WEDDING IS BIG BUSINESS — Gone are the days when prospective brides were left to the care of modistas and costureras, because would-be brides are given more choices through Wedding Expos like the one held at the CSI stadia in Dagupan city. Models show Rjay Cruz Exclusive Collections. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TO enlighten employers and workers on the new wage order, a wage orientation was conducted in Dagupan City by the Department of Labor and employment (DOLE) in Dagupan City last February 5. The wage orientation and employees’ compensation program, headed by DOLE Regional Director Nathaniel Lacambra of the Regional Tripartite…
SAN FABIAN—Four sand and gravel quarry operators in San Fabian were suspended by the provincial government, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office and the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) based in Dagupan. A memorandum sent by DENR to the Sangguniang Bayan of San Fabian identified…
MANGALDAN—A municipal councilor here has proposed an ordinance regulating the seating capacity of pedicab or “padyak”, the three-wheeled manually-operated tri-bike or bike with sidecar for safety of commuters.. The ordinance proposed by Councilor Aldrin Soriano provides that a maximum of only three passengers should be allowed for a pedicab or ”padyak” while only two…
ALTERNATIVE POWER MANGALDAN – The use of solar energy in Pangasinan is expected to gain acceptance with the series of orientation being conducted by the Solar Homes Inc, (SHI) in partnership with Solar Philippines, the nation’s number one solar provider. The town’s Sangguniang Bayan had its briefing last week . In…
FORMER OFWs SOME 17 teachers who returned to the country after working as Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) received P10,000 worth of teaching kits each from the Department of Labor and Employment -Regional Office I (DOLE-RO1) in January. The kits came from “Sa ‘Pinas, Ikaw ang Ma’am/Sir (SPIMS),” a project under the…
FIFTY-three fishermen in Barangay Salapingao have been issued permits by the city government to operate fishing structures along the city rivers after signing an Aqua Lease Agreements and upon payment of their business permits. The city expects 122 fisherfolk in the area to avail of the mobile registration before proceeding…
SM JOBS FOR MILLENNIALS — Thousands of job hunters queue at the Urdaneta City Cultural Center for a chance to be interviewed for job openings offered by SM City Rosales. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
TAKE IT HOME — A vendor in Lingayen shows her fresh water fish carp or the locally called taywan to motorists looking for fresh fish to take home. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE coalition of agriculture stakeholders, Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (Sinag), decried the continued failure of government to enforce the anti-smuggling law, almost two years after it was passed. Sinag chairman, Engr. Rosendo So, told the KBP Forum Thursday that not a single person involved in smuggling has been arrested and…
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