SOON, residents and visitors will see more policemen visibly stationed in tourism areas following the passage of a resolution on Monday by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for the establishment of Tourist Police Unit in the province. The SP in its regular session on August 14, approved a resolution authorizing Governor Ramon V….
GOOD news to customers of the Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP)! Consumers will see lower billing this August when Decorp implements the refund and lower generation rate charge. Atty. Randy Castilan, DECORP legal counsel, told in an interview that the refund is based on the Energy Regulator Commission (ERC) Resolution No….
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded employers to properly compensate employees if they have been asked to report for work on Ninoy Aquino Day (August 21) and the National Heroes’ Day (August 28). On Ninoy Aquino Day (August 21), an employee asked to work on said day is…
THE provincial government raked in more than 300 percent increase in taxes on sand, gravel and quarry products, January to July 2023. The Provincial Information Office released the Provincial Treasury Office’s actual collection showing P92, 758,557.09 or 309.20 percent increase of its estimated income of P30-million for tax on sand,…
TWO micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Pangasinan received P715,560.00 under the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)–Pangasinan. According to Jennifer Fernandez of DOST-Pangasinan Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO), P449,000 was awarded to Mimi’s Cacao Processing, a tablea processor in…
TO help mold and develop the next generation of engineers, NGCP continues to hold facility tours for university students from different parts of the country. Recently, six universities completed tours in various NGCP facilities: the Tarlac State University at NGCP’s Mexico Substation, Batangas State University at Laoag Substation, University of…
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) reminded creditors of the closed Bangko Pangasinan – A Rural Bank, Inc. that they only have until August 29, 2023, to file their claims against the bank’s assets. Creditors refer to any individual or entity with a valid claim against the assets of a…
URBAN FARM IN THE CITY — A visitor at the FishTech Philippines (urban farm in Dagupan City owned by former BFAR Research Center Chief Westly Rosario, feeds red tilapia under a “fish condominium” (stacked drums) where fish are cultured in an aquaponics system planted with kangkong. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) expressed alarm over reported farm trials of African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines in Pangasinan by the Department of Agriculture or the Bureau of Animal Industry without the knowledge of the provincial veterinarian as well as members of the livestock industry. Engr. Rosendo So, SINAG…
AMID the sudden spiraling of prices of commodities as a result of the major increases in the prices of diesel and gasoline in the country, cities and towns declared under the state of calamity due to Super Typhoon Egay, and enhanced Southwest Monsoon, will not be affected. The Department of…
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