SURPRISE VISITOR — A woman casually walks by the MV Xavier I vessel bound for Sual that ran aground at the beach in Binmaley town during the storm surge triggered by severe tropical storm Kristine Wednesday night. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
A CASE FOR OMBUDSMAN, NOT CAPITOL THE new order of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) suspending Urdaneta Mayor Julio Parayno III for another one year — which supposedly took effect on October 14, before his 90-day preventive suspension was to expire — was considered null and void based on the October…
A day after Typhoon Kristine swept through Dagupan City on October 24, Mayor Belen Fernandez said she may call for a special session to ask the Sangguniang Panlungsod to pass a resolution placing the city under a state of calamity in view of the damage and impact on residents. As…
P1.5 BILLION MORE THAN THIS YEAR THE provincial administration has proposed a P7.1-billion for 2025, higher by P1.5 billion than this year’s P5.6-billion allocation. Vice Governor Mark Lambino told local newsmen the hike could be attributed to the increase in the province’s share in the national tax allocation (NTA) by…
WEAPONS, ALCOHOL TO BE CONFISCATED THE police reminded the public of items that will not be allowed inside both public and private cemeteries as crowds flock during the coming Undas weekend, with checkpoints to be set up at entrances. The list of prohibited items includes alcoholic drinks, illegal drugs, large…
DRAINAGE ELEVATION DISRUPTED – The ongoing construction for the elevation of the road and the drainage system along Perez Blvd from the YMCA is disrupted by Typhoon Kristine. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) of the Ilocos Region granted an additional P33 daily minimum wage hike across all sectors, effectively raising to P468 the daily wage for non-agricultural workers in companies employing at least 10 and P435 for agricultural workers in companies with less than 10. Wage…
ANOTHER solar power plant will be set up in Pangasinan, this time in Barangay Tombod, Villasis following approval by the provincial government on October 21. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed a resolution interposing no objection to the installation, operation, and maintenance of the YH Pangasinan Solar Power Plant proposed by…
POWER distributor Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) announced a reduction in electricity rate for October following the suspension of a charge relating to energy procured from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). Atty. Randy Castilan, DECORP’s new Chief Operations Officer, said customers can expect a decrease of approximately P1.57 per kilowatt…
SIX illegal drug operators considered as high-value targets were apprehended in Dagupan City during a joint operation by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The operation, dubbed Oplan Gandara, also led to the dismantling of a notorious drug den in Tondaligan, Barangay Bonuan Gueset….
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