PR Gaz was one of the top winners in the 11th Franchise Excellence Awards (FEA), bagging the Outstanding Filipino Franchise of the Year for the medium category.

THE Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) is considering several protectionist policies to boost the Dagupan bangus industry which has been suffering from the entry of increasing supply of bangus sourced from other areas resulting in lower prices.

WORKERS have been called back in and the machines are grinding, signaling the resumption of operations of the Philippine-Korea Seafood Processing Plant in Dagupan last week. The plant, built from a P120-million grant from the Korean government, was idle for several months after its test run late last year due to…

TEAM Energy Corporation (TEC) recently donated 788 units of blood pressure (BP) apparatus for the use of local health workers in the 1st District. The donation, coursed through Rep. Jesus Celeste, was turned over by TEC Senior Manager for External Affairs Greggy Romualdez III during a simple ceremony held in…

URDANETA—This city, considered as the fastest growing community in Region 1, is giving economic activities higher priority over social occasions. The city government made it’s priority clear to the community when it decided to convert its auditorium into its second bagsakan market for vegetables where more traders can sell and…

THE western Pangasinan National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Alaminos City has been adjudged the second best maintained warehouse in the country.

BELT-TIGHTENING MEASURES URDANETA—Some 300 out of the 500 casual employees of the city government here will be retrenched following the reduction of its Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) by P44 million in 2012.