STA. BARBARA–Farmers in Pangasinan tilling lands outside the service areas of the Agno River Irrigation System (ARIS) were advised to plant crops that need only little water to grow for the duration of the mild El Niño phenomenon being experienced in Luzon. Ernesto Pamuceno, former Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) of…

THE Department of Trade and Industry Pangasinan has assured consumers that majority of big supermarkets in Pangasinan are following the latest suggested selling prices (SRP) set by the Department of Trade and Industry Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau.   The bureau conducts monitoring of basic necessities and prime commodities weekly to…

LINGAYEN– The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) recently held a seminar on Job Hunting/Employment Generation at the Pangasinan State University (PSU) campus in this town recently to equip graduating DOST scholars with skills and knowledge for career opportunities.  The seminar was conducted in partnership with the Department…

THE Social Security System (SSS) issued an advisory to members that last Monday that while the contributions rate increase under Republic Act 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2019 took effect on 5 March 2019, it would not be implemented until the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the…

THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-I (RTWPB-1) is studying the possibility of issuing new wage orders for company and domestic workers following the conclusion of its public consultations. Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office I Regional Director and RTWPB-I Chair Nathaniel Lacambra said Wage Order RB 1-19 has turned…

LINGAYEN – Twenty-four residents of Anda recently completed the 15-day skills training  in basic carpentry and masonry organized by the provincial government on February 26 through the Mobile Skills Training Project (MSTP) administered by the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO). “Maraming salamat po sa pamamahagi ng libreng training sa amin….

THE company that seeks to put up a P4.5 billion Waste-to-Energy Facility in Barangay Immanduyan, Laoac, Pangasinan has decried the fake news and misconceptions being spread by certain quarters against the project. Green Atom, the project proponent, said the fake news being peddled to the public are the exact opposite…

PROMINENT interior designers are expected to share their expertise for the benefit of stakeholder in the industry when they come under one roof, Worldbex or the Philippine World Building and Construction Expo isolated to return this March with a new exciting edition of the Interior Designers’ Gallery. The Interior Designers’…