SUAL—Hundreds of workers will be needed if the construction of the second coal-fired power plant in Sual pushes through. This was learned from representatives of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) who are currently holding talks with municipal officials headed by Mayor Roberto Arcinue for the construction of the power plant. They…
THE Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office I (DOLE-RO1) reminded all employers in the region to release the 13th month pay of their workers not later than December 24. Citing the provision of Presidential Decree No. 851 or the 13th Month Pay Law, DOLE-RO I Regional Director Nathaniel Lacambra said…
FISHERMEN’S CATCH – Fishermen in Binmaley town slowly pull in their net late morning for the day’s catch. ((Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE 104 business establishments in Pangasinan cited for their commitment to provide good products and services to consumers received the Bagwis Seal of Excellence awards from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Provincial Director Peter Mangabat of DTI-Pangasinan said the Bagwis Seal of Excellence is a recognition of the…
THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is reminding professionals to renew their PRC identification card at any of its offices or during its scheduled mobile outreach services to avoid penalties for late renewal. Juanita Domogen, regional coordinator of PRC for Region I, said professionals may renew their ID cards at the…
HALL OF FAME FOR CORN – Corn farmers in San Nicolas town fill up sacks of milled quality corn that earned for Pangasinan the Hall of Fame Award of the National Quality Achievers Award. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
QUALITY CORN ACHIEVERS AWARD THE provincial government led by Governor Amado I. Espino, III received the Hall of Fame award from the Department of Agriculture in recognition of its feat winning the Quality Corn Achievers Award for three consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The event, keynoted by Senator…
TRAY METHOD PIONEER AN American university professor, married to a Filipina from Baguio City who was involved in oyster research in Dagupan in the early 1980s, advised local oyster farmers to innovate their production method by raising their oysters in trays in order to harvest more and consequently earn more. Dr….
A FORMER national official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Natural Resources (BFAR) has warned that the decline in the production from fish farming or aquaculture in the country will continue unless more mariculture parks are developed. Atty. Malcolm Sarmiento, BFAR director from 1998 to 2013, now 72, told newsmen…
SALE OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued notices of violations to 17 stores in the region for selling substandard construction materials after an intensified monitoring of construction and hardware stores was launched by DTI-Region 1’s Enforcement Team’s in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan….
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