(Compiled by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News)

Egg supply province-wide assured

DESPITE the ban on poultry coming from Pampanga, Tarlac and Bulacan, there are enough eggs being sold in the local markets, according to the Provincial Veterinary Office of Pangasinan.

Dr. Arcely  Robeniol, OIC at the Pangasinan Provincial Veterinary Office, confirmed that there are enough eggs entering the local market coming from local poultry farms.

Aside from having a big number of operating poultry farms, Pangasinan also has chicken dressing plants that are now supplying dressed chicken to the local market, she said.

At the Malimgas Public Market in Dagupan City, IFM Dagupan learned that the price of large size of egg is P10 apiece, P8-9 for the medium-size egg and P7 for the smaller egg.  (Jhon Caranto)

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BFAR assures enough fish during Holy Week

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) gave an assurance that there is enough supply of fish in Pangasinan during the long holiday and Holy Week.

BFAR cited the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan where the price of fish per kilo last week was P140 per kilo, lower by P20 than the P160 price previous week.  BFAR said the 20 pesos reduction in the price of fish last week could be due to the fact that there were more fish that were bought to the market by farmers than in the previous week.

Fish vendors said it is natural for the price of fish to rise a little during the Holy Week because these are meatless days so the demand for fish is higher. (Roma Racca)

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Aqua-Agri Trade Fair held in Bayambang

BAYAMBANG recently held an Aqua-Agri Trade Fair as part of its Pista’y Bailey, featuring

booths that sold native products like O-Krantz vacuum-fried crispy vegetables, Bayambang’s best longganisa, Mushroom Polvoron, Vegan Shawarma, all produced in the town and adjacent municipalities.

LGU Bayambang said the trade fair highlighted the contributions of local farmers  in producing goods that now supply the domestic and even international market. An E-Agro app, a one-stop-shop digital platform, was made available to facilitate the marketing of products of local farmers.

The trade fair was organized by the Municipal Agriculture Office along with Pangasinan State University-Bayambang Campus.  (Roma Racca)

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Mango processing training held in San Carlos City

LGU San Carlos and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office joined hands in conducting training on mango processing for city residents .

The training on Value Added Processing and Utilization of Indian Mango Pulp aimed to increase awareness on the proper processing of their mango fruits.  Trainors from the Food Innovation Center of  DOST, PSU Bayambang and DTI spoke on the proper ways of processing and serving mangoes.

Before 1986, the government through then First Lady Imelda Marcos built a mango processing plant in San Carlos City that processed mango purée for local consumption and export, maximizing San Carlos City’s abundant  mangoes.  (Lyka Blanco)

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80 students join skills training in Alcala

EIGHTY students of Alcala are undergoing training on Housekeeping NCII, Electrical Installation NCII, Maintenance NCII and Shield Metal Arc NCII.at the Alcala Training Center starti9ng March 23 with the help of trainors from the Pangasinan School of Arts and Trades (PSAT).

LGU Alcala partnered with PSAT for the skills training of students so that they can use their skills in finding local and overseas employment. (John Caranto)

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Buses begin issuing advance tickets to passengers 

BUS companies in Dagupan have started issuing tickets in advance to passengers who want to travel during and after the Holy Week to minimize passenger queues at their terminals.

Carlito Alcantara, master dispatcher of one of the bus companies in Dagupan, said this policy will enable ticket holder to just board the bus he or she wants to take.

Anticipating long queues during the Holy Week and just immediately after, Alcantara said bus companies also approved advanced ticketing of passengers to prevent passengers from overcrowding their terminals.

In anticipation of the big influx of passengers, bus operators ensured that their buses are in god running condition and their drivers and conductors rested well for the safety of travelers to their destination.  (Jhon Caranto)

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ACT partylist stands by its proposal for hiring of 30,000 teachers

THE Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) PartyList just laughed off a statement of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte that their call for the hiring of 30,000 teachers and the appropriation of P30 billions for their salaries and benefits is just a diversionary tactic.

In a talk with IFM Dagupan, ACT party list Rep. France Castro explained they made the call way back in September  even before the firefight in Masbate between government forces and the New People’s Army that affected 3,000 teachers and 55,000 students.

Castro also said they made he proposal knowing the bug gap between teacher-student ratio all over the Philippines.  (Badz Agtalao)

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