BANI– The municipal government of Bani will soon launch a technical vocational training in a number of barangays to equip residents with more employable skills. Mayor Gwen Yamamoto told The PUNCH in an interview that many still cannot afford to commute to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)…
THE National Integrated Fisheries Technology Research and Development Center (NIFTDC) based in Dagupan City will spearhead a new national program and study to enhance the production of oysters and mussels in a bid to make the Philippines self-sufficient in these kinds of shellfishes and ultimately an exporter of these commodities. BFAR Director Asis Perez approved the…
BANI– This first district town that boasts of white beach and sweet, red watermelons is set to welcome to tourists in residents’ homes. Mayor Gwen Yamamoto said it has become imperative to develop a “homestay” business in the town since there are only two resorts with limited room accommodations in…
BALUNGAO– The site of the longest zipline in the country will have more and improved facilities early next year. Mayor Philip Peralta announced that the government-owned Balungao Hilltop Adventure, located at the foot of Mount Balungao, will be upgraded with nine rooms to accommodate more people who desire to spend…
SECRETARY Joel Villanueva of the Technology and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently announced that P100-M in scholarships, out of P300-M in Region 1, has been allotted to Pangasinan. He urged college graduates who remain unemployed to enroll in technical and vocational courses to improve their chances of gaining a livelihood…
THE continued presence of red tide in western Pangasinan has been attributed to the fish cages teeming along the Caquipotan channel between Bolinao and the island town of Anda. According to Dr. Westly Rosario, NIFTDC chief, red tide, caused by algal bloom, was initially felt in Bolinao and Anda towns in…
BALUNGAO DISTRICT JAIL ONE can say a detainee has been reformed if he/she starts thinking and planning for the family’s future. This is the case for some 103 detainees at the Balungao District Jail who enrolled in the SSS AlkanSSSya Program of the Social Security System who are now looking…
ALAMINOS CITY— A P5.2-million project that aims to harness potentials of underwater tourism industry and improve productivity of coral reef resources for sustainable fisheries was launched on December 16 at the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here. The project funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Philippine…
LINGAYEN– In observance of the OFW Month, fourteen newly-registered overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) families association in different towns in Pangasinan received P10,000 start-up fund each from the provincial government. According to Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO) chief Alex Ferrer, the startup fund will cover initial expenses for their respective…
LINGAYEN– The poverty reduction program of the Department of Agriculture is expected to be implemented in the province soon after Gov. Amado T. Espino. Jr. signs a memorandum of agreement with the agency. The implementation of the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) will require the collaboration between the provincial government DA…
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