USEFUL BED – A bamboo bed vendor takes a breather on the street with the help of the unsold bed as his cover from the searing heat of the noon sun. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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Backyard gardening folks guaranteed income
IN Bayambang town, backyard vegetable gardening will be a major source of livelihood! This was assured by Mayor Cezar T. Quiambao who said in a press conference Tuesday during the opening of the four-day Science and Technology Caravan of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Aug. 13 that the FIC at the Pangasinan […]
Job opportunities offered to Labrador jobseekers
THE Job Fair on Wheels (JWF) and Mobile Skills Training Project (MSTP) by the provincial government were in Labrador town for a job fair on August 16. Jobseekers were offered jobs for local and overseas placements in agriculture and food, architecture and construction, manufacturing, business management and outsourcing, human services, health, hospitality, marketing and sales, […]
DOST holds S&T Caravan in Bayambang
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Bayambang government partnered for a four-day S&T Caravan from Aug. 13-16 at the Balon Bayambang Events Center for stakeholders in industry and government and present opportunities for people technology training, fora and educational activities for pupils and students. DOST Pangasinan head Felicidad Gan said the S&T […]
Seachon (seafood-lechon), a must try
THERE is a new food delicacy making waves today. Try Seachon -Pinoy favorite dish, lechon, with seafoods stuffed inside its belly while being roasted. Jonathan “Jonas” Cruz, 40, of Barangay Bued, Zone1, Calasiao, who popularized the first lechon with seafoods or “seachon”, started his lechon business six years ago. Seachon hits it big. He said […]
Hobbit Farmville draws crowds
LORD OF THE RINGS -INSPIRED IF you are a fan of Lord of the Rings, there’s a a hobbit house in a vast farmland in Barangay Lipit Tomeeng in San Fabian. The development of Hobbit Farmville by couple Marcel Jon Mendoza, 37, and his wife, Genelyn, 35, of Malasiqui, was inspired precisely by the popular […]
MOSQUITO FISH FOR THE SCHOOL
MOSQUITO FISH FOR THE SCHOOL — A student looks at the bagful of mosquito fish before releasing them into the drainage system of Dagupan City National High School to help stop the spread of dengue-carrying mosquitoes. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Poultry farm in Villasis closed due to flies infestation
THE mayor of Villasis closed on Aug. 1 a poultry farm in Barangay Capulaan due to health risks to residents posed by its operations. Mayor Nonato Abrenica ordered the closure of Amazing Grace Poultry Farm in a letter addressed to Gonzalo Dumlao, owner of the farm. Abrenica cited the results of the ocular inspection made […]
FINGERLINGS BONANZA FOR FISHERFOLK
FINGERLINGS BONANZA FOR FISHERFOLK — A city agriculture office personnel shows four bags out of more than 2,018 bags of bangus fingerlings distributed to fisherfolk in Barangays Bonuan Gueset, Calmay, Bonuan Binloc and Pugaro who lost their stock on account of Typhoon Ompong last year. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
34 groups get P5.79-M livelihood assistance
A P5.79-million financial grant was recently given to 29 cooperatives, four micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and one goat production association at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) Restaurant. In distributing the grant, Gov. Amado Espino III commended the strong partnership between and entrepreneurs and the provincial government made evident with the […]