NO sacred cows. This was emphasized by the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) when it disconnected electricity from a restaurant and the mansion of a former mayor of Binmaley and the house of a barangay chairman who is also an area director of Cenpelco in Binmaley.
AS WATCHDOGS OF GOV’T LINGAYEN–Starting ‘em young against corruption. This is one of the aims of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in its Campus Integrity Crusaders (CICs) program, which was launched in the province at the Pangasinan National High School here last July 31.
Ombudsman enlists youth in fight vs. corruption
EXCLUSIVE DAGUPAN BANGUS TRADING A TEST run for the new schedule in selling milkfish at the Dagupan Fish Market starts August 5, a scheme that aims to help boost the price of Dagupan bangus, the city’s most popular and major product. Mayor Belen Fernandez and members of the consignacion (wholesalers)…
Test run for bangus selling sked begins Monday
FLOODWATER EXPRESS—An enterprising man uses his cart to transport customers to and fro the motorboat docking area at the Magsaysay fish market to the Dagupan riverside seafood restaurant during high tide when water rises and floods the area. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
FLOODWATER EXPRESS
LIABILITIES in illegal fishing do not end with the fisherfolks who do the catching, it only starts with them. City Agriculturist Emma Molina reminded the public that trading, including possession, selling, transport and buying of fish harvested through unlawful means are also illegal and those caught involved in these will…
Traders warned vs. selling illegally caught fish
LINGAYEN—The Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in Alaminos City is undergoing a makeover, starting off with Quezon Island. The city government under the new administration of Mayor Arthur Celeste considers the HINP restoration as its major tourism activity, according to City Tourism Officer Miguel Sison.
Hundred Islands makeover begins
LINGAYEN—Setting its sights on making Pangasinan products more globally competitive, the provincial government has entered into a partnership with Google Southeast Asia for the promotion of the One Town One Product (OTOP). In the “Pangasinan OTOP Goes Google” project, launched July 29, the provincial government identifies what each local government…
Pangasinan OTOP goes online
BANI Mayor Gwen Palafox-Yamamoto vows to prioritize the development of tourism in her town as she begins her first three-year term. Yamamoto, in her first media interview after the election during the KBP forum, said she plans to improve the potential tourist sites in Bani, particularly the nature spots. She…
Tourism development of Bani launched
MORE than 100 tricycle drivers from Malasiqui and another 100 picnic shed owners in Tondaligan beach in Dagupan City are among the first recipients of the Social Security System’s (SSS) “Alkansiya” project in Pangasinan, which was launched in the province last July 31.
SSS launches ‘Alkansiya’ project in Pangasinan
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 1 will hold a Special Recruitment Activity (SRA) for medical job opportunities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia on August 5-6, 2013 at the Public Employment Service Office in Dasol. DOLE Regional Director Grace Ursua said the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)…