Pangasinan

Eastern Communications expands footprint in Pangasinan to spur growth and digitalization among MSMEs

URDANETA CITY, PANGASINAN – Eastern Communications, the pioneer telecommunications company in the Philippines, has taken another significant step to bolster its commitment to support the growth and digitalization of local micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by extending its services in Pangasinan Province. To support Pangasinan’s vision of multiplying its economic opportunities and with the […]

Convergence in the New Year: DAR Pangasinan starts 2023 by forging partnerships

Urdaneta City, Pangasinan — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Pangasinan started the first week of the new year with a blast, meeting with partners to forge relationships for this year’s upcoming projects. Leading the Department is Regional Director and concurrent PARPO II Maria Ana B. Francisco and PARPO I and concurrent Special Assistant to […]

Gov. Marcos Manotoc elected new RDC chair, hosts ExeCom meeting in Ilocos Norte

The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, headed by Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc, welcomed various local leaders in the Ilocos Region and representatives from the private sector for the Regional Development Council (RDC) Executive Committee Meeting held at the Sitio Remedios Resort in Currimao, Ilocos Norte, on November 22, 2022. The Regional Development Council is responsible […]

Bayambang is on TOTAL LOCKDOWN effective 12:01 AM, March 21, 2020

The municipality of Bayambang, a first class municipality of the province of Pangasinan advised the public that the municipality is on total lockdown effective March 21, 2020, 12:01 AM. No one is allowed to enter or exit the municipality until March 28, 2020 notice from the government. This advisory is in response to the confirmatjon […]

Newly-elected ARGIO officers take oath

ARGIO-1 GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Regional Director and Association of Regional Government Information Officers-Region 1 (ARGIO-1) Adviser Jennilyne Role presides the General Assembly of the organization on February 18, 2020 held at the Conference Room of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in San Fernando City, La Union. (BAB/PIA-1)[/caption]SAN FERNANDO CITY, Feb. 20 […]

Dagupan City celebrates Arts Month thru ‘Darapilan’

DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) – In celebration of the National Arts Month this February, the city government of Dagupan and the Dagupan City National High School (DCNHS) staged an art exhibit dubbed as ‘Darapilan’. Teacher-in-Charge Widmark Balmores said the exhibit, housed at the DCNHS’ old main building, aims to promote arts to the public […]

93-year-old Pangasinan farmer receives land title from DAR

STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan—Ninety-three-year-old Emerenciana Bustamante from Burgos, Pangasinan was teary-eyed after receiving her long-awaited certificate of land ownership award (CLOA) from Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones in distribution ceremony held here. “My long wait is finally over! The land is now legally mine,” cried Bustamante who, together with his husband farmed the […]

RDC-1 unveils the development blueprint for Region 1

The Regional Development Council 1 (RDC-1) unveils the Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022, the blueprint for the region’s development anchored on the O to 10 Point Agenda of the Duterte Administration, geared towards the attainment of Ambisyon Natin 2040 and 2030 Sustainable Development Goals at San Fernando City, La union on July 12, 2017. The […]

Economy of Ilocos Region accelerates by 8.4 percent

The economy of Region I accelerated by 8.4 percent in 2016 from 5.4 percent in 2015. The faster performance of the region’s economy in 2016 was due to the accelerated growths in the Industry and Services. Services contributed the largest share in the region’s output in 2016 at 51.2 percent. The Industry, on the other […]

Medina is RDC-1’s new Chairperson

After six years of having no RDC Chairperson for Region 1, finally the Office of the President, with Pres. Rodrigo Duterte appointed Mayor Juan Carlos Sison Medina of Vigan, Ilocos Sur as the RDC-1 Chairperson. Mayor Medina was among the nominees for the position submitted to the office of the President during the RDC Reorganization […]