WHAT TYPHOON? — A farmer decides to till his farm lot over the advice of industry experts to defer the planting season till after the typhoon season to avoid losses from expected monsoon rains. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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BANGUS growers may have to struggle with little profit, after Dagupan bangus, locally known as ‘betel’, dropped prices big time this June. This, after the Dagupan City Agriculture Office recorded a spike in supply of harvested ‘betel’. Prices dropped to P110 to P 125 per kilo, depending on its size…
‘Betel’ price drops big time due to abundance
FAVORITE DAILY MEAL IN THE CITY – For P130, one can have a choice of “Inihaw na Bangus /Hito” along Galvan Street in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FAVORITE DAILY MEAL IN THE CITY
LINGAYEN – World Bank (WB) executives met with the Alcala Onion Growers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (AOGMPC) and the provincial government officials on June 6, 2019, held at the Alcala Training Center to assess the progress of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). “Kung atin pong aalalahanin, inumpisahan po ni dating Gobernador…
World Bank visits Alcala onion farmers
BALUNGAO–Aside from its Hilltop Adventures, this town boasts of having the most number of small water impounding projects (SWIP) that not only provide the irrigation that famers need but boosts reforestation efforts and tourism as well. Mayor Philipp Peralta said the latest SWIP was built in a more than three-hectare…
Balungao’s small water impounding projects help farmers, tourism
MANGOES GALORE -– Mango lovers are taking advantage of the lower selling prices in Dagupan City because of unusual abundant supply. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MANGOES GALORE
MORE lands in Dagupan have been reclassified from agricultural to commercial/residential in ordinances passed on June 3 by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). These include the 12,975 square of total land property owned by Spouses Romeo Lim and Desiree Tan Lim, including the 2,196 square meter property owned by the First…
More agri lands reclassified as commercial
SUMMER DELIGHTS – Roadside vendors along the zigzag road in Sual town tempt motorists with theirkasoy nuts, duhat and kamatsile. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SUMMER DELIGHTS
LINGAYEN—The groundbreaking for the P50-million Limahong Tourist Center was finally done on June 6 in Barangay Pangapisan Norte here and the construction is expected to start as soon as possible since funding is available. Edita Manuel, district engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 2nd Pangasinan Engineering…
Construction of Limahong Tourist Center to start soon
BEFORE THE RAIN — A salt bed worker in Dasol takes advantage of the summer sun and harvests early ahead of forecasted rain. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
