THE mayor’s office has submitted a proposed ordinance to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) seeking to add more teeth to the Revenue Code of Dagupan (Ordinance No. 1855-2005), particularly to give the city treasurer authority to close establishments that operate without a business permit or mayor’s permit . The proposed ordinance says that…
LINGAYEN—Proponents of the controversial biotech (Bt) eggplant want Pangasinan to be a site for research and development and has asked the provincial board for support. In a presentation before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members on December 2, a representative of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB)-Institute of Plant…
MALIMGAS Market will soon get a makeover to give Dagupan City a more organized and customer-friendly public market. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez recently consulted vendors at the first floor of the market on the plan and it was agreed that renovation work will start in January 2013 in consideration of…
MARGINAL fishermen in Barangay Pugaro in Dagupan are the first in Region 1 to benefit from the Payao Program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) with the installation last November 29 of the device that will help them catch fish easier without endangering the marine resources. A…
COURTESY CALL—Businessman Antonio L. Cabangon Chua (left) gestures as he stresses a point on diplomatic leadership in local governance during his courtesy call on Gov. Amado T. Espino. The envoy-businessman is chairman of the ALC Group of Companies that runs a network of business ventures in insurance, health care, banking, memorial…
LINGAYEN—Employment in Pangasinan registered an increase so far this year as more Pangasinenses found job placements through job fairs and other related activities initiated by the provincial government. Based on the 2013 Labor Force Survey of the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO), the employment rate in July this year stood…
CALASIAO–Victims of Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas who want to relocate in Pangasinan are welcome and can be given employment opportunities by several local businesses. This was bared by the region’s Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at tits recent jobs fair last December 6. Some 100 vacancies were immmediately…
BINYAGANG BAYAN–More than 700 children were formally welcomed to the Christian world during the Binyagang Bayan sponsored by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez last December 3 at the St. John Metropolitan Cathedral and officiated by priests led by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio) Back to Homepage
MORE than 700 babies were baptized during the annual “Binyagan ng Bayan sa Dagupan” held December 3 at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral. Priests of the Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese led by Archbishop Socrates Villegas administered the baptism rite organized by the Dagupan City government and sponsored since 2007 by the…
THE National Nutrition Council Region I (NNC-1) in cooperation with the Kapisanan ng mga Broadcaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Pangasinan Chapter and Regional Organization on Nutrition Development Advocates (RONDA) launched an outreach project dubbed “RONDA sa Barangay” last December 3 at the Barangay Bonuan Gueset Gym in Dagupan. Rose Lulu Pagaduan,…
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