AS the province braces for the typhoon season, the Pangasinan provincial government reminded local government units anew that frontline disaster preparedness and response activities should be a priority concern at the barangay level. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) continues to stress this and urged its barangay counterparts…
LINGAYEN—The two power plants operating in Pangasinan have agreed to pay their real property taxes for the next two years in advance at a rate mutually acceptable to the generation companies and the provincial government. The TSC and SRPC have offered to pay their real property taxes for 2015 and…
ROSALES– For the first time in 15 years, farmers in Pangasinan are encouraged to plant garlic anew through the initiative of the Samahan ng Industriya at Agrikultura (SINAG), a multi-sectoral agricultural alliance with the help of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Engr. Rosendo So, SINAG chairman, told local newsmen on…
ENDANGERED TREE SPECIES—-The 4-hectare arboretum of former DENR secretary Victor Ramos in Barangay Rizal, Natividad boasts of 200 species of indigenous trees found in the Philippines including endangered tree species. The site presents a good study for Pangasinanes to better appreciate the need to preserve and protect the environment. (Punchphoto by Willie…
SUCCESSFUL BFAR EXPERIMENT HERE’S good news for local bangus growers. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here announced another breakthrough in its experiment. A significant increase in the growth rate of bangus, producing bigger sizes, from 300 to 500 grams, have been noted from using plant-based feeds and…
DAGUPAN CITY—First the bad news. Rice prices have soared. Now the good news – farmers are earning an all-time high for their palay! The data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistic show that the buying price in April 2014 for palay reached P25 per kilogram, a P9 increase from last year’s average selling…
NFA ASSURES SUFFICIENT SUPPLY INSTEAD of rice, Pangasinenses should learn to consume other food staples to help attain the country’s goal to become self-sufficient in rice. “We encourage the consumption of alternatives, so we can decrease our consumption of rice,” said Dalisay Moya, officer-in-charge at the Office of the Provincial…
CHEAPER QUALITY RICE—-Residents form long queues every day in front of accredited outlets of the National Food Authority at the Malimgas market in Dagupan City for a chance to buy rice at P32 a kilogram, cheaper by P10 than the prevailing price of commercial rice. In some days, some residents…
ROSALES—Neglect of the local farming sector, coupled with the presence of smugglers, unscrupulous traders, and pro-import lobbyists are to blame for the recent price surge of basic agricultural commodities. Multi-agri industry alliance Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) made this assertion in an emailed statement.
DAGUPAN CITY—The plan of the Dagupan City government to promote Dagupan Bangus in both domestic and international markets gets a much needed boost from the national government. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has released P800,000 to support Dagupan’s Best Products P-Trace (Philippine Traceability for Revitalized Competitiveness Enhancement) project…
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