NOT DUE TO RICE TARIFFICATION ACT LINGAYEN–Agriculture Secretary William Dar slammed critics of the Rice Tariffication Law who blame it for the unexpected drop in farmgate prices of palay across the country. He maintained that what caused the big drop in the price of palay was influenced by free market forces aggravated by the manipulation by big traders and…

TRADERS WITH PERMITS LINGAYEN—All cargo loaded with hogs bound for towns and cities to adjacent provinces will already be allowed to pass through police and provincial veterinarian checkpoints. The new policy was implemented after Agriculture Secretary William Dar had a consultation meeting with Gov. Amado Espino III and announced the…

THE Provincial Veterinary Office has confirmed that Pangasinan remains free of the African Swine flu. Dr. Jovito Tabarejos, assistant provincial veterinarian, said Pangasinan has not been affected by swine flu as evidenced by continuing monitoring of the piggery and backyard industry in the province. The provincial government also revised its…

PROPONENTS of the ban on Bulacan bangus, as well as those against it, clashed anew during the continuation of the joint committees’ public hearing on a proposed ordinance in the Sangguniang Panlungsod seeking to authorize the accreditation of two or more exclusive Dagupan bangus dealers/consignacion in the city. Noting the woes aired by…

THE peace and order situation in the province is well under control. The assurance was made by Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) Director P/Colonel Redrico Maranan during a meeting with Provincial Peace and Order Council last week, despite lack of personnel force currently at 2,492 or 1:1,248 ratio based on…

TWO Chinese nationals and five others were arrested after authorities raided a carton factory in Villasis town for allegedly printing counterfeit BIR stamps and cigarette labels. The joint raiding team composed of Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB), Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Villasis government raided the…

THE number of rape cases in Pangasinan though lower than last year still made the province with the second highest incidents across the country. This fact was reported by P/Col. Redrico Maranan, police provincial director, to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan last Monday. “Pangasinan ranked second place once more with the highest…

BACKDOOR ENTRY POINTS USED LINGAYEN— The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian and the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office intercepted the entry of 244 hogs, at least 43 of which attempted to enter through the backdoors of Pangasinan skipping established checkpoints. The cargo trucks were ordered to return to their respective points…

TO STOP SMUGGLING ATTEMPTS AFTER foiling a series of attempts by hog raisers from other provinces to skip established checkpoints in main entry points to Pangasinan, the Police Provincial Police Office (PPPO) has implemented a three-ring quarantine checkpoints operation to ensure that no trucks loaded with hogs sourced from outside…