THE first solar farms to be put up in Pangasinan will soon be a reality following a meeting last June 16 between officials of Sun Asia and the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp). Jojo Liwag, retail service manager of the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp), said Sun Asia will build the solar farm which will…

LINGAYEN– With the mild El Niño being experienced in the country, the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has already lined up possible interventions in case the rains do not come as expected this month. Dr. Valentino Perdido, officer-in-charge at the DA Region 1, said last week that cloud…

LINGAYEN—There has been a steady increase in the number of tourist arrivals in Pangasinan over the years. Thus was reported by Maria Luisa Elduayan, who was confirmed head of the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO), to the members of the provincial board last week. According to Elduayan, a…

NOW A SELF-SUPPORTING VENTURE THE financial hemorrhaging of the Malimgas Public Market is finally over. Its monthly revenues are finally able to cover the amortization of the Dagupan City government’s loan secured by the Lim administration in year 2000. City Market Superintendent Aguedo Sta. Maria said occupancy at the market…

FATHERS in this world are normally protective of their children and this appears to be a natural trait of one particular species of tilapia now being bred in the country – the male Tilapia Gloria – and shows how! The female Tilapia Gloria’s duty and responsibility is mainly to produce…

CALASIAO—There is enough rice to feed families in the region throughout the year. National Food Authority (NFA) Regional Director Carlito Co said last week that there are more than one million bags of rice in its inventory and there will be enough even during the lean months. The agency’s importation…

TERRITORIAL DISPUTE WITH CHINA THE Philippines’ territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea has far more serious implications on its sovereign security now that Filipino fishermen, many of whom are from Pangasinan, are prevented from fishing in the area. Food security of Filipinos are now threatened by the…

SAN CARLOS CITY- The city government is set to revive and promote its claim as the source of the sweetest mangoes in the world after it received a P2 million grant from the Department of Trade & Industry for the procurement of equipment to be used for the processing of…

SUAL – If one has to learn how fish cages are produced and managed, the best lessons can be learned in this town, which is deemed to have the best fish cages and mariculture practices in the country. Glicerio “Serge” Legaspi, senior aquaculturist of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources…

SONY Philippines launched its 4k and Full HD TVs in Dagupan City in its Sony showroom at CSI the City Mall in Dagupan last week. The launching was attended by Nobuyoshi Otake, president and managing director of Sony Philippines, who said with this latest 4K and Full HD line up of TVs with…