IN response to the inaugural address of Gov. Ramon Guico III, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed an ordinance creating a Provincial Economic Development Investment and Promotion Office in the province of Pangasinan. The said ordinance (No. 1) provided the budgetary requirements of the newly created office and adopted policies for the…
SANDBAGGING FOR PROTECTION –– Resilience of residents of Brgy. Bacayao Sur in Dagupan City and Brgy. Nalsian Bacayao in Calasiao is constantly tested each time high tide occurs and when rains pour. With no drainage in their communities, their only option is to constantly place sandbags along the road to protect their homes. (Punchphoto by…
THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that the application period for selected aspiring public servants has opened and will end on September 1. Applications are open for Fire Officer Examination (FOE), Penology Officer Examination (POE), and Basic Competency Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE). In Pangasinan, testing centers will be in Lingayen…
FOR DECORP, CENPELCO CUSTOMERS POWER distributors throughout the province of Pangasinan have released advisories in favor of lower charges come August billing. Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) on Tuesday, August 16, said P0.2024 per kilowatt hour will be reduced from the current generation charge of PHP 8.2604/kwh, meaning Decorp’s August billing,…
THE transport sector in Pangasinan is slowly bouncing back following the recent series of roll backs in the price of fuel. This was reported by Bernard Tuliao, president of the the Alliance of United Transport Organizations-Provincewide (AutoPro), who said the series of price roll backs resulted in increased daily earnings…
A polluting poultry farm in Barangay Aramal, San Fabian town was given an ultimatum of seven days by the local government to clean its premises, or face closure permanently if it fails to comply. Mayor Marlyn Agbayani issued the ultimatum following the complaints of residents of Barangays Aramal, Palapad, Lipit…
WORK FOR FARMERS’ INTERESTS – Agriculture Undersecretary Kristine Evangelista listens to Gov. Ramon Guico III during the consultation and dialogue with the agriculture stakeholders in the province last August 9 at the training center in Lingayen. Seated beside them are (from left) Vice Gov. Mark Lambino; Engr. Rosendo So, SINAG founding chairman, and Atty….
DAGUPAN’S OLDEST THE 75-year old Sanitary Bakery was cited by the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod as another enterprising icon in the city as a “compelling testimonial of the industry, resilience and dedication of the many generations of its early founders and the current management. In a resolution proposed by Councilor Dennis…
FOR NET-METERING BENEFIT THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) revealed there is a significant increase in net metering applications from households that have installed solar panels. Net metering is an electric billing policy where a household installs a renewable power source, and earns credit for its export back to the distribution…
THE generation rate charge of the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) for the billing month of July showed it charged P15.22 per kilowatt hour (kwh) or a total of P16.9 kwh, inclusive of Value-Added Tax (VAT) and other charges. This, after a P5 increase was implemented in reaction to increase…
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