BINMALEY SHOWS WAY BINMALEY – Watch out Dagupan City. Now that this town is about to finally and fully rid itself of illegal fish pens, it feels confident it can soon reclaim its glory as the premier bangus (milkfish)-producing town in the province. More than 80 percent of the targeted…
Saving the tobacco industry By Eva C. Visperas FROM 22M kilos, it’s now down to only 2M of tobacco produced in Pangasinan I used to admire the sight of tobacco hung in the farmlands of San Jacinto on my way to Manaoag. Now, I can hardly see this produce. Time…
SAN FABIAN – Contrary to misimpressions that the town has gained control over the Philippine Tourism Authority facilities in the town, the municipal council clarified that the town mayor has not even been given authority to negotiate the transfer. This was revealed by Liga ng mga Barangay President Roland Villegas,…
THE Alaminos Farmers’ Information and Technology Services (FITS) Center capabilities to inform the farmers on the latest technologies in farming were boosted by a donation from the Ilocos Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (ILARRDEC). City Administrator Wilmer S. Panabang and city agriculturist Ernesto De Leon received two computers,…
Biskeg na Pangasinan strengthens its ranks By Eva C. Visperas They met. They chatted. They were all excited to see each other. They sat down to discuss important matters to reinforce their group’s clout. Yes, Biskeg na Pangasinan’s board of directors, once again gathered last Saturday night, officially…
STA. BARBARA – Some 2,000 hectares of rice lands in twenty-four towns in the province are found to be zinc-deficient which explains the 25-30 percent decline in annual yield. Provincial Agriculturist Jose Almedares said that a study made by the Bureau of Soil and Water Management revealed that the towns…
PRICES of commodities, including school supplies, have increased slightly, according to a monitoring conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry. The monitoring conducted May 25, only 11 days before the opening of classes on June 5, found out that the high price of raw materials and high cost of…
Department Department of Agriculture regional director Nestor Domenden said of red tide (paralytic shellfish poisoning) earlier detected in the two coastal towns has disappeared as confirmed by third successive tests. The lifting of the ban immediately triggered harvesting of tahong (mussels) and talaba (oysters) which abound in the two towns….
The ABS-CBN Kapamilya Jobs Fair simultaneously held last May 13, 2006 in key cities nationwide, saw thousands of job seekers trooping to the various sites. In Luzon alone, over ten thousand flocked in the jobs fair venues in Dagupan, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Naga and Legazpi and tried their chance…
“We are happy with the decision”. Thus said Baltazar Mendoza, former manager of the Philippine Phoenix Surety and Insurance, Inc. (PPSI), after he and three other former employees signed quit claim/release documents that finally wrote finish to their dispute with their former employer. Mendoza All four complained against the insurance…
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