ROSALES—Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap told newsmen here on Wednesday that the National Food Authority (NFA) has no choice but to buy rice from farmers for the short term.
This is in view of the impending precarious rice situation not only in the Philippines but also in other parts of the world due to grains underproduction last year.
“NFA will have to continue buying rice. Walang choice ang NFA, if any one sells palay, this need to be bought,” said Yap, in an interview aster opening the 2008 Agricultural Exposition here.
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FOUR weeklies in Pangasinan came out with a scathing pooled editorial denouncing rampant operation of jueteng in Pangasinan and the Ilocos Region.
All four weeklies challenged newly assumed Police Regional Director Chief Superintendent Romeo Hilomen, who replaced Chief Superintendent Leopoldo Bataoil, to stop jueteng.
The pooled editorial entitled “Perpetuating jueteng”, appeared simultaneously in “The Sunday Punch”, “Pangasinan Star”, “Northern Journal” and “Weekly Guardian”, expressing their contempt and disdain over the rampant operations of the illegal numbers game in the area. Read the rest of this entry »
MALASIQUI—Rep. Rachel Arenas of the Third District of Pangasinan has appealed to the Department of Public Works and Highways to speed up the construction of the Calvo Bridge in Bayambang, for which the current delay has been drawing negative criticisms to her from constituents
A vital link from Bayambang town to Bautista, the Calvo Bridge underwent construction since the third quarter of last year but work has been sluggish.
Arenas was informed that the people are now getting impatient over the sluggish pace of construction of the Calvo Bridge.
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MALASIQUI—President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo brought cheers to some 10,000 people of the third district of Pangasinan, including Dagupan City, when she came to spearhead distribution of bundles of services from various government agencies.
Arriving here at 12 noon enroute to Baguio City, President Arroyo—accompanied by Governor Amado Espino Jr. and Pangasinan third district Rep. Rachel Arenas—launched the Day Care Food-For School Program that would soon be adopted nationwide.
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THE Fernandez city administration is deadset at regaining for Dagupan its old first class status, according to a list of programs released by the office of City Administrator Alvin Fernandez.
Fernandez, speaking for his father, Mayor Alipio Fernandez., said local revenues here must meet the requirement of a first-class city.
At present, Dagupan is a second class city just like San Carlos, Urdaneta, Alaminos and the other Ilocos Region cities. Read the rest of this entry »
MALASIQUI - Thousands of people from here and nearby towns cheered President Macapagal-Arroyo as she dropped by this town before going to Baguio City to attend the graduation ceremony at the Philippine Military Academy last Tuesday.
In her brief speech, she assured that more projects would come for the third district aside from the ongoing infrastructure projects like the bridge constructions in Calasiao, Bayambang and Sta. Barbara. She recognized the support for her by third district Rep. Rachel Arenas, a “strong ally” in Congress.
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SAN CARLOS CITY—A newly enacted ordinance here enforces a strict no smoking ban inside public utility vehicles.
Ordinance No. 07-08 authored by Councilor Samuel Millora imposes a fine of P200 to the violator and in place of fine, the offender will be forced to render community service for three days of eight hours each.
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union—Senator Francis Joseph “Chiz” G. Escudero was adopted son of La Union by virtue of a resolution enacted by the provincial board.
Resolution No. 009-2008 was presented to Escudero by Governor Manuel Ortega, Vice Governor Eulogio Clarence Martin de Guzman III and members of the provincial board on March 2 when the senator was the guest of honor and speaker during the 158th La Union Foundation Anniversary Celebration.
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ROSALES—Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has tagged Pangasinan as one big sleeping giant in agriculture.
Yap, speaking during the opening of an eight-day Agricultural Exposition 2008 in barangay Carmen East, Rosales, said although Pangasinan is the biggest province in Region 1, it lags far behind in the production of rice, corn and vegetables over the years.
Pangasinan is not only the biggest province in the Ilocos Region but is also the biggest in the entire country and yet it is not producing much in rice, corn and vegetables unlike other provinces, Yap noted. Read the rest of this entry »
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