BOLINAO’S DISTINCT RICE CAKE – More local visitors to Bolinao are discovering ‘binunguey’ (bamboo rice cake) as a the best souvenir to bring home, many of which are available in a row of stalls near the St. James the Great Parish Church. Binunguey is also a favorite native delicacy in the neighboring town of Anda….
THE Samahang Industriya ng Agricultura (SINAG), filed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in court to challenge the implementation of Executive Order No. 62 that aims to reduce rice tariffs. The order, issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., seeks to lower the current 35% tariff on rice to 15%. According to…
THE hog industry in Mangaldan is currently facing significant setbacks due to shortage of pigs being processed at the local slaughterhouse. \According to the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), former hog raisers who were affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak have not returned to pig farming. As a result,…
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Region 1 is urging the public to remain vigilant against text scams by recognizing red flags and taking precautions. In a press briefing, Atty. Anna Minelle Maninding of NTC Region 1 cautioned citizens about receiving calls from unknown numbers, as these could be the starting…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is closely monitoring stores selling school materials on noting that parents started the rush to prepare for their children’s return to classes on Monday, July 29 to take advantage of the currently low prices for essential school items. DTI Provincial Director Natalie Dalaten…
MISSING SUMMER BEACH FUN — Local residents and tourists are already missing the sights and dragon boat and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rides along the beach in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE compressed four-day workweek in the local government unit (LGU) of Bayambang has been extended. The Executive Order No. 62 series of 2024 issued by Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao, ordered that the extended four-day workweek shall take effect on July 1, 2024 and to remain in force, unless otherwise modified or…
THE Dagupan City government is not the least worried about reports of impending closure of the Metro Clark Sanitary Landfill in Capas, Tarlac because there is Holcim Philippines that takes most of the city’s wastes. And if the seven majority councilors decide to subject the city’s exploratory agreement with Holcim…
THE local government of Villasis received an “unqualified opinion” for 2023 from the Commission on Audit (COA), the highest opinion the agency can give. In a letter by Omar Manaoat, supervising auditor of COA Regional Office 1, addressed to Mayor Nonato Abrenica dated June 24, 2024, he transmitted the Annual…
WATERLESS HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CITY — A huge column of water bursts from a transmission line busted by an excavator digging near the foot of the Quintos Bridge at the intersection of A.B. Fernandez Avenue on Tuesday (June 25), necessitating immediate repair works by Pamana Water Corporation that rendered some 1,000 households and…
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