THE National Tobacco Administration (NTA) provided farmers P21.5 million for the 2023-2024 farming season and some 400 tobacco farmers already availed of P8 million of the Curing Barn Assistance Program (CBAP). Roger Madriaga, NTA-Pangasinan branch manager, said 400 tobacco farmers used the cash to buy equipment to protect their crops…
‘BAHAY KUBO’ FOR ALL SEASONS – More families choose to buy a ‘bahay kubo’’ for P17,000 instead of buying an air-conditioning unit to be installed inside their homes as the better alternative for shelter during hot and rainy days. The makers of the ‘bahay kubo‘ in Brgy. Pangoloan, San Carlos City find…
THE Marine Protected Area in Barangay Victory in Bolinao town was seeded earlier this month with 6,000 abalone juveniles from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Regional Mariculture Technology Demonstration Center (BFAR-RMATDeC) in Alaminos City to revive the industry in the town. According to a report from BFAR-Regional…
NINE MONTHS BACKLOG THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) district offices in Dagupan and San Carlos City already started printing driver’s license cards to serve to their respective applicants to reduce the April-December 2023 and cope with the current applications. LTO Dagupan chief Rommel Dawaton said his office is currently printing…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD recently launched “Gatasang Kalabaw Kontra Kagutuman at Kahirapan” (GK3K) in San Andres, Balungao town in collaboration with local governments to help mitigate the immediate impact of the hunger and poverty crisis and helping vulnerable populations through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). “Through…
THE Philippine College of Physicians recently accredited the Residency Training Program of the Department of Internal Medicine of Nazareth General Hospital Inc. It’s the first accredited Residency Training in a private hospital in Pangasinan. The accreditation acknowledged the hospital’s excellence in medical education and patient care. Dr. Edmundo Exconde attributed…
HOUSE OF GOLD – Gloria Javien, 63, finds comfort and happiness in hanging tobacco leaves for drying from her house in Barangay Ammamperez in Villais town because these promise “golden’ return for her efforts. Unlike other farmers, a dangerous heat level is favorable to tobacco farmers. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) recently authorized Gov. Ramon Guico III to seal a partnership with the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) for the implementation of the Coconut Fertilization Project for CY 2024. The SP resolution on May 6 cited PCA’s implementation of the Coconut Planting and Replanting Project to revitalize the…
THE Department of Labor and Employment awarded P90,114,219 worth of livelihood assistance to 18,835 residents through its “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD)” during the simultaneous Labor Day Job Fair held in three venues, offering support and hope for disadvantaged or displaced workers in the province, including farmers, fisherfolks,…
THE newly-completed P30-million access road project along Barangay San Vicente project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Calasiao is seen to boost agriculture and tourism. Esperanza Tinaza, DPWH Region I information officer, said the access road is 1.5428 kilometers long and reinforced with a concreted pipe…
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