THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) turned-over three Shared Service Facility (SSF) projects to the owners of Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the towns of Anda, Bolinao, and Bani. The donated projects are meant to enhance the quality of the products of Anda KLAP-C (meat processing) and FADA Cooperative (bayong-making)…

THE Social Security System (SSS) has relocated its three branches in the cities of Alaminos, Dagupan, and Urdaneta. The SSS Alaminos branch, formerly located at the Montemayor Building along the National Highway, was transferred to the AMA Building along Marcos Avenue.

MANGALDAN—This town’s very own ‘Pasalubong Center’, the first in the fourth district of Pangasinan, officially opened for business last December 16. Mayor Bonafe Parayno said the center will promote the town’s one-town-one-product (OTOP), the famous ‘Pindang’ or Carabao meat to tourists and pilgrims to the Minor Basilica of Our Lady…

LINGAYEN – Over 300 job seekers availed of the opportunity to apply for jobs at the mini jobs fair last week organized by the Pangasinan Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) at the Capitol Complex here. PESO Manager Alex Ferrer said of the 340 applicants, 137 qualified for further interview and…

A LEADER of an agricultural group charged that smuggling of agricultural goods increased under the watch of the Aquino administration. Engr. Rosendo So of the Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (Sinag) told local newsmen Thursday during the KBP Forum, that the total amount of smuggled agricultural commodities like rice, pork, chicken,…

30-MINUTE PROCESSING THE Fernandez administration in Dagupan City recognized that the biggest obstacle to a growing economy is red tape, so it launched a three-step to do away with it for good. The One Stop Business Center (OSBC) of Dagupan City announced that it further streamlined the processing of business…

TWO Filipino fishery experts who have made strides in aquaculture will be honored by the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines (SAEP) at the Asian Fisheries Academy (AFA) on December 17. The honorees are Wilfredo Yap who conceptualized the Mariculture Park System for sustainable aquaculture in the sea and Catalino…

LINGAYEN— The province of Pangasinan is set to improve its capabilities in information sharing in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) activities with the help of Japanese technology. Gov. Amado Espino Jr. said the discussions among the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the province of Pangasinan, and Informatix Inc. on…

THE Medical City (TMC) network of hospitals recently unveiled its plans for the renovation and expansion of the TMC Pangasinan. TMC Pangasinan chief executive officer (CEO), Dr. Alfonso Bengzon said among the plans include the addition of one floor in addition to the existing four-storey building, and will be the…

LINGAYEN— The Provincial Engineering Office is set to implement a P56 million road projects to be funded by the province’s share in the special local road fund (SLRF). The projects include the concreting of different provincial roads namely Maniboc-Pangapisan-Sabangan Road in Lingayen (worth P15,002,019.84), Mangatarem-Urbiztondo Road in Mangatarem (P18,002,781.63), Malasiqui-Catalan…