DESPITE the ongoing culling operations in Barangay Apalen in Bayambang and implementation of the 1-7-10 protocol, the demand for pork by households in Dagupan City is slowly returning to normal. This was noted by Dr. Michael Maramba, City Veterinarian who said the city consumed 90 heads a day before the…
LINGAYEN —The provincial government eased not on its announced total ban of hogs being transported from other provinces but transporting of hogs from other towns or cities in the province not affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) are allowed provided necessary documents are presented. The traders should present veterinary health…
BAYAMBANG—After visiting the CS First Green’s engineered bamboo factory in this town last Wednesday, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu vowed to increase bamboo seedling planting under the National Greening Program (NGP) from 20 percent to 40-45 percent due to the grass’ high survival rate and…
URDANETA CITY– The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) led the cleaning of several slaughterhouses in the province in weeklong observance (October 14 to 18) of the 26th Meat Safety Consciousness Week. Dr. Cherrie Ann Javier, senior meat control officer of NMIS, said Oplan Linis was piloted in the Lingayen slaughterhouse…
AS part of its promotion of green practices, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) continues to educate consumers and business establishments on how to reduce their carbon emissions to mitigate the possible great impact of climate change due to global warming. Natalia Dalaten, office-in-charge provincial director of DTI-Pangasinan, advised…
BUSINESS AS USUAL — Vegetables vendors along Nueva Street sell their goods beside fire trucks unmindful of the firefighters doing mop-up operations of the fire in the afternoon on Thursday that gutted several stalls. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SMALL businessmen and thousands of ordinary folks took advantage of the many deals and discounts offered at the the four-day CSI 13th Sari-sari Store Fair that ends today Oct. 20 at the CSI Stadia in Barangay Lucao in Dagupan City. Former Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez led officials of top…
OLD RELIABLE PALAY DRYER – Farmers are finding it easier to stay under the high noon sun for hours to dry their palay than to sell their produce to the National Food Authority because of documentation requirements. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SAN QUINTIN—Some 300,000 farmers in Pangasinan have appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to order the National Food Authority (NFA) to temporarily waive or relax its cumbersome requirements before they could sell their newly harvested palay, otherwise they will be forced to sell their crops to private traders buying from P9…
THE title is the window of a law or ordinance, thus the need to make it precise, direct and not prone to different interpretations. This was the gist of the request of Dagupan City Councilor Michael Fernandez to Councilors Marcelino Fernandez and Jose Netu Tamayo as sponsors of a proposed ordinance…
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