THE Aboitiz Power Corp (APC) is set to invest P34-billion for the generation of almost 1,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from wind and solar energy in seven towns in Pangasinan. Cris Faelnar, senior vice president for operations and maintenance of Aboitiz Power Corp., presented the proposed project to the provincial board initially to be constructed […]
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SCENIC VIEW FROM THE TOP
SCENIC VIEW FROM THE TOP — A group of riders take a breather to enjoy the grand view offered by Daang Kalikasan from Barangay Laoag in Aguilar town. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
Unfinished Daang Kalikasan road attracts tourists
THE Daang Kalikasan national road, the 54-kilometer road in Barangay Muelang in the town of Mangatarem, is fast becoming the province’s new tourist destination. While the road is still not officially open, increasing number of motorists arriving in the area already prompted the Mangatarem Police to deploy a detail to set up a police assistance […]
LTO opens Dagupan satellite office
APPLICANTS for issuance and renewal of student permits and driver’s licenses need not worry anymore, as a satellite office here has been opened to cater solely for them. The new satellite office Dagupan City District Office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), located at the BHF Family Plaza in Barangay Mayombo, began processing applications for […]
Plastic ban in Bani starts March 1
BANI town will be the first local government in Pangasinan that will begin enforcing the ban of single-used plastics. The implementation of the selective plastic ban on March 1 has been authorized by Municipal Ordinance No.05 series of 2018 “that prohibits, regulates and prescribes uses of plastic for goods and commodities and promote the use […]
4th Pangasinan UMAANI Expo, March 17-21
PREPARATIONS are underway for the staging of the 4th Pangasinan UMAANI Expo, the largest and grandest gathering of agriculture and fishery industry stakeholders, on March 17-21 at the Provincial Agriculture Center (PAC) in Tebag, Sta. Barbara. Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya has convened the members of the committees and technical working groups of the Umaani Expo […]
AGUILAR-MANGATAREM WINDING ROAD
AGUILAR-MANGATAREM WINDING ROAD — The connection of Daang Katutubo in Aguilar town to Daaang Kalikasan in Mangatarem town will soon be realized once a bridge is constructed to cross Bayaoas river in Aguilar. The winding road, an alternate route from Pangasinan to Zambales, will offer a scenic view of Aguilar and Pangasinan lowland. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
No pork scare despite new ASF cases
WHILE new cases of African swine fever (ASF) have affected two towns in Pangasinan, it has not resulted in pork scare among the consumers. This was the observation Rosendo So, chairman of Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG), an indication that people have learned that ASF is not transmitted from hogs to humans. He said the […]
Pork shortage feared due to ASF
THE local hog industry fears the shortage of pork supply in April if the spread of the African Swine Fever is not contained in the province soon. According to Engr. Rosendo So, chairman of the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG), there will be a shortage of pork supply throughout Luzon as the ASF virus […]
MAN VS FOWL FOR FISH
MAN VS FOWL FOR FISH – Residents in Binmaley try to beat the migrant birds for their free share of the bangus from whatever is left in the pond after the fishpond owner completed his harvest. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)