AN officer of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in this city warned that persons caught mutilating or defacing Philippine peso bills by writing on them will be fined or face five-year imprisonment. Anna Liza Catan, senior research specialist of the BSP in Dagupan City, told local newsmen Thursday during the…

LINGAYEN— Aspiring entrepreneurs had a working weekend last November 6-8 for the Google for Entrepreneurs’ project called “Startup Weekend” held in the town. Startup Weekend, an initiative of the UP Global-Google for Entrepreneurs, was an opportunity for individuals to share their ideas and explore further opportunities to turn their ideas…

LINGAYEN— After being elevated to the Hall of Fame in the search for the National Best Provincial Employment Service Office (PESO) Award, the Pangasinan PESO is not resting on its laurel. It plans to further intensify its migration and development program, Bukas Pinto sa Negosyo at Matuto sa Eksperto, through…

DOUBLE WHAMMY FARMERS will have to brace themselves for what appears to be a double whammy in the weeks ahead. After their fields were drenched by torrential rains dumped by Typhoon “Lando”, farmers in Region 1 were told to prepare for El Nino that already started in some parts of the country and…

THE CURSE OF LANDO DAYS after Typhoon ‘Lando’ exited, Pangasinenses woke up to see vegetables a vanishing commodity in public markets in Pangasinan towns and cities. And if market shoppers are lucky enough to find a few, these are no longer fresh and sold at more than 50 percent than their…

LIVELIHOOD STARTERS’ KITS LABRADOR – Alternative and improved livelihood opportunities were opened to 20 residents by the region’s Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Jobless persons and part-time manicurists in their barangays who had no sufficient training and tools to work with received P250,000 worth of livelihood assistance to help…

LINGAYEN– Considering the costly damages that Typhoon ‘Lando’ caused the agricultural sector, Governor Amado Espino Jr. said he is compelled to request for a realignment of next year’s budget to provide additional funds to help farmers. “I requested our board members to increase the budget for agriculture,” said Mr. Espino….

IF there is one assurance that the situation in Ilocos Region could not get any worse in the aftermath of ‘Lando,’ it is from the National Food Authority (NFA). The agency has one million bags of rice available for consumption of people in the region for the next 24 days…

SAN CARLOS CITY—The Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) has restored power to at least 65% of its household consumers last Friday, and expects full restoration by Monday, October 26.  Engr. Rod Corpuz, general manager of Cenpelco, said power in all Poblacion areas in the 9 towns and one city under…

THE Social Security Commission has approved the grant of a calamity relief package for SSS members and pensioners affected by Typhoon Lando for calamity areas declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). SSS members and pensioners residing in areas to be declared by the NDRRMC under…