DAGUPEÑA OFW LAID TO REST – The family of Marjorette G. Garcia, the OFW from Dagupan City who was killed in Saudi Arabia, gather to bid her farewell during her burial at the Brgy. Boquig Public Cemetery in Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Regional Tripartite Wage Productivity Board 1 has approved a daily wage hike, of P30 to P35 for non-agricultural workers in Region 1 and will take effect on November 6, 2023. Under the new wage order, officially known as Wage Order No. 22, the minimum wage rates have been increased…
THE Metro Dagupan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the leading business group in Dagupan, has expressed concerns following the recent wage hike order that will raise the minimum wage in the Ilocos region to P35, effective November 6. In its statement, the group acknowledged that while the wage increase is…
TOURISM CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE BOLINAO has been recognized for its efforts in promoting local and national tourism. It is one of the 15 local government units across the country cited by the Department of Tourism (DOT) for its active tourism promotions activities. The Bolinao LGU and 14 other winners will receive a…
THE provincial government, through the Public Employment Services Office (PESO), already provided more than a million pesos in financial support to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the last nine months this year. From January 2023 to September 30, 2023, over P1.3 million in financial assistance was extended to 323 distressed…
AS part of the Cooperative Month celebrations, the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in Region 1 has issued a reminder to the public: “Check the registration of cooperatives before joining to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous individuals.” Richard Gasican, cooperative development specialist, advises the public to join only a cooperative registered…
3 SUSPECTS CHARGED FOR MURDER THE alleged mastermind and other suspects the killing of aspiring barangay chairman Arnel Adolfo Flor Mata in Aguilar town are already in the custody of the police after their arrest last Thursday, October 26. P/Colonel Jeff Fanged, provincial director of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office…
IN keeping with Dagupan Jayceeken’s cultural heritage advocacy, the group trooped to the northern town of Sison, Pangasinan to observe the town’s Indigenous People’s Month celebration held October 26 upon the initiative of Mayor Danny Uy. The celebration started off with the ritual slaughter of a pig, followed by the program highlighted…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez expressed optimism that the city’s famous milkfish (bangus) products will soon have its long-awaited registration thru Geographical Indication to the Intellectual Property Office, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), to protect the identity and brand of the city’s bangus. This…
By Leonardo Micua ONE election battle to keep an eye on this coming October 30 is in Barangay Bonuan Gueset. The incumbent Barangay Captain, Manuel Bumanglag, is facing a tough challenge from the returning Rico Mejia. This clash between the two political giants holds immense significance as it has the…
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