THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Regional Fisheries Office I (BFAR-RFO1) trained and deputized 32 members of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network in Pangasinan on June 18-20 at the BFAR Regional Mariculture Technology Demonstration Center in Lucap, Alaminos City, Pangasinan. Mary Ann Salomon, provincial fishery officer of BFAR Pangasinan,…
PROJECT INSPECTION TIME – The construction of the covered court in Brgy Herrero-Perez is being rushed by Mayor Belen Fernandez for the benefit of the barangay residents who can use it as evacuation center. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
STAKEHOLDERS in Dagupan bangus industry are divided on how the city government should protect the Dagupan bangus brand, which was long recognized as the tastiest milkfish in the country, commanding higher prices. In an interview with IFM Radio Dagupan on June 19, Mayor Belen Fernandez said local bangus producers want…
THE National Food Authority (NFA) in Pangasinan is close to achieving its rice stockpile goal for 2024, having secured 70% of its targeted 336,000 bags amidst challenging weather conditions. The achievement is attributed to a combination of favorable harvests and proactive purchasing strategies. Frederick Dulay, assistant manager of NFA-Eastern Pangasinan,…
“QUALITY is very important. Hindi pwede ‘yong pwede na. Kaya nga ang thrust ng Pangasinan ay ‘Ang Galing’ or excellence. We need to imbibe in us the value of excellence, that’s the only way we can make it.” Governor Ramon Guico III stressed this during a thanksgiving ceremony at the…
FOUR towns and a city will be further developed and supported as tourism hubs of Pangasinan. Governor Ramon V. Guico III announced that the towns of Bolinao, Lingayen, Manaoag, San Nicolas (Malico), and the City of Alaminos will be developed as tourism focus areas in the province and development projects…
PINTADOS FOR CHILDREN — Ariel Cancino, artist and teacher, conducts a lecture and workshop for children last Thursday morning during the PINTADOS: Painting Festival, a program conducted in observance of the 100th founding anniversary of the Pangasinan Provincial Library at the Capitol Complex in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
SHORTLY after minority Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia called out two fish vendors whom he identified only as “Mariet” and “Digna” in his privilege speech, for ‘kotong’ activities inside the Magsaysay Market, he immediately received a sharp retort from “Mariet.” Marietta Barrientos, president of the Small-scale Fish Trading Association of Dagupan, said…
SOME 300 jobseekers earnestly sought employment at the Kalayaan Job Fair sponsored by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region I, in partnership with the Calasiao Public Employment Service Office, in celebration of 126thIndependence Day on June 12, 2024 at the Robinsons Place in Calasiao. Open to job seekers were 7,257 vacancies 23 by local…
FINALLY, Manaoag town will soon have a new public market with parking space after a groundbreaking ceremony on June 13, 2024. Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario said the two-storey public market, funded by a P239.6-million loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines, will feature modern amenities including an escalator and…
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