THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is eyeing to complete the construction of the Dumuloc Earthfill Dam located in Bugallon town, by 2025. Engr. Gaudencio de Vera, NIA Ilocos regional manager, said the dam that will be able to contain eight million cubic meters of water, will provide flood control and…
TO ensure that job opportunities will reach grassroots communities, five Public Employment Services Office (PESO) managers have designated their counterparts in their barangays that will help each and every jobseeker in their search for decent and productive employment. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Ilocos Region information officer Justin Marbella…
(Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Abad confirmed as department head/provincial assessor THE new Provincial Assessor ng Pangasinan, lawyer Geronimo Abad, who was recently confirmed as new department head/provincial assessor on February 13 by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, vowed to conduct an inventory of all assets of the province of Pangasinan….
LASONA, ANYONE? — The only available cheap alternative to the expensive onion is the bunch of lasona being sold by a mother and her child at the sidewalk of A.B. Fernandez Avenue in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SENTIMENTS and opinions of residents are presently being sought by the Labrador local government over the proposal to make Labrador the seat of the first operational nuclear power plants in the Philippines. This was confirmed after the Labrador local government distributed survey forms seeking people’s approval for the construction of…
Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan Price of dressed chicken slightly up in Dagupan THE price of dressed chicken in the markets of Dagupan and Pangasinan last week has increased from P10 to P20 per kilo. Dressed chicken is now P10 per kilo higher in the Malimgas Market in Dagupan and…
ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF TOMATOES – Unlike the anxious onion vendors, the tomato vendors at the Bagsakan Market in Villasis are confident there will be no imported tomatoes that will affect their P150 per crate selling price. (Punchphto by Ray Zambrano)
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region I has deployed its personnel to conduct spot-monitoring on reports of overcharging by public utility vehicles Atty. Mark Anthony Espenilla, LTFRB R-1 Legal Division, said the deployment will check strict compliance with the fare matrix guidelines issued to operators and drivers…
THE Social Security System (SSS) is still giving delinquent employers a chance to apply and avail of a condonation program to avoid paying penalties and suffer the consequences. Dindo Fernandez, Social Security Officer III of SSS Dagupan City Branch, said SSS has the Contribution Penalty Condonation, Delinquency Management and Restructuring…
BOLINAO FALLS, TOP ATTRACTION BOLINAO town recorded 643,000 tourists that visited the town in 2022, as pandemic restrictions began to ease, more than double its 310,589 visitors in 2021. Mary de Guzman, the town’s tourism officer, said 181,934 (28%) of visitors stayed in accredited accommodation establishments, while the remaining 461,851…
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