BANTAY BARANGAY, BABAY ASF PROPOSED PANGASINAN was already African Swine Fever (ASF)-free days before President Rodrigo Duterte placed the whole country under the state of calamity because of the impact of the ASF. This was the advisory of the acting provincial veterinarian relayed to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP). Dr. Jovito…
The Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office I (DOLE ROI) distributed P710,600 as payment for wages of 209 workers in Dagupan under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD), an emergency employment program of the agency. The 209 TUPAD workers are informal workers, tricycle drivers, fisherfolks, vendors…
From a single contact center in 1999, the Philippine call center industry has grown to become the world’s largest, with the country now recognized as the call center capital of the world. It is a sector that contributes one of the highest revenues to the economy while also employing over…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) sent its endorsement to the Department of Health (DOH) on the application of Pozorrubio Community Hospital with 47-bed capacity for a license to operate. The resolution was proposed by Fifth District Board Member Nicoli Jan Sison and co-authored by Board Member Ma. Rosario Gracia Perez-Tababa. Sison said…
CSI WAREHOUSE CLUB IS BACK – Regular shoppers and sari-sari store owners quickly are pleasantly surprised to see the innovations found inside the biggest wholesale store in Dagupan City that was opened last week. The club was razed to the ground last year. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) turned-over Solar-Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) worth PHP. 1 B to 30 Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) here on Tuesday. Assistant Regional Director for Administration of DAR Region 1 and concurrent Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer, Ana Francisco said the project implemented under the DAR’s…
EMPLOYEES, either in public or private, who got sick of or died from COVID-19 may now receive financial compensation through the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC). This was bared by Dexter Dupagan, Regional Officer of the ECC Region 1, after the agency released Board Resolution No. 21-04-14 on April 6, 2021,…
TULAY NG PANGULO – Department of Agrarian Reform Sec. John Castriciones (center) leads the groundbreaking for the new bridge that will soon link farming communities in Barangay Oraan East to mainstream economy in Manaoag town. He is flanked by Manaoag Mayor Kim Michael Amador (right) and 4th District Representative Christopher De Venecia. (Punchphoto by…
MORE than 8,000 farmers and residents in Manaoag stand to benefit from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)’s P13.3-million ‘Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Kaunlarang Pang-agraryo (TPKP) bridge project. The new bridge will be constructed in the town’s Barangay Oraan East spanning 28.8 meters, single span, double lane. Agrarian Reform Secretary John…
MORNING CATCH – Lingayen residents who come by the beach every morning to watch fishermen haul in their catch for the day, usually go home with a “fresh catch” for themselves. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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