By Mortz C. Ortigoza
MANAOAG, Pangasinan – A newly inaugurated P15-million farm-to-market road (FMR) was seen to uplift the economic welfare of the farmers here.
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According to Pangasinan 4th District Cong. Gina de Venecia, the new road that connects between the far-flung farmlands and the markets would lower the production cost of the crops that will give benefit to farmers and the buyers.
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
BASISTA, Pangasinan – Employers beware!
A law has been passed in this town that refusal to hire an applicant because of their mature age and disability is punishable by local and national laws.
Municipal Ordinance No. 261, Series of 2026 prohibits age and disability-based discrimination. The law was declared valid and within the powers of the municipal council to enact after it was reviewed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial lawmakers).
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Move out bashers, massive replanting of trees ensue now at the Capitol!
Personnel of the Guico Administration here have been buried in work planting trees at the periphery of the Capitol after 192 invasive and endemic trees have been cut off to pave the way for the constructions of an eleven-story government center, an eight-story corporate tower, and the redevelopment of the Capitol Complex.
By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – The annual appropriation budget of Pangasinan Top 5 “richest” town is growing stronger based on the PHP 478 million indicative National Tax Allotment (NTA) for year 2027.
In a flag ceremony held here recently, Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno crowed that compared to this year’s NTA, the NTA next year will be bigger.
By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA
DAGUPAN CITY - Due to the exigencies of the revenue service, the regional office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Region 1 has a new director in Narciso T. Laguerta, DIR 1, after his predecessor was transferred to another post.
In the Revenue Transfer Assignment Order (RTAO) No. 152-2026 dated June 6, 2026, BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza ordered the transfer of Marlon M. Mendoza, DIR 1, who was OIC-Regional Director No. 1 in Ilocos Region to be the OIC-Regional Director of Revenue Region No. 17 in the CARAGA Region.
In the March 10, 2026 RTAO, Aurora V. Flor, CRO-IV, was transferred from Regional Investigation Division Revenue Region No. 7A Quezon City to OIC-Assistant Regional Director Revenue Region No. 1 in the Ilocos Region.
BIR Region -1 covers the four provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and the sizable Pangasinan. The latter has six Revenue District Offices (RDOs) in central Pangasinan, eastern Pangasinan, and western Pangasinan.
In the January 26 RTAO RDO Chief Eden
R. Serafica, CRO-IV, was transferred from RDO No. 2 in Abra, Revenue Region No. 2 in the
Cordillera Administrative Region to RDO No. 4, Central Pangasinan in Revenue
Region No. 1, Ilocos Region.
In the March 10, 2026 RTAO, RDO Chief
Aldrin A. Camba, CRO-IV, was transferred from RDO No. 5 West Pangasinan,
Revenue Region No. 1, Ilocos Region to RDO No. 6 East Pangasinan in Revenue
Region No. 1, Ilocos Region.
RDO Chief and Lawyer Liza C. Dimaya
from RDO No. 18 Zambales, Revenue Region No. 4, Central Luzon to RDO No. 5, West
Pangasinan in Revenue Region No. 1, Ilocos Region.
The BIR calendar year (CY) 2026
collection was revised to P3.431 Trillion.
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
DAGUPAN CITY -- Reports that reach this writer say that Sunday Punch will cease circulation for the four cities and forty-four towns’ Pangasinan after one last issue to be printed this week.
The English provincial newspaper has been the perennial leading community weekly in the gargantuan province. It was founded in July 1956 by Ermin Erfe Garcia, Sr. in this second class city until online publications – that could post news stories as they unfold -- gave it a run of its money.
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
Pangasinan 2nd District Cong. Mark Cojuangco closest ally Councilor Jallen “Aning” Alipio is rumored to slugged it out with two-term Binmaley Mayor Pete Mererra in the May 2028 election.
I saw at Facebook the faces of Aning – a graduating Solon - being egged to run against Merrera where she is either in tandem with Councilors Ikong Francisco or Ariel Dela Concha.
