JEEPNEY drivers in Dagupan and Pangasinan have no plans to join a nationwide “Tigil Pasada” organized by transport organizations in Metro Manila in protest over the continuing escalation in the pump prices of gasoline and diesel but announced a different scheme to address their dilemma. Bernard Tuliao, president of the…
AUTOPRO PETITION DENIED LOCAL jeepney drivers in Pangasinan are disappointed, after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) denied their petition for a fare hike, while approving petitions in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa. This was bared by Bernard Tuliao, head of the Alliance of United Transport…
Local drivers disappointed over LTFRB decision
PRICE of world-famous Dagupan Bangus soared by P5 per kilo because of low supply in the market and increasing costs of operations due to rising costs of fuel. Reports from consignacion vendors at the Magsaysay Wet Market indicated that bangus prices averaged PHP 140, compared to previous months’ PHP130 to…
Dagupan Bangus prices soar
ALTERNATIVE TO HOG, POULTRY-RAISING THE San Carlos City is government is keen on promoting and strengthening the local rabbit industry in the city. Mayor Julier ‘Ayoy’ Resuello, in his Facebook post on Tuesday, June 14, said the city hall has begun coordinating with the Rabbit Association of San Carlos City…
San Carlos LGU eyes rabbit-raising industry
A TOTAL of 16,230 job vacancies locally and overseas were offered to job seekers during the Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 1 (DOLE RO1) Kalayaan job fairs held simultaneously in four job sites on June 12. The job fair venues in Pangasinan were in Nepo Mall in Dagupan…
Over 16K jobs offered in region’s Kalayaan Job Fair
QUICK STROLL BY THE BEACH – A farm caretaker quickly leads cows from the farm through a deserted beach area in San Fabian town that provided a short cut to another location. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
QUICK STROLL BY THE BEACH
AN election promise by incoming Mayor Belen Fernandez will soon be realized when the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed an ordinance imposing a three-year moratorium on permit, regulatory and franchise fees on tricycles operating in Dagupan City. The ordinance, authored by Councilor Michael Fernandez, co-authored by Councilor Karlos Reyna, amended Section 239…
SP okays three-year moratorium on tricycle fees
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) again reminds the public to take extra caution in dealing with spam text messages offering jobs, privileges and other attractive offers aimed at swindling takers amid reports of increasing number of spam messages being received by mobile phone users. Atty. Anna Minelle Laxamana, spokesperson of…
NTC warns public vs spam “job” messages
BEFORE President Rodrigo Roa Duterte steps down from office, transport groups and cooperatives in Region 1 expressed their gratitude to the outgoing leader for implementing the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program and free ride program in public vehicles. In an open letter to Duterte on Wednesday, the transport groups…
Transport groups thank PRRD for PUV modernization, free ride program
PV Sinag Power, Inc., a special purpose vehicle of Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI), recently signed Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreements for its 159 megawatts-peak (MWp) Laoag and Laoag 2 solar power project in Barangay Laoag, Aguilar town. In a statement, AboitizPower said it awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)…




