BAYAMBANG’S PRAYER PARK –The 50.23 meters high statue of Saint Vincent Ferrer stands in the middle of the site of the Prayer Park in Barangay Bani in Bayambang town. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
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More bangus eggs spawned during hot season
WHILE Dagupeõs worry about the supply of bangus during the onset of El Niño, the contrary is actually happening. More bangus eggs are being spawned during the intense summer heat at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) center in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City. Dr. Westly Rosario, center chief of the BFAR here […]
200 exhibitors join P’sinan Tourism and Trade Expo
VISITORS to the 12th Pangasinan Tourism and Trade Expo at the Capitol beachfront in Lingayen will experience a one-of a kind one-stop shop, what with the 200 exhibitors offering a wide-array of consumer products and services to choose from. Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) chief Malu Elduayan said the expo not only showcases […]
Two trade shows return to Mindanao this summer
RECOGNIZING Davao City’s robust prospects at the earlier stages of its evolution, Worldbex Services International is happy to announce the highly-anticipated return of its back-to-back trade shows, the Philippine Building and Construction Expo Davao or PHILBEX Davao and the Travel and Tourism Expo Davao or TLEX Davao next month, May. The 5th PHILBEX Davao returns […]
MECHANIZED HARVESTING
MECHANIZED HARVESTING — Farmers in Barangay Barraca in Villasis town try the mechanized rice harvester for a change. (Punchphoto by Willlie Lomibao)
No fish pen policy in effect in Bolinao
BOLINAO—The local government here has started to implement its no fish pen policy after the last bangus harvest is completed in each of the existing fish pens. Mayor Arnold Celeste said he recently signed a memorandum of agreement with fish pen operators, with the municipality of Anda, that once harvest is done in the fish […]
Jeepney drivers avail of ‘Tsuper Iskolar’ program
LINGAYEN – The“Tsuper Iskolar” a scholarship program for jeepney drivers, was formally launched here in a ceremony presided by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA)Director General Isidro Lapeña at the Sison Auditorium on April 4. Gov. Amado Espino III joined Tugade and Lapeña during the launching attended by 900 […]
Pantawid Ani for distressed farmers – Imee
BAYAMBANG–If Filipino indigent families have their Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) the adoption of Pantawid Ani to help farmers, especially those affected by the El Niño phenomenon or by flooding was suggested by locos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos. “When a farmer is affected and loses his crops, there must be financial aid for him from […]
PARAWS FOR TOURISM
PARAWS FOR TOURISM – Fifty-two fishermen show up in their colorful paraws for the Paraw Festival organized by the Alaminos City government held every every year at the Hundred Islands National Park. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
Paraw parade and race attract more tourists
ALAMINOS CITY—Paraw of different colors and sizes paraded and raced in a competition at the coastal waters of the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here Thursday to cap the almost two-week long city’s foundation anniversary celebration dubbed as Paraw Festival. Miguel Sison, city tourism officer, said 52 participants classified into two categories, the small and […]