TO MEET HIGH DEMAND WITH LOW SUPPLY THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) implemented a Manual Load Dropping (MLD) causing power interruptions in several parts of Pangasinan last June 1. The 12 affected towns and city were Binmaley, Lingayen, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Basista, Bayambang, Malasiqui, Bautista, Alcala, and San Carlos City. Manual Load Dropping…
TIPS FOR BUSINESSMEN – Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. launches BIR’s information roadshow for the Ilocos Region about the ‘Ease of Paying Taxes Act’ on May 32, at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Region 1 launched an information roadshow on the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) to educate taxpayers in the Ilocos Region about the salient features of the EOPT Law. Carmelito Caday, head of the client support unit of BIR Revenue District Office 1, said…
FARMERS in Bayambang, Calasiao, Malasiqui, Mapandan, San Carlos City, and Sta. Barbara, received more than P126 million worth of farm machinery, seedlings, fertilizers, and other services and assistance on Friday, May 24, 2024. This was made possible through the continuous collaboration of Third District Rep. Rachel Arenas with the Department…
TWENTY-FIVE Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) at the Pangasinan Provincial Jail (PPJ) in Lingayen have started to apply the new skills they learned from a 29-day training in the Organic Agriculture Production National Certificate (NC) II course. The program was a collaborative effort between the PPJ and the Technical Education…
MORE tourists are expected to flock to Bolinao and western Pangasinan once the construction of a 600-meter lineal meter bridge that will connect Bolinao town proper and Santiago Island in the north-western part of the Lingayen Gulf is completed. Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Director Ronnel Tan said…
FARMERS in the Third District received P126-million worth of farm machineries, seedlings, fertilizers and other services and assistance last week. In her Facebook post, Rep. Rachel Arenas Arenas said the distribution was made possible by her continuing coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA). “As your representative in Congress, we…
EARLY MORNING RISERS — Fishermen at Tondaligan in Bonuan, Dagupan City prepare their boats for an early morning ride to the Lingayen Gulf to cast their net for the day’s catch. The gulf, a rich fishing ground provides livelihood to fishing communities in the province of Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FIRST the good news. Households and visitors in Pangasinan are having a heyday buying mangoes where these are available at low prices because of oversupply. Now the bad news. The mango growers are hurting because the oversupply resulted in very low returns for their produce. Mario Garcia, president of Pangasinan…
CONSUMERS and marketgoers will need to dig deeper in their pockets, as the price of regular and well-milled rice is expected to increase in the following months. Prices in retail stores are expected to rise by P2 to P3. This is because of the expected entry of the wet or…
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