CLASSES SUSPENDED – Tapuac Road in Dagupan City where six schools are located is one of the areas easily flooded each time the city experiences heavy downpour during Habagat, resulting immediately in suspension of all classes. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)

LINGAYEN—Hog traders from outside Pangasinan have appealed to Governor Amado Espino III to relax his executive order implementing a temporary total ban on the entry of all live swine/pigs into Pangasinan including cargoes with complete documents to pass through en route to La Union and Baguio to deliver hogs. This…

LINGAYEN—The provincial government is seriously considering the suggestion of Agriculture Sec. William Dar to assist farmers affected by the rice traders’ manipulation of farmgate palay prices who shifted to importing or buying imported rice. This was bared by Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya who said Governor Amado Espino  III met with…

A CALL for unity was aired among hog raisers during an emergency meeting to stakeholders in the swine industry. Dr. Reynante de la Cruz of Unahco Feeds Inc, called on all hog raisers in Pangasinan to unite together in fighting ASF as this is is a highly transmissible and highly…

LINGAYEN– The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) decried the government’s loan assistance program for farmers in the face of unprecedented losses caused by rice traders’ manipulation prompted by the Rice Tariffcation Law.  He said government subsidy not another loan program will help farmers. Danilo Ramos, KMP chairman, said loan programs…

THE Dagupan City Market and Anti-Hawking Divisions launched a campaign to rid the city market of tampered weighing scales that resulted initially in the confiscation of 30 weighing scales from vendors in the Magsaysay Fish Market. Michael Hernando, head of the Anti-Hawking Division, said the recurring complaints from consumers received…

DAGUPAN City is preparing plans to construct its own slaughterhouse, which the Lim administration believes will contribute to the city’s growing economy. In his statement during the Department of Agriculture’s consultative meeting on swine disease emergency preparedness, Mayor Brian Lim revealed the city will be operating its own slaughterhouse in…

FROM P27 TO P7 PER KILO LINGAYEN– Rice farmers are beginning to feel dejected as they rile over the unprecedented drop in palay (rice grain) price because of the Rice Tariffication Law. Ernesto Pamuceno, president of the Pangasinan Irrigators Association Federation, said farmers already stand to lose from the current…

A solar energy plant is set to rise in Barangay Erfe, Sta. Barbara capable of generating 20 megawatts of electric power for the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp). Randy Castillan, Decorp spokesman, said the power plant is set to be constructed by a private company and the power supply agreement between…

SOME 126 farmer groups and beneficiaries in Pangasinan recently received P621-million worth of farm machineries from the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Sec. William D. Dar led the turnover of 76 units of 4WD tractor, 31 combine harvesters, 64 hand tractors, 4 units riding types, 4 units of walk behind, 15…