THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported a total of P224,324,669.29 damage to agriculture, P1,842,396 damage to livestock and P36,100,000 damage to infrastructure left by Typhoon ‘Egay’ in Pangasinan as of its August 3 report. PDRRMO head Luchinvar Oro said in his report to Gregory Cayetano, regional director of…

THE municipality of Calasiao recorded P2.6 million damage in agricultural during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Egay and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (habagat). Kristine Joy Soriano of the Calasiao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said as of Wednesday, August 2, 2023, damaged palay have reached P2.44 million,…

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-First District Engineering Office is constructing a flood mitigation structure at Pogo village in Alaminos City to provide defense against flooding. Esperanza Tinaza, information officer of DPWH Ilocos, said the flood mitigation structure has a length of 364 meters to manage flood water…

AUG. 29 DEADLINE FOR CLAIMS CREDITORS of the closed Bangko Pangasinan – A Rural Bank, Inc. have until August 29, 2023 to file their claims against the bank’s assets or these shall be disallowed. Creditors refer to any individual or entity with a valid claim against the assets of the…

GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Center for Disaster Preparedness Foundation, Inc. (CDPFI) for the implementation of the “Scaling Across Integrated Risk Management at National and Local Levels (SAIL) Project.” The provincial board led by Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino adopted…

PAG-IBIG Fund is offering a calamity loan program to calamity victims among its members in the Ilocos Region affected by Super Typhoon Egay. Mervin Pereda, Ilocos Region area head of Pag-IBIG Fund, said members from Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur where a state of calamity was declared may…

THE Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 1 (DOLE RO1) already implemented more than P320-million worth of assistance for its emergency employment program under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) to date. Most of the TUPAD workers in Region 1 were in Pangasinan with 28,111 workers, while Ilocos Norte…

REITERATING its commitment to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 2023 energy initiatives, as expressed in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), NGCP vows to focus all its available resources toward the completion of ongoing transmission projects while expediting others in the pipeline. NGCP will draw on its strategic partnership…