FOR DELAYS IN PALAY PURCHASE FARMERS in eastern Pangasinan denounced the National Food Authority’s (NFA) protocol that leaves them waiting for days or even weeks before they can bring their palay to sell to the agency. Abe Belena, president of the San Quintin Irrigators Association, said the Authority to Deliver (ATD)…
THE ‘Tara, Basa!’ tutoring Program was officially launched on March 18 at the Pangasinan State University (PSU)-Lingayen campus, led by Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco who played a pivotal role in bringing the initiative to the capital town. The event also marked the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)…
TECHNICAL experts from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Fisheries Office 1—Fisheries Inspection and Quarantine Unit (FIQU) recently conducted a walk-through inspection of the newly established Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) Fish Processing Facility in Lingayen. The inspection of the facility situated on a 2,000-square meter lot designed…
BANGUS (milkfish) was in short supply at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan due to the cold temperature at night over the past few months, prompting an increase in prices of the city’s most popular product. As of Monday, March 17, prices for small milkfish ranged from P120 to P140…
SCAVENGERS WARNED – The Dagupan City government posts the signboard that warns scavengers to stay away from the dumpsite that is undergoing clearing operations. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
GOV. Ramon Guico III hailed the province’s Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH) for 2024, saying that “transparency, integrity and accountability in financial management is the hallmark of excellence in local governance.” In receiving the seal, the governor acknowledged the role of Vice Gov. Mark Lambino and all provincial executives…
A community hospital will soon be built in Alcala, with an estimated construction cost of P200 million, to serve the town’s residents as well as neighboring areas. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan approved a resolution on March 10, 2025, authorizing Gov. Ramon Guico III to sign a deed of…
SOME 60 farmers from Infanta wrapped up their training program on modern corn farming techniques while reducing pesticide use, boosting crop yield on March 11, 2025. The program, implemented by the Municipal Agriculture Office, was the season-long Farmers’ Field School (FFS) on Corn Production and Management under the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Training Institute–Regional…
GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III recently led the groundbreaking for a hemodialysis center at the Bayambang District Hospital (BDH) compound and the launch of new equipment, including a 32-slice CT-scan, ultrasound machine, and stationary and portable X-ray machines. “The Bayambang District Hospital is one of the more blessed hospitals because you…
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