FOR ACCESS TO NEW DAWEL BRIDGE — Boulders are prepared to be laid out to start the last phase of the construction of new Dawel Bridge set to be open. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE price of egg in public markets in Pangasinan have dropped due to oversupply. This was confirmed by egg dealers who said the drop in prices started after the new year’s celebration. An egg now costs P5.50 to P9, depending on the size. This is a far cry from December…
MORE than 74-percent of Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) beneficiaries in Region I received their P5,000 cash assistance. Vida Cacal, information officer of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region I, said 173,850 of 234,865 registered farmers have already received their cash aid. Beneficiaries were 98,812 from Pangasinan, 39,495 from La…
(Filed by 104,7 IFM Dagupan News) Short supply of chicken forces higher price per kilo DEMAND for dressed chicken in the public market of Villasis noticeably dropped because its selling price spiked to P220 per kilo due to short supply of chicken, A vendor, Vangie Magtael, said chicken are normally…
‘DIANA’, BANI TOWN’S PRIDE, FOR SALE — A roadside vendor along the national highway in Bani town, arranges his display of “Diana” one of the most expensive varieties of watermelon, from Bani. The town’s watermelon are known to be the country’s sweetest and juiciest because they are planted on limestone-rich soil. Bani…
ADVERSE effects of El Niño have begun to affect Pangasinan beginning January. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) urges all farmers in Calasiao, Malasiqui, Mangaldan, Rosales, Santa Barbara, and Santo Tomas towns to expect and prepare for prolonged water shortages because of the El Niño phenomenon. Despite being near river tributaries…
FARMERS in 22 barangays of Mangaldan are beginning to be alarmed as they continue to experience water shortage in their farms. The Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) said most affected barangays include Bantayan, Talogtog, Salay, Maasin, Bateng, Lanas, Macayug, Inlambo, Embarcadero, Nibaliw, and Tebag. MAO officer Merley Sali said the listed…
THE continued exodus of registered nurses overseas was noted by the Professional Regulation Commission Region I (PRC-I) and the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) – Pangasinan Chapter, during the oathtaking ceremony of 492 newly-registered nurses in Pangasinan on January 16, 2024. The situation was highlighted by Merle Salvani, member of the…
HOT MALUNGGAY PANDESAL — Customers line up for malunggay-fortified hot pandesal sold for P5 each by a mobile rolling store parked in front of the City Hall of Dagupan under-construction. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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