ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF TOMATOES – Unlike the anxious onion vendors, the tomato vendors at the Bagsakan Market in Villasis are confident there will be no imported tomatoes that will affect their P150 per crate selling price. (Punchphto by Ray Zambrano)
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region I has deployed its personnel to conduct spot-monitoring on reports of overcharging by public utility vehicles Atty. Mark Anthony Espenilla, LTFRB R-1 Legal Division, said the deployment will check strict compliance with the fare matrix guidelines issued to operators and drivers…
THE Social Security System (SSS) is still giving delinquent employers a chance to apply and avail of a condonation program to avoid paying penalties and suffer the consequences. Dindo Fernandez, Social Security Officer III of SSS Dagupan City Branch, said SSS has the Contribution Penalty Condonation, Delinquency Management and Restructuring…
BOLINAO FALLS, TOP ATTRACTION BOLINAO town recorded 643,000 tourists that visited the town in 2022, as pandemic restrictions began to ease, more than double its 310,589 visitors in 2021. Mary de Guzman, the town’s tourism officer, said 181,934 (28%) of visitors stayed in accredited accommodation establishments, while the remaining 461,851…
TRADE and industry in Pangasinan is seeing a boom after the COVD-19 pandemic crash. Natalia Dalaten, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial director, said businesses, including small enterprises, are already experiencing pre-pandemic robust economic activities. Dalaten noted that business name registration has increased by 12.23% this 2022, compared to…
ECONOMY, national security, disaster management and cyber security will headline topics for discussion by prominent business and political leaders during the Second Philippine Leadership Forum set on March 11 at the University of the Philippines-BGC. The quarterly event, sponsored by Organizing for Philippines led by Manny SD Lopez, invited Rep….
(Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan) Pangasinan’s hog industry resurrected THE hog industry in Pangasinan is recovering fast since the infection of the African Swine Flu has been effectively contained, according to the Provincial Veterinary Office. Dr. Jovito Tabarejos, acting provincial veterinarian, said many households are back to their backyard…
VALENTINE’S DAY IN LINGAYEN – Workers prepare a heart-shaped arch at the public plaza in Lingayen on Wednesday for lover’s and couples’ selfie photo ops on Valentine’s Day. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
FEBRUARY MASS WEDDING AROUND 200 couples are set to be civilly married in a rite to be administered by San Carolos City Mayor Julier Resuello on February 28. Lourdes Llamas, the city’s civil registry officer, said the mass wedding is set on February 28, to highlight the observance of the…
(Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan) Quiapo’s Black Nazarene visits Bayambang THE image of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo, Manila was welcomed by thousands of Bayambang residents when it was brought to the St. Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Bayambang last January 28. The image of the Black Nazarene was brought…
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