PANGASINAN can expect to experience rotating brownouts during the last quarter of 2022 after the Department of Energy (DOE) warned the Luzon grid that it may not be able to meet its contingency reserves. In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 29, the DOE said Luzon is in danger of…
FARMERS called on the Sta. Barbara local government to build multi-purpose pavements where they can dry their palay so that they can stop drying their palay on outer lanes of highways. The farmers said in the absence of a regular drying facilities, they are forced to dry their still wet…
THIRTY-two former Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) from Mangaldan town received financial assistance for their livelihood projects from the Dagupan City Parole and Probation Office (DCPPO). This donation was made public by Pastor Abelardo Nuarin of Barangay Bari, a volunteer probation assistant, who said the financial assistance will be used…
TRADITIONAL RICE FARMING – Rice farmers in Barangay Umangan in Mangatarem, like in many other towns, plant palay without mechanized equipment and financial subsidy from the national government yet they are expected help ensure food security for the country. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
BOATMEN GET 50% DISCOUNT THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) finally passed an ordinance “prescribing the schedule of fees on: Operation of fishing boats and operation of motorized bancas and boats for passenger, merchandise, cargo ferrying and other purposes.” The newly passed ordinance No. 815-2022 gave 50 percent discount in fees for…
THERE is bad news for those who love to drink Coke. Coca Cola in bottles and even in cans disappeared on the shelves of supermarkets, groceries and even in small sari-sari stores lately. Sari-sari store owners and other retailers have confirmed that deliveries of Coke, Tru Orange and Sprite from…
AMID the current sugar shortage in the country, the Pangasinan-based Samahang Industriya at Agrikuktura (SINAG) foresees stabilization of sugar prices next month of October with the start of the sugar harvest season and the first arrival of shipment of 150,000 metric tons of sugar imported by the government. SINAG President…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said there is enough supply of rice and meat to last through the holiday season. The department said majority of the rice supply will be from local produce whose quantity can meet the demand towards the end of the year. However, despite adequate rice supply,…
A second solar power farm is set to rise in Barangay Salomague, Bugallon, less than eight months after the groundbreaking of the first plant in February this year. The 25-megawatt solar power farm will be built by the Petro Green Energy Corporation. This was gleaned in a letter dated September 8,…
DTI URGES PUBLIC: BUY NOW THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) alerted consumers of the noted increase in prices of some Noche Buena products, three months before the holiday season and urged households to begin purchasing the non-perishable items before the prices increase for the family tradition. In its…
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