DAGUPAN City has been chosen by the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTI) and the Information Technology Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) as one of the Top Ten Next Wave Cities in 2015. This was gleaned in a letter dated March 10, 2016 to Ed Casulla, chairman of…

STA. BARBARA— Another supply of over 3,000 bags of certified palay seeds were distributed by the provincial government to farmers in various towns who were affected by Typhoon Lando in October 2015. Gov. Amado Espino Jr. personally turned over the certified palay seeds to the Pangasinan Federation of Irrigators’ Association…

LINGAYEN—The intense summer heat is boon to salt industry of Pangasinan but detrimental to fishponds. Maximo Abesamis, 78, a major player in both salt and bangus industry for decades in western part of Pangasinan, said the longer the hot, dry season, more salt can be produced. “But the minute it…

URDANETA CITY—After the successful staging of the week-long first Kalamilk (carabao milk) Festival that culminated with a city charter parade on Monday, it will be an official annual event in this city. This was announced by the city government in reiterating its support for the local dairy industry. Officials of…

FOR DAGUPAN’S BENEFICIARY — Mayor Belen Fernandez happily waves to the crowd to acknowledge the cheer from the audience after receiving the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) certificate for Dagupan City’s beneficiary from President Aquino. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) 

TWENTY-three micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Pangasinan received certificates of Shared Service Facilities (SSF) projects during visit of President Aquino to Dagupan City last Monday. Mr. Aquino pointed out that the 49 SSF projects in Pangasinan has helped increase production volume, market capture, and sales generation of cooperatives…

DAGUPAN City was among the 23 beneficiaries of the P15.6 million worth of Shared Service Facility (SSF) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez received the SSF certificate from President Aquino and DTI Undersecretary Zenaida Cuison-Maglaya during the turnover ceremony at CSI Stadia…

ROSALES—More than a hundred associations of livestock industry and thousands more individual backyard hog growers across the country have united to call on President Benigno Aquino III to stop smuggling that is killing their industry for the past six years. In a letter addressed to the President, the groups led…

HOLY WEEK CONSUMPTION WILL the region have enough fish supply for the Holy Week when the demand is expected to be high? “Definitely, yes!” came the quick reply from Nestor Domenden, regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, to The PUNCH’s query last Thursday. He said fishponds…