ALAMINOS CITY–Not banking solely on its booming tourism industry, courtesy of the Hundred Islands National Park, the city is harnessing its bamboo resources as another source of livelihood for the community. The city government recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) for the adoption…
TRADE EXPO AND PHOTO EXHIBIT—Governor Amado Espino Jr. (right) and Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Anthony Golez (left) cut the ribbon to formally open the photo exhibit on the “Super Region: North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle” in Lingayen on April 25 at the 1st Pangasinan Tourism and Trade Expo, one of the highlights…
STA.BARBARA–Barangay Leet here, a self-sufficient agrarian reform community, will soon receive P20 million worth of post-harvest facility for corn from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Albertini de Guzman, municipal administrator, said the project will include a warehouse and equipment for processing the corn harvest in this town where more than…
ROSALES–SM will just be the beginning. Rosales Mayor Ricardo Revita believes that the branch of Shoe Mart Inc. (SM) expected to open here on or before December this year, will prove to be a “strong magnetic force” that will attract other investors and help develop the town’s economy. “With the…
URDANETA CITY–Is the carabao, the national animal considered as the farmers’ best friend, under threat of extinction? Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. of this city, site of the biggest cattle market in the country, believes so and has called on the national government to undertake measures for the preservation of the…
ALAMINOS CITY—Visitor arrivals in the Hundred Islands National Park shot up by 40%, from 11,514 to 16,084, same period last year, according to records from the City Tourism Office. Mayor Hernani Braganza said the increase in tourists, both foreign and domestic, is a testament that Hundred Islands remains the top…
MAPANDAN— Information and computer technology has won another advocate in Mapandan town. To boost the town’s development, Mayor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim announced that the municipal government system will be completely computerized to perk up services to the people. He said the use of the technology will hasten the planning of…
ANGEL OF THE GULF—This twin hull vessel, docked at the Sual Port, offers a new way of touring around the Lingayen Gulf, sailing through the Hundred Islands in Alaminos City and the Cabalitian Island in Sual for a day of swimming, hiking and spelunking. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez)
Farmers in the 4th District received 112 ( 5 hp.) water pumps from the National Irrigation Administration, courtesy of the Priority Development Assistance Fund of 4th District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. The release of the water pumps, costing P70,000 each, will boost agricultural production in the district since one…
SUAL–Now there’s a new way to explore the Lingayen Gulf. The “Angel of the Gulf”, a twin hull or Catamaran type of boat that can accommodate up to 30 people, has been launched by a private operator for foreign and domestic tourists. It is programmed to sail from the Sual…
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