THE Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) in Pangasinan strongly condemned the widespread forgery of PWD identification cards in the province and called on all legitimate beneficiaries to register in the official database. In a recent discussion, PDAO Pangasinan Jennifer Garcia said all their offices in various towns are actively…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Dagupan scholarship strictly for residents-MBTF MAYOR Belen Fernandez vowed that Dagupan’s scholarship program will only be for bona fide city residents and the full benefits will be distributed to the grantees, taking a swipe at alleged anomalies during her predecessor’s administration. The Commission on…
MAGTANIM AY DI BIRO— A farm worker operates a hand tractor to prepare a rice paddy while his companion prepares rice seedlings that will be transplanted. Farmers spend long hours on their farms to produce rice, but are hit hard by the drastic palay price drop. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CUSTOMERS of Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) can expect a decrease in their electricity bills for July with the drop in the utility’s rate to P9.34 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from P9.45 per kWh in June. A household consuming 100 kWh this month, for example, will be charged P934. DECORP said the…
UNDER PPP DEAL WITH NSPIRE THE local government of Calasiao, categorized as a first-class municipality, is embarking on a digital transformation that is expected to speed up and improve the delivery of public services by using computer technology in its systems. “We are not just modernizing. We are taking a…
1ST IN LUZON ROBINSON’S Land Corp. (RLC) is building a Grand Summit Hotel, the upscale brand of its unit Robinsons Hotels and Resorts (RHR), in Calasiao where it will be integrated with the company’s existing Robinsons Pangasinan Mall. Groundbreaking was held last week for the project, to be called Grand…
POWER consumers will see higher transmission rates on their electricity bill in July, with the bulk of the increase driven by Ancillary Services (AS) rates, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) announced. For the June 2025 billing period, both AS and NGCP’s transmission wheeling rates increased, but the…
AUTHORITIES arrested two suspects in separate anti-illegal drug operations in Rosales and Dagupan City on July 15 and 16, respectively, yielding a total of 129 grams of suspected shabu worth over ₱877,000. On July 15, a buy-bust operation conducted by the Rosales Municipal Police Station, in coordination with the Philippine…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) recently launched ‘Operation Private Eye’, a program that rewards individuals or groups who provide valuable information leading to the discovery and apprehension of those involved in the production, distribution, or location of illegal drugs. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Isagani Nerez said the government funds…
A Grade 6 student from Banaoang Elementary School in Calasiao sustained head and back injuries after allegedly being pushed by a male classmate during class hours, triggering concern and outrage on social media. Based on what has now become a viral online post by the victim’s aunt, the incident happened…
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