SHELLFISH from the coastal waters of Western Pangasinan are safe to consume. In its September 8 Shellfish Bulletin No. 21, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said mariculture areas in Infanta, coastal waters of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos, Sual, and Wawa, Bani in Pangasinan, including mariculture areas in Rosario,…
ICONIC PANTRANCO BUS — A reproduction of a unit of the Pantranco (Pangasinan Transportation Company), the biggest passenger company that served Pangasinenses commuting to various towns and other provinces since 1925 to 1970s, is featured in one of the 11 galleries of the Banaan Pangasinan Provincial Museum inside the historic Casa Real Building. (Punchphoto…
CLOSE MONITORING AT MAGSAYSAY MARKET ORDERED THE discovery of 400 kilos of bangus in rotting stage at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City at past 12 a.m. on Saturday, spurred the City Agriculture Office (CAO) to tighten its security at all entry points to the city’s markets. Personnel of…
MINIMUM RICE PRICE? – The pricing of the stall of the rice retailer in a public market in Pangasinan appears to be the common strategy adopted by many in all public markets, the minimum/maximum selling price is P45, not P41 (as mandated by E.O.39). It appears the maximum price cap rule dictated by…
PLANNED SUBSIDY NOT ENOUGH MOST, if not all, rice retailers in Pangasinan were resisting to comply with the price cap set under an executive order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. because of considerable daily losses. This was gathered when personnel of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) started listing names…
THE rice retailers at the Mangaldan Public Market opted to close their stalls on September 5 during the first day of the implementation of the rice price cap set in an executive order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The move was made to protest over the implementation of the Executive…
FOURTEEN towns and cities earlier classified as ‘Red zones’ for African Swine Fever (ASF) have been upgraded to ‘Pink zones”, after these were confirmed to have had no more cases detected in their areas. This was the recent report from the National ASF Prevention and Control Program (NASFPCP) based on…
SOON PRICE CAP ON TOMATOES? – Households in the habit of buying fresh vegetables every other day were recently surprised by their suki vegetable vendors when told that their P120 can no longer buy them a kilo of tomatoes. Try P160! (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE average Juan dela Cruz in Pangasinan can only sigh in frustration as tomato was already being sold for P160 per kilo, from the usual P120 per kilo in markets. The price was confirmed by the prevailing retail prices of agricultural and fishery products released by the Department of Agriculture…
THE development of Bolinao town as a major tourist destination in Pangasinan is expected to get a boost after Gov. Ramon Guico III announced a plan to build an airport in the town is already in the drawing board. He announced the plan to make Bolinao more accessible during the…
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