MALASIQUI–A group of Japanese businessmen are coming to the third district this week to recruit 1,000 nurses for employment in Japan. Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas, who is brokering the recruitment, said the group also plans to open a Japanese language school in the area to train the qualified applicants before…
THE Local Board of Assessment Appeals in Dagupan dismissed the appeal of GMA Network, Inc. against a contested tax assessment made by the city government on the broadcasting company’s Dagupan properties. In its decision, the board said “Exemption from real property tax cannot be presumed, for exemption from taxation is…
URDANETA CITY–The local government has launched a city-wide vegetable production program to make households more self-sufficient and help prepare families for possible “worst times” ahead. Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said the city agriculture office has been mobilized for the distribution of seeds and seedlings to help the people produce their…
STA. BARBARA–Mango producers have confirmed the decline in mango harvest in Pangasinan this year as predicted due to extensive damage caused by Typhoon Cosme last year. Prices, however, are expected to stay at previous levels of P45 per kilo for the carabao mangoes which the province, especially this town, is…
MALASIQUI–Six towns in Pangasinan received livelihood assistance grants from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to boost entrepreneurship and employment among idle rural folk. DOLE District Officer Adonis Peralta said the funds were coursed through different community-based associations in Malasiqui, Alcala, Bani, Binmaley, San Manuel and Laoac, under the…
LETS TALK AGRICULTURE—Engr. Rosendo So (2nd from right), chairman of the Abono party-list, meets with the press last at the weekly Kapihan of the Pangasinan Press and Radio Club (PPRC) in Dagupan City. Abono recently launched a campaign to increase corn productions in the province. Joining him are (from left)…
URDANETA CITY–Vegetable and pork trading at the central market here has significantly slowed down, an indication that the global financial crisis has finally hit home. Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. already expressed concern over the plight of both the wholesale dealers and the retailers as consumers spend less due to their…
URDANETA CITY–Barring destructive typhoons, 2009 is expected to be a better year for farmers in Pangasinan with improved irrigation systems supporting them. National Irrigation Administration Regional Director John Celeste said at least 70 percent of the silted irrigation canals along the Agno River have been rehabilitated.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is set to hold a series of dialogues with associations of public school teachers to discuss issues related to service records (SR) and the premium-based policy. “We welcome opportunities to have a dialogue with public school teachers so we can explain why there is…
THE Joint Confederation of Northern Luzon Rural Banks will hold its 2009 Credit Management Conference on January 21 to 23 at the Oasis Country Resort in San Fernando City, La Union. The theme of the three-day conference which will have Senator Manuel Roxas III as keynote speaker, is: “Efficiency and…
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