Mango harvest in Dasol, Pangasinan.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (left) holds a basket of newly-harvested mangoes, at a 409-hectare Dasoland adventure park, in Dasol, Pangasinan. Boasting of 7,500 mango trees, Dasoland was recently accredited by the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry as a mango nursery operator and source of quality mango seedlings for propagation. During his visit, on March 7, 2013, the DA chief said Dasoland — owned by the family of Menardo
Jimenez, former president and CEO of GMA media network — will be included in the list agri-tourism sites that the DA will endorse to Filipino and foreign visitors. Joining him (from left) are Mrs. Carolina Jimenez of Dasoland, DA high value crops development program Director Jennifer Remoquillo, and DA Ilocos Regional Director Valentino Perdido. (Photo by Kathrino Resurreccion, DA Information Service)