FISHERMEN’S CATCH – Fishermen in Binmaley town slowly pull in their net late morning for the day’s catch. ((Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
Business
104 establishments earn DTI’s Bagwis seal
THE 104 business establishments in Pangasinan cited for their commitment to provide good products and services to consumers received the Bagwis Seal of Excellence awards from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Provincial Director Peter Mangabat of DTI-Pangasinan said the Bagwis Seal of Excellence is a recognition of the awardees’ efforts to strictly comply […]
Professionals told to renew PRC-ID cards
THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is reminding professionals to renew their PRC identification card at any of its offices or during its scheduled mobile outreach services to avoid penalties for late renewal. Juanita Domogen, regional coordinator of PRC for Region I, said professionals may renew their ID cards at the PRC regional office in Carmay […]
HALL OF FAME FOR CORN
HALL OF FAME FOR CORN – Corn farmers in San Nicolas town fill up sacks of milled quality corn that earned for Pangasinan the Hall of Fame Award of the National Quality Achievers Award. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Pangasinan receives Hall of Fame award
QUALITY CORN ACHIEVERS AWARD THE provincial government led by Governor Amado I. Espino, III received the Hall of Fame award from the Department of Agriculture in recognition of its feat winning the Quality Corn Achievers Award for three consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The event, keynoted by Senator Cynthia Villar, was held on […]
US prof: Oyster farming can be more profitable
TRAY METHOD PIONEER AN American university professor, married to a Filipina from Baguio City who was involved in oyster research in Dagupan in the early 1980s, advised local oyster farmers to innovate their production method by raising their oysters in trays in order to harvest more and consequently earn more. Dr. Michael A. Rice, who is […]
Ex-BFAR director: Aquaculture is inevitable
A FORMER national official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Natural Resources (BFAR) has warned that the decline in the production from fish farming or aquaculture in the country will continue unless more mariculture parks are developed. Atty. Malcolm Sarmiento, BFAR director from 1998 to 2013, now 72, told newsmen that the Philippines, being a […]
DTI cites 17 stores for violations
SALE OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued notices of violations to 17 stores in the region for selling substandard construction materials after an intensified monitoring of construction and hardware stores was launched by DTI-Region 1’s Enforcement Team’s in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. Inspected by the team with […]
MULTIFUNCTION MUNICIPAL HALL
MULTIFUNCTION MUNICIPAL HALL – Farmers have taken advantage of the wide cemented area fronting the municipal hall of Sta. Barbara for drying their palay. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DCWD: Online payments now possible
CUSTOMERS of Dagupan City Water District (DCWD) have began paying their bills online since November 7, 2018. The online payment service was made possible through a memorandum of agreement between the DCWD and Electronic Commerce Payments, Inc. (ECPay) signed by Adelfo Valle, DCWD general manager, and George Gonzalez, ECPay, business development head at the DCWD board […]