ROSALES–SM City Rosales recently organized a charity ball for the Philippine National Red Cross, Pangasinan Chapter to contribute to funds for the victims of Typhoon “Pepeng”, particularly those who continue to reside at the town’s evacuation center. The event, held January 10, is part of the mall’s re-opening photo exhibit…

DON’T be eating kulot seaweed from Bolinao for now. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director has issued an advisory prohibiting the collection, selling, and eating of seaweeds from the coastal town of Bolinao.

STOCKS of frozen imported meat, bearing the seal of the National Meat and Inspection Service (NMIS), have been flooding Dagupan, prompting local vendors to call on the city government to impose regulation or a ban to protect the local meat industry. Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez, responding immediately to the matter…

THE City Supermarket Inc. was the number one taxpayer of Dagupan City in 2009. CSI, owned by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez who sits as the company’s president and chairman of the board, dislodged 2008 top-payer Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) from the number one spot, records from the City Treasurer’s office…

LINGAYEN–The 12th National   Mango Congress will be hosted for the first time by Pangasinan through the Federation of Mango Growers and Handlers Association of Pangasinan, Inc. (FMGHAPI) on February 24-26 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center here. The event’s theme is  “Maximizing Mango Growers’ Income thru Cheaper…

CALASIAO—The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Region 1 office based here reported a five percent increase in tax collection in 2009 at P4.7-billion compared to last year’s P4.4-billion. This was affirmed by the statement of Regional Director Tomas Rosales even as he acknowledged that 50 percent of the BIR’s tax…

URDANETA CITY—Hoping to attract more business at the second floor of the Urdaneta Public Market, the city government is considering giving out a two-month free stall rent offer to traders. City Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said a draft proposal on this plan, to be submitted to the city council is…

LINGAYEN—The Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) has announced the need to immediately hire at least 2,000 factory workers for local and overseas employment. But there is one specific condition for applicants: absolutely no body tattoos. PESO Chief Alex Ferrer said about 450 factory workers will be placed in Taiwan while…

LINGAYEN–About P207-million will be spent in the early part of this year by the provincial government for the rehabilitation of infrastructure damaged during the big flooding in October 2009.

ROBUST economic activities await Dagupan City in the year of the metal tiger. This is the prediction of Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, one of the leading businesswomen in the region. Fernandez, president and chairman of the board of the CSI Group of Companies, said the city and the country as…