The third CSI Sari-Sari Store Fair will reel off on October 16-18 the CSI the City Mall in Lucao to be co-sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry, National Food Authority and the Department of Labor and Employment and other government agencies. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, chairman of the…

ROSALES–A novel ‘Cellphone Bin Collection’ project was launched by SM City Rosales last week, simultaneous with all SM Supermalls across the nation. The project, undertaken in partnership with cellphone manufacturer Nokia and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), aims to collect owners’ disposed cellphone parts electronic devices, cellphone…

LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved a resolution authorizing Gov. Amado Espino Jr. to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the establishment of a P112-million modern integrated rice-processing complex in Sta. Barbara. The MOA will be between the provincial government, the Department of Agriculture, representing the Government of the…

LINGAYEN—Defying the trend at the national level, unemployment rate in the province decreased to 8.3 percent from January to present this year from 9.2 percent in the same period last year. The overall unemployment rate in the Philippines jumped to 7.6 percent from 6.8 percent last year. Alex Ferrer, chief…

ALAMINOS CITY–Welcome the Reef Rangers. The new group, organized with the help of US Peace Corp volunteer Garrett E. Feldpausch, aims to complement the Alaminos City government’s efforts to protect the marine ecosystem at the Hundred Islands National Park. Feldpausch said the Reef Rangers’ work will revolve around the Buhay…

TAYUG–The CSI Group of Companies and Magic Group of Companies appear to be in a race for constructing their respective branches here, undaunted by the presence of SM City Rosales just a few kilometers away. Mayor Carlos Trese Mapili said Magic has already started constructing it’s building while CSI recently…

RURAL BANK SERVICE FOR OFWS—Eleven of the biggest rural banks in the country have forged ties with the Economic Resource Center for Overseas Filipinos (ERCOF) to expand remittance, banking and microfinance services for overseas Filipino workers and their families through the Bayaning Bayanihan (www.bayaningbayanihan.wordpress.com) campaign.  Sealing the partnership in a…

THE first batch of beneficiaries of the Harvest of Hope project, a training course on aquaculture technologies for people from Mindanao hosted by the Asian Fishery Academy (AFA) in Dagupan City, are going home to apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills. The initial group of 30 from Central Mindanao…

IF THE regional supervisor of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) could have his way, at least eight drugstores in the province will be closed for operating without a licensed pharmacist. However, Renato Padilla, head of BFAD Region 1, said his office can only go as far as submit…

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is in good financial shape and Pangasinan, the model province in the country in terms of health insurance coverage, stands as a testament to that. Dr. Leo Cardona, regional director and vice president of PhilHealth, gave this assurance as he cited the growing number…