RAINS spawned by the southwest monsoon and typhoons in late July affected at least 271 hectares of farmland in Pangasinan, and the initial damage estimate to crops and irrigation facilities is expected to increase as assessment and data collection continue. In the entire Ilocos Region, a total of 959 hectares…
BOAT RIDE ALONG ABF—A boatman paddles his boat to convey his lone passenger towards his destination in the flooded Central Business District of Dagupan, passing the CSI Market Square, as other people who cannot afford the cost of the ride walk in knee-deep water. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan is closely monitoring the prices and supply of basic goods as many parts of the province grapple with widespread flooding. Guillermo Avelino Jr. of DTI Pangasinan said both online and on-site price and supply monitoring of Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities (BNPCs)…
ENTERPRISING FISH CARGADORES – To recoup their lost income during the flood, two enterprising fish cargadores converted their push cart into a temporary transport vehicle to commute stranded passengers to their destination on Thursday, July 24, as they navigate A.B. Fernandez Avenue past the still unfinished new Dagupan City Hall….
MORE than 1,200 job seekers were allowed to apply for overseas employment during the Alagang Arenas Job Fair held on July 20, 2025 at the Arenas Civic Center in Malasiqui. Job applicants explored opportunities in various countries such as Kuwait, Oman, Maldives, Ivory Coast, Poland, Romania, Qatar, USA, Germany, UAE,…
MAGTANIM AY DI BIRO— A farm worker operates a hand tractor to prepare a rice paddy while his companion prepares rice seedlings that will be transplanted. Farmers spend long hours on their farms to produce rice, but are hit hard by the drastic palay price drop. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CUSTOMERS of Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) can expect a decrease in their electricity bills for July with the drop in the utility’s rate to P9.34 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from P9.45 per kWh in June. A household consuming 100 kWh this month, for example, will be charged P934. DECORP said the…
UNDER PPP DEAL WITH NSPIRE THE local government of Calasiao, categorized as a first-class municipality, is embarking on a digital transformation that is expected to speed up and improve the delivery of public services by using computer technology in its systems. “We are not just modernizing. We are taking a…
1ST IN LUZON ROBINSON’S Land Corp. (RLC) is building a Grand Summit Hotel, the upscale brand of its unit Robinsons Hotels and Resorts (RHR), in Calasiao where it will be integrated with the company’s existing Robinsons Pangasinan Mall. Groundbreaking was held last week for the project, to be called Grand…
POWER consumers will see higher transmission rates on their electricity bill in July, with the bulk of the increase driven by Ancillary Services (AS) rates, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) announced. For the June 2025 billing period, both AS and NGCP’s transmission wheeling rates increased, but the…
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