THERE are only two registered and accredited fish processing plants in Region 1, both in Pangasinan, which bangus export producers can use. Nestor Domenden, regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), said the two facilities are the government-supported Korea-Philippines Seafood Processing Complex in Dagupan and the privately-owned…
BORROWERS of closed Gulf Bank (Rural Bank of Lingayen, Inc.) have been advised by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) to continue to pay their loans and transact only with authorized PDIC representatives. Loan payments can be made directly at any Philippine National Bank (PNB) Branch under account name PDIC…
WORK FOR 11,000 SEEN MORE than 11, 000 jobs will be up for grabs in the Labor Day job fairs sponsored by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Director Grace Ursua of DOLE Region 1 said two job fairs will be held in Pangasinan, at SM City Rosales on…
POSTBANK’S BANGKO SA NAYON WITH the advent of electronic communication and competitive private courier services, the government’s post offices are being reinvented into micro banks called Bangko sa Nayon. The micro banking office (MBO) program being piloted by the Philippine Postal Savings Bank (Postbank) seeks to provide banking services services…
MORE than 100 campers composed of educators and secondary school students from Indonesia, India, Korea and the Philippines are taking part in this year’s Bangus Festival 1st International Green Camp that kicked off April 24 and will end on the 27th at the National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) compound in…
LINGAYEN–Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. praised three Pangasinan athletes who brought laurels to the province and vowed that the provincial government will continue to bolster sports programs for the youth during a courtesy call last April 25 at the Governor’s office, here. Haridas Pascua, 20, from Mangatarem town, placed second…
LINGAYEN–Skimboarding may become a regular activity at the Capitol beachfront area with the launching of this sport on April 26 as part of the month-long Pangasinan Pista’y Dayat celebration. Revelers joining the annual summer festivity will be treated to a series of skimboarding clinics and exhibitions by the Pangasinan Skimboarding…
MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez heartily welcomed more than 100 balikbayans of Dagupan and Pangasinan who joined the first Bangus Festival Pawil Pangasinan ed Balon Dagupan at Ciudad Elmina Farm in Bacayao Norte on April 25, according to event Coordinator Marge Navata. The occasion was in honor of balikbayans who have contributed to the progress of the…
A TASTE OF BANGUS—Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez samples fried boneless Dagupan bangus with Maggi Magic Sarap during the Bangus Rodeo last April 25 in front of the City Museum. She is joined by (from left) Barangay IV Punong Barangay Raul Sayson, Nestle Philippines Accounts Manager Maricar Capati and Bangus Festival…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez admitted that her family is now also into bangus production but not to compete with the existing fishpond owners but to have hands-on experience in the business and understand what intervention she can do to improve the bangus industry in Dagupan City. The Fernandez family, involved mainly…
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