SOME 50 beneficiaries under the Special Project for Employment of Students (SPES) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in partnership with the city received part of their 20-day salary from the city on May 28. The students, aged 15 to 25, were employed during the 2015 Bangus Festival celebration. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez along with…

LINGAYEN –  Consolacion A. Penuliar, regional and provincial Kalipunang Liping Pilipina (KALIPI) president, reported that the P32 million seed capital provided by the Espino administration in 2009 has grown to P130 million being bankrolled to benefit its members. A member can avail of a livelihood loan of P5,000 with one…

ASEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION LINGAYEN—The urgency to upgrade aquaculture activities in the country to industrial level in the face of new challenges posed by the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) integration was echoed by former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. In a speech read for him by Dr. Westly Rosario, chief…

LINGAYEN– A people’s organization in Agno town is determined to have the Balincaguing River be proclaimed as an ecotourism area. The Agno Concerned Citizens for Ecologically Secured and Sustainable Development, Inc. (ACCESS) of Agno town followed through on its earlier appeal to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan requesting the declaration of Balincaguing…

LINGAYEN — The branding of Dagupan bangus launched by Dagupan City has impressed the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). “I am happy to know that there is already bangus branding in Dagupan City to easily distinguish its own product in the market,” said BFAR Regional Director Nestor Domenden….

AFTER failing to muster a quorum in the last two regular sessions, members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) gave the assurance that the draft ordinance proposed by the Office of Mayor Belen Fernandez prohibiting the establishment of fish pens in areas of public domain in Dagupan will finally be discussed on Tuesday. The draft…

CENPELCO COVERAGE SAN CARLOS CITY— The Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) reported that from 2012 to 2014, 401 sitios in 14 towns and one city already enjoy electricity under the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP). And 200 sitios more will be energized this year under the same project while 120 sitios…

STA. BARBARA– The training arm of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the region, the Agricultural Training Institute- Regional Training Center 1 (ATI-RTC1), promoted the use of technology during the Skills Enhancement Training on Computer-Internet Literacy for agricultural extension workers (AEWs). Thirty AEWs from Pangasinan and La Union participated in…

WITH NEW AGREEMENT SAN CARLOS CITY—The Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) assured its member-consumers that there will be no power shutdown despite the demand letter from its power supplier, the San Miguel Electric Corporation (SMEC) last month. Engr. Rodrigo Corpuz, general manager of Cenpelco said the cooperative was able to…