THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office has assured that there is enough supply of “noche buena” food items traditionally served by families on Christmas Eve. The assurance was given by Guillermo Avelino, senior trade specialist of the DTI provincial office, who in turn was assured by supermarket owners…

LINGAYEN— Pangasinan 2nd District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil is looking at more areas to be planted with ilang-ilang seedlings, not just for livelihood purposes but to help battle climate change. He said the ilang-ilang plantations is inline with the government National Greening Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources…

PROJECT HEART AND SOUL SUAL—TeaM Energy Foundation’s “Project Heart and Soul” (Household Electrification Assistance through Renewable Technology and Social Preparation for the Upliftment of Lives) is already benefiting 267 households in two barangays in Infanta town. The beneficiaries are off-grid Barangays Babuyan (with 900 residents) and Pita, a mountainous area…

THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) started servicing the deposit insurance claims of depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Calasiao, Inc. last December 4 and will continue until Monday December 7, 2015, at the bank’s premises located in RBCAL Bldg., Poblacion East, Calasiao. Depositors with valid deposit balances of…

WHEN it rains it pours for the Dagupan City government’s regular employees. They are again looking forward to receiving their 14th month pay before the end of the year and a possible hike of from 40 to 45 percent of their basic pay once the new standardization law takes effect next…

THE 1,200 megawatt Sual Coal-fired Power Plant operated by Team Enegy in Pangascasan, Sual has no plan to expand although another 900 megawatts power plan will soon rise in Sual town to be put up by the Trans Asia Oil Energy Development Corporation. “There’s a room for every player and it is like, the more the merrier.”…

DAGUPAN City will seek to strengthen further its status as the center of trade, commerce and education in Pangasinan and Northern Luzon with the expected approval of its amended Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). Mayor Belen Fernandez said the plans for the new growth centers, Tambac-Caranglaan, Bonuan Gueset- Boquig- Binloc and…

LINGAYEN— The national government should help ease the burden of the farmers by subsidizing the irrigation fees being imposed on farmers. Governor Amado Espino Jr. made the call during the Pangasinan 2nd General Assembly of the Small Water Irrigation System Association (SWISA) last November 25, 2015 held at the Sison…

AT least 519 workers in Pangasinan avoided costly court litigation and received their money claims that totaled P9.6 million under the Department of Labor and Employment ‘s (DOLE) conciliation and mediation program. DOLE-1 Regional Director Grace Ursua said the Single-Entry Approach (SEnA), a labor reform introduced by DOLE provides for…

THE Social Security System (SSS) has launched its 1-800 Toll-Free International Call Services in key destinations worldwide to further expand its campaign to provide social protection within reach for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The toll-free numbers are 001-8000-CALL-SSS for Hong Kong and Singapore; 00-8000-CALL-SSS for Malaysia and Taiwan, Italy and…