THE provincial government brought the Job Fair on Wheels through the Pangasinan Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) to San Nicolas on August 30 for some 300 job hunters. Ten local companies participated in the activity: 3C Industrial Staffing Solutions, Inc., EEI Corporation, Maxim de Humana International, RDF Option Plus, Rolive…
CALASIAO – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Ilocos Region will launch the 10th edition of the Mentor Me on Wheels (MMOW) program held at the Robinsons Place Pangasinan here on September 9. DTI-1 Regional Director Grace Falgui-Baluyan said that MMOW, the first in the region, will bring…
PORK HERE IS SAFE BUT… — Meat vendors at Malimgas Market feel deserted amid news of “unknown disease” that killed hogs. They blame lack of information on the security of locally slaughtered hogs in the province. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) and the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) have announced lower power rates effective August. Randy Castillan, spokesman of Decorp, said the generation rate being paid by electric consumers was lowered by around 80 centavos per kilowatt hour this August. The generation charge, which is around…
URDANETA CITY–- To complete security in the province against spread of Asian Swine Flu following Governor Amado Espino III’s issuance of lockdown on all pork imports in the province on August 20, meat inspectors have been deployed by the National Meat Inspection Service – Regional Technical Operation Center (NMIS- RTOC)….
FARMERS in Pangasinan are alarmed on seeing price drop in palay from P10 to P12 a kilo only and are pointing to the rice tarrification as the culprit. Ernesto Pamoceno, president of Farmers Irrigators Association of Pangasinan said other provinces are experiencing worse at P8 per kilo. Fully dried palay…
PROTECTING DAGUPAN BANGUS BRAND — Workers move to unload newly harvested Dagupan bangus from at the Magsaysay market while efforts to protect the brand are meeting obstacles from “alien” bangus freely entering city market. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
A proposed ordinance has been filed at the Dagupan City Council seeking to protect consumers from being sold fake (or “imported”) Dagupan Bangus by establishing exclusive accredited authorized dealers of authentic Dagupan Bangus. In their joint authorship, Councilors Marcelino Fernandez and Jose Netu Tamayo said it will guide buyers where…
CUSTOMERS of Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) will enjoy lower rates for this month. Due to decrease in generation rate, July’s P5.8930 per Kilowatt hour (kWh), to this month’s PHP 5.0668 per kWh will result in a deduction of PHP 82.62. to a household that consumes 100 kWh per month. Atty….
LINGAYEN– There are 160,000 sacks of rice stored in warehouses of the National Food Authority (NFA) – Western Pangasinan that are for sale even to non-accredited rice retailers. This was announced by Chona Maramba, NFAWP Assistant Manager, who said the open house sale has been resorted to because of the…
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