DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS LINGAYEN – The dream to make Pangasinan a major shipping hub in the region and open the gates of industrialization in Pangasinan continues to be elusive. This was learned after Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. revealed tht the construction of Sual International Seaport in Sual…

THE National Food Authority (NFA) Western Pangasinan Branch is set to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Local Government Units (LGUs) that will enable LGUs to purchase rice on credit from NFA whether for relief operations or for stockpiling for distribution during relief operations or for their rehabilitation project/program…

LINGAYEN– “Agriculture and fisheries are dying courses, but are what our community needs.” This was the lament of Pangasinan State University (PSU) president Dexter Buted and articulated his administration’s plan to revive and encourage enrollment in the university’s agriculture and fisheries courses. Buted said there should be a high demand…

THE Business Risk Assessment and the Management of Climate Impacts” study conducted by The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation was presented to stakeholders in the province last week. The study presented by Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan, Vice- chairman of WWF-Philippines…

IT’S green and go for the development and promotion of the TnT (tahong and talaba) program in the country, courtesy of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) in Dagupan City. According to Dr. Westly Rosario, NIFTDC chief, the promotion will kick-off with the training of stakeholders and staff on…

THE Provincial Employment Services Office‘s (PESO) created job employment to 2,311 overseas and local jobs for Pangasinenses in 2014. Alex Ferrer, PESO Chief, said 1,932 of these were placed in local companies, 279 in overseas jobs and 100 were employed under the  Special Program for Employment of Students for the 12-month period. The…

EGG HATCHERY BUSINESS LINGAYEN– The Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO) is campaigning for more people to engage in small agricultural businesses, like backyard egg-hatchery business. PESO chief Alex Ferrer said a Pilmico Foods Corp., the food subsidiary  of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, is set to provide technical support by providing…

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LOCAL stakeholders in the construction industry are expected to link with other stakeholders from the world at a time when the ASEAN member nations anticipate the economic phenomenon known as the ASEAN integration of 2015. Their venue will be the Worldbex 2015 will take place from 11-15 March…

MEDICAL practitioners and nurses who wish to pursue employment opportunities in Europe attended the Special Recruitment Activity (SRA) for nurses and medical personnel for United Kingdom arranged by the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) yesterday February 7. Last February 5 and 6, the PESO facilitated similar SRAs at SM Rosales and…

PESO chief Alex Ferrer said more engineers are needed in the Middle East, particularly following the hiring of large groups of construction workers in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The various districts of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are also in need of construction workers…