(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News)

 

Task force formed to arrest violators of smoking ban in Pangasinan

THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s Provincial Ordinance No. 43 prohibiting the sale and use of cigarettes, including vape, in any part of Pangasinan. So smoking in public places in the towns and cities in province is banned except in Dagupan City because the latter is not under the administrative jurisdiction of Pangasinan being an independent component city.

Fourth District Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario, author of the ordinance, said it will help protect the youth’s health as he revealed that a big number of  persons, including youth, already got sick and died because of their habitual smoking habit. The SP formed a task force that will strictly enforce the No Smoking ordinance. (Badz Agtalao)

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Comelec calls youth to register and vote 

PROVINCIAL Elections Supervisor Marino Salas again called on Pangasinenses of voting age to register so that they can exercise their right to vote in the 2025 mid-term election. The call was made as the registration of voters resumed February 12 till September 30.

Salas expressed confidence that some 50,000 additional voters will be added to the list of voters after this year’s ongoing voters’ registration. To date, Pangasinan has 2.1 million voting population, one of the biggest in the country. (Badz Agtalao)

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SSS Dagupan rocked by bombed threat 

EMPLOYEES of the Social Security Office in Dagupan City went out of their office last Tuesday following the receipt of e-mail by their head office that one of their branches will be blown up. Since the name of the SSS branch was not indicated in the e-mail supposedly sent by a Japanese lawyer, Takahiro Karasawa, all SSS branches had to be closed that day until these were declared safe. Karasawa denied he was the source of the e-mail and pointed to hackers who stole his email address long time ago.

On this, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office advised personnel of any, government or private offices to stay calm and immediately report the matter to authorities if they receive a bomb threat and not to touch any suspicious object when leaving the place. (Mathew Pacheco)

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Tomato price slightly spike, farmers rejoice

FARMERS rejoiced upon learning that the P10 per kilo price of tomato in the market increased to P80 per kilo .

They expressed hope that the price of tomato will continue to rise to ensure that they can recover part of their investments. Despite the slight increase in tomato price, many consumers are buying the commodity from the market because the product is really a necessity in cooking.  (Joana de Vera)

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Bangus price down to P150 per kilo 

THE price of fish in the markets of Dagupan City dipped last week owing to sufficiency of supply. Milkfish was down to P150 per kilo from P180 per kilo the previous week.

Seafoods were also cheaper: Oriles sold for P250 per kilo from P280, and Dalagang Bukid, P140 per kilo from P170 per kilo. The price of shrimps, crabs and others were also cheaper.  (Rona Racca)

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Farmers harvest second crop early to escape from El Niño 

SOME farmers in Pangasinan already started harvesting their palay planted for the second cropping season in a bid to ward off the ill effects of El Nino. Farmers noted that water is now getting scanty and if they will not harvest their crop now, they might end up with only a handful of crops to harvest soon.

The early harvest of second crop rice is a big boon to ordinary rice consumers as newly harvested rice may saturate the markets soon, and may likely force the price of the staple to drop. Farmers are however not happy because of the prevailing low buying price of palay at P26 to P29 per kilo. (Rona Racca)

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 Price of rice price in Pangasinan slightly cheaper 

LAST week, one kilo of rice was sold from P48 to P53 per kilo compared to previous week’s P54 per kilo .

Retailers said it is usually during the first weeks of February or before the start of the harvest season for second crop rice that the price of the staple is cheaper. (Roma Racca)

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