Desperate operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) plying the Downtown-Loop Service (DOLOSA) hailed a recent resolution by the Sangguniang Panlungsod asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to resume issuance of franchises to them. Res. No. 5502-2006 sought to clarify the confusion created by an earlier resolution that…
DAGUPAN City has been selected as one among twenty-one cities that could be developed into a “dream city”. This possibility arose after the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) started a series of consultative and working sessions on public governance system (PGS) in the city. A second consultative meeting on…
SAN FERNANDO CITY–The National Transmission Corporation-Northern Luzon Operations and Maintenance (Transco-NLOM) Group earned another citation for complying with the international standards under the Integrated Management System (IMS). Its new award consists of the quality management system (ISO 9001:2000), environmental management system (ISO 14001:2004) and occupational health and safety assessment (OHSAS…
LINGAYEN – This town is now qualified to become the province’s fifth city but is not in a hurry to claim its new status. “We know we are now qualified to bid for cityhood but we are not pushing this yet to allow us more time to prepare and complete…
Gertrudes Gertrudes Cerezo-Reyes, municipal accountant of Binmaley was recently inducted PICPA Pangasinan president at the 55th Induction Ceremony held June 30 at Star Plaza, Dagupan City. She exhorted the newly-inducted officers and members to preserve the honor, integrity and the glory of PICPA Pangasinan and encouraged them to “strengthen our…
Lingayen’s Bagoong, Bocayo, Bangus and Beach Festival By Eva C. Visperas THIS capital town of Pangasinan is preparing for its 4B Festival – Bagooong, Bocayo, Bangus and Beach – representing its famous products and potentials. At the same time, Mayor Ernesto Castañeda told The PUNCH news group that the town,…
ANOTHER round of increase on the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG is expected this month. This was learned from the Department of Trade and Industry which said this is due to the high demand and higher costs of production of oil in the world market. LPG is now…
BOLINAO–The former goldmine of this rich coastal town, the sea urchin (locally known as kuden kuden), which collapsed in 1992 due to unregulated harvesting, is now on the road to recovery. Davelyn Pastor, restocking specialist of Sagip Lingayen Gulf Project (SLGP) based here, said that the reseeding project that started…
DAGUPAN CITY Savings and Credit Cooperative, a Micro-Finance Cooperative is a recipient of P3.5-M seed capital from Speaker Jose C. de Venecia, Jr., last June 26, 2006. The credit cooperative will adopt the Grameen Bank Replication Program (GBRP) in loan extension to finance productive ventures and income generating project of…
P. vannamei experimental culture is successful By Eva C. Visperas Yes, that’s the good news I learned over the weekend and let’s give credit where credit is due. The indefatigable Dr. Westly Rosario, executive director of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center and concurrent Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic…
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