ONE million to 1.2 metric tons of rice were harvested in Pangasinan rice land during last rice harvest that ended in December. According to Dalisay Moya, provincial agriculturist, the recent bountiful rice harvest enabled the province to remain the biggest rice producer in Region 1 and the third biggest in…
THE Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program of the Department of Agriculture launched in Pangasinan on December 23 benefited 500 farmers from Mangatarem town affected by the low price of palay on account of the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, along with Governor Amado Espino…
THE bangus industry is doing relatively okay except for one aspect: it still imports 70 percent of fry it needs remains from Indonesia. This was view expressed by Alex Soriano, chairman of the Philippine Milkfish Group (PhilMIG) whose company operates fish cages in the coastal areas in Pangasinan. Soriano said…
BRIDES IN DIFFERENT MOODS– The future brides do their own thing while waiting for the mass wedding ceremonies in Dagupan City last Friday, December 20, to start: the first dotes baby daughter with the father, second takes the chance to make a call, third is bored while fourth has animated talk…
FARMERS in Sual town will soon begin to reap the benefits from the rehabilitation of the Logolog Dammade possible by the Adopt-A-River program of TeaM Sual Corporation (TSC) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in 2014, via the Logolog River Slope Protection program in Sitio Logolog, Barangay Pangascasan. TSC,…
BUS terminals in towns and cities have been crowded with more arrivals for the holiday season after bus companies fielded more to accommodate passengers on vacation returning to their hometowns. Nash Talipasan, LTFRB-1 Regional Director, said special permits have been granted by the agency to bus companies plyng Pangasinan routes….
THE Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office I ((DOLE-RO1) has released P240,000 in total livelihood assistance to 12 rebel returnees in Sitio Surod, Barangay Barlo in Mabini town. The DOLE Kabuhayan Program consists of farming tools and materials to help the returnees become effective agri-preneurs. “Our aim is to reintegrate…
THE Provincial Environment and Natural Resource Office (PENRO) in Pangasinan is eyeing massive planting of bamboo next year for environmental protection and flood mitigation. Raymundo Gayo, PENRO head, said there were no planting of seedlings in new sites this year, only maintenance and protection continue. “To ensure higher survival, we…
PREPARING FOR 2019 FIESTA — This year’s Dagupan City Fiesta Hermana Mayor, Councilor Dada Reyna, meets with heads of different fiesta committees to discuss details of plans and events from December 15 to 30, 2019. This year’s theme is “Our City, Our Shared Responsibility.” (DagupanPIO)
BANGUS growers should not fret if their fish are not growing as expected during the month of December. Nestor Domenden, regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said bangus does not eat much during cold weather and advised bangus growers to observe proper timing for feeding to…
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