THE worst fear of economic leaders is finally here. National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) regional office confirmed that the performance of Region 1 dropped beyond expectations in 2020 due to the impact of the long pandemic. NEDA Regional Director Nestor Rillon told the Ilocos Region Kapihan Zoom meeting on…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution asking business establishments in Dagupan to consider the employment of ex-offenders applying for jobs provided that they possess the abilities needed for the job they had applied so they can redeem their self-worth and be productive. The resolution sponsored by Councilor Cisco…
THE Philippine government has been losing an estimated P2.2 million monthly because of the continuous proliferation of ‘fake’ cigarettes. The estimated loss in tax revenues was bared by Ted Paragas, head of the BIR-Revenue District Office Calasiao, after the joint operation launched by the National Bureau of Investigation-Dagupan District Office…
SIESTA TIME – A handicraft trader takes a nap at noontime under tree on the shoulder of the Pangasinan-Zambales national highway in Dasol to avoid a heat stroke under the blistering summer sun. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod asked Mayor Brian Lim in a resolution for copies of the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between the Dagupan City Water District and Pamana Water Corporation to shed light on the details for the protection of the water consumers. Resolution No. 7810-2021 authored by Councilor Michael Fernandez and…
SUN’S GIFT – A young woman in Sual town prepares to pack summer season’s natural food deli, tuyo, to be sold at local markets. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE mayor of Sual town ordered all tourism establishments, municipal beaches and tourist spots to deny entry and service to all international and local tourists entering the municipality until order is withdrawn. The order of Mayor Liseldo Calugay was prompted by the reported surge in positive COVID-19 cases in the…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed a resolution urging the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to convert the provincial road lines of Manaoag-Pozorrubio and San Jacinto-Pozorrubio into national roads. Provincial Resolution No. 2266-2021 endorsing the conversion of the Manaoag-Pozorrubio (Pao-Pozorrubio Section) and San Jacinto-Pozorrubio Provincial Roadlines into National Roadlines’,…
POPULAR HOUSEHOLD TOOL –– A man transports his newly made ‘walis tambo’, a broom made of dried stalks and flowers of grass locally known as tambo, to suppliers in Sta. Barbara. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE (OIC) Region 1 director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said there is nothing to be concerned about the swarming of worms seen on a shallow part of a beach in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur as there had also been similar happenings in the coastal towns of…
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