ILOCANO SWEETS FOR YOUR SWEET—Two representatives of the producer of sweet delicacies and candies in the Ilocos Region explain how each sweet delicacy that has become a favorite pasalubong for many families for the duration of the Rimat Ti Amianan held at SCI Stadia in Dagjupan city. The exhibit ends today,…
THOUSANDS trooped to Dagupan City last week for a chance to view and sample the varied products featured by 70 exhibitors from the four provinces of Region 1 and other neighboring provinces in the annual Rimat ti Amianan (treasures of the north) tourism and trade exposition. Held for the first time…
Rimat ti Amianan lured thousands to the city
IF one visits a shrimp farm in the country today, one will likely see Taiwanese technicians and no Filipino technician in sight. But not for long. The opening of the Philippines’ first Shrimp School in Dagupan City will produce Filipino shrimp technicians who will take the place of foreign technicians now…
First shrimp school opens in Dagupan
FISH VENDORS THANK MAYOR BELEN FOR ELEVATING ROAD AT MAGSAYSAY FISH MARKET – “Marami nang naging mayor ang Dagupan pero si Mayor Belen lang ang nagpagawa ng daan sa Magsaysay Fish Market kaya naman talagang masaya kami na nagtitinda dito kasi hindi na kami inaalipunga dahil sa baha,” quips fish vendor Nora…
FISH VENDORS THANK MAYOR BELEN FOR ELEVATING ROAD
THREE business establishments in the province earned the Bagwis Seal of Excellence Awards this year from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). DTI Provincial Director Peter Mangabat the establishments qualified for the Gold Bagwis Seal were SM City Rosales Hypermarket, Honda Cars Pangasinan Inc., and GNS Tire and Services…
DTI confers Gold Bagwis seal on 3 establishments
ALAMINOS CITY—The red tide alert here is still up after latest shellfish samples collected from its coastal waters were still found positive of paralytic shellfish poison. Nestor Domenden, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional director cautioned the public against eating shellfishes, shrimps and crabs gathered/harvested from the waters of…
Red tide alert still up in Alaminos
DAGUPAN CITY—The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 presented the “Gawad Pasasalamat” to the city government for its participation in the joint mobile registration and licensing of commercial fishing vessel. According to Emma Molina, city agriculturist, the city has registered 22…
Dagupan posts highest registration of fishing boats
LINGAYEN– The recently concluded International Street Fair and Diversity Festival in the City of Artesia, Los Angeles, California that was participated in by a delegation of Pangasinan producers is seen to open more opportunities for export. Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim Jr. said the positive response of the expo visitors…
Trade expo in US: start of something big, says Calimlim
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 1 Director Florante O. Leal and DTI Provincial Director Peter O. Mangabat turned over the P2.8 million check under the grassroots participatory budgeting project fund to Mayor Belen T. Fernandez last week as its counterpart in the city’s program introducing branding, leveling…
DTI releases P2.8 M for Dagupan’s bangus branding program
THE SM Foundation (SMF)’s College Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for school year 2015-2016. Qualifications for the scholarship program are: a graduate of Public High Schools with P150,000 or less household income per year, supported by a BIR Income Tax Return and fourth year weighted average grade of at…