EXCEPT MANGALDAN LINGAYEN—Local government units (LGUs) in the province, except for Mangaldan, have been remiss in their mandate to regularly calibrate the pumps of gasoline stations in their respective areas, according to an official of the Department of Energy (DOE). Director Zenaida Monsada of the DOE’s oil industry management bureau…
A SKILLS Management Course for gasoline station operators in Pangasinan was organized by the Department of Energy (DOE) last September 26-28 in Lingayen, an offshoot of the Multi-Sectoral Advocacy for the Downstream Oil Industry held in August in Dagupan City. Director Zenaida Monsada of the DOE-Oil Industry Management Bureau said…
ALCALA—Rice farmers here have, for the last three years, been the beneficiaries of the Agro Eco System Analysis (AESA) program, which is aimed at informing farmers on the sustainability of new farming technologies and making choices for better harvest. AESA, being promoted by PhilAgri Corporation with help from the Department of…
THE expanded SM Rosales Transport Terminal, which will be operational 24/7, will open on October 2. Located along the McArthur Highway in Rosales town, the new three-storey terminal will serve not just as a loading and unloading point, but will be a full-service depot for various transport groups, including buses,…
IT is safe to eat seashells gathered from the coastal waters of western Pangasinan, particularly from the aquaculture towns of Bolinao, Anda and Wawa, Bani as well as Alaminos City, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1. In its latest advisory dated September 14, BFAR…
LINGAYEN–A P50-million three-storey administration building will soon be built at the Pangasinan State University (PSU) main campus located here in the capital town using internally-sourced funding. At the groundbreaking ceremony last Tuesday, PSU President Victoriano Estira said the building will house the administration offices including those of the university president…
CHEMICAL-FREE PESTICIDE—Making pesticides out of common plants is one of the new tricks learned by farmers in the recent Season-Long Training of Trainers of Farmer Field School on Integrated Pest Management for Lowland Vegetable Production, and Farmer Livestock School on Integrated Goat Management held in Manaoag recently. Viewing some of…
WITH a gross capacity of only five tons per day, the Seafood Processing Plant built by the Korean government for Dagupan City is not designed for commercial operation, said a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) executive. Dr. Westly Rosario, designated interim manager of the plant in addition to…
FOR more than two decades now, every year come September to December, an agamang war rages in the waters of Barangay Pugaro in Dagupan City. Acknowledged as the top producer of high-value fish like lapu-lapu and talakitok, Pugaro is also known to be the “birthing station” of Acetes, a genus…
THE Dagupan City veterinary office has been ordered by the office of the city mayor to continuously conduct rigid meat inspections in the market and monitor proper meat handling among vendors. Mayor Benjamin Lim issued the directive after 400 kilos of imported meat were seized from five vendors in Malimgas…
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