SOON there will be 559 public utility jeepneys (PUJs) plying the routes inside Dagupan City when the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) issues special permits to another batch of 354 to ply city routes in Dagupan City. The number is in addition to the 204 units of PUJs…
BINALONAN AS EPICENTER OF GROWTH THE Sumi-North Philippines Wiring Corporation (SNPWC) is infusing an initial $40-million investment for the manufacture of automotive wiring harness especially for hybrid cars to jumpstart the vision to make an industrial park in Binalonan. The project, to be built on the 25-hectare lot allocated for…
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office 1 has assured the households that there is adequate supply of fish in markets across Region 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to BFAR Regional Director Rosario Segundina Gaerlan, fish supply remains adequate throughout the region, with the largest supply…
SOME 145,000 farmers and fisherfolk in the region are already covered by crop insurance issued by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) in Region 1 this year. This was disclosed by Raul Servito, regional manager of the PCIC when he spoke during KBP’s virtual forum on September 17. He said those…
PLUS AND MINUS FOR CITY GOVERNMENT – The Dagupan City government has required fish vendors inside the Malimgas Public Market to take the Rapid Test in a bid to check their state of health being asymptomatic. However, the same initiative exposed the fish vendors to COVID infection by not being required to observe…
16,000 HOGS CULLED THE Office of the Provincial Veterinarian is just about to throw in the towel as the African Swine Fever (ASF) still continues to spread in Pangasinan, already affecting 33 of 47 towns and cities. This frustration was expressed by Acting Provincial Veterinarian Jovito Tabarejos when he spoke during the…
THE Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) announced that it has suspended disconnection of service in homes and offices that have defaulted in their payments since the start of the implementation of community quarantine in the country. The suspension will hold until end of September to give customers time to pay…
IN search of a locally-produced quality longganisa with a distinct taste and that will be known as “Asingan longganisa,” the Asingan local government installed three meat grinders in the town’s public market. Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. said the meat grinders were provided for meat vendors to use to produce the…
UNDISCIPLINED COMMUNITY – After the Dagupan City’s Solid Waste Disposal and Management Office removed the garbage bin installed at the foot of the Franklin Bridge, a tourist spot, residents continued to dump their garbage in the same area. No one is taking the warning “Bawal mgatapon ng basura dito,” seriously and the city government does…
NON-PAYMENT OF RENTALS THE Lingayen Treasury Office ordered the closure of 21 stalls inside the town public market for their failure to pay their rentals despite months of extension of payment of their dues. Although there’s pandemic, the Municipal Treasury Office (MTO) said their repeated failure to pay their monthly…
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