(Filed by 107,3 IFM Dagupan News) PDEA notes proliferation of shabu in Pangasinan THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Pangasinan admitted the supply of shabu in the province is again steadily rising. PDEA Provincial Director Richie Camacho said this can be gleaned too from the much lower price of shabu…
SOON, PANGASINAN’S STAR INDUSTRY — The province’s salt industry is boosted by the provincial government by establishing the Pangasinan Salt Center. Soon the salt farmer in Dasol will find his efforts at regularly hauling woven bamboo baskets filled with sun-dried salt from salt beds more profitable. The salt industry is a source of income to most…
TOBACCO farmers in 14 barangays in San Fabian town eagerly await the passage of the proposed ordinance that promises them a tax rebate for every kilo of harvested tobacco sold. Councilor Hercules Magliba, author of the ordinance, proposes a P20 tax rebate for every kilo sold. Johnny Paraan, the town’s…
THE Manaoag local government, headed by Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, assured help to owners of 10 stalls in front of the Our Lady of Manaoag Church that were razed to the ground during a late evening blaze Thursday night, February 15. Options are being considered how the burned stalls that…
THE Pangasinan Eco Park, a sprawling 20-hectare project in Barangay Cayanga, Bugallon town, is nearing completion and poised to become a major tourism destination in Pangasinan. This was announced by project implementer Pat Orduña and offered a glimpse into its diverse attractions. The park has a 2.71-hectare botanical garden, an…
FLOWERS FOR LOVERS – The mad rush for flowers in markets show that lovers, couples and singles take to Valentine’s Day as D-Day for sharing love at all costs, (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOR NON-PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS THE Dagupan City government stands to be slapped with P500,000 in penalty if it will not pay Pag-Ibig Fund’s increased premium of its officials and employees made effective on February 1 this year. City Legal Officer Aurora Valle said the city government cannot pay the premiums…
WITH the onion harvest season reaching its peak, farmgate prices came crashing down in Bayambang. Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture Region I (DA-I) reported that selling price of onion in public markets have plunged 200%, from P180 per kilogram to P40 to P50 per kilogram. Onion grower Ronnie Ringor of…
THE Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Manaoag town remains the undisputed top tourism destination in the province of Pangasinan this 2023, according to the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO). PTCAO head Maria Luisa Elduayan said the Basilica Minore attracted 5.2 million tourist arrivals last…
THIRTY-SEVEN Irrigators Associations (IAS) in the Fourth District received 61 water pumps for their use from Rep. Christopher de Venecia on February 9. De Venecia, together with his mom, former Rep. Gina de Venecia, National Irrigation Administration-Pangasinan Acting Division Manager Engr. John Molano and Agno-Sinocalan Chief Engr. Cipriano Yabut, led the…
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