THE Department of Agriculture (DA) started disinfecting piggery farms in three towns where there are no more reported cases of the African Swine Fever (ASF) for at least 90 days, prior to the distribution of “sentinel” piglets. DA Regional Executive Director Nestor Domenden said the repopulation of hogs will be…

THREE farm areas in Pangasinan are being eyed as potential agri-tourism sites. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for High Value Crops and Rural Credit Evelyn Laviña recently visited the areas that produce calamansi, dragon fruit and sampaguita upon the invitation of Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia. Laviña toured the…

ECONOMIC BOOM EXPECTED ANTICIPATING an economic boom in San Fabian with the entry of the San Miguel Corporation in San Fabian town, the Dagupan Electric Company (Decorp) constructed a 20-25 MVA (Mega Volt Ampere) substation to ensure a more reliable electric service in the town. Augusto Sarmiento, network operations manager…

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has laid down some strategies to ensure the economic recovery in Region 1, whose growth performance dropped to negative 7.7 percent in 2020 because of the pandemic. This was bared by Irenea Ubungen, assistant regional director of NEDA Region 1, who blamed the…

FIFTY-five community-based groups and seven micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) received on Monday a total of P10.4 million from the provincial government ‘s Livelihood Assistance Program (LAP). The LAP, one of the provincial governments’ poverty reduction program, is a non-collateral credit facility supervised by the Provincial Population Cooperative and…

DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade has given the assurance that the upgrading of the Lingayen Airport for commercial operation will be done. In his visit to the capital town on June 10, Tugade said he saw the state of the airport and noted that the runway built by…

A Negosyo Center (NC) was opened in Balungao town last Thursday, June 9 to provide business registration assistance, business advisory services, business information and advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation of business processes for the benefit of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the town. Ruth Salazar, information officer of…

THERE will be 436 local employment opportunities that will be offered during the Independence Day virtual job fair organized by the Bayambang municipal government, in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)–Central Pangasinan. Panfilo Dioquino, labor and employment officer of DOLE-Central Pangasinan, said jobseekers may avail of these…