WANTED: SUBSIDIES FOR FARMERS — Two rice farmers do their routine prior to repacking their dried palay while wondering if the promised subsidies from the national government will finally be released to them. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
WHILE CITY’S VACTRON IS NOT OPERATIONAL DECLOGGING of drainage operations by the City Engineering Office (CEO) along the city’s main thoroughfares using Vactron machine provided by the Department of Public Works and Highways to support the Flood Mitigation program of the city government has begun. Mayor Belen Fernandez and City…
SOME 54 deputy fish wardens, members of Task Force Bantay Ilog, attended training at the E-Library building in Poblacion Oeste to prepare them for their role as guardians of the city’s tributaries. Mayor Belen Fernandez, in her welcome remarks, encouraged the participants to apply their training in enforcing the laws…
KADIWA ON WHEELS — Farm and fishery products are on sale at the Kadiwa on Wheels launched at the Capitol Complex in Lingayen, organized by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in partnership with the provincial government. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
MAYOR Jeremy Agerico Rosario met with vendors selling wares along the sidewalk of Castro-Malapit Street around the Minor Basilica of Manaoag and presented his plan to put order in the selling of wares in the area. It can be recalled that these vendors were temporarily displaced when the municipal government…
SOME 500 beneficiaries received Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development field office 1 on September 7 at the Ramon J. Guico Sr. Sports and Civic Center in Binalonan. The qualified beneficiaries from 24 barangays received P3,000 each as financial assistance to help individuals cope with the…
BUSINESS IS SLOW — Vendors in Manaoag selling religious items from candles, oil, bracelets to necklaces, watch out for customers whose number has been on the downtrend since the pandemic started. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AGRICULTURAL watchdog groups warned of a possible increase in the price of rice next month due to low farm output, aggravated by slow release of government funds to palay farmers. Bantay Bigas spokesperson Cathy Estavillo said the group already monitored an increase of around P1 to P2 per kilogram of…
THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) Region I plans to launch a computerized examination (COMEX) this month to help current employees in government agencies become eligible. During the celebration of the 122nd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary on Saturday, September 3, Assistant Regional Director Cornelia Rillera said the commission plans to hold…
THE Golden Rice will be promoted for planting in Pangasinan soon, according to Vice Governor Mark Lambino. Lambino attended a meeting of farmers and other stakeholders in Lingayen that discussed the possible introduction of the Golden Rice variety in Pangasinan. The meeting sought to help local farmers produce Golden Rice,…
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