Talk of Pangasinan tourism and the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in Alaminos City instantly comes to mind.

After all, the Hundred Islands is this province’s premier tourist attraction - a diverse ecosystem of overgrown corals that compose the 123 islands and islets and where the sand, sea and sun work together to bring about a variety of beautiful flora and fauna and a relaxing ambience.

Every year, the 1,844-hectare HINP attracts thousands of visitors and picnickers who want to enjoy this wonderful gift of nature. But each year, too, the threats to its ecological beauty become real that, unless the authorities strengthen their resolve to protect and conserve it, this country’s first national park may just go to seed. Read more

Those who raise fish or animals are always concerned about food conversion rate (or ratio). According to a friend who raises bangus (milkfish), food conversion rate simply means this: If you give this much feeds to the fish you are culturing, you will produce this much kilos of fish in a certain number of days. (Sorry, I forgot the ratio, got to find my notebook where I wrote it then blog it later). Read more