THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reminds parents to carefully check if the school supplies they are purchasing for their children are properly labeled to be protected against toxic or hazardous substances. “The packaging of the product should bear the brand or trade mark, name and address of manufacturer/distributor/importer, country…

COMPLIANT ESTABLISHMENT— SM City Rosales receives its Certificate of Compliance from the Department of Labor and Employment after verification of its full compliance with the General Labor Standards and Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Presenting the certificate to SM Regional HR Manager Irene Manjares (5th from right) and Assistant Mall Manager…

LINGAYEN– New permanent positions in some community hospitals in the provincial government were recently created. These positions are the Pharmacist 1 and Administrative Officer 1 or Cashier 1, one each, at Asingan Community Hospital, Bolinao Community Hospital, and Umingan Community Hospital; and one Administrative Officer 1 or Cashier 1 each…

HERE’S the latest text scam. It advises you, a winner of a raffle conducted by the Bangko Sentral (BSP), to deposit money in a bank account to cover the tax payment on the prize before you can claim the prize. Luzviminda Soriano, deputy director of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP),…

THE operations of the GMA Network -Dagupan was suddenly pruned last week that led to the termination of some 20 of its regular employees and talents reportedly as part of the management’s decision nationwide to streamline its operations. The streamlining process reportedly affected reporters, editors, cameramen and production staff of other GMA TV…

GRACE PERIOD ENDS DAGUPAN’S Task Force Bantay Ilog has been given the go-signal to begin dismantling and demolishing fish pens after the grace period extended by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to the pen owners has already lapsed last April 21. Among the fish pens to be dismantled are those operated…

ROSALES—Farmers in 14 towns and cities can begin to expect more income from planting garlic. This was the assurance given by Engr. Rosendo So, president of Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura, after their initial planting trial yielded encouraging results and the quality of their produce passed the standard set by the…

LABOR DAY ABOUT 10,000 jobs are expected to be offered to jobseekers during the May 1 job fairs being organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region1 Office in celebration of 2015 Labor Day. DOLE 1 Regional Director Grace Ursua said a job and livelihood fair will be held…

SOME 25 to 30 percent of business establishments in Dagupan and central Pangasinan are violating the minimum wage law, according to the district office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Dagupan City. Statistics released by Engracio Bailon, DOLE district officer in Dagupan during the KBP Forum show only 70…

HERE’S a piece of good news that farmers can look forward to as they struggle to survive the drought felt this year. The National Irrigation Administration – Project Irrigation Management Office (NIA-PIMO) recently announced it has 59 projects underway in Pangasinan to improve and expand delivery of irrigation water to…