FARMERS in 22 barangays of Mangaldan are beginning to be alarmed as they continue to experience water shortage in their farms. The Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) said most affected barangays include Bantayan, Talogtog, Salay, Maasin, Bateng, Lanas, Macayug, Inlambo, Embarcadero, Nibaliw, and Tebag. MAO officer Merley Sali said the listed…
THE continued exodus of registered nurses overseas was noted by the Professional Regulation Commission Region I (PRC-I) and the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) – Pangasinan Chapter, during the oathtaking ceremony of 492 newly-registered nurses in Pangasinan on January 16, 2024. The situation was highlighted by Merle Salvani, member of the…
HOT MALUNGGAY PANDESAL — Customers line up for malunggay-fortified hot pandesal sold for P5 each by a mobile rolling store parked in front of the City Hall of Dagupan under-construction. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Farm Business School (FBS) Program of the Department of Agrarian Reform issued certificates of completion to 106 farmers from various agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBO) in towns of Umingan, Calasiao and Bautista last January 19, 2024 at the DAR Office in Sta. Barbara. The farmers are affiliated with Baksayan Irrigators in Umingan, Aliguas Dumaralos,…
THE provincial board passed a resolution supporting the inventory of all real properties owned and leased out by the provincial government of Pangasinan such as, but not limited to, infrastructures and other facilities. Provincial Resolution No. 81-2024 authored by Vice Gov. Mark Ronald Lambino passed on January 15, cited Sec….
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) AutoPro says 1% of jeepneys in Pangasinan not consolidated ONLY one percent of the traditional jeepneys in Pangasinan have not consolidated for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Bernardo Tuliao, president of the Alliance of United Transport Organizations Provincewide (AutoPro) assured commuters need…
TALONG NACHOS ANYONE? — The team from Barangay Lipay in Villasis proudly presents its entry – Eggplant Parmesan Chips Nacho Style – to the cookfest of Talong Festival 2023 held at Villasis auditorium. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DESPITE the entry of imported rice in local markets in Pangasinan, the price of milled commercial rice last week remained high. In Dagupan City, regular-milled rice was still pegged at P58 per kilogram, while first-class rice was still being sold at P60 per kilogram, the same level during the holiday…
PRICES of vegetables, onions from highland dropped last week. According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), the prices of the following items decreased: Carrot was priced P60/ kilogram, from P100 last month White potato was P100/kilogram, from P115 Baguio pechay was P40/kilogram, from P50 Cabbage P35/kilogram, from P80 Red onion…
THE Alliance of United Transport Organization Provincewide (AUTOPRO)–Pangasinan did not join the nationwide call of Manila-based transport groups MANIBELA and PISTON to protest the revocation of franchises of drivers and operators unable to consolidate. Both MANIBELA and PISTON earlier launched a nationwide protest in order to persuade President Ferdinand Marcos…
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