HERE’S good news for daily wage earners. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-1 (RTWPB-1) issued Wage Order No.RB1-17 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations increasing the daily minimum wage rates of workers and employees below the Poverty Threshold particularly in the Non-Agriculture (Micro) and Agriculture (Non-Plantation) by P14.00 effective…
ANOTHER STAR IN THE MAKING? AFTER the famed Dagupan Bangus, will the city soon a have another star in “Dagupan Blue Tahong”? This prospect struck the consciousness of the city’s fisherfolk after news of mussels (colored blue) were gathered at a river in this city, and samples of which have…
SAN CARLOS FOOD POISONING LINGAYEN– The Food and Drug Administration-Center for Food Regulation and Research (CFRR) said it found molds in the sampled chewable candy, suspected as the culprit behind the food poisoning of over a hundred school children in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. According to the CFRR Alert Reporting…
HAPPY AND DISAPPOINTED IN reaction to President Benigno Aquino III’s State of the Nation Address Monday, Pangasinan congressmen were one in saying that he delivered most of his promises over the last five years of his presidency. Abono party-list Rep. Conrado Estrella III, said, “You don’t argue against solid accomplishments”…
SERIOUS EARTHQUAKE DRILL – While some classes took the earthquake drill lightly, it was not the case for this class at the Dagupan City National High School (DCNHS) who had a stern-looking City Mayor Belen Fernandez watching them do the “Drop-Cover-Hold” seriously like their lives depended on it. No doubt,…
LEAGUE OF CITIES WHEN it rains, it pours for Dagupan City and Mayor Belen Fernandez. She was chosen the recipient of the Batch Valedictorian Award by the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) in recognition of her role as its focal person for the K to 12’s Senior High…
SUBDIVISION STYLE HOUSING SUAL—Bangus (milkfish) raised in fish cages here are happy and they have reasons to be. The municipal government is housing them ala “subdivision.” Municipal Agriculturist Florencia Guanzon said the 750 fish cages that produce about 33,750,000 kilos a year of bangus are being re-arranged systematically the way…
DEWORMED PUPILS — From the looks on the faces of the pupils of the West Central Elementary School in Dagupan City, the time for the treatment provided an extended “recess” and fun time away from their classrooms. So who says “Goodbye Bulate Day” is not fun? (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to…
THE Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a rise in the number of persons being victimized by food poisoning in Region 1, most of whom are pupils and students buying unsanitary food from street vendors without sanitation permits. Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, DOH regional director, noted the food poisoning reported in San…
LINGAYEN—Some 155 families from Asingan and Binalonan who lost their houses when a tornado damaged their villages two months ago received financial assistance in the amount of P192,000 from the provincial government last July 28. Families who suffered total or extreme damages on their houses received P10,000 each while P5,000 were given to those who suffered…
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