Power tiller for upland cultivation developed By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Agricultural engineers of PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) have developed a walking-type power tiller with rotavator, harrow and leveler that works well both in dry and wet land conditions. Engineers Arnold S. Juliano, Leo B. Molinawe and Ricardo F. Orge…
Time to go? By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Perhaps the time has come for the national leadership to become some kind of a hero instead of a downright villain. By now, it should have learned the admittedly hard and painful lesson that it is neither truly meant to govern…
Viewpoints
Something is very wrong with our sports programs By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE send our best athletes to international competitions to earn accolade for our country and to show to the world that we deserve respect in the field of sports as our very own Manny Pacquiao did. We…
Sports Eye
A walk with Mark By Emmanuelle One stood awed with the father; one gaped in wonder at the mother. When heaven showered gifts of “business acumen” and “sculpted form”, the couple as babies must have been exposed out there in the open all day long and overnight, pores bared to…
Feelings
SUAL — Mirant Corporation’s sale of its Philippine business, particularly the Sual Coal-powered Plant has been consummated. In an official statement, it said it has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with a consortium of The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated and Marubeni Corporation for the sale of…
Mirant sells Sual Plant
DAGUPAN CITY – Senate President Manuel Villar will be the guest of honor and speaker during the Barangay Night of the City Fiesta on December 27. This was disclosed by City Director Expedita Callanta of the Department of Interior and Local Government who was appointed by the fiesta executive committee…
Senate Pres. Villar coming for Barangay Night
Ear Technologies Philippines, Inc., a hearing aid company based in Dagupan City, was recently named the exclusive distributor of Siemens Hearing Instruments in Northern Luzon. This was effected through a Memorandum on Understanding (MOU) signed by Mr. Namkee Sohn, South East Asia Representative of Siemens Medical Instruments (SMI) of Singapore,…
Ear Technologies is Siemens distributor
STA.BARBARA — Some 1,000 reading glasses will be given free to public school teachers from Districts 1 and 2 here who will hold their general assembly and Christmas Party on December 21 and 22. Dr. Emmanuel Cabangon, councilor of Sta. Barbara and a noted eye, ear nose and throat specialist,…
Eye clinic for mentors set Dec. 21-22 in Sta. Barbara
SAN MANUEL -The unit commanders of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the sixth district of Pangasinan met to map out plans last week to strengthen their anti-insurgency drive in anticipation of the December 29 anniversary of the Communist Party of the…
AFP, PNP ready for CPP-NPA anniversary
URDANETA CITY– Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. called on the government to study the feasibility of putting up a sports university, similar to the one existing in Malaysia, to develop world-class athletes. Fresh from his trip to Malaysia, Perez said the Philippines can earn more gold medals in Asian Games and…