WITH the onset of the Lenten season, prices of fish in Dagupan City began going up. Galunggong has been pegged at P220 per kilo, while the Dagupan bangus now fetches P180 to P220 per kilo. City Agriculturist Emma Molina, in an interview, said fish prices have risen due to traditional…
ABUNDANT FISH AT LIMAHONG CHANNEL — Young boys spend their Sunday morning catching fish at the mouth of Limahong Channel in Lingayen using fishing rods. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the Rice Tariffication Law braced up for another “birth pains”, when it entered its first year Thursday. The Agriculture secretary was in Urdaneta City, along with Senator Cynthia VIllar, the principal author of the said law, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)…
DUE to the acute shortage of construction workers needed to support the boom in the construction industry in the country, DM Consunji Corporation (DMCI), has partnered with the Pangasinan provincial government to train workers for its many ongoing projects in Luzon. Provincial Employment Service Officer Alex Ferrer said the offer of…
ASINGAN recently opened its Dairy Box where the town’s products made from carabao milk are sold. Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) Executive Director Arnel del Barrio led the opening with Asingan Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr, Abono partylist Rep. Conrad Estrella III and Sixth District Board member Salvador Perez Jr who represented…
AN upcoming product called Freya Cosmetic has since made its presence through Double V Production led by two young and optimistic honchos: Freya Cosmetic Founder Siddhart Jani and Vijay Vasandani as chief executive officer of Double V Production. Siddharth Jani is an Australia-based businessman who co-founded WAFA Australia Pty Ltd….
THE fiesta celebrations of Bayambang and Calasiao towns this year will be cancelled and instead simply hold religious and charitable activities amid the threat of COVID-19. Calasiao Mayor Joseph Arman Bauzon said he agreed with the recommendation of the Senior Tesoro Association to forego the usual festival mode and observance…
CNN FEATURE ON DAGUPAN –CNN Philippines’s staff on assignment to do a feature on Dagupan city’s food and tourist attractions prepare to partake of a sumptuous ‘boodle fight’ on board the Dagupan River Cruise boat. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE SM Foundation recently conducted the 2020-2021 College Scholarship qualifying examinations on Monday, March 2 at the University of Pangasinan in Dagupan City. A total of 145 graduating high school students in Region 1 took the examinations. Started in 1993, SM Foundation’s College Scholarship Program currently supports 1,200 scholars and…
MORE Indian students are expected to enroll at the University of Luzon after the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) adopted a resolution endorsing the letter of Dr. Mac Arthur Samson, UL president, to the Sangguniang Panlungsod dated February 19, 2020. Samson’s letter cited the request of IIRMA Consultancy, Inc. a corporation engaged in recruiting…
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