THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) awarded certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) of a 40-hectare landholding to 129 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from Hacienda village in Bugallon town. DAR acquired the land owned by Eduardo Dee and sold to spouses Dr. and Dra. Macario Feliciano, through compulsory acquisition and…
VILLA Verde Trail in San Nicolas town, an offroad historical national highway, was reopened to motorists last week after a series of landslides made the road impassable since May 26. This was confirmed by San Nicolas Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. officer Bernard Leo Serquina, who said the road…
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK – On a gloomy day and low tide, a boatman exerts a lot of effort to ferry two passengers across the Pantal River while a fishing boat crew prepares for shop out once the low tide exits. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
WORKERS in Region 1 hailed the new wage order approved by the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) on May 21 starting this week, June 6. Department of Labor and Employment Regional Director Evelyn Ramos said the new wage order was deliberated upon intently by the RTWPB which he…
SIXTEEN routes in Pangasinan were recently chosen by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 1 to be serviced by both Modernized Public Utility Vehicles (MPUV) and Traditional Public Utility Jeeps (TPUJ) offering free rides or “Libreng Sakay” to passengers, particularly health care workers. All “Libreng Sakay” routes…
THE Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) expressed alarm over reports that buses plying the routes in the province are overloading, exceeding their authorized full capacity allowed under Alert Level 1 classification in violation of the social distancing protocol. IATF provincial vice chairman Rhodyn…
SWEET ‘patotoy’ project was recently cited as the country’s third best project in 2022 Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Kabuhayan Awards in the individual category. Perfecto Caballero Jr.’s livelihood project, ‘Patotoy‘ is Infanta town’s native delicacy known for its sweetness. It is made with sticky rice rolled in a…
NO MEAT DIET – Vegetable vendors have been enjoying brisk business since the prices of meat and chicken have soared in the past weeks with the continuous hike in fuel prices. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE local government of San Nicolas offered anew its electrification program to 130 family households without power. The town’s electrification program installs free electricity connection from the grid to their houses. Mayor Alicia Primicias-Enriquez said the program is served to all underprivileged and underserved residents so they can enjoy the…
THE Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Pangasinan Information Center held a virtual forum: “Fact-Checking: Dealing with Propaganda, Misinformation, and Fake News” last Thursday May 26 via Zoom. Members of the Pangasinan Government Information Officers’ Association, Inc. (PaGIOA) and student journalists in Dagupan City participated in the forum that sought to enhance the…
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