LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is installing a 174-kilometer transmission line from Candelaria town in Zambales to Sual town in Pangasinan.
Three persons died and 31 others were injured when a dump truck rolled over and went down a hillside in Sitio Mapita in Barangay Laoag in Aguilar town on Thursday.
HANG-OUT. The Daang Katutubo Coffee Shop in Aguilar town, Pangasinan draws tourists. It plans to become a self-sustaining cafe. (Photo by Hilda Austria) AGUILAR, Pangasinan - Wake up to a view of the sky and mountain ranges, sipping a cup of brewed coffee, hot or iced, and feasting on fresh vegetables and fruits at the Daang Katutubo coffee shop in Sitio Mapita, Barangay Laoag in this town. The coffee shop, which has become a tourist attraction since it opened to the public in 2021, is owned by a family of former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Qatar. Junely Cortez, the owner of the cafe who is also overseeing its operations, said they are aiming to make the place fully self-sustaining. "We are targeting that someday in the near future, all of our vegetables, fruits, and even the fish and meat will come from our own farm," Cortez said. He said some of the vegetables and fruits they use as ingredients for their dishes come from their farm. "We plant vegetables and f
Aboitiz taps Chinese-Filipino EPC solar project contractors By Myrna M. Velasco Aboitiz Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of listed firm Aboitiz Power Corporation, has tapped Chinese firm SUMEC Complete Equipment and Engineering Co., Ltd. (SUMEC Engineering) and Filipino firm Hansei Corporation as eng