MONTHS after onion prices came crashing down, farmers can now heave a sigh of relief as rates gradually start to increase in markets across Pangasinan. From P100 pesos per kilogram, current prices now range between P120 and P140. John Batoy, an onion farmer in Bautista town, said a significant portion…
HUNDREDS of applicants were hired on the spot during a special recruitment activity organized by the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) of Mangaldan in collaboration with 1st Northern International Placement, Inc. last May 14 at the Municipal Wellness Center. Helen Abalos-Aquino, Mangaldan PESO officer, said some 2,800 job openings were offered for overseas placement in Qatar, USA,…
CONSUMERS can expect lower transmission rates in May, following a significant reduction in both transmission wheeling rates and Ancillary Services (AS) rates for the April 2025 billing period, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced last week. Overall equivalent average transmission rates for the April 2025 billing period…
FR SOC AT POLLING PLACE — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas checks the receipt provided by the ACM after casting his vote at West Central Elementary School 1 in Dagupan City on Monday, May 12. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
UNLISERBISYO MATAPOS ang eleksyon, agad-agarang ipinagpatuloy ni Mayor Belen Fernandez ang daily inspection ng dumpsite ng siyudad upang masuri nang mabuti ang progreso ng tuluyang pag-transform nito bilang isang ‘fun site.’ Kasama ang ibang Department Heads at ang ibang mga opisyal mula sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),…
AN elderly man passed away shortly after he cast his vote early morning on Monday, May 12. According to witnesses at the polling center in Barangay Gayaman, 68-year-old Loreto Melendez Doria arrived around 5:00 a.m. to cast his vote, after which he fainted and collapsed on the floor. Emergency responders…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Rider dead after crashing into an electric post A motorcycle rider was killed after colliding with an electricity pole in the town of Lingayen. Residents at Baywalk in Libsong East discovered the body while the motorcycle involved in the incident was also found nearby, showing significant…
KENT Brian Celeste, a third-year Physical Education student of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation, made Pangasinan proud after clinching a silver podium finish in the Men’s High Jump category at the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championship held May 4 at the New Clark City Stadium in Capas, Tarlac. Over 1,000 athletes from different countries, including Malaysia,…
‘KONTRA-BIGAY’ OPS ON EVE OF POLLS SIX people from different parts of Pangasinan, who were caught and arrested by the Dagupan police in the act of buying votes a few hours before the election on May 12 at a vacant lot in Barangay Mayombo, have been indicted and are now…
By Gonzalo Duque LET us congratulate the winners of the just-concluded national and local elections. To those who did not make it, my magnanimous message to you is, “better luck next time” and learn from the wisdom of our great philosopher that “service to humanity is the best work…
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