ONION FARMS UNDER SIEGE BAYAMBANG—Bayambang becomes the second town in Pangasinan after Bautista that declared a state of calamity due to the onslaught of armyworms, locally called by farmers as “harabas”. At least P500 million worth of onion plants were already reported destroyed by the pest. Bayambang was placed under…

STA. BARBARA–Some 500 hectares of onion plantations in five towns were affected by the onslaught of armyworms, locally known as “harabas”. “I hope this will not worsen further,” said Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya who admitted that armyworms exacted heavy tolls on traditional onion farms in Bautista, Bayambang, Umingan, Malasiqui and Alcala. Moya said there…

THE Dagupan City police dismissed as fake news a report circulated in social media on the alleged abduction or kidnapping of minors in the city and in other towns and cities that unduly created alarm and panic among city residents, especially parents concerned about the safety of their children. P/Supt….

STA. BARBARA—Farmers have been advised to embrace technology, mechanization, and credits backed by financial literacy if they want to improve their yields and profits. This was what Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the senate committee on agriculture, imparted to farmers at the opening of the nine-day 2018 Umaani Expo organized…

TAYUG—There was only one sunflower maze that started a sunflower craze in the region, today there are three sunflower mazes in this town that will rock the visitors in Luzon. The mazes that were opened to the public on March 12 and will last until May 31, were developed by…