LINGAYEN – Governor Amado Espino III confirmed that the Kampac Group, a Dubai-based oil and gas company, has already firmed its proposal to pursue and build its planned Energy City in Sual town. The project was one of the developments the governor reported in his First 100 Days report before…
THE cooperatives in Region I renewed their call to oppose the proposed bills on the Rationalization of Fiscal Investment Incentives pending at the House of Representatives and the Senate. The repeal of Articles 60 and 61 of Republic Act 9520 or the Cooperative Code of the Philippines will result in…
Cooperatives oppose repeal of tax exempt privileges
Here are the updated fast facts on cooperatives in Region 1: There are now 1,536 cooperatives operating but only 878 are compliant, religiously submitting documents to the CDA regional office. At least 714 coops have updated their reports. Pangasinan has the most number with 383 covering 24 towns; La Union…
Region I’s cooperatives on the upswing
OUTSTANDING JCI SENATOR — JCI Sen. Remito “Mitz” Cresencio, Jr. of JCI Dagupan Inc. (3rd from left) receives the Most Outstanding Senator Award during the Temiong Awards Night of the 68th National Convention of the Philippine Jaycees held at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City on October 6-8, 2016. Shown…
OUTSTANDING JCI SENATOR
A MANGROVE planting activity was recently held in Barangay Malimpuec in Lingayen by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to mark the culmination of the month-long celebration of the 116th Philippine Civil Service anniversary in September. Some 2,500 mangrove propagules…
CSC organizes holds mangrove planting
THE Pangasinan State University (PSU) is promoting the revival of traditional Filipino games as cultural treasures that should be cherished by the present generation. The PSU-Lingayen Campus spearheaded the “Laro ng Lahi” on Wednesday to let its teachers and students experience the fun and bring back the excitement of playing…
PSU revives Pinoy folk games
CAPITOL NEWS SPORTS COORDINATORS’ MEETING. Governor Amado ‘Pogi’ I. Espino, III inspires municipal and city sports coordinators during a coordination meeting he arranged at the Capitol Resort Hotel in Lingayen on October 13 to conduct and align sports programs and activities in their respective towns and cities to the sports…
LGU–P’sinan to launch Inter-town/city cage fest
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS THE 1,070 residents at the District Jail of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Bonuan Gueset again received medical attention from doctors and nurses of the City Health Office on October 11 on the occasion of the National Correctional Consciousness Week. The city health office…
CHO provides medical, dental service to inmates
NEW SPED CENTER — Congressman Toff De Venecia and San Fabian Mayor Constante Agbayani lead the inauguration of the three-storey, six-classroom school building of the San Fabian Integrated School SPED Center in Inmalog Sur last October 13.
NEW SPED CENTER
LAST Friday during the inauguration of a covered court in Barangay Guesang, Mangaldan, Fourth District Rep. Christopher “Toff “de Venecia stressed the importance of planning for infrastructures like roads, schools and gymnasiums in development which, he said, positively impact the quality of life of the community. Citing a study by the Gallup…