URDANETA CITY—The opening last week of Xentromart Bagsakan (XB), a privately-owned trading center for agricultural produce, is expected not only to boost this city’s economy further but help improve the daily flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the commercial center area.
BANGUS supply from Dagupan City, known as the Bangus Capital of the World, has gone down by as much as 20 percent in the past four weeks due to the prevailing cold weather. City Agriculturist Emma Molina said the volume of bangus traded daily declined in January from the normal…
SAVING THE BEAST OF BURDEN LINGAYEN—At the rate carabaos are being slaughtered for food in the province, the country’s national animal and known as the beast of burden for in the farms could in several years reach a critically low number.
THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Baguio Regional Office, in coordination with local government units, will hold the ‘Agew na Propesyonal’ twice in Pangasinan this month. On February 11, the day-long activity set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be held at the People’s Astrodome in Dagupan City and on…
LINGAYEN– More than 1,000 employment opportunities were on offer, some of which are still open for applications, during the job fair last January 28 organized by the Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO).
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan office scored high in a survey on its compliance with the anti-red tape law. Persons who have done business with the agency and participated in the Anti-Red Tape Act Report Card Survey (ARTA-RCS) conducted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), gave an…
HOT OFF THE GRILL—Participants of the Kalutan ed Dalan event held January 25, 2014, one of the highlights of Binmaley’s Sigay Festival 2014, are thrilled as they grill and prepare for sharing some of the town’s fresh bangus produce. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
FORMER 3rd District Rep. Rachel J. Arenas has been elected as one of the 20 governors of the Philippine Red Cross board for a four-year term during the organization’s 30th Biennial convention last week.
FOLLOWING initiatives for a more global exposure for Dagupan’s Bangus Festival through online streaming and a partnership with a local television network, Dagupeños in the USA have vowed to help in promoting the annual festivity in their respective bases.
ALAMINOS CITY–100 couples will make their marriage vows in a mass beach wedding on Valentine’s Day at Quezon Island in the Hundred Islands National Park here. The free wedding project of the city government led by Mayor Arthur Celeste is in collaboration with the Pag-IBIG Fund.
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