PING LACSON’S DIALOGUE WITH FARMERS FORMER senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, who is running for a fresh term in May, vowed to champion long-term agricultural reforms during a dialogue with farmers and local leaders at the Konsultahang Bayan: Agenda para sa Agrikultura held at the New Bagsakan Center of the Rosales Farmers’ Market…
PANGASINAN’S Pista’y Dayat 2025 celebration kicked off last April 4 at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen with the opening of the Pangasinan Agri-Tourism and Trade Expo, which will run until April 30. The fair features various local products of 12 participating towns, each with a booth showcasing the best produce…
COLORFUL FARMERS’ DAY IN BAYAMBANG – A fruit vendor proudly stands behind her display of colorful local fruit products in the booth-making contest during the Farmers’ Day, a feature of the Bayambang town’s 411th founding anniversary. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOR OUTSTANDING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT THE municipalities of Anda and Bani were cited for their exemplary efforts in promoting sustainable fisheries management during the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK): Search for the Most Outstanding Coastal Community. The two local governments were honored for their innovative fisheries livelihood projects and their commitment…
FOR WASTE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, TOURISM THE clearing and eventual closure of Dagupan’s 60-year-old Bonuan dumpsite is expected to be hastened with the recent arrival of additional equipment and vehicles needed for the undertaking. Mayor Belen Fernandez led the blessing on Monday, March 31, of the brand-new dump truck, a…
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS UP BY 7% THE central part of Pangasinan remains the province’s economic core, with 26,666 more business establishments and activities registered in 2024 from 24,902 in 2023 or a seven percent increase, based on data from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Urdaneta City, which is traversed…
AGRI-TOURISM & TRADE EXPO – Gov. Ramon Guico III enjoys a light moment with the organizers of the trade expo during the formal opening of the Agri-Tourism And Trade Expo at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen, a part of the annual Pista’y Dayat coinciding with the celebration of the 445th Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day)….
ROAD ELEVATION NOT AN ISSUE DAGUPAN City Vice Mayor Bryan Kua said the political opposition is grossly mistaken in concluding that fast-food chains Jollibee and MC Donald’s opted to close their stores along Arellano Street due to disruption in their operations caused by the road’s elevation. He explained that the…
UNDER A DE VENECIA WATCH THE municipality of San Jacinto, had officially joined the roster of first class towns in the Philippines, by virtue of the Department of Finance Order No. 074-2024 that reclassified it from a third class to a first class municipality. Impressed by this unprecedented development, Rep. Toff…
FARMER’S FULL HOUSE — A farmer hangs tobacco leaves for drying by the window of her house in Barangay Amamperez in Villasis town. Summer sun is the tobacco farmers’ favorite. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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