ALAMINOS CITY-The homeless and landless here will soon have a place to call their own. A Gawad Kalinga (GK) eco-village will be built in Barangay Pandan here, located within the vicinity of Bolo Beach, an alternative eco-tourism destination in this city where the Hundred Islands National Park is located. GK…
MALASIQUI–A P50-million public amphitheater will be built here through the initiative of 3rd District Rep. Rachel Arenas. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the project were held Wednesday led by Arenas, assisted by her mom, philanthropist Rosemarie “Baby” Arenas, with local officials and Public Works representatives. Arenas pledged P20 million initially to start…
ALAMINOS CITY–The growing popularity of the Hundred Islands as a tourist destination was reaffirmed when thousands of local and foreign tourists came here to spend their holiday during the Holy Week break. Mayor Hernani Braganza did not quote numbers but said in an interview with The PUNCH but that there…
The breeding of the sandfish, a variety of the sea cucumber now in the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) list of priority species, is hailed a success at the National Integrated Fisheries technology Development Center (NIFTDC) in Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan. The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)…
ROSALES–A group of farmers expressed optimism that the mushroom industry in the province will soon become a major economic activity here once a proposed P14 million loan from the Department of Agriculture (DA) is secured for a processing plant. The Balikatan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative based in barangay San Angel here…
THE Bureau of Trade Regulations and Consumer Protection of the Department of Trade and Industry has scheduled the 2008 Real Estate Broker Licensure Examination on May 25. The examination will be held in Baguio City for prospective examinees from Northern Luzon. Interested examinees may secure application forms from the DTI…
GUTIERREZ MARICAR L. Gutierrez passed the US Council Licensure Examinations for nurses in Illinois last March 10, 2008. She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Manuel L. Gutierrez (nee Mabel Lopez) of Arellano-Bani, Dagupan City. Gutierrez is the second NCLEX passer who belongs to the pioneer BSN batch 2007…
LINGAYEN—Five scholars have made their benefactors proud. These students whose schooling at the Pangasinan State University were financed by the Washington-based Pangasinan Sister State Association (WAPSSA), will graduate on April 4 among the top of their batch as cum laude or magna cum laude. The scholars are Jerome Patungan, 22,…
SOME 200 athletes from the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) will be sent to Zamboanga City to compete against the best of the nation’s college players for this year’s National PRISAA Games slated on April 8-14. Except for baseball, football and dance sport, the Region 1 contingent will compete in…
BRIEFING ON REHAB PLANS—Gov. Amado Espino Jr. briefs to executives of the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, National Irrigation Authority and the ABONO party list on the present agricultural status of the province during a meeting held at the President’s Hotel in Lingayen. Espino presented the…
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