News & Updates from Pangasinan
Startup ecosystem, innovation programs, and founder stories from Pangasinan.
Pangasinan Brought 11 MSMEs to the Biggest Food Exhibition in the Philippines. Two of Them Are Already Ready for Export.
The Province of Pangasinan, led by Governor Ramon Guico III and supported by DTI Pangasinan, participated for the third consecutive time in IFEX Philippines 2026 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City from May 21 to 23, bringing 11 MSMEs to a global food audience, with some already exporting to Europe, Australia, and Canada, and two now positioned for additional international market entry.
Eight Startups Just Entered the DOST-PSU Aligwas TBI. Cohort 2.0 of the ASENSO Incubation Program Has Officially Begun
The DOST-PSU Aligwas Technology Business Incubator formally launched the ASENSO Incubation Program Cohort 2.0, welcoming eight startup incubatees into a structured programme covering innovation ecosystem orientation, incubation roadmap planning, and master classes on sustainable food systems and pitching for selection.
One Pangasinan Farm Cut Its Monthly Electricity Bill From ₱135,000 to ₱13,500. Eight Others Are Telling the Same Story.
DOST Ilocos Region's SETUP programme has helped nine Pangasinan MSMEs — from poultry farms to a printing press — slash energy costs by as much as 90% through solar technology adoption. The numbers are no longer a pilot result. They are a proven model.
High School Students From Alaminos City Built a Low-Cost Alzheimer's Detection Method. The World Noticed First. Then the Nation Did.
Team EDAD of Alaminos City National High School brought home 2nd Place and the Sibol Award at NICE 2026 — capping a research journey that had already represented the Philippines at Regeneron ISEF 2025 in Ohio, USA.
PSU and DOST Inaugurate the ASIN Center in Pangasinan — A ₱93 Million Bet on Reviving the Philippine Salt Industry
The Accelerating Salt Research and Innovation Center, inaugurated on February 17 at PSU's Binmaley Campus, is the most significant institutional investment in the country's salt sector in recent memory — and Northern Luzon universities are at the center of it.
Dagupan Hosts Region I's 2026 Science and Technology Week — and Launches Pangasinan's First Innovation Hub in the Process
The three-day Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week at CSI Stadia brought national DOST leadership to Dagupan City on February 16–18, capped by the inauguration of an iHUB at Universidad de Dagupan