TO enlighten employers and workers on the new wage order, a wage orientation was conducted in Dagupan City by the Department of Labor and employment (DOLE) in Dagupan City last February 5. The wage orientation and employees’ compensation program, headed by DOLE Regional Director Nathaniel Lacambra of the Regional Tripartite…

SAN FABIAN—Four sand and gravel quarry operators in San Fabian were suspended by the provincial government, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office and the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) based in Dagupan. A memorandum sent by DENR to the Sangguniang Bayan of San Fabian identified…

MANGALDAN—A municipal councilor here has proposed an ordinance regulating the seating capacity of pedicab or “padyak”, the three-wheeled manually-operated tri-bike or bike with sidecar for safety of commuters.. The ordinance proposed by Councilor Aldrin Soriano provides that a maximum of only three passengers should be allowed for a pedicab or ”padyak” while only two…

ALTERNATIVE POWER MANGALDAN – The use of solar energy in Pangasinan is expected to gain acceptance with the series of orientation being conducted by the Solar Homes Inc, (SHI) in partnership with Solar Philippines, the nation’s number one solar provider. The town’s Sangguniang Bayan had its briefing last week . In…

FORMER OFWs SOME 17 teachers who returned to the country after working as Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) received P10,000 worth of teaching kits each from the Department of Labor and Employment -Regional Office I (DOLE-RO1) in January. The kits came from “Sa ‘Pinas, Ikaw ang Ma’am/Sir (SPIMS),” a project under the…

FIFTY-three fishermen in Barangay Salapingao have been issued permits by the city government to operate fishing structures along the city rivers after signing an Aqua Lease Agreements and upon payment of their business permits. The city expects 122 fisherfolk in the area to avail of the mobile registration before proceeding…