A SELFIE WITH PALMA- A town employee takes a souvenir selfie in front of the unveiled monument of Jose Palma last December 11 at the town plaza in Bautista town. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
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DAGUPAN City as a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-registered zone will open employment opportunities to thousands of Dagupenos not only to capitalists investing their money in the city. This was assured by Wilson Manalo, vice chairman of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Council of Dagupan City, adding that as PEZA-registered Zone, more…
Dagupan as PEZA zone, boon to residents
BAUTISTA—Jose Palma, the composer of lyrics of the Philippine national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, has been honored with a monument and a marker in the town. Local officials headed by Mayor Amadeo Espino with Dr. Ludovico Badoy, executive director of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP); Bernadette David of…
Palma monument unveiled in Bautista town
THERE’S enough bangus (milkfish) supply in December despite the cold weather. This assurance came from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 director Nestor Domenden who confirmed that cold weather slows down their appetite to eat affecting their metabolism and growth. Domenden said bangus growers have anticipated the…
Enough bangus supply in cold December assured
HERE’S good news for jobseekers in the construction industry. The construction projects for the’ Build Build Build’ program of the Duterte administration are experiencing a shortage in manpower. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) District Engineer Rodoldo Dion said there is shortage of workers skilled in carpentry, masonry, machine…
DPWH needs more construction workers
BAGUIO’S ‘SUNDOT-KULANGOT’ LINGAYEN—By regularly producing Baguio City’s famous pasalubong, sundot kulangot, a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary in the town soon managed to own a house, has a daughter about to earn a college diploma, a college graduate and still sends two more kids to school. Celedonia Soriano, one of sundot-kulangot makers in Lingayen, attributed her…
4Ps beneficiary owns house, sends kids to school
THE cold weather this month of December (expected to last until January) brought about by the Siberian wind is causing not only persons but also the fish to shiver. Since the “ber” months started, there has been a sharp decline in the production of milkfish (bangus), the top aquacultural product in Dagupan and other coastal areas of…
Cold weather affects bangus production
DISMAL AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION ONE of the country’s experts on aquaculture and fisheries describes the current state of aquaculture industry in the country as “dismal” and warns of looming threats to food security in the country. Dr. Wilfredo Yap, who conceptualized the establishment of mariculture parks to boost fish production, told newsmen…
Malpractices, strict regulations threaten food security, say
STO. TOMAS—This town was presented the National Quality Corn Achievers Award (Municipal level) during the 13th National Corn Congress on Nov. 23 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City. The local government led by Mayor Timoteo Villar III received a plaque with P1-million prize for projects to further boost…
Sto. Tomas bags National Quality Corn Achievers Award
ROSALES—The Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (Sinag) said the culling of some 40,000 birds in a farm in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija last week should not alarm consumers about possibility of resurgence of bird-flu. Rosendo So, Sinag chairman, said Friday that Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol has already adopted measures to prevent spread…
