MODEL TONDALIGAN SHED–A model shed erected 25 meters away from the shoreline has been set up by the city government of Dagupan to serve as an example to shed owners in Tondaligan and ensure uniformity in the construction of sheds in the area. The uniform sheds are part of the…
The provincial government will have to work doubly hard this year if it expects to recoup its gains as a result of a big decline in investments. Total investments in Pangasinan in 2007 drastically dropped by as much as P1,861,550,658.01 or about 24.40 percent, according to the report of the…
Unlicensed water refilling stations in Dagupan will soon be closed when the ordinance banning their operations is passed by the city council. The pending ordinance was put forward after the 80-member Metro Dagupan Water Refilling Station Cooperative sought the help of City Councilor Jesus Canto, chairman of the council’s Committee…
MAYBANK-PVAO PARTNERSHIP—Officials of MayBank and the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office are shown after signing a memorandum of agreement that will enable veterans to receive their pension through their MayBank ATM Account. At the signing ceremony were Ernesto Carolina, Undersecretary for Civil, Veterans & Reserve Affairs (4th from right) and Enrique…
ALAMINOS CITY-The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of Qatar, impressed by his two-day visit here last week, has vowed to promote the Hundred Islands National Park to his countrymen and encourage them to invest in possible business ventures in Pangasinan. Ambassador Abdullah Ahmed Y.A. Al-Mutawaa, accompanied by Land…
HUNDRED ISLAND’S VIP VISITOR— Qatar Ambassador Abdulla Ahmed Y.A. Al-Mutawaa (left) discusses with Alaminos Mayor Hernani Braganza how he intends to help promote the Hundred Islands, Pangasinan’s number one tourist destination when he called on the latter during a whirlwind visit last Thursday.
DAGUPAN City scored another first when the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) decided to build the country’s first ever sea cucumber hatchery at the 24-hectare National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center in Bonuan Binloc. Dr. Westly Rosario, executive director of the National Fisheries Research Institute, said the project…
BOLINAO’S BEST–Vendors near the gate of St. James Church in Bolinao arrange their bamboo trays filled with a delicacy called “binongey”, a famous native rice cake in the town which they sell to churchgoers and tourists. (Punch photo by Cesar Ramirez)
MANAOAG-The SOS has been raised for Pangasinan’s agricultural traders. Gov. Amado Espino Jr. has appealed to Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap for help in curbing the smuggling of agricultural products into Pangasinan through La Union and the two Ilocos provinces. Yap, for his part, promptly acted and called Finance Secretary Gary…
MANAOAG– Lito Arenas and wife Charito, both registered nurses, found another route to success: nursing mangoes. The couple’s pickled and dried mango products, which have earned them the tag “mango magnate” of Pangasinan, are exported to other countries and their business continues to flourish.
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