STILL BETTER THAN NOTHING–Members of accredited groups of jeepney operators in Pangasinan crowd the registration tables for their Pantawid Pasada discount cards issued by the national government. The jeepney operators earlier described the subsidy program as pittance but welcomed it just the same. The distribution was led by Department of…

SOME 3,000 fuel-subsidy cards worth P3.4 million were distributed on May 18 to jeepney operators in Pangasinan by the Department of Energy, courtesy of the national government’s Pantawid Pampasada program. Each card grants P1,050 worth of discount to a jeepney operator for purchases of diesel from any  gas station.

THERE is enough rice in the province for Pangasinan consumers till early next year. The assurance was made jointly by Dr. Beverly Peralta, NFA branch manager for Western Pangasinan based in Lingayen; and Ligaya Apolinario, assistant NFA branch manager for Eastern Pangasinan based in Binalonan, during the KBP media forum last…

ILLEGAL TAXATION–University of Luzon president MacArthur Samson (2nd from left) explains the position of the private schools on the business tax imposed on them by the city government of Dagupan. He said the Association of Private Schools, Colleges and Universities in the city is set to file a case next…

MEMBERS of the Association of Private Schools, Colleges and Universities (APSCU) in Dagupan are filing this week a legal complaint against the city government for “illegal taxation.” Speaking for APSCU, University of Luzon President MacArthur Samson said private schools in Dagupan are already paying corporate taxes, mayor’s permit and other…

THE proposed ferry system that will provide water transport between the cities of Dagupan and Alaminos in Pangasinan and San Fernando or Agoo in La Union has been brought out from the shelf and is once again being planned for implementation. The water transport system, intended to shorten travel time…

TOURISM EXPO WINNERS–Governor Amado Espino, Jr., (center) flashes the number one sign with the winning exhibitors of the Pangasinan Tourism and Trade Expo 2011 during the awarding program at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen. Some 101 exhibitors participated for a chance to display their products to thousands of local and…

ROSALES–A new skills training center was opened here on May 11, with an initial 500 out-of-school youths to be accommodated for free training. The Rosales Skills Training Center, located in Barangay Carmay, was bankrolled by the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Abono party-list Representative Robert Raymund Estrella and his…

THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Dagupan has passed on second reading a proposed ordinance exempting all private schools, colleges and universities in the city duly accredited by the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education from payment of business tax.