BURGOS – The town gets its own share of foreign visitors but these are not foreign tourists but pawikans (sea turtles). A number of turtles were already found in the town’s coastal area in the past, and last Jan. 28, another sea turtle was found in sitio Cabongaoan, barangay…
DAGUPAN CITY – A German-based group that helps 65 countries all over the world including the Philippines, is set to expand its programs on civic education, vocational training, rural development, and giving trainings to administrators in the North. Dr. Rainer Gepperth, director and deputy general manager of Hanns Seidel Foundation…
Looking for a job or for something to sell? Visit Dagupan City’s one-stop trade expo. The multi-faceted show/expo organized by city Councilor Alex de Venecia will be launched at the 2nd/3rd Floor of the New Malimgas Market in Dagupan City on April 25-May 8, 2006. As of presstime, two Manila…
ALAMINOS CITY – Alaminos City has joined the race in cyberspace and information technology. Surging ahead of its peers in the province, the city government, in partnership with the private firm Everything Online, has launched last Friday the country’s first Information-Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure Project here. Mayor Hernani Braganza signed…
THE Philippines will soon integrate fish farming with the culture of mollusks to increase the country’s export. The principal market target will be Europe, principally Spain. This was disclosed by Dr. Westly Rosario, interim director of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) of the Bureau of Fisheries and…
Pandan gives new twist to Pangasinan’s cuisine By Eva C. Visperas Pandan (screw pine), a tiny plant abundantly grown here which the town’s name Mapandan was also derived from, gave a different twist to Pangasinan cuisine when it was used in cooking exotic foods in the “Hapag Pandan” festival Thursday….
COLEGIO de Dagupan recently conducted an “On Campus Recruitment and Job Fair” at the College quadrangle last March 17, 2006. This annual fair made possible by the coordination among the Student Affairs Office, the Registrar’s Office and the Guidance Center, was participated in by this year’s batch of graduating students…
RANG-ay Bank, with head office in San Fernando, La Union, is this year’s recipient of the Pammadayaw award from the province of La Union, after being adjudged as the first ‘Most Outstanding Entrepinoy Investor’. Ives Nisce, Rang-ay Bank president and chief executive officer, received the award from Gov. Victor Ortega…
ALAMINOS CITY–Don’t look now but another possible world record in the grill category is being eyed by another Pangasinan city. At its recent successful Oysters Festival, Alaminos City showcased its extensive oyster production by putting up an oyster grill party as part of Alaminos’ grand welcome for balikbayans who flocked…
BAYAMBANG – After the rat infestation in Manaoag, now comes a mysterious “disease” that has affected the onion harvest in Bayambang. This year’s harvest reportedly decreased by 30 per cent owing to a mysterious “disease” that affected most onion farms here. Mayor Leocadio de Vera said farmers came to him…
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