HOR BUDSGET SLAMMED AGRI Partylist Rep. Wilbert Lee has vowed to push for more funds for the Department of Agriculture (DA) when the 2025 national budget hearings reach the plenary, noting that the DA’s allocation was slashed at the committee level. He said government investments in irrigation and post-harvest…
OVERSUPPLY OF TOMATOES READY TO BE DUMPED — A vegetable vendor at the Malimgas Public Market in Dagupan City frantically sells his produce for P60/kilo or 60% lower than the P160/kilo of previous weeks. Vendors must sell or dump these within days. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
TWO major agricultural infrastructure projects are underway in San Fabian — a trading hub for crops and animal products, and commercial-scale pig farms that will be managed by the local government and cooperatives. The P7-million market, part of the government’s Kadiwa program, will get a P5 million counterpart fund from…
THE Department of Science and Technology distributed 15 Portasol, a portable and stackable grain thermal drying tray, to four farmer groups in San Jacinto town last August 14. The equipment, an alternative to the conventional method of drying crops like rice and monggo on pavement and along highways, minimizes crop spoilage due to mold,…
DAGUPAN BANGUS ON THE WAY — Workers unload newly-harvested Dagupan bangus direct from fishponds at the Magsaysay fish market belying rumors of shortage of the fish. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AYALA Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health), a wholly-owned subsidiary of diversified Ayala Corp., acquired a 49% share in St. Joseph Drug, a pharmacy chain with over 112 branches across Northern Luzon. In a statement released on August 6, AC Health confirmed that the investment for a significant minority stake in…
CONSOLIDATED jeepney operators in Pangasinan are eager to adopt the transport modernization program but are plagued by the high cost of China-made units. Bernard Tuliao, president of the One Pangasinan Transport Federation (OPTF) composed of some 2,500 traditional jeepneys and other public utility vehicles, said they continue to search for…
PLANTING SEASON – With the onset of the rainy season, rice farmers in Aguilar town are back to their rice fields with the prayer that the government will have a higher farm gate price to offer. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
AN ordinance, put forward by the Dagupan City Council’s majority bloc, that will slash the business permit fee by 50% for operators affected by the road elevation project covering major thoroughfares was approved and is now up for approval or veto by Mayor Belen Fernandez. The mayor hinted at a possible…
PREMIER Apple partner Power Mac Center (PMC) bolstered its presence in the Ilocos region, with the opening of its store in Robinsons Pangasinan last week. Its store at the Level 2, Robinsons Mall-Calasiao Pangasinan offered promos offering discounts from P3,500 to P21,000 for its line of products, Macbook Air, iPhone,…
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