BANGUS supply from Dagupan City, known as the Bangus Capital of the World, has gone down by as much as 20 percent in the past four weeks due to the prevailing cold weather. City Agriculturist Emma Molina said the volume of bangus traded daily declined in January from the normal…

SAVING THE BEAST OF BURDEN LINGAYEN—At the rate carabaos are being slaughtered for food in the province, the country’s national animal and known as the beast of burden for in the farms could in several years reach a critically low number.

THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Baguio Regional Office, in coordination with local government units, will hold the ‘Agew na Propesyonal’ twice in Pangasinan this month. On February 11, the day-long activity set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be held at the People’s Astrodome in Dagupan City and on…

LINGAYEN– More than 1,000 employment opportunities were on offer, some of which are still open for applications, during the job fair last January 28 organized by the Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO).

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan office scored high in a survey on its compliance with the anti-red tape law. Persons who have done business with the agency and participated in the Anti-Red Tape Act Report Card Survey (ARTA-RCS) conducted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), gave an…

WITH a more efficient system that meant faster processing time, plus some incentives and freebies, the Dagupan City government has so far increased its tax collection by P6.1 million from P28.9 million in 2013 to P35.1 million this year over the January 2-18 period.

PANGASINAN’S BIGGEST AGRI-TRADE CENTER  URDANETA is where the action is. The entry of Xentromart Bagsakan in Urdaneta City is expected to further boost the city’s status as a major trading center in the North.

2014 SIGAY FESTIVAL  BINMALEY—This town marked its 4th Sigay Festival last week and it had plenty to celebrate with the continued boom of its aquaculture industry.

LINGAYEN–To boost the transparency and accountability, the provincial government of Pangasinan will soon use the digitalized payroll facility of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to facilitate efficient processing of the salaries and benefits of employees and officials.