UNDER A DE VENECIA WATCH THE municipality of San Jacinto, had officially joined the roster of first class towns in the Philippines, by virtue of the Department of Finance Order No. 074-2024 that reclassified it from a third class to a first class municipality. Impressed by this unprecedented development, Rep. Toff…
FARMER’S FULL HOUSE — A farmer hangs tobacco leaves for drying by the window of her house in Barangay Amamperez in Villasis town. Summer sun is the tobacco farmers’ favorite. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE unexpected heavy rains amid the hot weather have caused major setbacks for local salt farmers in Dasol town. In an interview with Edwin Tolete, president of the Dasol Saltmakers Association, he explained that the combination of excessive heat and sudden downpours have made it difficult to harvest salt efficiently….
THE Rosales Agricultural Trading Center, located along Barangay Tomana East, was officially inaugurated on March 25, with two Cabinet secretaries leading the ceremony. Initiated by Abono Partylist Representative Robert Raymund Estrella III, the construction of the P60-million center in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to support farmers in…
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia trumpeted the creative economy’s 8.7% growth in 2024, up to P1.94 trillion last year from P1.78 trillion in 2023 as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). De Venecia, principal author of R.A. 11904 which mandates the promotion and development of the country’s creative…
BUCAS CENTER IN MAPANDAN – Access to essential medical services have been made available to residents after the BUCAS center was inaugurated last week by (L-R) DOH Usec. Glenn Baggao, 3rd District Rep. Rachel Arenas and Region Medical Center chief Joseph Mejia. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
FOR DELAYS IN PALAY PURCHASE FARMERS in eastern Pangasinan denounced the National Food Authority’s (NFA) protocol that leaves them waiting for days or even weeks before they can bring their palay to sell to the agency. Abe Belena, president of the San Quintin Irrigators Association, said the Authority to Deliver (ATD)…
THE ‘Tara, Basa!’ tutoring Program was officially launched on March 18 at the Pangasinan State University (PSU)-Lingayen campus, led by Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco who played a pivotal role in bringing the initiative to the capital town. The event also marked the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)…
TECHNICAL experts from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Fisheries Office 1—Fisheries Inspection and Quarantine Unit (FIQU) recently conducted a walk-through inspection of the newly established Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) Fish Processing Facility in Lingayen. The inspection of the facility situated on a 2,000-square meter lot designed…
BANGUS (milkfish) was in short supply at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan due to the cold temperature at night over the past few months, prompting an increase in prices of the city’s most popular product. As of Monday, March 17, prices for small milkfish ranged from P120 to P140…
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