EMPLOYEES of the Dagupan City government will receive an additional cash gift of up to P10,000 each on top of the regular cash gift   of P5,000 which they already received earlier. Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. approved last week the distribution of an “extra Christmas gift” to the employees at P10,000…

ROSALES–The reopening of SM City Rosales is a tribute to the never-say-die attitude of the people of Rosales, one of the worst hit towns during the flooding in early October. During the reopening program last week, SM Prime Holding president Hans Sy said the company, which owns the SM chain…

LINGAYEN—Shrimps, crabs, mussels and oysters from the coastal waters of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos and Wawa in Bani are free from toxic micro-organism that causes red tide and thus safe for human consumption, announced the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office. The BFAR issued the bulletin about on…

STA. BARBARA–Rice sufficiency in the country can be expected in 2013 with the completion of six rice processing complex (RPC) projects in the country, one of which will be in Pangasinan. The ceremonial groundbreaking was held Thursday for the P196-million modern facility being built here through a grant from the…

THE usual throng of shoppers that troop to Carmen, Rosales is back since SM City Rosales reopened its doors last Friday, November 27. The mall’s reopening after less than two months is a positive sign that business and employment opportunities are back in the area, said Rosales Mayor Ricardo Revita.

LINGAYEN–If you are phone service has been disrupted, blame it on the unabated and rampant theft of cables in your area. This was aired anew by Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc. (Digitel), one of the main telecommunication service providers in the Luzon area, decrying the continued rampant cable theft in Pangasinan.

TAYUG–Local hog raisers are opposed to the proposed move of the Department of Agriculture to impose a price ceiling on agricultural products, including meat, fish and vegetables in anticipation of an impending increase in the prices of these commodities.

FOLLOWING the success of the 3rd CSI Sari-Sari Store Fair held in Dagupan last November 13 -15, next year’s event is already being planned to be bigger, making it a five-day fair. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, president and chair of the CSI Group of Companies said even Mayor Alipio Fernandez…

MAKE your operation cost-efficient. This was the advice of Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez to local businessmen, citing the experience of her own firm, the CSI Group of Companies, which is considered as the price leader in Region 1. “By being cost-efficient, we were able to lower the prices…

ROSALES–An official of the Northern Luzon Hog raisers Cooperative said despite the pork shortage, Filipinos, especially Pangasinenses, can still enjoy their favorite ham and lechon this holiday season. Engr. Rosendo So, treasurer of the group, which has more than 200 members, told local newsmen that the reported shortage was caused…