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January 2017

Armyworms invade 100 hectares of onion farmlands

By | Business, News

BAYAMBANG—Armyworms have invaded about 100 hectares of onion farmland here and threaten to destroy the town’s major agricultural produce. Roberto Benitez, agricultural technician, said affected farmers are those who were last to plant onions in low-lying areas. About 50 percent of barangays here produce onions. “We are still able to control…

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Armyworms invade 100 hectares of onion farmlands

By January 21, 2017Business, News

US students praise local aquaculture

By | Business, News

STUDENTS of Rhode Island University in the United States praised Philippine aquaculture practices when they came to Pangasinan for a 20-day study tour. Dr. Michael Rice, a professor in the University of Rhode Island, brought six of his sophomore and junior students studying Fisheries and Aquaculture and Marine Biology, from…

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US students praise local aquaculture

By January 21, 2017Business, News

DFA -Pangasinan pledges better convenient services

By | Business, News

CALASIAO – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Consular Office located at the Robinsons Mall here promises better quality and more comprehensive services to the public as it celebrates its first year anniversary in Pangasinan. Officer-in-Charge Jennifer De Mesa thanked the department’s partners in the government and in the private sector…

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DFA -Pangasinan pledges better convenient services

By January 21, 2017Business, News

Jollibee partners with city for PWDs

By | Business, News

THE Dagupan Multi-Bee Corporation of the Jollibee Food Corporation at Jollibee East Junction in the city, in collaboration with the city government, has agreed to employ persons with disabilities (PWDs) as part of its workforce this year. Reagan Lim, managing director of the Dagupan Multi-Bee Corporation and Mayor Belen T….

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Jollibee partners with city for PWDs

By January 21, 2017Business, News

DAGUPAN’S FIRST WOMEN CENTER OPENS

By | Governance, News, Punch Gallery

BALON DAGUPAN NEWS DAGUPAN’S FIRST WOMEN CENTER OPENS -– The city’s first Women Center at Poblacion Oeste is now ready to cater to the needs of battered and sexually abused women following its blessing and inauguration on January 19. Cutting the ceremonial ribbon are Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (left) and…

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DAGUPAN’S FIRST WOMEN CENTER OPENS

Dagupan sees end to 50-year old open dumpsite

By | Governance, News, Punch Gallery

BALON DAGUPAN NEWS MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez is set to make her promise to solve the 50-year-old garbage problem of the city when she led in the turnover of core shelter assistance to 30 scavenger families living in the dumpsite to pave the way for the establishment soon of a waste-to-worth facility. “Our…

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Dagupan sees end to 50-year old open dumpsite

PDRRMC Embarks on Geo-Cloud Program in Japan

By | Governance, News, Punch Gallery

CAPITOL NEWS IN preparation for the full run of the first GeoCloud Integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) in the Philippines, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Pangasinan embarked on the JICA Geo-Cloud Knowledge Co-Creation Program in Japan recently. PDRRM Officer Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro represented the province…

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PDRRMC Embarks on Geo-Cloud Program in Japan