Rains benefit Pangasinan farmers, bangus growers

CALASIAO, Pangasinan– The rains that poured down in the past few days had  benefited about 80 percent of farmers here whose lands had  dried up for  many months and prices of bangus (milkfish) remain stable despite the heavy downpour in Dagupan City that left some barangays flooded for the past days.

Mayor Roy Macanlalay  said yesterday over Aksyon Radyo Dagupan that although there are some barangays that remain underwater up to now, like Nalsian, Pogo, Lasip, Mancup, Buenlag and Talibaew, rainwaters had   eased the worry of farmers here.

In Dagupan City, Emma Molina, the city agriculturist, told The STAR that prices of bangus remain at P77 to P78 per kilogram. The increase of P2 per kilogram is very insignificant, she said.