PNA file photo MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The provincial government of Pangasinan is implementing a temporary ban on the entry of live swine and pork from the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, and Tarlac from August 18 to September 17 amid the threat of the African swine fever (ASF) virus. In Executive Order (EO) 0125 posted on Friday, Governor Ramon Guico III said the Department of Agriculture's (DA) updated zoning map and zoning status listed the three provinces as having active cases and under the red zone, or areas infected with ASF. "The DA Ilocos regional office recommended the crafting of executive orders and ordinances to regulate the movement of swine in the provinces," he said. Guico said the provincial veterinary officers have been directed to continue the order to inspect and man the quarantine checkpoints established to monitor the enforcement of the EO. "In addition, in order to ensure the safety of our constituents and our swine industry, all local chief ex
PNA file photo MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Pangasinan's provincial government is implementing a temporary ban on the entry of ducks into the province from July 12 to September 30 to safeguard its poultry industry and protect the general public from the ill effects of bird flu. In Executive Order 103 posted on Thursday, Governor Ramon Guico III said the reported incidents in neighboring provinces have prompted the provincial government to impose a temporary ban. "There were reported confirmed cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in the neighboring provinces, such as Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Benguet, Isabela, and other provinces, such as Laguna, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, and Maguindanao," he said. Guico deputized the provincial veterinarian quarantine officers to install quarantine checkpoints in all possible entry points of quail and duck shippers from all regions, among them the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway and other strategic road lines. "Farm owners
INVESTMENT. The Strategic Alliance Holdings Incorporated, a company based in Bayambang town, Pangasinan, and the US-based GR8 Seas Holdings Inc/GR8 Eco Solutions Corporation sign a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of a battery cell manufacturing plant in Pangasinan on Wednesday (June 29, 2022). The provincial government and the municipal government of Bayambang welcomed the project. (Screenshot from Province of Pangasinan's Facebook page) BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan - A $40-million battery manufacturing plant will soon be established in this town and is expected to provide livelihood and boost the town's economy. The Strategic Alliance Holdings Incorporated, a company based in this town, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with US-based GR8 Sea Holdings Inc/GR8 Eco Solutions Corporation for the establishment of a battery cell manufacturing plant. Based on the MOA obtained on Thursday, the two companies will put up commercial facilities on a five-hectare land for t