LINGAYEN– The Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO) admitted to the shortage of construction workers in the country. PESO Manager Alex Ferrer, in a PUNCH interview Wednesday, said because of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” Program, demand for construction workers have skyrocketed. Records from the Department of Trade and…
BAYAMBANG—This agricultural town’s government recently formed the Millennial Farmers Association of Bayambang (MFAB) that targets out-of-school youths and students as members to entice them to get involved in agriculture. Angelica Andrea Garcia, the town’s focal person for good governance said the first 100 members have started training in a demo-farm…
STOCKPILING for the rainy season? No worries, because cheap yet quality rice from the National Food Authority (NFA.) Regular-milled NFA rice can be bought at accredited retailers in public markets at PHP 27 per kilo. According to Chona Maramba, Assistant Manager for NFA Western Pangasinan, Department of Agriculture is extending…
ANDA —After only a year, the Anda Self- Help Microfinance not only ended the dependence of residents on loan sharks but boasts of its P1.2 million revolving fund for its members. It took the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) cash-for-work program launched by the Municipal Social Welfare and…
LINGAYEN–The provincial government’s a new tact in addressing poverty and unemployment – use of mobile trucks and a bus for skills training – is reaping rewards. Alex Ferrer, chief of the Provincial Employment Service Office (POSO) attributed the low rate of unemployment to the strategy, one of the lowest in the…
AIMING to be a sustainable launch pad for the latest technologies from local innovators, World of Consumer Electronics Expo (WOCEE) is back on its 3rd year at the “Experience the Future” expo. Set to be held across a 15,000sqm exhibit area, this year’s WOCEE will showcase 250 exhibitors that will…
TAXIS IN THE CITY – A fleet of cars do a motorcade around the to introduce Bonuan Transport Services Inc.’s taxi operations . (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CALASIAO – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Regional District Office here reminded business establishments to pay taxes properly and on time, or face possible closure. Ernesto Mangabat, Revenue District Officer, said a number of business establishments in the province were closed recently, by their Oplan Kandado program. He cited…
WESTERN PANGASINAN STOCK THE National Food Authority (NFA) has some 189,000 sacks of rice in its warehouses, enough to supply the province’s requirements. This was the assurance made by Chona Maramba, assistant provincial manager- NFA Western Pangasinan and these will be distributed to NFA accredited retail outlets in the area….
MAN VS. BIRD – Fishermen in Binmaley are fazed by competition for fish with a flight of whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) in the open sea. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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