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BAGONG DIRECTOR NG SAN PABLO CITY WATER DISTRICT

SPCWD DIRECTOR AMANTE – Nasa larawan si G. Eleuterio Amante ng Barangay San Juan, San Pablo City, habang nanunumpa sa katungkulan kay Mayor Vicente B. Amante bilang bagong talagang director ng San Pablo City Water District. (7LPC/Sandy Belarmino)

JELLYFISHES HAVE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

Enjoy Science Compiled by Ruben E. Taningco Jellyfishes, which according to Prof. Rodrigo A. Camacho of the Biodeversity Center for Research and Conservation of Palawan State University in Puerto Princesa, is regarded as pests by the fishermen because it clogged their nets and fish corals, was observed that it have economic, medicinal, and ecological importance. Prof. Camacho added that based on his research, Jellyfish which is known among the Coyunon and Tagbanua in Palawan as “labong-labong,” is called “dikya” by the Tagalog, and “salabay” in Ilongo and Cebuano. And readers would probably recall that “dikya” was once blamed as culprit that caused a series of brownout in Central Luzon. In the study made by Camacho, it was noted that processed jellyfish harvested at Malampaya Sound are being exported to Hong Kong, and seven coastal barangays are being benefited by this industry of gathering and processing jellyfish. At present, Prof. Rodrigo A. Cama

MAGTANIM TAYO NG PUNO

TANING KO Ni Ruben E. Taningco Bagama’t pagpapatanim ng mga puno ay hindi opisyal na gampanin ng isang mambabatas, sapagka’t ito ay pananagutan ng sangay ng tagapagpaganap, ay kapuri-puri ang pagsasakit ni Congresswoman Ma. Evita R. Aragon na makipagtulungan sa Department of Agriculture sa pagpapatupad ng malawakang palatuntunan ng pagtatanim ng mga punong namumunga, tulad ng rambutan, mangga, tsiko, langka, at iba pang orchard plant na ang naaaning bunga ay mataas ang halaga sa pamilihan. Ang pamamahagi ng mga pananim ay sa tulong ng mga sangguniang barangay sa kanyang distrito, sa pasubaling may gagabay sa magtatanim na may kamalayan sa tamang pagtatanim ng puno, at pangangasiwa sa pataniman upang makatiyak na ang ipinamamahaging mga puno ay pakikinabangan pagdating ng takdang panahon. Kami ay naniniwala na ang palatuntunang ito ay isang palatuntunang unti-unting magtatayo ng bantayog para kay Congresswoman Ivy Arago sa puso ng mga mamamayan ng kanyang distr