60-DAY RETURN–REFUND POLICY THE Department of Trade and Industry – Pangasinan (DTI) reminded shop owners that their customers have consumer rights protected by law, after complaints against the stores were increasing. Guillermo Avelino Jr., chief of the Consumer Protection Division of DTI-Pangasinan said that the “Return and Refund” policy is…
TO address the petition of the labor sector for another increase in the minimum wage to enable it to cope with spiraling prices of basic needs and prime commodities, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Region I conducted a public consultation in two provinces last week. It could…
ARTISTS SALTY GATHERING –Local artists and art lovers gather at the newly opened N Gallery at Nepo Mall in Dagupan City during the opening of “A Salty Gathering”, an art exhibit of the works of more than 50 artists mostly from Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE five-man minority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod abstained from voting when the majority passed a resolution echoing the “sentiments” of residents, students and traders affected by the elevation of roads and drainage system on Arellano Street and A. B. Fernandez Avenue East. Councilor Michael Fernandez, majority floor leader, asked for…
SENATOR Imee Marcos urged farmers and fisherfolks to register with the Registry System for the Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) after noting that only a small number are benefitting from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) program providing interventions. In a press conference in Urbiztondo on Aug. 21, the presidential sister…
A capacity building program for local governments aimed at boosting the Board of Investments-Investments Assistance Service BOI-Lokal of the provincial government was held last August 17-18 held at the Provincial Training and Development Center I (PTDC I), Lingayen. The event, anchored on the theme: “Linangin ang Obligasyon at Kakayahan Tungo…
FARMER groups from Pozorrubio, Villasis, Urdaneta, and Binalonan witnessed Wednesday August 23, 2023 a demonstration of how drone can be used to spray insecticides in a 23-hectare corporate farm in Barangay Santiago, Binalonan town. The drone spraying demonstration is part of the corporate farming program being promoted by the provincial…
THIRD District Rep. Rachel Arenas filed a bill seeking to increase to P6,000, from P2,000, the monthly Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (P.E.R.A.) received by government employees. House Bill No. 8892 authored by Arenas and filed in Congress on August 14 seeks to adjust the monthly PERA of government workers established…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) ‘Ber’ months to bring in fresh supply of rice, stabilizing prices – SINAG THE price of rice in the market is expected to stabilize as soon as the months ending with “ber” come around, according to Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG). Engr. Rosendo…
COMMERCIAL FEEDS FOR ILLEGAL FISH PENS – The continued operations of more than 1,000 illegal fish pens is made possible by the regular delivery of commercial fish feeds unloaded at the De Venecia Expressway junction by jumbo cargo trucks without permits but tolerated by PNP and POSO. (Punchophoto by Editor)
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