STILL NO BUS TO NCR – Local commuters arrive at the Five Star bus terminal thinking the bus company already resumed its regular trips to the National Capitol Region only to find it only serves Dagupan to Tayug via Rosales and Dagupan to Infanta via Alaminos City. The LTFRB has not issued…

ON the directive of the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution enjoining all local traders, wholesalers and retailers at the Malimgas Public Market to comply to Executive Order No. 124 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte that mandated a 60-day price ceiling on selected pork and chicken products…

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan provincial office collected P292,500 in fines for violation in the province from seven business establishments caught violating ‘Product Standards Laws, Rules and Regulations’. DTI-Pangasinan director Natalia Dalaten said the collected fines were forwarded to the national treasury. “Most of the violations of…

WITH the relaxation of quarantine protocols, and the week-long Holy Week observance, the Pangasinan Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) gears up for the influx of tourists to the province’s popular destinations. Malu Elduayan, PTCAO chief, said while local government units are expected to set their respective registration requirements…

HUNDREDS of leisure bikers, families and local tourists are beginning to stay at the Tondaligan Beach Baywalk for day visits and picnics on weekends. This has been the observation of Tondaligan Beach Baywalk administrator Jhun Cadiz notwithstanding the no-swimming policy at the beach. Cadiz said of 6-10 biker’s groups with…

THANK YOU BHWs – Former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano thanks Dagupan City’s  Barangay Health Workers for their dedication to their mission and duty in helping families cope with their health problems while risking their own health. Cayetano has been meeting with BHWs in the country to express the country’s gratitude. (Punchphoto by…

ALAMINOS City, home of the famous Hundred Islands National Park, is expecting finally an influx of tourists during the Holy Week break with the recent adoption of the uniform travel protocols in the country. Rose Aruelo, assistant city tourism officer here, said Thursday that the city government has already noted…

NO AUTHORIZED FARE INCREASES IN PANGASINAN PANDEMIC or no pandemic, public transportation fares before the pandemic must remain the same today and any fare increase without approval will be considered a violation of terms of franchises and special permits. This was underscored by Director Nasrudin Talipasan of the Land Transportation…

THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) already implemented an additional 33-centavo rate increase last February, as reflected on the electric bills received this month, and another increase will likely be implemented in the months ahead if current demand continues. Atty. Randy Castilan, Decorp legal counsel and spokesperson, said the recent increased…

BANI town’s beaches are still off-limits to visitors and tourists. Romel Dulay, municipal tourism officer, clarified that only residents can access any of the beaches or other tourist places in the town to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the area, notwithstanding the new travel protocols issued by the IATF…