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hakz2007

January 25th, 2010, 09:23 AM

Pangasinan guv bares start of construction of P1-B Sual Port (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=254867)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 25 (PNA) -— Construction of the billion peso Sual Port, one of the mega projects committed to Pangasinan by President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo, is set to start in the next few weeks, Governor Amado Espino, Jr. revealed.

In his State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Wednesday in front of the provincial capitol, Espino said Phase 1 of the Sual Port Development Project, with a contract amount of P80.65 million, was awarded by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) last December 1, 2009 to a winning bidder.

The project was awarded to the Golden Ridge Construction which, reports said, is now mobilizing workers and equipment to the project site.

Designed to accommodate domestic and international commercial vessels, the project is a long awaited development project in Pangasinan to boost up the province's economic opportunities.

Espino relentlessly pushed for the project so Pangasinan, already the biggest and most populous province in Region I and perhaps in the entire country, can attain its dream to advance to greater economic heights.

The project will be constructed within the natural cove of Sual, already being used by international sea-going vessels as a shelter during strong storms in the south China sea.

The governor earlier lamented that despite its size and population, Pangasinan is lagging behind other smaller cities in terms of development because it has no port to speak of.

Phase 1 of the project includes the construction of a rock causeway, including rock bulkhead, fill materials, RC curb stairlanding, Zocalo wall, retaining wall and drainage system and the construction of a 12 meter by 12 meter Ro-ro (Roll on-Roll Off) Ramp.

This project is expected to be completed within 365 days or one year.

Espino said Phase II involves the construction of an RC pier, and Phase III will be devoted to the reclamation of a 123-hectare port zone, and construction of an RC Wharf.

Cost of the project will be initially shared by the Department of Transportation and Communication and PPA which committed P100 million each, Pangasinan Provincial Government which will contribute P200 million and the Sual municipal government, P100 million.

The governor said that once in place, the Sual Port Project will pave the way for the full-blown development of the mineral and other potential export industries in Pangasinan, and will certainly attract more industries and related activities to locate in the province.

At the same time, Espino said he has been meeting with three groups of Korean investors willing to establish a retirement village, and eager to invest in mining, agri-business, and manufacture electric cars as well as engage in other business ventures.

He said it is also equally important for the province to continually push for the development of a 300-hectare eco-tourist zone in northwestern Lingayen and establish Pangasinan as a major investment destination, family vacation and convention center.

Espino’s SOPA, his last in his three-year term, was heard by some 14,000 municipal and barangay officials, heads of provincial and national government agencies and provincial employees whom he invited to attend.

It summarized all what he, Vice Governor Marlyn Primicias Agabas and members of the provincial board had done in office in pursuit of their collective mission “to make Pangasinan as the best place to invest, work, live and raise a family”.

In the same occasion, Vice Governor Agabas bade farewell to the provincial board as she is running for congresswoman in the sixth district of Pangasinan. (PNA)

hakz2007

January 25th, 2010, 09:28 AM

A trip from Dagupan to Carmen Rosales SM

20. Like the roofing of this multi-purpose hall in Villasis (not sure though, can somebody confirm?)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/568/picture032fj.jpg

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http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2262/picture033ny.jpg

I like this too :okay:

Nagandahan ako sa disenyo:applause:

hakz2007

January 25th, 2010, 09:30 AM

Typhoon victims get shelter repair assistance (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100122.htm&no=69)

Lingayen, Pangasinan (22 January) -- A total of 393 families affected by typhoon Pepeng have benefitted from the disaster risk mitigation program of the Habitat for Humanity-Philippines in partnership with the province and concerned local government units.

Provincial Housing and Homesite Regulation Officer Alvin L. Bigay said the families from the towns of Rosales, Villasis, Sison, Bayambang and Urdaneta City, received P7,000 each.

Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. thanked not only the Habitat team but also all the organizations and individuals who extended support to the typhoon victims.

The outpouring of support from concerned citizens, he noted, signified that the spirit of cooperativism or "bayanihan" among Filipinos is very much alive.

Bigay said the province sought the assistance of shelter agencies to help the affected families.

He said that the province and the NGO conducted an ocular inspection and assessment of the damaged houses in the six heavily affected areas of Pangasinan. Bautista town is under re-validation.

The program, called Shelter Repair Kit Assistance, involves distribution of construction materials to families whose houses were partially or totally damaged by disasters. This includes roofing materials, flexiboards, lumber, nails and other construction equipment like hammer, handsaw and screw drivers. (PIO/PIA Pangasinan)

hakz2007

January 25th, 2010, 09:31 AM

Manaoag town gets more PhilHealth cards (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100122.htm&no=56&r=r01&y=&mo=)

Dagupan City (22 January) -- The provincial government distributed yesterday a total of 1,818 health insurance cards in Manaoag town.

Gov. Amado Espino, Jr. who led the distribution said that "we will not stop until all indigent families is our province are enrolled in PhilHealth, regardless of their political color or party affiliation."

There are now 2,276 enrollees in Manoag, bringing the total number of indigent families in the province covered by health insurance to 228,552.

Of this number, 106,512 enrollees were sponsored by the provincial government and the rest came from congressmen, various municipalities of the province and non-governmental agencies.

In 2006, only 26,005 indigent families were enrolled in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.

The new enrollees from Manaoag came from barangays Babasit, Baguinay, Baritao, Bisal, Bucao, Cabanbanan, Calaocan, Inamotan, Lelemaan, Licsi, Lipit Norte, Lipit Sur, Matolong, Mermer, Nalsian, Oraan East and West, Pantal, Pao, Parian, Poblacion, Poblacion Pugaro, San Ramon, Sta. Ines, Sapang and Tebuel.

According to the PhilHealth regional office, Pangasinan ranks number one in the country having the largest number of PhilHealth beneficiaries.

Provincial Population Officer Luzviminda N. Muego said this is the first time the province has enrolled a large volume of indigents. With an average of five members per family, millions of Pangasinenses are now enjoying PhilHealth benefits, she said.

Another distribution of PhilHealth cards has been scheduled in Urdaneta City on January 27, while a number of health insurance cards are still on process, she said. (PIO/PIA Pangasinan)

hakz2007

January 25th, 2010, 09:32 AM

Welcome to Thread 4

Keep posting dudes!:okay:

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hakz2007

January 25th, 2010, 09:37 AM

Recap from previous thread

I just wanna post some random photos of Dagupan taken last week of Dec.09

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random Dagupan photos

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A trip from Dagupan to Carmen Rosales SM

20. Like the roofing of this multi-purpose hall in Villasis (not sure though, can somebody confirm?)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/568/picture032fj.jpg

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http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2262/picture033ny.jpg

22. some things along the highway
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7326/picture034.jpg

23. Crossing through the Carmen bridge
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9468/picture035at.jpg

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http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9177/picture036f.jpg

earlat

January 25th, 2010, 10:58 AM

^^ nice pictures.. :D

capricorn2000

January 25th, 2010, 11:44 AM

^^ nice pictures.. :D

thanks earlat for your comment.

thanks also hak2007 for setting up the thread.

random photos of Dagupan
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lgseccionph

January 25th, 2010, 01:16 PM

Pangasinan guv bares start of construction of P1-B Sual Port

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 25 (PNA) -— Construction of the billion peso Sual Port, one of the mega projects committed to Pangasinan by President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo, is set to start in the next few weeks, Governor Amado Espino, Jr. revealed.

In his State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Wednesday in front of the provincial capitol, Espino said Phase 1 of the Sual Port Development Project, with a contract amount of P80.65 million, was awarded by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) last December 1, 2009 to a winning bidder.

The project was awarded to the Golden Ridge Construction which, reports said, is now mobilizing workers and equipment to the project site.

Designed to accommodate domestic and international commercial vessels, the project is a long awaited development project in Pangasinan to boost up the province's economic opportunities.

Espino relentlessly pushed for the project so Pangasinan, already the biggest and most populous province in Region I and perhaps in the entire country, can attain its dream to advance to greater economic heights.

The project will be constructed within the natural cove of Sual, already being used by international sea-going vessels as a shelter during strong storms in the south China sea.

The governor earlier lamented that despite its size and population, Pangasinan is lagging behind other smaller cities in terms of development because it has no port to speak of.

Phase 1 of the project includes the construction of a rock causeway, including rock bulkhead, fill materials, RC curb stairlanding, Zocalo wall, retaining wall and drainage system and the construction of a 12 meter by 12 meter Ro-ro (Roll on-Roll Off) Ramp.

This project is expected to be completed within 365 days or one year.

Espino said Phase II involves the construction of an RC pier, and Phase III will be devoted to the reclamation of a 123-hectare port zone, and construction of an RC Wharf.

Cost of the project will be initially shared by the Department of Transportation and Communication and PPA which committed P100 million each, Pangasinan Provincial Government which will contribute P200 million and the Sual municipal government, P100 million.

The governor said that once in place, the Sual Port Project will pave the way for the full-blown development of the mineral and other potential export industries in Pangasinan, and will certainly attract more industries and related activities to locate in the province.

At the same time, Espino said he has been meeting with three groups of Korean investors willing to establish a retirement village, and eager to invest in mining, agri-business, and manufacture electric cars as well as engage in other business ventures.

He said it is also equally important for the province to continually push for the development of a 300-hectare eco-tourist zone in northwestern Lingayen and establish Pangasinan as a major investment destination, family vacation and convention center.

Espino’s SOPA, his last in his three-year term, was heard by some 14,000 municipal and barangay officials, heads of provincial and national government agencies and provincial employees whom he invited to attend.

It summarized all what he, Vice Governor Marlyn Primicias Agabas and members of the provincial board had done in office in pursuit of their collective mission “to make Pangasinan as the best place to invest, work, live and raise a family”.

In the same occasion, Vice Governor Agabas bade farewell to the provincial board as she is running for congresswoman in the sixth district of Pangasinan. (PNA)

capricorn2000

January 25th, 2010, 08:07 PM

Photos taken somewhere in Binmaley town...
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capricorn2000

January 26th, 2010, 07:01 AM

pi_malejana

January 26th, 2010, 07:02 AM

pumunta ka rin ba ng Manaoag??:D

capricorn2000

January 26th, 2010, 11:08 AM

pumunta ka rin ba ng Manaoag??:D

Hey bro, hindi ako nakapunta ng Manaoag. I missed it, next time na lang siguro. Alam mo kahit hindi ako born catholic, madalas kaming pumunta roon noon ng mga friends ko noon sa Maynila pa ako nakatira. Nabigyan pa nga ako ng souvenir na cut-out ng lumang damit ng Virgin Mary ng isang kakilalang pari roon.

anyways, thanks for dropping by.

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capricorn2000

January 26th, 2010, 11:16 AM

More on Tondaligan Beach Dagupan

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capricorn2000

January 26th, 2010, 12:22 PM

more on Tondaligan Beach Dagupan

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phinkiss

January 26th, 2010, 01:11 PM

any update about tarlac PANGASINAN la union expressway???

pi_malejana

January 26th, 2010, 11:48 PM

eto o

Neda OK’s Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union expressway, more funds for ARMM
Regions
Written by Mia M. Gonzalez/ Reporter
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 19:49

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Board has approved the implementation of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) and additional funding for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Social Fund Project (AFSP).

Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Augusto Santos said in a news briefing that the Neda Board, chaired by President Arroyo, approved the projects during its meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday.

Presidential Management Staff (PMS) chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr., who co-chairs the Pro-Performance System Steering Committee, said earlier that the P16-billion TPLEX will begin construction in March and is targeted for completion in 2014.

TPLEX is an 88.6-kilometer expressway from the end of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in La Paz Tarlac to Rosario, La Union, passing through Gerona, Ramos, Carmen, Urdaneta via side portions of Eastern Pangasinan, avoiding traffic buildup in major thoroughfares.

Since the four-lane expressway will cut travel time, Esperon said it will spur economic development in the countryside by allowing “faster, safer and more efficient movement of people and agricultural products from the north to the major centers in Luzon and, on a larger scale, enhance the competitive advantage of the... North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle and the Luzon Urban Beltway.”

Santos said the Neda Board also approved additional funding for the AFSP through a $33-million loan from the World Bank.

The AFSP, which started implementation in 2003, aims to foster sustainable development in the ARMM by empowering local communities, and enabling them to actively participate in and effectively manage their community affairs.

The project includes increased and sustained access to basic social and economic services in select communities in the ARMM; increased household income and household food sufficiency and other livelihood opportunities for the marginalized sectors; and strengthened social cohesion and partnership between and within communities of ARMM.

naughtycalboy

January 27th, 2010, 12:01 AM

nakakamiss din ang dagupan!

capricorn2000

January 27th, 2010, 02:31 AM

nakakamiss din ang dagupan!

Oo nga bro, lalo ng yong lasa ng pagkain pero dissappointing din dahil kaunti lang ang nadagdag na buildings.

anyways here are more photos of downtown Dagupan

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http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5200/picture390q.jpg

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phinkiss

January 27th, 2010, 04:07 AM

Neda OK’s Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union expressway, more funds for ARMM
Regions
Written by Mia M. Gonzalez/ Reporter
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 19:49

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Board has approved the implementation of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) and additional funding for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Social Fund Project (AFSP).

Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Augusto Santos said in a news briefing that the Neda Board, chaired by President Arroyo, approved the projects during its meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday.

Presidential Management Staff (PMS) chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr., who co-chairs the Pro-Performance System Steering Committee, said earlier that the P16-billion TPLEX will begin construction in March and is targeted for completion in 2014.

TPLEX is an 88.6-kilometer expressway from the end of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in La Paz Tarlac to Rosario, La Union, passing through Gerona, Ramos, Carmen, Urdaneta via side portions of Eastern Pangasinan, avoiding traffic buildup in major thoroughfares.

Since the four-lane expressway will cut travel time, Esperon said it will spur economic development in the countryside by allowing “faster, safer and more efficient movement of people and agricultural products from the north to the major centers in Luzon and, on a larger scale, enhance the competitive advantage of the... North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle and the Luzon Urban Beltway.”

Santos said the Neda Board also approved additional funding for the AFSP through a $33-million loan from the World Bank.

The AFSP, which started implementation in 2003, aims to foster sustainable development in the ARMM by empowering local communities, and enabling them to actively participate in and effectively manage their community affairs.

The project includes increased and sustained access to basic social and economic services in select communities in the ARMM; increased household income and household food sufficiency and other livelihood opportunities for the marginalized sectors; and strengthened social cohesion and partnership between and within communities of ARMM.

i thought that they already started constructing the phase 1 last april 2009...

capricorn2000

January 27th, 2010, 11:58 AM

Some photos of Hundred Islands, Alaminos...

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capricorn2000

January 27th, 2010, 12:05 PM

more of Hundred Islands...

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capricorn2000

January 27th, 2010, 08:46 PM

OilMover

January 28th, 2010, 04:10 AM

aster4000

January 28th, 2010, 05:29 AM

random shots of Tondaligan Beach Dagupan............

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http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7543/picture055a.jpg

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wow ang gaganda naman ng mga photos lalo na itong tatlo,
I've been checking this site like a year ago but I just registered now.
@ capricorn2000.....your photos are really great and I'm liking them
thanks for sharing.

Welcome to Thread 4

Keep posting dudes!:okay:

Link to Thread 3. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=931364)

Hi Hakz2007...can you please fix the "Link to Thread 3" cos when you click on it, it won't open. thanks man.

hakz2007

January 28th, 2010, 05:44 AM

Hi Hakz2007...can you please fix the "Link to Thread 3" cos when you click on it, it won't open. thanks man.

Done:okay:

capricorn2000

January 28th, 2010, 08:15 AM

wow ang gaganda naman ng mga photos lalo na itong tatlo,
I've been checking this site like a year ago but I just registered now.
@ capricorn2000.....your photos are really great and I'm liking them
thanks for sharing.

You're welcome.
Likewise, thanks for appreciating my photos, that's an encouragement for me to upload more.
Yeah, it's a good thing you finally decided to register.
Have fun...

capricorn2000

January 28th, 2010, 12:20 PM

more shots of Hundred Islands Alaminos

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capricorn2000

January 28th, 2010, 12:36 PM

[QUOTE=capricorn2000;50820097]Oo nga bro, lalo ng yong lasa ng pagkain pero dissappointing din dahil kaunti lang ang nadagdag na buildings.

Especially yung MALAGA or PINGAO NA SINIGANG SA MANGGANG HILAW! Specialty namin sa Pantal yan.:lol:

^^ that's the best bro. pero hindi ko rin makalimutan yong botobot na paksiw,at yon jumping shrimps na iniluto sa asin at suka - wow ang sarap at magata at isasawsaw sa suka't asin at siling labuyo. meron pang isa, ginataan kuhol with hot pepper...mmmm...tiyak magkakamay ka.
sandali lang nagugutom ako.

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capricorn2000

January 28th, 2010, 01:15 PM

more of Hundred Islands, Alaminos

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phinkiss

January 28th, 2010, 01:22 PM

PGMA leads TPLEX groundbreaking

By Jennilyne C. Role

San Fernando City, La Union (27 January) -- Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will spearhead the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) Project at Barangay Subusub, Rosario, La Union which will signal the boosting of economic growth and countryside development in the northern corridor.

According to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo, the TPLEX is an 88.58 km. 4-lane high speed toll expressway which is a four (4) year in the making project.

It is divided into two (2) phases, to wit: Phase 1 is the construction of 2-lanes and Phase 2 is expansion into 4-lanes when capacity reaches 25,000 vehicles per day.

"The TPLEX project for its initial 2-lanes has an Php 11.594 billion total base cost (2007 prices) composed of Civil Works (Php 9.601 million), Engineering (Php 0.768 million), Project Management (Php 0.192 million, Contingencies (Php 0.240 million) and Right of Way (ROW) acquisition (Php 0.793 million)," Momo added.

The DPWH will provide support in the form of actual acquisition and funding of ROW in the amount of Php 793 million and cash subsidy of Php 2.907 billion starting 2011 and as of January 4, this year, a total amount of Php 438 million for the ROW acquisition was already released.

ROW acquisition from Tarlac City to Rosales, Pangasinan (Segment 1, -48.70 km) is on-going.

"The project route alignment starts at the terminus of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project in La Paz, Tarlac and traverses through the municipalities of Tarlac, Gerona, Paniqui and Moncada, all in the province of Tarlac and the municipalities of Carmern, Urdaneta, Villasis and Sison in Pangasinan province which will end up at the intersection of Rosario-Pugo road in Rosario, La Union," Momo added.

Project components of the 2-lane includes eight (8) interchanges located at Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, Carmer, Urdaneta, Pozzorubio and Rosario with nine (9) toll plazas and two (2) operation center buildings situated at the Carmen Interchange and other Sub-Centers at selected interchange sites.

TPLEX will have 11 waterway bridges, two (2) viaducts, 66 underpasses/1 overpass and tollway facilities to include toll equipments, rest areas, administrative buildings and maintenance depot.

Through public bidding, the government represented by the DPWH has awarded the contract which is inclusive of design, construction, financing operation and maintenance of the concession to Private Infrastructure Development Corporation (PIDC) on a Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) scheme.

PIDC is a consortium of 10 Filipino private contractors namely D.M. Consunji, Inc.; First Balfour, Inc.; D.M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc.; C.M. Pancho Construction, Inc.; RD. Policarpio & Co., Inc.; J.V. Angeles Construction Corporation; J.E. Manalo & Co., Inc. New Kanlaon Construction, Inc.; EEI Corporation; and Rockford Development Corporation and San Miguel Corporation/Rapid Thoroughfares, Inc.

The design consultant is Filipinas Dravo Corporation (FDC), a leading design and engineering consulting firm based in the Philippines while the supervision consultancy will be provided by a top Filipino consultancy firm, the DCCD Engineering Corporation.

The designated tollway operator/advisor is Tollways Management Corporation (TMC).

DCCD Associate and Deputy Project Manager of the TPLEX Melchor P. Sirilan said that the project will reduce travel time from Manila to Baguio from 6 to 3 hours with a safe speed of 80 kph, enhance super regions competitive advantage, stimulate economic growth and development and provide faster and effective access for agricultural products from the north to the major population centers in Luzon.

"The TPLEX will commence before the end of this year and the start of the partial operations will be on March 2012 for the Tarlac-Carmen section, April 2012 for the Carmern-Urdaneta section, and October 2014 for the Urdaneta-Rosario section," Sirilan concluded.

After the groundbreaking, the President will award the Project ICC to Samson C. Lazo, President of the PIDC. (PIA-R1/La Union)
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capricorn2000

January 29th, 2010, 07:58 AM

Some random photos of Dagupan......

69. at Pantal (Agno) River
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/986/picture316w.jpg

70.
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/735/picture317f.jpg

capricorn2000

January 29th, 2010, 08:08 AM

Along Pantal (Agno) River....

71.
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9300/picture195q.jpg

72.
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1819/picture197k.jpg

73.
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9112/picture226u.jpg

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kingsway

January 30th, 2010, 01:02 AM

great photos.

aster4000

January 30th, 2010, 01:33 AM

wow, another set of great photos

Some random photos of Dagupan......

69. at Pantal (Agno) River
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/986/picture316w.jpg

This sunset view is awesome.

capricorn2000

January 30th, 2010, 10:54 AM

great photos.

wow, another set of great photos

This sunset view is awesome.

Thanks kingsway and aster4000 for appreciating my effort in uploading these photos. You two guys and a couple of forumers are nice enough to express appreciation which gives me an encouragement to upload more photos and I'm honest enough to say it's disappointing or even frustrating when nobody is responding or if someone responded in negative and sarcastic way.

again thanks and keep on checking this thread.

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frustratedarchitect

January 30th, 2010, 06:26 PM

@capricorn: Nice pics of Dagupan. :) they are as great as the ones in the Baguio thread.

capricorn2000

January 31st, 2010, 03:35 PM

@capricorn: Nice pics of Dagupan. :) they are as great as the ones in the Baguio thread.

thanks dude for that.
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Some more random shots of Hundred Islands in Alaminos...

74.
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/5947/picture088p.jpg

75.
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2893/picture089.jpg

76.
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capricorn2000

January 31st, 2010, 03:42 PM

more photos....

77.
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3042/picture091ik.jpg

78.
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capricorn2000

January 31st, 2010, 03:48 PM

and lastly........

79.
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6775/picture096k.jpg

80.
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6800/picture097x.jpg

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koreanboy

February 1st, 2010, 03:39 PM

Just wondering where are those forumers who are actively inhabiting this thread?
Paging Allan_Dude, Koreanboy and Tyrone etc....come out from your shells and be counted. NOW.... Make this thread as livelier as before.

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Hello poh,hay salamat nabuhay ulit ang thread ,sorry po sir capricorn sa totoo lang po nalungkot din po ako kasi konti lang ang nag po post so napunta ako ng ibang libangan pero dahil sa andyan pala kau sa pinas at nakapagbakasyon ,pwede po bang makisuyo ,some pixs naman ng bayambang ,baka sa june pa ang bakasyon ko dyan sa pinas ,try ko lang kung payagan me pero una sa lahat napaka ganda ng mga kuha mong bagong photos lalo na ung sa villasis,ano un civic center nila?sya nga po pala kailan pa kau umuwi at kailan ang balik nyo sa canada?:banana::banana::banana::):):)

skylark

February 1st, 2010, 10:07 PM

beautiful pictures, beautiful places.

aster4000

February 2nd, 2010, 12:52 AM

I kept on checking this thread cos of the nice photos.
keep on posting @ capricorn2000.

kingsway

February 2nd, 2010, 01:50 AM

nice and beautiful.
thanks for the update.

capricorn2000

February 2nd, 2010, 05:40 AM

Hello poh,hay salamat nabuhay ulit ang thread ,sorry po sir capricorn sa totoo lang po nalungkot din po ako kasi konti lang ang nag po post so napunta ako ng ibang libangan pero dahil sa andyan pala kau sa pinas at nakapagbakasyon ,pwede po bang makisuyo ,some pixs naman ng bayambang ,baka sa june pa ang bakasyon ko dyan sa pinas ,try ko lang kung payagan me pero una sa lahat napaka ganda ng mga kuha mong bagong photos lalo na ung sa villasis,ano un civic center nila?sya nga po pala kailan pa kau umuwi at kailan ang balik nyo sa canada?:banana::banana::banana::):):)

ay sa wakas lumitaw rin. k-boy, 20 days lang ang bakasyon ko at nandito na ako sa vancouver. sori, wala akong pics ng bayambang dahil hindi kami napunta roon.sayang kong nasabi mo sana, tumuloy kami roon noon pumunta kami sa malasique (may kaunting pics ako nito)
anyways, thank you for appreciating the photos. yon building sa villasis, hindi ko alam ang tawag nila - sinabi ko lang na multi-purpose building.
mayroon pa akong photos ng dagupan at hundred islands. iaupload ko rin in batch. matagal ma-upload,alam mo na kaya pakunti-kunti.
stick around at huwag mo na akong tawagin sir. nakakahiya.

beautiful pictures, beautiful places.

thanks pal for your comment and hope you check this thread once in a while.

I kept on checking this thread cos of the nice photos.
keep on posting @ capricorn2000.

thank you aster4000 for that...yes, will do.

nice and beautiful.
thanks for the update.

thanks and welcome kingsway

suri_maw2020

February 2nd, 2010, 10:46 AM

hmmmm wonder ko matagal na ding hindi napapadaan sa thread si Allan_dude
naka business trip ba siya ngayon....

Great photos @ capricorn2000

capricorn2000

February 2nd, 2010, 07:18 PM

hmmmm wonder ko matagal na ding hindi napapadaan sa thread si Allan_dude
naka business trip ba siya ngayon....

Great photos @ capricorn2000

Oo nga bro matagal ng di napapadaan.
anyways, thanks for your comment.

some random photos of Malasique town...

81. Town Hall building
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/4922/picture300.jpg

82.
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9159/picture299z.jpg

83.
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9546/picture298x.jpg

capricorn2000

February 2nd, 2010, 07:28 PM

photos of the town plaza...

84.
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85.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/866/picture296z.jpg

86.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3127/picture295g.jpg

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aster4000

February 3rd, 2010, 03:30 AM

nice update.

capricorn2000

February 6th, 2010, 05:51 PM

thanks aster4000 for dropping by..

in Dagupan...

87. Entrance of a classy subdivision somewhere in Dawel
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7277/picture063tr.jpg

88. somewhere in Bonuan
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5651/picture062ms.jpg

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February 7th, 2010, 07:03 AM

Dagupan still.

89.
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2223/picture202i.jpg

90.
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capricorn2000

February 7th, 2010, 11:40 PM

A hotel in a part of Calasiao town...
91.
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2843/picture320xa.jpg

capricorn2000

February 8th, 2010, 11:43 AM

along the highway in Sta. Barbara town....

92.
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/8012/picture293f.jpg

93.
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9213/picture294u.jpg

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phinkiss

February 8th, 2010, 01:41 PM

any update about ROBINSONS PLACE CALASIAO?????

kingsway

February 8th, 2010, 11:00 PM

nice photos.

phinkiss

February 9th, 2010, 02:17 PM

Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway groundbreaking

PGMA leads TPLEX groundbreaking

Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will spearhead the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) Project today at Barangay Subusub, Rosario, La Union which will signal the boosting of economic growth and countryside development in the northern corridor.

According to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo, the TPLEX is an 88.58 km. 4-lane high speed toll expressway which is a four (4) year in the making project.

It is divided into two (2) phases, to wit: Phase 1 is the construction of 2-lanes and Phase 2 is expansion into 4-lanes when capacity reaches 25,000 vehicles per day.

"The TPLEX project for its initial 2-lanes has an Php 11.594 billion total base cost (2007 prices) composed of Civil Works (Php 9.601 million), Engineering (Php 0.768 million), Project Management (Php 0.192 million, Contingencies (Php 0.240 million) and Right of Way (ROW) acquisition (Php 0.793 million)," Momo added.

The DPWH will provide support in the form of actual acquisition and funding of ROW in the amount of Php 793 million and cash subsidy of Php 2.907 billion starting 2011 and as of January 4, this year, a total amount of Php 438 million for the ROW acquisition was already released.

ROW acquisition from Tarlac City to Rosales, Pangasinan (Segment 1, -48.70 km) is on-going.

"The project route alignment starts at the terminus of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project in La Paz, Tarlac and traverses through the municipalities of Tarlac, Gerona, Paniqui and Moncada, all in the province of Tarlac and the municipalities of Carmern, Urdaneta, Villasis and Sison in Pangasinan province which will end up at the intersection of Rosario-Pugo road in Rosario, La Union," Momo added.

Project components of the 2-lane includes eight (8) interchanges located at Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, Carmer, Urdaneta, Pozzorubio and Rosario with nine (9) toll plazas and two (2) operation center buildings situated at the Carmen Interchange and other Sub-Centers at selected interchange sites.

TPLEX will have 11 waterway bridges, two (2) viaducts, 66 underpasses/1 overpass and tollway facilities to include toll equipments, rest areas, administrative buildings and maintenance depot.

Through public bidding, the government represented by the DPWH has awarded the contract which is inclusive of design, construction, financing operation and maintenance of the concession to Private Infrastructure Development Corporation (PIDC) on a Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) scheme.

PIDC is a consortium of 10 Filipino private contractors namely D.M. Consunji, Inc.; First Balfour, Inc.; D.M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc.; C.M. Pancho Construction, Inc.; RD. Policarpio & Co., Inc.; J.V. Angeles Construction Corporation; J.E. Manalo & Co., Inc. New Kanlaon Construction, Inc.; EEI Corporation; and Rockford Development Corporation and San Miguel Corporation/Rapid Thoroughfares, Inc.

The design consultant is Filipinas Dravo Corporation (FDC), a leading design and engineering consulting firm based in the Philippines while the supervision consultancy will be provided by a top Filipino consultancy firm, the DCCD Engineering Corporation.

The designated tollway operator/advisor is Tollways Management Corporation (TMC).

DCCD Associate and Deputy Project Manager of the TPLEX Melchor P. Sirilan said that the project will reduce travel time from Manila to Baguio from 6 to 3 hours with a safe speed of 80 kph, enhance super regions competitive advantage, stimulate economic growth and development and provide faster and effective access for agricultural products from the north to the major population centers in Luzon.

"The TPLEX will commence before the end of this year and the start of the partial operations will be on March 2012 for the Tarlac-Carmen section, April 2012 for the Carmern-Urdaneta section, and October 2014 for the Urdaneta-Rosario section," Sirilan concluded.

After the groundbreaking, the President will award the Project ICC to Samson C. Lazo, President of the PIDC. By Jennilyne C. Role - PIA

skylark

February 9th, 2010, 11:15 PM

nice update.

hakz2007

February 10th, 2010, 08:35 AM

Sual seaport seen to jump-start industrialization in Pangasinan (http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21596:sual-seaport-seen-to-jump-start-industrialization-in-pangasinan&catid=45:regions&Itemid=71)

SUAL, Pangasinan—The setting up of a seaport of international standard here will open the gates of industrialization that will spur the growth of economic activities already in place in the province.

The optimistic view was expressed by Gov. Amado Espino Jr. during the groundbreaking rites for the Sual Port Development Project last Friday, which officially signaled the start of construction work for Phase I of the facility.

The project will spur a new climate of growth that will fan Pangasinan’s steady march toward becoming a premier location for investments in Ilocos region, Espino said.

“Indeed, the Sual Port has the single-handed capability to stimulate more economic activities and livelihood opportunities for our people,” the governor said, even as he described the event as “one historic moment when Pangasinan can enjoy the real prospect of moving forward and finally leaving behind the unfortunate years of missed opportunities.”

According to Ramon Morden, executive assistant of the governor, the Sual Port, once completed, will pave the way for the development of the province’s potential export products like metallic and nonmetallic minerals, its abundant supply of high-quality sand and gravel, and its agricultural crops and fishery products.

“It will provide easier access for our potential exports to reach the global market,” Morden added, as he noted Pangasinan’s rich deposits of manganese, coal, zinc and limestone, raw materials needed in steel manufacturing.

This coastal town hosts the 1,200-megawatt (mw) coal-fired power plant built 12 years ago at a cost of P1.2 billion, which is being complemented by the 400-MW San Roque hydroelectric power plant in San Manuel town.

The governor thanked President Arroyo for her commitment to help the province realize new breakthroughs and the Department of Transportation and Communications and the Philippine Ports Authority for making the project possible by jointly allocating P200 million to start the project conceived in the mid-’70s. The province committed P200 million as counterpart.

Sual Mayor John Rodney Arcinue also earmarked P100 million as the local government’s counterpart in the project.

At a cost of P80.6 million, Phase I involves the construction of a “roll-in, roll-out” ramp, rock causeway, including rock bulkhead, reinforced-concrete (RC) curb, stair landing, retaining wall and drainage system. It is expected to be completed in 360 days by project contractor Golden Ridge Construction.

Phase II involves the construction of an RC pier and Phase III will be devoted to reclamation works for a 12-hectare port zone within the 50-kilometer cove at the mouth of Lingayen Gulf.

Espino said at least three Korean investment groups have expressed interest in mining, agri-business, manufacturing of electric cars and the construction of a retirement village and medical center in the province.

Earlier, during the last quarter of last year, the provincial government started construction of a modern rice-processing center funded by a P1.4-billion grant by the Korean government.

phinkiss

February 10th, 2010, 12:33 PM

Cavite reigns as province with biggest number of voters in Luzon
By ANTHONY GIRON
January 9, 2010, 7:31pm

IMUS, Cavite – Cavite reigned as the province with the highest number of registered voters in Luzon, based on the latest report of the local Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Lawyer Juanito V. Ravanzo Jr., provincial Comelec supervisor, said Cavite has now a total of 1,664,170 registered voters.

While Cebu remained as the province with the biggest number of voters in the country.

The national Comelec office said that Cebu has 2,227,803 registered voters as of last March.

Both Cavite and Cebu are the virtual most populated provinces in the country. Being a province much smaller than Cebu, officials tagged Cavite as the most densely-populated area in the country.

There are over three million people residing in the two provinces, according to latest census reports.

Pangasinan ranked third with the highest number of voters with 1,505,803 as of last March, said the Comelec main office.

Provincial Comelec Assistant Ma. Rowena Jarin said that 9,184 individuals have listed up in Cavite during the five-day extended registration period, which increased the number of qualified voters in the province from 1,654,986 in November to 1,664,170.

The Supreme Court allowed the voting registration extension, citing Section 8 of Republic Act 8189 of the Voters Registration Act of 1996.

The extension, which ended just recently, was made to give residents, particularly the youth, more days to register for the May 10, 2010 elections. Ravanzo said that 60 percent of the registered voters in Cavite are youth.

The youth sector in Cavite earlier said they would help by guarding the conduct of elections in the province.

A youth group led by Annie Sarile, a De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) Communication Arts student, launched recently the Movement for Clean Elections to ensure HOPE (an acronym for honest, orderly and peaceful elections) in the province.

Sarile, one of the movement organizers, said that thousands of youth volunteers would conduct information drive for the electorate during the months leading to the Election Day.

OilMover

February 10th, 2010, 07:11 PM

Along Pantal (Agno) River....

71.
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9300/picture195q.jpg

72.
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^^That's my view while waiting for a "baloto" to take me across the river. Your photos bring back a lot of memories. Thanks a bunch!

capricorn2000

February 10th, 2010, 08:21 PM

^^That's my view while waiting for a "baloto" to take me across the river. Your photos bring back a lot of memories. Thanks a bunch!

mmm, naibagam manaya ya taga Pantal ka ed unaan ya post mo. siak met diad centro, petek na Mele's. Makapaermen ta dakdakel lay squatters diad gilig na ilog. singa saya ay.......

94.
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capricorn2000

February 11th, 2010, 08:55 PM

Hundred Islands at Alaminos city...

95.
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96.
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February 12th, 2010, 10:14 AM

97.

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7104/picture102.jpg

98.
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99.
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aster4000

February 13th, 2010, 04:50 AM

nice pictures of those small islands.

capricorn2000

February 13th, 2010, 06:51 PM

thanks aster4000 for your comment and I'm encouraged to post more.

just an observation, I've noticed that most of the forumers here
don't say anything about the photos being posted.
As if you are in one room and nobody wants to talk to you.
Well, I consider myself as a visitor here and nobody dare to say hi or hello
but what you got are cold shoulders.
Some threads like Naga and Legaspi have very active forumers and seemingly
have bonding among themselves and I salute them for that.

anyways, I'll just keep on posting what's left on my file and when it's gone then I'm gone.
Perhaps I'll post a picture a day.

100.
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3986/picture105f.jpg

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aster4000

February 16th, 2010, 04:48 AM

thanks aster4000 for your comment and I'm encouraged to post more.

just an observation, I've noticed that most of the forumers here
don't say anything about the photos being posted.
As if you are in one room and nobody wants to talk to you.
Well, I consider myself as a visitor here and nobody dare to say hi or hello
but what you got are cold shoulders.
Some threads like Naga and Legaspi have very active forumers and seemingly
have bonding among themselves and I salute them for that.

anyways, I'll just keep on posting what's left on my file and when it's gone then I'm gone.
Perhaps I'll post a picture a day.

you're welcome cap..
you know I regularly check this thread 'cos my mom came from this province and I want to see photos and they are really beautiful.
yes, I observed too that most of the forumers here are indifferent or even
pathetic but that doesn't stop you from posting...right?
anyways, I'm here checking your posting and I'm grateful for that.

cheer up dude! :okay:

suri_maw2020

February 16th, 2010, 07:11 AM

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/april-5-pangasinan%E2%80%99s-foundation-day

April 5 is Pangasinan’s foundation day
By Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre

LINGAYEN -- The search is over. Pangasinenses will no longer be at a loss as to the birth date or foundation day of the province of Pangasinan.
And for the first time, on April 5, the province will celebrate its birth day, its 430th foundation day.
February 15, 2010 was a monumental and historical day for Pangasinan.
“I am the happiest man today because this historical event happened during my term as governor.”
Thus, declared Governor Amado Espino Jr. after the conclusion of one of his fervent missions, that is to establish when the province really came about as a political unit.
On Monday, the Research and Study Committee chaired by former vice governor lawyer Gonzalo Duque formally turned over to Espino the committee's report. (Vice Chairmen were Board Members Alfonso Bince Jr., Nestor Reyes and Charizzma Salud Carancho-Go)
Earlier that morning, the Provincial Board chaired by Vice Governor Marlyn Primicias-Agabas passed provincial ordinance number 143-2010 declaring and citing April 5, 1580 as the official foundation day of Pangasinan.
“The identification of the foundation day or the beginning of existence of every local government unit is an important undertaking in the enrichment of its cultural and historical heritage. It has long been the dream of Pangasinan leaders, historians, researchers, academicians, educators and other sectors of society to determine the foundation day or anniversary of the Province of Pangasinance,” the ordinance states.
Through Executive Order No. 0024-2009 as amended by Executive Order No. 00001-2010, Espino created the Research and Study Committee to determine the exact date of the Province of Pangasinan Charter. It is composed of representatives from the provincial government, historical and cultural organizations, academe, and media.
As explained in the ordinance, “the Research and Study Committee found out that it was on April 5, 1572 when Pangasinan was made an encomienda by the Spanish royal crown to receive instructions on the Catholic faith, which means that Pangasinan was organized under one local leadership and has identity before the Spanish Royal coup. Eight years later, in 1580, Pangasinan was organized into a political unit under an alcalde mayor who at the time has authority as head of province or provincial government with judicial function indicating that Pangasinan has become a province. However, there are no records found by the Committee to establish the exact date in 1580.”
The Research and Study Committee unanimously recommended the declaration of April 5, 1580 as the official founding day of the province to commemorate two historical events in its existence. The date April 5 to commemorate the day when Pangasinan became an encomienda and 1580 to commemorate the year it became a Province.
The ordinance further states that “the declaration of April 5, 1580 as the official foundation day of the Province of Pangasinan will further enhance the cultural and historical enlightenment and social consciousness of or people. Such declaration will usher in the celebration of the 430th Foundation Day of the Province of Pangasinan on April 5, 2010.”

suri_maw2020

February 16th, 2010, 07:21 AM

Groundbreaking for Sual port heldBy Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre

SUAL -- Finally, the Sual Port Development Project as envisioned by Governor Amado Espino Jr. to uplift the economic situation of the province of Pangasinan will soon rise.

On Friday morning, the governor and Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Undersecretary Doroteo Reyes II, area development officer for Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), led the groundbreaking ceremony and laying of the time capsule held at Barangay Poblacion, this town.

“This port, while the immediate target is passenger and cargo, it is also designed to accommodate international cargo vessels. I hope we can finish it in 2012,” said Reyes.

“The Sual port will pave way for the development of our potential export products, such as metallic and non-metallic minerals, including an abundant supply of high quality sand and gravel, as well as, agricultural crops and fishery products. It will provide easier access for out potential exports to reach the global market,” remarked Espino.

“Today is one historic moment when Pangasinan can enjoy the real prospect of moving forward, and finally leaving behind those unfortunate years of missed opportunities,” he added.

The governor said the town of Sual is blessed as from an obscure sleepy town, it moved up to become a Class A municipality after the construction of the Sual Coal Fired Power Plant, one of the biggest power plants in the country.

“It is not far-fetched that Sual will soon be called the Port Industrial City of Pangasinan. But the benefits of this vital economic facility will surely extend towards a greater part of the province,” Espino stated.

Meanwhile, first district Representative Arthur Celeste said the next congressman should make an initiative in Congress to declare the first district of Pangasinan as a Special Economic Zone.

First to be constructed is the Phase I of the Sual Port Development Project costing P80.6 million fully funded by the National Government. This was awarded to the Golden Ridge Construction.

Espino said Phase 1 involves the construction of a rock causeway, including rock bullhead, stair landing, RC curb, retaining wall and drainage system, and a 12-meter x 12-meter Ro-Ro (roll-on, roll-off) ramp.

For Phase II and Phase III, the Provincial Government has allocated P200 million as counterpart funding while the municipality of Sual has allocated P100 million.

“This very real prospect has become possible because of the strong support given by the Department of Transportation and Communication and the Philippine Ports Authority who have jointly allocated P200 million of their agency and corporate funds for this particular project. And most especially President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who since day one of our first term as governor, had never flinched in her commitment to help us realize new breakthroughs for Pangasinan,” said Espino who was in high spirit.

Phase 1 is calendared to be finished in 360 days.

The scope of work of Phase 2 is the construction of R.C. pier with Ro-Ro ramp while Phase 3 will cover the reclamation of 12 hectares and construction of R.C. wharf thereat. The contract amount of each phase will be determined after detailed engineering and designs are completed.

Meanwhile, Sual Mayor John Rodney Arcinue said a management team will likely be created later to oversee the operation of the Sual Port since funding sharing, with representatives of the province, the municipality and the National Government as members of the team.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/groundbreaking-sual-port-held

suri_maw2020

February 16th, 2010, 07:50 AM

Longest barbecue in Guinness records

STO. TOMAS – Residents here celebrated the town’s new world record having the longest barbecue grill measuring 3,803.96 meters (12,480 feet two inches) on Thursday.

“The massive meal took more than 3,500 cooks to prepare,” a government official said adding that the event is contained at page 113 of the 2010 book edition of the Guinness World Records (The Book of the Decade).

In 2008, this little town of Pangasinan made the world record during the town’s centennial celebration. The townspeople grilled white glutinous corn harvested from their corn farms.

Last year, they erected a 13-feet high white corn replica in front of the town hall.

This year, Mayor Vivien Villar and Vice Mayor Timoteo Villar III led the celebration for “a very meaningful gift.”

During the simple Corn Festival held on Wednesday, the mayor presented to her townmates a copy of the 2010 Guinness book and showed to them page 113 where their record is printed.

As it is the town’s 102nd founding anniversary, they grilled corn at the 102 grills set up at the Poblacion area. The San Antonio National High School street dancing troupe gave entertainment while everybody ate grilled corn.

In the evening, the locals trooped to the municipal auditorium and watched an acrobatic show sponsored by former fifth district Board Member Dionisio Villar Jr.

On the same page with Sto. Tomas town’s Longest Barbecue record were other world records such as the Largest Sticker, the Largest Donation Can, Fastest Text Message, Most Diabetes Readings, Highest Owners Occupancy (Country), Largest Earning Sanctuary, Fastest Game of Hopscotch, Fastest Growing City, Largest Exporter of Rice, Largest Observatory Wheel and others.

The 2008 event was the town’s first try for the world record. Corn was planted several months before the fiesta.

The vice mayor supervised the several dry runs held from setting up of the grills, placing of the charcoal to lighting it up (all timed) down to actual grilling, position of grillers, supervisors, marshalls, and documentation team.

After all the requirements were transmitted to the Guinness World Records office in London, the officials here patiently waited and prayed for the result of their attempt.

The town’s world record set in 2008 remains to be unbeaten to date. (LCMY/Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/longest-barbecue-guinness-records

allan_dude

February 16th, 2010, 02:24 PM

hmmmm wonder ko matagal na ding hindi napapadaan sa thread si Allan_dude
naka business trip ba siya ngayon....

Great photos @ capricorn2000 Hey buddy I just passed by here to say hello to everyone! Sobrang busy lang talaga ngayon, as in no time to go online.

just an observation, I've noticed that most of the forumers here
don't say anything about the photos being posted.
As if you are in one room and nobody wants to talk to you.
Well, I consider myself as a visitor here and nobody dare to say hi or hello
but what you got are cold shoulders. True. Ganyan nga rin pakiramdam ko dati, feeling ko tuloy papansin ako, pero post parin ako ng post dito dahil para saken its not about the feedback, its about sharing good news happening in our hometown. kinareer ko nga eh, naaliw ako. Naka 3 threads pa nga tayo, and im proud to say majority dun post ko :lol:

Lahat ng ways ginawa ko para ma encourage mag post mga tao, then i saw you guys commenting once in awhile. It was nice knowing mayroong nakaka appreciate at nagbabasa ng mga post ko dati. Salamat uli.

Good this thread is moving forward even without me.

Kudos to capricorn2000 for posting a wonderful travel report! hope to see more of your collection soon.

Cheers!

suri_maw2020

February 17th, 2010, 09:23 AM

ayun at nagparamdam din si kabaleyan Allan_dude...kala ko on Business Trip ka ulit.....wheeeeww. :)

Hey buddy I just passed by here to say hello to everyone! Sobrang busy lang talaga ngayon, as in no time to go online.

Cheers!

suri_maw2020

February 17th, 2010, 09:25 AM

Construction of 2 nuclear power plants pushed

By Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre

LINGAYEN – The Provincial Board passed a resolution Monday that seeks to explore the feasibility of hosting two nuclear power plants in Pangasinan.

It was emphasized, however, that the passage of the resolution does not mean the provincial officials approval to the construction of a nuclear power plant in the province.

The board’s resolution wanted the National Government to explore the feasibility of locating, under certain conditions, the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (Kedo) nuclear power plant assets within the boundaries of the province of Pangasinan.

Representative Mark Cojuangco earlier seeks the Provincial Government to consider the commissioning and hosting of two nuclear power plant assets of (Kedo) of South Korea.

Cojuangco's House Bill 04631 is “an act mandating the immediate re-commissioning and commercial operation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.” The bill is now on second reading.

“Kung sakaling i-pick up ito ng 15th Congress, magandang makapag-umpisa sila sa isang bill na pumasa na sa second reading, at kasama na ang mga importanteng mga amendments,” he added.

Brown-out free Pangasinan

If and when the province will host two nuclear power plants, Cojuangco said, Pangasinan would enjoy the cheapest power in the country and this will bring more investors to the province.

The province could also ask the National Government to declare Pangasinan as National Brown-out Free Zone, he said.

Cojuangco said the nuclear power plants would also mean saving power consumption and job generation.

Even if the BNPP (which generates 620 megawatts) be allowed to operate, there would still be a shortfall of 3,000 megawatt in the Luzon grid in 2012. But the two nuclear power plants would help, as each plant will generate 1,000 megawatts, said Cojuangco.

The proposed two nuclear power plants would cost about $5 billion. He said constructing the two units will only take five to seven years.
He added that the best place to construct the nuclear power plants is on coastal areas, as its equipment needs the water from the sea as coolant.

The province of Pangasinan hosts the two biggest power generation facilities in the country, the Sual Coal Fired Power Plant in Sual town and the San Roque Multipurpose Hydroelectric Power Project in San Manuel town.

allan_dude

February 17th, 2010, 05:50 PM

^^ Approved la na provincial board aro! :banana:

Pangasinan board OKs 2 nuke plants (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100216-253611/Pangasinan-board-OKs-2-nuke-plants)

By Gabriel Cardinoza
Inquirer Northern Luzon

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—FIRST, PANGASINAN played host to a coal-fired power plant in Sual town. Then, it accommodated Asia’s largest hydroelectric dam in San Manuel town.

Now, this province of 2.64 million people (as of 2007) is opening its coastal areas for two nuclear power plants.

The possibility loomed large after the provincial board voted 7-1 with two abstentions late Monday to approve a resolution inviting South Korean investors to build nuclear power plants in Pangasinan.

Only Board Member Raul Sison, president of the local chapter of the Philippine Councilors League, voted against the resolution. Board Members Von Mark Mendoza and Alice Pulido abstained.

No fear, nuke’s here

But Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr., chair of a provincial board ad hoc committee, said there was nothing to worry about.

“What we approved was basically an expression of our sense of willingness to host [the nuclear power plants], subject, however, to certain conditions,” said Bince.

These conditions are acceptability by the people and an expert-prepared feasibility study, he said.

“We’re not even sure that we’ll be the host (of the nuclear plants),” he said.

He said, however, that the board approved the resolution swiftly because of its “urgency” since South Korea gave the Philippine government a week to submit a letter of intent on building a nuclear plant.

Bince said the government was not ready “unless there are provinces that are willing to undertake the construction of these nuclear plants.”

The board acted on a request of Pangasinan Rep. Mark Cojuangco for the province to invite South Korea to build a nuclear plant in Pangasinan.

Cojuangco said by hosting the nuclear plants, Pangasinan will be assured of cheaper electricity to attract more investors.

Bince said it was “very, very clear” that the location of the nuclear plants would be identified only after a geological study by national and international agencies on nuclear power.

“It’s also clear that the nuclear power plants shall be made operational, if at all, not less than five years from the time there is a go-signal from scientists and geologists that undertook the study,” Bince said.

Swift decision

In voting against the resolution, Sison said it was “hurriedly” passed.

“We should have been given enough time to study it. Because for me, when I hear the word ‘nuclear power plant’ I imagine it to be like an atomic bomb that will destroy all living things around us,” Sison said.

On Monday, the board went into recess and convened the ad hoc committee to hear Cojuangco, who appeared at the session hall to discuss his proposal.

Sison said right after the committee hearing, the board resumed session and the ad hoc committee report was presented for approval.

“But I respect the right of the majority,” Sison said.

allan_dude

February 17th, 2010, 05:51 PM

Pangasinan board approves construction of nuke plants (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=550214&publicationSubCategoryId=67)

By Eva Visperas (The Philippine Star) Updated February 17, 2010 12:00 AM

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan , Philippines – Provincial board members voted 7-1-2 during their plenary session Monday afternoon to adopt a resolution on the construction of nuclear power plants from South Korea along the province’s coastline.

Sixth district board member Alfonso Bince Jr., who was designated chairman of the ad hoc committee created to study the resolution, told The STAR yesterday that they “thoroughly discussed” the draft resolution proposed by fifth district Rep. Mark Cojuangco, as he belied reports that they fast-tracked its approval.

The resolution “expressed the sense” of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan “to invite the national government to locate, under certain conditions, the KEDO nuclear plant assets or other equally modern nuclear power plants within the boundaries of the province, most specifically along the coastline areas.”

Those who voted in favor of the resolution were Bince and fellow board members Angel Baniqued, Romeo Dadacay, Danilo Uy, Tyrone Agabas, John Agerico Rosario, and Amadeo Espino.

Two abstained, namely board members Von Mark Mendoza and Alicia Pulido, while Raul Sison was the lone opposition.

Bince said the ad hoc committee met to listen to Cojuangco and asked him questions for further explanation.

He said he then prepared a committee report, which was submitted to the plenary “where we voted either to adopt or not adopt it with the corresponding resolution.”

“We had it for first reading, then the ad hoc committee was created. Discussions were made, and then we voted. So (there was) no fast-tracking,” he added.

Bince said there will still be geological studies done by the University of the Philippines and the International Atomic Energy if the coastal areas are safe as sites of nuclear power plants.

He said lower electricity rates of P3 to P4 per kilowatt-hour from P9 to P10, assurance that making Pangasinan will be blackout-free and the influx of potential investors are among the primary interests that the board members considered in approving the resolution.

Cojuangco, in a letter to the board members dated last Feb. 7, said the Philippines is finding itself at the cusp of a power crisis.

“We all remember, I hope, what happened to our country then. This time, it threatens to be much larger and worse than (what) hit us during the Cory and Ramos administrations,” Cojuangco said.

“If we, as a society, do not act and act fast, then I am sure that the repercussions to our economy, our people’s jobs, and our very hope for prosperity will be dire, if not devastating,’ he added.

Cojuangco urged the board members to do all they can to prevent this looming power crisis from happening.

He said Pangasinan, which is near the sea and has established and substantial electrical transmission infrastructure, is in an excellent and enviable position to participate in attaining a workable solution to the energy needs of the Luzon grid.

He said the Luzon grid faces a shortfall of 3,000 megawatts by the year 2012.

“The province may accomplish this good for the Filipino people while at the same time doing a good turn for the Pangasinenses,” he added.

Cojuangco, whose move in Congress for the reopening of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant did not push through, said the South Korean government has started disposing of its Korean Energy Development Organization-Nuclear Power Plant (KEDO-NPP) assets.

These assets, he said, are identical to the KSNP type of nuclear power plants currently operating in South Korea.

He said these power plants are the backbone of Korea’s nuclear power-generating capacity, accounting for 12 of the 20 power plants currently operating in South Korea.

Cojuangco said nuclear power is recognized throughout the world as the power-generating technology with the lowest carbon footprint, thus a non-contributor to the growing problem of global warming and climate change.

capricorn2000

February 17th, 2010, 09:52 PM

Hey buddy I just passed by here to say hello to everyone! Sobrang busy lang talaga ngayon, as in no time to go online.

Good this thread is moving forward even without me.

Kudos to capricorn2000 for posting a wonderful travel report! hope to see more of your collection soon.

Cheers!

hey Allan, at last lumitaw ka rin at medyo nagiging active ulit ang thread natin. Salamat sa mga latest news at ganon din kay suri_maw2020.
Magpopost ulit ako ng mga pics later dahil medyo busy ako sa mga activities dito ngayon dahil sa Olympics.

Come and visit my threads:Vancouver & Burbs (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=973646&page=13) Vancouver Olympics (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1066147&page=2)

pi_malejana

February 17th, 2010, 09:57 PM

uy bumalik na uli si allan dude!!:banana::lol:
now, where's tyronne??:D

capricorn2000

February 18th, 2010, 08:50 AM

Hundred Island still

101. Daungan
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1492/picture067a.jpg

102. Big brothers' house
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4219/picture106f.jpg

103.
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/3830/picture107m.jpg

aster4000

February 19th, 2010, 01:52 AM

Nice!!!!!!

hakz2007

February 19th, 2010, 10:23 AM

PGMA launches first aeronautical highway in the North (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=259869)
By Leonardo V. Micua

BINALONAN, Pangasinan, Feb. 19 (PNA)--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo launched on Friday the country's first of its kind Aeronautical Highway of the North, with Binalonan, the hometown of her mother, the late First Lady Evangelina Macaraeg Macapagal, as the gateway.

President Arroyo presided over the launching of the highway now being serviced by a fleet of 19-seater planes called Sky Pasada from the World City College (WCC) Aviation Company in this town.

The company is a flying school owned by the family of Binalonan Mayor Ramon Guico III, president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, with at least 32 training planes for its local and foreign student-pilots.

The Sky Pasada fleet takes off at the Binalonan Airfield and maintain regular flights to several towns in Isabela and Batanes that have existing air strips.

The President lauded private as well as government initiatives that brought forth the aeronautical highway in the North, which is now connecting towns and cities in the north with each other that had no links ever since.

Unknown to many, Pangasinan and Isabela as well as Batanes are now linked by a fast, safe and comfortable air transportation once a week or as often as necessary.

The WCC Aviation Company with Guico’s son, Capt. Ramon V. Guico III as chief pilot and founding president, is behind the establishment of Sky Pasada that now services several far-flung towns in Luzon.

Capt. Guico III, 34, and also vice mayor of Binalonan, told the President that the Aeronautical highway of the North was born out of personal passion for flying and education and dedication for public service.

President Arroyo inaugurated the Binalonan Airfield in 2008, which she envisioned earlier to be an agricultural airport, but more than that it is now being used to facilitate the exchange of tourists and even business people.

Guico III told President Arroyo that with the newly established aeronautical highway in the North, there would be frequent exchanges of goods and products, including tourists among partner towns

The aeronautical highway in the north was set up with the help of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Civil Aeronautic Board and local government officials.

Mayors from different towns of Isabela being serviced by Sky Pasada came during the launching of the aeronautical highway.

The aeronautical highway now officially connects the town of Binalonan through the Sky Pasada to Divilacan, Cauayan, Palanan, Maconacon and Calayan, Isabela ; Basco, and Itbayat, Batanes, which now also have their respective air strips.

Soon, there will be flights to Baguio, Palawan or Boracay.

Guico III said with Sky Pasada, the 19-hour travel time on road, or by boat, was cut down to a mere 18 minutes of flight time.

Speaking in Ilocano, President Arroyo envisioned the aeronautical highway to enhance trade and commerce between the Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley and bring them more closer.

The President said her administration since 2001 effected discipline so that it can carry out programs in the countryside that were needed to spur developments that were needed by investors.

The Guicos were the first to invest in civil aviation by building the Binalonan Airfield in their own land.

President Arroyo said that through the aeronautical highway, the shrimps and crabs in the coastal towns of Isabela as well as Batanes can now reach the markets of Urdaneta and Dagupan cities.

Governor Amado Espino Jr. lauded the aeronautical highway, saying it was another of those lasting legacies of the Arroyo administration.

The others, he said, include the P4.2 million re-regulating pond in San Manuel, the Sual Port and the upcoming Tarlac- Pangasinan-La Union Expressway. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 19th, 2010, 01:39 PM

^^ Binalonan Airfield a commuter airline hub? :banana:

http://dont.blink.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sky-pasada-2.jpg

source: http://dont.blink.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sky-pasada-2.jpg

allan_dude

February 19th, 2010, 02:04 PM

uy bumalik na uli si allan dude!!:banana::lol:
YES I'M BACK!

hey Allan, at last lumitaw ka rin at medyo nagiging active ulit ang thread natin. OK cge paka active uli ako, basta mag post rin kayo :lol:

Nice pics mo sa Hundred Islands!

Heto share ko mga pics ko taken last December 28, 2009 from my facebook album

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs121.snc3/16864_377873705033_879325033_10190498_4996595_n.jpg
Quezon Island

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs121.snc3/16864_377938185033_879325033_10191021_7025589_n.jpg
6:30 AM Lucap wharf

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs121.snc3/16864_377963280033_879325033_10191126_8291951_n.jpg
Governor Island

allan_dude

February 19th, 2010, 02:35 PM

GMA ticks off 5 major projects for Pangasinan (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080220.htm&no=16)

By Behn Fer. Hortaleza, Jr.

Binalonan, Pangasinan (20 February) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo unwrapped in a brief visit here last Saturday five major projects for Pangasinan's development as part of the master plan for the North Luzon Agri-business Quadrangle (NLAQ) super region.

The President spoke during the formal inauguration of a private airstrip and groundbreaking for a new two-storey school building timed to be completed when classes open in June in this quiet agricultural town that is her mother's hometown.

Owned by the family of her cousin Binalonan Mayor Ramon Guico Jr., president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, the airstrip.measuring 850 meters, was put up by the World City Colleges (WCC) Aviation Company whose president is Captain Ramon V. Guico III, vice mayor of Binalonan.

Joining Arroyo at the twin occasions here were Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Undersecretary Al Lontoc, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus and Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr.

In her brief remarks at the airfield ceremonies before a welcoming crowd of some 1,000 kabaleyans, Arroyo cited as among the agriculture-boosting projects in store for her maternal homeprovince an international airport, the extension of the Northrail from Clark to Pangasinan and on to La Union, irrigation of the downstream areas of the Agno river, a seaport for its coastal areas and a possible water transport system from San Manuel to Itogon in Benguet mainly using the huge lake that is the water reservoir of the giant San Roque Dam.

Speaking alternately in Filipino and Ilocano, the Chief Executive said the projects are in response to the challenges posed by former President Fidel V.Ramos for further development of Pangasinan so that the province could finally be among the more prosperous provinces in the country.

The President has ordered the DOTC to conduct feasibility studies where the international airport as well as the seaport will be located.

Seemingly taking care not to appear as favoring one site over another, the President merely said the proposed airport will be built "in another part of Pangasinan", depending, she said, on the technical recommendations of the Air Transportation Office (ATO).

She announced likewise that a company has offered to extend the Northrail from Clark to Pangasinan under the Build-Operate-Transfer scheme.

The Northrail, as initially laid out, will connect Caloocan down to Malolos City and then to Clark. The project is in partnership with the government of China.

Admitting that government is spending P6 billion yearly for irrigation, she also vowed that funds would be released soon for the repair of downstream canals of the San Roque Dam.

She said she will instruct Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap to release the first P100 million for the downstream irrigation of San Roque for the benefit of farmers in the province. Yap is in charge of overseeing the implementation of projects for NLAQ.

She said the water transport system thru the San Roque dam giant reservoir leading to Itogon in Benguet province and Baguio City will provide lowlanders another alternative route aside from the present Kennon Road

At the same time, Arroyo congratulated the Guicos, especially Guico III, for building the 850-meter airstrip where trainer planes are now landing and taking off.

She said if expanded by about 100 meters more, the ATO is ready to give a license for it to accommodate bigger commercial planes that could load agricultural cargo to any point in the Philippines. (PIA-Pangasinan)

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5 Major projects

1. International Airport
2. Northrail from Clark to Pangasinan
3. Irrigation of the downstream areas of the Agno river
4. Seaport
5. Water transport system from San Manuel to Itogon in Benguet

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Bakit ngyon lang naalala ni GMA ang kanyang maternal hometown ngayong patapos na ang kanyang term? :ohno: Shame

capricorn2000

February 19th, 2010, 07:49 PM

Thank you Aster4000 fo regularly dropping by.

YES I'M BACK!

OK cge paka active uli ako, basta mag post rin kayo :lol:

Reply: Promise ha???? hehehe

Nice pics mo sa Hundred Islands!

Reply: yours are nice too. (mutual admiration:wink2: )

^^ Binalonan Airfield a commuter airline hub? :banana:

http://dont.blink.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sky-pasada-2.jpg

source: http://dont.blink.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sky-pasada-2.jpg

I'm happy for this one^^

sana maging successful ang venture na to..

but the name "World City College" for a seemingly small college is what?
seemingly inapproriate?

anyways thanks for this development update.

capricorn2000

February 19th, 2010, 08:06 PM

GMA ticks off 5 major projects for Pangasinan (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080220.htm&no=16)

-5 Major projects

1. International Airport
2. Northrail from Clark to Pangasinan
3. Irrigation of the downstream areas of the Agno river
4. Seaport
5. Water transport system from San Manuel to Itogon in Benguet

---
Bakit ngyon lang naalala ni GMA ang kanyang maternal hometown ngayong patapos na ang kanyang term? :ohno: Shame

anybody's guess.......let's cross our fingers na sana magkatoto ang mga ito.

BTW kumusta na ang mga old projects like ex-pres. ramos' proton plant in mabini and the gov's ferry boat to La Union? were they materialize or died a natural death? Salamat no naebatan yo ya.

suri_maw2020

February 20th, 2010, 08:41 AM

ayos labat kabaleyan capricorn2000....basta no walay time man post labat so to-o dia-ay.

Allan_dude welcome back sa thread....

hey Allan, at last lumitaw ka rin at medyo nagiging active ulit ang thread natin. Salamat sa mga latest news at ganon din kay suri_maw2020.
Magpopost ulit ako ng mga pics later dahil medyo busy ako sa mga activities dito ngayon dahil sa Olympics.

suri_maw2020

February 20th, 2010, 08:50 AM

5 Major projects

1. International Airport Alin talaga ang nanalo - sa Alaminos or Bayambang ba iyon?
2. Northrail from Clark to Pangasinan wish ko ito sana bumalik din ang service ng PNR sa Pangasinan hanggang La Union
3. Irrigation of the downstream areas of the Agno river
4. Seaport ito ba iyong sa Sual?
5. Water transport system from San Manuel to Itogon in Benguet - possible ba ang project na ito? Gaano ba kalalim ang water level nito hanggang Benguet?

Ok gaya ng sabi ni capricorn....crossing my fingers too kasama na ang aking paa ...let see what's gonna this project be reach....after GMA term

suri_maw2020

February 20th, 2010, 08:52 AM

courtesy by: capricorn2000
102. Big brothers' house
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4219/picture106f.jpg

Mahal pala ng rent sa hauz ni Big Borther nalula ako noong nagtanong kami kelangang makadami ng racket para ma try ang hauz niya....

Weeeeeeeeeeee...........

capricorn2000

February 20th, 2010, 03:20 PM

ayos labat kabaleyan capricorn2000....basta no walay time man post labat so to-o dia-ay.

Allan_dude welcome back sa thread....

okays!!!:okay::okay::okay:

allan_dude

February 20th, 2010, 04:43 PM

sana maging successful ang venture na to..

but the name "World City College" for a seemingly small college is what?
seemingly inapproriate?

anyways thanks for this development update. start small, dream big! :cheers:

anybody's guess.......let's cross our fingers na sana magkatoto ang mga ito. I guess its just a PR drive para hindi sumama loob ng mga Pangasinense.

Siguradio lang jan yung TPLUEX

1. International Airport Alin talaga ang nanalo - sa Alaminos or Bayambang ba iyon? Alaminos and another rallied by Mayor Velasco for Sta Barbara.

2. Northrail from Clark to Pangasinan wish ko ito sana bumalik din ang service ng PNR sa Pangasinan hanggang La Union
Wish ko rin. Sana hindi ma-scrap ng next administration ang proposed project na to

ayos labat kabaleyan capricorn2000....basta no walay time man post labat so to-o dia-ay.

Allan_dude welcome back sa thread.... Mantulungan tayo!

Si Koreanboy absent pa.. LOL

allan_dude

February 20th, 2010, 05:00 PM

Dagupan’s little shoe store now a retail giant (http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100213-253020/Dagupans-little-shoe-store-now-a-retail-giant)

By Yolanda Sotelo
Inquirer Northern Luzon

DAGUPAN CITY – This is a story of a little corner store named after Walt Disney’s mouse.

The Mickey Mouse Shoe Store that sold mainly shoes in post-war Dagupan, when people used to wear nothing but “chinelas (rubber slippers)” and “suicos (clogs),” has grown into a retail giant now known as the Magic group of companies.

But there is nothing magical about this shoe store, which had survived both man-made and natural disasters, like fire and earthquake.

Like the proverbial phoenix, it always rises from the ashes and devastation.

In 1948, when this city was recovering from the destruction of World War II, Chinese businessman Mariano Lim established in downtown Dagupan the Mickey Mouse Shoe Store. No one knew the story about the name, but people here said it was perhaps to add a little cheer to the desolate city ravaged by war.

Selling shoes in the late 1940s to the 1950s was no easy task as people then preferred their old reliable pairs of “chinelas” and “suicos.”

But Lim persevered until the store became the biggest footwear wholesaler in the Ilocos region. It expanded into selling war surplus items and grew into a general merchandise store.

Fire

But in 1968, the store was destroyed when a big fire hit the city’s commercial district.

From the ashes, Lim and his wife, Victoria, established the Mickey Mar Shoe Store that engaged in wholesale and retail of footwear.

In 1983, the couple’s son, Benjamin (who would later become Dagupan mayor and Pangasinan representative) decided to expand the business and established Marimar, the city’s first department store.

The venture was successful and Benjamin, buoyed by his success, set up his own business, the Marwood home furnishing store, which became a household name for fine furniture in the province.

But Marwood’s production facilities were razed by fire in 1988.

Benjamin, however, was undaunted. That year, he established the first Magic Appliance Center and a supermarket along AB Fernandez Street here. It was also that year when he married Celia, a businesswoman.

Earthquake

Since the business was no longer confined to selling shoes and ready-to-wear items and had expanded to appliances, grocery and gift items, Lim coined a new name – Magic (Marimar Appliance, Groceries and Gift Items Center).

But nature again played a cruel joke on the Lims.

On July 16, 1990, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Northern Luzon and the Magic stores crumbled.

The couple, with the help of loyal employees, again had to rise from the rubble to establish a new store they named Magic Centerpoint in 1991.

Now, 60 years later, the Mickey Mouse Shoe Store has grown into the Magic Group of Companies.

Magic chief executive officer Mark Bryan Lim, Benjamin’s son, said the group operates 11 supermarkets, 16 department stores, 14 appliance centers and 15 fast food outlets in Pangasinan.

Crisis

It has branched out of the province, with a family mart in San Jose City in Nueva Ecija and two department stores in Ilocos Sur.

The first Pangasinan town where the Dagupan-based Magic did business was Mangaldan.

“After that, tuloy-tuloy na [the business grew],” Bryan said. He said the business expansion is a product of “lakas ng loob [resolve].”

“We just realized that there was a market growing outside Dagupan. When we built the Magic Mall in Urdaneta City in 1997, it was in the midst of the Asian financial crisis and the interest rates were very high. But we still pursued the project,” he said.

At that time, Magic was the biggest shopping mall in the province, until Dagupan Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez built the CSI Mall in Dagupan City.

The two malls, however, have since been outsized by the SM City in Rosales town.

Enter the giants

Bryan said the entry of SM in the province sent a chill down Magic’s spine.

“Who won’t be nervous? But it is inevitable that big players like SM, Robinsons and Makro will come to the provinces. That’s expected. But we see competition, whether local or national, as a challenge for us to improve our operations and marketing strategies. It keeps us on our toes. It’s very motivating,” he said.

Bryan said the Villasis Magic Store did not suffer from the entry of SM City Rosales, just a few kilometers away. Other stores have also recovered and started getting more patrons again.

The entry of the big players is one reason Magic is expanding aggressively.

“We want to maintain a certain level of volume, and with stores in the towns, we can compete,” Bryan said.

But unlike the big players which put up hectare-wide stores, Magic builds stores according to the buying population in a specific town or city.

“We analyze the place and take these [information] into consideration so we can have an ideal space. So we don’t open two or five hectares, but we put the right size of store that will be profitable for that particular location,” he said.

“Besides, SM is not going to open a mall in every town or city, only one or two [in a province]. They get the weekend market because the entire family goes [there]. But on weekdays, when you want to buy only your sugar, coffee, instant mami [noodles], you don’t travel far,” Bryan said.

On the home front, Bryan said Magic’s competition with CSI is good.

“We were able to grow our businesses well in the past 20 years. With the competition, prices are lowered and our presence makes the big players think twice about coming to Pangasinan,” he said.

He said Magic helps push economic growth in its areas of operation not only through the business taxes, but also by employing locals.

allan_dude

February 20th, 2010, 05:04 PM

CFO embarks on community education (http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100218.htm&no=C2)

By Venus H. Sarmiento

Dagupan City -- The Commission on Filipinos Overseas will be in the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union starting March 1 to conduct a community education program on migration.

Executive Director Jose Maria Palabrica said the inter-agency community education and information campaign program seeks to assist prospective migrants in making informed decisions regarding settlement abroad, as well as to generate community involvement in migration concerns.

The information campaign, Palabrica said, also aims to raise public awareness on various issues concerning migration, intermarriage and existing government policies and programs against illegal recruitment, documentation fraud and human trafficking among others.

"We plan to reach out to the public in municipalities, cities and provinces through the conduct of school symposia on migration, public assemblies, radio interviews and interaction with community members," Palabrica added.

The group is scheduled to hold a press briefing and radio interviews in San Fernando City on March 1 and 2. In Pangasinan, a press briefing at the Dagupan City hall and a radio interview over DWCM-Aksyon Radyo are scheduled on March 3 while symposia and fora will be conducted on March 4 and 5 in Lingayen town and Alaminos City, respectively. (PIA-Pangasinan)

allan_dude

February 20th, 2010, 05:48 PM

Engineered bamboo project in Pangasinan (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/engineered-bamboo-project-pangasinan)

BINALONAN -- To address the problem on lack of school desks and the protection of environment, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo launched here recently the "Engineered Bamboo Project."

To be at the forefront are the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) headed by Secretary Peter Favila and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led by Secretary Horacio Ramos.

“The DENR will be in charge of the bamboo nursery and dispersal growing while DTI is tasked to supervise the production of bamboo products. Inaasahan natin na 25 percent ng kinakailangang desks ng Department of Education ay manggagaling sa kawayan at hindi sa punong gubat,” Arroyo explained.

“The DTI, through the Cottage Industry Technology Center, has machines to make bamboo desks,” she added.

The President directed Favila to give the town of Binalonan a bamboo desk making machine, which will be used to manufacture bamboo school desks for the province of Pangasinan.

This will be delivered to the municipality next month.

With the Engineered Bamboo Project, the National Government hopes to reduce the cutting of trees. At the same time, it hopes to create jobs and business opportunity for bamboo growers.

Bamboo is a grass that grows to as high as 50 feet at a short period of time.

Replanting is not needed after harvesting, as it replenishes itself with several stalks naturally grow.

In the province of Pangasinan, among the top suppliers of bamboo are San Carlos City, Sta. Barbara, Bolinao and some towns in Western Pangasinan.

allan_dude

February 20th, 2010, 05:51 PM

Award-winning Pangasinan film in UP (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/16/award-winning-pangasinan-film-in-up/#STS=g5u1f36n.cos)

THE U.P. Subol in cooperation with the Sine Caboloan and the Ulupan na Pansiansia’y Salitan Pangasinan (UPSP) [Association for the Preservation of the Pangasinan Language] will screen for the first time in Metro Manila the award-winning Anacbanua (The Child of the Sun), the first full-length digital feature film in the Pangasinan language with English subtitles, on February 24, 2010, 7 pm at the Cine Adarna, U.P. Film Center, U.P. Diliman in Quezon City.

Written, produced, directed, and edited by Pangasinan filmmaker Christopher Gozum, the experimental film won the Digital Lokal Lino Brocka Grand Prize as well as the Digital Lokal Best Director Award during the 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival in October 2009.

Using the Pangasinan poetry of Santiago Villafania, Erwin Fernandez and Melchor Orpilla and Pangasinan oraciones as well as the ancient Calatagan pot script as voice-over narration, Anacbanua is a story of an exiled Western-educated Umaanlong (poet) who, suffering from an unknown illness, decides to return to Pangasinan, the land of his birth.

The screening will be preceded by the showing of another prize-winning Gozum short experimental film in the Pangasinan language, the Surreal Random MMS Texts para ed Ina, Agui, tan Kaamong ya Makakailiw ed Sika: Gurgurlis ed Banua which won for the filmmaker the Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema during the 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival in 2008.

Founded in 1975, the U.P. Subol is an organization of UP students from Pangasinan promoting Pangasinan culture in the university. Founded in 2007 by filmmaker Christopher Gozum, the Sine Caboloan is a film production company committed to producing independent digital feature films about the Pangasinan region and its people in the homeland and in the diaspora.

Established in 2000, the Ulupan na Pansiansia’y Salitan Pangasinan, the only literary organization promoting the Pangasinan language, aims to create a pool of creative writers in various genres: poetry, essay, creative fiction as well as creative non-fiction. The gathering of these three organizations presages the exciting revitalization and development of Pangasinan culture in the years to come.

For ticket inquiries and reservations, please contact Ana Asperin at 0916 472 6097 or e-mail Erwin Fernandez at win1tree@yahoo.com <mailto:win1tree@yahoo.com>.

allan_dude

February 20th, 2010, 05:54 PM

Calamity equipment ya panangaro na International Red Cross, inter ed limaran barangays (http://www.dagupan.gov.ph/index.php?id=690)

by Lanie Tomas

Mapalar so limaran barangays ed siudad na Dagupan ed impakapili da ya makagamor na libren katkagawaan ya naosar kasabi kalamidad o antokaman a segsegang.

Pormal ya impalima na Philippine National Red Cross – Pangasinan Chapter so equipment ed kinen Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. tan ed saray opisyalis na binipisaryon barangays, kaiba iray Barangay Disaster Action Team (BDAT).

Onong ed kinen PNRC Pangasinan Chapter Administrator Florame Magalong, saray katkagawaan ya impangaro na International Federation of Red Cross so pikabiangan na first aid kit, kapote, search light, megaphone, AM-FM radio tan arom nira ya naosar kasabi kalamidad.

Impaliwawa ton saray initdan ya barangays ya pikabiangan na Pantal, Bonuan Boquig, Bonuan Gueset, Pugaro tan Bonuan Binloc so nagmaliw ya binipisaryo base ed rekomendasyon na National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Inkonsidera na NDCC iray barangays ya say lokasyon da et baleg so posibilidad ya naapektuan no onkena so tsunami o storm surge.

Nanpasalamat si Mayor Fernandez ed PNRC lapud patuloy dan itutulong ed siudad ta pian lalon ombiskeg so kapasidad na Dagupan ed iyarap ed antokaman ya kalamidad tan baleg iyan makatulong ed pamabiskeg na puwersa na opisyalis na barangay tan kabiangay BDAT parad pangisalba na kabarangay da tan katkagawaan daranya.

Say impangipalima na katkagawaan so imbansag ed agawan regular flag raising ceremony na saray empleyadoy gobiernoy siudad sanen Pebrero a-otso ed City Plaza.

allan_dude

February 20th, 2010, 05:56 PM

Mampatuloy ya pamarakep tan pamaaliguas na Tondaligan, apanpaknaan (http://www.dagupan.gov.ph/index.php?id=689)

by Lanie Tomas

Lalon pabibiskegen na administrasyon nen Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. so ipapatonton iran programa tan proyekto ed Tondaligan area, barangay Bonuan Gueset, siudad na Dagupan ta pian mas lalon dayuen tan magmaliw ya manunaan ya pasyaran na saray bibisitas.

Parad mampatuloy ya pakagamor na pamarakep tan pamaaliguas na Tondaligan Beach et walay agawan dayalogo ed baetan na lokal a gobiernoy siudad ed panangidaulo nen Mayor Fernandez, opisyalis na Bonuan Gueset tan saray kabiangan na Bonuan Tondaligan Shed Owners and Operators Association sanen agew na Miyerkules, Pebrero a-tres ed Mayor’s Pavilion, abitla lamlamang a lugar.

Apanpaknaan ya diad lalon maganon panaon et i-instola so silew asingger ed gilig na kadayatan ta pian napaliisan so posiblen pakagaway krimen tan saya so mantangguyor ed saray bibisitas ya manbayag ed abitlan lugar anggan sanlabi.

In-ey-ey na saray shed owners tan operators ya sakey ed saray problema da so atagey ya babayaran dad konsumo ed koryenti. Koneksyon tonya, initdan na direktiba nen Mayor Fernandez si City Engineer Virginia Rosario ya mikoordina iyad Dagupan Electric Corporation o DECORP parad pampapeket na sarili dan kontador ed sheds daranya.

Bilang tulong met na konsehoy Bonuan Gueset ed saray walay sheds et kinumpirma nen Barangay Captain Angelito Gumarang ya sipaparaan ya mangipakseb na bawas ed babayaran ed pankokolekta da na basura o garbage collection fee iray opisyalis na barangay.

Tinangguyor nen Ike Palinar, Tondaligan Park Administrator iray shed owners ya mintinaen da so kalinisan ed loob na sheds tan kaliber-liber daranya.

Diad silong na administrasyon nen Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. et pinarakep so Japanese Garden panamegley na impangikargay swimming pool, water falls tan resthouse. Panaon met nen Mayor Fernandez nen naapiger so lokasyon na saray sheds ta pian mas lalon nabista so karakep na dayat tan nalikna so palayopoy na dagem manlalapod dayat.

Impromisa met na onabet ed sanlasos ya shed owners and operators so sipaparaan dan pitulungan ed lokal a gobierno.

Katekep na agawan dayalogo so impangipakabat nen Mayor Fernandez ya say daan lan edipisyo na kooperatiba ed abitlan pasen so pagmaliwen lan day care center ta pian agla manpaga iray atateng ed arawin pan-aaralan na saray anak da.

capricorn2000

February 21st, 2010, 03:23 AM

wow!!! Allan, salamat ed kulim ya man-post irayan bali-balita.
Say agusgustuan ko et satay post # 89.
agko ilaluan ya wala manaya ray Pangasinanse ya man-pansiansia na salita tayo.
karakelan ya taga metromanila et anta da ya Ilokano so salita ed Pangasinan tan agda
amta ya wala'y salitan Pangasinan.

salamat ya balbaleg ed saraya.

capricorn2000

February 21st, 2010, 03:35 AM

104. Talaba vendor ed Dawel, Dagupan
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105.
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106. malinis ya ilog ed Dawel
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allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 05:28 AM

83.
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9546/picture298x.jpg Aya may controvertial Magic Superstore diad Malasiqui ay

suri_maw2020

February 21st, 2010, 05:53 AM

suri_maw2020

February 21st, 2010, 05:57 AM

Alla_dude di ko yata nabasa ang controversey ng Magic store na yan jan sa Malasiqui?...... hmmmmmm teka google ko nga para update naman ako sa issyu na ito........TOinkz...:lol:

Aya may controvertial Magic Superstore diad Malasiqui ay

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 09:08 AM

^^ Nanfile na kaso si datin vice gov lambino kinen malasiqui mayor domantay violating the anti-graft law.

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 09:10 AM

Domantay, Magic now sing a different tune (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/01/24/domantay-magic-now-sing-a-different-tune/#STS=g5uthns0.1sr0)

LINGAYEN—Malasiqui Mayor Armando Domantay and the Magic Group of Companies are applying a new tact as their defense in the civil case pending against them before the Regional Trial Court in San Carlos City.

Atty. Francisco Baraan III, the new lawyer for Domantay and Magic, now claims that Ordinance No. 005-2003 was, in fact, validly approved contrary to legal opinion issued Provincial Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued in her legal opinion”.

The ordinance in question was remanded to the Malasiqui by the provincial board after Baniqued submitted the opinion that the ordinance defective since only five members were present to approve present and no public hearing as required by law was conducted.

Ironically, Baniqued, as the Provincial Legal Officer, earlier acted as counsel for Domantay in the civil case filed by former Vice Governor Oscar Lambino and Mario Armas since Malasiqui is one of the municipalities of Pangasinan without a legal officer.

The 2003 ordinance is being used as the basis for the lease contract agreement entered into by the Malasiqui municipal government headed by Domantay to the Magic Group for the construction of a commercial mall on a public land at the center of town.

This time, Baraan asserts that Baniqued’s position was only a legal opinion and it is for the court to determine whether its legality.

He further contends that the ordinance actually does not fall under Section 21 of the Local Government Code because the land in question beside the municipal hall is actually a patrimonial property, not public property.

Section 21 of the Local Government Code enumerates what properties are for public use, like plazas, markets, and roads as these are open at any time to the public, he added.

Under the law, patrimonial property needs no conversion, he added.

The lot in question used to be the occupied by a building that hosts several offices of the municipal government as well as two statues of local heroes. The offices and the statues have been relocated and this action has also been put into question.—LM

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 09:13 AM

Limanlasus ya ektarya na taneman na mais, apektado la na El Nino (http://www.bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=133962)

DAGUPAN CITY- Alikna la diad baley na Lingayen so epekto na El Nino Phenomenon.

Onong ed kinen OIC municipal agriculture officer Rudy dela Cruz,papadisiran ya limamlasus ya ektarya na mais apektado na El Nino legan ya walumplun ektarya na taneman na pagey so naapektuan.

Impalapag nen dela Cruz ya nen imbebeneg ya taon so adanasan metla so inkulang na danum balet miduma-duma so situwasyon natan.

Lapud saya, binagaan toray dumaralos ya manusar na shallow tube well piyan naparanuman so tanem da. Tinangguyor to met iraya na mantanem na saray agga masiba na danum lapud anggaapoy tulong ya pinansyal ya direktan niiter ed sikara lapud kulang so pondo.

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 09:15 AM

Impanlunsad na Aeronautical Highway ed Pangasinan, dinauluan nen PGMA (http://www.bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=133770)

DAGUPAN CITY- Dinauloan nen President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo so impanlunsad e say Aeronautical Highway of Northern Luzon diad barangay Linmasangan, Binalonan.

Diad say abitlan proyekto baleg ya tulong ed say turismo tn agrikultura diad luyag na Pangasinan.

Aasaan da na mas napapeeles so pangawit ed saray produkto diad kaabay ira ya luyag kaiba so Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Isabela Cagayan, tan arom nira.

Kalegenan ton nia wadman met si Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr. ya baleg so pisasalamat to lapod kasumpalan na say ground breaking ceremony ed say ipaalagey na seaport ed baley ya Sual natan et say Aeronautical highway ed Eastern Pangasinan ya baleg na proyekto ed progreso na say luyag.

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 09:17 AM

Aray dumaralos manpapalabasan kayo inkwan na NIA (http://www.bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=133685)

DAGUPAN CITY - "Manpapalabasan kayo."

Saya so ibabaga nen Engr. Renato Milan, Provincial Officer na National Irrigation Administration ed saray dumaralos ompian ag ira mansasakitan o mankukulkol lapud labat ed kakulangan na supply na danum ed taniman da.

Reaksyon iya nen Milan, kasumpalan dan naamtaan ya nansigatan so san panamaen ed baley na Manaoag lapud ag pantatalusan nipaakar ed supply na danum.

Nakaukulan kunon talusan daranya ya nakukulangan so paranum kanyang dapat et manpapalabasan iran umpian naparanuman so tanem da.

Imbaga met nen Milan ya no walay nausar dan waterpump et bombaen laa na aray dumaralos , anggad walay nanenengneng dan unaagos ya danom ompian at ira nabitin na supply na danum.

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 09:24 AM

105.
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Miss ko lay talaba! manlilol ak!

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 09:55 AM

4,300 hectares of land in Pangasinan affected by drought (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=260122)

BINALONAN, Pangasinan, Feb. 21 (PNA) — At least 50 hectares of riceland in Pangasinan were considered as heavily damaged and 3,800 hectares partially damaged as a result of drought, according to the Department of Agriculture.

DA Regional Director Cipriano Santiago expects the area affected by drought as a result of El Niño phenomenon to increase some more as no rain is forthcoming in March.

He said as an ultimate remedy, they will rush shallow tube wells to the partially affected areas in the hope of preventing the farms from totally drying up, so that farmers can still harvest their crops.

However, Santiago admitted that this is dependent on the availability of groundwater at this time in those partially affected areas.

He estimated the whole province of Pangasinan to lose 250,000 metric tons of rice as a result of the long dry spell if there is no rain coming from now till the month of March.

Santiago advised farmers whose farms are now drying up to use shallow tube wells if they can source out water from anywhere that is available.

He said that Task Force El Niño has received reports that some towns of Pangasinan have declared a state of calamity as a result of their drying up farms but these are still subject to validation.

“Our field men will go to the municipalities that declared state of calamity to know the kind of assistance that will be extended by our office to the affected farmers,” Santiago said.

At the same time, an official of the Abono partylist reported that farms are now drying up in south central Pangasinan, affecting the towns of Sto. Tomas, Alcala, Bautista and Bayambang, all along the Agno River.

Also affected, said Rosendo So, founder of the Pangasinan-based Abono partylist, are the farmlands in Pozorrubio and Sison, which are not irrigated.

But he said farmers from Urdaneta City to San Fabian are still lucky as water in their farms is still plentiful.

So, an engineer, said if the dry spell persists, the rice crops that are set to be harvested in just one month may go dry and die.

He added that the current drought is far more serious than the one that happened in 2007 because it came very early, noting that in some farms, the soil already cracked due to lack of water.

With the current situation not easing up a bit, So predicts at least 35 percent crop losses for the second rice cropping season in Pangasinan alone.

Though farmers are requesting for cloud-seeding to trigger rains, So prefers that farmers be instead given water pumps by the Department of Agriculture. (PNA)

phinkiss

February 21st, 2010, 10:32 AM

Welcome Goldilocks!

http://rosalespangasinan.com/images/stories/GOLDILOCKS.jpg

Goldilocks-one of the leading bakeshop in the country has opened its doors in terms of investment and employment opportunities.

As of today, Goldilocks’ commissary is being constructed at Brgy Tomana West. The commissary is set to supply baked products in major parts of Northern Luzon.Last January 5, 6, 27, 28 and 29,, Goldilocks conducted a job fair. Job openings included among others engineers, production staff, clerks and sales personnel.

The town of Rosales is a beneficiary of many business opportunities which includes SM Prime Holdings and now Goldilocks.

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 02:29 PM

^ Goldilocks will now compete head-to-head with Cindy's in Northern Luzon

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 02:35 PM

Pangasinan launches Citizen’s Charter to promote good governance, service (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/244574/pangasinan-launches-citizen-s-charter-promote-good-governance-service)

By MAR T. SUPNAD
February 21, 2010

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — To promote good governance through clear, transparent, accountable, and responsive public service delivery, the provincial government of Pangasinan launched recently Citizen’s Charter to further improve the local government’s service to the public.

Janette Asis, officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Human Resources Management Office (HRMO), said this is in consonance with the national government’s Republic Act 9485, known as the “Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007,” which aims to involve all government agencies including departments, bureaus, offices, or government owned and/or controlled corporations or even local government or district units.

“Citizen’s Charter will require the setting up of various service standards in the form of billboards which will be posted or placed at the main entrance of offices,” Asis said, adding that this will be strategically located at the lobbies of all provincial buildings.

“Ang sipag ng boss namin, (referring to Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino) so kailangan ding magsipag kaming lahat, kaya bawal ang tamad dito sa Kapitolyo,” said Butch Velasco, Public Information Officer.

The basic contents of the Charter will include the vision of the provincial government, functional statement of offices/departments, the process flow of a particular service, the maximum time to conclude the process, the frontline services offered and the clientele, suggestions and complaint procedures, feedback mechanism, and statement or pledge of commitment of actions or implementers to excellent public service.

“Once na may Citizen’s Charter na tayo, bawal na ang tamad sa provincial government. Although nag-improve na ang capabilities ng mga employees, mas maa-upgrade pa ang performance ng bawa’t isa sa atin,” pointed out Asis, saying this complements the vision of Espino to institute a culture of change among the 3,000 employees.

In this Capital town, Mayor Jonas Castaneda had also instituted reforms aimed at further improving the services to the public with the setting up of the “One-stop-shop” where the public can immediately secure their business permits, clearances, among others.

According to Asis, the public is assured of the following service parameters that include quality public service, transparency in service delivery, predictability, equal level of service, proper redress for poor service, and mutual accountability.

Asis said the program is another welcome development for the province in realizing its goal to achieve excellence in public service.

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 03:01 PM

Lingayen typhoon victims receive shelter repair kits (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100219.htm&no=59&r=r01&y=&mo=)

Dagupan City -- Some 256 families of Sitio Aplaya in Barangay Pangapisan Norte in Lingayen finally received assistance more than a year after typhoon Emong hit the province.

Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. led the distribution of shelter repair kit in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Philippines and the conduct of medical mission, relief distribution and food for work and feeding program.

Espino admitted that the program to help the residents of Sitio Aplaya was long overdue because efforts he said were hampered by the onslaught of more typhoons. He bared that other projects of the provincial and municipal governments for the area such as the construction of a covered court and asphalting of roads are slated to be implemented.

He thanked Habitat for Humanity for its speedy response to assist the provincial government in its recovery and rehabilitation efforts in the province.

Habitat's Government Partnership Relations Officer Gladys Ledina lauded the governor for giving their organization a chance to share with the provincial government the opportunity to serve the typhoon-stricken Pangasinenses and help them go back to their normal lives.

Earlier, a total of 393 family-beneficiaries from the towns of Rosales, Villasis, Bayambang, Sison and Urdaneta City received their shelter repair kits.

Provincial Housing Officer Alvin Bigay said the repair kit worth P7,000, includes six roof sheets, four flexiboards, various sizes of coco lumber, nails and hand tools such as handsaw, hammer and screw driver.

Barangay Councilor Rolden Ramones said that their place is indeed very lucky for being chosen as beneficiary of the program and other privileges accorded by the provincial government.

All in all, Habitat for Humanity Philippines extended assistance worth P2.71 million in the four towns and one city and allotted another P2.471 million to the towns of Lingayen and Bautista. (PIO/PIA Pangasinan)

allan_dude

February 21st, 2010, 03:33 PM

Magic Pozorrubio now open!

Link: http://www.pozorrubio.net.ph/pozor_online/images/stories/MagicMallOpens3pages.pdf

capricorn2000

February 21st, 2010, 09:09 PM

agi kabaleyan capricorn2000

makapa ilol met yay post mo ni....miss kon tua so talaba yummmmm...yummmm...sarap ya pulutan....(Steamed or fresh with calamansi)

wishing ya ako nakugipan ya-ay gravee....
apanonot ko ingin ramay time ya man inoman kami habang manga-alay talaba ed Agno River.....diad banday Binmaley.......hooooooossss...

ay tuwa tan, mas mataway so talaba ditan tan anto kaman ya sira no imcompara diya ed canada. komon walay man-invest ditan ya man-culture na ankakabaleg ya talaba ya singa diya.
saray gabay ko nin siraen et amay orang ya mangayabot (small jumping shrimp) ta magata tan say botobot pero ngalngali agka la makasaliw ya.

tilala suri tan allan... manpulutan tilay talaba tan orang

capricorn2000

February 21st, 2010, 10:21 PM

with that Goldilock's building construction in carmen, rosales, I forsee that it wouldn't be long that this town will overtake Dagupan in terms of commercial establishments.
It's sad that Dagupan is losing/or has lost its title as the largest commercial city north of metromanila as it was in the 60's & 70's.

thanks phinkiss for that info. and the pictures.

capricorn2000

February 21st, 2010, 10:43 PM

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108. singa solar eclipse pero andi. . . filterized labat
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February 21st, 2010, 11:22 PM

Magic Pozorrubio now open!

Link: http://www.pozorrubio.net.ph/pozor_online/images/stories/MagicMallOpens3pages.pdf

wow...marakep ya balita ya Allan.
wala la manaya'y branch na UL ditan Pozorrubio.

no tongtungey tuwa, marakep so town lay-out na Pozorrubio.
dakel so karsada to tan derecho pero agni masyadong progreso.

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allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:09 PM

ay tuwa tan, mas mataway so talaba ditan tan anto kaman ya sira no imcompara diya ed canada. komon walay man-invest ditan ya man-culture na ankakabaleg ya talaba ya singa diya.
saray gabay ko nin siraen et amay orang ya mangayabot (small jumping shrimp) ta magata tan say botobot pero ngalngali agka la makasaliw ya.

tilala suri tan allan... manpulutan tilay talaba tan orang Nom nom nom..
Nom nom nom..
Nom nom nom..

Masamsamit! :lol: :eat:

108. singa solar eclipse pero andi. . . filterized labat
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I'm lovin' those bokeh. Good job man!

109. University of Luzon - Dagupan
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Daan lay UL Dagupan. Kumon manpa alagey ira na balon campus.

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:12 PM

Unscheduled brownouts hit Dagupan City, 2 Pangasinan towns (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=260263)

DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 22 (PNA) -- Unscheduled power interruption starting at 11:45 a.m. Monday hit the whole Dagupan City, the towns of Calasiao and Sta. Barbara after an electric pole located in Lingayen owned by the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) burned.

The affected pole (Structure 66) is located in Barangay Domalandan, Lingayen along Decorp's 69 KV (kilo-volt) line that conveys power from the National Grid Power Corporation (NGPC) station in Labrador town to Decorp.

Decorp has mobilized its line crew to replace the burnt pole in order to restore normal electricity to all its service areas. It is expected to be completed from 3 to 4 p.m. today.

It was learned that it was the same electric pole that was burned December 31 last year that also caused hours of brownout in all areas being serviced by Decorp.

NGPC has denied that the power outage was due to rotating brownout which was first scheduled last week but was aborted due to normalization in power supply in the Luzon Grid.

Melanie Anicoche, spokeswoman of the NGPC based in San Manuel town, said the rotating brownout earlier announced will no longer push through as the Luzon Grid is already back to normal power supply. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:14 PM

Activists abort anti-nuke rally in Pangasinan (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=260310)

By Leonardo V. Micua

LINGAYEN,Pangasinan,Feb.22(PNA)--Members of militant organizations aborted their plan to stage mass action on Monday in front of the provincial capitol to express their indignation over the passage by the provincial board of a resolution asking the national government to invite South Korea to relocate two nuclear power plants to Pangasinan.

But even as the anti-nuke activists failed to show up, the 16-member provincial board to whom they would like to address their indignation failed to meet for lack of quorum.

There was a possibility that some members of the provincial board deliberately skipped their regular session upon learning that members of militant organizations were planning a week before to hold a mass action against them.

The provincial board, by a vote of nine, against one dissenting and two abstaining (three were absent), approved the resolution at the request of Fifth District Board Member Mark Cojuangco, whose letter to the board was endorsed by four other congressmen of Pangasinan.

The resolution expressed the common sentiment of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to invite the provincial government to look into the possibility of locating two nuclear plants from Korea to Pangasinan under certain conditions.

The two nuclear power plants of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), owned by the Korea Electric Power Corp., is up for sale based on a Public Notice of Sale issued by the company.

In fact, the opening of bids for interested tenders starts on Feb. 22, 2010 and closing time is March 2, 2010, thus the reason why the resolution of the provincial board had to be rushed.

Cojuangco, in a talk to newsmen on Sunday night, congratulated the provincial board for its timely action and for recognizing the need to address the emerging serious power shortage in the country.

Although the resolution of the provincial board will still go through a long process and subject to all the regulatory policies of the government, it was any way a sort of an eye opener that there is a need to really address the problem before worse comes to worst, he added.

Saying that Cebu province is now also thinking of going nuclear, Cojuangco considered the one undertaken by the provincial board as an"ice-breaker".

He said there would still be wide-ranging consultations that will be conducted among the people of Pangasinan.

He also said that off hand, those opposing the establishment of a nuclear power plant were merely misinformed of what is this all about or just after their personal interests or relatives' own interests, not public interest.

He said Korea, where the technology will come from, has 22 nuclear plants spread across the peninsula and there has never been a single incident so far associated with what one may call as nuclear leak.

All other countries are now using nuclear power plants and had in fact phased out coal thermal plants for being an unfriendly technology.

Urging the Philippines to go nuclear now, Cojuangco said that by year 2012, the country's projected power shortfall would reach 3,000 megawatts and more in the succeeding years.

He said that the key to the country's economic progress is nuclear energy that assures the people of cheaper electricity.

Cojuangco said the resolution of the provincial board was silent on where the two Korean nuclear plants would be positioned in Pangasinan but added that these must be located along the coast.(PNA)

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:23 PM

Bangus Fest focuses on livelihood anew (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/14/bangus-fest-focuses-on-livelihood-anew/#STS=g5vywdlw.s9j)

IT’S not just going to be one big city party.

The Bangus Festival this year, as in the past two years, will continue to focus on livelihood development for local entrepreneurs and small-scale businessmen.

Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, three-time chair of the festival’s organizing committee, said the festival the main beneficiaries will be the city’s street vendors and jeepney and tricycle drivers.

“The Dagupan Bangus Festival is for the Dagupenos and it must be they who must get the most benefit from it,” said Fernandez in a briefing last February 8.

New events in this year’s event include the Rimat ti Amianan, an exhibit on the “one-town-one product” program in the Ilocos Region to be held at the CSI Stadia, and product exhibits from different municipalities on Jovellanos Street.

Other economic enterprise events include the Pigar-Pigar Festival, Bangus Rodeo, Cookfest, and Halo-halo Samalamig.

The vice mayor also announced that the Great Dagupan Sale, to be participated in by all commercial establishments in Dagupan, will again be held from April 16 to May 1.

The restaurant owners have also committed to join the Bangusan Street Party (along Jose R. de Venecia Expressway) on April 30 and the nightly Bangusan Food Strip (on Galvan Street).

The Bangusan Street Party, the closing highlight of the Bangus Festival, will feature more than 10 rock bands, led by mainstays Bamboo, Parokya ni Edgar and Pupil.

“We will have an improved flow of pedestrian traffic along the highway all night,” Fernandez said.

Other cultural events include the crowd-drawing Festivals of the North, Gilon-Gilon ed Dalan and Pista’y Dayat on May 1 where the ‘Bikini Open’, beach volleyball, mud wrestling and amateur boxing will be held.

At least 12 street dancing festival champions from Pangasinan and adjacent provinces have already registered to participate in the Festivals of the North where P500,000 in cash prizes are at stake.

The ‘Araw ng mga Bata’ will also be held, along with the Milo Sports Clinic as well as Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. Bowling Cup.

The Sangguniang Kabataan led by their federation president, Councilor Carlos Alipio Fernandez, is planning to hold their own party sponsored by The Bar.—LM

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:24 PM

Pangasinan wants revenue share from tobacco taxes (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/14/pangasinan-wants-revenue-share-from-tobacco-taxes/#STS=g5vyw8bs.1kwl)

LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed on Monday a resolution approving the participation of Pangasinan in the monetization program of the League of Native and Burley Tobacco Growing LGUs, Inc. (LNBTG-LGU).

The resolution also authorized Gov. Amado Espino Jr. to sign the subscription agreement relating to the monetization program and other related agreements on behalf of the province with respect to its share in the P6.3 billion unreleased incremental revenue from the excise tax on tobacco products for calendar years 1997-2007.

Republic Act 8240, enacted into law in 1997, is intended to provide benefits to communities or local government units producing native and burley tobacco.

The law mandates that 15 percent of the incremental revenue collected from the excise tax on tobacco products shall be allocated and divided among LGUs producing burley and native tobacco in accordance with the volume of tobacco leaf production.

The long delay in the release of the funds was due to the absence of Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on the law.

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:28 PM

211 PNCOs get promoted (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/14/211-pncos-get-promoted/#STS=g5vz510o.1pt8)

LINGAYEN—Some 211 police non-commissioned Officers (PNCOs) in Pangasinan were recently promoted to the next higher rank.

The PNCOs received insignias for their new rank during a flag-raising ceremony led by Police Provincial Director Percival Barba with Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez as guest of honor and speaker.

Barba said those promoted, ranging in rank from Police Officer 1 to Police Officer 3, earned their next higher rank through good performance over the years in service.

He hailed the PNCOs as the “work horse” of the Police Provincial Office in towns and cities.

For her part, Fernandez called on the PNCOs to work even harder as their promotion entails additional responsibilities.

Fernandez attributed the relative peace and order situation of the province to an alert police force, conscious of their duties and responsibilities as peace officers.

She said businessmen are not afraid to invest in Dagupan City, the province’s commercial center, because of the excellent peace and order condition.–LM

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:31 PM

Manay Gina’s turn (http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100216-253594/Manay-Ginas-turn)

By Rina Jimenez-David
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Perhaps no “neophyte” in politics has ever had a longer, better preparation for the field than “Manay” Gina de Venecia, candidate for congresswoman in the fourth district of Pangasinan.

Asked what her campaign slogan is, Manay Gina replies promptly: “It’s Two for One—may Manay Gina na, may Manong Joe pa! (You get Manay Gina along with Manong Joe!)” Manong Joe is of course Jose de Venecia, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, ousted in 2008 after he expressed support for his son Joey (who is himself running for the Senate) in the NBN-ZTE scandal. Before his ouster, engineered by Arroyo administration loyalists, Manong Joe had been Speaker for an unprecedented five terms, best known for forging rainbow coalitions among a most diverse collection of politicians, and running the House with amazing efficiency, pushing through legislation favorable to whatever administration was in power. He ran for president in 1998 but lost to Erap Estrada, and rebounded back to politics by winning his fifth term (and fifth Speakership) in 2001.

In all those years, starting with Manong Joe’s first term in 1987 (23 years ago!), Manay Gina has been generally acknowledged as his “secret weapon.” The daughter of “Doc” Jose Vera-Perez of Sampaguita Pictures, a major movie studio in the 1950s and 1960s, Gina was brought up in the midst of movie stars and their fans, long inured to public attention and gifted with the ability to remember names and faces. But more than that, Manay Gina is blessed with charm and warmth, skilled in making and nurturing friendships.

* * *

HER opponent, the wife of a former congressman, leads her campaign with a slogan along the lines of “let’s try something new!” “But the people tell me that they don’t want someone new,” says Manay Gina, recalling how she was persuaded to run by constituents who didn’t want the De Venecias to abandon them.

Manay Gina sums up her platform in one word: love. “L” for livelihood, “O” for overall health promotion, “V” for values formation which she says should precede every benefits program for the folks in the district, and “E” for education and the environment, citing how Dagupan City and the towns of Mangaldan, Manaoag, San Fabian and San Jacinto had been devastated by floods caused by Typhoon “Pepeng.”

At a recent party to mark her birthday, Manay Gina was clad in a deep fuchsia blouse, while her campaign staff wore similarly-colored T-shirts with Manay Gina’s face on them. “This is KC’s color,” Manay Gina explains, referring to her then-teenage daughter who perished in a fire a few days before Christmas in 2004. Maybe this campaign is a sign she has progressively moved on from that devastating tragedy, as Manay Gina says she is “excited to try this new field.”

* * *

AMONG the well-wishers at the party was a group of women who had lost children, members of an organization they have called “Ina,” for Inang Nawalan ng Anak (Mothers who have Lost Children). The group was formed at the instigation of Manay Gina shortly after KC’s passing. Today, “Ina,” which is also the Filipino word for “mother,” has a center for healing at the DSWD compound, and has reached out to hundreds of other mothers in similar situations.

Manay Gina is also known for spearheading the construction of “Havens,” temporary shelters for women survivors of domestic violence and for girl-victims of sexual abuse while she was head of the Congressional Spouses Foundation Inc. (CSFI). In fact, we tease Manong Joe that he has oversized shoes to fill should he ever head the CSFI.

Then again, if Manay Gina wins, she will still be a “neophyte,” a first-termer and, according to tradition, no neophyte has ever been elected Speaker. So will be, come to think of it, President Arroyo who is running for congresswoman in Pampanga. Those campaigning to make GMA Speaker are either deluding themselves and the public or angling for a share of the President’s residual power of the purse.

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:35 PM

"Transformers" barnstorm Pangasinan province (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=13&rid=260326)

By Janice M. Cave

MANILA, Feb. 22 (PNA) -- On board the state-of-the-art “transformers truck”, the tandem of Bagumbayan standard bearer Sen. Richard Gordon and runningmate Bayani Fernando were welcomed by Pangasinenses during their two-day sortie in Pangasinan province.

On Sunday, Gordon was joined by Fernando’s wife, Marikina Mayor Marides Fernando in going around the towns of Bayambang, Malasiqui, Calasiao and Dagupan.

The two visited public markets and sat down with local folks, explaining the tandem’s platform.

“Even when I was mayor of Olongapo, this is what I would do once in a while. I would visit the market and talk to the people to know their concerns, we would exchange ideas and I learn from them. I learn a lot from the people when I walk and go around the town, and that is what I am doing today,” Gordon said.

On Monday, the two visited the towns of San Carlos, Manaoag, Urdaneta and Villasis.

Gordon said the education system should be every president's priority.

His plan to raise teacher’s salary to P40,000 a month and provide electronic readers for all students, through the “text-for-education” proposal, was warmly welcomed by the Pangasinenses.

“The people want to have better education. We all want that, but we also have to explain how we will do it. We have laid out a plan for that and I’m glad the people are accepting the proposal. The important thing is to explain to them that everyone must be part of the process of change. It must be all hands carrying the load of the nation,” Gordon said. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:35 PM

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SM City Rosales launches “Share Your Extras” (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/21/sm-city-rosales-launches-%E2%80%9Cshare-your-extras%E2%80%9D/#STS=g5vyuj5k.172s)

DONATIONS for the “Share Your Extras” campaign of SM City Rosales are now being accepted at the entrance near the mall's transport terminal until March 2.

The project is part of SM Foundation’s annual “Share Your Extras” which is now on it's 11th year.

The donations “extras” cover cash and goods in kind such as clothes, shoes, houseware, and even appliances.

The collected “extras” will be given to indigent families with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and charity institutions and calamity victims.

The other project’s partners are the Philippine Information Agency and YMCA.

SM Foundation, established by SM founder and chairman Henry Sy Sr., focuses on four areas of advocacy: education through scholarship programs and donations to schoolhouses, mall-based outreach programs, health-oriented projects and religious community projects.

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:37 PM

Kalahi gives hope to impoverished village (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/21/kalahi-gives-hope-to-impoverished-village-%E2%80%A8-%E2%80%A8/#STS=g5vz2nj3.1pa3)    

URBIZTONDO–The residents of Barangay Bayaoas here, considered as one of the most impoverished barangays in Pangasinan, may soon enjoy a better standard of living through the Kabalikat Laban sa Kahirapan (Kalahi) program.

A Kalahi caravan sortie was undertaken in Barangay Bayaoas last week where the participating agencies signed a declaration of commitment to the program.

Among the commitments are the provision of high school and college scholarship grants, mobile education to out-of-school youth and free school learning assistance to drop-out students so they could pursue college education.

Various government agencies led by the provincial government have joined the Kalahi, a project launched by the national government to help reduce poverty in the countryside.

The Provincial Planning Development Office (PPDO) headed by Benita Pizzaro, has created the Pangasinan Poverty Reduction Action Team (PPRAT) to oversee the program.

The PPRAT team is composed of 9 offices of the provincial government.

Communal toilets and deep wells will be constructed and two units of water purifier will be installed in the town school.

A jobs fair will be conducted in March to match more than 300 unemployed barangay residents with available jobs.

The Pangasinan Federation of Non-Government Organizations (PFNGOs) headed by Carmelita Duque will conduct free cataract operations for children.    During the caravan, the barangay council received assorted vegetable seeds for distribution to households for backyard gardening.–LM

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:37 PM

Another demolition slated in Sitio Russia (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/21/another-demolition-slated-in-sitio-russia/#STS=g5vz2cri.ose)

ANOTHER 30 houses in Sitio Russia, Bonuan Binloc will be demolished soon to give way to a wider road towards the Seafood Processing Plant, which is now undergoing construction.

Affected residents are not expected put up any resistance, unlike in the first demolition undertaken last year, and arrangements for relocation have been settled, according to Bonuan Binloc Barangay chairman Ronaldo Torio.

This second demolition is intended for the widening of the road leading to the plant to give big trucks bearing construction equipment easier access the processing plant.

Torio said Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. assured the 30 families living in the affected area that the demolition would only be undertaken after they have resettled in their respective units in row houses that will be built soon in Sitio Korea, Bonuan Binloc.

They will join 67 other families who were relocated there earlier from a big area in Sitio Russia where the main building of the Korean-funded Seafood Processing Plant is being constructed.

The relocation site, built by the city government, is provided with water and electricity, which the illegal settlers in Sitio Russia never had.

Meanwhile, the construction of the Seafood Processing Plant is now more than halfway through and the project is expected to be completed and inaugurated before the 2010 Bangus Festival in April.

At the same time, 120 residents of Sitio Korea and other parts of Bonuan Binloc will comprise the first batch to undergo training on fish processing through an initiative of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.—LM

allan_dude

February 22nd, 2010, 02:40 PM

Back to basic’ rules inside San Fabian church (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/21/%E2%80%98back-to-basic%E2%80%99-rules-inside-san-fabian-church/#STS=g5vyxl7x.1mng)

SAN FABIAN—Don’t wear revealing clothes and don’t eat inside the church.

These are only two of “back to basic” rules that have been set recently by the parish priest when setting foot inside the Catholic parish church of San Fabian.

Rev. Father Oliver Mendoza, parish priest of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr church here, has issued a list of 10 reminders to parishioners to keep the celebration of the Holy Mass and the church, as house of prayer sacred.

At the top of the list of 10 reminders promoted, he asks parishioners to refrain from wearing “revealing and seductive clothes” such as miniskirts and short pants. He noted that members of bridal entourage now wear backless or off-shoulder gowns as if they are going to a dance party, not to participate in the administering of a holy sacrament.

Mendoza has been going around the town’s different barangays to promote the reminders which he said forms part of “sacrifice pleasing to God”.

“Lapud say simbaan so bibirbiren ya abong na Dios tan say kiwawala na Dios so mangiiter na kinasanto na sayan pasen, nepeg met labat ya ipanengneng tayo ed saray kiwas tayo so panangiter na galang tan dayew ed sayan masagradon pasen,” he said.

Food and drinks are banned inside the church and “If a baby is hungry or thirsty, he must be fed outside the church during Mass,” he emphasized.

He said it is also impolite to chew gum or eat candy inside the church.

Mendoza also noted that some parishioners indiscriminately litter inside the church, from empty cigarette packs to package covers and plastic bags.

Parishioners have been also advised to finish all their personal grooming routine before entering the church, i.e., combing one’s hair and putting on facial powder. Be punctual, he continued.

He listed traditional Catholic practices when entering the church, i.e., remove one’s cap or hat, make the sign of the cross (as a reminder of one’s baptism), genuflect before proceeding to the church’s pews (to show respect to the divinity of God’s presence in the church).

“Children must not be allowed to bring balloons or toys, and to play inside the church while adults should avoid private discussions and must put their mobile phones on silent mode,” he added.

Mendoza said his parish’s 10 reminders is in response to the fraternal letter issued by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas in January for a truly meaningful Mass celebration.

capricorn2000

February 23rd, 2010, 11:00 AM

Daan lay UL Dagupan. Kumon manpa alagey ira na balon campus.

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actually, ayan building may balo, say daan walad beneg.
personally, tacky so design to, tan samay greek entrance et out of place.
marakep so design na UB o dino AUF.
komporme ak met ya manpa-alagey ira'y balon campus pero diad paway na
Dagupan.

Ay, Allan, salamat ed pangustom ed samay litrato.

capricorn2000

February 23rd, 2010, 11:15 AM

capricorn2000

February 23rd, 2010, 11:26 AM

Hundred Islands...

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allan_dude

February 23rd, 2010, 12:17 PM

Personally, I'm against this nuclear power plant. You know what happen to Chernobyl in Russia and Seven mile in USA. This is dangerous considering that our country is prone to earthquake. This is twice an advantage to Sokor -they can get rid of that plant and at the same time earn money out of it. Why don't they come out with clean and green power source like wind and solar.

I support the construction of nuke plants as long it will be built with the latest technology and will be maintained by highly trained professionals. We share the same geographic danger zone as with Taiwan, Japan, Korea and China, they all use nuclear energy which propels them to their current industrial status now.

Lets give it a try. Currently there is no certainty a nuke plant will be built yet. Further research and consultations will still be made. Its not a done deal.

It just shows Pangasinan, represented by their board members, are modern open-minded citizens willing to embrace available technology that is cost effective in the long run, and will surely be a benefit to everyone. :cheers:

allan_dude

February 23rd, 2010, 12:28 PM

Dagupan's P110-M modern fish processing plant completed first week of April (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=260465)

DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 23 (PNA) -- The P110-million Seafood Processing Facility being put by the Korean government for Dagupan City in Barangay Bonuan Binloc here is set to be completed by the first week of April.

This was disclosed by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez who conducted an ocular inspection of the project on Monday along with City Engineer Virginia Rosario.

Choi Jae Young, manager of Taesan Construction Co., Ltd. of Gongiu City in Korea and coordinator of the project, told Vice Mayor Fernandez that although the target to complete the facility is first week of April, they will try to finish it by the end of March.

He said the roof panel of the project is now almost complete and they are now making the slabs before bringing in some of the machinery that are already available, among them the chilling and ice-making machines which came from Korea.

Some more machines, he said, are yet to arrive in Dagupan by container vans. These include the bending and shedding machines and the de-boning machine.

The plant building alone has an area of 1,500 square meters. When completed, this will be the most modern fish processing facility in the country.

Vice Mayor Fernandez said the 50 prospective workers of the processing facility have begun their five-day training at the adjacent National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center.

Their training include deboning fish and other fish processing techniques, she said.

The vice mayor said it is possible that the facility will be inaugurated in time for the opening on April 16 of the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2010 of which she was again named chairman of the executive committee for the third time.

The facility will process seafoods, like milk fish, "siganid", shrimps, prawns, oysters and others, produced in Dagupan and Pangasinan for export.

Funding of the project came from the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), worked out by Fourth District Congrssman Jose de Venecia Jr. when he was still Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Fernandez said the city government of Dagupan did not secure loan to put up the project as the same is a financial grant from the Korean government through KOICA.

She hailed the project because it will give the fish farmers of Dagupan and Pangasinan a chance to export and thus make more money for their products.

Though Dagupan produces the best-tasting bangus nationwide, it can not export these products abroad for lack of a modern fish processing facility such as the one now being built here. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 23rd, 2010, 05:02 PM

11 baley diad Pangasinan apektado ya El Nino, sebegan ed paranom na saray dumaralos ongagrabe (http://www.bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=134358)

DAGUPAN CITY - Onaabet la ed labinsakey ya baley diad luyag na Pangasinan so apektado ya El Nino tan inmatagey so bilang ya dumaralos ya mankukulkalan ed paranom.

Onong ed kinen Provincial Agriculture Officer Dalisay Moya, saray baley ya apektado et say Burgos, Pozorrubio, Bautista, San Jacinto, Laoac, San Nicolas, Binalonan, Mapandan, Malasiqui, San Fabian tan syudad na Urdaneta.

Saray daralosan ed abitlan baley et abitak bitak la lapod kakulanganed danom no iner milyon la ya kantidar ya taneman so aderal la.

Lapod saya inbaga na say abitan opisina ya agga ni dapat mantanem na saray pagey so saray dumaralos ed sayan apektadon lugar atapoian agga onbaleg so lugi da.

Inamin met na say PNP Pangasinan ya inmatagey so bilang na saray dumaralos ya mankukolkolan ed paranom.

Inmona ed saya duaran insidente ya sebegan ed paranom so agawa no iner nansigbatan so san pangamaen ed baley ya Manaoag tan duaran dumaralos met ed baley ya Aguilar.

Kinerew balet na say National Irrigation Administration o NIA Pangasinan ya maging mahinahon tan man iteran ed paranom so saray apektadon dumaralos ta agga naiwasan na talaga so epekto ya El Nino.

capricorn2000

February 23rd, 2010, 08:57 PM

I support the construction of nuke plants as long it will be built with the latest technology and will be maintained by highly trained professionals. We share the same geographic danger zone as with Taiwan, Japan, Korea and China, they all use nuclear energy which propels them to their current industrial status now.

Lets give it a try. Currently there is no certainty a nuke plant will be built yet. Further research and consultations will still be made. Its not a done deal.

It just shows Pangasinan, represented by their board members, are modern open-minded citizens willing to embrace available technology that is cost effective in the long run, and will surely be a benefit to everyone. :cheers:

I know that this issue will become controversial.
The Bataan nuclear power plant is still fresh in our mind. After the government borrowed billions of dollars to construct this plant, it was mothballed due to pressure from different sectors including the catholic church. This is one of my fears that after spending so much money, the project will just be mothballed. I believe that these 2 nuclear plants to be transfered here ar not gratis.

what I expect or hope for here is for the provincial board members, whom you consider as modern open-minded citizens, to come out with studies on different energy power sources to include cost of building and maintaining, advantages and disadvantages which include effect on the environment including the people who live around the plants, safety precautions and also alternative courses of actions for each power source.

BTW, if you can check this:Nuclear power debate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_debate)

(Allan, this is just a friendly argumentation:wink2:)

allan_dude

February 24th, 2010, 12:05 PM

^^ I respect your opinion.

I fully support clean and safe nuclear energy for civilian use. :banana:

allan_dude

February 24th, 2010, 12:10 PM

NFA assures enough rice in Pangasinan, foresees only mild El Niño effect (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=260575)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 24 (PNA) — The National Food Authority (NFA) in western Pangasinan has assured that there is enough rice in its area of operation despite the threat of long dry spell posed by El Niño phenomenon.

Ramon Cuaresma, NFA branch manager in Pangasinan, said as far as his agency is concerned, it does not yet feel the effect of El Niño because their rice distribution to the different market outlets has not exceeded its actual target of 50,000 bags per month starting in January this year.

There were 44,000 bags of rice distributed to outlets in January and 28,000 so far this month of February.

Though like all other agencies, NFA is also preparing for the onslaught of El Nino, it considers demands for more government rice in the market as a benchmark of what is expected in the months to come, Cuaresma said.

He said that since January, his office has started doing strategic positioning of rice in different NFA warehouses to ensure the availability of government rice in the market.

Cuaresma said that on top of the buffer stocks of the NFA in western Pangasinan, the area is still expecting the arrival of imported rice from abroad to augment the present stocks of 400,000 bags.

On top of these, he said, the estimated commercial stocks in the area is 165,000 bags and the household stocks or those in the hands of farmer-producers are placed at another 754,000 bags.

All these, totaling 1.3 million bags, will still be boosted by around 278,000 bags from palay harvest in the area this February, placing the total stocks to 1.6 million bags, which will be enough to last till June this year.

Cuaresma said that despite water is now drying up in certain areas, western Pangasinan is still expecting another one million bags from rice harvest up to June, which will extend the supply of rice for another two months.

He said another 60,000 bags of imported rice is due in western Pangasinan up to May this year and that the stocks have started arriving since January. These alone, Cuaresma added, can answer the one month rice consumption of the people of Pangasinan.

Cuaresma expressed hope that there will only be mild effect of El Niño in the western part of the country and in which case, the planting calendar might be delayed for just one month.

This means, he said, that instead of doing land preparation and planting rice from May to June, farmers will do this from July to August. At the same time, rice harvesting will just be postponed from September to October as in the past to November to December.

NFA sells at P18.50 per kilo, P25 per kilo and P35 per kilo. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 24th, 2010, 12:11 PM

12th National Mango Congress in Pangasinan kicks off (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=260717)

LINGAYEN, Feb. 24 (PNA) -- A three-day 12th National Mango Congress kicked off on Wednesday (February 24) at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports and Cultural Center here with over 500 participants from various regions of the country.

The Philippine Mango Industry Foundation, Inc. (PMIFI) and the Federation of Mango Growers and Handlers of Pangasinan, Inc. are co-sponsoring the Congress with the province of Pangasinan as host.

Virginia de la Fuente, PMIFI president, said Pangasinan is the biggest province in the production of mango, accounting for at least 38 percent of the nation’s total, with Isabela in far second at five percent; and Cebu, three percent.

Calling Pangasinan as run-away winner in mango production throughout the country, De la Fuente sought that the country need not export just green mangoes but also processed mangoes.

The keynote speaker was Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap who was represented by Dr. Rene Rafael Espino, national program coordinator of the GMA-High Value Commercial Crops Program of the Department of Agriculture.

Governor Amado Espino Jr., the guest of honor and speaker, said the Congress is necessary for the Philippine mango to establish a stronger foothold in the global export market.

The national mango congress is an annual event in order to gather mango stakeholders throughout the country to thresh-out issues and vital concerns besetting the industry and to come up with plans and action to address the problems.

This is the first time that the National Mango Congress is being held in Pangasinan.

This year’s theme is “Maximizing Mango Growers Income Thru Cheaper Farm Inputs and Thru Processing of Pre and Post Harvest Rejects.”

Different mango-related topics will be discussed during the three-day sessions which include presentation of new technologies and practices for enhancement of mango industry in the country.

Other activities include a welcome dinner fellowship for the participants hosted by the provincial officials headed by Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr., Sangguniang Panlalawigan members headed by Vice Gov. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas and the provincial department heads.

Likewise, the participants will be toured on February 26 to the Dasolan Mango Farm in Dasol town, Lucap Hundred Islands and Lucap Wharf in Alaminos City.

Other tour destinations are Pangasinan Tropical Fruits Processing Area, Manaoag Shrine and San Roque Dam in San Manual. (PNA)

capricorn2000

February 25th, 2010, 08:24 AM

capricorn2000

February 25th, 2010, 08:41 AM

114. Bahay ni kuya sa Hundred Islands..
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2775/picture111w.jpg

capricorn2000

February 25th, 2010, 09:24 AM

115. A motorboat

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1884/picture112b.jpg

capricorn2000

February 25th, 2010, 09:52 AM

^^ I respect your opinion.

I fully support clean and safe nuclear energy for civilian use. :banana:

Let's hope for that clean and safe nuclear energy if ever the construction
of the plant will push through:cheers:

capricorn2000

February 25th, 2010, 09:56 AM

116. another shot of a motorboat at Hundred Islands...

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6427/picture113c.jpg

koreanboy

February 25th, 2010, 01:22 PM

Hey buddy I just passed by here to say hello to everyone! Sobrang busy lang talaga ngayon, as in no time to go online.

True. Ganyan nga rin pakiramdam ko dati, feeling ko tuloy papansin ako, pero post parin ako ng post dito dahil para saken its not about the feedback, its about sharing good news happening in our hometown. kinareer ko nga eh, naaliw ako. Naka 3 threads pa nga tayo, and im proud to say majority dun post ko :lol:

Lahat ng ways ginawa ko para ma encourage mag post mga tao, then i saw you guys commenting once in awhile. It was nice knowing mayroong nakaka appreciate at nagbabasa ng mga post ko dati. Salamat uli.

Good this thread is moving forward even without me.

Kudos to capricorn2000 for posting a wonderful travel report! hope to see more of your collection soon.

Cheers!
MASANTOS YA LABI SI KAYON AMIN KABALEYAN:):):)
HELLO PO ,ALLAN DUDE,welcome back.kumusta la kabayan
abalbayag kan agga nan post dyad thread tayo ,salamat ta akapawil kila,nanlapuan yo?pati syak bc kanyan madalang ak ya mam post dyad thread tayo,kumusta lay probinsya tayo ,tan say baley, naway maka uwi me nitong april dyan sa pinas para magbakasyon. Hello po capricorn2000:cheers::cheers::cheers:

koreanboy

February 25th, 2010, 01:30 PM

114. Bahay ni kuya sa Hundred Islands..
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2775/picture111w.jpg

Ganda naman ng bahay ni kuya
parang gusto ko gayahin para don sa bahay na pagawa ko,ganda naman ng pagkakakuha,ibang iba talaga kapag made in abroad ang camera.heheheh:banana2::banana2::banana2::banana2:

koreanboy

February 25th, 2010, 02:10 PM

Allan dude,ask ko lang po kung sino po ang mga candidates for maayor sa Bayambang .tnx and more power ......

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:18 PM

^^Wow! number 1 pala ang ating probinsya sa production ng manga sa
buong bansa. ngayon ko lang alam ito. sana matuloy yon dried mango
production at matikman naman dito.
salamat ya balbaleg amigong Allan ed sayan informative news.

FYI, yung buyer ng fresh mangoes na preno-produce ng mango orchard namin ine-export to Hongkong and Korea. Quality and qauntity ang panlaban ng Pangasinan. :banana:

MASANTOS YA LABI SI KAYON AMIN KABALEYAN:):):)
HELLO PO ,ALLAN DUDE,welcome back.kumusta la kabayan
abalbayag kan agga nan post dyad thread tayo ,salamat ta akapawil kila,nanlapuan yo?pati syak bc kanyan madalang ak ya mam post dyad thread tayo,kumusta lay probinsya tayo ,tan say baley, naway maka uwi me nitong april dyan sa pinas para magbakasyon. Hello po capricorn2000:cheers::cheers::cheers: Kamusta lad tan amigo! Kapigan manaya so fiesta tayo?

Allan dude,ask ko lang po kung sino po ang mga candidates for maayor sa Bayambang .tnx and more power ...... Hindi ko pa kilala, babalita ko sayo pag uwi ko this weekend

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:21 PM

Pangasinan gov to mango producers: Improve production to penetrate export market (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100224.htm&no=53)

By Danny O Sagun

Lingayen, Pangasinan (24 February) -- The Philippines may be No. 6 in mango production in the world but only six percent of the produce penetrates the export market.

Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. raised this point Wednesday in his address to the 12th National Mango Congress at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center gym which gathered some 600 delegates from all over the country to discuss and adopt measures to improve the mango industry.

Espino said 90 percent of the export was fresh mangoes. "With only six percent of our total mango production being exported, we still have the big potential to export more fresh mangoes and an even greater potential to export more mangoes in processed form," he said.

Noting that the country managed to capture a very small share in the global export market because of very stringent quality standards being imposed, Espino urged the mango stakeholders ? growers, traders, processors and exporters - to aim for "improved production efficiencies thru the principles of economics of scale."

In the absence of large-scale mango plantations, the only way to reach optimum supply levels for mango processing is to engage in greater inter-provincial cooperation, he said. Big mango producers like Pangasinan, which produces 38 to 40 percent of the total mango production in the country, should set up more mango processing plants, he added.

"We must also promote the use of organic farming as an indispensable means to upgrade the quality of our local mangoes and eventually satisfy, if not even surpass, the very rigid standards of the foreign market," he stressed.

Dr. Rene Rafael Espino, who represented agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, agreed saying it is "imperative for all industry stakeholders to continuously improve the quality of Philippine mangoes thru the use of modern, efficient, environment-friendly and sustainable practices, from the farm to various market destinations."

He said that during these trying times the players need to optimize productivity, capitalize and build on advantages in the export markets and produce the carabao variety which is considered the best or sweetest in the world.

The export market is projected to grow 10 percent this year with the United States, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom as primary import markets, with Spain emerging as a "more important market player in the future."

Mango harvest reached 771,200 metric tons last year, lower by 13 percent over the 2008 production but nonetheless allowed the industry to contribute some P18.1 billion to the country's total agricultural value, Espino, who is national program coordinator for the GMA high value commercial crops program of the DA, said.

"Together, let's build a stable, sustainable and globally competitive mango industry, one that is capable of addressing the demands of both domestic and world markets now and in the future, and one that abides by the highest standards in the world," he said.

The three-day meet will feature lectures, demonstrations, workshops as well as product presentations. The delegates will be treated to a tour to various tourist spots in the province after the gathering. (PIA Pangasinan)

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:22 PM

Pangasinan shellfish declared free from red tide (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100224.htm&no=36)

By Venus H. Sarmiento

Pangasinan (24 February) -- Shellfishes in Pangasinan shores continue to be free from toxic red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

BFAR Regional Director Nestor Domenden said results of the laboratory analyses. conducted by his office and local government units show that shrimps, crabs and seashells like mussels and oysters gathered from coastal waters of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos and Wawa, Bani all in Pangasinan continue to be free from toxic red tides and are safe for human consumption.

Shellfish Bulletin No. 04 dated February 16 states that other coastal waters free from toxic red tide include: Cavite, Las Pinas, Paranaque, Navotas, Bulacan and Bataan in Manila Bay; Masinloc Bay in Zambales; Milagros and Mandaon in Masbate; Inner Malampaya in Taytay and Honda Bay in Palawan; Pilar, President Roxas, Pontevedra, Panay, Roxas City Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz; Pontevedra in Negros Occidental; Irong?irong, Maqueda and Villareal in Samar; Ormoc, San Pedro, Cancabato and Sarigara Bays in Leyte, Biliran waters in Biliran province; Hinatuan and Lianga Bays in Surigao del Sur, Balite Bay in Davao Oriental; Kabasalan in Sibuguey Bay, Zamboanga Sibugay; and Juag Lagoon in Sorsogon.

But the same bulletin warns the public that shellfishes collected at Dumaguiles Bay in Zamboanga del Sur, Sorsogon Bay, Sorsogon; Bislig Bay in Surigao del Sur and Murcialagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit. (PIA-Pangasinan)

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:24 PM

Delights of birdwatching (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/245152/delights-birdwatching)
By BERNARDO M. VILLEGAS
February 25, 2010

I never thought I would appreciate birdwatching. It seemed to me too dull and boring, sitting or standing for hours just trying to sight with a pair of binoculars some strange-looking birds in wetlands or swamps. But that was until last Dec. 30, 2009 when a friend of mine, who is a member of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP), invited me and a couple of friends to the Candaba Swamp in Pampanga, a favorite of migratory birds fleeing from freezing weather which has been especially harsh this winter. I have friends and relatives in the U.S. and Canada who write about temperatures of minus 40 or minus 50. No wonder that in the last days of December and early January 2010, new migratory birds such as the mallard and the grey-headed lapwing have been sighted.

We went to the Candaba Marsh in Candaba, Pampanga where Mayor Jerry Pelayo, has developed his former fish pond into a bird-watching haven. In a period of two and half hours, we sighted a total of 44 bird species, which included the purple heron, great egret, little egret, white-browed crake, purple swamphen, pheasant-tailed jacana, little ringed-plover, blue-tailed bee-eater, artic warbler, pacific swallow, and the pied fantail. Of course, there were the native birds like the zebra dove or the brown shrike. I felt so close to nature watching, with the use of powerful binoculars, so many colorful birds resting on trees, shrubs, flowers, water, and grass. These feathered creatures were completely oblivious to the presence of humans.

The Candaba Swamp is a leisurely two-hour ride from Manila. The area developed by Mayor Pelayo is very tourist-friendly with comfortable paths around the swamps. Central Luzon is especially endowed with bird-watching sites. The completion of the very modern Northern Luzon Expressway has made the sites much more accessible. In addition to the Candaba Swamp, there are the Paitan Lake in Cuyapo and Pantabangan Dam, both in Nueva Ecija; Puerto Rivas in Balanga City; and Consuelo in Macabebe, Pampanga.

By sheer coincidence, two other famous places for bird-watching – Balanga, Bataan and Bani, Pangasinan – are governed by two close friends of mine, i.e. Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III, of Balanga and Mayor Marcelo Navarro of Bani, Pangasinan. Since Mayor Garcia established a wetland park in Balanga, there has been a significant increase in the number of birds in Balanga City. Mayor Garcia has coined the slogan "Ibong Dayo, Kaibigan Tayo" (Migrant Bird, Our Friend). Secretary of Tourism Ace Durano, who has done much to develop Philippine tourism during his watch, was especially impressed by the colorful birds that flocked along the fishponds in the coastal village of Tortugas in Balanga. In the very near future, I plan to visit Bani, Pangasinan to visit my friend Mayor Navarro and learn more about the bird-watching sites in his town which has been cited as one of the best governed municipalities by the Institute for Solidarity Asia.

Members of the WBCP, like the friend who invited us, are very active recruiting more aficionados among Filipino families. To develop this very promising sector of tourism, we should start with Filipinos ourselves. Since it involves a great deal of walking, the activity combines healthy exercise with being close to nature, both flora and fauna. Those who are interested in knowing more about bird-watching in the Philippines may consult the website http://www.birdwatch.ph/index.html. For comments, my e-mail address is bvillegas@uap.edu.ph.

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:32 PM

PetroEnergy to form unit for renewable energy projects (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/02/24/10/petroenergy-form-unit-renewable-energy-projects)

abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines - Listed firm PetroEnergy Resources Corp. will create a new subsidiary which will undertake its renewable energy projects.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, PetroEnergy said the wholly owned unit will have a capitalization of P200 million.

PetroEnergy's board, meanwhile, approved the conduct of a stock rights offering to raise fresh funds for the company's projects.

"The details of the offer and the amount of funds to be raised shall be announced as soon as possible," the company said.

PetroEnergy has appointed RCBC Capital Corp. as underwriter for the rights offer.

Earlier, the company said it is planning to put 2 wind projects in Aklan and Pangasinan with total capacity of 60 megawatts at a cost of $53 million.

The 30 MW wind plant will be located in Nabas-Buruanga-Malay in Aklan while the other 30 MW wind project will be located in Sual, Pangasinan.

PetroEnergy is investing in renewable energy projects as part of its diversification from the oil and gas industry.

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^^ Wind, Hydro & Nuclear Energy will make our province almost carbon neutral in the near future! Now there's a reason to shut down Sual's coal-fired power plants

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:49 PM

Let's hope for that clean and safe nuclear energy if ever the construction of the plant will push through:cheers:

Yes, just like those commercial reactors in Canada, US, EU, Eastern Europe, East Asia and South Africa. In France alone 75% of their total energy output comes from nuclear energy.

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:52 PM

Pangasinan hailed as biggest mango producer nationwide (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=11&rid=260815)

By Leonardo V. Micua

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 25 (PNA) -- Pangasinan province was confirmed to be the country's biggest producer of mango, accounting for at least 38 percent of the total production nationwide.

This was revealed during the three-day 12th National Mango Congress which opened here on Wednesday (February 24), attended by some 500 mango growers, traders, exporters and processors from Regions 1 to 13, Cordillera Administrative Region and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Hosted by Pangasinan, the theme of the convention is “Maximizing Mango Growers Income Thru Cheaper Farm Inputs and Thru Processing of Pre and Post Harvest Rejects”.

Virginia de la Fuente, president of the Philippine Mango Industry Foundation (PMIFI) which is the lead organizer of the Congress, said Pangasinan produces 38 percent of the country’s total mango production of more than one billion kilograms yearly.

Of the more than one billion kilograms of mango produced nationwide, at least 390,000 metric tons or 390 million kilograms come from Pangasinan.

She said Pangasinan is actually the run-away winner in mango production in the entire country because Isabela, the second biggest producer, accounts for only five percent of the total country’s mango production with Cebu coming in third at three percent, followed by Iloilo and Ilocos Norte.

The present production cost per kilo of mangoes is now pegged from P10 to P15 kilos, from P6 to P8 per kilo in past years, she said.

De la Fuente estimated the volume of what she calls rejects to about 12 percent of the total mango production yearly, which is translated to 46 million kilograms in Pangasinan alone, costing P230 million.

She said the country’s export volume of fresh mangoes ranges from four to five percent of the total production or roughly from 45 to 50 million kilograms a year. This volume, she added, sometimes decreases because of the strict sanitary measures imposed by importing countries.

Statistic revealed that of the country’s total one billion kilo production, 13 percent is being processed as dried mangoes and sold in the domestic as well as the export markets.

Those being processed into dried mangoes are green and unripe mangoes, including those falling under the category of rejects.

Exportable fresh mangoes, she said, exclude the rejects.

At the same time, De la Fuente also revealed that the country is also producing 190,400 metric tons of mango puree but because of lack of mangoes year-round, the processing facilities process at certain periods of the year other fruits like pineapple and sometimes tomatoes.

The processing plants are located in Cebu which have combined total processing capacity of 1.5 million kilos a day but which the country is incapable of supplying.

De la Fuente said the current National Mango Congress will seek to chart the future directions of the mango industry in the face of rising cost of production as well as the emergence of pests which tend to affect the quality of mangoes demanded by importing countries which have strict quarantine requirements.

The Federation of Mango Growers and Handlers of Pangasinan headed by Patricio Evangelista is the convention's host.

During the opening program, Frank Sacdalan of Midsayap, Cotabato, was awarded as the country’s Outstanding Mango Farmer.

The award was jointly handed by Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, represented by Dr. Rene Rafael Espino, national program coordinator of the GMA-High Value Commercial Crops Program of the Department of Agriculture. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:53 PM

Pangasinan provincial government joins 'Operation Baklas' (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=260908)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 25 (PNA) - The Pangasinan provincial government has joined the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the strict enforcement of election rules and laws regarding the publication, broadcast or posting of political advertisement or propaganda materials.

This was gleaned when Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. directed all local chief executives in Pangasinan to strictly enforce Comelec Resolution No. 8758, which governs all propaganda materials published, broadcast and or posted in any place in the province.

He made the move after Provincial Election Officer Reddy Balarbar requested the Governor to enjoin all local chief executives to observe fair election practices in order to ensure the holding of free, orderly, honest, peaceful, and credible elections.

Balarbar said Resolution 8758 provides for the establishment of common poster areas in public places and allows the posting of lawful campaign materials in “private places provided it has the consent of the owner thereof.”

The resolution, he said, further prohibits the posting of campaign materials in public places outside the designated common poster areas such as streets, bridges, public structures or buildings, trees, electric posts or wires, schools, shrines, main thoroughfares and the like.

Balarbar, speaking during the special "Talakayan sa Kapitolyo" program on Wednesday, said that under the law, the local government units are deputized to strictly implement the resolution.

This means that the LGUs are authorized to prevent, tear down or remove all illegally posted campaign propaganda materials without any partiality, Balarbar said.

Balarbar said since the campaign period for the national candidates has started last February 9, he observed that many campaign materials are posted or hanged outside the designated common poster areas, which became virtual eyesore to the public.

The Comelec is launching a project dubbed "Operation Baklas" which, he said, can help instill discipline among the candidates as well as their supporters.

“This time, the Comelec will strictly and seriously implement the law," Balarbar said, as he disclosed that violation of the resolution can lead to the disqualification of the concerned candidates.

The Comelec provincial officer also said his office has sought the assistance of the local government units due to lack of manpower to put things in order pertaining to the posting of campaign materials.

He said there are designated common posting areas in every barangay where candidates and their supporters can put their campaign posters.

As a general rule, Balarbar said, there will be one common posting area for every barangay but if there are areas where people converge, then additional areas will be allowed.

Common poster areas include plazas, public markets and even residential houses if the owner gives their consent.

Under "Operation Baklas", composite teams were organized to assist the LGUs. The DENR, at the same time, will take charge on all illegally placed campaign materials posted on trees.

The DPWH will also look after illegally posted materials along major thoroughfares, including bridges.

Electric cooperatives and companies, on the other hand, will take charge of all illegally posted campaign paraphernalia placed on electric posts.

Each team will be accompanied by two police personnel when making their rounds.

At the start of the local campaign period on March 26, all illegally posted materials of local candidates will be removed, Balarbar said.

To be removed, he said, are advertisement posters or streamers of any candidate, which he said, indirectly solicit votes.

Allowed size of campaign poster is two feet by three feet. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 03:55 PM

Bataoil is PMA alumni's Cavalier Awardee (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/bataoil-pma-alumnis-cavalier-awardee)

Thursday, February 25, 2010

By Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre

LINGAYEN -- Retired police General Leopoldo Bataoil is overjoyed with the recognition given to him recently by the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association, Inc. (PMAAAI).

Bataoil was one of this year’s recipients of the PMAAAI’s annually conferred Cavalier Award.

“Lubos ang aking fulfillment bilang retired General dahil nakamit ko ang pinaka-prestigious na award na ibinibigay sa PMA alumni. I dedicate this award to God Almighty for the continuing guidance na makapanilbihang maayos sa aking family, sa mga Filipino, sa ating mga constituents sa Pangasinan lalo na sa pangalawang distrito ng probinsiya,” he remarked.

Bataoil has earned all the national awards being given by different national agencies and non-government organizations.

He had the privilege of serving as Philippine National Police (PNP) Spokesperson under the leadership of three PNP Chiefs, namely, General Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., General Edgar Aglipay, and General Arturo Lomibao.

When he was assigned in the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1), it has twice won as Best Regional Office Nationwide (year 2006 and 2007) given by the PNP national headquarter.

He was also given recognition by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) handling various sensitive cases like the Paranaque shoot-out.

In 2007, he also received the Pag-Asa Award from the Civil Service Commission.

“I also received various awards from other agencies like the National Disaster Coordinating Council. One very important award is the Law Enforcer of the Year 2009 from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) headed by retired General Dionisio Santiago,” he stated.

Bataoil said the PMAAAI has a Board of Deliberators who annually selects outstanding performers in various categories and commands, staff, military and police professionals.

Evaluation of candidates, deliberation, and selection take one year.

The over-all performance of the nominee for the past five years and the various key positions they held are considered.

“In my category, we were around 10 candidates. This was later trimmed down to five, trimmed down further to three, then to one, and that was me. It is very prestigious in the sense that the selection process is very tedious and critical, highly respected members of evaluators,” he stated.

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 04:00 PM

Fertilizer subsidy awarded to farmers (http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/02/16/fertilizer-subsidy-awarded-to-farmers-2/)

By Brando Cortez and Vir Maganes

MAPANDAN – Palay farmers affected by the October flooding in the entire third district of Pangasinan received certificates of entitlement for fertilizer subsidy from the Department of Agriculture through the combined efforts of Secretary Silvestre “Bebot” Bello, Abono Party-list, Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., Rep. Rachel Arenas and the local government units.

The awarding of certificates through the government’ Quick reco very program for rice areas with no chance of recovery caused by typhoons Pepeng and Ondoy, were presided over by Mayor Ricardo Camacho in Bayambang, City Mayor Julier Resuello in San Carlos City, Mayor Armando Domantay in Malasiqui, Mayor Roy Macanlalay in Calasiao, Mayor Reynaldo Velasco in Santa Barbara and Mayor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim in Mapandan.

Abono Party List chairman Rosendo So said that the release of the funds were made possible trough team effort.

“Nagtulong-tulong po kami nila congresswoman Rachel Arenas. Gov. Espino at Secretary Bebot Bello para ma-release na ang naantalang pondo,” So said.

Arenas said that farmers of the third district will have more assistance now that Abono Party-list and Secretary Bello are helping the district.

“Mas maraming tulong po tayong maibibigay sa lahat dahil sama-sama na ang Abono, si Sec Bello, Si Governor Espino sa pagbibigay ng mga project sa minamahl nating distrito,” Arenas said.

Arenas also informed the farmers that more funds for the development of agriculture are coming from the tobacco levy.

“Ginawan po nating ng paraan upang ma-release na rin ang share ng Pangasinan sa tobacco levy tax,” Arenas said. “Ang pondong ito ay maaaring gamitin sa farm to market roads, agricultural machinery at post harvest facilities.”

Calimlim, representing Espino, said that teamwork is a vital component in uplifting the lives of farmers.

“Habang nagkakaisa na ang mga nasa gobyerno sa pagpapaganda ng buhay ng magsasaka, napapanahon na rin para magkaisa ang mga magsasaka upang makipagtulungan sa lahat para sa ikauunlad ng buhay ng mga magsasaka,” Calimlim said.

The fertilizer subsidies consisted of three bags of triple 14 and two bags of urea per hectare for the totally damaged farm area during the flood in October 2009.

“This fertilizer subsidy was supposed to be distributed in October last year for the quick turn around on farming operations of the affected farmers. However, there were problems met by the Department of Agriculture, that is why the implementation was delayed,” So told the farmers.

So further said that the total cost of the fertilizer subsidies for Pangasinan is P70 million.

The certificates of entitlement are to be presented to the accredited dealers of the Department of Agriculture which in turn release the fertilizer subsidies to farmers without any cash out.

The cost of the fertilizers have been computed on their average prices.

Bello lauded the Abono for its efforts in providing continuing assistance to farmers. He said that if he ever wins for a seat in the Senate, he will work more on legislation that will uplift the lives of the farmers.

Similar distribution of certificates of entitlement for fertilizer subsidies have also been undertaken in the towns of eastern Pangasinan through the municipal agricultural offices where the bulk of agricultural crops particularly palay were destroyed by the flood.

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 04:00 PM

DENR rejects tent city as housing site (http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/02/14/denr-rejects-tent-city-as-housing-site/)

By Yolanda Sotelo

ROSALES– It may still take some time before flood victims in this town who are temporarily residing in tents, finally find a home they can call their own.

About 400 families are living in tents (donated by Shelter Box Trust, an international charity organization through Rotary Club Baguio City ) in San Pedro West village after their houses were destroyed by the massive floods in October 2009

The local government has partnered with different organizations for a low-cost housing project at the place they call “ Tent City .”

Ironically, the area has been declared unfit for housing by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mines and Geosciences Bureau because it is flood-prone, according to Mayor Ricardo Revita.

The local government has asked the DNR-MGB to reconsider its decision, saying the flooding in October last year was “extraordinary.”

“San Pedro West was flooded but the water was only a foot deep. If they will declare the village as flood-prone, they might as well declare the entire Rosales as unfit for housing as the entire town went under water,” Revita said.

The local government is running against time to establish a housing project because the tents can last only from six months to one year.

The tents will eventually disintegrate because of exposure to heat and other adverse weather conditions.

Rosales government is eyeing a site in barangay Palakipak where the Habitat for Humanity can build 190 low-cost housing units.

It has also bought a two-hectare lot in barangay Balingcanaway (using the P700 thousand donated money during the flood and P1.5 million LGU fund) where the Red Cross will build 300 temporary housing units for the victims.

While waiting for the housing projects, the flood victims have to make do with tents in the tent city where the tents stand almost wall to wall.

The tent city looks like any other community — there’s a paved courtyard where children can play, sari-sari stores are in almost every corner, patches of vegetable gardens are growing, women are washing their clothes around artesian wells.

There are 400 families who call the tents their home. Each of the 184 tents can accommodate 10 persons, so at least two families share a tent.

“Like a jamboree,” the residents, who claimed they are happy despite their cramped “houses,” call their place and their plight. Nighttime are happiest when most residents gather around two television sets in the courtyard to watch news and telenovelas, they said.

It helps that the residents are relatives and former neighbors atop or beside the dike along the mighty Agno River in Carmen East and Carmen West villages.

“We were neighbors, and many of us are families, so we get together well,” Salve Gutierez, 39, mother of two little children, sad.

The residents said they will forever be grateful to the kind-hearted persons and well-meaning organizations who gave the tents and other materials.

The local government has provided them with sources of potable water and electricity (although they can’t have power connection inside the tents). Sanitary latrines and bathing areas were established for their use and their garbage are collected daily by the local government.

Donors provided them with basic needs like food and pieces of clothes and slippers; and things that make life a little comfortable like foam mattresses and bed pans.

“We are very thankful for all the help we are receiving. We escaped the flood with only our clothes on our back. Our clothes, cooking wares, our houses, were all gone. We had nothing and many people came to help. We will forever be grateful,” Rhoda Reyes, a mother of three young children, said.

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 04:06 PM

City gov’t., DepEd Alaminos to establish two new schools (http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/news/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=590)

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Education no longer a privilege - Braganza.

Local government units nowadays are doing its fair share in meeting the needs of the youth.

That’s exactly what the administration of Mayor Hernani A. Braganza had done remarkably for almost six years now.

And will definitely keep on doing for another 3 years especially in making quality education more accessible to the city and the nation’s future leaders.
Mayor Hernani A. Braganza, along with Dr. Oscar C. Tadeo, city schools division superintendent,signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the Establishment of Don Ildefonso Quimson Community High School in Barangay Tawin-tawin.

The school will soon cater to students of adjoining barangays in Area C namely Sta. Maria, Amangbangan, Dulacac, Landoc and host Tawin-tawin who are still walking or traveling as far as 6-10 kilometers daily to reach the nearest high school.

It was named after the donor of the one (1) hectare of land who acceded to the request of the barangay council to help put up an elementary school in their community.

Witnessing the MOA signing were city councilors Constante Carasi and Felimon Bacala Jr., Dr. Renato Viray, technical consultant on higher learning, division supervisors, city department heads, and Barangay Captains Abelardo Dela Cruz (Tawin-tawin), Isagani Ramos (Amangbangan), Gerry Ramos (Sta. Maria), Mila Payas (Landoc) and Danilo Ballesteros (Dulacac).

Also, Mayor Braganza and Dr. Tadeo inked the Deed of Donation for the Establishment of an Elementary School in Brgy. Linmansangan.

With a new school soon to rise in brgy. Linmansangan, Brgy. San Antonio is the only community in the city that is yet to have its own elementary school.

The Alaminos City Division (ACD) earlier said that it is not yet technically viable to put up a primary school in Barangay San Antonio.

But definitely, the city government and ACD will be working on it in the future once the number of students rapidly increases.

There are 39 barangays in the city which is divided into five areas or clusters. To date, only Area C is yet to have its own high school.

Area A hosts three high schools: one each in Inerangan, Cayucay and Polo. In Area B, the school is strategically located in brgy. Telbang. On the other hand, Area C has two high schools, one in brgy. San Vicente and another in brgy, Alos.

Alaminos City National High School is situated in Brgy. Poblacion of Area D.

"Finally, another dream of our people in the communities will soon become reality," Braganza said later in his speech.
This will be the city government and DepEds’ belated Valentines gift to our youth.

According to the mayor, negotiations with the owner of the lot started during the time of former city mayor Eduardo Fontelera and Dr. Viray, then the division chief.

Brganza then thanked the barangay captains for doing their job well and the Alaminos City Division, the city’s long time and reliable partner, for fully supporting the project.

He also expressed his sincerest gratitude to the Quimson family for donating their lot to the city government as well as the city council for the inclusion of the funding of the project in this year’s city budget.

“Education is a right not a privilege," the mayor stressed. "And for that right to be realized, we have to work hard for it.”

“We, who were given the opportunity and privilege to serve the city of alaminos, have to make that happen to our children and our citymates. That is for every child to have equal access to education.”

Braganza said putting a school in Limansangan and Tawin-tawin is a must.

He cited that further delay in the establishment of said schools will only mean the students must have to sacrifice again during rainy and typhoon season just to reach their school.

Based on the studies of the city, at least eight cavans of rice or around P 8,000 a year is being spent by each student for the tricycle fair alone.

This is on top of the food allowance and other expenses which are basically an added burden on the shoulders of every parent.

This is the very reason why the Braganza administration is fast tracking its implementation this year so that education will not be a privilege anymore for children in this remote barangays.

And for the parents to save much money and time and will have a peace of mind in sending their children to school.

“We’ve been working hard for the past five years strengthening the foundations of education in our city," said Braganza.

He said his administration is trying its best to integrate the most basic kind of education in the city with the formal education system.

The city government had just completed the construction of seven daycare centers in the seven barangays which were constructed inside the elementary school premises.

Since 2004, the city government has implemented and is continuously implementing various educational reforms, programs and projects to address key issues affecting the quality of public education of its constituents.

It started an expanded feeding program in 2005 that it compasses not only the daycare centers but the elementary students to improve their nutrition and decrease drop-out rates.

“And we have the expanded scholarship program, internet connectivity for public schools and a well-established youth and sports development program which has far-reaching benefits to our young Alaminians,” noted the mayor.

Braganza pointed out that beyond quality education is relevant education.

“Our students must keep pace with the changing time and acquire the best learning so that when they graduate, they are equipped with the right knowledge and skills and be competitive in order to land a decent and better job.”

“That is the main reason why you are here today because your parents love you and they gave their best to provide you with the best kind of education that given you the opportunity to work in government and provide public service to our people."

“It is my dream to do the same for the children of Alaminos, so we have to unite and work hand in hand to realize our dreams and aspirations for our family.”

Dr. Tadeo, on the other hand, cited Mayor Braganza’s leadership and good governance.“What we have today in our city is a kind of leadership that solves problem in our communities,” he stressed.

“It is a leadership that cares. It truly cares because it tries to priorities the programs that it implements, forward looking, and involves the other members of organization. It cares because everybody has a hand in the planning and implementation,” he added.

“We are privileged to be a part of this partnership that solves the problems of our society foremost of which is poverty.”

The city division chief promised the city government that Alaminos City Division will complement the kindness and generosity of the people of Alaminos lead by Mayor Braganza by working hand-in-hand to improve its performance.

Meanwhile, Barangay captains Dela Cruz and Laureano Aglibot of Linmansangan both thanked the workaholic and visionary Mayor Hernani A. Braganza for initiating the project and funding the construction of the school and DepEd Alaminos led by Dr. Oscar C. Tadeo and city consultant Renato Viray for all the technical support and preparing all the necessary documents required by DepEd.

Dela Cruz said in recognition of the donor’s valuable contributions to the realization of said project, it will soon be named Don Leopoldo Quimson Community High School.

Aglibot, on his part, vowed to continue supporting the many programs of the city government particularly in agriculture development which have been beneficial to his fellow farmers.

Under the MOA, the city government will allocate funds from its 20% Development Fund, Special Education Fund and other possible sources to fund the phase I of the project.

The Alaminos City Division has favorably considered the proposal subject, however to the requirement of the Department of Education, one of which is the donation to it of a lot measuring at least one hectare.

The establishment of a new community high school and an elementary school is expected to practically solve the problem of accessibility to the learning institution in the barangays.

The project is also in support to the Philippine Medium-Term Development Plan and the city’s vision 2015 which seek to build a community inhabited by well-educated, healthy and God-centered citizens. (CIO)

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 04:09 PM

Send off ceremony for ‘Team Alaminos’ (http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/news/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=591)

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Bracing for a long travel and tough competition ahead, members of “Team Alaminos” recently got a simple yet meaningful send-off party from the city government.

The Alaminos City Division is sending a total of 213 athletes to the 2010 Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) Meet which will be held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte from February 26 to March 2, 2010.

The traditional send off ceremony was held for the first time at the Pastoral Center inside the St. Joseph Cathedral Church compound.

A mass was earlier officiated by Father Antonio Lambino to invoke for God’s blessings to the city’s athletes who will be competing in eight sports disciplines.

Among those who were present include City Mayor Hernani A. Braganza, city councilor Ma. Angela A. Braganza, SP committee chairman on Education and Sports, Dr. Arturo Viray, education supervisor for MAPEH, city administrator Wilmer Panabang, HIYSC chairman Jose Elvis Sison and Dr. Gloria Reinoso, Principal IV of the Alaminos City National High School, trainors and coaches.

Dr. Viray, in his message, challenged the athletes to think positive and give their best performances in IRAA.

“You dreamt big, you prepared for this for many months and now its time to deliver like what most of you did last year,” said the chief of the city’s delegation.

Team Alaminos is eyeing a notch higher in the over-all ranking this year to reciprocate the unwavering support and assistance thrown by the city government all these years to its young athletes.

Braganza, for the fourth straight year, gave his words of encouragement to the athletes and sponsored the breakfast for the city’s athletes.

“We will go their as a team and we will work as a team so that we will achieve success not only as a team but as a city as well in our district and the province of Pangasinan,” he stressed.

“My prayers are all with you and with the blessings of our Lord Almighty, we will come out victorious that we could be proud of."

The city’s biggest sports patron and most avid sports fan even reminded the athletes that winning is not all that matters in a competition.

He said it is not just the medals that athletes should be after but how they play the game fairly, squarely and with the competitive fire.

“Winning is our aim, but losing is a part of the game," added the mayor who established the Hundred Islands Youth and Sports Club to train potential athletes and help them achieve their dreams in life.

“To me, an athlete must have the right attitude, the discipline, dedication, enthusiasm and knowledge of the game.”

But at the end of the day, the hardworking mayor pointed out, that they are still students.

That it is their responsibility to have the diploma for their school, parents and the society.

That it is imperative for them to study harder because they will not be athletes forever. And that education is very important it is a treasure can not be stolen and will be their passport to success in the future.

He cited that as an athlete, they can now study for free like some of their citymates who already made big names in their chosen sports and career.

“I could see a lot of you becoming varsity players in college and I would love to see all of you as future stars and watch you in TV playing in the national and international stage.”

The mayor, who often plays basketball and hits the weight room to keep him physically fit and mentally sound, said the biggest challenge to the students nowadays is to become successful in life.

“I would like to see you excel in sports today, like we, your city officials, teachers and parents dreamed of. But more importantly, we are hoping and praying that you will also become champions in life in the near future,” he finally quipped.

The city’s athletes expressed their enthusiasm for the IRAA meet and promised to give their best to make their citymates proud anew.

They will be leaving the city tomorrow morning to be able to join the festive opening ceremonies on the 26th. (CIO)

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 04:15 PM

‘Hundred Kisses at Hundred Islands’ reaches 700 plateau (http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/news/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=589)
The city’s Mass Civil Wedding on Valentines Day popularly known as “Hundred Kisses at Hundred Islands” is getting better every year.

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Yesterday, Mayor Hernani A. Braganza solemnized this year’s ceremony at the jam-packed Lucap Wharf, the jump-off point to the world famous Hundred Islands National Park.

The celebration kick-started with the first underwater wedding in the morning by two loving couples at Old Scout Island, officiated by no less than the vibrant chief executive, himself a trained diver.

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At exactly 4pm, the program commenced with the entrance of the solemnizing officer, principal sponsors and other important guests.

This year’s principal sponsors include former vice governor Oscar Lambino, board member Danilo Dizon, vice mayor Teofilo Humilde Jr, former mayors Jun Rivera and Eduardo Fontelera, Bani municipal administrator Benjie Navarro, city councilors Orlando Go, Ma. Angela Braganza, Joselito Fontelera, Earl James Aquino, Carolyn Dizon-Sison, Constante Carasi, Felimon Bacala Jr, Oscar Boling, Helen Bumagat and Cirilo Radoc and other members of Team Alaminos namely Margielou Orange Humilde, German Rabago and Ernesto De Leon.

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The grand march and recognition of the 111 couples shortly followed, who were then serenaded by String Band’s Music of the Heart to delight of the spectators.

In his message before the wedding ceremony, Braganza first thanked the parents of the couples, the barangay officials and guests for their presence to show their love and support to the wedding couples.

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He also recognized and extended gratitude to his lovely wife, Madam Stella Jaro Braganza, his inspiration and the love of his life and the loving mother to his children.

“It’s an honor and privilege to be celebrating with you this day of the hearts," said the mayor. "For this evening you will be sharing the highest form of love to your respective partners which we call as marriage.”

“My congratulations to all our couples and may you live happily together."

“Our mass wedding has become an international event and has contributed much in the promotion of our city as evidenced by ever-increasing tourists’ arrival.”

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Last year, it reached 150, 000 (tourists) mark, the highest for the last six years.

The tremendous influx of tourists in the city translates to more job and business opportunities for the local residents, vendors, boatmen, hotel and restaurant owners, souvenir shops and transport group in Lucap Bay area.

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Coupled with the construction of city-government owned hotel and a food court here, the city is expecting more tourists to be visiting and staying in Alaminos.

Braganza noted that for six consecutive years now, he had solemnized the wedding of more than 700 couples in the city.

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He likewise thanked the couples for trusting and participating in this important program of the city, as well as this year’s sponsor, namely Philusa Philippines, ABS-CBN Dagupan, Maxine by the Sea Hotel and Restaurant, Island Tropics Hotel, Villa Antolin Hotel, Villa Milagrosa Pension House, City Hotel and Resto Bar, Islandia Hotel and Resto, Mallary Photography and Mulanay Event Coordinator.

“I specially admire your decision to legitimize your union which means a lot to your parent .Its not only you that are being blessed today but also your children, your future sons and daughters because the foundation of the family has its origins in God’s love."

Meanwhile, four of the guests who served as godfathers to the newly weds were given a chance to share their thoughts and give advices to the couples.

Lambino, in his message, said the building of a strong nation starts in building a strong family.

The former vice governor also said that the affair reminds him of former US Ambassador to the Philippines Christy Kenney.

“Ambassador Kenney once said that only our country that she learned more about the true value of the family,” he stressed. “Just like this wedding ceremony, it shows how we value our culture and tradition and life-long commitment.”

Fontelera, on the other hand, complemented it by saying that Filipinos are very religious and God-fearing.

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He stressed that the real secret to a happy, strong, successful and blessed marriage lies on two very important words-Jesus Christ.

“Always keep on praying and remember each letter of His second name with C which stands for commitment, H for honesty, R for respect, I for initiative, S for service and T for trust," said the former city mayor.

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Fontelera, who first initiated this mass civil wedding in 2003 in the barangays, likewise lauded Mayor Braganza for institutionalizing said affair.

“This certainly lessened illegitimate marriages in the city, having our poor couples to tie the knot without incurring so much expenses and that it further promotes our city’s pride, the Hundred Islands, to local and foreign tourists.”

On the other hand, Dizon extended his warm congratulation and best wishes to the newly wed couples.

“I wish you continued and long lasting happiness, health, prosperity as well as success in life especially now that you are legally and morally united,” added the three-termer provincial solon.

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“Continue to love, respect and trust one another and I hope that you could overcome the many challenges and trials in life that come your way.”

Meanwhile, Rivera, also a former city mayor, advised the couples that they should visit the church soon and have their wedding blessed by a priest.

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“As parents, you must always be a good example to your children which start with embracing God’s words and taking good care of them.”

The mass civil wedding is one of the various activities of the city government through the City Civil Registry Office headed by Mr. Reynaldo Castro.

It is an annual program which is part of the Braganza administration’s Basic Services Agenda.

Castro said Mayor Braganza waived the collection of various fees and the civil wedding service is free among the former’s gifts to the couples along with the important document-the marriage contract that their children need to have for future use.

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The oldest couple in the said mass wedding is Rogelio Dona and Yolanda Mendoza, who are 66 and 42 years old, respectively. The youngest husband and wife are Alvin Clave, 20 and Isabel Nabuya, 17.

Both couples received special gifts from the sponsors.

Also in this wedding that a first foreigner, Australian born Thomas Alan Parker, exchanged “I Do’s” with his partner Ofelia Blanco, a resident of this city.

As usual, all the components of the wedding ceremony was there that include the solemnizing officer’s message, profession of vows, exchange of rings, pronouncement and confirmation of the newlywed couples, the slicing of the cake and drinking of wine.

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There was also the releasing of balloons, longest kiss contest, handing of an array of gifts to the lucky couples by Philusa Philippines, makers of Babyflo Products, and other sponsors, raffle draw and photo-oops with the mayor and other principal sponsors. (CIO)

allan_dude

February 25th, 2010, 04:16 PM

Presyo na pising, aleksab ni anggano walay El Niño Phenomenon (http://www.bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=134699)

DAGUPAN CITY - Abeba nen sensya so presyo na Pising ed Bagsakan Market diad syudad na Urdaneta.

Impalapag nen Market Supervisor Cesar Esquesta, mura ni so presyo na pising ed Public Market tan dakel ni so pising ya aaweten na nanduruman baley ed syudad.

Balet no ontuloy-tuloy ni so nagagawan El Niño Phenomenon, et naapektuan so karakel na produksyon na pising ya nan-resulta ya itagey na presyo na pising.

Inain to balet ya problema so produksyon na sibuyas.

Imnbaga nen Esquesta ya aliwan singa say dati et , dakel so truck na sibuyas ya manlalapud Ilocos, Nueva Ecija tan Bayambang ya mangaawet ed Urdaneta, natan ed daeset la so aaweten dad Bagsakan Market.

Naapektuan kuno na bagyon dinmalan nen apalabas ya taon so taneman na sibuyas.

No dinmaeset so sibuyas, senga say sibugas ya amputi tan lasona, nayarin onloob laray imported ya sibuyas.

capricorn2000

February 25th, 2010, 09:35 PM

MASANTOS YA LABI SI KAYON AMIN KABALEYAN:):):)
HELLO PO ,ALLAN DUDE,welcome back.kumusta la kabayan
abalbayag kan agga nan post dyad thread tayo ,salamat ta akapawil kila,nanlapuan yo?pati syak bc kanyan madalang ak ya mam post dyad thread tayo,kumusta lay probinsya tayo ,tan say baley, naway maka uwi me nitong april dyan sa pinas para magbakasyon. Hello po capricorn2000:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Ay, limmuenpas si K-boy sa wakas. masantos ya labi met tan maong ya agew.

capricorn2000

February 26th, 2010, 12:20 AM

FYI, yung buyer ng fresh mangoes na preno-produce ng mango orchard namin ine-export to Hongkong and Korea. Quality and qauntity ang panlaban ng Pangasinan. :banana:

Mataas ang quality ng Philippine mango - pino, iba ang tamis at manipis ang balat niya kung icocompara sa Mexican mango. dito sa vancouver, mas mahal ang philippine mango (at bihira) kaysa sa mexican mango.
diyan naman sa Pilipinas hindi ko maicompara ang manga ng bawat probinsya
pero alam ko maganda ang quality ng manga natin.

capricorn2000

February 26th, 2010, 12:31 AM

nice article on the mass wedding in Alaminos.
Allan, were you there and took those pictures?
anyways, thanks for that effort.

capricorn2000

February 26th, 2010, 06:47 AM

Ganda naman ng bahay ni kuya
parang gusto ko gayahin para don sa bahay na pagawa ko,ganda naman ng pagkakakuha,ibang iba talaga kapag made in abroad ang camera.heheheh:banana2::banana2::banana2::banana2:

Ikaw talaga K-boy, bakit mayroon bang camera na made in the Philippines.
anyways, tayks.

capricorn2000

February 26th, 2010, 10:09 AM

117. Pantal (Agno) river in Dagupan(the river used to be very dirty as people threw their garbage there, until the city government bans garbage throwing and sends trucks to pick up garbage on a regular basis)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4391/picture229m.jpg

capricorn2000

February 26th, 2010, 11:03 AM

118. Pantal River with PLDT in the background
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/649/picture222z.jpg

allan_dude

February 26th, 2010, 01:50 PM

Allan, were you there and took those pictures?
Nope. Lapu ed website na Alaminos.

117. Pantal (Agno) river in Dagupan(the river used to be very dirty as people threw their garbage there, until the city government bans garbage throwing and sends trucks to pick up garbage on a regular basis)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4391/picture229m.jpg Oops! Pantal River is not a tributary of The Agno.

allan_dude

February 26th, 2010, 01:52 PM

Rep. Cojuangco: RP left with no alternative but to go nuclear (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=261138)

By Leonardo V. Micua

CALASIAO, Pangasinan, Feb. 26 (PNA) - After his pet bill seeking the revival of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Power Plant (BNPP) got stocked just on the committee level in the House of Representatives, Rep. Mark Cojuangco of Pangasinan is pushing a new initiative but in a different route to achieve his purpose.

In a talk to the media after succeeding in persuading the provincial board of Pangasinan to pass a resolution asking the national government to invite two nuclear plants from Korea to relocate to Pangasinan, Cojuangco reiterated his call for the country to go nuclear so it can join the rank of advanced nations of the world.

Cojuangco thanked members of the provincial board of Pangasinan for being open-minded on the issue of nuclear plant by passing a resolution asking the national government to invite two nuclear power plants from the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) to relocate to Pangasinan.

He said the resolution means a lot to him because this is a sort of an "ice-breaker" as Pangasinan is so far the only one in the country to have opened its door to nuclear plants.

Although admitting that the nuclear plant issue is a bit controversial in the country, Cojuangco said that the resolution is very significant considering that the one seeking the establishment of nuclear plants is a big province like Pangasinan.

Thus he expressed his admiration for the members of the provincial board of Pangasinan for passing the resolution which, he added, means a lot for the whole nation.

Cojuangco noted that not even one province volunteered to have a nuclear plant established in their own turf because of the existing NIMOB or "not in my own backyard" mentality.

However, the provincial board of Pangasinan saw the point in having a nuclear power plant, he said.

He asked the provincial board to pass the resolution after learning that KEDO is inviting international tenders to bid for its two newly-built modern nuclear plants.

Cojuangco said in hosting the two nuclear plants, Pangasinan could get a bonus in terms of cheaper electricity, from P2.50 to P3 per kilowatt hour, something which, he said, was not negotiated before when the 1,200-megawatt Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant and the 356-megawatt San Roque Multi-Purpose Project were built.

The reduced electricity cost means a lot because in 2009 alone, the electric consumption of the province was approximately one billion kilowatt hour or equivalent to P2.5 billion to P3 billion yearly.

Cojuangco said the provincial board also sought that once the two nuclear plants are in place, Pangasinan must also be brownout-free.

He said if the cost of electricity in Pangasinan is cheaper than in any part of the country, "I am sure that investors will come and do business here."

The two nuclear plants would be an advantage to Pangasinan as well as to the whole nation, he said.

But it appears that Pangasinan is not the only one thinking this idea as the province of Cebu, dubbed as the "Queen City of the south", is now also thinking of going nuclear.

However, he expressed hope that Cebu will not overtake Pangasinan as far as having a nuclear plant is concerned.

The son of industrialist Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., reiterated what he earlier told the provincial board members that nuclear power is the safest technology on earth ever invented by man.

"If you examine the 50 years of history of power generating industry in the world, you would find that nuclear power is the safest of all sources of energy," he said.

At the same time, Cojuangco stressed that the fear on nuclear power was merely borne out by misinformation and disinformation that have long been circulating around the country.

Asked why he still wants two nuclear plants in Pangasinan when in fact the province is already the location of the Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant and the San Roque Multi-purpose Dam Project, Cojuangco said the province must seize the opportunity.

"Why should we let the others grab this kind of opportunity from us which we know could spark the economy of the province," he said.

Cojuangco revealed that a country is only left with two choices when it wants to have additional power to energize homes and industries: burn fossil fuel like coal, oil and gas; and second, nuclear.

According to Rep. Cojuangco, even U.S. President Barrack Obama recognizes the importance of nuclear power plants when he appointed Dr. Steven Chu, an environmentalist, as his Secretary of Energy.

Secretary Chu was quoted as saying that "a typical coal plant emits 100 times more radiation than a nuclear plant given the fly ash emission of radioactive particles".

Cojuangco stressed that he wants to question the conventional belief that nuclear plants are hazardous to health, contending that this is a big lie which had been floated ever since.

Asked on what he will do next after his pet bill seeking the revival of nuclear power plant which now seemed to have died a natural death in the House of Representatives, Cojuangco said he will not stop his advocacy until the nation finally listens.

Cojuangco is returning to private life after June 30 this year after completing three terms in Congress.

He said the country can follow the technology adopted by Finland, Sweden and the U.S. in disposing nuclear wastes which he just termed as "spent fuel" that is burying this kilometers down the ground. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 26th, 2010, 01:53 PM

Pangasinan gov reconvenes Task Force on El Niño (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=261128)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 27 (PNA) - Governor Amado Espino, Jr. has reconstituted the province's Multi-Sectoral Task Force on El Nino to prepare a plan of action to mitigate the impact of the phenomenon on agriculture, environment, economy and human health.

Gov. Espino said an immediate plan of action must be implemented to cushion the effect of the phenomenon and further assist marginalized farmers from production loss through effective solutions.

Chaired by Dalisay Moya, OIC Provincial Agriculture Officer and co-chaired by retired Col. Paterno Orduna, the multi-sectoral task force will identify, monitor and evaluate all areas within the irrigated lands that are traditionally not served with irrigation water during long dry spells.

According to Moya, the group is also tasked to identify all livestock such as hogs and poultry and inland fishery areas that are most likely affected by El Nino.

"We will also identify and assess all areas that were delayed in planting especially those areas that may have to plant in October in the case of corn and rainfed rice, and in November, in the case of irrigated rice," Moya said.

She said they will conduct briefings and massive information dissemination related to El Nino for mitigation and adaptation measures to community sectors.

"We need to educate our farmers, the fisherfolks and other agricultural stakeholders by providing them information about practical tips regarding this phenomenon. They must be ready for any eventuality to sustain productivity," Moya added.

El Nino is a periodic ocean-warming and atmospheric disturbance characterized by deficient rainfall and prolonged drought in some areas, while heavy rains, storms or hurricane in other areas of the globe resulting to innumerable damages to crops, livestock, properties and even human lives in all areas simultaneously.

Based on the daily monitoring report of the OPAg, there are 246 affected barangays in the province covering an area of 105.5 hectares.

Out of this affected area, a total of 83.5 hectares was already harvested but registering low productivity.

Members of the task force include Benita Pizarro, PPDO; Dr. Benedicto Perez, OPVET; Engr. Helsy Bermudez, Provincial Irrigation Engineer, NIA; Leduina Co, PENRO-DENR; Ramon Cuaresma, Provincial Manager, NFA Western Pangasinan; Nicanor Rosario, Provincial Manager, NFA Eastern Pangasinan; Orpheus Velasco, PIO; Dr. Ferdinand Totaan, OIC-PHO; Oftociano Manalo, president, Federation of Irrigators Association; and Claudio Ofrancia, PAFC Chairman. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 26th, 2010, 02:02 PM

MODELO YA BAGSAKAN SA BARANGAY ED DAGUPAN, IPASEN ED BONUAN BOQUIG (http://www.dagupan.gov.ph/index.php?id=694)

by Lanie Tomas

Lukasan ed sayay Marso so sangkaplimeroan ya Bagsakan sa Barangay ed siudad na Dagupan.

Maswerti so Bonuan Boquig ya apili bilang nabenepisyuan parad abitlan proyekto ya akapasilong ed Department of Agriculture tan suportado na lokal a gobiernoy Dagupan.

Onong ed kinen Kapitan Alfredo Quinto Jr., walay P50,000 ya donasyon na Department of Agriculture tan P50,000 so ipangaro na siudad ya pounan ed operasyon na Bagsakan sa Barangay. Angiter ni so DA na duaran freezer tan digital ya timbangan.

Akikoordina la so opisina nen Kapitan Quinto ed City Agriculture Office parad pan-monitor na inagew-agew ya presyo na pising, karne baboy tan karne manok ed tindaan pampubliko ta pian agmet la miarawian so ipakseb dan presyo na ilako dad Bagsakan sa Barangay.

Aminado so abitlan kapitan ya ag nasustoni na produkton prodyus ed barangay to so pangkaukolan ed Bagsakan kanyan diad saya wala lay akitongtongan ton pan-angkatan na kaaroman ya ilako dan pising ed Cordillera Administrative Region tan ed luyag na La Union.

Likod ed nasiguron sariwa so nasaliw ed Bagsakan sa Barangay et baleg iyan makatulong ed saray unresidentes tan saray manaayam ed asingger ya barbarangays lapud makagemper ira na pasahe tan oras.

Ontan met, makapangilesa iya na kaaroman ya trabaho parad ombarangay ed lalo dan panseet ya mantanem na pisi-pising tan mankomponi na ay-ayep makasengeg wala lay asingger tan direktan mangaliw na produkto da.
Taloran kooperatiba met so tibokelen ed Bonuan Boquig parad saray mankokomponi na manok, mankokomponi na baboy tan kooperatiba na saray mantatanem na pising ta pian makatulong ed sikara ya napabunak so pounan da tan makatipon na parad pamilya da, ontan met dalan parad pamabiskeg na ulopan tan pankakasakey na saray residentes ed Bonuan Boquig.

allan_dude

February 26th, 2010, 02:03 PM

1st Runner-Up Award for Best LGU City sa Rehiyon Uno… Nasungkit ng Dagupan (http://www.dagupan.gov.ph/index.php?id=693)

by Mae Viray

Patuloy sa pag-ani ng mga parangal ang lungsod ng Dagupan sa pagbubukas ng taong 2010. Patunay ang ikatlong parangal na natanggap ng lungsod ngayong buwan ng Pebrero na mula naman ng Regional Development Council (RDC) sa Rehiyon Uno.

Nasungkit ng lungsod ang 1st runner-up sa 2008 Search for the Best LGU City in Region I base sa Local Government Performance System (LGPMS) bilang modelo sa promosyon ng episyente, epektibo at transparent na Local Government Practices sa buong rehiyon.

Ang LGPMS ay isang self-assessment, management at development support tool na layong suportahan ang pag-unlad sa lokal na pamahalaan sa pamamagitan ng mahusay na paggamit ng financial at human resources nito, pag-abot sa itinakdang standard sa pamamagitan ng mahusay na performance at pagpaparating sa pambansanag taga-gawa ng batas sa kalagayan ng pagaunlad ng LGU.

Malinaw ayon sa RDC na pumasa ang lungsod sa mga naturang pamantayan dahilan para makuha ang ikalawang pwesto mula sa 9 na lungsod sa Region I sa ginanap na Rehional Development Council Awarding Ceremonies noong ika-24 ng Pebrero, 2010 sa Pagdalagan Sur, Bauang La Union.

Ayon kay Engr. Romeo Rosario, City Planning and Development Coordinator ng lungsod ang naturang parangal ay patunay na sa bawat mandato ng pamahalaan na mga ipaninatutupad na programa at proyekto ay naipatutupad din ng lokal na pamahalaan ng tama, napapanahon, may katibayan at resulta.

Ibinalik naman ni Mayor Alipio F. Fernandez Jr. ang pasasalamat sa bawat kawani ng lungsod sa kanilang dedikasyon at pagpupursige sa trabaho upang makasunod sa regional at national government standards.

allan_dude

February 26th, 2010, 02:09 PM

GK village to rise in Villasis (http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/02/26/gk-village-to-rise-in-villasis-2/)

February 26, 2010

By Virgilio Sar. Maganes

VILLASIS- Mayor Nonato S. Abrenica led the groundbreaking of the Don Anacleto Obedoza GK Villasis Namnama Village in Piaz village here on February 18.

Abrenica was assisted by the municipal officials, barangay village heads, municipal employees and the provincial officers of Gawad Kalinga-Pangasinan headed by Ricky Castillo.

The GK Village sprawled on a 1.8 hectare- lot donated by expatriates Mr. and Mrs. Pete Montilla of Virginia, USA. It will have 100 houses, fishpond, social hall and food production area for the homeowners.

During the brief program, Ricky Castillo oriented the crowd on the various activities of Gawad Kalinga. He said that the town is the fourth site of GK villages in the province with two sites in Sta. Barbara, one in Dagupan City and soon the fifth site in Alaminos City .

He lauded the efforts of Mayor Abrenica and the Sangguniang Bayan members led by Vice Mayor Centenielo Rizal Costales for expediting the improvement of the village site.

The swift actions of the local officials, Castillo said, are inspiring which has motivated them more to pursue similar projects in the future.

He further explained the various support programs of GK village. He said that it is a holistic approach anchored on “ Bagong Bahay, Bagong Buhay, Bagong Bayan”.

Mayor Abrenica for his part commended the GK officials for their assistance. He hailed the Montilla couple who donated the site.

Abrenica further said that the would-be homeowners will be screened as they should belong to the indigents of the town.

Juanito Abongan, 49, married with three children and one of the future homeowners could not contain his happiness upon seeing the time capsule being lowered during the groundbreaking ceremonies.

“ Tumalna metten ti biag min ta maaddaan kamin ti balay,’ he said. (Our life will be peaceful for we will now have a house of our own).

Henry Obedoza, 42, married with four children and also a future homeowner said that he is thankful to the Abrenica administration for the project in their barangay. Obedoza and his family used to live in a shanty along the Agno River .

Abongan and Obedoza are among the 100 future homeowners of the GK village. They will undergo 14 days of values formation seminar ( 14 Sundays) which will start on February 21. Homeowners shall also render 400 hours of work as their equity to the cost of their housing units.

Also in attendance were Jon Ramos, GK Coordinator for North and Central Luzon , Bing Castillo and Fr. Jessel Collado, Assistant Parish priest of the town who led the blessing of the site.

The caretakers of GK Villasis Namnama Village are: Mayor Nonato S. Abrenica, Arnulfo Sapurna, Project Director, Emma Floresca, Fe Ibay-Callanta, Engr. Vladimir Torres, Heidi Ramat-Suyat, Jennilee M. Tan, Virgil Maganes, David Obedoza, Cipriano M. Guarin, Vivian Morden, Carmelita Molina, Engr. Danilo Osias, Lilibeth Montero-Abrenica, Dr. Hian Kiat Dy, Supt. Jeff Fanged and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Montilla.

allan_dude

February 26th, 2010, 02:13 PM

Mencias says ARIIP will irrigate 13,000 hectares for dry crop season (http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/02/26/mencias-says-ariip-will-irrigate-13000-hectares-for-dry-crop-season/)

February 26, 2010

By Brando Cortez

ROSALES-Farms being served by the National Irrigation Administration Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project (NIA ARIIP) during the dry crop season will have enough water as the construction of the re-regulating pond at San Roque Dam is on-going, Project Manager Engr. Rey Mencias said.

A total of about 13,000 hectares will be served by the ARIIP.

“By the end of March, full rehabilitation of the Agno River Irrigation System (ARIS) will be able to water 10,000 hectares and by May 16 we will have completed the rehabilitation of the Lower Agno River Irrigaton System (LARIS) that will irrigate an additional 3,000 hectares,” Mencias said.

“The ARIS services the towns of San Manuel, Asingan, Villasis, Binalonan, Laoac, Manaoag, Managldan, Calasiao, Santa Barbara , Mapandan, some parts of Malasiqui and Urdaneta City ,” Mencias continued.

For the coming El Niño, Mencias said that the ARIIP depends on the water releases of the San Roque Dam.

“The San Roque Dam operates on the average of 8 to 10 hours a day, and our irrigation systems are dependent on its water releases,” said Mencias. “When acute water shortage is experienced we will hold consultations with irrigators associations for possible rotation of water services.”

He said that farms not currently within the ARIIP service areas may use centrifugal water pumps.

“Centrifugal water pumps, those that are 3 inches in diameter can water about 1 to 2 hectares,” Mencias said. “ The amount of water that can be pumped out is dependent of the underground water level.”

Mencias said that the construction of the re-regulating pond is on schedule and the time frame is three years.

“The China Agricultural Machinery Company (CAMC) is the contractor of the project and hopes to finish the project by 2012,” Mencias said. “The completion of the re-regulating pond will serve approximately 34,000 hectares.”

The size of the re-regulating pond is 300 meters in length and about 12 meters in height which can impound about 4.5 million cubic meters of water.

capricorn2000

February 26th, 2010, 05:28 PM

Nope. Lapu ed website na Alaminos.

Oops! Pantal River is not a tributary of The Agno.

I think you are right. You know, when I was a student of Luzon University and as one of the editors of its school organ, I wrote an article about Pantal river. My moderator/adviser corrected me that the river is called Agno which (according to Wikipedia) its headwaters start at the slopes of Mt. Data in the Cordilleras and drains southward and into the Lingayen gulf. The Agno River forms a vast alluvial fan and delta called the Pangasinan Plain. I am not sure though if the Pantal river is one of them that forms this fan and/or delta. I was born and raised in Pantal and since I was a child, people here in Dagupan called the river Pantal.
Anyways, I included a map of the Agno river..Frankly, I cannot ascertain which town is that main artery is located and the one on its right.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/707/250pxagnoriverwatershed.png

OilMover

February 27th, 2010, 01:27 AM

118. Pantal River with PLDT in the background
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/649/picture222z.jpg

^^That is where big fishing boats used to dock in the 50's. The river was much deeper then. Right next to PLDT was the Tabacalera, a Japanese prison camp during WWII. I grew up listening to my parent's stories about how, at night, they could hear suspected guerillas being executed. We were so scared of that place when we were kids because of all the ghost stories!:lol:

koreanboy

February 27th, 2010, 06:11 AM

sipag talaga ni allan dude sa pag po post ng mga kaganapan sa atin probensya,at the same time puro positive at kaunlaran ang naka post,,,keep up a good work. dito pa me sa korea ngaun kaya di ko pa alam ang petsa ng piesta ng Bayambang,kung loobin ng Panginoon akoy makauwi nitong april cgurado maki piesta ako at makabuto na rin.ung suyo ko po ano na latest doon sa Royal mall tuloy na ba ulit ang paggawa?plssssss makisuyo ulit .GOD BLESS :):):)

koreanboy

February 27th, 2010, 06:29 AM

Kamusta lad tan amigo! Kapigan manaya so fiesta tayo?

FROM april 5-10 ,2010,search nyo po sa official website ng bayambang po,naka update na po .

koreanboy

February 27th, 2010, 06:40 AM

Kamusta lad tan amigo! Kapigan manaya so fiesta tayo?

nakita ko po sa website po ng Bayambang sa April 5 -10 ,for more info,search Bayambang official website.....

capricorn2000

February 27th, 2010, 06:15 PM

^^That is where big fishing boats used to dock in the 50's. The river was much deeper then. Right next to PLDT was the Tabacalera, a Japanese prison camp during WWII. I grew up listening to my parent's stories about how, at night, they could hear suspected guerillas being executed. We were so scared of that place when we were kids because of all the ghost stories!:lol:

At the turn of the century or maybe earlier than that, that dock was where the biray (boat) coming from the Ilocos were moored.the Ilocano traders brought in burnay (pasig or tapayan) abel iloko and other spices and for exchange of salt, bagoong and other stuff. Because of this trading intercourse, some of the Ilocanos settled in the area (Pantal boquig) and in Calmay.
The Tabacalera was still operational in the early 60's. That big adobe-walled bodega was used as storage as well as a place where hired workers were to remove the hard part in the middle of the tobacco leaves. There was an old two-storied house which was used as the office. After tabacalera vacated the place, the Pantranco took over and used it as repair/maintenance shop for its buses. When the bus company went under, the place was again vacated and one time I passed by the area, the buildings were gone. They should have preserved the old house. As I was growing in Pantal, I witnessed the tearing down of old ancestral houses along the street and it was really too bad.

hakz2007

February 28th, 2010, 03:15 AM

Pangasinan doles out 200 water pumps to save drying up farms (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=261373)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 27 (PNA) -- Governor Amado Espino Jr. distributed on Friday some 200 water pumps to south-central Pangasinan to save hundreds of hectares of corn lands from drying up due to the El Nino phenomenon.

Espino turned over the water pumps, each with a 5-horsepower engine capacity, to the Pangasinan Irrigators Association headed by Oftociano Manalo as an emergency assistance to the farmers badly affected by drought.

The 200 water pumps comprised just the initial delivery as 300 more purchased by the provincial government are set to arrive shortly.

The remaining water pumps will be distributed to farmers in central and eastern Pangasinan whose lands planted to corn were severely affected by prolonged drought brought about by the El Nino phenomenon.

Gov. Espino said the water pumps will help farmers who cannot afford to own a water pump, especially those whose lands were damaged by series of typhoons that hit the province last year.

He said all the members of existing irrigators association can borrow for their own use and for free the portable water pump units, each of which can service from three to five hectares of land.

Gov. Espino said the delivery of water pumps is the provincial government's immediate response to cushion the effect of El Nino, which had so far affected marginalized farmers.

In expressing his gratitude to the governor for his quick action to save drying crops affected by drought, Manalo said the water pumps are of great help to farmers especially to those tilling lands at the tail end of existing irrigation systems.

Manalo is concurrent president of Region I Federation of Irrigators Association.

He notedg that the water pumps are vital tools to counter the effect of the El Nino. (PNA)

OilMover

February 28th, 2010, 03:53 AM

At the turn of the century or maybe earlier than that, that dock was where the biray (boat) coming from the Ilocos were moored.the Ilocano traders brought in burnay (pasig or tapayan) abel iloko and other spices and for exchange of salt, bagoong and other stuff. Because of this trading intercourse, some of the Ilocanos settled in the area (Pantal boquig) and in Calmay.
The Tabacalera was still operational in the early 60's. That big adobe-walled bodega was used as storage as well as a place where hired workers were to remove the hard part in the middle of the tobacco leaves. There was an old two-storied house which was used as the office. After tabacalera vacated the place, the Pantranco took over and used it as repair/maintenance shop for its buses. When the bus company went under, the place wa again vacated and one time I passed by the area, the buildings were gone. They should have preserve the old house. As I was growing in Pantal, I witnessed the tearing down of old ancestral houses along the street and it was really too bad.

^^Very interesting! One of those ancestral houses was right next to the Tabacalera. It looked like those Spanish-era houses that you see in Vigan. It was owned by a spanish family- the Nable family for which Nable street was named after.

capricorn2000

February 28th, 2010, 05:12 AM

^^Very interesting! One of those ancestral houses was right next to the Tabacalera. It looked like those Spanish-era houses that you see in Vigan. It was owned by a spanish family- the Nable family for which Nable street was named after.

that's the one I'm referring to and it was demolished already in mid 90's I think.

Dustin

February 28th, 2010, 05:53 AM

I've been to several beaches sa Pangasinan and even sa Hundred Islands. Pero we keep coming back dun sa Bolinao. The 1st time we went there was through a friend's recommendation. Sabi nya the beach front is very pristine. Parang yung sa castaway ni Tom Hanks. So we did.

And true enough, the beach is a marvel. It's all water before you. You can see ships (cardo o fishing) passing along. Tapos may portion pa sya na still lang ang tubig para kang nasa swimming pool lalo na pag 3 to 4 ng hapon. And yung sand nya is not sand-like at all para syang crush na shells or corals na super fine. Kasi when you take a close look iba iba yung kulay. Its a combination of pink, some green, gray, cyan, white. Basta maganda.

Now its summer time again and we are going back for the 7th time. Kaya lang I have to solicit some suggestions. Kasi pag namimili kami ng isda sa market ng Bolinao na malapit dun sa old church, may nabibili kami na may "bulate" sa loob ang isda lalo na yung bangus. Bale 3 times nangyari yun so ang ginagawa namin nagstop-over muna kami sa Alaminos at doon na lang kami bumibili. Ang binibili na lang namin sa Bolinao ay yung mineral water (as in meron refilling station), uling, bagoong, hipon, yelo (ice block) at kung ano pang magustuhan.

Parang doon yata ang location nung "Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa", (the remake of Gloria Diaz' famous starrer, which stars Ruffa G.).

I can say the beaches and all is so captivating. Parang untouch pa rin. It is so secluded from the populace. Its so quiet and soothing. One of the best place na napuntahan ko. Two thumbs up!

naughtycalboy

February 28th, 2010, 12:20 PM

allan_dude

February 28th, 2010, 06:04 PM

^^ Namalngke kayo?

nakita ko po sa website po ng Bayambang sa April 5 -10 ,for more info,search Bayambang official website..... I rarely visit the website nahihilo ako. Sana ayusin nila very amaturish kc yung dating. Compare it to the websites of Dagupan, Alaminos or Rosales ganda ng pagkakagawa. Well kahit papano may website and updated unlike other LGUs wala.

Molina, de Vera tan Camacho manayay umbatik para ed alkalde na Bayambang.

I can say the beaches and all is so captivating. Parang untouch pa rin. It is so secluded from the populace. Its so quiet and soothing. One of the best place na napuntahan ko. Two thumbs up!
:okay::okay: At marami pang white sand beaches na magaganda sa western coast.

allan_dude

February 28th, 2010, 06:24 PM

I think you are right. You know, when I was a student of Luzon University and as one of the editors of its school organ, I wrote an article about Pantal river. My moderator/adviser corrected me that the river is called Agno which (according to Wikipedia) its headwaters start at the slopes of Mt. Data in the Cordilleras and drains southward and into the Lingayen gulf. The Agno River forms a vast alluvial fan and delta called the Pangasinan Plain. I am not sure though if the Pantal river is one of them that forms this fan and/or delta. I was born and raised in Pantal and since I was a child, people here in Dagupan called the river Pantal.
Anyways, I included a map of the Agno river..Frankly, I cannot ascertain which town is that main artery is located and the one on its right.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/707/250pxagnoriverwatershed.png Agno drains in Lingayen

I'm not certain but i think the source of Pantal also originates at the Cordilleras then flows to Binalonan, Urdaneta, Sta Barbara, there is also a branch from San Carlos, then Calasiao down to Dagupan. You can get the picture if you follow Google Earth satellite view.

allan_dude

February 28th, 2010, 06:26 PM

Arroyo to lead expressway groundbreaking (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/arroyo-lead-expressway-groundbreaking)

Sunday, February 28, 2010

ROSALES –- As what Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. has been saying in the past, the construction of the 88-kilometer, four-lane Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) will start here.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will arrive around 1 p.m. Monday for the ground breaking of the TPLEX, the country’s newest expressway project, the last of such project under the Arroyo Administration.

The groundbreaking ceremony will be held at Barangay Tumana West.

Esperon will present a project briefing. Expected to be present are officials from Department of Public Works and Highways and other agencies; Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr., sixth district Representative Conrado Estrella III and Rosales Mayor Ricardo Revita.

TPLEX traverse the towns of Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui and Moncada in Tarlac province; Rosales, Urdaneta City, Binalonan, Pozorrubio, and Sison in Pangasinan and will end in Rosario, La Union.

Based on the project plan, construction will start in Tarlac but this was hampered by the right of way negotiation problems at the Tarlac towns that are still being resolved.

“We learned a lesson from that problem in Tarlac,” Esperon earlier said in one of his interviews.

After the several consultations and meetings with land owners in Rosales who will be affected by the project, Esperon said everything was ironed out. The land owners agreed to give the government permit to enter, meaning construction can already be started.

“Starting the construction at the Pangasinan area was a loss to Tarlac, but is good news for the people of Rosales town and the province of Pangasinan,” Esperon said.

“While negotiation is still being finalized in other areas, construction will be starting here. It will give a domino effect as it would mean jobs for our constituents in the sixth district, it will spur business from construction materials (to include sand and gravel), trucking, and other small businesses. And we have nothing to worry once it is started here because rest assured the project will be finished,” he added.

“When the road is already developed in Rosales (Cabanatuan road), it will be easier and faster to go to nearby Balungao town from Carmen, Rosales,” he further said.

Arroyo formally announced the start of the construction in an occasion late last January in Rosario, La Union.

There, the National Economic Development Authority formally approved the project and turned-over the Investment Coordinating Committee (ICC) certificate to the Private Infrastructure Development Corporation.

The TPLEX is a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project to be constructed by the PIDC, a consortium of 11 companies led by San Miguel Corporation and VMCI.

In her speech here last January, Arroyo said she want the people to remember that the TPLEX was started by her administration. (LCMY)

allan_dude

February 28th, 2010, 06:29 PM

Sual plant operator assures steady power supply (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100226.htm&no=52&r=r01&y=&mo=)

By Danny O Sagun

Dagupan City (26 February) -- The Sual coal-fired power plant is running "full load" to meet the power requirements of the Luzon grid, an official of plant operator Team Energy told a media forum Thursday.

Greggy H. Romualdez, senior manager for external affairs, said that the plant's two generators are supplying 637 and 620 megawatts, respectively, to the grid. "Pinakamalaking power plant sa buong bansa ang Sual," he noted.

Asked during the KBP Forum at the Philippine Information Agency if the plant can assure of continuous power supply during this summer especially during the May 10 elections, Romualdez said that Team Energy is committed to do its part in ensuring steady supply of power. "I cannot speak for the total needs of the grid, nasa NPC or NGCP yon, pero samin sa Team Energy gagawin namin ang aming parte sa bagay na yan," he said.

He said that the company is complying with the requirements set by the government as regards power generation. "Kelangan sumunod kami sa patakaran kundi magmumulta kami," he said.

Being a world-class facility, the operator sees to it that environmental and health concerns are regularly monitored, Romualdez said. "Tuloy-tuloy ang monitoring namin sa public health, sa sea grass, sa paligid-ligid at sa water quality," he said in reaction to beliefs that coal as fuel for energy generation is "dirty."

"Ako rin nong una ang paningin ko sa coal ay marumi. But if used properly makikita nyo sa planta na napakalinis," he pointed out. He added that the coal being supplied is imported and of high quality.

On the recent rotating brownouts because of the shutting down of the Sual plant, he said that coincidentally, other plants also bogged down that time. "Nagkataon lang yon di naman sinadya," he assured. There is a schedule of maintenance works for the various plants so that continuous power supply is assured, he also said, noting that machines need "rest" too.

Meanwhile, Regional Director Leonardo Reynoso of the Department of Social Welfare and Development said that there are now 24,000 households in Region 1 which benefit from the government's pro-poor program called Pantawid Pamilayang Pilipino Program (4 Ps).

In Pangasinan, selected families from the towns of Aguilar, Mabini, Bolinao and Urbiztondo are already benefiting from the program. Nine more towns in the province, he bared, have been included in the program expansion ? Agno, Anda, Bani, Burgos, Malasiqui, Mangatarem, Sual, San Nicolas, and Sta. Maria.

Reynoso, who also guested at the KBP Forum, expressed confidence as to the continuity of the program because of the support of the World Bank. "Kahit magpalit man ang administrasyon, makakasiguro tayo na tuloy-tuloy yong programa natin," he noted.

He said that 4Ps aims to stop the cycle of poverty with the children of the next generation to be healthy and have at least finished basic education. The program puts emphasis on health and education of school children. (PIA Pangasinan)

allan_dude

February 28th, 2010, 06:32 PM

Remulla open to nuclear energy option
(http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=13&rid=261410)
DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 28 (PNA)—Former Congressman and Nacionalista Party senatorial bet Gilbert Remulla favors proposal to revive the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant as an option to solve an impending power crisis in the country.

Speaking to newsmen in Dagupan City before joining Villar, NP vice presidential bet Loren Legarda and other members of the NP senatorial slate in their sorties in eastern Pangasinan, Remulla said he agreed with Pangasinan Fifth District Rep. Mark Cojuangco in seeking the revival of the BNPP which was mothballed in mid 1980s due to environmental concerns.

“I agree with Mark (Congressman Cojuangco). I know where he is coming from. I know that we really need new sources of electricity,” Remulla said.

After his pet bill seeking the revival of the BNPP was not taken up by Congress, Cojuangco convinced the provincial board of Pangasinan to pass a resolution seeking to open the province as a possible relocation site for two modern nuclear plants of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), which are up for sale.

Remulla said like Cojuangco, he strongly felt the great need to bring cheaper electricity into the country.

He said he was confident that Senator Villar, if elected as next President of the Philippines, would adhere to this because he (Villar) recognized the need for new investments in power.

“At this point and until cleaner and greener technology, that is reliable and consistent, will come about, I agree with Mark,” said Remulla, referring to Cojuangco’s continuing advocacy to bring nuclear energy into the country.

But off hand, Remulla called for an honest-to-goodness electricity audit as he said that the existing Independent Power Producers (IPPs) were not producing the maximum capacity that they were supposed to generate.

He cited an IPP in Quezon that generated only 100 megawatts out of its maximum capacity of 1,000 megawatts.

Remulla said when he inquired why it was not producing 1,000 megawatts, an official of the power plant told him that it was so because the Luzon Grid could only accommodate 100 megawatts.

Remulla was surprised with his findings.

Thus the reason, he said, why there should be an electricity audit to find out if there was really a need for additional investments in power plants.

He said the country would want to avoid a situation that happened in 1992, during the Ramos administration when several IPPs were contracted to build power plants that were rushed and ultimately resulted in higher cost of electricity for all consumers.

But he said he could not fault the former president because he was given an emergency power and what he did was the call of the times.

He said, however, that in order to solve the power crisis, there might be a need to build power barges first to provide electricity in the country in the short term. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 28th, 2010, 06:33 PM

Pangasinan doles out 200 water pumps to save drying up farms (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=261373)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 27 (PNA) -- Governor Amado Espino Jr. distributed on Friday some 200 water pumps to south-central Pangasinan to save hundreds of hectares of corn lands from drying up due to the El Nino phenomenon.

Espino turned over the water pumps, each with a 5-horsepower engine capacity, to the Pangasinan Irrigators Association headed by Oftociano Manalo as an emergency assistance to the farmers badly affected by drought.

The 200 water pumps comprised just the initial delivery as 300 more purchased by the provincial government are set to arrive shortly.

The remaining water pumps will be distributed to farmers in central and eastern Pangasinan whose lands planted to corn were severely affected by prolonged drought brought about by the El Nino phenomenon.

Gov. Espino said the water pumps will help farmers who cannot afford to own a water pump, especially those whose lands were damaged by series of typhoons that hit the province last year.

He said all the members of existing irrigators association can borrow for their own use and for free the portable water pump units, each of which can service from three to five hectares of land.

Gov. Espino said the delivery of water pumps is the provincial government's immediate response to cushion the effect of El Nino, which had so far affected marginalized farmers.

In expressing his gratitude to the governor for his quick action to save drying crops affected by drought, Manalo said the water pumps are of great help to farmers especially to those tilling lands at the tail end of existing irrigation systems.

Manalo is concurrent president of Region I Federation of Irrigators Association.

He notedg that the water pumps are vital tools to counter the effect of the El Nino. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 28th, 2010, 06:34 PM

Pangasinan: Best province in terms of PhilHealth coverage (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=7&rid=261273)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 27 (PNA) -- The province of Pangasinan has added another feather in its cap when it was adjudged as the best province in the country, having the largest number of families under the universal coverage of the Philippine Health Insurance Program (PhilHealth).

Based on record of PhilHealth, Pangasinan bested 56 other provinces and 30 cities nationwide in the number of of families that it enrolled with PhilHealth.

PhilHealth gave due recognition to the province during its recent 15th anniversary held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.

In that activity, Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. was cited and given a special acknowledgment for his role in his province's attainment of universal coverage.

The governor received the award with utmost pride even as he stressed that the recognition aptly proves that Pangasinan may now be called as the "home of the healthiest Filipinos."

Espino noted that from the original enrollment level of only 26,000 indigent families in 2007, the province scored a big leap when it overtook the previous front-running province of Bukidnon and emerged on top of all provinces the next year.

“We have not rested on our laurel after that but worked further in 2009 and still remained on top with some 228,552 indigent families enrolled in PhilHealth,” he said.

He disclosed that massive distribution of health cards was conducted starting January this year and is still continuing at present.

“It is our dream that the poor head of family in Pangasinan will no longer fear for himself, or any member of his family, getting sick, fully confident of getting the best and adequate medical care in our provincial hospitals through PhilHealth insurance,” he added.

Under the PhilHealth program, members are entitled to a wide range of benefits which is a big relief to the marginalized sector of the society who can now easily get access to quality health care services.

Aside from the health insurance, the indigent sector in Pangasinan can also avail of the upgraded services and facilities of all 14 government-owned hospitals which have undergone continuing physical rehabilitation.

Aside from this, all its wards are air-conditioned and there is a stand-by generating set in every hospital in case of brownouts.

All these hospitals have now better diagnostic capabilities, re-conditioned and new ambulance units, clean surroundings and courteous and efficient hospital staff. (PNA)

allan_dude

February 28th, 2010, 06:36 PM

Gov’t earmarks P2 million for Agno River dredging (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/245588/gov-t-earmarks-p2-million-agno-river-dredging)

By DEXTER A. SEE
February 28, 2010

ROSALES, Pangasinan — The national government recently earmarked at least P2 million for the continuous dredging of the Agno River that strands from the Mount Data National Park in Bauko, Mountain Province up to the Lingayen Gulf in order to lessen the effects of flooding in the low-lying communities.

Engineer Roy Manao, project director of the Agno River Flood Control Project here, said appropriate programs of work are already being prepared by concerned technical people so that the available fund will be utilized prior to the affectivity of the ban on the implementation of infrastructure projects and the payment of the same.

According to Manao, the contractors for the implementation of the closure dike in Bayambang town as well as the dredging operations are trying to beat the expiration of the multi-billion-peso funds for the Agno River flood control project so that noticeable accomplishments could be achieved.

The foreign-assisted project will expire next month but efforts are being done by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in order that the project will be extended up to June this year so that the second phase of the project will be fully completed.

Manao explained once the second phase of the project will be formally turned over to the Philippine government, the third phase of the Agno River flood control project will commence so that the whole stretch of the river will be dredged and dikes will be constructed in order to spare the numerous communities and agricultural farms from being flooded.

The project director explained the construction of dikes in several segments of the project are also being hounded by road-right-of-way claims by several land owners but efforts are being done to convince the affected residents to allow the construction of the dikes within their properties for just compensation since it will result to the benefit of the communities along the river which will be spared from flooding in the future.

Aside from the foreign funding for the project, Manao revealed there are local officials who are able to source out substantial funding for the project so that there will be a continuity of big and small projects for the protection of the people along the stretch of the river.

naughtycalboy

February 28th, 2010, 10:41 PM

^^ Namalngke kayo?

oo, pauwi galing SM Rosales. Namakyaw kami ng mangga:)

koreanboy

March 1st, 2010, 04:30 AM

koreanboy

March 1st, 2010, 04:41 AM

koreanboy

March 1st, 2010, 04:54 AM

Villasis Bagsakan
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h209/jadebench/Leave%20Feb4-Mar5%202010/02282010144.jpg

Villais Auditorium
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h209/jadebench/Leave%20Feb4-Mar5%202010/02282010147.jpg

*taken today

ganda na talaga ang bayan ng villasis,malapit na rin maging city yan bayan na yan ,one day magiging lungsod lahat ng bayan na dadaanan ng mc arthur high way mula Rosales,villasis,urdaneta city,santa barbara,calasiao.daguapn city at tuloy tuloy ko na rin binmaley,lingayen, sual til alaminos city.tapos pag galing ka naman sa south central pangasinan mula bayambang,malasiqui,san carlos city.magiging pinakamaraming syuda ang pangasinan sa buong luzon.:nuts::nuts::nuts:

koreanboy

March 1st, 2010, 05:02 AM

^^ Namalngke kayo?

I rarely visit the website nahihilo ako. Sana ayusin nila very amaturish kc yung dating. Compare it to the websites of Dagupan, Alaminos or Rosales ganda ng pagkakagawa. Well kahit papano may website and updated unlike other LGUs wala.

Molina, de Vera tan Camacho manayay umbatik para ed alkalde na Bayambang.

naku nag send eemail na nga ako kay honorable major este mayor na pweding bang gandahan naman ang wedsite ng bayan mas maganda pa noong term ni ex mayor de vera may video at mga beautiful pictures ng bayan like plaza,townhall,cbd,schools,etc.sya nga pala sino sinupurtahan ni Mr quimbao ngaun sa mayorial candidates?

koreanboy

March 1st, 2010, 05:33 AM

koreanboy

March 1st, 2010, 05:49 AM

koreanboy

March 1st, 2010, 07:29 AM

ay naku ngaun kolang nakita na ang Bayambang pala ang may pimakamataas na income tax sa buong pangasinan surpassing malasiqui,sual and mangaldan,134milliom + ngaun ang na collect ng bayan compare last year na 99million lang,halos 34million ang nadagdag,samantalang 4th quarter na binuksan ang csi ibig sabihin tumaas pa income ng bayan sa taong 2009.cguro abot na ng 180milliom ang income ng bayan ngaun,lalo na pag natapos na yan Royal mall dagdag tax ulit yan .GO GO GO BAYAMBANG

phinkiss

March 1st, 2010, 08:21 AM

^^^^ it means na may chance na maging city ang bayambang.....

factors:
1. more than 100m income
2. more than 100+ population
3. more than 100+ area of land

phinkiss

March 1st, 2010, 08:27 AM

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:12 PM

oo, pauwi galing SM Rosales. Namakyaw kami ng mangga:) Naka ilang kaing kayo ng mangga? Murang mura mangga ngayon

at nasama na pala ang binalonan sa mga exits ng TPLEX, may kinalaman kaya si ramon guico dito,, kabuhayan mu gets ko,, :lol::lol::lol: Magtatampo na talaga mga taga Villasis, wala na nga silang interchange, hindi nanaman sila na mention sa article. :lol:

ay naku ngaun kolang nakita na ang Bayambang pala ang may pimakamataas na income tax sa buong pangasinan surpassing malasiqui,sual and mangaldan,134milliom + ngaun ang na collect ng bayan compare last year na 99million lang,halos 34million ang nadagdag,samantalang 4th quarter na binuksan ang csi ibig sabihin tumaas pa income ng bayan sa taong 2009.cguro abot na ng 180milliom ang income ng bayan ngaun,lalo na pag natapos na yan Royal mall dagdag tax ulit yan .GO GO GO BAYAMBANG :okay:

^^^^ it means na may chance na maging city ang bayambang.....

factors:
1. more than 100m income
2. more than 100+ population
3. more than 100+ area of land Wala naman siguro kokontra pag maging candidate for cityhood ang bayan namin. pasok sa bangga lahat ng requirements

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:16 PM

NDC set to approve P3-B bond float for TPLEX (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/NDC%20set%20to%20approve%20P3-B%20bond%20float%20for%20TPLEX)

MANILA, March 1 (PNA) -- State-run National Development Co. (NDC) is poised to approve by mid-March the P3-billion bond float to jumpstart the construction of the 88.58 kilometer-toll road extension from Tarlac to Pangasinan and La Union, which is estimated to cost P14 billion to P16 billion.

NDC general manager Ma. Lourdes Rebueno said the NDC Board has tabled for approval the P3-billion bond issuance either this week or next week.

“The terms are not yet final. We are working on it,” Rebueno said.

She said that Land Bank of the Philippines and Social Security System were going to subscribe to the bond float, Rebueno said.

The TPLEX (Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway) project will be the first beneficiary of the bond float, part of the P50-billion infrastructure fund.

Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila told reporters earlier that local consortium Private Infrastructure Development Corp., led by diversifying firm San Miguel Corp., had asked him if they be allowed to draw on the national government subsidy or equity to the project to a tune of P3 billion.

“I don’t see any problem with the NDC Board approval,” Favila said noting that the Department of Budget and Management can first release the fund while NDC has yet to issue the bonds so the project can take off soonest.

Favila said the equity could also be converted to government shareholdings in the TPLEx project.

The consortium has P1.5 billion in equity or a total of P4.5 billion to jumpstart the toll road project, which is going to run from the end of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in La Paz, Tarlac, and connect it to Pangasinan-to Rosario in La Union.

Favila said the construction would like to start on the cleared areas or those with the right-of-way up to Geronimo.

The consortium wants to start construction in March this year and has committed to complete the four-lane road of the expressway in 2014. TPLEx will connect the North Luzon Expressway, Southern Luzon Expressway, C-5, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road.

Aside from the shareholders’ equity and the government subsidy, a syndicate of local banks have already expressed interest to grant loan facilities for the TPLEx project but said that the release of their funds will follow after the government has released the subsidy to the project.

The Sy-controlled Banco de Oro Unibank, parent of BDO Capital, had expressed interest to provide up to P10 billion in loans for the toll road project.

The consortium includes DM Holdings Inc., which holds a 34-percent interest in the consortium, subscribed to the capital increase. Other members of the consortium are DM Wenceslao and Associates, First Balfour Inc., J.E. Manalo and Co. Inc., New Kanlaon Construction, R.D. Policarpio and Rockford Development Corp. (PNA)

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:22 PM

Despite C-5 mess, Villar still eyeing more road projects (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/245776/new-major-roads-boost-economy-north-luzon-super-region)

AMITA LEGASPI, GMANews.TV 03/01/2010

The C-5 road controversy that continues to hound Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. is not stopping him from engaging in other road projects in the future, especially if he is elected president.

At a meeting with Pangasinan officials over the weekend, Villar expressed interest in the proposed Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) that aims to strengthen northern Luzon's links to the rest of the country, with Pangasinan as a major route.

The TPLEX, a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project, will be an 88-kilometer, four-lane highway that will connect North Luzon Expressway and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway to Northern Luzon provinces at a cost of P16.88 billion.

The planned expressway is expected to cut travel time from Tarlac to La Union and Baguio City by two hours.

To be built by the Department of Public Works and Highways, TPLEX will be transferred soon after completion to the private sector which will manage the new road under the private public partnership program (PPP).

Villar also showed particular interest in the suggestions of Pangasinan mayors to construct a major road that will link Eastern Pangasinan to Cagayan Valley by passing through Barangay Malico in San Nicolas town, where they said the climate is colder than Baguio City's. The road will also lead to Sta. Fe Trail in Nueva Vizcaya.

“If there is anybody who can understand development, it is you. Pangasinan is a very strategic area, the gateway to the north," said Pangasinan Rep. Conrado Estrella III in pitching the project to Villar during the meeting.

Villar said he wanted such undertakings to be done immediately. “Gusto ko agad-agad (I want it done immediately). Show me the details," he said.

Estrella said that despite its strategic location, Pangasinan has neither an airport nor a fishport. He noted that the proposed project would open the province not only to the Ilocos Region but also to Region II.

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:23 PM

PGMA lauds private sector for joining TPLEX project (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=1&rid=261704)

ROSALES, Pangasinan, March 1 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday thanked the private sector for participating in the financing, designing, building and soon, operating the P11.95-billion Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX), Luzon’s newest expressway.

During a inspection and briefing here, the President took note of the announcement by Philippine Infrastructure Development Corp. (PIDC) chairman Rogelio Morga that DM Consunji, leader of the private consortium, wanted the construction to be fast tracked from 22 months to only 18 months.

The President briefed local executives and residents of Pangasinan on the actual benefits to be derived from the private-sector-assisted expressway, saying that “not just in cutting down transport time for goods and services but also in spurring economic growth for all the provinces to be linked by this vital road artery.”

The President told residents of Rosales that once completed, TPLEX would bring economic growth to Rosales and soon would become Rosales City.

Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Chief Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said that in keeping with President Arroyo’s State Of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2006 and her announcement last Feb.6 to expedite the acquisition, through expropriation for the road right of way (RROW), a one-stop-shop Public Assistance Center was organized with concerned agencies to help in the acquisition and negotiation.

“Of the 154 SONA commitments, 47 national projects have been delivered “but many more will be completed by April to June,” Esperon said in an interview.

“You can see that with the Urban Luzon Beltway, there is a seamless high speed land travel from Batangas through the South Luzon Expressway through C5, to North Luzon Expressway and to Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway and finally TPLEX,” Esperon said.

The 88.58-kilometer expressway will come in two lanes, initially or until such time it reaches the 25,000 daily vehicular load when it will be expanded to four lanes.

It will comprise eight interchanges and 13 bridges which will spur development along the Northern corridor by providing easy access to the north’s economic growth areas that include Baguio City, a prime tourist spot where a special economic zone caters to international firms, like Texas Instruments Philippines Inc., and the Cordillera Region’s total exports.

Urdaneta City, the commercial center of eastern Pangasinan and where market complexes and cattle trading centers are located, and San Fernando City, where the Poro Point Special Economic Zone is located, will also benefit with the operation of the expressway.

The President came here with Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap and was met at the Air Transport Office landing zone by Presidential Adviser for Region 1 Ernie Mendoza, PIDC Chairman Morga, PIDC director George Consunji and by San Miguel Corp. president and chief executive Ramon Ang. (PNA)

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:25 PM

Text2Teach empower public school learning in Dagupan City (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/245712/text2teach-empower-public-school-learning-dagupan-city)

March 1, 2010

Globe continues to utilize its superior mobile phone technology in uplifting education especially in the countryside with the recent launch of the Text2Teach project in eleven public elementary schools in Dagupan City.

Globe in partnership with other Text2Teach consortium members which include Ayala Foundation, Nokia, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH) and the Department of Education is beefing up the learning environment of Dagupan elementary schools with the community launch of the Text2Teach program in Dagupan City. Globe is the sole telecom service provider for Text2Teach.

“Knowledge is increasingly becoming the most important currency today and modern technology is a tool that helps transfer, share and apply that knowledge.

"With Text2Teach, Globe strengthens its commitment to use its superior mobile technology to educate and empower young Filipino students,” said Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu.

The eleven schools that received Text2Teach technology included West Central Elementary School, Lucao Elementary School, Juan L. Siapno Elementary, East Central School, Carangalan Elementary, Bolosan Elementary, Victoria Q. Zarate Elementary, Leon Francisco Maramba Elementary, Juan P. Guadiz Elementary, Carael Elementary, and Calmay Elementary.

The launch and turnover ceremony was held at the Dagupan City Museum. Each of the recipient schools received a Text2Teach package which included a Nokia mobile phone pre-loaded with more than 380 educational audio and video materials, a Globe prepaid SIM card, a 29-inch color TV, and teachers guide.

Globe will provide P150 monthly load allowance for one year to be used for helpdesk concerns and an additional P1,000 load if there are new or updated materials to be downloaded through the mobile phones using their 3G network.

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:28 PM

Sta. Barbara schools use mobile phones for learning (http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/03/01/sta-barbara-schools-use-mobile-phones-for-learning/)

March 1, 2010

According to Sinsayon Elementary School in Santiago, Isabela, “Text2Teach has a great impact on the learning of the pupils… We are expecting better performance of our pupils in the coming NAT due to the employment of t2t. The grade 5 & 6 teachers are now finding it easier to motivate, explain and enrich their English, Math and Science lessons”.

Last February 25, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan in turn experienced how Text2Teach brings the power of mobile technology, not just for calling and texting, but also for learning. The Text2Teach package was turned over to 11 schools in the municipality during a community launch held that day at the Orbos Gymnasium at the Sta. Barbara Public Plaza .

During the event, Mayor Reynaldo V. Velasco turned over to the Text2Teach Alliancce a check amounting to Three Hundred Thirty Thousand pesos, representing the local government’s counterpart funds to implement Text2Teach inSta. Barbara Mario Deriquito , Senior Director of Ayala Foundation , accepted the check on behalf of the Alliance , with DepEd-Region I Education Supervisor Dr. Leonardo Escaño and DepEd-Pangasinan I Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Sheila Marie Sison witnessing the turnover.

Also present were Sangguniang Bayan Councilor Dr. Emmanuel Cabangon; Public Schools District Supervisors Dr. Fredeline Celzo and Dr. Lilia Anteneo, under whose jurisdiction the 11 schools fall under and who signed the Text2Teach Memorandum of Agreement.

For the Text2Teach Alliance, Simo Hoikka of Nokia Philippines, Inc., Pia Bernal of Globe Telecom, Mr. Benito Benoza of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH), and Marisse Catangay of Ayala Foundation attended.

Other members of the Sta. Barbara community were also invited such as teachers and students from the recipient schools, the Sangguniang Bayan officials, barangay captains, and PTA officers. Community ownership is a critical factor in ensuring the project’s sustainability in the schools.

The 11 recipient schools are Tuliao Elementary School , Malanay Elementary School , Gueguesangen Elementary School , Sta. Barbara Central School , East Central School , Banaoang Central School , Maticmatic II Elementary School, Maticmatic Elementary School , Maningding Ventinilla Elementary School , Botao-Tebag Elementary School , Minien-Tebag Elementary School .

Text2Teach provided each of the schools a Globe pre-paid SIM card and a Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone pre-loaded with almost 400 educational audio and video materials. TV-provider Kolin Philippines International, delivered the 29-inch colored television sets directly to the schools.

SEAMEO INNOTECH trained the teachers on February 22-24, 2010, to prepare them on the use of the Text2Teach technology and educational materials in the classroom. This will ensure the quality and standard of teaching using the program . About 55 school heads, teachers and school officials were trained.

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:31 PM

Rep. Cojuangco defends nuclear plant proposal (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/03/01/rep-cojuangco-defends-nuclear-plant-proposal/#STS=g5z4u1fy.1puy)

March 1, 2010

CALASIAO–It’s political, not technical.

This was the explanation given by Fifth District Rep. Mark Cojuangco as he defended his stance promoting the use of nuclear energy in the country and more recently, the controversial provincial board’s resolution opening Pangasinan to hosting nuclear power plants, which he prompted.

In a press conference here on February 22, Cojuangco said the resistance to the nuclear option, as an energy source is just a matter of wrong perception about the technology and not the technology itself.

He thanked members of the provincial board of Pangasinan for being “open-minded” on the issue of nuclear plants.

Cojuangco, whose proposed bill called for the reactivation of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant was not taken up in the last Congress, said the resolution means a lot to him as this serves as an “ice-breaker” for a discussion on the nuclear option in the Philippines.

Cojuangco said other provinces like Cebu are actually already considering hosting a nuclear plant as well but their officials are still held back by an “NIMB” (“not in my own backyard”) mentality.

He noted that the provincial board’s resolution drew flak from various sectors not just for the nuclear plant issue but the apparent haste with which it was passed.

It was Cojuangco who asked the provincial board to pass the resolution after learning that the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) is inviting international tenders to bid for its two nuclear plants.

Cojuangco said he already asked KEDO to give a bonus to Pangasinan in the form of reduced electricity cost if the two nuclear power plants are relocated in the province.

He pointed out that such a discount was a concession that the province failed to negotiate with the Sual Coal-fired Power Plant and the San Roque Multi-purpose Dam.

If the cost of electricity in Pangasinan is cheaper than in any part of the country, he said, “I am sure that investors will come and do business here.”

Cojuangco also insisted that nuclear energy is the “safest technology on earth”.

He maintained that all coal plants in the Philippines are actually more radioactive than a nuclear plant.

Cojuangco, who is completing the maximum three terms in Congress this year and is not running for any position in the May 10 election, said he will carry on with his advocacy for nuclear energy even when he steps out of public office.

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:33 PM

Three towns tapped for EU project (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/28/three-towns-tapped-for-eu-project/#STS=g5z4vjyk.16mf)

THREE local government units (LGUs) in Pangasinan have been chosen to be part of a two-year European Union-funded project on the development of localized Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The project, dubbed “Cementing Pathways to Financing the Millennium Development Goals”, will be implemented in two LGU clusters: one in Pangasinan that will include Alaminos City, Bani, and Burgos; and another in Negros Oriental, covering Sibulan, Dauin, and La Libertad.

The project aims to boost the capacities of the LGUs to meet the MDG targets, a set of goals signed by several countries under a United Nations declaration.

The project, with a funding of 282,159 Euros, is a joint undertaking of the EU and the La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) and its partners, Social Watch Philippines (SWP), LGUs and community-based organizations in the two provinces.

Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza said the EU project will help strengthen cooperation among members of the One Pangasinan Alliance of LGUs, a grouping formed by local officials in Western Pangasinan to boost local government capacities for economic development.

Braganza said Alaminos City and La Liga have been partners in implementing various programs and activities that promote the sustainable development of Alaminos City and he expects that the EU-funded project will further improve the living conditions of the people.

For his part, La Liga Managing Director Roland Cabigas said the project aims to mainstream nationally-committed MDG targets and incorporate these targets into local government programs and budgets.

MDG-related programs and services will be anchored on the achievement of MDG targets around poverty and hunger, universal primary education, maternal and reproductive health, and environmental sustainability.

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:34 PM

Seafood Processing Plant  set to open on April 16 (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/28/seafood-processing-plant-%E2%80%A8set-to-open-on-april-16/#STS=g5z4vor1.178a)

THE Seafood Processing Plant in Dagupan City is set to be inaugurated on April 16 in time for the Bangus Festival 2010 as scheduled.

Construction work is targeted for completion by the first week of April, according to a Korean overseeing the project, which is funded through a grant from the South Korean government.

Jae Young Choi, project coordinator and manager of Taesan Construction Co., Ltd. of Korea, told Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez last February 22 that they will attempt to finish the project one week earlier or the end of March.

The vice mayor visited the project site last Monday after addressing 50 prospective workers of the Seafood Processing Plant undergoing a five-day training seminar on fish processing at the adjacent National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center.

Choi told newsmen that the construction of the project started in September last year, employing 24 workers, most of them from Sitio Korea in Bonuan Binloc who were relocated, while most of the construction materials used in the project came from Korea.

Equipment for the plant have also started to arrive for installation.

WORKERS

Meanwhile, Fernandez advised the prospective workers being trained by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to prepare for rigorous training because their products must meet export-standards.

“We have to welcome change because the target market for our products is the international community,” she said.

City Planning and Development Coordinator Romeo Rosario said there will be three batches of workers to be trained as the facility needs some 200 workers for a 24-hour operation working on three-shifts.–LM

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:36 PM

Urdaneta logs in P66M in 2009 business tax collection (http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/02/28/urdaneta-logs-in-p66m-in-2009-business-tax-collection/#STS=g5z4v6vx.q9c)

URDANETA City, Region 1’s top city in terms of gross and net income 2007 and 2008, has reported a P66 million income from business taxes in 2009.

Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr., in his state of the city address last week, underscored how business tax collections have increased three-fold from P21.2-million in 2001 to P66-million over his nine-year administration.

Perez, who will step down as mayor this year after completing the maximum three terms allowed under the Constitution, noted how the city government was nearly bankrupt when he first assumed office in July 2001.

“Debts were staggering, collections lagging, the situation appalling,” Perez said.

“Nine years hence, our beloved Urdaneta is now a booming city, a business and education center, a bustling community,” he continued.

The mayor also cited improvement in real property tax collections, from P2.8 million in 2001 to P8.6 million last year.

Revenues from the public markets also showed an increase from P2.82 million in 2001 to P13.3 million in 2009.

He also described how the dying cattle trading business has been revitalized after the Livestock Market was transferred to a bigger, cleaner and more accessible site.

The city abattoir also registered increased earnings from P2.03 million in 2001 to P10.7 million in 2009. The abattoir was upgraded into an AA Slaughter Facility.

The statutory and contractual obligations he inherited in 2001 amounting to P400-million have been fully settled.

“Whatever success we have achieved is because of your support. As I leave, I hope my successors can continue the reforms we have initiated and sustain the gains we have achieved,” the mayor told the crowd who applauded his “graduation speech”.

allan_dude

March 1st, 2010, 03:44 PM

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pi_malejana

March 2nd, 2010, 08:13 AM

RK1OcSgCbb4

suri_maw2020

March 2nd, 2010, 09:27 AM

:banana:

galing naman ng pangasinan thread
mabilis yata ang pag usad ngayon...

mabuti naman at naka online na
lagi ang Allan_dude kahit
hectic sa kanyang pamamahala
sa kanilang business...

Whoooooooo.....

suri_maw2020

March 2nd, 2010, 09:29 AM

i'm looking forward dito sa TPLEX na project ni GMA
bago siya bumaba sa kanyang pwesto, if ever na matuloy

Gooo gooo goooooo PANGASINAN :banana:

koreanboy

March 2nd, 2010, 01:00 PM

^^^^ it means na may chance na maging city ang bayambang.....

factors:
1. more than 100m income
2. more than 100+ population
3. more than 100+ area of land

opo ,sana sa susunod na admin.kung sino man ang manalo sa pagkamayor ay isulong ang pagiging cityhood nito ,di ba kung minsan halos tumatagal ng 3 years ang pag aaral ng korte once na ma approve or disapprove.pero ok lang ang mahalaga umuunlad ang bayan dahil sa tamang pamamahala ng opisyales at nakikinabang ang mga taong bayan.tama nga ung hula ko dati last year na by 2008 ang income tax ng bayan ay papalo sa 130million.ito hula ko ulit 2009 ang income tax ng bayan ay aabot ng 170+million,pero di ako manghuhula,expectation lang.:nuts::nuts::nuts:

koreanboy

March 2nd, 2010, 01:28 PM

koreanboy

March 2nd, 2010, 01:33 PM

capricorn2000

March 2nd, 2010, 07:08 PM

wow this is wonderful.
thanks Allan for these strings of news which are really keeping me updated
on what's happening there. thanks again.

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hakz2007

March 3rd, 2010, 02:43 AM

http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/photos-mar2010/ph7-030110.JPG (http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/photo.htm)

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo waves to the crowd while Gov. Amado Espino, Rep. Conrado Estrella, PMS Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and local official look on during her inspection of the civil works in the TARLAC-PANGASINAN-LA UNION EXPRESSWAY project (TPLEX) in Brgy. Tomana West, Rosales Pangsinan Monday (March 01). (Luisito Iglesia OPS-NIB)

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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is briefed by Philippine Infrastructure Development Corporation Chairman Rogelio Morga on the status of right of way acquisitions in the TPLEX project, an 88 km. expressway from Tarlac City to Rosario La Union Monday (March 1).

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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo greets Rep. Conrado Estrella, Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. and PMS Sec. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. at the Rosales Pangasinan Airport during her inspection of civil works in the TARLAC-PANGASINAN-LA UNION EXPRESSWAY project (TPLEX) in Brgy. Tomana West, Rosales, Pangsinan Monday (March 01). (Luisito Iglesia OPS-NIB Photo)

Source (http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/photo.htm)

suri_maw2020

March 3rd, 2010, 06:02 AM

wowww ibig sabihin maabutan mo ang

BANGUS FESTIVAL sa iyong pag uwi...... :)

graveee...hirap talaga makipag siksikana sa panahon na yan...
sakit pa sa paa ang paglalakad...ang layo ng lalakarin mo.....

miss ko na talaga ang pinas lalo na ang dagupan city lagi ako dyan tuwing uwi me ng bayambang mula sa manila, dapat nga sa august pa bakasyon ko kaso nag advance ako sa april at sana matuloy,allan_dude sya nga pala ano pala ang business mo dyan sa pinas,successful ba ?balak ko rin kasi mag business bago ulit bumalik dito sa korea sakali .

allan_dude

March 3rd, 2010, 01:37 PM

ang mahalaga umuunlad ang bayan dahil sa tamang pamamahala ng opisyales at nakikinabang ang mga taong bayan. Tama yan. At hindi pa handa maging syudad ang ating bayan, marami pang elemento ang kulang. Hindi lang naman nakasalalay sa income, land area at populasyon para katangaptangap itong matawag na isang syudad.

Kelangan ma develop muna mga financial services na wala tayo ngayon, ni isang universal bank wala pa tayo. magkaroon ng ilan pang pang koleheyong paaralan para hindi na lumuwas ng Dagupan o Urdaneta ang mga magaaral natin, pagkakaroon ng mga gov's offices, industrya na magbibigay trabaho at stable income, higit sa lahat ang maayos na imprastraktura para pwede nating ipagmaliki na karapatdapat matawag at maging ganap na syudad ang bayan natin. :cheers:

wow this is wonderful.
thanks Allan for these strings of news which are really keeping me updated
on what's happening there. thanks again. no worries! :okay:

http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/photos-mar2010/ph7-030110.JPG (http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/photo.htm)

Source (http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/photo.htm)

Ano kaya mangyayari sa mga negosyo na nakasalalay sa Mc Aurthur hiway pag na divert na ang traffic sa TPLEX?

allan_dude

March 3rd, 2010, 01:57 PM

Koreans keen on building modern 500-bed capacity medical center in Pangasinan (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=262132)

By Leonardo V. Micua

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, March 3 (PNA) — A group of Korean investors has expressed its desire to build a 500-bed capacity medical center, hopefully the most modern of its kind north of Manila.

This was bared by Orpeus Velasco, provincial information officer, who said the investors are eyeing to build the project on a 3.4 hectare area inside the sprawling Pangasinan Provincial Nursery in Sta. Barba town.

He said they found the big trees teeming inside the provincial nursery to have therapeutic effect on sick persons, thus they want the medical center located there.

Governor Amado Espino Jr. brought the investors on an ocular inspection in various parts of Pangasinan and found the provincial nursery in Sta. Barbara as the most ideal location for their project, costing more or less US$ 55 million.

In fact, the initial plan of the group was to build the project in Tarlac or Mindanao but this changed when the Koreans came to Pangasinan just two days ago, said Velasco.

Asked why the investors like Pangasinan to be the location of the modern hospital, Velasco said it was because the province is investor-friendly and the Koreans believe and can trust the provincial leadership.

“They would like to have the project to be established as soon as possible but there was no timetable as to when yet. The good thing is that they already made initial negotiation,” Velasco said.

The investors are only among several Korean groups who have indicated their strong desire to invest in Pangasinan.

Late last year and early this year, there were Korean investors who came to the province and expressed their desire to build a retirement village in Mangatarem, join in the development of the Sual International Seaport and build a factory that will manufacture electric cars for export and the domestic market.

But he clarified that the investors were not in any way connected to the proposal to relocate to Pangasinan two nuclear power plants from the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO).

Velasco said another group of Koreans is coming here next week and is interested in establishing a call center that will employ contact center agents and information technology experts from Pangasinan.

Other investors, he said, that are keen on investing their money in Pangasinan are those from Austria and Saudi Arabia.

He said Governor Espino welcomes all these investors since their projects are labor-intensive and can boost taxes and ignite the economy of the province. (PNA)

koreanboy

March 3rd, 2010, 02:15 PM

malamang bababa na naman ang income tax ng urdaneta city kasi year 2008 ay nag decrease ang kanyang annual income ,compare last 2007,lalo na kapag ang TPLEX ay ginagamit na,pero malamang marami pa ring bus na mag stop over sa urdaneta para magbaba ng pasahero,guest ko lang malamang mula capas ang mga bus ay di gagamit ng expressway sa mac arthur high way pa rin kasi kailangan nilang ibaba ang kanilang mga pasahero sa capas,tarlac city paniqui,carmen.villasis,at urdaneta city hindi naman pweding ang bus ay magsasakay lang ng pasahero kung saan ung terminal lang nya.

koreanboy

March 3rd, 2010, 02:30 PM

pi_malejana

March 4th, 2010, 02:52 AM

Ano kaya mangyayari sa mga negosyo na nakasalalay sa Mc Aurthur hiway pag na divert na ang traffic sa TPLEX?
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that got me thinking too... ang matitira na lang siguro ung mga pupuntang manaoag o kaya dagupan... the rest, they could just bypass carmen,villasis,urdaneta etc...

allan_dude

March 4th, 2010, 07:57 AM

WOW,another projects here in Pangasinan to established soon,sana magkaroon ng sisterhood ang pangasinan sa south korean cities like last year sa china,anong city nga po un allan_dude.mukhang nakilala ang Pangasinan after ang malaking pagbahang nangyari. Alingwanan ko la! :lol:

Hopefully i-elevate yung buong hospital compound para hindi abutin ng baha.

that got me thinking too... ang matitira na lang siguro ung mga pupuntang manaoag o kaya dagupan... the rest, they could just bypass carmen,villasis,urdaneta etc... Yeah a lot of roadside commercial activity in those areas rely heavily on vehicular traffic coming from north luzon or manila. I guess most affected will be eateries and petro stations. This is already happening at the Bamban-Capas section of Mc Arthur Hiway. business is down, most of the traffic is already diverted to SCTEX.

pati ang sm rosales apektado din, ito p naman ang nagsisilbing stop over ng mga byahero going to baguio, ilocos, at metro dagupan but i've heard na ung interchange sa carmen ay itatabi sa SM. Dyan natin masusukat kung talagang positioned maging isang commercial hub ang Rosales. Dapat kahit diverted na ang main traffic sa TPLEX, your town should be a natural magnet in attracting trade and commerce.

Maraming competition dyan near or along Luzon's tollways soon, ayan ang Starmills, SM Pampanga, SM Clark, Marquee, SM Tarlac, these malls are far better than SM Rosales. The main market of SM Rosales should always be the town and its surrounding areas.

allan_dude

March 4th, 2010, 08:11 AM

DAGUPAN CITY AND MERCURY GROUP OF COMPANIES SUCCESFULLY CONDUCTS OPERATION BIGAY LUNAS 2010 (http://www.dagupan.gov.ph/index.php?id=696)

by Mae Viray

For the 12th straight year, Dagupan City has again been chosen as one of 60 cities and municipalities nationwide for the Operation Bigay Lunas, Libreng Gamutan, a corporate social responsibility of the Mercury Group of Companies which has forged a strong partnership with the City of Dagupan headed by Mayor Alipio F. Fernandez, Jr. in providing free and accessible quality health care to indigent Dagupeños.

On March 1, 2010, in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Mercury Group of Companies, Operation Bigay Lunas 2010 has benefited 1,882 indigent sick Dagupeños from the 31 barangays of the city, given free consultation and almost P850,000.00 worth of medicines at the Dagupan City Peoples Astrodome.

This healthcare mission was fully supported by the city government through the City Mayors Office, City Health Office, City Social Welfare Development Office, City Engineering Office, WOW Team, Public Order and Safety Office, PNP Dagupan, Waste management Division, ICT, and City Information Office which provided the venue, the food and snacks of all volunteers and manpower.

Other NGO partners include volunteer doctors from Region I Medical Center, Pangasinan Medical Society and private practitioners. Volunteer nurses from the University of Pangasinan and PIMSAT also contributed to the success of this health endeavor.

Operation Bigay Lunas, Libreng Gamutan is only one of the numerous medical and dental missions being conducted every year by NGOs and health groups in collaboration and partnership with the city government in its pursuit of providing quality and free health care to the poor and indigent sector of Dagupan. (CHO)

allan_dude

March 4th, 2010, 08:25 AM

State of Calamity, indeklara ed baley na Sto. Tomas lapud El Niño (http://www.bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=135903)

3/4/2010

DAGUPAN CITY - Manalagar ya tulong manlalapo ed National Irrigation Administration o NIA at Department of Agriculture so lokal ya gobyerno ed baley na Sto. Tomas kasumpalan ya indeklara ya wadya ed state of calamity lapud ed El Niño.

Unong ed kinen Zenaida Valdez, rice coordinator na Municipal Agricultures Office ed abitlan baley, lapud ed mantutumbukan ya nagagawa ed el nino ya amagaan la so dalin ya tataniman da ya pagey tan mais.

Inyarom to ni ya na agla makakasabi so danum ya nanlapo dyad NIA dyad baley na Rosales lapud aderal iya nen dinmalan so bagyong "Pepeng."

phinkiss

March 4th, 2010, 01:43 PM

pati ang sm rosales apektado din, ito p naman ang nagsisilbing stop over ng mga byahero going to baguio, ilocos, at metro dagupan but i've heard na ung interchange sa carmen ay itatabi sa SM.

allan_dude

March 4th, 2010, 03:24 PM

DAGUPAN CITY SELECTED AS SENTINEL SITE FOR INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE (http://www.dagupan.gov.ph/index.php?id=695)

by Mae Viray

The City Government of Dagupan through Mayor Alipio F. Fernandez has inked Memorandum of Understanding with the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) headed by Director Remigio M. Olveda M.D., an agency of the Department of Health, designating the Dagupan City Health Office as one of 33 sentinel sites nationwide as an influenza surveillance network sentinel site. The ongoing 2009 AH1N1 pandemic, the threat of Avian Influenza pandemic, SARS and other emerging viral diseases makes it imperative for a need to conduct influenza like illnesses to identify circulating influenza viruses in the country and alert it of any viruses with pandemic potential.

This collaboration is essential to promote public health and safety and for the prompt and appropriate response of the City of Dagupan and the Department of Health to an influenza pandemic, should it occur. This surveillance activity where RITM through its influenza surveillance officer shall collect osopharyngeal and nasopharyngeal specimen from among Influenza Like Illnesses (ILI) cases identified by CHO Physician for free (cost:4,000.00) once a day in a week in coordination with the City Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (CESU) of the CHO.

All expenses in coordination with the conduct of the surveillance activities shall be shouldered by the RITM including the salary and other expenses of the influenza surveillance officer, cost of supplies, and equipment for data and specimen collection, including shipment and data entry of information for case report forms through a grant from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to the RITM.

This partnership aims to plan for the maintenance and sustainability of Sustainable Influenza Surveillance Network in the Philippines as a critical component of influenza pandemic and control and to develop strategies for public health safety and protection against any viruses with pandemic potentials. (CHO)

allan_dude

March 4th, 2010, 03:26 PM

State of Calamity, indeklara ed baley na Sto. Tomas lapud El Niño (http://www.bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=135903)

3/4/2010

DAGUPAN CITY - Manalagar ya tulong manlalapo ed National Irrigation Administration o NIA at Department of Agriculture so lokal ya gobyerno ed baley na Sto. Tomas kasumpalan ya indeklara ya wadya ed state of calamity lapud ed El Niño.

Unong ed kinen Zea tataniman da ya pagey tan mais.
naida Valdez, rice coordinator na Municipal Agricultures Office ed abitlan baley, lapud ed mantutumbukan ya nagagawa ed el nino ya amagaan la so dalin ya tataniman da ya pagey tan mais.

Inyarom to ni ya na agla makakasabi so danum ya nanlapo dyad NIA dyad baley na Rosales lapud aderal iya nen dinmalan so bagyong "Pepeng."

allan_dude

March 4th, 2010, 03:29 PM

Cong. Mark Cojuangco, kakausapin lahat ng presidentiable hinggil sa isyu ng nuclear power plant (http://www.rmn.ph/business/cong-mark-cojuangco-kakausapin-lahat-ng-presidentiable-hinggil-sa-isyu-ng-nuclear-power-plant)

March 04, 2010

KAKAUSAPIN ni Pangasinan Cong. Mark Cojuangco ang lahat ng presidentiable sa isyu ng nuclear power plant.

Ayon kay Cojuangco, hihingi siya ng tigda-dalawang oras sa mga kandidato para ipaliwanag ang kanilang magiging alternatibong solusyon sa problema sa kuryente.

Aniya, kababalik lamang niya mula sa South Korea upang pag-aralan ang pinagkukunang suplay ng kuryente, kabilang na ang nuclear power plant.

Handa naman ang South Korea na tumulong sa pagtatayo ng nuclear plant sa Pilipinas o kaya ang rehabilitasyon ng Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, pero natatakot na maging isyung politikal.

Nanindigan din ang kongresista na ang pagbubukas ng BNPP ang magiging solusyon sa lumalalang krisis sa kuryente sa bansa.

pi_malejana

March 4th, 2010, 09:42 PM

Yeah a lot of roadside commercial activity in those areas rely heavily on vehicular traffic coming from north luzon or manila. I guess most affected will be eateries and petro stations. This is already happening at the Bamban-Capas section of Mc Arthur Hiway. business is down, most of the traffic is already diverted to SCTEX.

pero diba may mga bus pa naman na dumadaan ng bamban/capas... lalo na ung mga hindi naman non stop ang byahe... kasi kung tutuusin mahal nga ang toll sa SCTEx, bus pa kaya..

hakz2007

March 5th, 2010, 03:01 AM

It's go for the construction of Sual International Seaport (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=262489)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, March 5 (PNA) -- Provincial officials see no hitch anymore in the construction of the Sual International Seaport.

This was after the owners of a lot in front of the proposed project site at Baquioen Bay in Sual manifested publicly their strong support to the project.

Planned jointly by the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), Philippine Port Authority (PPA), Pangasinan provincial government and Sual municipality, the project broke ground sometime last month.

The DOTC and PPA contributed P100 million each to the project, P200 million from the provincial government and another P100 million from the Sual municipal government.

Under the plan, the first phase of the project which is starting soon, will cost P83 million.

Alex Zarate, spokesman of the Feliciano family, owner of a 2.5 hectare lot fronting the project site, said they welcome the project because it will offer tremendous opportunities to the town of Sual and Pangasinan, as well as their people.

He said that aside from this, the project will be built offshore and not in the Feliciano property, comprising 2.5 hectares.

Zarate confirmed it was in the Feliciano property where the groundbreaking took place sometime last month but added that this had the permission of the family.

In his talk over Aksyon Radyo in Dagupan, Zarate said that at first, there was a little problem over the use of their property for the groundbreaking rite but this was ironed out after officials of Pangasinan sat down with them.

Zarate said that he and his wife Ruth Ann, a member of the family, even attended the groundbreaking rite.

However, the family is upset why some people with vested interest were circulating false and unfounded reports that the government had grabbed their lot from them and violated their rights.

Saying this did not happen whatsoever, Zarate stressed “I repeat, the Feliciano family is supporting the project and all the projects that we believe will benefit the majority of our people.”

Zarate, however, said the family cordoned off the property not only to protect its interest but also because the lot is being made as dumping ground for garbage.

But he stressed the family is open to a talk with the provincial government if they need the lot as a sign of support to the project and to Governor Amado Espino Jr. who they all respect so much. (PNA)

makalasyan

March 5th, 2010, 04:01 AM

hello pipol...i discovered this forum last night as i was googling for the Robinson's mall which will supposedly be constructed here in Calasiao. I find this forum a breathe of fresh air as it highlights all the positive (and some not-so-positive) news about our beloved province. I ended up browsing all ur posts until 4am! hehe...

i'm proud to say that I AM A PANGASINENSE! inyanak tan binmaleg ed PANGASINAN! woot!

NEways, meron bang new developments about the Robinson's place? kung matuloy man yan then it would be coolness to the maximum level...kasi makapasawa lad CSI tan Nepo mall...kung hindi lang naging mayor sina fernandez at lim, matagal na sanang may SM Dagupan...tsk, tsk..

On a bright side, Dagupan's lost is Calasiao's gain...sana nga, hehe...

Try ko mag-post ng Pangasinan pics as often as I can, especially Dagupan and Calasiao pics...

Teehee! :banana:

hakz2007

March 5th, 2010, 12:44 PM

Pangasinense soldier is TOPS awardee (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=262665)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, March 5 (PNA)-- The province of Pangasinan once again proved it is one of the best provinces in the country after a Pangasinense soldier emerged as one of the winners in the 2010 Search for The Outstanding Philippine Soldiers (TOPS).

Technical Sergeant Marcelo Batingan, who hails from Mabini town, joined the elite roster of outstanding soldiers in the country, when he was cited as TOPS awardee in the Philippine Navy Enlisted Personnel Category launched by the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. and the Rotary Club of Makati Metro.

Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., a bemedalled police and military officer himself, congratulated Batingan, saying his award manifests Batingan's gallantry as a Filipino soldier as well as his best assets as a Pangasinense.

The governor and members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan likewise commended Batingan for making the province proud of his achievement.

Batingan has been in service for 15 years in the Philippine Navy and during his professional career with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, he has engaged in acts of heroism and other extraordinary acts in line of duty.

He has also remained dedicated, hardworking and compassionate to his duty as a soldier of the Filipino people and contributed much by being an exemplary soldier and by greatly influencing not only his juniors but also his peers and superiors.

Aside from his contributions to service, Batingan was also active in the community which gained him an honor of becoming one of the TOPS awardees.

TOPS, is an annual search which pays tribute to examples of gallantry, competence, professionalism, and integrity among members of the Armed Forces.

Batingan received his award from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last March 4 in Malacanang Palace. All awardees received a trophy and a cash prize of P250,000. (PNA)