A decrease in palay yield in the region during the first half of 2022 was reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) regional office. According to PSA-I Chief Statistical Specialist Juanito Yabes’s presentation last week, the country’s recorded the harvest of 8,743,588 metric tons of palay from January to June…
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) is set to increase its generation charges for the month of November 2022. This was confirmed by Atty. Randy Castilan, Decorp spokesperson in an interview Tuesday morning, November 22. Castilan said for this billing month of November, the generation charge will be P 8.8046 per…
Decorp to increase charges in November billing
By IFM Dagupan Shellfishes in Region 1 still red tide-free THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) assured that no coastal waters of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos City, Sual and Bani in Region 1 are contaminated by red tide toxin. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 23, BFAR said no red…
BUSINESS NOTES
DEMOLITION FINALLY STARTS — Members of Task Force Bantay Ilog dismantle illegal fish pen structures constructed along Dagupan’s coastal barangays after notices of demolition were issued to the owners and operators. (Dagupan CIO Photo)
DEMOLITION FINALLY STARTS
THE Dagupan City government expects more accounts of fish kill in the city’s rivers because of the recorded poor quality of water caused by the overload of fish feeds being thrown into the river for fish in captivity inside illegal fish pens and fish cages. Mayor Belen Fernandez blamed the…
Fish kill blamed on overload of commercial fish feeds
AN interim report on the Project Preparation Study on the proposed Tri-City Ferry System Project for Dagupan City, Alaminos City and San Fernando City (La Union) was presented and discussed by stakeholders, agencies, consultants and concerned sectors last November 15, 2022. The Tri-City project, an initiative of Cities Development Initiative…
Discussions on Tri-City Ferry project continue
THE transport sector expressed dismay over the impending reduction and cancellation of some existing routes in Pangasinan after the provincial government submitted its Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Bernard Tuliao, president of the Alliance of United Transport Association Provincewide (AUTOPRO)…
Local transport group says LPTRP is “anti-poor”
RAMPANT illegal selling of lands in Binalonan town by sellers was reported to the local government by prospective buyers. Gleaned from posts on social media, town residents and prospective buyers said many of the real estate sellers are reportedly unable to present their licenses and authority to sell. Alarmed by…
Rampant illegal selling of land reported in Binalonan
DSWD CASH-FOR-WORK PROGRAM AROUND 1,300 workers have been tapped for the cleanup and rehabilitation of the Eco Tourism Park in Barangay Cayanga in Bugallon town since Tuesday, November 15. The workers, residents from 14 towns in the province, are being paid the regional minimum wage (P340) to clean and maintain…
More than 1k workers employed for eco park rehab
NEW EVACUATION CENTER FROM PAGCOR – Ramon Villaflor, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility Group and Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil cut the ribbon during the inauguration of the two-storey P50-M PAGCOR Multi-purpose Evacuation Center in Barangay Pangapisan North in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)




