A HEADLESS giant Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) was re-interred Tuesday at the Fish Cemetery inside the 24-hectare National Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) after it was exhumed and subjected to an autopsy. Experts from the NIFTDC determined that blasting, an illegal fishing method, was the main cause of death of…
DAGUPAN BANGUS BRANDING TAKING on the initiative of the city government, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has rallied fishpond operators to put a concerted effort in pursuing the speedy accreditation of the Dagupan Bangus as a distinct brand. At the 19th Fisheries Industry Forum for Stakeholders held…
BFAR rallies fishpond operators
EXCEPT MANGALDAN LINGAYEN—Local government units (LGUs) in the province, except for Mangaldan, have been remiss in their mandate to regularly calibrate the pumps of gasoline stations in their respective areas, according to an official of the Department of Energy (DOE). Director Zenaida Monsada of the DOE’s oil industry management bureau…
LGUs not calibrating gas pumps
A SKILLS Management Course for gasoline station operators in Pangasinan was organized by the Department of Energy (DOE) last September 26-28 in Lingayen, an offshoot of the Multi-Sectoral Advocacy for the Downstream Oil Industry held in August in Dagupan City. Director Zenaida Monsada of the DOE-Oil Industry Management Bureau said…
Seminar for gas station operators
ALCALA—Rice farmers here have, for the last three years, been the beneficiaries of the Agro Eco System Analysis (AESA) program, which is aimed at informing farmers on the sustainability of new farming technologies and making choices for better harvest. AESA, being promoted by PhilAgri Corporation with help from the Department of…
Rice farmers taught sustainable practices
THE expanded SM Rosales Transport Terminal, which will be operational 24/7, will open on October 2. Located along the McArthur Highway in Rosales town, the new three-storey terminal will serve not just as a loading and unloading point, but will be a full-service depot for various transport groups, including buses,…
SM Rosales Terminal opens Oct. 2
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI FOR PUBLIC SERVICE–City Secretary Ryan Ravanzo, recently elected national president of JCI Philippines, receives from Lyceum Northwestern University President Dr. Gonzalo Duque the Most Distinguished Alumni Award for Public Service during the school’s annual Founders’ Day celebration on September 24. With them are Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, Dr….
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
JCI Dagupan Bangus (JCIDB) formally launched its bid to host the 2015 JCI Philippines National Convention in Dagupan City in the recently concluded JCI Area I Conference held in Santiago City, Isabela. The National Convention is the annual four-day conference of JCI Philippines participated in by two hundred JCI chapters…
JCI Dagupan Bangus bids for convention hosting
THE University of Pangasinan-PHINMA, in partnership with the Dagupan City government and the Department of Education, will award the winner, possibly more than one, in the “Search for the Best Public School Teacher” on October 10 at the Archbishop Palace social hall. Competing for the award are teachers Virginia Albino…
UPang to honor outstanding public school teacher
NUTRITION SCHOLARS—Maybelyn Dela Cruz-Fernandez speaks during the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) Congress with the theme “ Empowering Nutrition Workers in Sustaining Efficient and Effective Management of the Local Nutrition Program” on September 21 in Dagupan City attended by the various BNS Provincial Federations from Region 1. Back to Homepage