THE Association of Dagupan Hotels and Inns (ADHI) expressed support to the city council’s proposed resolution to ban minors unaccompanied by elders from their establishments. Fred Quinto, president of ADHI, said their group with more than 20 members, is ready to implement the rule once the ordinance is passed. “They…
LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved on September 16, 2013 a resolution creating an ad hoc technical working committee that will be tasked to update and revise the Pangasinan Investment Code. The ad hoc technical working committee will be composed of heads of the different concerned departments of the provincial government…
LINGAYEN—The price of commercial rice in the market remains high but government agencies have assured that this will change soon with harvests already underway. “We have enough supply in our warehouses and we’re expecting the price to normalize since the harvesting already started,” said Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya last September…
LINGAYEN—The Tourism Operations Division (TOD) has launched additional survey points to gather more data on visitor arrivals in the province to strengthen data support for planning of programs and events. The areas cover bus terminals, namely: Victory Liner, Five Star, and Solid North in the towns of Bolinao, Alaminos City,…
LOAN PROGRAM––Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (right) and Landbank of the Philippines-A.B. Fernandez Branch Manager Kathleen Fernandez sign a memorandum of agreement on September 9 for a livelihood loan program for public officials and regular city hall employees. Witnessing the signing are City Administrator Farah Marie G. Decano (standing) and…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez has ordered the city treasurer’s office to intensify its collection of tax dues, particularly from delinquent payers. The mayor issued the directive after City Treasurer Romelita Alcantara reported that the city is facing a collection shortfall of P40 million for the year. Alcantara reported most of the…
FRESH meat vendors at the Malimgas Market welcome the planned construction of a slaughterhouse in Dagupan saying this bodes well for their profit margin. One of the vendors, Dante Caldona, also the barangay chairman of Malued, said at present they are struggling to make a profit with the high cost…
LINGAYEN–The Center for Health Development (CHD) in Region1 has issued an advisory warning the public against buying unregistered insecticide products from China. The advisory cited the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) findings that the following unregistered insecticide products from China failed the safety and efficacy assessment:
USAID ECOFISH PROJECT LINGAYEN—The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is partnering with the provincial government for the implementation of the Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries (ECOFISH) project. ECOFISH, a five-year program of the United States Aid for International Development (USAID), is designed to protect and manage eight marine…
LINGAYEN—Farmers here in the capital town have asked the local government unit (LGU) to sponsor a milk-feeding program in schools. During a committee hearing at the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) on September 10, a group of farmers called the Samahan ng Maralitang Magsasaka led by Renato Navata said their proposal of…
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