AMID POWER OUTAGES AND LIMITED COMMUNICATION DESPITE widespread power outages and communication breakdowns caused by Typhoon Emong (international name: Go-may), Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) officer-in-charge Brig. Gen. Dindo Reyes said the 911 emergency hotline played a critical role in delivering assistance to affected residents during the storm. “Maraming tumatawag sa 911,”…
THE local government of Bolinao is enforcing a price freeze on basic necessities following the town’s official declaration of a state of calamity due to widespread damage brought by Tropical Cyclone Emong (international name: Go-may) and the southwest monsoon. In a post on its official Facebook page on July 30, the local government announced…
RAINS spawned by the southwest monsoon and typhoons in late July affected at least 271 hectares of farmland in Pangasinan, and the initial damage estimate to crops and irrigation facilities is expected to increase as assessment and data collection continue. In the entire Ilocos Region, a total of 959 hectares…
BOAT RIDE ALONG ABF—A boatman paddles his boat to convey his lone passenger towards his destination in the flooded Central Business District of Dagupan, passing the CSI Market Square, as other people who cannot afford the cost of the ride walk in knee-deep water. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan is closely monitoring the prices and supply of basic goods as many parts of the province grapple with widespread flooding. Guillermo Avelino Jr. of DTI Pangasinan said both online and on-site price and supply monitoring of Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities (BNPCs)…
ENTERPRISING FISH CARGADORES – To recoup their lost income during the flood, two enterprising fish cargadores converted their push cart into a temporary transport vehicle to commute stranded passengers to their destination on Thursday, July 24, as they navigate A.B. Fernandez Avenue past the still unfinished new Dagupan City Hall….
MORE than 1,200 job seekers were allowed to apply for overseas employment during the Alagang Arenas Job Fair held on July 20, 2025 at the Arenas Civic Center in Malasiqui. Job applicants explored opportunities in various countries such as Kuwait, Oman, Maldives, Ivory Coast, Poland, Romania, Qatar, USA, Germany, UAE,…
MAGTANIM AY DI BIRO— A farm worker operates a hand tractor to prepare a rice paddy while his companion prepares rice seedlings that will be transplanted. Farmers spend long hours on their farms to produce rice, but are hit hard by the drastic palay price drop. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CUSTOMERS of Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) can expect a decrease in their electricity bills for July with the drop in the utility’s rate to P9.34 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from P9.45 per kWh in June. A household consuming 100 kWh this month, for example, will be charged P934. DECORP said the…
UNDER PPP DEAL WITH NSPIRE THE local government of Calasiao, categorized as a first-class municipality, is embarking on a digital transformation that is expected to speed up and improve the delivery of public services by using computer technology in its systems. “We are not just modernizing. We are taking a…
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