WHY NOTHING ABOUT AGRI? THE chairman of the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) expressed dismay over President Benigno Aquino III’s omission of agricultural concerns in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) speech last week. Engr. Rosendo So said he could not but feel that the President did not…

SAN FERNANDO CITY–The economy in the region posted a decelerated growth of 5.7 percent in 2014 from 6.8 per cent in 2013 due to the slower growth of the industry and services sectors. This was bared by Socrates L. Ramores, interim regional director of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The services…

ALAMINOS CITY– This city, known for its Hundred Islands, is set to develop its integrated coastal management plan to help in the protection and conservation of the its abundant biodiversity. This was disclosed by officer-in-charge at the city environment and natural resources office, Narciso Aragon, after a workshop on Integrated…

MONSOON RAINS AFTERMATH PANGASINAN suffered minimal damages in agriculture as a result of the floods on account of the two successive typhoons and the prolonged monsoon rains. In fact, the rains were a boon not bane to rice farmers. There were 233 hectares of newly planted rice estimated at P2.5…

LAOAC DAIRY FARM LAOAC—Four more former workers of the Laoac Dairy Farm came forward to confirm that they left because they were not paid the salaries due them since 2012. According to the news release issued by the Save the Pangasinan Movement (SPM), the four, who asked not to be…

NOT only humans are stressed when it rains incessantly but the fish, too. Dr. Westly Rosario, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) center chief, said the stress to the fish is caused mainly by the sudden change of salinity because they could not easily adjust. He said when they…

TO help communities cope with the treatment of common ailments during the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) has recommend the use of traditional medicines and alternative complementary medicines that are of quality, safe and effective. This was underscored by the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care…

PANGASINAN SOON PH CORN SEED CAPITAL ROSALES–Senator Cynthia Villar hailed the establishment of the US $10 million (P450 million) corn seed processing plant of India’s Prasad Seeds Philippines here and said it will help establish “Pangasinan as the corn seed capital of the country and the Philippines as corn seed hub…

MANGATAREM— After the establishment of a ‘fragrant’ livelihood through its ilang-ilang (cananga odorata) nursery, the town is looking forward to a ‘healthy’ future with the recent establishment of its malunggay (moringa) nursery. Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, in his recent visit to the malunggay nursery located in Barangay Bueno last…

LINGAYEN– The provincial board here on Monday (July 13) approved provincial ordinance 26-2015 providing for the policies and fees of the carotid duplex scan (CDS) procedure at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH). The rules are 1) CDS will be performed at the Heart Station of the PPH by a vascular…