BALUNGAO–Fifty ambulant vendors in eastern Pangasinan received vending carts from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) under its livelihood program dubbed “Negosyo sa Kariton” (NegoKart). “The individual beneficiaries received their vending carts and raw materials amounting to P750,000 in this town last Thursday. Training on production, entrepreneurship, and business…
THE 1st Wellness Congress in Pangasinan was held February 28 in Dagupan City with participants from the neighboring provinces of La Union and Tarlac as well. The congress, which provided various training for the health and wellness industry such as spa, therapeutic massage, and beauty culture, was sponsored by 2nd…
THE Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration (OWWA) has set up five special desks in the province to process the documents of Pangasinenses seeking employment abroad. Emmanuel Diaz, OWWA officer for Region 1, said almost half of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the region come from Pangasinan and they previously…
CALASIAO– The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Region I, through its director, Atty. Arnel SD. Guballa, awarded the city government of Dagupan a plaque of appreciation for being a “major partner in the collection of taxes”. The award was given during last Monday’s Kick Off Ceremony at the BIR covered…
BAYAMBANG—This town, known as the premier source of freshwater fishes like catfish and mudfish as well as fermented fish locally known as buro, has been given the go-signal to make Malangsi Fish-tival its official festival. The name of the festival is derived from the Pangasinan word malangsi, the generic term…
UP AND AWAY—Colorful balloons are released to a clear blue sky as part of the opening ceremony of the 2013 Region I Athletic Association (RIAA) Meet on February 24 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen. As of March 1, the team of Pangasinan II Division was…
LINGAYEN—The provincial government through the Provincial Health Office (PHO) will again assemble pregnant women from five towns for the day-long 4th Buntis Congress on March 8 at the Provincial Training and Development Center here. This year, participants from Sual, Binmaley, Lingayen, Aguilar, and Calasiao and the provincial government employees can…
LINGAYEN—The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Pangasinan Provincial Federation will hold the first Mr. and Ms. SK pageant on April 28. The group said the contest will not just be the usual beauty and bearing search, but will also tackle SK advocacies through the interview segment. The contest is open to SK…
LINGAYEN—Professional and amateur Pangasinan writers can submit their entries for the 2nd Literary Awards in Pangasinan Language dubbed Kurit Panlunggaring until March 14 at the Provincial Tourism Office, 1st Floor Malong Building, Capitol Complex here. Tourism Chief Malu Elduayan explained that kurit is the local term for writing while panlunggaring is…
ROSALES—Aiming to get a wider exposure for its first Pindang Festival, the town of Mangaldan launched the celebration of its century-old carabeef industry at the SM City Rosales here last February 23. Mayor Bernardo Abalos, who as a councilor in 2001 conceptualized the Pindang Festival to give the town a…
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