AFTER SM CITY ROSALES SM City Urdaneta Central, SM Prime Holding’s 69th mall in the country, opened its doors to serve shoppers in Pangasinan last Friday, May 4.  It is the second SM Supermall after SM City Rosales to open in the largest province in the Ilocos Region. Located on…

JOBSEEKERS have a chance to land jobs with job fairs schedules for the rest of the first half of this year, the Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 1 said. “Graduation season is here again so the DOLE and its partners are intensifying the conduct of job fairs.  We make…

LINGAYEN—Forty-nine applicants were hired on the spot during the Pangasinan Night Job Market held on May 1 at the Pangasinan Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) in Lingayen. Organized by the Pangasinan PESO in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region I and People Management Association of the…

TO provide regular livelihood opportunities for operators and drivers of colorum tricycles in Dagupan City, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has created 750 additional franchises, raising the number of tricycle franchises in the city to 3,250. This was directed under the Revised Comprehensive Tricycle Franchise Ordinance of 2018 passed by the SP during…

THIS year’s Labor Day celebration in Region 1 will once again highlight jobs and livelihood opportunities. In Pangasinan, job and business fairs will be held on May 1 at the Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Center in Urdaneta City and the Pangasinan PESO in Lingayen. This year’s theme, “Pagpupugay sa Manggagawang Pilipino:…

RICE farmers in eastern Pangasinan say they are not able to maximize their production because of continued delays in the completion of irrigation projects in the area. Oftociano ‘Anong’ Manalo, Pangasinan Irrigators Association president, said farmers in eastern part of the province can earn more and avoid losses if the construction…

SUZUKI Philippines (SPH), the country’s pioneer compact car distributor, finishes the first quarter of the year with flying colors, posting the highest year-to-date (YTD) vehicle sales increase in the entire local automotive industry. Achieving 21.4 percent YTD sales growth in March, SPH strengthens its presence in the market and sets…

A TOWN WITHIN A TOWN LINGAYEN—The head of the Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) has called on Pangasinan officials led by Governor Amado Espino III to set up at least two economic zones in every town and city to perk up their respective economies and wean themselves off their dependency on…

SUAL – A recent study confirmed that air quality in Sual remains at normal level despite the presence of the 1,218 megawatt Sual Coal-fired power plant and will maintain that status if another coal-fired plant planned by a South Korean Investors is constructed. The study conducted by AECOM PHILIPPINES, Inc., an established international…

VICTORY Liner Inc. (VLI), one of the biggest bus companies in Northern Luzon, has launched its Premium Point-to-Point (P2P) bus services from Clark International Airport (CIA) to Subic Bay in Olongapo City and Dagupan City. The new service will provide travelers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the convenience to get…