19th REGIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION THE Pangasinan provincial government led by Governor Amado I. Espino III takes pride in the sterling performance of seven Pangasinenses that won six gold medals and one silver that led to Pangasinan being hailed as ‘Best Performing Province in the 3-day 19th Regional Skills Competition held…
SMALL PAROL FOR HOMES – A vendor hurriedly makes the rounds of homes in a barangay in Binmaley to sell Christmas lanterns for display. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
SMALL PAROL FOR HOMES
CITY HALL MUM ON IRREGULARITIES THE market supervisor of Dagupan City continues to refuse to appear before the Sangguniang Panlungsod amid revelations of irregularities and criminal activities being allegedly perpetrated by his staff. His continued refusal further earned the ire of City Councilor Teresa Coquia, chairperson of the committee on…
Coquia slams Sta. Maria for his 9th ‘no-show’
THE University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) that maintains a marine science laboratory in Bolinao town expressed fears that a proposed seabed magnetite mining project scheduled to start in the second half of 2022, will threaten the environment in the Lingayen Gulf and neighboring coastal communities . The…
UPMSI joins opposition to offshore mining of Lingayen Gulf
MAGSAYSAY Fish Market building is dilapidated, its roofs are leaking, the drainage is not functioning and its toilets are filthy and stink. This was how the poor state of the market was described by Councilor Teresa Coquia, which was corroborated by Pro Tempore Karlos Reyna, presiding officer, after the presentation…
Dads press for Magsaysay Fish Market improvement
THE municipality of Sual is among the only two local government units in the Ilocos Region to be included for the pilot areas of the community-based monitoring system (CBMS) of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a media forum on Wednesday, Regional Statistical Services Office Region 1 CBMS focal person…
PSA includes Sual as pilot area for dis-aggregated survey
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warns the public against individuals and groups taking advantage of the COVID – 19 pandemic to defraud the investing public. The SEC advices the public to be vigilant in dealing with the following entities: AYUDA FOR ALL COMPUTER TRADING TRIPPLE G BUSINESS CONSULTANCY…
INVESTOR ALERT!
BOOSTING LOCAL AGRI INDUSTRY — Twenty seven fisherfolk associations from 13 municipalities receive fishery paraphernalia consisting of fish pots, fish shelters, hook and line sets, gill net sets and engine pumps with axial flow pipe, funded by the Local Government Support Fund. Qualified farmers also received bags of certified palay seeds, hybrid yellow…
BOOSTING LOCAL AGRI INDUSTRY
TWENTY-seven years into the World Trade Organization (WTO), there is no promised remarkable growth under a liberalized trading regime, according to a leading agricultural group in the country, adding that the purported gains in trade, production output and employment never materialized. Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG) Chairman Rosendo So said,…
No remarkable growth for Philippines, says SINAG chair
CHRISTMAS came early in Pangasinan on November 5 when Agriculture Secretary William Dar visited and brought P637 million worth of programs and projects that included farm machineries for farmers. Secretary Dar said P508 million was allocated for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund- Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RECEF-RFFA), a new program which he…




