FROM FISH PENS TO CAGES A DAGUPENO balikbayan from Anaheim, California, USA unabashedly expressed his admiration for the transformation of the city’s river system. “The river has changed a lot because it is now very clean and I haven’t seen any illegal fish pen, only small structures like fish cages…
BOOSTING BANI’S WHITE BEACHES BANI– More homeowners have signified their intention to have their respective houses be rented to tourists under the town’s homestay program. The town’s mayor, Gwen Yamamoto, said the five new prospective participants in the town’s homestay program are already undergoing training in preparation for their accreditation…
More homeowners join home-stay program
MANAOAG — Till Easter Sunday, more than a million devotees have visited the Minor Basilica of Manaoag to renew their devotion to the Lady of the Holy Rosary whose ivory image at the back of the altar is the center of adulation. P/Chief inspector Edison Revita, town police chief, admitted that though…
More than 1 million devotees flock to Manaoag
THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against the use of 22 unregistered medicines sold in the market that could pose health risks to consumers. Jeffrey Gamboa, food and drug registration officer of FDA-Region I, said the safety and efficacy of these unregistered drugs could not be…
Don’t use these drugs, FDA warns
PUBLIC and private vehicles that use loud mufflers and videoke users who wake up neighbors will soon face a much stiffer penalties if the proposal of the Dagupan City Peace and Order Council is approved by the sanggunian panlungsod. Specifically, the council is recommending the amendment of the existing city ordinance on…
City hall wants noise pollution curbed
BINMALEY- What nature cannot provide, man will. This is so true in this town’s case, though touted as the Fishbowl of Pangasinan, the town is not blessed with coral reefs around its coast to ensure regular harvest for its fisherfolk. So the town government decided to install concrete reefs where…
Binmaley deploys more artificial reefs
ENTREPRENEURS and would-be businessmen will now have easier access to financing and other assistance with the opening of three Negosyo Centers in Pangasinan this month. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Negosyo Centers will be established in the cities of Alaminos, Dagupan and Urdaneta. The Negosyo Center…
Negosyo Centers soon to open in Pangasinan
GOOD news to residents and visitors. The price of Dagupan bangus has remained stable contrary to earlier speculations that the price of the favorite and popular Dagupan brand of bangus will see an increase owing to expected bigger demand during the Holy Week. This was bared by the monitoring of…
Dagupan milkfish price stable
MANGALDAN—Anticipating the increase in traffic of motorists and visitors to popular destinations in Pangasinan, particularly the shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag and and the beaches of Dagupan and San Fabian, the town government will set up its own ‘Pasalubong Center’ According to Mayor Bona Parayno, the two-storey center will…
A ‘Pasalubong Center’ in Mangaldan soon
Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (center) flashes the number one sign with the members of 17 associations and five micro-small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during the awarding of soft loan assistance worth P2.5-million last March 30 at the Urduja House in Lingayen. The governor was assisted by Provincial Social Welfare…