LINGAYEN— Pangasinan war veterans may yet enjoy substantial increase in their benefits if the proposal of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office is finally adopted by Congress. A total of P1.8 billion annual budget is being sought to provide additional benefit to the around12,000 living World War II veterans in the…
THE national government has invested P257.6-million in Pangasinan since 2011 for the National Greening Program (NGP), report from the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office said. From 2011 to November 2015, some 16,917, 478 seedlings of various species were planted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources across Pangasinan…
FOR THE BEST PINAKBET –A team of barangay residents in Villasis prepare to cook “pinakbet” in a huge vat for a competition by mixing sautéed pre-cut eggplants, okra, ampalaya, tomato and onion, sweet potato, fresh green pepper squash and slew of pork for the best and most delicious “pinakbet” during the Talong Festival 2016,…
BASISTA’S WASTES USED FOR LIVELIHOOD BASISTA—The town’s farmers plant corn as second crop on 600 hectares that yield 64,000 pieces of corn per hectare. For decades, the cornhusks were mostly left to waste until a by-product was created to create livelihood in the town. The opportunity came when Jocelyn “Joy”…
LINGAYEN– More than 15,000 small entrepreneurs have already availed of the P61.6 million livelihood assistance provided by the provincial government since 2008. Luz Muego, the provincial government’s consultant on livelihood programs and population services, confirmed this during the latest distribution of livelihood assistance to over 400 beneficiaries last January 13…
BUGALLON AS CARABAO CAPITAL BUGALLON— To those who have visited or have passed by the main thoroughfare of this town, the sight of the giant carabao-and-a-farmer statue may not mean much but for the town’s residents and the local government, it is a daily reminder for them to promote the…
RETAIL stores in the province can look forward to developing new markets and clientele soon as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) completes and its uploads online platform aimed at providing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to market their stuffs locally and internationally. Alexander Apostol, science research specialist…
BITSTOP Network Services president Wilson Chua will address the one-day conference organized by the Department of Science and Technology – Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI), in partnership with the Philippine Network Operators’ Group (PhNOG), and Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN) Network Cooperation Center (TEIN*CC). The conference with the theme ‘”All…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS MORE than 500 residents of Dagupan affected by typhoons “Mario” and “Luis” will receive financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Project Development Officer Lorna Fernandez of the City Social Welfare and Development Office said that the city was able to solicit financial…
CAPITOL NEWS Lingayen – Governor Amado T. Espino (GATE), Jr., assisted by Board Members Danilo Uy, Generoso Tulagan and Amado “Pogi” Espino, III, Liga ng mga Barangay Provincial President, awarded Php3-M worth of livelihood cheques to the first batch of LAP beneficiaries this year which includes 16 associations and cooperatives,…
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