THE present clientele and prospective customers of M. Lhuillier in Pangasinan who are depositors of BDO, will be the main beneficiaries of an unprecedented tie-up of the two leaders in the country’s financial services. Industry leaders, M. Lhuillier Financial Services, Inc. (M. Lhuillier) and Banco de Oro (BDO) Unibank, two…

LINGAYEN—Expect the towns of Aguilar and Bugallon to be known for aromatic scent if the plan to establish ilang-ilang (cananga odorata) plantation and oil extraction facility is pursued. Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil said a people’s organization in Bugallon already has a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Environment…

MANGO PRODUCTION STA. BARBARA– Some 1,113 farmers received their certificates of completion for their training on sustainable mango production on March 4, 2015 with a difference – they received their training by listening to the radio! The farmers and agricultural extension workers from 25 local government units (LGUs) in Pangasinan…

SAN MANUEL –There will be enough water supply for irrigation of Pangasinan farmlands during the dry season. This was assured by Tom Valdez, vice president for corporate social responsibility of the San Roque Power Corporation, amid threats of El Nino in the country. “We are above the rule curve and…

LINGAYEN—The skills training of persons with disabilities (PWDs) to qualify them for employment have started and 101 trainees have already been deployed for on-the-job training for one month in various establishments in the province. According to provincial employment services officer, Alex Ferrer, the employment program last month was part of…

FOR LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS LINGAYEN—The provincial government hopes to see more livelihood projects started by family associations of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) after it distributed P10,000 start-up funds to each of the fifteen new associations last week. Governor Amado Espino Jr. and Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) chief Alex Ferrer led…

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan has lowered the suggested retail prices (SRPs) of some powdered milk brands due to decreasing costs of raw materials. Based on the updated SRPs list of DTI, milk products that posted a decrease are as follows: Bear Brand Powdered Milk Drink…

AS part of the Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay! Program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Regional Welfare Office 1 (RWO1) conducted a Techno-Production Skills Training on Livestock Raising on February 24, 2015 at the Robert Estrella Gymnasium, Rosales, Pangasinan.

WITH FOREIGN INVESTORS SUAL—All is not lost with the inability of the national government to complete the construction of a planned international seaport because a group of foreign investors appear set to complete the project. This was announced by town Mayor Roberto Arcinue who said in an interview that the…

LINGAYEN—If ongoing negotiations with a multi-national company, the province may become a major player in the information technology (IT) and business processing outsource (BPO) industry in the country. This was revealed by Gov. Amado Espino Jr. in his State of the Province Address (SOPA) on February 16, 2015 when he…