The lucrative lobster farming By Roberto Garcia LOBSTER are marine crustaceans, which include shrimps and crabs, that are highly valued in local and foreign markets because of their savory, fine meat. They have been proven to be cultured successfully in Singapore, Thailand, and Australia. In the Philippines, it is being…
Why am I being called a Pangasinense? By Virginia J. Pasalo DURING my dad’s time people asked each other, “Pangasinan ka?” to refer to your ethnic group. They also ask, “Taga-Pangasinan ka?” to refer to the place of your origin. Or “Antam so man-Pangasinan?” to ask if you speak the…
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET THE majority members of Sangguniang Panglunsod (SP) have clarified that they are not opposed to the granting of a P10-million supplemental budget for the Bangus Festival since part of this will go to the barangays, but stressed that the money can not be sourced from the savings on…
2012 ASNA AWARDEES—Provincial officials led by Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. (3rd from right) and Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim (extreme right) present this year’s ASNA awardees during the formal presentation and awards program held at the Sison Auditorium last Wednesday that culminated the celebration of Agew na Pangasinan,…
PUNCH EDITOR CITED FOR JOURNALISM LINGAYEN—Professionalism and excellence. These are the main common denominators shared by this year’s six recipients of the ASNA Awards, among them The Sunday PUNCH publisher-editor Ermin F. Garcia, Jr. for his work in journalism. For the Balitok (Gold) awards, the highest of the ASNA Awards,…
THROUGH CULTURE, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS LINGAYEN—Still dynamic at 87, the “grand old man” of Philippine literature Francisco Sionil Jose said culture, literature and the arts are crucial in building the strength and character of the people as a province and as a nation. Speaking during the 432nd Pangasinan foundation…
200,000 VOTERS PURGED REGISTERED voters in Pangasinan, one of the highest among provinces nationwide, now stand at 1.4 million, down from 1.6 million as of the national and local election last May 10, 2010, following a clean-up of the list by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Provincial elections supervisor Temy…
FOR STREET DANCING IT is not unusual for local government units nowadays to run to government banks for loans to fund infrastructure projects but barangay kapitans of Dagupan are set to take the same route not for their infrastructure projects but for costumes and accompanying gears this time.
ALL coastal areas of Pangasinan have been declared free from red tide, also known as the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB). The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted on April 3 the shellfish ban that was previously declared in Anda, Bolinao and Alaminos City. Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the BFAR-National…
FUTURE BEAUTY QUEENS—Young girls riding a float have fun waving to the crowd with their own version of a beauty queen’s signature wave during the Bangus Festival motorcade last Friday. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
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