(Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News)

 

Reservations for ‘Kalutan’ grills ongoing

THE Dagupan City government’s Secretariat of the Bangus Festival announced reservations for grills to be used by them during the “Kalutan ed Dalan” slated on April 30 are already being accepted.

Each grill costs P3,800 and will include supply of five kilos of fresh bangus, charcoal, salt, plastic bags, thongs and other freebies. A reservation fee of P1,000 will be required and if full payment is not made before April 8, 2023, the reservation fee will be forfeited.

The City Tourism Office said there will be 500 grills to be sold. (Jhon Caranto)

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DTI urges households to reduce electric consumption 

NATALIA Dalaten, DTI provincial director, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office, urged households to temper their consumption of electricity this summer because of the expected low supply available this summer and to help promote the use of renewable energy.

She advised households and business establishments to switch off lights and air-conditioning when not being used, clean electric bulbs, especially fluorescent bulbs. (Jhon Caranto)

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Shortage of carabao meat felt in Mangaldan market  

MANGALDAN’S Municipal Agriculturist Merle Cuison-Sali confirmed that there is a shortage of carabaos not only in Pangasinan but also in the entire country.

This was revealed by meat vendors at the Mangaldan Public Market who said that there has been no carabao meat arriving from the local slaughterhouse.

Traders who used to bring carabaos for slaughter at the Mangaldan Double A slaughterhouse three times as week are doing it just  once a week, prompting  an increase in the price of carabeef from P390 to P400 per kilo. Live weight of carabaos is P290 per kilo, from P280 per kilo.  (Jhon Caranto)

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Kadiwa on Wheels making rounds in Pangasinan 

TO make Pangasinan agricultural products and locally-made products of farmers and cooperatives available to the greater number of people, Kadiwa on Wheels  again made its rounds in various towns and cities of Pangasinan. Last March 19, the Kadiwa on Wheels visited and sold products in Mapandan and on March 26 it will sell goods in Alaminos City.

The Kadiwa on Wheels  is a project of the Provincial Agriculture Office to help farmers as well as Micro, Small, Medium and Enterprises (MSMEs) sell their products provincewide. (Jhon Caranto)

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Binmaley mayor refunds tricycle fee renewal 

101 tricycle operators in Binmaley thanked Mayor Pedro Merrera, Jr. for returning the P300 renewal fee they paid for their tricycle franchise.

The tricycle operators said although the amount refunded is only P300, this already means a lot to them and their families as they can use the amount in buying a few essential things needed by their families. Mayor Mererra used his personal funds for the refund. (Jhon Caranto)

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Extension of ‘no-coding’ scheme in Calasiao sought 

POSO Calasiao and members of Tricycle and Operators Drivers Association (TODA) met to discuss the latter’s request for the extension of the ‘no coding scheme’ for all public utility tricycles in the town that was adopted in 2020 during the pandemic.

TODA members sought the extension of the ‘no coding’ scheme after the local government proposed to restore the scheme since the situation has normalized, business establishments have reopened and classes of student and pupils have long resumed. (Jhon Caranto)

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Tourist flocking Hundred Islands anew 

THE tourism industry in Alaminos City is gaining grounds with the arrival of droves of tourists to the Hundred Islands National Park on weekends.

City officials expect that more tourists will visit the Hundred Islands starting Holy Week and throughout the summer season.

In anticipation of the tourist influx to the Hundred Islands, the city government trained its staffs, including personnel of various accommodation establishments and other residents to ensure that tourists receive the courtesy and respect due them.

Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste also ordered city police and POSO to intensify their mobile and foot patrols to secure tourists flocking to Alaminos. (Joana de Vera)

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SLP program launched in San Nicolas 

THE first batch of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), a part of the program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), was launched recently in Natividad town for the benefit of qualified residents, particularly small, marginalized workers in 18 barangays.

The program aims to boost productivity of livelihood assets and upgrade the social-economic status of the recipients. (Joana de Vera)

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