Balungao Pangasinan Philippines

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines – This super lola (grandma) is still strong and healthy at age 102 – and even has sharp memory. She can still add numbers as well as sing the popular Pangasinense love song Malinac Lay Labi (Calm is the Night). When The STAR visited her at her residence in Barangay Naguelguel here yesterday, Bai Ebay, as lola ... Read More »

Dagupan City (24 September) — Agriculturists in Pangasinan have encouraged planting of mangroves as these provide both aesthetic and ecological benefits. Supervising aquaculturist Zeny Ugaban of the office of the provincial agriculturist said mangroves not only beautify surroundings but also prevent siltation. Ugaban said mangroves serve as breeding ground of fishes. “Yung mga dahon ng mangroves ay nagsisilbing pagkain ng ... Read More »

HON. JOSE G. PERALTA, JR Municipal Mayor HON. PHILIPP G. PERALTA Municipal Vice Mayor Presiding Officer HON. BEATRIZ D. LIGUERO Chairman Committee on Public Works & Highways, Infrastructure, Transportation and Communications HON. CROMWELL OLIVER M. HERNANDEZ Chairman, Committee on Appropriations HON. ELADIO V. VILLANUEVA, SR Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Cooperatives HON. MARIO U. PANDE Chairman, Committee on ... Read More »

Sto. Tomas, Pangasinan (20 March) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is expected to visit Pangasinan next week with the entire Cabinet in tow. The tentative schedules include that a media interview with the President on March 24 at the Sto. Tomas municipal hall, to be ollowed by a Cabinet meeting. A press briefing by Press Secretary Cerge Remonde will follow. The ... Read More »

Lingayen (16 March) — The Pangasinan Pistay Dayat (sea festival) this year offers a complete summer spectacle here for children, teenager and adults, according to organizers. The Lingayen beachfront, which was already cleared with sand dunes and sea grass, will be the venue of most of the events. The weeklong celebration, from April 25 to May 2, will kick off ... Read More »

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, March 15 (PNA) — The province of Pangasinan is now the number one tourist destination in Region 1 based on a survey conducted recently by the Department of Tourism (DOT). The survey showed the province under the leadership of Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. posted a record 41.47 percent tourist arrivals as compared to Ilocos Norte, the former ... Read More »

Goat raising requires low capital but increases farm income. Farmers in Pangasinan's Balungao town proved that they can earn more in goat raising using technologies acquired during a six-month training on effective goat management initiated by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, International Livestock Research Institute, and International Fund for Agricultural Development. The three ... Read More »

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  REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN MUNICIPALITY OF BALUNGAO -oOo-   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN   EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 30TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF BALUNGAO, PANGASINAN, HELD AT THE SESSION HALL ON THE 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 2008.     PRESENT:        Vice Mayor Philipp G. Peralta, Presiding Officer ... Read More »

  Upgraded distributed to project recipients of goat production project of the municipality form the CDF of Hon. Mario Aguja Palayamanan Model farm at Barangay San Joaquin joined project of LGU Balungao and PhilRice Distribution of Certified Seeds and BIO-N to farmer beneficiaries to increase production and income.   Fencing of the project site for goat model farm of the ... Read More »