THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold a “Diskwento Caravan” at the Amado T. Espino Jr. Covered Court in Aguilar town on September 1 as a disaster-response activity for victims of Typhoon Maring and the monsoon rains. Director Peter Mangabat of DTI-Pangasinan said the one-day sale aims to…
CALASIAO’S KULIGLIGS—In the flooded streets of Calasiao, kuligligs, an improvised farm transport, become useful for ferrying people around town. Here in Barangay Mancup, there are some 50 kuligligs plying around. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
DAILY collection from the operations of public markets in Dagupan may yet save the day for Emergency Workers (EWs) and technical consultants hired under the new administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez. The mayor said the market income, which has been steadily increasing due to tighter monitoring, will be used to…
SHELLFISH gathered from the coastal waters of Anda, Bolinao, Bani, Wawa, and Alaminos City remain free from toxic red tide, based on an advisory from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). BFAR Shellfish Bulletin No.21, issued on August 22, 2013, states that latest results of the laboratory analyses…
BUSINESS operators in Dagupan City have been ordered to fully comply with the provisions of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act (Republic Act 9994), which provide special privileges to the elderly. Noting non-compliance by a number of establishments, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed a resolution reminding owners of the provisions of…
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has given assurance that its power transmission facilities are fully operational despite last week’s flooding in various parts of Luzon. Lilibeth Gaydowen, communications officer of the government-owned corporation, said the weather disturbances posed no further threat to any NGCP facilities as of…
EXCLUSIVE DAGUPAN—Fishermen unload the day’s harvest at the Magsaysay Market for the test run for exclusive Dagupan Bangus sale. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
AUGUST 30 DEADLINE NEARS WITH less than two weeks before the August 30 deadline set by Mayor Belen Fernandez on clearing Dagupan’s rivers of illegal structures, at least 70 illegal fish pens and cages remain. City agriculturist Emma Molina, also the head of Bantay Ilog that directs dismantling operations, admitted…
AT least eight establishments have been caught by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office selling electrical wires made of aluminum, instead of copper, which is considered highly dangerous and prohibited under the law. DTI Provincial Director Peter Mangabat warned the public against these aluminum products and urged…
STA. BARBARA—When a large volume of water hyacinth were carried by strong currents last week during typhoon Labuyo along the Sinocalan River and clogged the waterway at Ventenilla Bridge and a small dam at the national highway in Barangay Ventenilla here, that proved to be a blessing for this town.
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