A VISIBLY annoyed Mayor Belen T. Fernandez minced no words when she warned Schools Division Superintendent Gloria Torres and newly promoted officials of the possibility that the promotions can be questioned for failing to observe the process prescribed by law. The mayor issued the warning during a special meeting of…
LINGAYEN—This one is for the Ripley’s “Believe it or not.” Pangasinan has 134,418 hectares of forestland and it has only 20 forest rangers to guard and protect them. Leduina Co, provincial environment and natural resources officer, who was among the officials invited by the provincial board to its Question Hour…
LINGAYEN– Alarmed by the river-drowning incident in Bugallon town that killed five kids, the sangguniang panlalawigan (SP) board has directed three of its committees to investigate the incident. Directed to probe the circumstances that led to the tragedy are Committees on Environment, Natural Resources and Energy; Good Government and Accountability…
A RISSO’S dolphin, suspected to have a problem with its sonar communication, was turned over by the local government of Sual to the National Integrated Fisheries and Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) on Wednesday. Westly Rosario, director of NIFTDC, a research branch of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR),…
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) will service the deposit insurance claims of depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Labrador Inc. beginning April 28 and 29, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the bank’s premises located in Poblacion, Labrador. Those who don’t need to file claims are depositors with valid deposit…
GRACE PERIOD ENDS DAGUPAN’S Task Force Bantay Ilog has been given the go-signal to begin dismantling and demolishing fish pens after the grace period extended by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to the pen owners has already lapsed last April 21. Among the fish pens to be dismantled are those operated…
ROSALES—Farmers in 14 towns and cities can begin to expect more income from planting garlic. This was the assurance given by Engr. Rosendo So, president of Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura, after their initial planting trial yielded encouraging results and the quality of their produce passed the standard set by the…
LABOR DAY ABOUT 10,000 jobs are expected to be offered to jobseekers during the May 1 job fairs being organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region1 Office in celebration of 2015 Labor Day. DOLE 1 Regional Director Grace Ursua said a job and livelihood fair will be held…
SOME 25 to 30 percent of business establishments in Dagupan and central Pangasinan are violating the minimum wage law, according to the district office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Dagupan City. Statistics released by Engracio Bailon, DOLE district officer in Dagupan during the KBP Forum show only 70…
HERE’S a piece of good news that farmers can look forward to as they struggle to survive the drought felt this year. The National Irrigation Administration – Project Irrigation Management Office (NIA-PIMO) recently announced it has 59 projects underway in Pangasinan to improve and expand delivery of irrigation water to…
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