FINALLY, AFTER 5-MONTH DELAY The groundbreaking ceremony for the Korean government-funded Seafood Processing Plant in Dagupan was finally held last May 20 after a 5-month delay paving the way for its construction. Korean Ambassador Choi Joong Kyung, whose government is giving a $2.2 million (about P100 million) grant for the…
AFTER securing a $2.2 million grant from the Korean government for the construction of the Dagupan Seafood Processing Plant, 4th District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. is pushing for another milestone project, the establishment of a Korean-Philippine University in Pangasinan. De Venecia proposed the new venture to the Korean Ambassador…
URDANETA CITY—Vegetables imported from China continue to flood markets around the country, including those in Pangasinan. Engr. Rosendo So, founder of the partylist Abono and president of the Eastern Pangasinan Filipino-Chamber of Commerce, decried the influx of the imported vegetables as a bane to local farmers.
DAGUPAN has created a multi-agency task force to oversee the city’s preparations to counter a possible outbreak of the influenza A-H1N1 virus in the city. The move was in response to the national government’s call for local government units to initiate precautionary measures against the disease after the Philippines registered…
LINGAYEN– Five of the nine fishermen from Infanta believed to have been lost at sea during the height of Typhoon Emong on May 7 were found alive in the waters South China Sea last May 21. The rescued fisher-men were identified as David Querobin, Israel Dumas, Ariel Samante, Wilson Etac…
LINGAYEN–Fish cage operators in western Pangasinan badly affected by the fury of typhoon “Emong” last May 7 have been assured of a P25 million funding by the Department of Agriculture (DA) for rehabilitation work. The amount was pledged by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap when he visited Bolinao on May 16…
FOURTH District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. tagged the proponents of Charter Change at this time as those suffering from “ideological confusion”. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday, the former five-time Speaker of the House of Representatives said Cha-Cha backers should now “move forward” after the proposal has been practically shelved…
A wounded butanding (whale shark) was beached in Bonuan, Tondaligan on Thursday at about the same time several others were seen in Lingayen, San Fabian and Labrador. A team led by Dr. Westly Rosario, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources center chief in Dagupan and the interim executive director of…
MARIA Georgina Perez-de Venecia, wife of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., is definitely running in the 2010 election, but remains uncertain for what position. De Venecia, fondly known as Manay Gina, said she is choosing between vying for a seat in the Senate or as congressional representative of…
REHABILITATION work for school buildings damaged by Typhoon Emong on May 7 has started even as alternatives are being prepared to avoid delays in the scheduled June 1 opening of classes. Pangasinan I Division Schools Superintendent Aurora Domingo said schools are considering three alternatives to ensure smooth opening of classes….
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