MORE RAIN PLEASE! — Farmers in Mangatarem hurriedly plant palay after rains fell on their rainfed rice farm. (Contributed by Art Valenzuela)
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TO COUNTER EL NINO LINGAYEN–The agriculture sector in Pangasinan welcomed the monsoon rains intensified by Typhoon “Falcon” as timely because it’s planting season. This was conveyed by Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya during the “Talakayan sa Kapitolyo” program on July 16 as she pointed out that to date, only 87,000 hectares or 47…
Many farmers pray for more typhoons
LINGAYEN–Gov. Amado Espino III has ordered a localized suspension of classes policy on July 18, a day after 16 towns suspended classes in all levels, 15 others from pre-school to high school and four others for pre-school due to light to moderate rains spurred by the intensified southwest monsoon when…
Gov. Espino orders localized schools suspension
SAN Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB) expects to operates its first brewery in Pangasinan in two years after the ceremonial groundbreaking rites held in Barangays Bolasi and Mabilao in San Fabian. In explaining the new expansion plan, SMB President Roberto N. Huang said the demand for “our San Miguel products in…
San Miguel starts construction of San Fabian brewery
UNKNOWN to many, the voice of an eight-year-old girl behind twin panda characters (Peggi and Pandora) in the popular British pre-school animated series Peppa Pig is from Alaminos City. Chelsy Orfinada, born in London and the only child of her parents, Tots Orfinada and Karen Jane Pajarillo-Orfinada, recently made a…
Hundred Islands gets a boost from 8-year-old Londoner
SUNSET AFTER A RAINY DAY – Photographer-hobbyist Art G. Valenzula captures the sunset at its best time as daylight fades on visitors at the Tondaligan Park in Dagupan City (Contributed)
SUNSET AFTER A RAINY DAY
DENGVAXIA SCARE STILL ON LINGAYEN–Measles cases in Pangasinan ballooned to unprecedented 637 percent at 1,298 with nine deaths from January 1 to July 8 this year, compared to only 176 cases with one death for the same period last year. This was reported by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) that…
Measles cases up 637 %, dengue cases down 31%
FIRST on the agenda of the new Lim administration is to address what it sees as the worsening garbage and waste disposal in the city. This, according to Mayor Brian Lim, will be the focus of his discussion when he makes the rounds of all the barangays in the city…
Mayor Lim set to close open dumpsite
LINGAYEN—The vice governor here has urged his colleagues in the 10th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board) of Pangasinan and the leadership of the province to revisit the laws and policies that would ease the burden of doing business here as its major agenda. “At a time when our fellow Pangasinenses are…
VG Lambino: Let’s ease burden of doing business
AFTER 11 YEARS OF CHALLENGES MALASIQUI —It took 28-year old Ben John Canonigo Lazo 11 years to earn a college degree at the University of Pangasinan, and he did it in style – he finished second highest in the recent Architect Licensure Examination held on June this year.CA= Lazo told…
