ALCALA-What started as a simple alternative livelihood program for tricycle drivers here may soon become a pilot project for the Ilocos Region. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), impressed by the success of the program initiated by Mayor Manuel Collado, plans to duplicate it in other parts of the…

SUAL–The operation of fish cages here will now be regulated by the municipal government to ensure the sustainability of the industry. Mayor John Rodney Arcinue said an ordinance giving the local government regulatory powers has been approved by the municipal board.

FORMER employees of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC), many of whom are from Pangasinan, are protesting the refusal of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to issue them travel exit papers, which are necessary for working overseas.

SUAL–TeaM Energy, which operates the 1,218 MW Sual Power Station here, has completed the installation of a two-kilometer submarine cable connecting the island barangay of Cabalitian to the Pangasinan mainland, marking the full barangay electrification of the province. The project was part of the TeaM Energy’s P1.5-billion Barangay Electrification Assistance…

BANGUS may soon become fashionable, literally. Mrs. Gina de Venecia, wife of Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr., has urged the Department of Trade and Industry to conduct a study on the potential of expensive fashion bags for export using the skin and flesh of local bangus.

SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) participating at the Panangidayew Trade Fair in October will have an opportunity to position their products in the international market The trade fair, which will be held at the Market! Market! in Taguig City, Metro Manila, is being organized by the provincial office of the…

SAN CARLOS CITY—Hog growers have been warned against a virus known as ‘Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome’ (PRRS) that affect pigs like the Acute Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among humans. The call was sounded off by Dr. Eric Perez, assistant provincial veterinarian, after they found cases of abortion among pigs…

SAN CARLOS CITY–This city known as the mango capital of Pangasinan plans to further advance its major industry by putting up a processing plant for mangoes and other fruits. Mayor Julier Resuello, in his state of the city address Monday, said a task force has already been formed, with the…

LINGAYEN–Rehabilitation work for the Lingayen Airport is expected to be completed by mid-October, which would then allow for 10- to 20-seater aircraft to use the facility. Mariano Trinidad, officer-in-charge of the airport, told The PUNCH that 549 meters of the 10 meter-wide asphalt runway is now being concreted.