RESIDENTS of Barangay Carael protested in front of their Barangay Hall in a show of force to demonstrate their opposition to the construction of a cellular site tower in their area. The construction of the tower is ongoing inside the lot owned by former Barangay Chair Minda Velasquez, and across…
WITH less than two weeks before the month of December sets in, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office I reminds employers regarding the payment of their workers’ 13th month pay. The DOLE cited Presidential Decree 851, also known as the 13th Month Pay Law, requires all employers…
FISHERMAN’S ‘ELON MUSK’ BANCA – A fisherman in Binmaley town decided to name his banca after Elon Musk, the richest man on earth, but that wasn’t enough to be exempted from the ban to sail before Typhoon Paeng hit the province. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
IRRESPONSIBLE WASTE DISPOSAL — It didn’t concern residents of Sitio Calima, Barangay Pantal in Dagupan City whether the De Venecia Diversion Road becomes an ugly sight as long as their garbage are not in their neighborhood. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
AS the holiday season draws nearer, the Department of Trade and Industry has directed the strict inspection and calibration of weighing scales in public markets. In an interview, DTI Region I Director Grace Baluyan said DTI and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is conducting an intensive weighing scale…
THE Public Employment Services Office (PESO) of Balungao town, Pangasinan was named national winner for the Best PESO in the 3rd to 4th Class Municipality Category of the Secretary’s PESO Bayanihan Service Awards for 2021 the awarding ceremony during the 2022 National PESO Congress on October 25 at the SMX Convention Center…
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan is set to award its Bagwis Seal of Excellence to at 87 business establishments in Pangasinan for practicing good consumer service. Guillermo Avelino, Jr., senior trade and industry development specialist and in-charge of Consumer Protection Division of DTI-Pangasinan, said of the…
THE selling price of rice in Dagupan recently saw a markdown: a 25-kilogram sack of regular-milled rice is down to P900 while well-milled and premium-milled rice is P950. As of writing, commercial rice from the provinces of Isabela and Nueva Ecija, well-milled and newly-harvested, is colored white, signifying its freshness…
SALE of flowers for Undas remains slow at the MC Adore Public Market in Dagupan till Thursday, October 27. This was confirmed by Jenny Retoza, a flower vendor. She blamed that this was the result of the high inflation that prompted many families to save their available cash for difficult days ahead….
NATURE’S COLORS – A couple walking by the Tondaligan Beach prepare to take a photo of the rainbow in the horizon after a brief rain shower. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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