FOR SALES PROMOTION ACTIVITIES THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan reminded business establishments in the province conducting sales promotions to secure permits from the agency to avoid being questioned by the buying public. Natalia Dalaten, OIC-provincial director of DTI-Pangasinan, said business establishments should secure their DTI permit…
IT is illegal for stores to give candies in lieu of giving customers their correct change for monies paid. This was the warning issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Pangasinan to business establishments who do not comply with Republic Act 10909 or the No Shortchanging Act of 2016. …
TOBACCO FARMER’S HELPER –- A young daughter of a tobacco farmer in Villasis town sorts and strings newly harvested tobacco leaves while her father protests the planned increase in cigarette taxes. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN–The Confederation of Irrigators Association of Pangasinan has asked the government to give farmers higher subsidy to be more competitive with Asian farmers whose cheaper rice are now flooding the Philippine markets due to open importation. Ernesto Pamuceno of Sta. Barbara town, president of the confederation, said they asked the government, through the…
LINGAYEN—Most farmers in Pangasinan have already adopted a new rice planting calendar starting this year. Reason? Climate change! Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya said farmers are either delaying or advancing their planting schedules in order to save their crops from devastation during the rain/flood season. Moya said the move could minimize…
URDANETA CITY– Pilmico, the food subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, held an Agri and Livelihood Expo at the Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Center in this city last Saturday, May 18 to promote sustainable livelihood through backyard farming. Victoria Altiche, corporate communications associate of Pilmico Foods Corporation, said the expo…
SUMMER’S CATCH — A woman arranges fish to dry under the sun in barangay Pantal in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
BANI–Water melon farmers here have asked the municipal government to intervene over reports that traders are conniving to pull down the farm gate prices of their product, resulting in reduced income for them. Romy Manalo, chairman of the Municipal Agriculture and Fisheries Council (MAFC) of Bani, said farmers already brought…
THERE THEY GO — Residents of San Isidro Norte of Binmaley watch two fishermen race for glory during their barangay fiesta. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ARCINUE DEFEATED IN SUAL SUAL–Environmentalists here hailed the defeat of the Arcinue political family that ruled Sual for 15 years, and expressed hope that that their proposal for the establishment of the second coal-fired power plant here will finally be junked. Lisaldo Calugay PDP-LABAN), a retired police sergeant and mayoralty…
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