THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will bring its consumer awareness seminar to schools in the province to educate the students of their rights and responsibilities as customers. Provincial Director Peter Mangabat of DTI-Pangasinan said the series of seminars to be conducted this month aim to provide information and…
THE Dagupan City Water District has been asked by the Fernandez administration to align its vision to prepare the city for a “new level of development, a new level of prosperity, and a new level of growth.” Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez articulated the city’s vision during the celebration of…
STILL ‘MANUAL’ TECHNOLOGY — Two tobacco farmers in Villasis town rush to stack tobacco leaves manually from a drying barn as the rainy season begins. The dried tobacco leaves are compressed and stacked until completely dry before selling them to traders. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ROSALES–Abono party-list representatives filed on July 26 a House Bill abolishing irrigation fees and other related fees to dramatically help farmers and improve their productivity. House Bill No. 1887 authored by Reps. Conrado Estrella III and Vini Nola Ortega noted that rice farmers have to pay an equivalent of five…
LINGAYEN–The Disaster management-useful technology GeoCloud Integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) will be pilot-tested in the country through a test-run on November 9 in Dagupan City, Lingayen and Binmaley. This was decided by a steering committee of the project that held its meeting last July 26 at the Pangasinan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) Operations…
OWNERS of business establishments along Arellano St. in Dagupan city, joined by motorists and jeepney operators hailed the improved traffic flow in the area and credited Mayor Belen T. Fernandez for forming Task Force Arellano. Jeepney drivers and operators were one in claiming that the improved flow of traffic enabled them to earn…
FOUR towns recently received their respective Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) 2016 fund from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Regional Director Florante Leal and Provincial Director Peter Mangabat turned over the checks on separate occasions to local governments of Alaminos City, Binmaley, Sto. Tomas and Bugallon. Alaminos City Mayor Arthur…
ICT-BPM ROAD MAP MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez officially opened the doors of the city for business following the successful ICT-BPM conference with industry executives for the launching of the ICT-BPM Roadmap, hosted by the city on July 22 at CSI Stadia. The launch is expected to draw more IT companies to set up shops in the city and createmore…
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) filed on June 27, 2016 with the Department of Justice (DOJ) a criminal complaint against Mark Ernest D. Rosario, former President/Manager of the closed Rural Bank of Labrador, Inc. (RB Labrador), for estafa. RB Labrador is a single-unit bank ordered closed by the Monetary Board…
BARANGAY Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) are encouraged to register their businesses in Negosyo Centers near them and avail of government incentives. Natalia Dalaten, chief trade and industry development specialist of DTI-Pangasinan, said BMBEs and entrepreneurs planning to put up a small business can register their businesses for free at any…
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