SARI-SARI STORE FAIR—Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr., Mrs. Gina de Venecia, chairperson of the Congressional Spouses Foundation Inc., Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez and former San Fernando City Mayor Maryjane Ortega (partly hidden) enter the CSI Jimmy L. Fernandez Center for the formal opening ceremonies of the three-day Sari-Sari Store and Livelihood…
TIMBANGAN NG BAYAN–-Dr. Erwin Aguirre, executive assistant of Dagupan Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr., and Marjury Loresco of the Department of Trade and Industry cut the ribbon for installation of the new public weighing scale at Centromart. Manuel Roy and Wendy Roy-Galvan of Centromart welcomed the installation of the equipment calibrated…
MODERN DIALYSIS EQUIPMENT—Dr. Vivencio Villaflor Jr. (second from right), medical director of the Villaflor Memorial Doctors Hospital, signs a memorandum of agreement with Eduardo Rodriguez, general manager of Braun Avitum (Phils) extending their partnership for another five years. The company supplies the modern hemo-dialysis machines to VMDH. Witnessing the signing…
STA. BARBARA—The future is not looking sweet for the bocayo industry. Makers of this coconut candy, which used to be among the top livelihood products in the province, are slowly closing shop with only 40% of the original number now believed to be in operation. Eleazar Parohinog, provincial coconut development…
STA. BARBARA–A plague is threatening the province’s coconut trees, dubbed as the “tree of life”. Coconut leaf beetle (Brontispa longissima), a pest that can readily kill precious coconut trees, has infected more than 1,000 hectares of coconut tree plantations in Urdaneta City, Labrador and Sual, according to the Philippine Coconut…
The Dagupan City government, through the city agriculture office, is now in the process of implementing a color-coding scheme for the river system to guide fisherfolk in the city with their daily aquaculture operations and activities. City agriculturist Emma Molina said that water quality monitoring boards carrying three different colors…
LINGAYEN—Pangasinan is at the top of the country’s list of provinces with the highest rabies-positive dogs and four human deaths have been recorded within the year from rabies infection following a dog bite. Dr. Eric Jose Perez, officer in charge of the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian, told The PUNCH…
DON’T be deceived by its colors. The Malimgas Public Market may seem impeccable from the outside but it continues to bleed the city coffers dry with its poor financial performance. City Treasurer Romelita Alcantara, speaking before the city council on Tuesday, said the average collection at Malimgas Market is P1.1…
LINGAYEN–The Pangasinan State University (PSU) has been named one of the six participating institutions in the Call Center project to be undertaken by state universities and colleges in the entire country. PSU President Victoriano Estira said the Call Center project, set up in three phases, will be set up at…
Sari-sari store owners from all over Northern Luzon will flock to Dagupan City for the Livelihood and Sari-Sari Store Exhibit on Sept. 28-30 at the Jimmy Fernandez Stadia in Lucao, Dagupan City. The three-day event, the first of its kind in the country, will also showcase an entertainment feature to…
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