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…
FOURTH District Representative Christopher de Venecia applauded the local governments in his district — Dagupan City, and the towns of Mangaldan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, and Manaoag — for each earning the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping from the national government. “This recognition was achieved by them through the unity…
CREATIVITY VS. LABOR – The farmer in Calasiao has found a way to beat the rising costs of hiring laborers – to hire a tricycle owner who’s willing to attach an improvised rake to dry palay. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SECOND District Rep. Mark Cojuangco strongly opposed the plan to transport dredged materials from the Limahong Channel to Metro Manila, arguing that the resources should remain within Pangasinan for the benefit of local communities. In an interview, Cojuangco expressed his support for the dredging initiative but emphasized that the materials,…
“GATAW” (gasping for air at water’s surface followed by possible death)—considered as a big challenge for bangus growers in Pangasinan—is about to break out anew because of the changing weather pattern, putting pressure on milkfish being raised in captivity. Christopher Sibayan, president of the Association of Magbabangus in Pangasinan (SAMAPA), admitted that the onset of hot…
CAPITOL COMPLEX FOR TOURISM GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III led provincial officials here Thursday in the groundbreaking ceremony to start construction of two iconic projects- construction of the 1,500-seater Convention Center and the 11-storey Government Center and Tower- inside the Capitol Complex. “We have to give credit to the people…
A Pasalubong Center that will house the different products of Manaoag and its neighboring towns in the 4th District is targeted for opening before this year’s Holy Week observance in mid-April when Catholic devotees flock to the Basilica of Manaoag. Located on the left side of the stairway of the…
HOUSEHOLDS can now buy rice in markets across Pangasinan at P35 to P45 per kilo as prices dropped following abundant supply with the start of the harvest season, according to the National Food Authority (NFA). Sellers are giving a further P250 discount for a 50-kilo sack. The current rice prices…
THE Provincial Veterinary Office confirmed that there is currently no active case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Pangasinan. Dr. Arcely Rebeniol, OIC Provincial Veterinarian, said they have already validated reports from various municipalities and cities of having no active ASF case, but the province cannot be considered as ‘ASF Free’ just yet. She explained…
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