EARLY MORNING FRESH CATCH – Residents and fish traders wait for the fishermen to finish sorting their catch using beach seine (kalukor) at the Lingayen Gulf. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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IN Alaminos City, it’s “Bawal na ang Plastic” ordinance regulating the use of plastic bags and polystyrene foam is already being enforced. This is embodied under Ordinance No. 2021-09 which also prescribes penalties for violators. The ordinance covers all retail and business establishments, including restaurants, hotels, lodging houses, fast foods…
Plastic bags, styrofoam banned in Alaminos
GOV. Ramon Guico III issued two separate executive orders extending the temporary total ban of live swine and poultry products from all cities and municipalities declared under red zone from July 1 to September 30. The measure was contained under Executive Order Nos. 0058 and 0059 signed by the governor…
Temporary total ban for swine, poultry products from red zones extended
MORE PROCESSORS NEEDED IN PANGASINAN THE Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), revealed that while the demand for cacao in Region 1 continues to grow, the cacao industry’s production is very low, unable to meet the local demand. This information…
Demand for cacao is growing
FEW GARLIC FARMERS IN PANGASINAN THE production of native garlic in Pangasinan remains low, enabling traders to flood local markets with imported garlic from Taiwan. Because of its scarcity and low supply, the price of native garlic remains high at P320 per kilo compared to Taiwan’s garlic at P120 ….
Native garlic sells at P320; Taiwan garlic, P120.
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) Rice price expected to increase due to El Niño HOUSEHOLDS in Dagupan City have reason to be apprehensive over an expected huge price increase of rice in weeks ahead because of the adverse impact El Niño on agriculture. Rice traders are predicting the price…
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WAY TO BEAT EL NIÑO – A farmer hurriedly plants palay during a rainy day before the impact of El Niño is felt in his area. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
WAY TO BEAT EL NIÑO
PUBLIC markets in Pangasinan are currently experiencing an oversupply of eggs, two months after the PUNCH reported a shortage in egg supplies due to erratic weather conditions. This resulted in egg prices going down by one peso. In Mangaldan town, small eggs were sold at P5 each, while large sized-eggs…
Cheaper eggs due to oversupply
CUSTOMERS of the Dagupan City Electric Corporation (DECORP) will have something to be happy about this month of July. Atty. Randy Castilan, spokesperson for DECORP, said customers will see a decrease in their monthly billing because residential customers with 100kWh average consumption will be billed P11.3865/kwh or P0.044/kWh lower. Castilan…
Lower DECORP electric billing this July
HERE are the latest developments on power transmission program in the country that will affect Pangasinan. NGCP (National Grid Corporation of the Phils.), the power transmission provider in the country, had expressed support for the energy sector’s move towards green energy or alternative renewable sources of power through its Transmission…
