NINETY-five fisherfolk and college students have completed the special program on the culture of Siganid (Malaga) under the ‘School on the Air’ program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) The graduates, who had their closing program last November 23 at the Hotel Consuelo in Lingayen town, include…
URDANETA CITY—The local government here has agreed to take in 20 tons out of the 200-ton daily garbage collection of Baguio City for disposal at the modern engineered sanitary landfill in Barangay Catablan here. Engr. Marjorie dela Cruz, head of the landfill, said the garbage from Baguio will be in…
MYDC GETS A FACELIFT–The P1.5 million renovation work on the Mangaldan Youth and Development Center is finally completed through funding from 4th District Representative Gina de Venecia’s priority development assistance fund. She is joined by Mangaldan Mayor Herminio Romero during the project’s inauguration recently. Back to Homepage
NEGROS ORIENTAL EXPERIENCE LINGAYEN—The provincial government is tapping the province of Negros Oriental for assistance in improving the implementation of the integrated taxation management system (iTAX). Under Resolution No. 1529-2012 , approved by Sangguniang Panlalawigan last week, the provincial board has granted Gov. Amado Espino Jr. the authority to enter…
BANI— A P345 million water impounding dam that will irrigate some 600 hectares of farmland will be inaugurated on December 7 in this western Pangasinan town. Mayor Marcelo Navarro Jr. said the inauguration, which will be attended by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala on behalf of President Benigno Aquino III, has…
BAGS TO “ENGAGE TO CHANGE”–Josie Dacanay, Treasurer of Pollution Control Association of the Philippines, Inc., presents the new set SM Eco Bag with a message of “Engage to Change” during the launching at SM City Rosales. Back to Homepage
THE SM Eco Bag 4th edition, with designs by young amateur artists, was launched recently and are now available in SM malls, including the SM City in Rosales. “With this year’s theme ‘engage to change’, SM Supermalls encourage every community to engage for an environmental movement and push for a…
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is predicting a shortage of milkfish supply from Dagupan in the coming holidays which may drive the price past the P150 a kilo level, or as high as P160 a kilo. BFAR experts said shortage will be exacerbated by the cold weather…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has underscored the importance of branding and called on Dagupan entrepreneurs to label their goods to protect their right of ownership to original products. In a seminar on Intellectual Property Law held in Dagupan last Tuesday, initiated by the Intellectual Property Organization (IPO)…
MANGATAREM—More than a hundred farmers from this town received agricultural books and vegetables seeds last week to improve productivity and enhance livelihood. Given out were the Kaalaman, Kakayahan, Kabuhayan set consisting of books on agriculture, including livestock, poultry and aquaculture.
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