Cesar S.Ramirez

Mr.Kenneth Lee(3rd from left), and Kimberly Lee(3rd from right), tour director & executive producer and president, respctively, of the Art Box Entertainment, with some of their performers during a press briefing last Friday(13 march) at a hotel in Dagupan City to promote the Pangasinan leg of the EuroXtreme Circus to be held in Urdaneta City from March 18 to April 26,2026. The Urdaneta leg is part of the EuroXtreme Circus' Philippine Tour. The world-class entertainment had successful tours in various parts of the country.TEXT AND PHOTOS BY CESAR S. RAMIREZ

The Accelerating Salt Research and Innovation(ASIN) Center, the country’s first-ever research and development center on salt, was formally inaugurated on last February 17 at the Pangasinan State University(PSU) campus in Binmaley, Pangasinan. Science and technology secretary Renato Solidum and Dr.Elbert Galas, PSU president, led in the inauguration of the said building which was established by theDOST’ Niche Centers in the Regions for Research and Development(NICER) Program. The DOST funded the project with P93-M and a counterpart of P22-M from the PSU. The center serves as a strategic center for salt-related research and development, with the goal of achieving national salt self-sufficiency, modernizing traditional production systems, and promoting climate resilient sustainable practices. The program is implemented in collaboration with
Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU), and President Ramon Magsaysay State University(PRMSU), along with key government agencies and industry stakeholders.TEXT AND PHOTOS BY CESAR S.RAMIREZ