AT THE MAGSAYSAY MARKET THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) rejected the request of stall holders at the Magsaysay Fish Market for a two-year moratorium on the 5% automatic increase of their rental rate on account of the pandemic and the adverse effect of past typhoons on their business. The SP based…
TO encourage business owners to register their business names and ensure their safety during this pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) made the registration of business names easy – via online. DTI Provincial Director Natalia Dalaten said business owners may register their business names using the BNRS link https://bnrs.dti.gov.ph/…
ENEMIES OF ARMYWORMS – Teens in Barangay Manambong Norte in Bayambang town pitch in to help remove armyworms that invaded onion farms that threatened to decimate an entire onion farm within a day. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TO REOPEN TOURISM THE provincial government and the Department of Tourism Region 1 launched the online visitors registration system (OVRS) to support the reopening of tourism destinations to tourists in the province. The online registration will upload tourists’ information for visitor management and contact tracing simplifying the entry and travel…
MORE local government units (LGUs) in Pangasinan have made it to the Top 20 ranking nationwide in the 2020 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Regional Director Grace Falgui-Baluyan said the LGUs in Pangasinan excelled in four competitiveness pillars – economic dynamism, government efficiency,…
THE 140-strong members of the Technical-Vocational Institutions (TVIs-Pangasinan) are adamant in saying the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) “has lost its mandate – to train Filipino workers, especially those who were retrenched and repatriated, for national development”. In an open letter to President Duterte, signed by Andrei Abalos, TVI…
NEW URDANETA BYPASS ROAD – DPWH Sec. Mark Villar (2nd from right) is joined by DPWH officials for the ceremonial drive thru during the formal inauguration of the 7.17-kilometer bypass road in Urdaneta City. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar led the formal opening and inauguration of P1.88-billion-funded Urdaneta By-pass Road for a smooth and fast travel inside Pangasinan and to Ilocos Region. Villar said the 7.17-kilometer-long road, with six lanes and four small bridges, built under President Duterte’s Build,…
ARMY worms or harabas have already invaded much of onion farms in Pangasinan and local governments are helpless. About 232.12 hectares of farmland in Bayambang’s 28 barangays planted to onions by 611 farmers have been invaded by armyworms, too. Bayambang produces about 23 metric tons of red onions yearly. A…
THE Municipal Agriculture Office of Bayambang recently launched Project ITLOG, or Initiative Towards Livelihood and Opportunities for Growth, on Jan. 18 at the Pantol Evacuation Center. This project, in tandem with the Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Team (BPRAT) and the Kasama Kita sa Barangay Foundation Inc., has an initial 10…
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