BANGUS (milkfish) was in short supply at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan due to the cold temperature at night over the past few months, prompting an increase in prices of the city’s most popular product. As of Monday, March 17, prices for small milkfish ranged from P120 to P140…

GOV. Ramon Guico III hailed the province’s Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH) for 2024, saying that “transparency, integrity and accountability in financial management is the hallmark of excellence in local governance.” In receiving the seal, the governor acknowledged the role of Vice Gov. Mark Lambino and all provincial executives…

A community hospital will soon be built in Alcala, with an estimated construction cost of P200 million, to serve the town’s residents as well as neighboring areas. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan approved a resolution on March 10, 2025, authorizing Gov. Ramon Guico III to sign a deed of…

SOME 60 farmers from Infanta wrapped up their training program on modern corn farming techniques while reducing pesticide use, boosting crop yield on March 11, 2025. The program, implemented by the Municipal Agriculture Office, was the season-long Farmers’ Field School (FFS) on Corn Production and Management under the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Training Institute–Regional…

GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III recently led the groundbreaking for a hemodialysis center at the Bayambang District Hospital (BDH) compound and the launch of new equipment, including a 32-slice CT-scan, ultrasound machine, and stationary and portable X-ray machines. “The Bayambang District Hospital is one of the more blessed hospitals because you…

ONLY BENEFITED TRADERS, IMPORTERS THE chairman of the Abono Partylist and the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) called for the repeal of Executive Order (EO) No. 62, citing its failure to reduce rice prices as intended and the adverse effects on local consumers. In a letter dated March 3, 2025…

PANGASINAN and its four cities, and 42 of its 44 towns received the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH) from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Only the towns of Binmaley and Umingan did not make the list. SGFH is an award given to local government…

DAGUPAN City earned a 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH), which it failed to get the previous year because the annual budget was passed three months late, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. Fernandez said with the SGFH, the city is now eligible to vie for the more prestigious Seal…