THE rustic town of Calasiao is forging ahead. From a mere second class municipality in the third district of Pangasinan in 2001, the town has now risen to first class following the 2006 reclassification made by the Department of Finance. A town famous for its tasty puto, aptly called the…

LINGAYEN— Mayor Ernesto Castañeda has expressed optimism that his town, the capital of Pangasinan, will be converted into the fifth city of the province within the year. Castañeda said the people of Lingayen, in various forums conducted by the municipal government, have expressed their full support for the cityhood bid,…

MAPANDAN–The municipal government, in partnership with the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), is setting up a P40-million potable water system here that will benefit about 35,000 people in 4,000 households. Mayor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim told The PUNCH the project is scheduled for bidding in February and construction work will start…

CALASIAO—Three done, one to go.             The municipal government simultaneously inaugurated three projects on Monday while holding a soft-opening the day before for another project scheduled for completion soon. Inaugurated were the Fire Station building costing P480,000 funded by the town’s coffer; the Senior Citizens building worth P1 million, which…

SAN MANUEL–The tissue-cultured lakatan banana plantlets procured from Davao is now being introduced for massive planting in Pangasinan, both in farms and in household backyards. The plantlet, being promoted by the Pag-rangayan Development Foundation, Inc. (PCDFI), headed by Vice Admiral Virgilio Marcelo (ret.), is for sale to interested planters at…

STA.BARBARA—A Rice and Corn Caravan piloted by the Department of  Agriculture (DA) arrived here on Tuesday showcasing the different programs and projects of the government to boost food production and make the country self-sufficient by the year 2010. The highlight of the event was a whole-day lecture series and demonstrations…

LINGAYEN—The province completed P250 million worth of various infrastructure projects last year and another P230 million are under construction, Provincial Engineer Divina de Leon reported. De Leon said those completed have boosted the development thrusts of the provincial government and those under construction, expected to be completed before the end…

LINGAYEN—Women’s organizations and small-scale entrepreneurs have recently received P770,000 worth of financial assistance as part of the provincial government’s Livelihood Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP).             “We have to intensify our programs that provide more opportunities for our people to make them more productive and self-sufficient,” said Governor Victor Agbayani.            …

ALAMINOS CITY–Dreaming of a beachside sunset wedding with a scenic view of the Hundred Islands? Make it come true – and have it for free – as the city government is sponsoring a mass civil wedding on Valentine’s Day, February 14, at the Lucap Wharf, the jump-off point to the…

BINMALEY–It was a good year for Binmaley. This was how Mayor Simplicio Rosario described the performance of his municipal administration for the year 2006 during his State of Municipal Address (SOMA) on January 8 before the Sangguniang Bayan (SB). The SOMA was attended by Vice Mayor and SB head Jeffrey…