FOR WASTE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, TOURISM THE clearing and eventual closure of Dagupan’s 60-year-old Bonuan dumpsite is expected to be hastened with the recent arrival of additional equipment and vehicles needed for the undertaking. Mayor Belen Fernandez led the blessing on Monday, March 31, of the brand-new dump truck, a…
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS UP BY 7% THE central part of Pangasinan remains the province’s economic core, with 26,666 more business establishments and activities registered in 2024 from 24,902 in 2023 or a seven percent increase, based on data from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Urdaneta City, which is traversed…
AGRI-TOURISM & TRADE EXPO – Gov. Ramon Guico III enjoys a light moment with the organizers of the trade expo during the formal opening of the Agri-Tourism And Trade Expo at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen, a part of the annual Pista’y Dayat coinciding with the celebration of the 445th Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day)….
ROAD ELEVATION NOT AN ISSUE DAGUPAN City Vice Mayor Bryan Kua said the political opposition is grossly mistaken in concluding that fast-food chains Jollibee and MC Donald’s opted to close their stores along Arellano Street due to disruption in their operations caused by the road’s elevation. He explained that the…
UNDER A DE VENECIA WATCH THE municipality of San Jacinto, had officially joined the roster of first class towns in the Philippines, by virtue of the Department of Finance Order No. 074-2024 that reclassified it from a third class to a first class municipality. Impressed by this unprecedented development, Rep. Toff…
FARMER’S FULL HOUSE — A farmer hangs tobacco leaves for drying by the window of her house in Barangay Amamperez in Villasis town. Summer sun is the tobacco farmers’ favorite. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE unexpected heavy rains amid the hot weather have caused major setbacks for local salt farmers in Dasol town. In an interview with Edwin Tolete, president of the Dasol Saltmakers Association, he explained that the combination of excessive heat and sudden downpours have made it difficult to harvest salt efficiently….
THE Rosales Agricultural Trading Center, located along Barangay Tomana East, was officially inaugurated on March 25, with two Cabinet secretaries leading the ceremony. Initiated by Abono Partylist Representative Robert Raymund Estrella III, the construction of the P60-million center in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to support farmers in…
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia trumpeted the creative economy’s 8.7% growth in 2024, up to P1.94 trillion last year from P1.78 trillion in 2023 as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). De Venecia, principal author of R.A. 11904 which mandates the promotion and development of the country’s creative…
BUCAS CENTER IN MAPANDAN – Access to essential medical services have been made available to residents after the BUCAS center was inaugurated last week by (L-R) DOH Usec. Glenn Baggao, 3rd District Rep. Rachel Arenas and Region Medical Center chief Joseph Mejia. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
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