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…
BUSINESSMAN ON WHEELS—A tricycle-riding entrepreneur peddles all sorts of plastic household and kitchen wares—from storage box, chairs, brooms, pails, laundry tubs and bins, hangers, clips, etc., all stacked in his sidecar as he traverses the Aguilar-Mangatarem highway. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SIX Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators in Mangaldan were recently awarded livelihood packages worth P178,486 from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). This assistance is part of DOLE’s enTSUPERneur program, designed to provide livelihood opportunities to PUV drivers and operators affected by the government’s Jeepney Modernization Program….
CUSTOMERS of the Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) were reassured that the corporation’s electricity supply remains stable and that demand is expected to be lower given the prevailing cooler temperatures. In an interview, DECORP Spokesperson Randy Castillan, however, clarified said potential issues could arise if transmission lines or distribution systems are…
IN a move to promote environmental sustainability, the local government of Rosales is strictly implementing a municipal ordinance that prohibits the use of plastic bags for dry goods, regulates their use for wet goods, and bans the sale and use of Styrofoam containers. Under the ordinance, the following are strictly prohibited:…
MONSOON BREAK—A farmer dries his newly harvested palay grains on a concrete pavement of the Pangasinan-Tarlac Road (Romulo Highway) in Barangay Cayanga, Bugallon during a recent break from the monsoon rains. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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