THE provincial government will start operating and manage the rice processing complex (RPC) in Sta. Barbara town that had ceased operation for seven years. The turnover was made official through the signing of the memorandum of agreement signed by Gov. Amado Espino III and the Department of Agriculture Secretary William…
TO ease the burden suffered by hog raisers on account of the African Swine Fever, the San Carlos City government provided them with free-range chicken and roosters. During the distribution on Monday, May 31, each beneficiary received 15 free-range chicken and three roosters after which a free lecture seminar on…
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) inaugurated Friday the Garlic Tissue Culture and Virus Indexing Laboratories in Sta. Barbara town. Implemented through the University of the Philippines Los Banos Foundation, Inc. and with funding support from the Bureau of Plant Industry, Pangasinan Research Center in Sta. Barbara town was selected as a…
PORK SUPPLY CRISIS THE efficacy of the first clinical trial of the vaccine known to control African Swine Fever (ASF) in some affected areas will be known in two months. This was bared by Agriculture Secretary William Dar on May 28 when he visited Sta. Barbara town for the inauguration…
TEN Small Water Impounding Projects (SWIPs) in Balungao town are expected to benefit the town’s 618 farmers . The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO1) said P162.6-million worth of SWIPs will be turned over to farmers’ cooperatives and associations in eight barangays of Balungao: Angayan Sur, Esmeralda, Kita-Kita, Mabini,…
TO BOOST AGRICULTURE – Agriculture Secretary William Dar is joined by Gov. Amado Espino III (left) and 4th District Rep. Christopher de Venecia in viewing the brand new farm machines that arrived for the ceremonial distribution of agricultural inputs and farm machineries to farmers’ groups in Sta. Barbara last Friday. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
TORNADO HITS ASINGAN MORE than P1-million worth of agricultural crops and houses made of light materials were damaged when a tornado hit four barangays in Asingan on May 23. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. Affected were Barangays Carosucan Norte, Calepaan, Toboy and Macalong. The town’s Public Information Office said ampalaya and…
A GROUP of 10 vendors in the island municipality of Anda helps preserve local culinary heritage of binongey making. In April 2021, the 10 vendors from Barangay Sablig won in a binongey-cooking competition in the 16th Binongey Festival. They took home cash prizes and other incentives but these could not…
TO MAXIMIZE IRRIGATION SYSTEM THE Provincial Agriculture Office (PGO) has advised farmers to start sowing palay seeds not earlier than the second week of June this year. Assistant provincial agriculturist Nestor Batalla said farmers can start planting their palay seeds next month to coincide with the release of irrigation water…
THE deadline for submission of application for the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) 2021 Foreign Service Officer examinations has been extended. Anna Bautista, information officer designate of the DFA Consular Office in Calasiao, said the DFA-Board of Foreign Service Examinations will continue to accept applications till June 10, 2021. The qualifying test…
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