FISH farmers and the general public are welcome to visit the newly-opened Aquaculture Business Center in Bonuan Binloc, operated by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC). Dr. Westly Rosario, NIFTDC chief, said the center is a venue for providing information on technologies that…
THE 6th Sari-Sari Store Fair is set at the CSI Stadia in Dagupan on October 18 to 21 with the aim of stimulating the growth of sari-sari stores in the countryside, the people’s nearest and most convenient source of consumer goods. Guest speaker during the opening program on Oct. 18…
SOME 50,000 bangus floated dead in a fishkill that affected two fishponds in separate barangays on Thursday, the City Agriculture Office reported. City Agriculturist Emma Molina said the fishkill first occurred in a two-hectare pond in Barangay Tambac following the occurrence of neap tide caused by the changing face of…
THE National Food Authority (NFA)-Western Pangasinan is now ready for a massive palay buying operation for the bumper rice harvest of farmers this harvest season. Aside from accepting deliveries at the five NFA buying stations around Pangasinan, the agency is also deploying trucks to pick up the produce of individual…
CALASIAO–The Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) plant has joined the Kapatiran-WISE-TAV program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The CCBPI plant in Pangasinan, along with those in Ilocos Norte and La Union, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DOLE-Regional Office I to seal their commitment to the program.
ALAMINOS Vice Mayor Cesar Manzano, a commercial pilot for nine years before he entered politics, said the airport project in his city will boost economic development. “Communities with airports have enjoyed progress,” Manzano said, citing the development in Pampanga as brought about mainly by investments and tourism drawn into the…
The Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund is set to open its new branch in Urdaneta City on October 24, the second in the province. The new office, located at the 3rd floor of the CB Mall in barangay Nancayasan, will service eastern Pangasinan clients, said Information Officer Huge…
AMELIA MANAS DAGUPEÑA Amelia Manas has revolutionized the barbershop in urban Philippines. And being a woman in a conventionally man’s domain has proven to be a plus point. “Being a woman in a man’s world was never a hindrance. As a woman with a work force and clientele consisting of…
LINGAYEN—The series of typhoons and monsoon rains last month hampered the National Food Authority (NFA) Western Pangasinan from meeting its procurement target for palay last month, but buying activities are now back on track. Dr. Beverlyn P. Peralta, NFA provincial manager, said the agency is confident to meet its targets…
DAGUPAN BANGUS BRANDING TAKING on the initiative of the city government, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has rallied fishpond operators to put a concerted effort in pursuing the speedy accreditation of the Dagupan Bangus as a distinct brand. At the 19th Fisheries Industry Forum for Stakeholders held…
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