VISITOR FROM MALACANANG—Cathryne Jonne T. Licudine (center), assistant secretary for internal management of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), is welcomed by Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (left) and Provincial Information Officer Butch Velasco during a courtesy call at the Urduja Palace, Capitol Complex in Lingayen last January 20.  PCOO…

LINGAYEN—Officials of the Pangasinan III Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Panelco) have been invited to appear before the provincial board on January 20 to shed light on the company’s recent power rate increase, the highest in the province. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved a resolution last week, authored jointly by Board Members Danilo…

THE processing of business permits at the Dagupan City One-Stop Business Center (OSBC) is faster than ever to the delight of the city’s traders and businessmen. They noted that an applicant with the complete requirements now only takes 10 minutes to complete the process. The OSBC houses all offices that…

INVESTMENTS in Pangasinan increased by 12 percent from P1. 7 billion in 2012 to P1.9 billion last year based on the business registration records of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Peter Mangabat, DTI provincial director, said the increase in the number of businesses opening shop in the province…

SHELLFISH and other marine products from the four coastal areas of Pangasinan are safe to eat. This was the advisory issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on January 14, confirming that these areas remain red tide-free. BFAR Region 1 Director Nestor Domenden said laboratory analyses conducted…

ROSALES–Thousands of tobacco farmers in Pangasinan and the Ilocos provinces have expressed relief that their produce will have a sure market this year. Mario Cabasal, president of the National Federation of Tobacco Growers and Cooperatives (NFTGC), said Mighty Corporation has made commitments to initially buy at least 10 million kilograms…

LINGAYEN—Thirteen associations and two individuals representing 13 towns in the province received livelihood assistance from the provincial government last week. Governor Amado Espino Jr. handed P100,000 to P150,000 checks to each of the beneficiaries from Urbiztondo, Bayambang, Burgos, Mabini, Alaminos City, San Jacinto, Mapandan, Manaoag, Laoac, Binalonan, Urdaneta City, Pozorrubio,…

THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) regional office 1 provided livelihood assistance, skills training and starter kit last year to at least 234 distressed or displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Pangasinan, being the biggest province in the region, had the biggest number of repatriated OFWs.

ALAMINOS CITY—The Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here is slowly gaining popularity as a destination for foreign cruise ships. Last January 8, the nine-month-old MS Europa 2 docked at Quezon Island and its 250 European and Asian tourists on board enjoyed a whole day of beach frolicking, picnicking, and island…