LINGAYEN–A total of 154,197 families in Pangasinan still need homes of their own, according to Alvin Bigay, chief of the Provincial Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Office (PHUDCO). Bigay told the Talakayan sa Kapitolyo on Tuesday that this housing backlog is what the provincial government, with the help of various government…
“PORK SAFE TO EAT” MANGALDAN— The town’s residents and visitors feasted on more than 50 lechon in front of the public market last Friday, Oct. 4, courtesy of the municipal government in a bid to send the message that the African Swine Fever does not affect humans. In an interview…
THE Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 1, will soon conduct the Fisheries Scholarship Program (FSP)-Nationwide Recruitment Examination for members of Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples. The competitive scholarship examination is for students who are willing to pursue a four-year BS Fisheries Course starting…
STA. MARIA– The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed farm machineries and equipment worth P5 million to 15 agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs). Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Ma. Anna Francisco said the distribution activity was made under the Climate Resiliency Farm Productivity Support (CRFPS) program and the Agrarian Reform…
EIGHTEEN graduates of the 15-day Mobile Skills Training Program (MSTP) on tile setting and masonry at Sta. Maria town are now assured of employment. In their graduation ceremony held September 30, the graduates led by Michael Agpaoa, thanked Governor Amado I. Espino III for bringing the training project in their…
GOODBYE BILAO, HELLO MOTOR – Gone are the days when vegetable vendors walked around communities holding bilaos filled with assorted vegetables. The young vendor moves around in her motorbike in Dagupan’s Bonuan District. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
IMPORTED MEAT, ASF CARRIER THE chairman of Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG) is pushing for strict implementation of a 100 percent inspection of imported processed meat at the port of entry in the country to prevent the spread of African Swine Flu (ASF). Rosendo So said, “Quarantine first because that’s…
TWENTY-seven jobseekers were hired on the spot from a pool of 118 registered applicants during the Tourism Jobs Fair held on September 25 at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center. The Tourism Jobs Fair was a joint project endeavor of the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office and Pangasinan Public…
STA. MARIA– The regional Department of Agrarian Reform the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 1 (Ilocos Region) PHP5.076 million worth of farm machinery and equipment for the benefit of some 2,5 farmers in Pangasinan last Friday. Leandro Caymo, DAR-1 director, said that the recipients were both agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs)…
LINGAYEN — The Pangasinan Provincial Agriculture Office has recorded over PHP63.7 million losses in agriculture caused by the onslaught of the southwest monsoon (habagat) as of Sept. 13. In a report to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), provincial agriculturist Dalisay Moya said affected by the southwest…
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