SOME 7,730 children (or 73%) of 10, 584 children profiled in 2022 by the Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office 1 (DOLE RO1), were found to be engaged in child labor. This was contained in a report of DOLE RO1 in observance of the World Day Against Child Labor last…
BEFORE e-wallet users become too comfortable with the system, here’s a piece of warning. The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) clarified that e-wallets, e-money system, and shopping applications with deposit features, along with interest accrued, are not insured nor protected by the agency. This was clarified by PDIC Vice President…
E-wallets not insured by PDIC
Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News Mapandan vendors ordered to remove stalls along roadside VENDORS in Mapandan selling their goods in stalls along the roadside were given last and final warning to move their stalls to a safer place for their and their customers’ protection. The Mapandan local…
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KANKANEN, ANYONE? – Teachers Of Luciano Millan National High School in Asingan town beat their students to a souvenir photo by posing with two bilao of biko and other sweet delicacies in their fingers during the celebration of the Kankanen Festival. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
KANKANEN, ANYONE?
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered the closure of Bangko Pangasinan, a rural bank operating in Dagupan City. In its Resolution No. 69, dated June 1, 2023, the bank was prohibited from doing business in the country under Section 30 of the amended Republic Act (RA) No. 7653 or…
Bangko Sentral orders closure of Pangasinan bank
RESIDENTS of Malasiqui town will no longer have to wait in long queues in the town hall for their real property tax and business permit. The Malasiqui local government launched its online service platform last Thursday, June 08. Mayor Noel Anthony Geslani said the town partnered with the Land Bank…
Malasiqui launches online tax, fees platform
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is set to dispose of agricultural and residential properties in its nationwide online public bidding on June 29, and July 27. Ricky de Guzman, CEO II of the PDIC Asset Management Section said aside from agricultural and residential lots, other properties such as condo…
PDIC opens bidding for agri, residential lands
(Filed by IFM Dagupan) Local jeepneys still not ready to modernize their units JEEPNEY drivers plying the Sta. Barbara-Dagupan and Calasiao-Dagupan routes again reiterated their request to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to allow them to retain their traditional jeepneys while they are unable to comply with…
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BENEFIT FROM HIGH HEAT INDEX– A farmworker takes advantage of prevailing high heat index in Pangasinan by spreading palay for drying along the shoulder of the Pangasinan-Tarlac highway in Mangatarem town. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
BENEFIT FROM HIGH HEAT INDEX
THE Ilocos Region is fourth biggest palay producer in the country and Pangasinan is its top contributor with more than 1.2 million metric tons (MT). This was bared in the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Regional Statistics Services Office 1’s report released on Tuesday, May 30 via its recently-held Agricultural…




