Myths about GM crops By Crispin C. Maslog THE Philippines recently has become the battleground between protagonists for and against genetically modified food. A few months ago (August 2013) about 400 militant farmers and environmental activists uprooted golden rice being tested on a farm in Camarines Norte.
APRIL 30 ULTIMATUM ORDERED TWENTY-FIVE of the 68 fish pens supposed to be covered by land titles with a combined area of 8.1 hectares were already demolished as of April 4, a spokesman of Task Force Bantay Ilog reported.
WORLD RECORD—The longest barbecue grill to beat is Malangsi Fishtival’s 8.016 kilometers long. It was confirmed by Guinness World Records during the Kalutan ed Dalan, a highlight of the Bayambang’s 400th founding anniversary. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
BAYAMBANG—This first-class municipality in the central part of Pangasinan has etched another milestone in its history. As it celebrated its 400th founding anniversary last April 4, Bayambang succeeded in grabbing the Guinness Book of World Records’ (GWR) longest barbecue grill.
‘TIS the season of beauty pageants. In the national front, Pangasinan is celebrating and sharing in the victory of one of its own, Parul Shah, who won last week as Binibining Pilipinas Tourism in the prestigious national pageant.
THE ongoing vehicular traffic experiment in Dagupan City, which ended last March 31, has been extended until May 31 following an ordinance passed last week by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). Councilor Marvin Fabia, chair of the SP committee on transportation and public utilities, said the second extension is necessary to…
LINGAYEN–Secretary Antonio Villar Jr., chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), led the list of nine distinguished sons and daughters of Pangasinan who were conferred the prestigious ASNA Awards during awards night on April 5 at the Sison Auditorium, capping the celebration of Pangasinan Day.
LIGHT FOR THE EARTH—Joining millions of people around the world, Dagupan held a Torch parade on March 29 starting at 8:30 p.m. in observance of the annual Earth Hour The event was organized by Jollibee RLL group in cooperation with the city government and the Deopartment of Environment and Natural…
IT’S “all systems go”, according to the Dagupan City Police Station (DCPS), on the security preparations for the 2014 Bangus Festival, which started last week and will last until first week of May. DCPS chief P/ Supt. Christopher Abrahano said security plans are in place and coordination with higher police…
IT remains unsafe to eat shellfish, including alamang, collected from the coastal areas of Anda and Bolinao based on the latest testing of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for red tide toxins. However, shellfish from Bolinao, Sual, Lingayen, Binmaley, Dagupan City and San Fabian, all along the Lingayen…
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