A FEW days into the Christmas holiday season, Pangasinenses woke up last week being confronted with another spike in the prices of commercial rice in the province’s markets. Midrange-quality rice was already being sold for P55 per kilogram in public markets, or P15 higher from the previous P40. Well-milled rice…
AN official of the Fourth Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) based in Tuliao, Sta. Barbara town alerted the public on November 28 about a group or an unscrupulous individual using his name for illegal activities. OIC-Assistant District Engineer Eldred Mislang issued a disclaimer after…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed an ordinance encouraging all business establishments and local transportation in Dagupan to adopt QR Ph Digital Payments in line with the Paleng-QR Program of the national government during its November 28 session. In the digital world, QR Code stands for Quick Response Code, while QR…
NEW CITY HALL TO FOLLOW ALAMINOS City will finally have its own public market early next year following the approval of a P300-million loan to finance the project. The city government identified a seven-hectare lot along the bypass area leading to Mabini town as the site for the new public…
HAPPY MOOD AT THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE — An early visitor at the Japan Ghibli-inspired Christmas Village in Bayambang town cheerily poses in the middle of the creations that captivate both curious visitors and local residents alike. (Punchphoto by Eva Visperas)
A RECENT training of fishermen in Bani town taught them to become entrepreneurs and enhance their livelihood – specifically to develop skills to transform marine catches into delightful products that would help establish the town as the exclusive source. Nestled between the bountiful Lingayen Gulf and the West Philippine Sea,…
ONLY 7.89% OF JEEPNEYS MODERNIZED OF the total registered 2,259 traditional jeepneys plying various routes in Pangasinan, only 179 (7.89%) owners have consolidated and modernized in line with the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Alliance of United Transport Organization Provincewide president Bernard Tuliao said phasing out the 92.11 percent of existing…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Some jeepney drivers don’t insist one-peso additional fare BELIEVE it or not, some jeepney drivers in Pangasinan are making the payment of the additional one peso fare approved by LTFRB optional and voluntary on the part of their passengers. Apparently, it does not matter…
SAFETY FIRST — Fishermen move as a team to replace the bamboo poles of a fishing boat’s outrigger as part of its regular maintenance at a docking area in Barangay Cato in Infanta town. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
DESPITE the undue delay in the passage of its 2023 annual budget for political reason, Dagupan City was chosen anew by the Department of Trade and Industry as one of the Most Competitive Cities in Region 1. The award was received by Councilor Michael Fernandez and his wife, former Councilor Maybelyn…
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