A ‘MILESTONE FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY’ SECOND District Rep. Mark Cojuangco hailed the signing of Republic Act 12305, or the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act (PhilAtom Law), calling it a “historic milestone” for the country’s energy future. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed the measure into law on September 18,…
LOCATED IN BAYAMBANG WITH 10-MW CAPACITY THE Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) and CS First Green Agri-Industrial Development, Inc. have formalized a partnership for a 10-megawatt Renewable Energy Supply Agreement, with the solar power facility to be built in Bayambang. The ceremonial contract signing was held on September 23, 2025…
PREP WORK FOR FISHING — A fisherman checks his net in preparation for the next day’s trip out to the Lingayen Gulf, where many small-scale fishers from Pangasinan rely on for their livelihood. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
HIGHER THAN THE 1.5% NATIONAL RATE THE inflation rate in Pangasinan increased to 4.1% in August 2025 from 3.3% in July, primarily driven by higher prices for food, housing, and transport, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) provincial office reported last week. The province’s inflation level was significantly higher than the…
VICE GOVERNOR Mark Ronald Lambino on Monday underscored the importance of knowledge-sharing between the provincial government and the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) for the establishment of a pilot saltern farm in the province. The provincial board, with Lambino as presiding officer, has approved Provincial Resolution No. 212-2025, authorizing…
THE Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) urged non-accredited and newly opened tourist accommodations in Pangasinan to secure Department of Tourism (DOT) accreditation to guarantee safe, high-quality stays for travelers. Of the total 355 tourism-oriented establishments in Pangasinan as of August 31 this year, at least 267 are DOT-accredited,…
HIGHER Ancillary Services (AS) costs pushed up transmission rates in August 2025, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines announced. The overall equivalent average transmission rate for the August 2025 billing period rose by 7.09% to P1.4171/kWh, up from July’s PhP1.3233/kWh. AS charges climbed by PhP0.0787/kWh, from PhP0.5872/kWh in July…
TRAVELING SALESMAN — A tricycle-riding entrepreneur peddles all sorts of bamboo and rattan handicrafts with some plastic household wares all stacked in and all around his sidecar as he traverses the Carmen-Poblacion Rosales National Road on September 12, 2025. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MANAOAG Mayor Jeremy Rosario said he will not hesitate to permanently close poultry farms that continue to violate sanitary standards, especially those causing an increase in fly infestations. Rosario made this warning during the Monday flag-raising ceremony on September 8, where he called on poultry owners to adhere to the…
A total of 3,703 packs of hybrid rice seeds were distributed on September 9 to over 680 qualified farmers in the municipality of San Nicolas, which will be planted during the coming dry season. The Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), headed by Engr. Christopher Serquina, in partnership with the Department of…
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