LINGAYEN- First the bad news – the province is experiencing cement shortage. The good news? The shortage is caused by high demand brought about by a boom in construction activities. District Engineer Rodolfo Dion of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said a delay in the completion of…
THERE will be enough bangus (milkfish) in Pangasinan for households, restaurants and tourists during the meatless days of Lent. The assurance was made by Dagupan City Agriculturist Emma Molina who said the bangus brought to the Dagupan Fish Market not only come from the fishponds of Dagupan but also from…
THE National Food Authority (NFA) has assured the people of western Pangasinan of sufficient rice stocks for the next 115 days. Juliet Orias, assistant provincial manager of NFA Western Pangasinan office, said there are 1.351 million commercial, household, and government rice stocks for the 115-day consumption of the community, 232,000…
MORE INVESTMENTS, MORE JOBS — PDP-Laban’s standard bearer Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte explains to the throng that came to listen to him, why the need to improve the peace and order in the country is important before more new investments can be attracted to improve the country’s economy that will…
A SHORTAGE in the supply of cement in Pangasinan was felt after construction and hardware stores turned away individual buyers empty-handed last week. When asked about the sudden disappearance of supply, Marjorie Loresco, chief of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office’s consumer protection division, suspected that contractors of…
SCHOOL-ON-AIR MANGALDAN— There were 2,107 agricultural extension workers (AEWs) and farmers from 34 towns in Pangasinan that received their certificates of completion “Sanayang Pang-radyo sa Agrikultura” on sustainable corn production on Wednesday, a school-on-the-air (SOA) course. According to Maricel Dacapias, information officer of the Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training…
LINGAYEN– The fishery industry in this town is also suffering from the ill effects of El Niño. According to Lingayen Federation of Fisherfolk Organizations (LIFFO) Inc. president, Edgar Sison, 60% of the town’s tributaries have dried up resulting in low production. To help mitigate the situation, LIFFO organized its First…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) seeks to establish three more Negosyo Centers to rise in the province this year to assist micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups. Natalia Dalaten, chief trade and industry development specialist in DTI-Pangasinan, said the business hubs will be located in the…
PROCESSING of business name can be completed in less than 15 minutes to serve more clients, the Department of Trade and Industry said. Natalia Dalaten, chief trade and industry development specialist in DTI-Pangasinan, said as long as requirements are complete, it only takes five minutes to release a business name…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged the public anew to regularly use the “Timbangan ng Bayan” or public weighing scales installed in wet markets in Pangasinan. Provincial Director Peter Mangabat of DTI-Pangasinan said his agency had provided Pangasinan’s public markets with two weighing scales each with cages to…
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