DAGUPAN City has been chosen as the field testing site for a solar-powered aerator designed in Japan that could cut the power cost of fishpond farmers. Similar trials will also be undertaken in the western part of Pangasinan, either in Sual or Bolinao, next year. The project is sponsored by…

DAGUPAN, with help from the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, is set to rationalize a clustered allocation of specific fishing structures in the city’s rivers. The plan is part of the local government’s management strategy for the city’s natural resources…

LINGAYEN—A new palay insect that started to destroy rice harvests in the eastern part of Pangasinan was immediately checked, leaving just minimal damage. Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya said the black bugs were carried by the wind from neighboring Nueva Ecija, also a major rice-producing province. The bugs were initially discovered…

LINGAYEN—More than 100 Pangasinenses were hired on the spot during the November 14 jobs fair hosted by the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO). PESO Manager Alex Ferrer said House Technology Industries Pte. Ltd, (HTI), which is in need of 1,000 workers for immediate employment, recruited 100 applicants while Makati Finance…

NURSES and caregivers in the province who want to work in Japan can avail of free Nihonggo language lessons being offered by the Nippon Skilled Volunteers Association, a Japan-based organization, in cooperation with the Advocates for Better Life-Pangasinan. The eight-month training will start on the first week of December 2013…

AS demand for its services continue to increase, the Dagupan Seafood Processing Plant (DSPP) is training more workers for its planned 24/7 operations. Dr. Westly Rosario, interim plant manager, said they will train 100 potential fish deboners and processors from the ranks of unemployed households in Barangay Bonuan Binloc where…

FOOD from nature, locally known as lablab, is one of the fundamental ingredients why Dagupan bangus has always been known to be the tastiest variety in the world. Over the years, commercial breeding in fishponds around the city has grown alongside the increasing demand and the need for more efficient…

COMPLIANT TO BPLS SYSTEM ALCALA–Small and medium-scale entrepreneurs, even big-time investors, can now expect easier business permit processing in this town after its installing a Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the lead implementing…

LINGAYEN–The provincial government’s corn production program will soon be implemented in 21 towns, a major expansion from only three towns previously. The ratified memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed by Gov. Amado Espino Jr. on the program was approved last week by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), paving the way for the…

DAGUPAN bangus (milkfish), known to be the tastiest variety in the coutnry, is fetching higher prices as it traditionally does in the cooler months of November to February. From the usual P75-P90 per kilo, the market price for bangus is now at P95 to P100. “We know that during these…