The First Pangasinan Microfinance Bank that would lend no-collateral loans to small borrowers and entrepreneurs will be opened in Dagupan City next month, according to House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. De Venecia turnedover to the officers of the bank his own P16.5 million as the bank’s seed capital. The…
THE Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU) hailed the decision of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to segregate first time takers of licensure examinations from repeaters. Dr. Irmina Francisco, LNU director for academic affairs, said the move would pave the way for a more realistic and fair measurement of the performance of…
DOES ANYONE IN CALASIAO CARE? —The dump of garbage by the Jose R. de Venecia Highway in barangay Lasip, Calasiao near the Marusay River that flows into Pantal River in Dagupan City has become a regular sight in the town. When it rains, the garbage is washed out into the…
CONFRONTATION between members of the city’s Anti-Hawking Task Force and ambulant vendors could either worsen or lessen with the effectivity of a city ordinance increasing the fine for ambulant vending to P1,000 per offense from the previous P200. Butch Gutierrez, head of the task force, is optimistic that with the…
A mother’s nightmare MAPANDAN – “My world crumbled. They were everything to me.” Wailing, Josephine Abellera, said this as she grieves the loss of her only two children, Richard John, 7, and Ryan Christian, 6, who drowned to their death on November 4 in Angalacan River near their residence in…
SAN MANUEL – The government-owned National Transmission Commission (TransCO) has launched a massive information and education campaign in Northern Luzon through its district office in Pangasinan to curb the increasing incidents of pilferage in its facilities. At the same time, TransCo’s security group, led by Willy Jazmin, is aggressively conducting…
A Dagupan City councilor has expressed alarm over the massive encroachment of river banks by rich individuals who have built millions of pesos worth of commercial buildings and residential houses in the areas. City Councilor Teofilo Guadiz III, in a privilege speech before the city council on Monday, denounced the…
ON BRGY. CHIEFS’ WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT SAN FABIAN – Mayor Mojamito Libunao is unperturbed by reports that several barangay chairmen are threatening to withdraw their support from him. Speaking during a luncheon news conference he called at the San Fabian PTA Beach Resort on Wednesday, Libunao said “ours is a…
STA BARBARA – A town councilor has cried foul over criticisms made by detractors who labeled his distribution of relief goods to his constituents affected by the last flood here as an act of early politicking. Belying the comments, Councilor Alexander “Al” Parayno said he was only helping his constituents…
ARE shopping malls boon to Dagupan’s ordinary consumers? The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office gave a “definitely yes” answer to this given that malls are selling goods at prices cheaper than other shops. Marjury Loresco, a DTI official, said the malls are buying in bulk from suppliers…
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