LIABILITIES in illegal fishing do not end with the fisherfolks who do the catching, it only starts with them. City Agriculturist Emma Molina reminded the public that trading, including possession, selling, transport and buying of fish harvested through unlawful means are also illegal and those caught involved in these will…
LINGAYEN—The Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in Alaminos City is undergoing a makeover, starting off with Quezon Island. The city government under the new administration of Mayor Arthur Celeste considers the HINP restoration as its major tourism activity, according to City Tourism Officer Miguel Sison.
LINGAYEN—Setting its sights on making Pangasinan products more globally competitive, the provincial government has entered into a partnership with Google Southeast Asia for the promotion of the One Town One Product (OTOP). In the “Pangasinan OTOP Goes Google” project, launched July 29, the provincial government identifies what each local government…
BANI Mayor Gwen Palafox-Yamamoto vows to prioritize the development of tourism in her town as she begins her first three-year term. Yamamoto, in her first media interview after the election during the KBP forum, said she plans to improve the potential tourist sites in Bani, particularly the nature spots. She…
MORE than 100 tricycle drivers from Malasiqui and another 100 picnic shed owners in Tondaligan beach in Dagupan City are among the first recipients of the Social Security System’s (SSS) “Alkansiya” project in Pangasinan, which was launched in the province last July 31.
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 1 will hold a Special Recruitment Activity (SRA) for medical job opportunities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia on August 5-6, 2013 at the Public Employment Service Office in Dasol. DOLE Regional Director Grace Ursua said the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)…
FLOODED FISH MARKET—Vendors and consumers at the busy Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City have had to contend every morning and afternoon for most of last week with floods brought about, not by rains, but by effect of high tide. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
VILLASIS, a largely agricultural town and known as the eggplant capital of Pangasinan, is enhancing its rice production through a local government loan and subsidy program for farmers. In the pilot program tagged as ‘clustering’, an almost P1.8 million worth of farm subsidies were distributed beginning March to 10 barangays.
ROSALES—“What is needed as a Customs leader is someone with an iron hand.” This was voiced by Engr. Rosendo So, chairman of Abono party-list, as he lauded President Benigno Aquino III for his strong criticism of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) during his State of the Nation Address last Monday…
MANGALDAN–“The interest of the country’s farmers and fisherfolks will be my top priority in the 16th Congress,” said 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia a few days before she resumes work at the House of Representatives. “They (farmers and fisherfolks) represent more than seventy percent of our workforce and they’re the country’s…
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