STA. BARBARA—Mayor Reynaldo Velasco says his planned airport in his town will be pursued under the build-operate-transfer scheme to make sure that there will be no financial burden on the government. In an interview with The PUNCH, Velasco said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been given him the go signal to…
They were “aliens” and worse, already in decaying condition. About 10,000 kilograms or 10 tons of alien bangus were seized at the Magsaysay Fish Market by a team from the Dagupan City government and police, led by city agriculture officers. The fish have been identified to have originated from Masinloc,…
AFTER getting a cold shoulder from the city council regarding its proposed multi-million peso loan with the Local Water Utilities Administration for an expansion project, the Dagupan City Water District is now shopping for a bank that could extend the loan DCWD General Manager Ramon Reyna hinted the city water…
The prices of flour, processed milk and construction materials are on the rise, according to Marjury Lorezco, chief of the trade-industry development specialist division of the provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Lorezco, however, also quickly added that other basic commodities are stable. The price for…
VAN FOR SCHOOL DIVISION—Provincial administrator Rafael Baraan turns over to Dr. Alma Ruby Torio (second from right), schools superintendent of Pangasinan Division I, the key to a brand new van donated by the provincial government through Gov. Amado Espino Jr. for the division’s use. The Pangasinan Division II also received…
REVENUE collection in Dagupan City reached P407.8 million in 2007, a 9.10% or P34.1 million increase from the previous year. Records released by the One-Stop Business Center (OSBC) show that the increase came mostly from real property, business and community taxes as well as miscellaneous fees collected by the city…
LINGAYEN—Rice supply won’t be a problem for Pangasinenses, at least until August. With 2.8 million bags of rice currently on stock, the National Food Authority (NFA) based here said there should be no shortage problems. The inventory consists of government stock of about 69,880 available at their warehouses, commercial stock…
FINALLY, Dagupan will soon build and operate its own modern slaughterhouse that could become the model in the province. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez announced this after the courtesy call made by the city council on Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. last January 7. She said the establishment of the new slaughterhouse…
A two-day job fair is slated in Dagupan City on January 16-17 to give unemployed and underemployed Dagupeños a chance to find work overseas. Those who will qualify will be sent for jobs in Canada, United States, Singapore, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Qatar and Dubai. Set at the Dagupan…
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