Dagupan and Urdaneta Cities, and Pangasinan Province [Archive] - Page 18

allan_dude

July 13th, 2010, 05:59 PM

Macanlalay gets support from Macanlalay

July 13, 2010

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

CALASIAO – In terms of fast tracking its economic agenda, Mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay has better chances compared to his predecessor. former Mayor Roy Macanlalay – his father.

The former mayor said that if the time calls that the economic agenda of the present mayor needs to be expedited, one can expect that with six out of the 10 members of the Sanguniang Bayan (town council), the agenda will be passed immediately.

“Ngayon napakabilis pag kailangan ng mabilisan. Anim na ito (lawmakers).

Definitely makukuha natin iyan. Iyun ang magiging mangyari, kasi mi mga projects kami nuun but hindi namin kasama ang limang konsehal,” he stressed.

He cited an instance in the procurement of this town’s ambulance which took many months before the purchase has been given an appropriation.

But with six dads who are under the party of the mayor, legislation would be easier.

He said when he was mayor, there were only five friendly solons to back his agenda.

“Madalas na lang walang quorum. Madalas hindi nag-kakaroon ng quorum,” he said.

The former mayor said that he is always at the call and beck of his mayor-son Mark especially to intercede for projects intended for this town.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/13/macanlalay-gets-support-from-macanlalay/

allan_dude

July 13th, 2010, 06:04 PM

nakita ko ito kanina noong namalengke kami ng pinsan ko sa bayan ng Lingayen

wala na pala itong bubong....how i wish talga na ayusin ang building na yan....since its a national heritage, and could not be demolished, hence convert into a Museum...para mapakinabangan.:ohno::ohno: nkakalungkot naman!
Hindi kaya papalitan ng bubong?

from_antipolo

July 14th, 2010, 07:18 AM

hi panggasinenses. i'm from_antipolo from, uhm, antipolo! :D

tanong ko lang, pano pumunta ng bolinao from manaoag church? commute lang. how much would it be and ano sasakyan? pati yung travel time na rin. thanks!

you can PM me the answer as well para mas madali.

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 14th, 2010, 01:54 PM

^^ from antipolo, magtanong tanong ka na lang sa ibang forumers dito kung magkano pamasahe :) basta, ung sinabi ko sayo sa Regional thread, tama yun :lol:

masantos ya labi ed sikatayo, immermen lamet so thread tayo ah? :lol::lol::lol:

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 14th, 2010, 01:57 PM

WOWOWEE's 1st Wheel of Fortune Regional Special July 13, 2010 (All-Pangasinan players)

Pangasinan in general are generous, courteous and fun-loving people :lol:

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wala manaya'y unya, salamat ta abantayan ko yan palabas dia :) singa no musika ed layag ko nu walay narerengel kon mansasalita'y Pangasinan lalo la nu abantayan kod palabas ed tv :lol::lol:

allan_dude

July 14th, 2010, 05:19 PM

wala manaya'y unya, salamat ta abantayan ko yan palabas dia :) singa no musika ed layag ko nu walay narerengel kon mansasalita'y Pangasinan lalo la nu abantayan kod palabas ed tv :lol::lol: Makapaliket lanti!

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She's finally home! She was welcomed by Gov. Espino and the Pangasinenses at the capitol complex this morning. They also gave her local treats and a victory lunch was held. She then proceeded to Brgy. Rosario, Pozorrubio and met her relatives. She was featured and interviewed live on Balitang Amianan GMA TV-10 :banana:

allan_dude

July 14th, 2010, 05:29 PM

Classes suspended in some Pangasinan towns

DAGUPAN CITY, July 14 (PNA) — Classes from kindergarten to high school were suspended Wednesday in some parts of Pangasinan, though typhoon “Basyang” has spared the province from its wrath.

This developed as the typhoon signal has been lowered to number one at 5:00 a.m., from typhoon signal number two at about 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

As of 8:00 a.m., the only area where classes were suspended from kindergarten to high school was Pangasinan 1, covering the first, second and third districts of the province.

An official of Pangasinan school division said the previous order the day before for the suspension of classes from kindergarten to high school was not superseded by a new order from the Department of Education, thus the previous one stays.

Meanwhile, the whole of Pangasinan experienced power outage from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. for a still unknown reason, rousing residents from their sleep.

However, it was suspected that the power outage may be related to the power outage in Manila caused by the fury of typhoon “Basyang”.

At 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, the police went on radio warning fishermen from all the coastal areas of Pangasinan not to set out to sea to fish in view of the approaching typhoon ‘Basyang”.

Supt. Harris Fama, deputy police provincial director for operations, said in past typhoons, some fishermen found themselves marooned in mid sea for their failure not to heed the typhoon warnings.

By 8:00 a.m., it was windy in Pangasinan but no big rain was on sight. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=287502

allan_dude

July 14th, 2010, 05:30 PM

DSWD core shelter program in Pangasinan now 90% complete

By Venus H. Sarmiento

Bani, Pangasinan (14 July) -- The identical core shelter houses in barangay Dacap Sur, this town, sponsored by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the municipality of Bani are now 90 percent complete with 70 percent of the 100 units now occupied.

From the road leading to the relocation site, the core shelter houses look like mushrooms on top of each other, bearing resemblance to the famous Ifugao Rice Terraces.

Engineer Virgilio Cave said the ladder -like structure was inspred by the terraces and was conceptualized primarily to prevent land slide. Huge corals were cemented together to finish the beach look of the slopes leading to the houses.

"Our construction started in February 1 and we hope to finish all the houses by July 23," Cave said.

The DSWD allocated P7 million for the materials with each of the 4 x 5 square- meter- unit having a P70,000 budget. Bani's counterpart is the 50 hectare lot, architects and engineers from the municipal government, pipelines for the water subsystem and electricity and waste disposal facilities.

Mayor Marcelo Navarro plans to invite President Benigno Aquino III for the project's inauguration tentatively scheduled on September 28.

"DSWD gave P7 million, our LGU counterpart if monetized is close to P8 million and the Word Food Organization's 4,200 sacks of rice could amount to P5 million. So, the project costs roughly P20 million. We already wrote a letter to the President to inaugurate the project and hopefully, he can come," Navarro said during the media tour arranged by the DSWD.

The United Nations World Food Program provided five kilos of rice fro the workers-beneficiaries that forms part of the'sweat equity.' This means, the family members who are the beneficiaries themselves assist in the construction of their own houses. Instead of cash payments, they receive five kilos of rice. Residents of other barangays who came to help were provided with 10 kilos of rice per daily work.

Navarro bared he plans to develop the relocation site into an eco-village which can be copied by other institutions.

The families were organized in the Neighborhood Assistance Shelter Association (NASA) and fondly call their place "Borobor Ti Ayat" (Spring of Love).

The core shelter beneficiaries are informal settlers whose light houses were washed out by floods and strong winds during typhoon Emong in 2008. They number around 100 families with population estimated at 600 individuals. (PIA-Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p100714.htm&no=22

allan_dude

July 14th, 2010, 05:32 PM

AFP considers insurgency problem in Pangasinan now at ‘inconsequential level’

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July (PNA) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) considers the insurgency problem in Pangasinan to have now reached ”its inconsequential level.”

Maj. Gen. Irineo Espino, commanding general of the Army's 7th Infantry Division based at Fort Magsaysay in Laur, Nueva Ecija, echoed this when he turned over on July 12 the lead role of conducting Internal Security Operations in Pangasinan to local officials headed by Governor Amado Espino Jr.

The move was consistent with the joint declaration signed by Maj. Gen. Espino with Police Provincial Director Percival Barba showing that Pangasinan is now insurgency-free.

From now on, internal security operations will be undertaken by the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) headed by the governor with the help of the Police Provincial Office.

Maj. Gen. Espino said the turnover means that the vision of a peaceful, progressive, tourism and economic-centered province will be realized by the people under the mantle of governance of the reelected Governor Espino.

This will assure, he added, that services and governance will reach the people even in the remotest barangays without any delay and that the people can do their daily chores without fear of insurgents’ threat.

Maj. Gen. Espino stressed that the victory against the enemy of the state is a manifestation of everyone’s commitment to bring peace and prosperity in the province.

He noted that several infrastructure projects have been initiated and completed, business and economic activities have continuously been booming and that there is now increased tourism and development activities in many parts of the province. He congratulated the governor and other provincial officials for their vision and initiatives,

The military official extended his gratitude not only to the provincial officials but also to the other stakeholders, like mayors, barangay chairmen, the church, business, non-governmental organizations, media, teachers, laborers and others that played a crucial role in ending the decades-old insurgency problem in Pangasinan.

In handling over the job of securing the province to the POC and the local PNP, Maj. Gen. Espino assured that the 7th ID will continue to perform its mission to finish off the remnants of the threat group.

He said the Army will still provide the necessary security and is making assurance to remain vigilant and active participants to bring peace in the province.

Believing that security and development are keys to progress, Espino said the 7th ID will continue to collaborate, cooperate, synchronize efforts and support the POC and PNP towards a more peaceful and progressive Pangasinan. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=287485

allan_dude

July 14th, 2010, 05:34 PM

Citywide schools feeding program kicks off in Dagupan

DAGUPAN CITY, July (PNA) — A city-wide supplemental feeding kicked off in Dagupan City on Monday under the auspices of Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez and the Sangguniang Panlungsod, targeting pupils from Grades I to IV.

The feeding program was launched simultaneously at the Carael and Calmay Elementary Schools, and the Juan P. Guadiz Elementary School on Poblacion Oeste where 1,500 pupils were initially benefited.

The pupils were fed oat meal, mixed with chocolate and milk, to boost the food they had taken for breakfast, and given toothpaste and soap to maintain their daily hygiene.

Councilor Jeslito Seen helped Vice Mayor Fernandez distribute the oatmeal to kids during the kick off of the feeding program, which will be duplicated in all public elementary schools in Dagupan.

Vice Mayor Fernandez said that after the initial supplemental feeding, she left every school a supply of oath, chocolate and milk that can last for three more feeding days.

The oath meal and other items came from Fernandez’s family-owned CSI Group of Companies which has dedicated itself in fighting malnutrition in the city, especially among school children.

She said the supplemental feeding program is not a new one as she already started this sometime in 2007, covering all public elementary schools in the city with 35,000 children to be fed.

Last year, there were 30,000 children that benefited from the schools' feeding program and about the same number in 2008.

Fernandez said she launched the feeding program in 2007 when she and then Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. noted high malnutrition rate among the city’s school children. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=7&rid=287416

allan_dude

July 14th, 2010, 05:35 PM

Dagupan corporation rapped for violation of standing CDO

By Leonardo V. Micua

DAGUPAN CITY, July (PNA) -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is mulling over possible legal and administrative moves it will take against a Dagupan-based company that blatantly defied a cease and desist order (CDO) it issued against the latter way back in early 2009.

EMB Regional Director Joel Salvador told the city council here on Monday that it will study the steps it will take against the 888 Dagupan Properties Inc. for defying a CDO it issued sometime in February 2009, stopping the company from its illegal reclamation of the Calmay River.

The company, owned by one William Chua, who was represented by a certain Catherine Barmachea, momentarily stopped its reclamation project but resumed it in March 2010 till it was stopped by then Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr.

However, it resumed its project immediately after the election even before the new city administration could take over.

Director Salvador, speaking before the city council on Monday, confirmed that the CDO he personally issued against 888 Dagupan Properties in February 2009 is still valid till today and wondered why the company defied it.

Salvador answered questions posed by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez and Councilors Maybelyn Fernandez, Karlos Liberato Reyna, Jeslito Seen, Marc Brian Fernandez and Jesus Canto.

He said much has already been backfilled in the Calmay River as compared to the materials that were already there when the CDO was issued.

Salvador noted that the company did not also pay the penalty of P50,000 imposed against it when it was first stopped by the EMB from further undertaking the reclamation project.

The EMB issued the CDO due to the complaint of the Dagupan City government, then under the administration of Mayor Fernandez, when it noted that the corporation was backfilling a portion of the Calmay River, which it claimed to be part of its titled properties.

This was after the EMB issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate (EMB) to the corporation of August 5, 2008 purportedly for Land Development Project along the Dawel-Pantal-Lucao Diversion Road.

However, in a separate inspection by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office and the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, it was found out that the property covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 85932 is "inside a river bed" and the activity being undertaken is reclamation of the Calmay River which is not part of the ECC issued.

Thus the CDO was issued, including the corresponding penalty imposed on the corporation, but which it has not paid till today.

The EMB director maintained that what the corporation was backfilling with sand and gravel was submerged by water, which means it is now part of the Calmay River.

Salvador told the city council that the private company is not qualified to undertake the reclamation of the river in accordance with rules and regulation promulgated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources since it is not a government agency.

He said that the illegal reclamation project of the corporation may constrict the flow of water of the Calmay River and could threaten another flooding to the city. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=287311

allan_dude

July 14th, 2010, 05:48 PM

Bani town gears for Green City status by 2020

By Venus H. Sarmiento

Bani, Pangasinan (14 July) -- This coastal town is known for initiating projects that care for the environment and the Earth as a whole, and the town's chief executive intends to live up to that.

Gearing to be a 'Green City' by 2020, Mayor Marcelo Navarro bared the proposed projects of foreign investors for green energy. A windmill project of Japan and a Biomass project of Spain are now in the works.

"The feasibility study for the windmill project is now finished. Our town was identified as their project area with a P90 million grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. We are now in the third phase of the project which is proficiency," Navarro said.

He explained that a partnership project has four phases or stages. First phase is the Initiation followed by the Compliance phase. Proficiency is the third stage with the last one being the institutionalization phase.

The windmill project, which can produce 500 kilowatts of power, will come along with the ice maker and fish port projects. "JICA would like to prove that the ice plant and fish port can be run by electricity generated by the windmills. This is green energy," Navarro explained.

f the 12-meter windmill project will materialize, it will be the first in the country. Ilocos Norte's famous wind mill is a lot bigger in size with 111 meters. It is hoped that the project will start in January 2011.

Meanwhile, the Biomass project using rice husks and rice stalks to produce energy is in partnership with Spanish financiers.

"The rice husks and stalks will be placed in a boiler and be channeled to a generator that can produce five megawatts of electricity," he said.

When pressed for answer why his town is almost always chosen as host for pilot projects, Navarro has only one answer. "These funding agencies are looking for local government units that are not tainted with corruption, only good governance," Navarro said. (PIA-Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100714.htm&no=23

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 14th, 2010, 06:34 PM

Makapaliket lanti!

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She's finally home! She was welcomed by Gov. Espino and the Pangasinenses at the capitol complex this morning. They also gave her local treats and a victory lunch was held. She then proceeded to Brgy. Rosario, Pozorrubio and met her relatives. She was featured and interviewed live on Balitang Amianan GMA TV-10 :banana:

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Pangasinense la lamet!!! :lol:
duma talaga'y dala ya unaanor ed ulat na saray Pangasinense!!! :banana::banana:
Ayan panalo na sakey ya pangasinense, parad sa ray Kabaleyan tayo! parad interon Luyag tayo! :banana::banana: :okay:

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 14th, 2010, 06:36 PM

SUAL POWER PLANT - PANGASINAN

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Sual Power Station stands on the island of Luzon in
the province of Pangasinan, about 200km north of
Manila. On 24 November 1999 it completed 30-day
reliability trials under full load conditions, and
commenced operations. With its two 609MW
generation units, it is not merely The Philippines'
largest base-load, coal-fired, electricity generating
plant, but also the most efficient. In addition,
state-of-the-art emission control technologies,
including flue gas desulphurisation, make Sual the
best environmental performer of any power plant in
the country, meeting the stringent requirements
both of The Philippine Clean Air Act, and World
Bank air quality standards.
Currently, some 43% of The Philippines' 12GW
installed generating capacity is oil-fired plant,
which depends on imported oil, and in many
instances is nearing the end of service life.
The Sual plant will help the country lessen this
dependence and produce additional environmental
benefits by displacing older, less efficient, and less
environmentally advanced plants.
The Philippines has a tradition of power shortages,
so many industrial users have installed large
standby diesel generators, accepting the high
cost of the electricity produced. With the growth of
independent power producers (IPPs) over the past
15 years, The Philippines became an early target
because of its high tariffs.

info_rene

July 15th, 2010, 03:49 AM

Experienced brownout yesterday. Thought it was just in Dagupan City... entire Luzon grid pala.

But after a few hours meron na dito. Thanks to Sual Power Plant. Seems that Pangasinan is a better place to invest in. Marami tayong yaman na wala sa iba.

Tingnan ninyo ang Manila.... yong ibang place ngayon, wala pa silang kuryente. Punta na kayo dito sa Pangasinan!!!
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jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2010, 06:18 AM

Construction of Sual International Seaport kicks off this month

DAGUPAN CITY, July 15 (PNA)—Construction of the Sual International Shipping Port is targeted to start sometime this month, according to Sual Mayor John Rodney Arcinue.

Arcinue said Phase 1 of the project is set to be undertaken by the contractor Golden Ridge Construction of Bataan, funded by the initial P90 million committed by the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC).

Phase II will be started after Phase I to be funded either by the P100 million committed by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), P200 million from the Pangasinan provincial government and P100 million from the municipal government of Sual.

Speaking on Wednesday during the forum “Engkwentro” of the Pangasinan Press Club, Arcinue said the Sual shipping port was initiated by Governor Amado Espino Jr. as a joint project among the DOTC, PPA, Pangasinan provincial government and the municipality of Sual.

The three-term mayor of Sual revealed he attended a consultation meeting among representatives of all the agencies involved in the project on June 17 and learned that construction of the shipping port is set sometime this month of July.

Admitting that the start of the construction was delayed a little because of the last election after its ground breaking sometime in February this year, Arcinue is confident that new administration of President Benigno Aquino III will continue the project.

He said the P90 million committed by DOTC was already released and that Phase I of the project was already bid out, with the PPA’s commitment of P100 million yet being awaited.

The mayor said the P100 million counterpart of the municipality is not a problem because the town may obtain loan from the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB).

The port is located at Baquioen Bay, a natural cove in the Lingayen Gulf where ships are sheltering from the storm in the open sea.

The shipping port is part of the development equation drawn up by the municipal government to boost economic opportunities in Sual and other parts of western Pangasinan, said Arcinue.

Included in the equation is the adjacent Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant, operated by the Team Energy, which is now supplying 1,000 megawatts to the Luzon Grid.

He said with abundant power supply, a shipping port and an economic development zone to be put up soon that would open up many jobs, the municipal government has started training for workers that may be needed by the port.

The project jibes well with the development of the Alaminos Airport, only few kilometers away, whose construction was already started.

Sual is a first class town in Pangasinan with an annual income of P126 million but with a sparse population of only 32,000. (PNA)
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Source (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=287802)

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 15th, 2010, 10:20 AM

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 15th, 2010, 10:20 AM

phoenicians

July 15th, 2010, 11:20 AM

phoenicians

July 15th, 2010, 11:22 AM

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 15th, 2010, 11:26 AM

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 15th, 2010, 11:31 AM

:) Re:Ilocos threads...Salamat ya baleg ed kenen Aliguas Pangasinan,Sir allan at 808...dahil sa inyong kontribusyon dun sa threads (ilocos region)..para di lang ang mga Probinsya ng Ilocos norte, Ilocos sur at la union ang ating nakikita at nababasa dun..kabilang din ang PANGASINAN sa Ilocos region..

Maganda ang mga nakikita dun threads like the ilocos prov.and la union..buti ta nakita na rin yun kagandahan at importansya ng PANGASINAN sa Ilocos Region...PEACE:)
^^^^
Syempre, agmi met gabay so patalo ed sika ra :lol: anggano amta ti lan say Luyag tayo sa sankaAtageyan ed amin na probinsya, aliwa labat ed R1, pati met ed interon Norte :banana: nu dakel so ilastog da, mas dakel so ilalastog na Probinsya tayon Pangasinan :cheers: :okay: lastogan la ya, andibale ta twa so ilalastog tayo kabaleyan!!! hahahaha

info_rene

July 16th, 2010, 03:24 AM

^^^^
Syempre, agmi met gabay so patalo ed sika ra :lol: anggano amta ti lan say Luyag tayo sa sankaAtageyan ed amin na probinsya, aliwa labat ed R1, pati met ed interon Norte :banana: nu dakel so ilastog da, mas dakel so ilalastog na Probinsya tayon Pangasinan :cheers: :okay: lastogan la ya, andibale ta twa so ilalastog tayo kabaleyan!!! hahahaha

Agi nan Pangasinan la ra..... ta pyano aga la natalusan. :lol: :lol:

Maganda pala ang pictures ng Bonuan Beach. Sana marami pa ang magpost, at ipo-post ko rin sa Forum namin. :)

phoenicians

July 16th, 2010, 11:35 AM

^^^^
Syempre, agmi met gabay so patalo ed sika ra :lol: anggano amta ti lan say Luyag tayo sa sankaAtageyan ed amin na probinsya, aliwa labat ed R1, pati met ed interon Norte :banana: nu dakel so ilastog da, mas dakel so ilalastog na Probinsya tayon Pangasinan :cheers: :okay: lastogan la ya, andibale ta twa so ilalastog tayo kabaleyan!!! hahahaha

:) duga so imbagan kabaleyan...aliwan saimay luyag da labat so ipanta da awa :lol:///Pangasinan labat:cheers:

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 16th, 2010, 12:38 PM

JULY 16, 1990 KILLER EARTHQUAKE (DAGUPAN CITY)

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SOURCE: FACEBOOK.COM--- ALIGUAS DAGUPAN
http://www.facebook.com/#!/aliguasdagupan

makalasyan

July 16th, 2010, 04:37 PM

^^

brings back tragic memories...

that was one heck of an earthquake...grade 3 ako nun, katatapos lang ng klase...akalugan ak ed tricycle pasempet abung nen yinmegyeg...grabe agawan damage diad baley na calasiao, ageray so tindaan pati tore na simbaan...our school was totally wrecked as well...pero mas lalon grabe diad dagupan, dengel ko wala ray inaatey...

sikayo ey, where were u during the quake of 1990? (agi ompaway laray edad) :lol:

asinger_la

July 17th, 2010, 05:02 AM

man-aaral ak ed bagiouo manbabantay ak na sine ed session road maung ta aga agiba imay sinean ta nanatno na too diman...sakey simba kami na naugip ed park

capricorn2000

July 17th, 2010, 12:38 PM

that 1990 earthquake was one unforgetable disaster.
I was living in Quezon city when it happened but our house in Dagupan sank by about
half a meter. Too bad cos I had it renovated in 1988 for over one hundred thousand pesos.
below is one section of the house (which is 2 levels)and you can see the ground level which is just afoot to the window bottom.

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After the quake, we just cleaned it but never jacked it up but it was still livable
but we built another house in front of it.
two years back when the strong typhoon struck our province,
it's roof was flown away and since we just let it rot,,this is what it look like now.

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capricorn2000

July 17th, 2010, 12:52 PM

some random photos of Dagupan..
Along Perez Blvd.
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P L D T
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A nice house along the ilog
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Tarang mag-Jollibee tayo mga pards.
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ISwitch

July 17th, 2010, 06:40 PM

mabuti at nami-maintain pa ng dagupan as being the center of commerce in pangasinan considering na almost every town already has a very nice shopping center. kaya siguro nag-drop na pagiging 1st clas city dahil nababawasan na ang appeal ng dagupan, parang wala ng reason kung bakit mga tao from all over pangasinan should keep on coming back, ang alas na lang ng dagupan kung sakali eh magpatayo ng central business district na world class

phinkiss

July 17th, 2010, 07:01 PM

Oldest Woman — ROSALES’ SUPER CENTENARIAN
By: Aila

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Healthy living… Clean lifestyle… These are the secrets of having a long life.

Oldest Woman — ROSALES’ SUPER CENTENARIANLuisa Castañeda Perez Damasco or Lola Luisa is a 112 years old woman who will be celebrating her 113th birthday next month. She is a resident of Brgy. Balincanaway, Rosales, Pangasinan and was born on August 27, 1897. She has seven children and numerous grandchildren. The eldest child was Nanay Modesta who is 87 years old and the youngest among the sibling is Tatay Victoriano who is 64 years old. All of whom are still alive as of today, making it a "living proof" that longevity really runs thru the veins of this family.

Lola Luisa is indeed a "super-centenarian", a person who reached the age of 110 years old and above. With her age, she can be recognized as the oldest living woman in Pangasinan and probably in the whole Philippines.

Life is short according to a poem but if we take good care of our life especially our health it will perhaps last for decades or even reach a century. For Lola Luisa, health is wealth. In fact, having reached that age is truly amazing for she was able to see and be there with her great grandchildren.

phinkiss

July 17th, 2010, 07:02 PM

Tree Planting Activity at Eco Tourism Site
By: Shalie

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An enjoyable and meaningful tree planting activity in the eco- tourism site spearheaded by the Honorable Mayor Ricardo V. Revita and the local government unit of the Municipality of Rosales last June 14, 2010 in line with the week long Fiesta activity.

This activity strengthened the bond and fostered friendships among the employees. We are in one Municipality, so it’s a need to unite as one big family, though.

It was noted that the activity aims the participation of the national agencies together with the private sectors of the Municipality in restoring the eco tourism site, so the good mayor mandates all sectors in the Municipality to set aside one day each calendar year for the tree planting. The LGU’s and the Officials of the 37 Barangays in the Municipality will have a tree planting activity from time to time.

"The tree coverage in the Municipality can be further increased, which will positively impact the health of our natural resources. We need to address the opportunity to expand our tree planting efforts sooner rather than later," the Mayor said in his message. "The trees and forests protect our watersheds that clean our water and air, and provide the ecological needs of our fish and wildlife." The good Mayor added.

igi_master

July 19th, 2010, 07:18 AM

some random photos of Dagupan..
Along Perez Blvd.
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Dito ba yung st na kainan ng kaleskesan pag gabi?

makalasyan

July 19th, 2010, 02:33 PM

^^
nope...yung keleskesan sa may Galvan street ata yun, sa may gilid ng public market...

that one in the pic is along Perez boulevard

christian joe

July 19th, 2010, 03:17 PM

Whoohoo! Long time no visit ako! musta na po kayo??

christian joe

July 19th, 2010, 03:25 PM

Pangasinan honors Julaton (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/267573/pangasinan-honors-julaton)
By MAR T. SUPNAD
July 18, 2010, 5:05pm

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Charmed by the beauty of her hometown, newly-crowned WBO Super bantamweight champion Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton is considering to stage her next title defense or hold her next training with Freddie Roach at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center here.

Wearing a pink spaghetti sleeveless blouse and maong jeans, Julaton arrived here over the weekend to visit the country and pay homage to her home province for the first time.

Gov. Amado Espino, Jr. led the provincial officials, employees and supporters in welcoming Julaton at the provincial capitol, where she revealed that her next fight may be held here in the Philippines on September.

The San Francisco-based Julaton wrested the vacant WBO title – her third crown overall – by beating Mexican Maria Villalobos with a split decision.

“It was amazing and it was my first time here. Everything’s beautiful, everyone’s heart was warm and it feels like home,” said Julaton, 30, whose grandfather Cesario Cariaso Julaton is from Pozorrubio.

phoenicians

July 20th, 2010, 11:08 AM

^^
nope...yung keleskesan sa may Galvan street ata yun, sa may gilid ng public market...

that one in the pic is along Perez boulevard

Re: yun Kaleskesan at Pigar Pigar ay Nasa Galvan st. meron mga pwesto sila dun up to cor.of perez..pag gabi yun iba asa Kalye sila..

Yun sa Perez...ay nasa Herrero sya dun lapit sa barangay hall at PNRC me mga Pigar Pigar at Kaleskesan din sila dun..:)

info_rene

July 21st, 2010, 03:11 AM

JULY 16, 1990 KILLER EARTHQUAKE (DAGUPAN CITY)

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SOURCE: FACEBOOK.COM--- ALIGUAS DAGUPAN
http://www.facebook.com/#!/aliguasdagupan

Waah!!! Ugugaw kini.

Nasa Saudi Arabia na ako noon nagtatrabaho. Yong barkada ko sa STI Dagupan (dating building sa may Asiacareer, tapat ng Chimes, just beside the bridge) noon na pala-inom.... nagdasal daw ng todo todo, at umiyak pa.

Grabe yang earthquake na yan. Yes, it brings back memories.

hugodiekonig

July 21st, 2010, 04:33 PM

Written by JESUS F. LLANTO, Newsbreak
WEDNESDAY, 21 JULY 2010

MANILA, Philippines--The cities of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Dagupan have been named as the most competitive cities outside Metro Manila in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2009 (PCCRP) of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center. The study, which was launched Monday in Pasay City, used six criteria in ranking the 29 cities: dynamism of local economy, responsiveness of the LGUs to business, infrastructure, quality of life, and cost of doing business and human resource and training.

It is based on official government data, perception survey among businessmen, and interviews with local chief executives and local business group’s representative The PCCRP also classified the cities into three groups: metropolitan growth centers, growth centers and emergent cities.

Cebu City bested Davao in the metro growth center category, which refers to cities with an average of P3.05 billion total income and average population of 1.08 million. Cagayan de Oro, meanwhile, topped in the growth centers category, which included the cities of General Santos, Baguio, Lapu-Lapu, Zamboanga, Olongapo, Batangas, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Mandaue. These cities have an average income of P1.2 billion and population 421,165.

Dagupan City is the most competitive among the emergent cities. It bested the cities of Angeles, Butuan, Cotabato, Lucena, Naga, Legaspi, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Ormoc, Iligan, Tagum, and San Fernando in La Union, Surigao, Tuguegarao, Tacloban and Santiago.

Ma. Lourdes Sereno Diokno, executive director of the AIM Policy Center, said that they decided to group the cities into three brackets because it would be unfair to compare the metropolitan and highly-urbanized cities like Cebu and Davao to new and emerging young cities.

“Cebu City and Davao City outpaced the rest in many indicators,” added Ana Maria Tabunda, chief research fellow at Pulse Asia and consultant for the PCCRP 2009. Roger Carlson, acting mission director of the USAID, one of the sponsors of the PCCRP, said that the findings of the study can guide the local officials in introducing policy changes in their localities.

“Newly-elected mayors can base their reform efforts on information that comes from business operators themselves,” Carlson said. The PCCRP 2009 also recognized the cities that topped in each of the criteria used in the study. Below is a complete list of the winners:

AWARDS

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Mayors of the winning cities said that the recognition they received should inspire their cities to do better and to sustain the reforms and policies they have started. “This will serve as an impetus to us,” said Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat, whose city received three awards. He added that he is hoping that the awards can help them attracting investors who are afraid to invest in Zamboanga City because if the perception that it is not safe.

San Fernando City Mayor Pablo Ortega, meanwhile, said that his city’s efforts to address pollution and to simplify the process in applying and reviewing business permits helped them win four awards. “We put up a one-stop shop for those who want to do business with us,” Ortega said. “The system is very transparent and because it is fast we are able to curb bribery. (Newsbreak)

source (http://newsbreak.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7986&Itemid=88889053)
source also from Legazpi Thread

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:02 PM

Waah!!! Ugugaw kini.

Nasa Saudi Arabia na ako noon nagtatrabaho. Yong barkada ko sa STI Dagupan (dating building sa may Asiacareer, tapat ng Chimes, just beside the bridge) noon na pala-inom.... nagdasal daw ng todo todo, at umiyak pa.

Grabe yang earthquake na yan. Yes, it brings back memories. masiken ka la manaya! :lol:

Written by JESUS F. LLANTO, Newsbreak
WEDNESDAY, 21 JULY 2010

MANILA, Philippines--The cities of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Dagupan have been named as the most competitive cities outside Metro Manila in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2009 (PCCRP) of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center. The study, which was launched Monday in Pasay City, used six criteria in ranking the 29 cities: dynamism of local economy, responsiveness of the LGUs to business, infrastructure, quality of life, and cost of doing business and human resource and training.

It is based on official government data, perception survey among businessmen, and interviews with local chief executives and local business group’s representative The PCCRP also classified the cities into three groups: metropolitan growth centers, growth centers and emergent cities.

Cebu City bested Davao in the metro growth center category, which refers to cities with an average of P3.05 billion total income and average population of 1.08 million. Cagayan de Oro, meanwhile, topped in the growth centers category, which included the cities of General Santos, Baguio, Lapu-Lapu, Zamboanga, Olongapo, Batangas, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Mandaue. These cities have an average income of P1.2 billion and population 421,165.

Dagupan City is the most competitive among the emergent cities. It bested the cities of Angeles, Butuan, Cotabato, Lucena, Naga, Legaspi, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Ormoc, Iligan, Tagum, and San Fernando in La Union, Surigao, Tuguegarao, Tacloban and Santiago.

Ma. Lourdes Sereno Diokno, executive director of the AIM Policy Center, said that they decided to group the cities into three brackets because it would be unfair to compare the metropolitan and highly-urbanized cities like Cebu and Davao to new and emerging young cities.

“Cebu City and Davao City outpaced the rest in many indicators,” added Ana Maria Tabunda, chief research fellow at Pulse Asia and consultant for the PCCRP 2009. Roger Carlson, acting mission director of the USAID, one of the sponsors of the PCCRP, said that the findings of the study can guide the local officials in introducing policy changes in their localities.

“Newly-elected mayors can base their reform efforts on information that comes from business operators themselves,” Carlson said. The PCCRP 2009 also recognized the cities that topped in each of the criteria used in the study. Below is a complete list of the winners:

AWARDS

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Mayors of the winning cities said that the recognition they received should inspire their cities to do better and to sustain the reforms and policies they have started. “This will serve as an impetus to us,” said Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat, whose city received three awards. He added that he is hoping that the awards can help them attracting investors who are afraid to invest in Zamboanga City because if the perception that it is not safe.

San Fernando City Mayor Pablo Ortega, meanwhile, said that his city’s efforts to address pollution and to simplify the process in applying and reviewing business permits helped them win four awards. “We put up a one-stop shop for those who want to do business with us,” Ortega said. “The system is very transparent and because it is fast we are able to curb bribery. (Newsbreak)

source (http://newsbreak.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7986&Itemid=88889053)
source also from Legazpi Thread
Atan so balita, no juicy hypes, confirmation labat ya competitive so Dagupan.

Manakis larad biyek! :lol:

hugodiekonig

July 21st, 2010, 05:04 PM

masiken ka la manaya! :lol:

Atan so balita, no juicy hypes, confirmation labat ya competitive city so Dagupan.

Manakis larad biyek! :lol:

ha? ano ibig nyo pong sabihin? hehehe sorry po hindi po ako nakakaintindi ng Pangasinense hehehe

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:27 PM

^kako matanda na si info_rene :lol::lol::lol:

hugodiekonig

July 21st, 2010, 05:32 PM

^kako matanda na si info_rene :lol::lol::lol:

Atan so balita, no juicy hypes, confirmation labat ya competitive city so Dagupan.

Manakis larad biyek!

- ano po ibig sabihin nito? paturo po Pangasinense hehehe

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:44 PM

^isa sa pianakamahirap na linguahe ang Pangasinan. beginners level lang ako, si christain_joe nga di ko pa natuturuan :lol:

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:45 PM

20 YEARS AFTER EARTHQUAKE: Dagupan’s more vibrant than ever

July 21, 2010

By Yolanda Sotelo

DAGUPAN CITY – A walk along downtown reveals hardly a trace of the July 16, 1990 earthquake that brought the city down to its knees.

It has been 20 years since the intensity 7.7 earthquake hit the city that liquefied the soil, tumbled down buildings and electric power poles and bridges, pulverized concrete roads and traumatized most residents of the city and adjoining towns.

Except for a few “sunken structures,” all buildings have been reconstructed, the bridges have been rebuilt, and the roads paved and even widened.

From the looks of everything, the city’s economy is much more vibrant than ever.

“This just means that there is life after a catastrophe. This is because of the determination of people to go back to their normal lives,” Mayor Benjamin Lim said.

It was Lim, then a fledgling businessman, who rallied his peers not to leave but to rebuild the almost totally devastated city.

Days after the killer quake, the businessmen put up billboards in different parts of the city. They read: Dagupan is unsinkable. To sink is unthinkable. To leave is impossible. To rebuild we shall forever do.

And they did, with a little help from then fourth district Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. who was able to secure P2 billion rehabilitation fund from the national government for rebuilding the road and the bridges.

Twenty years hence, city officials have become more concerned with building safety strictly implements the building code especially in the establishment of foundation.

City Engineer Virginia Rosario said the city’s soil is prone to liquefaction, so after the earthquake, those constructing buildings are required to submit soil bearing test results, or the capacity of the soil to carry a structure.

“But if the building is higher than two stories, we require the use of pile foundation (a foundation that should reach the solid part of the soil which could be 20 meters deep). Otherwise, they can use footing tie-beam or mat foundation,” Rosario explained.

It was the liquefaction of the soil that “saved” most buildings in the city from devastation but most sank and tilted to their side. Some buildings were declared no longer safe and were condemned.

Every July, the city conducts drills among students and government and private employees on what to do if earthquake occurs again. Similar drills are conducted for other calamities like fire and typhoon.

“Our unpreparedness when the July 1990 earthquake hit the city should have jolted the officials to the reality that such disasters can strike anytime,” Gonzalo Duque, president of theLyceum Northwestern University, said.

Duque said his school has wide open spaces where the students and employees can run to, if there is earthquake. There are yearly drills, too, for the school populace.

“These are not enough, but we can never really be prepared for natural disasters. For instance, we prepare for an Intensity 7.7 earthquake because it is the kind that occurred in 1990. But what if the next big thing is Intensity 9 or 10? Would our preparedness be enough?” he said.

One thing that the city should prepare for is tsunami, a possible disaster to hit the city because it is a coastal city, but no one is preparing for it, he said.

Robert Erfe-Mejia, head of the Public Order and Safety Office which is in charge of the drills, admitted that preparedness of the residents is not enough, and even some buildings may not be able to take another beating from an earthquake.

“What we can all do is to pray,” said Armi Bangsal-Lorica, a businesswoman from Lingayen whose father had a heart attack and died in Dagupan during the earthquake.

“My father’s assistant left and five minutes later, the earthquake hit and my father had a heart attack. His assistant was a former medical student and could have helped him, if he had not left,” she said.

While 20 years has passed, memories of the earthquake still send shivers down the spines of some residents.

“I saw children running towards their homes. I saw people walking down the road like zombies. Total strangers held on to each other for support as the tremors came one after the other. People held hands as they waded through the flooded roads. It was eerie. Unfortunately, no one was able to record those on video,” said a resident, who asked not to be named.

Aftershocks came in succession and residents put up tents and slept outside of their homes, afraid that another big tremble would crumble down their homes. For weeks on end, there was no electricity, no telephone, and no tap water. The main roads were destroyed and people had to endure the dust for months.

“But everyone seemed to be praying. This means that when such disasters come, everyone somehow gets closer to God,” the resident said.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/21/20-years-after-earthquake-dagupans-more-vibrant-than-ever/

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:48 PM

U.S. Ambassador hails Dagupan ordinance on gender equality

DAGUPAN CITY, July 20 (PNA)-—United States Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas Jr. hailed an ordinance in Dagupan City further promoting gender equality in the city.

Thomas expressed this when he met Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez and former City Councilor Farah Marie Decano in Baguio City last July 16.

Decano was acting vice mayor of Dagupan when Ordinance No. 1953-2010 was passed by the Dagupan City Council.

At that time, Vice Mayor Fernandez ,who was reelected for a second term of office, was in the United States.

The meeting took place a day before Ambassador Thomas proceeded to La Union to inaugurate a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Rotary Club.

Decano, who resumes her full-time practice of law after completing three terms as councilor of Dagupan City on June 30, 2010, said Ambassador Thomas was happy to learn there is such an ordinance further promoting gender equality in Dagupan.

The ordinance, passed during the city council’s regular session on June 21, 2010, seeks to eliminate barriers to the full development of individuals especially because of their sex, gender and sexual orientation.

Decano quoted Ambassador Thomas as saying that "discrimination of lesbian and gay is a waste of time".

Thomas informed that the U.S. Embassy observed Lesbian and Gay Bisexual and Transsexual Day in June this year.

“I’m very happy that a Local Government Unit (in the Philippines) was brave enough to pass such a measure,” Ambassador Thomas said in his talk to Decano and Vice Mayor Fernandez.

The ordinance was jointly sponsored by Councilors Maria Librada Fe Reyna and Jose Netu Tamayo and jointly seconded by Carlo Alipio Serafin Fernandez and Marcelino Fernandez.

In that ordinance, the city of Dagupan affirms the worth and dignity of women and men as human beings and therefore upholds their rights “as human rights”.

Section 9 of the ordinance provides that no person shall be dismissed from work because of one’s sex, gender and sexual orientation. Moreover, no person shall receive a different salary or wage or compensation benefits solely on the basis of sex, gender and sexual orientation.

At the same time, the ordinance states that no person shall be denied access to government assistance, resources and information due to his/her sex gender and orientation.

It further provides that no person shall be denied access to capability building and economic opportunities due to his sex, gender and sexual orientation.

Finally, the ordinance seeks that no person shall be denied his/her right to participation, express his/her opinion on a public issue and/or be denied his/her involvement in any political process due to his or her sex, gender and sexual orientation.

Any violation of the ordinance shall be punishable by six months imprisonment and/or five thousand pesos. Should a corporation or branch be sued, the president, the immediate manager and/or supervisor/ department head shall be held liable with the erring employee.

Ambassador Thomas asked Decano to furnish him a copy of the Dagupan ordinance. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=288891

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:50 PM

Massive river cleanup kicks off in Pangasinan

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 20 (PNA) — The provincial government led by Governor Amado Espino Jr. spearheaded a massive river clean up starting on Monday in Lingayen, Binmaley, Dagupan and San Carlos cities as part of the observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Week.

The clean up drive was formally launched in front of the provincial capitol, attended by the Mayors Ernesto Castaneda of Lingayen, Lorenzo Cerezo of Binmaley, Benjamin Lim of Dagupan City who was represented by his son Brian and Julier Resuello of San Carlos City.

The project was supported by the Police Provincial Office headed by Senior Superintendent Percival Barba, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), the Philippine Army and other support units.

Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan rallied all LGUs to spearhead the cleaning of their respective rivers which may overflow because they are now very shallow and even cluttered with illegal fish contraptions.

He said river clean up should be done not only during National Disaster Consciousness Week but also everyday, reminding that the provincial government has programs.

Sought to be dismantled by the massive cleanup drive are illegal fishpens, fish traps and other contraptions that not only closed navigation but also constricted water ways, thus impeding the free flow of water during high tide and rainy season.

Tagged a very critical areas are the rivers in Dagupan City where some 700 fish pens were scattered as well as in Binmaley and Lingayen which all share a common body of water.

PENRO Wendy Co hailed the river clean up drive since most rivers are now clogged mostly by unsightly contraptions that oftentimes impede the flow of water.

First to be cleaned up on July 19 and 20 by joint policemen and volunteers were the rivers near the town proper of Binmaley which were cluttered with bamboo poles that already became eye sores.

Corollary to this, the provincial government has just bought a dredging machine which it will use in deepening shallow and dying rivers. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=8&rid=288947

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:51 PM

City government to mount dredging operations

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

DAGUPAN CITY -- City Mayor Benjamin Lim is bent on clearing the city's main river tributaries of illegal structures that are contributory to the siltation of the rivers and are hindrance to the free flow of water down to the Lingayen Gulf.

Not to mention the fact, that as discovered, a lot of these fishpen operators have not been paying what is due the city.

Updates on President Benigno Aquino III's presidency

Recently, the mayor directed City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina to defer momentarily the renewals of Aquaculture Lease Agreements (ALA) to pave way for the planned massive dredging of the river tributaries.

Based on Molina's report to the mayor, there were 797 ALA recorded in 2004. As of June 30, 2010, however, only 124 renewed their ALA. Thus, 673 are considered illegally operating.

In connection with the Ilog Ko, Bilayen Ko, Aroen Ko campaign of Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr., Lim earlier entered into an understanding with the Provincial Government with the local government of Binmaley for the dredging of rivers.

"In effect, mababawasan ang production ng bangus but what is important ay malinisan at ma-dredge ang mga ilog natin na masyado ng silted," Lim stated.

The mayor however emphasized that after the dredging operation, the City Government will strictly implement the Dagupeno-first policy in operation of fishpens.

At present, big-time fishpen operators from outside the city are said to be lording over the fishpen industry in the city. That marginalized fishermen or local residents are allegedly being used as dummies or camouflage as local fishpen operators.

Meanwhile, Lim has requested Molina to make a study concerning the dredging of fishponds. Deeper fishponds could mean increased volume of bangus production from the fishponds, and less use of rivers for fishpens. (LCMY/Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/city-government-mount-dredging-operations

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:54 PM

Mayor Braganza elected secretary general of league of cities

ALAMINOS CITY, July 20 (PNA)--Mayor Hernani A. Braganza was elected unopposed as secretary general of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) during its election of officers and general assembly on July 17 at at Century Park Hotel in Pasay City.

In the same election, Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri was voted as chairman of LCP while San Fernando City (Pampanga) Mayor Oscar Rodriguez was elected as the league president.

Also elected vice president for the National Capital Region was Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian.

Braganza and Echiverri are both partymates of President Benigno C. Aquino III These two are former members of the famed “Spice Boys” in the House of Representatives and in their third and final term as chief executives of their respective cities.

LCP has 121 members throughout the country.

Majority of the mayors have agreed to rally behind Braganza on his recommendation that the league should choose leaders who could unify all local executives and achieve reforms regardless of their political affiliations.

This was Braganza's first inclusion in the new LCP leadership though for the past six years he was being constantly pushed by his peers to become one of the officers of the league.

Before he became mayor of Alaminos City, Braganmza served as Agrarian Reform secretary and Press Secretary.

He too was a two-term congressman of the first district of Pangasinan and one term as councilor of Alaminos when it was still a municipality.

It was during his second term in Congress that he pushed for Alaminos' cityhood.

With him as mayor of Alaminos, he turned the city into an ultimate eco-tourist destination and one of the fastest growing economies in Northern Luzon if not in the whole country today.

In his last term of office, he vowed to complete four landmark projects namely: the Alaminos Airport Project, Hundred Islands Medical Services Complex, PSU-Alaminos City Campus and the Alaminos Hotel. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=289204

allan_dude

July 21st, 2010, 05:58 PM

Selling fresh buko more profitable than copra - PCA

By Danny O Sagun

Dagupan City (21 July) -- Pangasinan businessmen have turned to selling young coconuts rather than pursue the less-profitable copra industry, the local head of the coconut regulating body disclosed Tuesday.

Eleazar Parohinog of the Philippine Coconut Authority said that the copra industry, which used to thrive in Pangasinan some decades ago, gradually declined because it generated less profit for businessmen who later found selling fresh coconuts more profitable. "Napakahirap, from harvest to transport ng copra sa oil mills, napakahabang proseso, ang daming trabaho, tapos ang liit pa ng kita," Parohinog noted during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of the Philippine Information Agency Tuesday over Radyo ng Bayan-DZMQ.

The last copra producer closed shop in the early 90s, he said.

He said that a copra businessman realizes P15 per kilo of copra (equivalent to four nuts). A buko dealer nets at least P6 per nut however. Farmgate price ranges from P6 to P8 per nut. "Kaya mas gusto na nilang magbenta ng buko kesa ikopra na napakalaki pa ng trabaho at gastos, lumalabas na dalawang piso na lang ang ganasya nila per nut," he said.

Aside from the mambubuko, some engage in making pastillas, kakanin (native cakes) and bocayo. The meat is also grinded and squeezed to obtain coco milk which is a popular mix for various cooking recipes.

Parohinog however saw a downside of harvesting young nuts to meet the demand of the thriving buko and pastillas industry. "Halos wala nang tumatandang niyog dahil nga sa popular na buko," he said.

Pangasinan now has about 11,000 hectares planted with coconuts. The total number of trees including non-bearing ones is 1,102,859, which number could hardly meet the daily demand of about 60,000 to 70,000 nuts. Thus 30 percent of the supply, he said, comes from other provinces like Aurora and Cagayan provinces.

He urged local government units to undertake massive coco planting in their respective areas. The PCA likewise gives incentives ? P14 for every seedling planted plus P16 for seedling that survived for six months ? to encourage people to plant coconut trees.

The population of coconuts in Pangasinan has decreased due to the two super typhoons that hit the province, Cosme and Emong, and indiscriminate cutting. "Aaminin ko na, may laman pa rin ang mga puesto nila," he said referring to coco lumber dealers when asked if illegal cutting is also true in the province.

While a moratorium was indeed imposed on cutting of trees, unscrupulous businessmen took advantage of the loopholes in the law. "Gusto nga naming ma-lift yong moratorium, kasi we are also deprived of income," he said. The PCA charges P25 per tree plus fees for processing, transport and replacement.

Coconut trees may be cut if they are 60 years old and above, infested, pose danger to properties or the land in question is subject for land conversion. (PIA Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100721.htm&no=59

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 22nd, 2010, 02:07 AM

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 22nd, 2010, 02:21 AM

Atan so balita, no juicy hypes, confirmation labat ya competitive city so Dagupan.

Manakis larad biyek!

- ano po ibig sabihin nito? paturo po Pangasinense hehehe

^^sabi niya, yan ang balita, no juicy hypes,confirmation na competitive city ang Dagupan

yan ang sabi :)

hugodiekonig

July 22nd, 2010, 05:46 AM

^^sabi niya, yan ang balita, no juicy hypes,confirmation na competitive city ang Dagupan

yan ang sabi :)

hehehe wow salapat po sa Pagtranslate! heheh Balbaleg ya salamat!! (iyan lang ang alam kong Pangasinense na salita hehehe)

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:13 AM

Dagupan garbage problem is ‘critical’

DAGUPAN City’s garbage problem is now in “critical condition”.

Mayor Benjamin Lim has been informed by the Waste Management Division that the open dumpsite at the Tondaligan beach along the Bonuan shorelines is now facing even more serious management problems after the bulldozer recently bought by the city government for P7.8 million has bogged down.

The bulldozer was bought by the city government three months ago.

“This is not to make somebody look bad but this is the reality we have to resolve as we do the appropriate action.” Lim said.

An inspection team, which conducted an ocular inspection in the area, has recommended as stop-gap measure the rental of heavy equipment to restore the operation of the dumpsite and the spraying of chemicals to lessen the foul smell

The team also said there is a need to purchase another bulldozer to rehabilitate the dumpsite.

Lim said he will seek the provincial government’s help through Gov. Amado Espino Jr. and discuss the matter with the rest of the city government officials.

NO SEGREGATION, NO COLLECTION

Meanwhile, Lim, in a dialogue with barangay chairmen last week, has asked the community leaders to strictly impose segregation at the household level, otherwise garbage will not be collected in their area.

“If there will be no segregation, there will be no garbage collection in your barangays,” the mayor told the village chiefs whom he said “are supposed to be responsible in resolving sanitation problems in their barangays.”

Lim stressed that as mandated by an ordinance, the segregation of non-biodegradable and bio-gradable waste materials should be implemented in the barangays.

The mayor also took note of the request for the dumpsite closure made by Bonuan Boquig Punong Barangay Alfredo Quinto Jr. who raised the issue of health problems posed by the dumpsite to residents in the area.

It will be recalled a similar request by the barangay in 2001 prompted the city government, then under Mayor Lim, to acquire a 30-hectare lot in Barangay Awai in San Jacinto to be constructed as sanitary landfill.

The city government, however, has since lost ownership of the lot after its acquisition.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/dagupan-garbage-problem-is-%E2%80%98critical%E2%80%99/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:15 AM

VM Belen launches new school feeding program

TRUE to her commitment in the last election, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez again launched her citywide breakfast feeding program targeting pupils from Grades 1 to IV in all public elementary schools in Dagupan.

More than 1,500 pupils were fed during the launching at the Carael and Calmay Elementary Schools and at the Juan P. Guadiz Elementary School in Barangay Poblacion Oeste last July 12.

This was followed the next day at the Bonuan Boquig Elementary School and at the Pantal Elementary School, benefitting another 1,800 pupils.

About 35,000 pupils are targeted as beneficiaries this year.

The children were served oatmeal mixed with chocolate and milk to boost the children’s breakfast meals at home. Students were also given toothpaste and soap for personal hygiene.

Fernandez said the feeding program menu will soon include noodles, mixed with nutritious malunggay.

After the initial feeding, there will be three more feeding days for each school, to be scheduled by the teachers using supplies of oats, chocolate and milk that were turned over by Fernandez.

The vice mayor is undertaking the project with the help of some members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.–LM

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/vm-belen-launches-new-school-feeding-program/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:16 AM

SM City Rosales celebrates National Children’s Book Day

ROSALES–The SM City mall here will celebrate National Children’s Book Day on June 20 with several activities geared towards promoting the love for reading among children.

Some of the activities lined up include digital storytelling with celebrities, book mascot parade, literary exhibits, book donation drive, and “writeshops” for children’s literature.

Through the SM Supermalls’ Corporate Social Responsibility program, 35,000 brand new books will also be distributed to several public schools nationwide. This project is undertaken in cooperation with the Department of Education, the National Book Development Board, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Vibal Publishing.

The Philippines’ National Children’s Book Day is celebrated every 3rd Tuesday of July, in commemoration of the publication of Dr. Jose Rizal’s “Ang Pagong at ang Matsing” (The Turtle and the Monkey) at the Trubner’s Oriental Record in London.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/sm-city-rosales-celebrates-national-children%E2%80%99s-book-day/

pi_malejana

July 22nd, 2010, 09:18 AM

^isa sa pianakamahirap na linguahe ang Pangasinan. beginners level lang ako, si christain_joe nga di ko pa natuturuan :lol:

ay imbagam!!:lol: ung mama ko ilang buwan lang sa Bikol marunong ng magsalitang bikolano (bikolano kasi tatay ko)... pero ung tatay ko, ilang taon sa pangasinan, daiset labat so anta to...:lol::nuts:

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:20 AM

Abono supports proposed ‘porkless’ congress

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

ROSALES – Abono Party List chair Rosendo So called on Liberal Party congressmen to be role models by not taking the “soft part” of their priority development assistance fund, more known as pork barrel, as proposed by LP member Rep Erin Tanada.

So said starting this year, LP lawmakers at the House of Representatives and the Senate should spearhead the call of Tanada.

The yearly pork is divided as” soft” and “hard.” The soft part for a senator is P100 million, while the hard part is another P100 million. The soft part for a member of the lower house is P30 million, while the hard part is P40 million.

Soft part or non-infrastructure project goes to scholarship programs, medical assistance to indigent patients in government hospitals, livelihood support programs, the purchase of information technology equipment and financial assistance to local government units for the latter’s priority projects and programs.

The hard part, or the other hand, is for infrastructure project like roads, bridges, footbridges, pathways, multipurpose buildings, school buildings, potable water systems, flood control, drainage systems, irrigation facilities and electrification projects.

So said that he is for the total abrogation of the PDAF since solons are elected to hammer laws and not identify projects for construction.

“In the executive (branch) okay lang sa akin. Executive branch ang gagawa ng projects. Ang gagawin ng mga congressmen ay gagawa ng batas,” he stressed.

He explained that without the pork there will be less number of candidates to salivate for a congressional post in the next election because the attractive PDAF would no longer be available for their unilateral disposal.

So said he was not discouraged by the elimination of pork because Abono has been helping the poor by using its own funds in its countless medical missions and feeding programs in the Northern Luzon areas, and it sourced the constructions of public school buildings from its vaunted ally, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Manila.

“Pork” is believed to be a source of corruption among senators and congressmen. Reports say that in every project each lawmaker identifies for the government to fund, each of them pocketed a minimum of 20 percent, while their conspirators at the departments of public works, agriculture, and education have their own percentage of the precious government fund thus usually making the project substandard as the private contractor they commissioned manipulated it to recoup his expenses and profit.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/19/abono-supports-proposed-%E2%80%98porkless%E2%80%99-congress/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:35 AM

^isa sa pianakamahirap na linguahe ang Pangasinan. beginners level lang ako, si christain_joe nga di ko pa natuturuan :lol:ay imbagam!!:lol: ung mama ko ilang buwan lang sa Bikol marunong ng magsalitang bikolano (bikolano kasi tatay ko)... pero ung tatay ko, ilang taon sa pangasinan, daiset labat so anta to...:lol::nuts:

^Tuwa nanlapo ak ed Bohol nen simba singa ra tagalog makatalos ak manayay bisaya.

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:43 AM

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Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. (right) beams with pride as Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton (left), who traces her roots in Pozorrubio town, shows her three world boxing title belts in a courtesy call to the Governor at the Governor’s Office in Capitol Building, Lingayen last July 14. The Fil-Am female boxer recently won the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight belt after beating her Mexican opponent in Canada.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/19/the-huricane-visits-pangasinan/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:47 AM

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/5-TAEKWONDO-CHAMP-IS-A-DAGUPE%C3%91A.jpg

TAEKWONDO CHAMP IS A DAGUPEÑA–A beaming Marivil Cabaddu, a 36-year old public elementary school teacher, shows the bronze medal she won in the 4th World Taekwando Cultural Expo Competition held in Muju, Korea July 2-7 during a courtesy call on Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim. The mayor encouraged Cabaddu to draw up a program for the training of youngsters on the sport to be supported by the city government. (CIO photo)

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/17/taekwondo-champ-is-a-dagupena/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:51 AM

Multi-million investments prop up Bani

BANI is your average rural municipality in the Philippines — ranked a second-class town with fishing and agriculture as the main livelihood of its more or less 50,000 population living in a land area of 180 square kilometers.

But Bani, located on the western coast of Pangasinan, is aiming to be a cut above the average by becoming a model “green city” by 2020.

As part of that goal, the local government has attracted foreign investments for the development of green energy,

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is bankrolling a P90-million windmill project while a Spanish group is planning a biomass plant, both of which will be pilot initiatives.

The windmill project, expected to produce 500 kilowatts of power, will be tied up with the construction of an ice-making plant and fish ports.

“JICA would like to prove that the ice plant and fish port can be run by electricity generated by the windmills. This is green energy.” Navarro explained.

Meanwhile, the biomass energy project, which is still in the planning stage, will use rice husks and rice stalks to produce energy.

“The rice husks and stalks will be placed in a boiler and be channeled to a generator that can produce five megawatts of electricity,” the mayor said.

When asked why his town is almost always chosen as host for pilot projects, Navarro replied “These funding agencies are looking for local government units that are not tainted with corruption, only good governance.” (PIA-Pangasinan)

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/multi-million-investments-prop-up-bani/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 09:55 AM

Sual port construction starts

LINGAYEN–Construction work for the Sual International Shipping Port, which was set back by the May 10 election activities, is finally set to start this month.

Sual Mayor John Rodney Arcinue, speaking at the Enkwentro Forum of the Pangasinan Press Club last week, announced that Phase 1 of the project, funded by the initial P90 million from the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), has been contracted out to Golden Ridge Construction of Bataan.

The succeeding phases of the project will be funded by the P100 million committed by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), P200 million from the Pangasinan provincial government and P100 million from the municipal government of Sual.

Arcinue said he is confident that the new administration of President Benigno Aquino III will support the project, initiated by Governor Amado Espino Jr. under the previous Arroyo administration, even as the PPA contribution has yet to be released.

The mayor said the P100 million counterpart of the municipality will be obtained through a loan from the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB).

The port, located at Baquioen Bay (a natural cove in the Lingayen Gulf where ships shelter in case of a storm in the open sea) is part of the development equation drawn up by the municipal government to boost economic opportunities in Sual and other parts of western Pangasinan.

Meanwhile, Arcinue said the town’s training center is targeting to produce 500 welders and 500 sewers for the operation of the port.

Currently, Sual is qualified to become a city income-wise with its P126 million budget, benefiting largely from the presence of the Sual Coal-fired Power Plant run by Team Energy but its 32,000 population is way below the required 100,000.—LM

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/sual-port-construction-starts/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 10:01 AM

Capitol trains tourism frontliners

LINGAYEN–Enhanced training for provincial government’s service frontliners was recently conducted to further reinforce tourism initiatives.

Some 143 provincial employees whose duties include providing direct frontline services to Pangasinenses, visitors and tourists participated in the training.

“You were trained so you can appreciate the very things we are doing here, the very things that we are protecting here, this is the very essence of this training,” said Governor Amado Espino Jr. said during the culminating rites.

In 2009, the province posted a total of 316,850 tourists and visitors, making it one of the top tourist destinations in Region I.

The one-day seminar, held in three batches, was dubbed “Tourist-Friendly Pangasinan Frontliners.”

The activity was spearheaded by the Provincial Tourism Division co-sponsored by the Department of Tourism Region I (DOT-Region I).

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/capitol-trains-tourism-frontliners/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 10:12 AM

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 10:50 AM

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8814/218n.jpg iner ya diad Lucao o diad Junction?

Rosales Eco Tourism Site

http://rosalespangasinan.com/images/stories/TreePlanting.jpg
Anong mga planned outdoor activities diyan?

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Soon wala met lay windmills ditan ed Sual, gawen na PetroGreen

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 10:54 AM

Sual mayor tells Dagupeños: You can do it

A MATTER OF POLITICAL WILL

“DOABLE”.

This was the response of Sual Mayor John Rodney Arcinue when asked whether Dagupan City can solve its garbage problem given the volume of waste produced daily and the absence of disposal facilities.

“Kung kaya ng Marikina City, ng barangay Bued sa Calasiao, kaya nila yon,” said Arcinue, pointing out that mayors must make waste disposal a priority.

Sual town has achieved “zero waste” status with its materials recovery facility (MRF) used for segregation, recycling and production of organic fertilizer while plastic or sando bags are grinded and used as mix for hollow blocks and paving blocks.

The facility was set up through the help of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Arcinue said the size of the town or city should not be a major issue.

“Maliit nga yong volume ng basura namin compared sa Dagupan, siguro times 20. Pero ganon din i-multiply mo lang yong pondo at bilang ng tao. Sa amin 12 tao ang naka-assign sa garbage collection and disposal,” he pointed out during the Engkwentro forum of the Pangasinan Press Club last week.

Under Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001, local government units are required to implement specific garbage management targets.

SEAPORT

Meanwhile, Arcinue said the town’s training center is targeting to produce 500 welders and 500 sewers for the operation of the Sual International Seaport, which will start construction this month.

The national government, through the Department of Transportation and Communication, has pledged P200 million for the project, the provincial government will give P200 million, and the municipal government of Sual will contribute P100 million.

Arcinue said Sual hopes to eventually become a Port City.

Sual is now qualified to become a city income-wise with its P126 million budget, benefiting largely from the presence of the Sual Coal-fired Power Plant run by Team Energy, but its 32,000 population is way below the required 100,000.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/sual-mayor-tells-dagupenos-you-can-do-it/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 10:56 AM

Lim asks DENR to stop reclamation

CITY MAYOR Benjamin Lim called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) last week to put a stop to the unauthorized reclamation and backfilling activities on a portion of the Calmay River along the Jose de Venecia expressway.

Lim said his administration will not tolerate any move that makes a mockery of his rallying cry that “our city is our shared responsibility” as he pointed out his campaign platform of good governance, environment-friendly and flood-free Dagupan.

Lim also vehemently denied that the erring company, 888 Dagupan Projects Inc.is operating under his protection as the activities resumed a day before the Lim administration took over.

The company, led by a William Chua of Mangaldan is reportedly behind the reclamation.

“Even if Mr. Chua is known to me personally, I would not hesitate to crack the whip on him for violating an ordinance enacted during my incumbency, prohibiting the filling up of fishponds in the area,” he explained.

The company was issued a cease and desist order by the DENR Environmental Management Bureau Regional on January 15, 2009 for its failure to comply with the provisions of the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) issued to the firm.

The Sangguniang Panlungsod has determined in its inquiry into the matter that, indeed, the company is defying the cease and desist order issued by the DENR.

DENR-EMB Director Joel G. Salvador explained that under DENR Administrative Order No. 2009-07, no reclamation activity can be done by any individual because only the concerned government agencies are empowered to do it.

“Mr. Chua’s company is supposed to do backfilling in his supposed lot, but instead resorted to reclamation, which is unlawful,” he said.

Lim has also asked Salvador for a listing of all property owners using the necessary ECCs from the DENR as basis in pursuing their illegal reclamation projects.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/lim-asks-denr-to-stop-reclamation/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 10:59 AM

EMB confirms CDO vs. firm still valid

888 DAGUPAN PROPERTIES CHECKED

THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is again poised to enforce its cease and desist order (CDO) that it issued against a company after it was reported that the latter has again resumed reclamation activities at a portion of the Calmay River along the Jose R. De Venecia Expressway Extension.

The CDO was issued on January 15, 2009 against 888 Dagupan Properties Inc., registered under the name of one William Chua and represented by a certain Catherine Barmachea.

“It is a defiance of a lawful order,” decried EMB Director Joel Salvador when he appeared before the city council of Dagupan on July 12 to enlighten the body on the continuing backfilling operations.

In an interview with the media later, Salvador said his office will seek the company’s immediate compliance to the CDO but failed to state categorically what other legal action would be taken for the company’s continued defiance.

The reclamation activities stopped after the CDO was initially served but were resumed earlier this year. It was again stopped after then City Legal Officer George Mejia conducted an ocular inspection on the site. Work again resumed on June 29 and has since been continuing with the delivery and filling in of gravel and sand.

Salvador also pointed out that that the company has yet to comply with the imposed penalty of P50,000 for its initial violation.

It was Salvador himself who personally served the CDO, along with the legal officer of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, with the assistance of the Dagupan City Government then led by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr.

Answering questions from Councilor Karlos Liberato Reyna IV, chairman on the committee on environment , Salvador admitted his agency issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to the corporation for backfilling a portion of its property for land development but not for a reclamation project.

Salvador maintained that the project of the corporation falls under the definition of reclamation because “a portion of that property is submerged by water”.

Under DENR Administrative Order No. 2007-20 as amended, 888 Dagupan Properties Inc. or any private entity is not qualified to reclaim a property that is submerged by water, Salvador said.

LGU POWER

He added that only the government or an authorized agency and perhaps the local government unit can undertake reclamation or apply for reclamation, never a private individual.

Salvador clarified that if the project is not classified under reclamation, meaning the land was not submerged by water or that it is a fishpond, his office can allow backfilling but even this is subject to strict guidelines to ensure the protection of the environment.

He also clarified that if the EMB issues ECC to backfilling projects for land development, the local government is not precluded from holding applications for development permit if it sees it is contrary to existing drainage or development plans of a particular locality.

Vice Mayor and council presiding officer Belen Fernandez expressed fear that if the reclamation operation is not stopped, it could set a dangerous precedent and embolden others to reclaim portions of the Calmay River or other rivers.

Asked if the corporation can be ordered to re-haul the big volume of sand and gravel it backfilled in the area, Salvador admitted they have had no experience yet on such a case, but said they will study the matter in coordination with the city

“We issued the ECC for backfilling purposes not for reclamation, thus baka pupuwedeng ganoon ang mangyari that the sand and gravel can be hauled back,” Salvador said.

OTHER ECCs

At the same time, Salvador clarified that the ECCs his office issued to other property owners on Jose de Venecia Expressway Extension were in order as these were private properties and that the proponents for land developments followed the environmental measures recommended by his office to abate destruction of the environment.

Some of these titled properties, he said, were fishponds that were not submerged by water but just the same left the local government to determine on what to do with the other fishponds whose owners may also seek ECC for land development.

Councilor Jesus Canto asked the EMB to furnish the city with a list of applicants for ECC on both sides of the Jose R. De Venecia Expressway Extension for its proper guidance.—LM

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/emb-confirms-cdo-vs-firm-still-valid/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 11:00 AM

Lim suspends renewal of ALAs

DREDGING OPERATIONS PRIORITIZED

CITY MAYOR Benjamin Lim has directed the City Agriculture Office (CAO) to momentarily suspend the renewals of Aquaculture Lease Agreements (ALA) while a plan is underway to dredge the main river tributaries in the city.

Lim issued the order after the city entered into an understanding for a joint effort with the provincial government under Governor Amado Espino Jr. and Binmaley Mayor Lorenzo Cerezo for the dredging of rivers in the province in time for the rainy season to avoid flooding in prone areas.

“In effect, mababawasan ang production ng bangus but what is important ay malinisan at ma-dredge ang mga ilog natin na masyado ng silted,” said Lim.

City Agriculturist Emma Molina recently reported that of the total number of ALA issued to fish pen operators in the city in 2004 numbering around 797, only 124 have renewed as of June 30, which means the remaining 673 are operating illegally.

Lim stressed that after the dredging operation, his administration will apply the “Dagupeño-first” policy for the ALAs, which is required for the operation of fish pens.

NEW OPTIONS

Lim said he is also focusing on establishing a cooperative in order to help poor but deserving fisherfolk in the city.

Lim also requested Molina to study the possibility of dredging the fishponds in Dagupan in order for the operators to increase the volume of their Bangus production. This, in return, will discourage the fish pen operators from using the rivers, said Lim.

He also instructed Molina to study the feasibility of using floating fish cages rather than fishpen.

Lim further asked Molina to convince fishpond operators to venture into producing high-value fish, aside from bangus, such as talakitok.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/lim-suspends-renewal-of-alas/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 11:02 AM

MOA for seafood plant operations put on hold

THINGS are not looking too good for the Dagupan City Seafood Processing Plant.

The new Secretary of Agriculture, Proceso Alcala, has reportedly declined to sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) granting administrative control and supervision to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) .

City Agriculturist Emma Molina said Alcala has withheld action on the MOA because it was authorized by outgoing city officials. Former DA Secretary Bernie Fondevilla failed to sign the MOA before he stepped down.

Sangguniang Panlungsod Resolution No. 6510-2010 dated May 25, 2010, authorized former city mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. to designate the Department of Agriculture (DA)-BFAR to initially manage the facility for a period of five years when all policies and operational systems are expected to have been established and the plant would have achieved a self-reliant operation.

ELECTRIC BILL

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently forwarded to the city government an electric bill incurred in the operation of the facility, which has been renamed as Philippines-Korea Seafood Processing Complex for Dagupan City, amounting to P160,000.

Mayor Benjamin Lim expressed surprised why the city is being made to pay for the bill when the administration and supervision of the facility was supposed to be under the management of BFAR.

The payment has been put on hold.

On the hiring and training of personnel, Molina said the two batches of fifty trainees each are also still waiting to be asked to report for work.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/18/moa-for-seafood-plant-operations-put-on-hold/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 11:22 AM

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allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 11:34 AM

Gorospe promises a supportive city council

By Virgilio Sar. Maganes

URDANETA CITY- City Vice Mayor Onofre “Bong” Gorospe assured that the Sangguniang Panlungsod of this city will give its all out support to the development agenda City Mayor Amadeo Gregorio “Bobom” Perez IV.

He said this to news men who covered the first session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod last July 5at the Session Hall of the Old City Hall. The agenda was to review the city council’s rules and the creation of various legislative committees.

“There is also a need to review and update resolutions and ordinances passed during the past Sangguniang Panlungsod, whether these were implemented or not,” he said.

Gorospe directed the Secretary of the Sangguniang Panlugsod Edilberto Belvis to consolidate the previous resolutions and ordinances, and if needed these will be revised or amended to match with the needs of the present time.

In his bid to have a working city legislature, he directed also the various chairmen of the committees to submit their plans and recommendations to further development agenda n the city.

“The city council’s committees must work for the interest and welfare of the city folk. We are here for public service and to help the city mayor (Bobom) pursue his planned programs and projects,’ he said.

Unlike during the past city council where the fist Monday of the month’s sessions were held at the Old City Hall , Gorospe said that all sessions now will be held at the New City Hall in Anonas village.

He promised also to work on a vibrant executive-legislative relationships.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/17/gorospe-promises-a-supportive-city-council/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 11:36 AM

ALONG AGNO RIVER: Villasis, Rosales want concrete dikes

July 21, 2010

By Yolanda Sotelo

VILLASIS – The mayors of this town and neighbor Rosales asked the national government to concretize the newly-built portions of the dike along Agno River , saying the earth dike could easily give way once heavy rains come.

Mayor Libradita Abrenica said residents have not overcome the trauma they experienced when the entire town was suddenly submerged in meters-deep water in October 2009 when the San Roque dam abruptly eleased excess water at the height of typhoon “Pepeng.”

The breached dikes have been repaired but they have not compacted yet. They also have no protection like concrete or gabion so they can easily be washed out by rain or river water, Abrenica said.

The local government has put graveled the top the dike to stabilize the surface, supposedly a job of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ flood control office.

“But since we cannot wait for the DPWH anymore, we just did it ourselves,” Abrenica said.

There are two portions of the dike along Lipay village, one along Puelay and one along Amanperez, all of which were already restored by the DPWH.

“But these were not properly done. We have asked the flood control office several times to put boulders and gabions along the side, especially on the side of the river, to hold the soil. But there is no action yet,” Abrenica said.

In Rosales, Mayor Ricardo Revita said during heavy rain, the new dikes are being eaten up because they are still “loose.”

“But that is the concern of the Agno Flood Control Office,” he said.

Revita hoped what happened in October 2009 wont happen again because “hopefully, the San Roque dam people already learned their lesson.”

He said when the dam was releasing water last year, he went on top of the Carmen Bridge across the Agno River . I know that the rive can take 2,000 cubic meter per second of water released from the dam, he said.

Rosales and Villasis are separated by Agno River and were both heavily flooded during typhoon “Pepeng” when the dikes on both sides of the river gave way.

Abrenica said the displaced residents have rebuilt shanties along the dikes, which could again weaken the structures.

But it is the Agno Flood Control Office which has jurisdiction over the dikes, she said.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/21/along-agno-river-villasis-rosales-want-concrete-dikes/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 12:30 PM

Malasiqui gets P47M share from tobacco excise tax

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MALASIQUI – Mayor Armand Domantay has confirmed that the town received P47 million as its share from the excise tax on tobacco.

Domantay said the amount will be used for farm-to-market road (P32 million), fertilizers (P10 million), and purchase of water centrifugal pump (P5 million).

He stressed that the P47 million revenue’s share came from the 10 years’ allotment of this town from the national government.

The municipality next year will receive its annual share of P7 million from the National Tobacco Authority.

“Ako ay nagpapasalamat na pinirmahan na ni Congresswoman Rachel Arenas (3rd District, Pangasinan), at ito ay pinirmahan ko na rin. Kaya wala ng balakid at sagabal na na-i release ito sa Land Bank of the Philippines at ibinigay dito sa bayan ng Malasiqui,” he said.

He said the breakdown of the P47 million came from appropriation given by the national government to the provincial government (ten percent), this town (ten percent), and Rep. Arenas (80 percent).

Meanwhile, Domantay does not believe that Arenas will not be getting her regular P70 million Priority Development Assistance Fund or famously known as pork barrel because she was a close ally of former President Gloria M. Arroyo.

During the first term of Arenas, this town was a beneficiary of hundreds of millions of pesos projects from the more than a billion of pesos pork the lady lawmaker’s lobbied from the national government.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/19/malasiqui-gets-p47m-share-from-tobacco-excise-tax/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 12:48 PM

Bolinao residents want moratorium on aquaculture operations in town

By Yolanda Sotelo

Exasperated by the environmental pollution caused by the million-peso aquaculture industry in their town, Bolinao residents pressed for temporary moratorium of aquaculture operation, saying it should continue only after the ecosystem has been restored to health and a sustainable plan has been put in place.

“We are not against aquaculture per se, but unfortunately, it has become free-for-all and the number of cages has been too much for the sea water to sustain that fish kill has been occurring on almost regular basis. It has also affected the livelihood of marginal fishermen who used to depend on the sea resources,” Margaret Celeste, chair of the Movement of Bolinao Concerned Citizens Inc., said.

There are over 600 cages and 200 fish pens in Bolinao waters which were affected by red tide and fish kill last month. The damages from fish kill was estimated to be P50 million, but losses from shellfishes due to red tide was not given any cost, according to Municipal Planning and Development Officer Brunner Caranza.

The pollution caused by the fishery industry has caused the disappearance of “barangen dumadalan (a kind of rabbit fish),” lobsters, sea cucumber, corals and other species that used to thrive in the Kakiputan Channel, the residents said.

“We see the importance of Bolinao in the production of fish. The industry has propelled some Bolinao residents to prominence and prosperity. But it is benefiting only a handful of investors while it is destroying the Bolinao ecosystem,” the residents said.

They asked the authorities to act fast because the town’s marine environment is deteriorating quickly and time could come that no fish could survive anymore.

“When that time come, Bolinao could no longer contribute to the fishery sector,” Celeste said.

A position paper of the residents submitted to the local government proposed the complete cessation of aquaculture operations for as long as it would allow the host environment to recover. They also asked the LGU to work closely with towns sharing sea space with Bolinao.

On Thursday, Bolinao Mayor Alfonso Celeste, Anda Mayor Aldrin Cerdan and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Director Nestor Domenden met with the aquaculture operators to inform them about the need to rationalize the industry.

Domenden said the two mayors agreed to the proposal to minimize the number of structures in both towns, as well as to implement the recommended management strategies to protect the marine environment and prevent disasters like fish kill and red tide.

There should be a technical working group to conduct scientific study and craft rules and regulations to be strictly implemented by the local governments, he said.

First district Rep. Jesus Celeste also said the aquaculture problem should be resolved based on scientific recommendations by agencies such as BFAR and the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.

“The LGUs should abide by the recommendation of the Bolinao concerned citizens and the technical working group,” he said.

Caranza said Mayor Celeste declared to remove the fish pens or “he will resign from office.”

Among the proposals of the residents include the closure of fishpen operations which impede the flow of current, adopt new zonification and corresponding carrying capacity, free bottleneck areas (Culang to Culangi villages) of fish cages, alternate operations by zones or by year, create a monitoring committee.

They also asked for protection of rights and interests of marginal fishermen employed as caretakers, as well as define their rights and privileges in relation to their work as caretakers.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/17/bolinao-residents-want-moratorium-on-aquaculture-operations-in-town/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 12:58 PM

Batangcaoa residents inaugurate Presidencia

July 21, 2010

By Brando Cortez

BAYAMBANG-Residents of Barangay Batangcaoa happily trooped to their newly constructed barangay hall to witness the inauguration and blessing of the two- story structure last week.

The residents said the hall, called Presidensia de Batangcaoa, will be used as an assembly place to discuss plans and matters of interest to the community.

Beside the barangay hall is a small chapel to fill the spiritual needs of the residents.

Punong Barangay Rogelio “Berting” Dumalanta said that the funding for the project was sourced from the barangay Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), Mayor Ricardo Camacho, Governor Amado T..Espino, Jr. and Engr. Rosendo So of Abono Party-list.

“Ang pananalapi at mga resources na ginamit sa pagpapatayo ng barangay hall na ito ay mula sa sariling pondo ng barangay na matagal ng naka-allocate upang makapagpatayo ng magarang dalawang palapag na gusali,” Dumalanta said.

“Dahil hindi sapat ang pondo ng barangay, humingi po tayo ng suporta mula kay Mayor Ricardo Camacho, kay Governor Espino, at kay Engr. Rosendo So ng Abono Party-list,” Dumalanta continued.

Dumalanta also said that the barangay hall will serve the concept of bringing government closer to the people.

“Ang pagtayo ng bagong barangay hall ay magpapalakas sa pagkaka-isa ng mga residente at ng pamahalaang barangay tungo sa adhikain ng bawat isa na magkaroon ng matiwasay na pamumuhay,” Dumalanta said.

Barangay kagawad Celso Vallo said that with the barangay hall, the barangay council can hold sessions in an environment more conducive to producing better better barangay ordinances and resolutions.

“Hindi ko talaga akalain na ganitong kagandang ang barangay hall dito sa Batangcaoa,” Vallo said. “Kaya naman dapat na mas magsumikap ang mga opisyal ng barangay para pagsilbihan ang mga residente dito.”

Barangay kagawad Reksmon Lomibao said that the completion of the barangay will serve as an inspiration to the barangay leadership that cooperation and hard work has its dividends.

Guest of Honor, Modesto Operania from the Office of the Governor led Punong Barangay Berting Dumalanta and the incumbent barangay council in the ribbon cutting ceremony to formally open the barangay hall to residents of Batangacaoa.

Operania said that Governor Espino will continue to undertake projects in the barangays as a continuation of its program to bring more progress and development in Pangasinan.

The project, he said, is proof that the provincial government prioritizes the needs of the barangay folks.

Dumalanta said while the construction of the barangay hall is commendable and have helped define the role of the barangay in development, there are still more substantial challenges to be overcome so that the potential of barangay to be instruments in nation-building will be optimized.

“Magandang accomplishment po ang makapagpatayo ng barangay hall dahil dtto sa gusaling ito magmumula ang lahat ng plano para sa pag-unlad ng barangay,” Dumalanta said. “Pero mas marami pa tayong hamon na haharapin at nanainiwala ako sa kakayahan hindi lang ng mga opisyal ng barangay kung hindi pati na sa kakayahan ng bawat isa sa inyo na harapin ang anumang hamon ng panahon sa atin.”

Also in attendance were the Barangay Peace Action Team, Barangay Health Workers and the Sangguniang Kabataan.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/21/batangcaoa-residents-inaugurate-presidencia/

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 01:19 PM

Taiwanese to invest in Pangasinan

By Danny O Sagun

Lingayen, Pangasinan (22 July) -- Pangasinan continues to attract prospective foreign investors.

This time a group of top government officials and businessmen from the Republic of China visited the province to explore the possibilities of setting up business.

The group, led by Taiwan Senator Lu Hsuen-Chang, paid a courtesy call on Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. at the provincial Capitol Thursday. They later faced the local media in a press conference at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center and also visited scenic Bolinao town.

Lu, speaking thru an interpreter, said the Taiwanese government looked forward to cementing closer ties and friendship between the two countries. He said the Taiwanese were willing to share with Filipinos their experiences in the field of agriculture, tourism and industrialization.

He said that thru hard work the Taiwanese were able to turn Taiwan from a backward agricultural country to what it is now, a leading industrial giant in Asia. "We worked hard to get more," he told the press conference at the PDCC conference room. Their efforts, he said, proved successful with the setting up of one industrial park after another.

He clarified however that the Taiwanese did not entirely abandon agriculture. "On weekends our people spend time in their farms and so that?s extra income for them," he said.

Reports said that Taiwanese farmers are a breed different from typical Filipino farmers. They live in nice houses and own luxury vehicles and expensive equipment.

Apparently, that country had a successful land reform program. Their attitude to work also spelled the difference, a mediaman was overheard as telling another after listening to the visiting dignitary.

The delegation of about 24 people proceeded to Bolinao after the press conference for a tour of that scenic western Pangasinan town.

Koreans are also interested in programs and projects initiated by the provincial government like tourism, health services and industry. Some Korean groups have been in town exploring investment possibilities. (PIA Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100722.htm&no=33

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 01:22 PM

Taiwanese officials, businessmen eye investments in Pangasinan

By Eva Espiras (philstar.com) Updated July 22, 2010 05:45 PM

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—A 22-man delegation of Taiwanese officials led by their senator and other businessmen are eyeing Pangasinan for possible investment opportunities as they are in the province touring different ideal sites.

Republic of China Senator Hsuen-Chang Lu said after his delegates watched the presentation about the potentials of Pangasinan that, “I know that it is very well equipped with agricultural production, natural resources and a lot of mineral reserves here”.

He is optimistic that once the international seaport in Sual town in this province is finished, it will provide greater opportunities for export of the province’s precious metals to Taiwan . He said Taiwan needs resources of copper, gold, nickel for its semi-conductor industry.

“I can guarantee, there is a huge demand there,” Lu told local newsmen.

He said transportation is a key factor as well as infrastructures for investments to come in.

The senator said he noted that Pangasinan is a major agricultural production province for the region and Luzon.

He said he hopes his visit can bring more investments especially in agriculture production.

He said he has also invited Governor Amado Espino Jr. for a visit to Taiwan in September to meet agriculture officials in the Ministry of Taiwan for an exchange in agricultural technology and programs.

Hsiang-Ming Chung, chief executive officer of the Hsin Chu City Farmer’s Association who is part of the delegation that came here, also expressed interest in mango production of Pangasinan.

He said Taiwan is also a leading mango producer and there might be a possibility to forge a joint venture to have a mango processing center here where products like dried mangoes can be exported to Taiwan and other foreign countries.

The Taiwanese delegates were informed in a presentation made by Benita Pizarro, provincial planning and development officer of Pangasinan, that the province, a gateway to the Ilocos and Cordillera regions, is one of the country’s leading producers of rice, corn, mango, fish (especially milkfish) and other agricultural products.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=595686&publicationSubCategoryId=200

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 03:21 PM

P128-M earth dike repair in Pangasinan finished

Philippine Daily Inquirer

ROSALES, Pangasinan – The repair of earth dikes along the Agno River and its tributaries that collapsed during the onslaught of Typhoon “Pepeng” last year has been completed, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday.

The P128-million project, which began in October, restored 30 breached sections along the river, said Rosauro Peralta, acting chief of the engineering division of the Agno Flood Control System Project Management Office.

With the repair, local officials were hoping that their towns would be spared from severe flooding this rainy season.

Peralta said the dikes would protect 35 towns and cities in central and eastern Pangasinan.

A report from provincial disaster coordinating council (PDCC) placed last year’s damage to flood control infrastructure and facilities at P398 million.

The project, which is primarily for flood control, involved filling the gaps along the dikes which collapsed last year.

Peralta, however, said no improvements were made on the dikes. “If the structure was made of earth, then we replaced it with that,” he said.

Despite this, Peralta said he was confident that the repaired dikes could withstand large volumes of water. “Last year was the first time any of the dikes collapsed because the San Roque Dam released over 5,000 cubic meters per second of water,” he said.

The San Roque Dam, located at the Agno River’s upstream, was designed to regulate the river’s flow. But continuous, heavy rains dumped by Pepeng in October last year filled up the reservoir fast, forcing dam officials to release large volumes of water.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100720-282225/P128-M-earth-dike-repair-in-Pangasinan-finished

christian joe

July 22nd, 2010, 03:22 PM

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 03:23 PM

Gokongwei property arm sets expansion of mall in Bacolod

GOKONGWEI-led property developer Robinsons Land Corp. is expanding the 14-year-old Robinsons Place Bacolod, citing the growing demand of its target market.

The redevelopment of Robinsons Place Bacolod, the first “full-service” mall in Bacolod in Negros Occidental, comes at the heels of face-lifts at Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas Center and Robinsons Place Manila.

“Robinsons Place Bacolod remains one of the most lucrative and successful malls in the region and this expansion is meant to ensure that it remains that way, by keeping pace with the growth and changes in the community,” Lourdes T. Alano, vice-president for leasing of Robinsons Land, said in a statement.

Under the project, Robinsons Land will increase the existing 48,500-square-meter (sq. m.) gross floor area by 6,000 sq. m. with the construction of a new one-level shopping and dining area.

Ms. Alano said the expansion will allow the mall to explore other business opportunities and give more shopping and dining options to its growing market base.

The redevelopment will be completed in the fourth quarter or early next year. The new section will be in commercial operation in the second quarter of 2011.

Robinsons Place Bacolod houses over 90 tenants, some of which have been operating inside the mall for more than a decade. The food court was renovated recently while Robinsons Appliances and Robinsons Handyman stores were expanded. Robinsons Land also opened recently a Toys R’ Us outlet in the mall.

Ms. Alano said the new area would have a “park-like setup” with lighted pathways surrounded by landscaped gardens. There will be five clusters of commercial spaces consisting of lifestyle stores and restaurants.

The expanded mall will also be a venue for concerts. There will be a “Blue Water Plaza” featuring water fountains.

To date, there are now five full-service Robinsons Malls in the Visayas: Robinsons Place Bacolod, Robinsons Place Dumaguete, Robinsons Place Iloilo, Robinsons Place Cebu, and Robinsons Place Tacloban.

The property developer has allotted P9 billion for capital spending this year, of which 40% will be for the construction of new malls.

Robinsons Land will start this year the construction of its first shopping mall in the Northern Luzon province of Pangasinan and the 30th Robinsons mall nationwide. It will also open a mall in Palawan next year, and Cebu and Quezon City in 2012.

Shares in Robinsons Land, whose profits dropped by 2.78% to P926.92 million in the first quarter, rose to P14.00 each yesterday from P13.25 on Monday. -- N. J. C. Morales

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=14513

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 03:24 PM

to many, it is tragic day... but for me, its my birthday... Belated Happy Birthday! :banana:

christian joe

July 22nd, 2010, 03:27 PM

^isa sa pianakamahirap na linguahe ang Pangasinan. beginners level lang ako, si christain_joe nga di ko pa natuturuan :lol:

naman... trying hard nlang ako...hahahaha
:lol::lol::lol:

christian joe

July 22nd, 2010, 03:29 PM

Belated Happy Birthday! :banana:

thanks po!:cheers::cheers:
grabe.. hindi ko maimagine ganito nangyayari nung pinapanganak ako....hahaha

allan_dude

July 22nd, 2010, 03:36 PM

naman... trying hard nlang ako...hahahaha
:lol::lol::lol: Mangawa ak ni na lesson plan :lol:

thanks po!:cheers::cheers:
grabe.. hindi ko maimagine ganito nangyayari nung pinapanganak ako....hahaha batang bata pa ko noong killer quake

info_rene

July 23rd, 2010, 02:35 AM

^kako matanda na si info_rene :lol::lol::lol:

Buwenas.
:lol: :lol:

Sana hindi ko na sinabi nasa Saudi Arabia ako noong earthquake... pero Grade 6 ak labat ed Saudi. Hehe.

:rofl:

info_rene

July 23rd, 2010, 03:02 AM

info_rene

July 23rd, 2010, 03:06 AM

pi_malejana

July 23rd, 2010, 06:46 AM

wow dak dakel lay labay ya man-invest ed pangasinan ah!!:banana:
kaya talagang kailangan nang ma-develop ang DMIA at TPLEX para mas madali na rin ang connection ng Pangasinan sa ibang bansa...:okay:

phinkiss

July 23rd, 2010, 01:46 PM

Tent City Residents No More!
By: John Alimorong

After four months from the kick off ceremony last March 2010 of the Transitional Shelter program of the Philippine National Red Cross and the Local Government Unit of Rosales, significant progress had been made. Decent shelters are provided for to them as they contribute sweat equity to realize their new homes.
To date some 100 shelters stood by the 1.8 hectares municipal property in Barangay Balincannaway . Some of these however are in the process of construction, to be precise some 52 houses are already completed and the new residents are presently transferring. As registered, some 42 families are already living on the site. Their children have recently also transferred to Balincannaway Elementary School from the San Pedro West E.S. As a new village emerges from the area, the MENRO Officer, Mr. Arnulfo Go has instructed a regular garbage collection on the area to promote hygiene and cleanliness.

Moreover aside from the shelter program, the PNRC and the LGU seek to empower the beneficiaries with new skills as a possible source of their livelihood. This will come however after the land been fully occupied. But for the moment some relief goods (food items) are lined to be distributed to the beneficiaries to alleviate somehow their plight.

On another note, the PNRC committed its willingness to pursue the construction of 300 more transitional shelters on a different site. This will be on the municipal lot in Barangay San Pedro West where the Tent City stood before. This will finally be the answer to the needed relocation of the settlers along the Agno River dike to put an end on the hazards they face during the rainy season.

capricorn2000

July 23rd, 2010, 03:39 PM

iner ya diad Lucao o diad Junction?

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Diad Junction tan ya jolibee Allan.

wow mararakep ira'y balita lalo lad saramay investments.
kumon, ipangasi'y Diyos ya sarayan investments et nagamoran.
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Iniinbeta ko kayo ya icheck ya'y Thread ko, dakel ya balon litrato.salamat.

Vancouver & 'Burbs (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=973646&page=28)

allan_dude

July 23rd, 2010, 06:51 PM

Sana hindi ko na sinabi nasa Saudi Arabia ako noong earthquake... pero Grade 6 ak labat ed Saudi. Hehe. basta mataken ka la :lol:

Former DA Secretary Bernie Fondevilla... kulan to la yan too ey?? Abalang la :gunz::gunz::gunz:

Diad Junction tan ya jolibee Allan.

wow mararakep ira'y balita lalo lad saramay investments.
kumon, ipangasi'y Diyos ya sarayan investments et nagamoran.
kapigan ka manlibred jollibee ey? :lol:

allan_dude

July 23rd, 2010, 07:03 PM

Taiwanese mission eyes Pangasinan as investment point

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 23 (PNA) - A 22-man mission from Taiwan led by a senator is eyeing Pangasinan as a potential place for investments by businessmen from their country.

The delegation headed by Senator Lu Hsuen-Chang enumerated some areas of cooperation that may be entered into between their country and Pangasinan.

The group, which arrived in the country on Wednesday night, called on Governor Amado Espino, Jr. and made a whirlwind visit to the different tourist spots in western Pangasinan, particularly Bolinao. They went home on Friday.

Informed that the construction of an international shipping port is set to start in Sual town very soon, the Taiwanese officials expressed keener interest to invest in the province.

Lu, through an interpreter, said copper, gold and nickel have a very huge demand in Taiwan, adding that, nickel is very much needed by Taiwan's semi-conductor industry.

"If that port can be built as soon as possible, I can foresee that there is a big possibility that these mineral resources can be exported to Taiwan," said Lu.

The port is a joint project of the Department of Transportation and Communications, Philippine Ports Authority, Pangasinan provincial government and the municipality of Sual which committed P500 million among themselves.

"With the port and other infrastructures, I can see more investments to come in your province," he said.

The Taiwanese mission included officials of Hsin Chu City and officers of the Taiwan and Shin Pu City Farmers Associations, and of Taiwan's Thermo Plus Technology Inc.

They were accompanied by Jeff Yang, executive assistant of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Manila who served as their interpreter.

Saying that the Philippines is Taiwan's fifth biggest trading partner in the world with their trade reaching US$ 7.2 billion, Lu expressed hope their visit could open more windows of opportunities in the future between Taiwan and Pangasinan.

Noting that Pangasinan is a major agricultural production province, Lu sees the possibility that Taiwan businessmen may desire to put up factories that will manufacture modern agricultural machinery to be sold to local farmers and for export.

He expressed hope their visit to Pangasinan may lead to more frequent cultural exchanges between Taiwan and Pangasinan that could result in the development not only in trade but also tourism industry between them.

Lu said that there is a great potential too that Taiwan might import some agricultural products from Pangasinan but added that they have mangoes too.

He expressed the possibility that their mango processors may come to Pangasinan to enter into a joint venture agreement with local entrepreneurs to process dried mangoes for export to Japan and China.

The delegation also expressed keen interest to bring Taiwan technicians to Pangasinan to teach local farmers on modern planting and in raising fish to fill up commercial demands.

While here, the mission was briefed on the potential of a 300-eco-tourism zone in Lingayen facing the Lingayen Gulf that could accommodate an 18-hectare golf course, a retirement village and a host of other eco-tourism facilities. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=3&rid=289609

makalasyan

July 24th, 2010, 05:02 AM

guys, u remember the Magic Mall rumored to be built in Calasiao just beside the church?...napadaan ako sa bayan kahapon nka-barricade na yung buong lote dun and they seem to be building something...i asked a tricyce driver sabi nya Magic mall nga daw...but i still have to confirm it

phinkiss

July 24th, 2010, 09:09 AM

dapt yung boyz unlimited ng mangaldan pangasinan ang nanalo kanina sa grand finals ng showtime.. grabee naman si joebert 6 lng binigay n score. yn 2loy .2 lng ang lamang nung nanalo.

christian joe

July 24th, 2010, 02:44 PM

allan_dude

July 24th, 2010, 03:11 PM

OOOHLALA! Taiwanese naman ngayon! Natutuwa ako sa Asian neighbors natin, they see our province as good place to invest! Koreans + Taiwanese! What's next? mga Arabo rin sana

dapt yung boyz unlimited ng mangaldan pangasinan ang nanalo kanina sa grand finals ng showtime.. grabee naman si joebert 6 lng binigay n score. yn 2loy .2 lng ang lamang nung nanalo. Ay hindi ko napanood, This is it pinapanood ko kanina, hanapin natin yung video clip at i-post dito

guys, u remember the Magic Mall rumored to be built in Calasiao just beside the church?...napadaan ako sa bayan kahapon nka-barricade na yung buong lote dun and they seem to be building something...i asked a tricyce driver sabi nya Magic mall nga daw...but i still have to confirm it Wow mauunahan pa ata ang Robinsons :banana:

allan_dude

July 24th, 2010, 03:16 PM

Maramba descendants take pride of Pangasinan roots

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 24 (PNA) -- The descendants of the late Governor Daniel Maramba, called the “Grand Old Man” of Pangasinan politics and founding guru of the provincial capitol building, made a sentimental journey to the province on Thursday.

The group, composed of more than 20 members, most of them from abroad, made the visit as part of the commemoration of the late governor’s 140th birthday.

The late Gov.Maramba, from whom the boulevard leading to the provincial capitol was named after, was born on July 21, 1870. His bronze statue now stands at the approach of the boulevard.

Maramba was the seventh Governor of Pangasinan, serving for two terms from 1916 to 1922.

During the Philippine Revolution, Maramba led in the liberation of his town Sta. Barbara, said Pangasinan historian Restituto Basa.

As a leader of the revolution in Pangasinan, he joined General Francisco Macabulos in laying a siege on the last remnants of the Spanish Army in Dagupan holed up inside the Dagupan Church that culminated in the so-called "Battle of Dagupan.

The delegation was headed by Dr. Tomas Maramba, grandson of the late former Pangasinan governor. They came from Sta. Barbara, some 20 kilometers east of Lingayen, the birthplace of their late grandfather.

Dr. Maramba and the other members of the clan turned nostalgic as they entered the capitol building, the edifice that was built by their grandfather which was eventually refurbished by the present administration of Governor Amado Espino Jr.

Astonished by the magnificent transformation of the provincial capitol, the Marambas felt proud that the legacies left by their late grandfather are still very much around.

At the capitol, they were warmly welcomed by the provincial government employees and heads of various offices headed by Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan.

Recalling the achievements of his late grandfather as a public servant, Dr. Maramba said he feels proud that the capitol building, the seat of the provincial government of Pangasinan, has been preserved well and had undergone face-lifting.

Records show when the capitol building was constructed, its architectural design became a model of the other capitols constructed in other provinces.

As governor for two-terms, Maramba focused on agriculture and through hard work made the province as the “Rice Granary of the Philippines,” thus putting Pangasinan in the Philippine Map.

Records also showed it was Maramba who established the Provincial Nursery in Sta. Barbara town to showcase modern agriculture, and the mango trees that he planted along the highway from Sta. Barbara to Calasiao and then to Dagupan are still very much around though now almost a century old.

When the group stepped into the Capitol stairs on their way to the Office of Governor Espino, nostalgia filled the air as the Maramba descendants took a pause in the middle of the staircase and sang the Pangasinan song “Malinac Lay Labi” passionately.

Gina Quintans Staches, a granddaughter, explained this was one way of showing their love of their native tongue, saying that though many of them are already in distant lands, they still speak the Pangasinan dialect.

Staches said they wanted to teach every member of their clan, even the younger generation, to speak the dialect because, according to her, they were all taught by their parents who were members of the earlier generation, how to speak Pangasinan and love the language.

She said the love for the Pangasinan dialect was first inculcated by the late Governor Maramba to his children, who passed this on to their offsprings.

Seeing the interior of the refurbished provincial capitol, all they could say were praises for the beauty and grandeur of the structures.

They also too expressed admiration to the new Sison Auditorium, once the seat of Pangasinan's performing arts, the zarzuelas, which they believed to be renovated "with finesse and royal touch".

The group was treated to a merienda of native cakes and buko juice at the Capitol Resort Hotel, another new attraction at the provincial capitol.

There, the Maramba grandchildren and great grandchildren further expressed their admiration to the administration of Gov. Espino after observing that the hotel has a swimming pool and a driving range.

Alma Quintans Kern, also a granddaughter and president of the Filipino Community of Seattle and the Washington-Pangasinan Sister State mused, “We didn’t expect this kind of a resort in Lingayen. But now we’re all talking of coming back with our families and recommending it to everybody because it is really beautiful.”

Maramba Council President Lourdes Maramba Fajardo, another granddaughter of Don Daniel Maramba, thanked the provincial government for the warm welcome and accommodation. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=12&rid=289849

phinkiss

July 24th, 2010, 05:43 PM

@ allan dude,, may diz iz it pa pala? kala ko tinanggal na yung show na yun dahil sa baba ng ratings.... ganda tlga ng performance nila kanina. parang all star ang dating..naging trending topic nga sila sa twitter worldwide eh..pero napansin ko din may pagka bias yung mga judge..
jhong hilario - from asingan
gladys reyes - from bayambang
donita rose - from calasiao
anne curtis - from bolinao..

pero deserving naman talaga sila na makaabot sa finals...

phinkiss

July 24th, 2010, 05:47 PM

allan_dude

July 24th, 2010, 08:01 PM

Dagupan fish industry gets needed boost

July 24, 2010

DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan – The local agriculture office here distributed over 600,000 bangus fingerlings to hundreds of fisherfolk in two barangays of the city sorely affected by recent fish kills.

The fingerlings were distributed among over 55 fishpond owners in Barangays Salapingeo and Lomboy whose supposed bangus produce were ravaged by the recent fish kill.

The huge volume of bangus fry given to the fish pond owners is part of the commitment of the city government and the local agriculture office to help breathe life back into local fish ponds.

The local government will also distribute more bangus fry to more fisherfolk in the city in the coming days in order to revive the vibrance of the fishing industry which is the major source of livelihood of thousands of individuals considering that it is a coastal area.

Dagupan City is known for being the major source of the so-called Bonoan bangus which is widely sold in most parts of Northern and Central Luzon. (Dexter A. See)

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268626/dagupan-fish-industry-gets-needed-boost

allan_dude

July 24th, 2010, 08:10 PM

Taiwanese eye business ventures in Pangasinan

By MAR T. SUPNAD
July 24, 2010

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A delegation of Taiwanese officials and businessmen met with Capitol officials here earlier this week to explore investment opportunities in the province, Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. revealed on Saturday.

“There has been a clear manifestation of the growing confidence of foreigners in investing in Pangasinan,” said Espino as he pointed out that the Taiwanese delegation arrived just weeks after Korean investors visited the province.

Provincial Public Information Officer Butch Velasco said the Taiwanese delegation was led by Senator Hsuen-Chang Lu and their interpreter, Jeff Yang, Executive Assistant of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Manila.

Velasco said Hsuen-Chang and Espino made unprecedented progress in talks to recognize the province as a hotbed for huge businesses and agricultural trade.

For his part, Espino asked the senator to facilitate the transfer of technology in agriculture and to bring to the province modern agricultural tools and equipment that will sustain this agricultural province’s competitive edge in the next decade.

On the other hand, Hsuen-Chang invited Espino to visit Taiwan in September to meet their country’s Minister of Agriculture for a possible cooperation on agricultural training and technology program.

It is noteworthy that Taiwan, before becoming a multi-million dollar technology-based economy, used to be an agricultural country.

Provincial Government Department Heads led by Planning and Development Officer Benita Pizarro presented various visuals to the group showcasing the investment opportunities in the province.

The group particularly expressed interest in putting up a mango processing plant and storage facility even as they lamented the lack of support infrastructures that will propel Pangasinan’s export business.

Espino responded reassuringly by saying that support facilities and infrastructures such as an airport and a commercial seaport will soon be realized in the province.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268629/taiwanese-eye-business-ventures-pangasinan

makalasyan

July 25th, 2010, 05:04 PM

naramdaman nio ba lindol kanina around 7:20pm?

hugodiekonig

July 25th, 2010, 05:11 PM

naramdaman nio ba lindol kanina around 7:20pm?

naramdaman ko. 5 seconds lang. mga intensity 2 or 3 siguro sa amin

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 05:20 PM

naramdaman nio ba lindol kanina around 7:20pm? FOR REAL?! hindi ko naramdaman, wala ak ed kusina mi nen saman ya oras :lol:

hugodiekonig

July 25th, 2010, 05:29 PM

FOR REAL?! hindi ko naramdaman, wala ak ed kusina mi nen saman ya oras :lol:

nagskskyscrapercity po ako nung maramdaman ko yung lindol since i was just sitting and looking at the computer

makalasyan

July 25th, 2010, 05:36 PM

ako naman nagfe-facebook...:lol:

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 05:45 PM

hugodiekonig

July 25th, 2010, 05:52 PM

^I see.. Mga net addict! :lol:

I made a'lil research, lahat ng tremors galing sa moro gulf, malayo satin. At least may plate movement na re-release ang pressure. Let's pray it won't trigger a "Big One".

last Philippine quake recorded:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/125_10.gif

check USGS for updates.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html

there are 5 earthquakes recorded in the entire country daily, but for these past few days earthquakes were feeble to moderate, hopefully these won't trigger a stronger quake

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 05:57 PM

http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=northwatch.wordpress.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnorthwatch.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fdam.jpg&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fnorthernwatchonline.com%2F2010%2F07%2F25%2Fbone-dry%2F

The spillway of the San Roque Dam where millions of cubic meters were released at the height of typhoon “Pepeng” in October last year, is dry at present. (Cesar Ramirez)

IF ALL FACTORS ARE IN: San Roque Dam will release water

July 25, 2010

by Yolanda Sotelo

SAN MANUEL, PANGASINAN – There are no guarantee that Pangasinan will not submerge once more, similar to the kind of flooding that occurred at the height of typhoon” Pepeng “in October last year.

Virgilio Garcia, hydrologist of the National Power Corporation, said if four factors under the dam discharge protocol of NPC and related agencies, the San Roque Dam in San Manuel will open its gates to release water that can no longer be contained by its reservoir.

Garcia and other officials involved in the flood forecasting and warning activities, presented to the reporters on Friday the “dam discharge protocol” to be followed when releasing excess water from the San Roque Dam.

These are when the reservoir elevation has reached 280 meters above sea level (masl), there is typhoon in “typhoon marking area I (area around Luzon and Visayas), the inflow (water entering the reservoir) is 500 cubic meters per second or more, and the rainfall is 60 mm or more in one day.
“The absence of one of the factors would mean there will be no release of water. We will not necessarily release water if the reservoir reaches 280 masl,” Garcia said.

At the height of typhoon Pepeng, when the dam ‘water level was 289 masl, the gates of San Roque dam were all opened to release 5,300 cubic meters of water per second, breaking dikes along the Agno River and inundating 36 towns and cities in Pangasinan.

Garcia said the protocol has been in place since the dam started operating in 2002, although an interim protocol lowering the water elevation to 278 masl was issued after typhoon “Pepeng” by the National Power Corporation.

The officials said the interim protocol was only for typhoon “Ramil” which threatened to hit northern Luzon right after typhoon Pepeng.

Garcia said as of present, the Nacopor would welcome a typhoon that can bring rain as much as typhoon “Pepeng” did because of the dam’s very low level of water.

Tommy Valdez, San Roque Power Corporation’s vice president for corporate social responsibility, said there was a need to adopt to weather changes because of global warming, but did not answer if the dam managers have taken into consideration the global warming in its operations.

The agencies concerned conducted a seminar-workshop among mayors and disaster action office of the 17 towns downstream of San Roque Dam, on Thursday, primarily to “address the gaps in the information dissemination scheme which is being followed by the Pagasa and the NPC in their flood forecasting and warning activities.

Among the action plans are the establishment of additional warning system and checking of the workability of the warning stations, improvement of warning information, installation of warning sirens, and strengthening the provision of direct warning to the communities along the Agno River Basin.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/25/if-all-factors-are-in-san-roque-dam-will-release-water/

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 06:02 PM

Pangasinan set to clean waterways

By MAR T. SUPNAD
July 25, 2010

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The provincial government of Pangasinan has intensified its commitment to protect and preserve the environment by launching a series of massive clean-up drives along the rivers of Pangasinan in line with the observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month.

During the recent kick-off ceremony at the Capitol Plaza here, Paterno M. Orduna, Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) executive officer, said that pilot areas for the project include the Agno River Tributaries within the cities of Dagupan and San Carlos, and the municipalities of Binmaley and Lingayen.

The activity is part of the continuing commitment of Pangasinan Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. to save the environment which has been his advocacy even before he was still a police officer.

Orduna stressed that now is the time for everyone to share in the task of taking care of the environment as he urged everyone to engage in proper practices to thwart the effects of climate change.

Dagupan City Councilor Bryan Lim who represented his father, Mayor Benjie Lim, affirmed that the clean-up drive is vital to keep everyone aware of the effects of calamities and other forms of disasters.

“Let us make sure that the next generation will not look back at us and say that we didn’t do anything. We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we just borrowed it for our children,” he said.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268751/pangasinan-set-clean-waterways

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 06:06 PM

Villasis opens special science class

July 25, 2010

By Virgilio Sar. Maganes

VILLASIS- The Don Ramon E. Costales Memorial National High School (DRECMNHS) here will be the tenth secondary schools in Pangasinan II Schools Division to have special science class pursuant to DepEd Order No. 55, S-2010 issued by the Bureau of Secondary Education.

A total of 70 freshmen took their qualifying examination last June 13 administered by the Schools Division, supervised by the Cecilia A. Bautista, education supervisor for English. The examination covered subject areas in Science, English and Mathematics.

“The science class will only have 40 students which will focus on science and technology. The students will be immersed on practical and research aspects of science and technology which is the focus of the national government,” Bautista said.

The students who will belong to the class must have an average grade of 85% and a retainer grade of 80% in all subject areas.

School head Rowena G. Moreno said that the inclusion of the school for the special science class is a welcome development because qualifying for such took a tedious process. The school facilities and the capabilities of the teachers have been evaluated by the DepEd’s Regional Office.

“We are happy to have been included among the five national high schools that will have special science classes this school year. This proves that our school has already met the standards imposed by the Department of Education (DepEd). This a feat not only for the school administration but parents and students, as well,” Moreno said.

The top ten students who passed the admission tests to the special science class are: Danica Quebral, Mark Louise Ancheta, Monique Bustamante, Trisha Mae Marpuri, John Reynaldo Macanas, Gerald Salazar, Armeie Madriaga, Jenica Rubino, Marlon Madronio and Hadassah Leia Ingles.

Others who passed to complete the 40 students are: Jessica Pascua, Rubemar Ordonio, Hannah Cares Casuncad, Angeli June Battad, Jumel Carl Novencido, Micah Ellaine Mones, Shaina Jenica Ballera, Jerica Mae Vetonio, King Jamil Orpiano, Norris Mortera, Jonalie Jan Lopez, Christine Joy Sibayan, Eleanor delos Reyes, Danielle Macabitas, Sherry Mae Mejia, Mark Razil Nagtalon, Filam Joe Sepnio, Christian Bayya, Jan Clarisse Bautista, Edwin Bascos, Merielle Faith Barba, Manantan John Carlo, Levi John Basconcillo, Jilliane Pagulayan, Kate Caballero, Carlo Taroma, Dessylyn Magpale, Ellen Nicole Gundran, Juvilee Ordonez and Mikah Serra.

Meanwhile, the school is also undergoing supplemental feeding among its 150 freshmen students to maintain their body mass index (BMI).
School nurse Cherry Masilang said that the number of malnourished students is not alarming.

“We have to maintain the 14.5-23.7 kg. weight of the 12 years old students. By providing them with supplementation in their food intake, they will be healthier and they could grasp their lessons easily,” Masilang said.

The supplemental feeding is undertaken by the school canteen personnel. The prepared food supplementation is financed out of the income of school canteen operations.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/25/villasis-opens-special-science-class/

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 06:16 PM

Calmay reclamation grounds to a halt

THE illegal reclamation of a portion of the Calmay River has again been stopped by the operator after the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) recently confirmed to the city council that the Cease and Desist Order (CDO) against it is still valid.

At the same time, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution last week calling on the EMB, an agency under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to strictly enforce the CDO to ensure the stoppage of the backfilling of the river along one side of the Jose R. De Venecia Expressway Extension.

The resolution, proposed jointly by Councilors Alipio Serafin Fernandez and Alvin Coquia, is also asking the DENR to require the operator to remove and haul back the boulders, sand and gravel it put in to restore the river back to its original state.

EMB Regional Director Joel Salvador, upon invitation by the SP, appeared before the council two weeks ago and confirmed that the CDO he issued on January 15, 2009 remains valid and existing.

The CDO was issued after the EMB took notice that what the corporation was backfilling was actually submerged by water and therefore falls under the definition of reclamation.

According to Salvador, a private company is not qualified to undertake reclamation of a property submerged by water. Only a government agency or local government unit can do it with proper permit from the Philippine Reclamation Authority.

The CDO was issued against 888 Dagupan Properties Inc., registered under the name of one William Chua and represented by a certain Catherine Barmachea.

Salvador also said the company has yet to settle the P50,000 penalty the EMB imposed for its initial violation earlier this year.

The reclamation activities stopped after the CDO was initially served in 2009 but resumed earlier this year. It was stopped after then City Legal Officer George Mejia conducted an ocular inspection on the site. Work again resumed in June until it was seemingly stopped last week after the matter was taken up by the council.—LM

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/25/calmay-reclamation-grounds-to-a-halt/

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 06:27 PM

Fishpond owners get fingerling assistance

FIFTY fishpond owners from the island barangays of Lomboy and Salapingao recently received their share of free bangus fry from the city government.

A total of 100,000 bangus fry were given away through the city agriculturist office with each recipient getting 10,000 fry.

Mayor Benjamin Lim encouraged the fishpond owners to farm the fry and not sell them in the market for a quick profit.

The first 100,000 fry distributed were part of the two million to be given away by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for Dagupan City alone to help fish farmers who suffered losses during the series of typhoons last year, according to City Agriculturist Emma Molina.

The island barangays of Lomboy and Salapingao were given priority as they are expected to be affected by the ongoing river clean-up drive being undertaken by the provincial government in the Agno River System which starts from the town of Binmaley and downriver to the city of Dagupan.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/25/fishpond-owners-get-fingerling-assistance/

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 06:34 PM

Hilarion inducted new PMS president

DR. Hilarion Maramba Jr. was sworn in as president of the Pangasinan Medical Society (PMS) for 2010-2011 by Philippine Medical Association president Dr. Oscar Tinio during the 84th PMS Anniversary and Induction Rites on July 18 at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen.

Other officers inducted were Drs. Ma. Julita P. de Venecia, secretary; Lalaine Duque, treasurer; Armando Bonifacio, auditor; Larry Sarito, press relations officer; and Thea Abalos, editor-in-chief.

Awarding rites were also held with ex-officio Dr. Fernando Fernandez receiving both the Dr.

Francisco de Guzman Leadership Award and the Dr. Edmundo Exconde Community Service Award.

Other awardees were Drs. Ma. Julita de Venecia (secretary 2009-2010) and Susan R. Rosario (treasurer 2009-2010) for the Dr. Gualberto de Venecia Most Outstanding Officer Award; Dr. Cipriano Fernandez, vice president for West Central chapter 2009-2010, for the Most Active Chapter Vice President Award; Dr. Ivy Ico-Palma, for the Dr. Vivencio Villaflor Jr. Best Researcher Award, and Dr. David Ben E, Gurion for the “Gawad Leon”-Leon Maramba Foundation’s Award for Child Health Advocacy.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/25/hilarion-inducted-new-pms-president/

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 06:43 PM

Vice Gov Ferdie vows full cooperation with SP, Espino

LINGAYEN–Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim, who sits as chairman of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), promised to work cooperatively with the provincial board members in the pursuit of quality legislative measures for the development of Pangasinan.

Calimlim, a former Mayor of Mapandan town, said the legislative output of the SP will be directed towards the progress of the province, in support the executive agenda of the present administration.

The vice governor also vowed to carry out his task with dedication and commitment to help push the programs of Governor Amado Espino, Jr.

“It is through this solemn vow that we will be able to faithfully do our part as a group in treading our legislative journey with the least of burdens along the way,” he said.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/25/vice-gov-ferdie-vows-full-cooperation-with-sp-espino/

allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 06:46 PM

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allan_dude

July 25th, 2010, 06:48 PM

Dagupan named most competitive among RP's emergent cities

The PUNCH July 25, 2010

DAGUPAN City has topped the Philippine Cities Competitive Ranking Project for 2009.

Former City Information Office Ryan Ravanzo, who served under the previous administration of Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr., told The PUNCH that Dagupan bested the cities of Angeles, Butuan, Cotabato, Lucena, Naga, Legaspi, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Ormoc, Iligan, Tagum, and San Fernando in La Union, Surigao, Tuguegarao, Tacloban and Santiago.

Ravanzo said Fernandez gave the final validation interview before evaluators from the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center last June 28, two days before Fernandez stepped down from office.—LM

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/25/dagupan-named-most-competitive-among-rps-emergent-cities/

info_rene

July 26th, 2010, 06:18 AM

Another exciting IT event happens in Dagupan

by Vangie Padilla

"BLOGS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS – THE NEW MEDIA", an IT event will be held on July 26, 2010 (8am-5pm) at the Music Warehouse, Perez Boulevard Dagupan City.

The event is co presented by the Province of Pangasinan, Governor Amado Espino Jr. will formally open the convention and induct the new set of officers of Luzon Bloggers Society.

This Regional conference will be one of its kind Internet Marketing and Business Conference in Northern Luzon – A fusion of Information Technology and Business. The affair will be attended by Businessmen, Government Officials, Budding Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Professionals, teachers and Students.

Ms. Janette Toral, multi- awarded speaker ang E-Commerce book author together with International SEO Expert Mr. Gary Viray and other notable and successful bloggers in the region will be resource speakers.

For reservation please email organizer@thesocialthinkers.com or thesocialthinkers@gmail.com or text full name and name of Institution & address to 09175612000 c/o JC Fuentes.
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Agi Sir Allan, attended this event awhile ago.... ok lang siya.

Pero pang-estudyante pala. Representatives coming from different schools from Pangasinan attended, and they even gave presentation (like dancing intermissions).

It is sponsored by AEI, Bitstop, PCCartel... and others. Quite much to say about Internet Blogging, this is more like a Forum like this one in Pangasinan. Ms. Janette Toral is a pioneer in blogging pala.... and a "web mistress" (as she put it on herself) kuno.
:lol:

Quite interesting for students... parang pang-gising sa kanila na nandito na tayo sa web blogging, internetworking era na kailangan maging responsible for posting a blog.

Pero para sa ating mga "young" entrepreneurs.... making online development available to business community, hindi pa tugma sa ganitong theme. Anyway this event is organized for the youth (undergraduates). Sana mayroong din ibang venue for Corporate Online (eCommerce) Enterpreneurship event. Sana lang, hehe...

Mabuhay sa mga organizers.... except that THEY CANT FIND my email, that they invited me in. Kasi wala silang internet doon sa venue. Hay...
:lol: :lol:

Muntik na akong hindi pinapasok. Naku!!! Very inconvenient naman. Please lang sa mga organizers ng ganito, kapag internet blogging ang topic or event.... kindly please be aware ALWAYS on people registered (or pre-registered) thru the internet. Nakakahiya kasi sa mga guest natin na naka-unang mag-register thru the Internet.

info_rene

July 26th, 2010, 07:56 AM

Wow mauunahan pa ata ang Robinsons :banana:

Yes Sir!!! Mauunahan ni Magic Group of Companies si Robinsons. They already applied for water connection sa Calasiao Water District. Calasiao is booming nowadays. Expected that Calasiao will now rank to become a BIR luxurious treasure this time. Good.... very good.

One problem why Robinson in Calasiao (near Honda Cars Calasiao) is having trouble with.... wala pang tubig. So during construction stage, mahihirapan sila.

I guess Calasiao Water District is putting a water line going there now. Pero nasa may Filco area pa lang sila.

Dalihan!!! :lol: :lol:

makalasyan

July 26th, 2010, 08:43 AM

so it's confirmed...Magic mall will be Calasiao's first ever mall, naunahan pa ang Robinsons...the great thing about the mall is the location, nasa town proper kaya hindi sya siguro lalangawin kahit mag-open na ang Rob in the future...

hugodiekonig

July 26th, 2010, 10:10 AM

ows, totoo? 5M lang ang natanggap na calamity fund ng Pangasinan?

christian joe

July 26th, 2010, 11:30 AM

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fGmu02B0MtA/TEVLwBm4dgI/AAAAAAAAAZg/_ZZ1tG1I8h0/s1600/pc_MTN+seoul+korea.jpg

The Money Television Network (MTN) of Seoul, South Korea conducts an interview with Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. (seated right) regarding the investment projects of Koreans. The MTN news team led by Korean Broadcast-Journalist Mi Kee Park (seated left) was in Pangasinan from June 26 to June 30 to document Pangasinan as an investment and tourism hub to be aired on nationwide cable TV in Korea. (PIO Photo by Bob Sison)

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 04:11 PM

Agi Sir Allan, attended this event awhile ago.... ok lang siya.

Pero pang-estudyante pala. Representatives coming from different schools from Pangasinan attended, and they even gave presentation (like dancing intermissions).

It is sponsored by AEI, Bitstop, PCCartel... and others. Quite much to say about Internet Blogging, this is more like a Forum like this one in Pangasinan. Ms. Janette Toral is a pioneer in blogging pala.... and a "web mistress" (as she put it on herself) kuno.
:lol:

Quite interesting for students... parang pang-gising sa kanila na nandito na tayo sa web blogging, internetworking era na kailangan maging responsible for posting a blog.

Pero para sa ating mga "young" entrepreneurs.... making online development available to business community, hindi pa tugma sa ganitong theme. Anyway this event is organized for the youth (undergraduates). Sana mayroong din ibang venue for Corporate Online (eCommerce) Enterpreneurship event. Sana lang, hehe...

Mabuhay sa mga organizers.... except that THEY CANT FIND my email, that they invited me in. Kasi wala silang internet doon sa venue. Hay...
:lol: :lol:

Muntik na akong hindi pinapasok. Naku!!! Very inconvenient naman. Please lang sa mga organizers ng ganito, kapag internet blogging ang topic or event.... kindly please be aware ALWAYS on people registered (or pre-registered) thru the internet. Nakakahiya kasi sa mga guest natin na naka-unang mag-register thru the Internet.Next time manorganize ti met na SCC-Pangasinan convention! :lol:

Yes Sir!!! Mauunahan ni Magic Group of Companies si Robinsons. They already applied for water connection sa Calasiao Water District. Calasiao is booming nowadays. Expected that Calasiao will now rank to become a BIR luxurious treasure this time. Good.... very good.

One problem why Robinson in Calasiao (near Honda Cars Calasiao) is having trouble with.... wala pang tubig. So during construction stage, mahihirapan sila.

I guess Calasiao Water District is putting a water line going there now. Pero nasa may Filco area pa lang sila.

Dalihan!!! :lol: :lol: Sana maghukay muna ng deep-well ang RLC para masimulan na ang construction ng mall

so it's confirmed...Magic mall will be Calasiao's first ever mall, naunahan pa ang Robinsons...the great thing about the mall is the location, nasa town proper kaya hindi sya siguro lalangawin kahit mag-open na ang Rob in the future... True! Mga market goers derecho muna sa mall bago mamalengke

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fGmu02B0MtA/TEVLwBm4dgI/AAAAAAAAAZg/_ZZ1tG1I8h0/s1600/pc_MTN+seoul+korea.jpg

The Money Television Network (MTN) of Seoul, South Korea conducts an interview with Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. (seated right) regarding the investment projects of Koreans. The MTN news team led by Korean Broadcast-Journalist Mi Kee Park (seated left) was in Pangasinan from June 26 to June 30 to document Pangasinan as an investment and tourism hub to be aired on nationwide cable TV in Korea. (PIO Photo by Bob Sison) Wow bigatin! Sana sumonod Arirang or YTN para naman mapanood natin dito sa Pangasinan, yun ang available sa USATV :lol:

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 04:26 PM

500 join Pangasinan Paralympics

LINGAYEN–The first Provincial Paralympics was held at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center here last July 22 in conjunction with the 32nd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (NDPRW).

Some 500 participants with disabilities from all over Pangasinan trooped here to participate in the Paralympics, which had the theme “Sa Instrukturang Accessible, Lahat ay Able”.

The Paralympics featured various events and categories, including a 100-meter dash,

400-meter relay and 200-meter wheelchair bound accompanied by their parents for children below 14 years old.

For youth and adult, covering 15 to 59 years old, the events were 100-meter dash run,

400-meter relay Men and Women Division, Javelin throw, discus throw, shot put, chess, badminton, table tennis and basketball.

The NDRPW is intended to stimulate public awareness on disability problems and concerns, particularly issues on disability prevention, rehabilitation and equalization of opportunities for person with disabilities (PWDs).

The event was staged by the Provincial Government, through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), in partnership with Breaking Barriers for Young

Adults with Disabilities.

Nhur Gavina of Breaking Barriers for Young Adults with Disabilities said aside from harnessing skills and potentials of PWDs, the event will also help them gain confidence, self-esteem, camaraderie and sportsmanship.

“Meron kasing mga ginaganap na mga National Special Olympics, gusto nating makakita ng mga may potential na pwedeng ilaban nationally, and hopefully from that national magkaroon tayo ng panlaban sa mga international competitions na special Olympics, pinapangarap namin yun”, Gavina added.

Meanwhile, David Bulario, president of Federation of PWDs of Pangasinan, thanked Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. and 4th District Board Member Mojamito R. Libunao for their continuing support to the disabled.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/25/500-join-pangasinan-paralympics/

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 04:32 PM

Future of organic farming bright, say advocates

By MARVYN N. BENANING
July 26, 2010

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Farmers, traders and other stakeholders in Northern Luzon are optimistic about the future of organic agriculture following the pledge of local government units (LGUs) to support it.

Led by Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza, a stakeholders’ forum kicked off at the convention hall of the Pangasinan State University here Friday, with over 200 farmers, traders, members of the academe and LGU representatives from Regions 1, 2, 3 and the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) taking part in discussing issues confronting the organic agriculture movement.

The activity serves as a parallel process of the nationwide consultation initiated by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala for the crafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10068, otherwise known as Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. The law seeks to promote and develop organic agriculture in the Philippines.

La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) is facilitating the parallel NGO consultation process sponsored by the Pangasinan State University and in coordination with Go Organic! Philippines, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM), Organic Producers and Traders’ Alliance (OPTA), and the One Organic Movement (OOM).

Roland Cabigas, managing director of La Liga said the IRR consultation for the Organic Agriculture Act seeks to know what farmers have to say about the law.

“It also highlights how the new DA secretary wants the farmers to play a major role in the crafting of the IRR,” Cabigas, a convenor of Go Organic! Philippines which implemented the Organic FIELDS Support Program (OFSP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BDWM) last year stressed.

In his brief speech, Braganza underscored the fact that the Organic Agriculture Act recognizes the crucial role of local governments in providing policy direction, as well as implementation partners as resource to strengthen Philippine agriculture.

More importantly, he said the law also recognizes the role of local governments and their leagues as catalyst in the promotion of an agriculture strategy that gives emphasis to a low-carbon development path. “This is crucial considering our country’s increasing vulnerability to climate change,” he added.

The need to institutionalize funding for the law was echoed by participants, as well as the need for a careful evaluation on matters related to product labeling and third party certification.

Farmers also want to know as to how will product labeling and third party certification benefit them, the same way it will help traders and benefit consumers, Cabigas noted.

Braganza, an organic farming advocate, said that without a budget to support its implementation, the law will end up like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Ecological Solid Waste Management Act which until now are not fully implemented.

He added there is a need to convince government to put a budget line item for organic agriculture in the DA.

Likewise, he stressed the need for LGUs to chip in to boost organic farming and make theshift to ecologically-sound food production in lieu of chemical-intensive farming.

In the last six years, or even before the Organic Agriculture Act was passed, Alaminos City has been providing support and extension services to organic farmers.

The city has so far poured P12 million of its own funds to promote organic farming.

Alaminos City is part of Go Organic! Philippines and is one of the One Pangasinan Alliance of LGUs, an economic alliance of LGUs in Western Pangasinan which supports the promotion and development of organic farming as a key to fighting hunger and poverty through sustainable agriculture.

Organic farming is being eyed as a solution to the rice crisis in the Philippines because of its many benefits.

“It lowers production costs and helps boost farmers’ income. Organic farming also promotes a healthy working environment, unlike in conventional farming, where farmers are exposed to harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides,” Cabigas stressed.

More importantly, Cabigas said organic agriculture helps fight global warming by promoting environment-friendly food production while at the same time still ensuring improved if not better farm outputs, farmers’ income and health even including safer and more nutritional food for our consumers.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268912/philipfuture-organic-farming-bright-say-advocates

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 04:59 PM

UL seeks Center of Excellence status for teacher program

THE University of Luzon (UL) is aiming for a Center of Excellence (COE) status for its Teacher Education Program under the College of Education.

Representatives from the Technical Board for Teacher Education, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Teacher Education Council visited UL last July 21 for an ocular inspection and validation of its application.

Dr. MacArthur M. Samson Sr., UL president, said the entire UL community has been working hard to achieve the highest levels of competence for its College of Education.

“We are ready to demonstrate the strongest evidence of our devotion to excellence and become a shining example in teacher education,” he said.

UL has been recognized by the CHED as a COE for its Criminology program.

In March 2009, UL was elevated to autonomous status by CHED in recognition of its integrity and reputation as an academic institution, adherence to quality education, commitment to public responsibility and accountability as a higher education institution.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/25/ul-seeks-center-of-excellence-status-for-teacher-program/

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 05:28 PM

Ifugao carver breathes new life to old wood

By Johanna Morden
Philippine Daily Inquirer

SISON, PANGASINAN—Ifugao woodcarver Donato Tamingo has found a new use for old fallen trees and driftwood.

The gathering of antique wood in the uplands of this town has become a regular affair for the 62-year-old Tamingo, who creates unique and interesting pieces of furniture from them.

For Tamingo, creating furniture from old wood, considered as scraps in the forests, is a challenge that he enjoys. Apart from looking for materials in the forests, Tamingo gets a supply of old wood from dealers when his foraging trips turn out few, usable materials.

“These pieces of wood that come from the mountains are very old, many even 100 years old, so they have cracks and discoloration that need special attention,” he says.

Despite the wood’s age, however, the pieces he creates from them are durable and of high quality.

Tamingo says he studies the grain of the wood and this will dictate how the wood will be cut and used, so the design will flow naturally.

“In every piece I make, I give my all to ensure that clients are satisfied and their needs are met,” he says.

“For business to grow, one must always think of ways to improve your product,” he says.

Tamingo has exported his products to Japan, China and the United States. He continues to accept orders from foreign and domestic clients for predesigned and customized furniture.

Taking at least a week to finish, his products are sold from P10,000 and P15,000 for a set composed of a table and two pieces of two-seater benches, and between P15,000 and P20,000 for a table and two three-seater benches.

His furniture business began in 2004 when Tamingo, who by then had spent 50 years in the woodcarving trade, grew tired of sculpting wooden statues and wanted to try something new.

Tamingo, one of the creators of the giant wooden figures displayed in a restaurant in Baguio City, moved from Benguet to Barangay Poblacion in this Pangasinan town so he could be closer to nearby mountains, the source of antique wood.

He says he was able to improve his craft and his sales due to support from the local government and the Department of Trade and Industry through advertisement and training programs.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100722-282592/Ifugao-carver-breathes-new-life-to-old-wood

hugodiekonig

July 26th, 2010, 05:39 PM

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 06:45 PM

New Army chief sets policy for appointments

By Abigail Kwok INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Newly-installed Army chief Major General Arturo Ortiz made a strong stance on meritocracy on Friday, stressing the importance of merits and credentials on appointments at the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

In his speech, the bemedalled Army chief said, "I would rather stay low brought about by my own efforts than to stay high without striving for it."

Ortiz also did not hesitate to state that although he would respect his upperclassmen in the Army, "I alone am responsible for the Philippine Army."

Ortiz said he was expecting "quality leadership" from his ground commanders and said that those who could not show this should "make way" for those who can.

Working on his statement on meritocracy, Ortiz said selection process on ground commanders would be based on "character, competence, and track record."

Ortiz also gave two orders to his men: First is that every soldier should protect democracy and Constitution and second, to run after terrorist groups that are threats to democracy.

"We will not stop at going after armed groups that threaten democracy," he said, while at the same time stressing the importance of protecting human rights and avoiding collateral damage.
Ortiz, recipient of the Medal of Valor, the highest military award and a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1979, replaced Lieutenant General Reynaldo Mapagu, who has been promoted as vice chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

A native of Bautista, Pangasinan, Ortiz served as Commander of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) of the Philippine Army. He also served in other sensitive posts in the AFP, including Regiment Commander of the Special Forces Regiment and Chief of the AFP Command Center, among others.

Aside from the Medal of Valor award, Ortiz is also a recipient of four Distinguished Service Stars, three Gold Cross medals, four Bronze Cross medals, and four Military Merit medals, among others.

Ortiz was awarded the Medal of Valor by then president Corazon Aquino after he led five teams of the 606th Special Forces Company and militiamen in a raid against 300 rebels in Negros Occidental in 1990. The raid led to the death of 84 rebels.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100723-282687/Medal-of-Valor-awardee-is-new-Army-chief

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 06:56 PM

Eye doctor to Pangasinan’s poor

By Yolanda Sotelo
Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/26/2010

SAN FABIAN, Pangasinan—Every year for the last 30 years, Dr. Guillermo de Venecia, a Filipino-American ophthalmologist practicing in the United States, would quietly slip into the country.

There are no announcements or fanfare attending his arrival, but he always creates a stir among poor people needing eye operations, most of them with cataract problems.

De Venecia has helped restore the vision of poor patients who cannot afford costly medical procedures.

They would flock to his outpatient surgical center in Barangay Bolasi here, which looks like a vacation house by the river. This is where De Venecia, 78, yearly brings a team of American and Filipino surgeons, nurses and volunteers to perform eye surgeries on indigent patients.

The Wisconsin-based De Venecia heads Free Rural Eye Clinic (FREC) team that has, so far, restored the vision of 25,000 indigents from Pangasinan and nearby provinces.

He stays in the country six months every year, coming in November or December when he starts checking patients. Operations are done between January and June.

This year, 900 people afflicted with cataract were able to see because of De Venecia’s efforts. The surgical team this year included Doctors Ed Zobian, Cu Yuging, Robert Sullivan and Ben Castillo. The medical and academic staff of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), led by Dr. Antonio Sayalso, assisted the team.

Occasionally, some patients would bring vegetables and fruits to show gratitude to the volunteer doctors for restoring their vision.

The FREC, De Venecia said, strictly adheres to the policy of serving “indigents only.”

“The guiding principle is simple: If you can afford to pay but you come here for the operation, you are taking away an opportunity for a free surgery from somebody who needed the operation but who cannot afford it,” he said.

De Venecia, a recipient of the Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, established the outpatient surgical center here in 2000 through the help of his American patients and neighbors in the United States.

Before the clinic was established, De Venecia’s team would go to government hospitals in different towns and perform the 45-minute surgery.

De Venecia, who took his ophthalmology residency at the University of Wisconsin after earning his degree in medicine from the UST in 1956, said he gains more satisfaction from reviving the sight of indigent folks.

“With the education and knowledge I was fortunate to receive, I felt it was my duty to help my fellow [Filipinos],” he said.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100726-283319/Eye-doctor-to-Pangasinans-poor

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 07:30 PM

Abono supports Chan’s bid for PCL presidency

July 25, 2010

By Virgilio Sar. Maganes

URDANETA CITY- Third termer Pozorrubio Councilor Kelvin T. Chan, son of Mayor Artemio Chan, could be the next president of the Philippine Councilors League- Pangasinan Chapter (PCL) as political leaders in the province extended their all out support to his candidacy.

The “Team” Chan conducted 5th district consultative meeting last July 16 at the Max’s Restaurant which was attended by Urdaneta City former Mayor Amadeo R. Perez, Jr., Abono Partylist Chair Rosendo O. So, Provincial Liga ng mga Barangay President Amadeo T. Espino and mayors, vice mayors and councilors of Laoac, Sison, Pozorrubio, Urdaneta City, Villasis, Sto. Tomas, Alcala, Bautista except the municipal officials from Binalonan.

Team Chan has been conducting congressional wide consultation in the province among the newly elected municipal councilors to start off its campaign for the PCL election which will be conducted in August this year.
The elected PCL President will sit as member of the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan who will have the same benefits and rights like those elected in the district levels.

Former Urdaneta City Mayor Amadeo R. Perez Jr,. in his endorsement for Chan’s candidacy and his team, said that it was now time to have a PCL president from the 5th District. He urged every one to be united and rally behind the candidacy of Councilor Chan who he said has all the qualifications and leadership savvy to lead the PCL.

“Let us be united. Former Congressman (Mark) Cojuangco and Congressman Kimi are supporting this team. I am glad that all the municipal officials of the 5th district are all here to manifest their support to this team,” he said.
Abono Party- list Chair Rosendo O. So vowed support to the Team Chan even as he said that the medical-dental missions as planned by Councilor Kelvin T. Chan will be done jointly with Abono in every municipality in the province.

“In the conduct of our joint medical-dental missions, councilors in their municipalities will be involved. Abono will provide medicines and other medical supplies in order not to deplete the funds of PCL,” So said.

So further said that during the meeting of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. and the medical staff of Pozorrubio Municipal Hospital where Mayor Chan and Councilor Kelvin Chan met the Governor, he (Governor) also extended his support to Chan.

“The funds needed to support the Pozorrubio Municipal Hospital shall also be shouldered by Abono,” So said.

Chan, in his campaign message to the municipal councilors said that if he wins, he will do his best to make the PCL a working organization. He said that every councilor will be a part of any PCL undertaking in their municipalities.
“Every one must be credited for any development efforts. All members of PCL will be consulted on our development activities,” Chan said as he exhorted all councilors present to support his candidacy.

Chan’s candidacy is being challenged by newly elected San Manuel Councilor Salvador “Dong” Perez, Jr.

The Team Chan is composed of the following: Councilors Rose M. Marcella, Executive Vice President ( San Fabian), Rosalie M. Ellasus, Secretary-General ( San Jacinto), Jocelyn S. Visaya, Treasurer (Tayug), Cromwell Oliver M. Hernandez, Auditor (Balungao), and Cheryl Bascos-Sembrano, Business Manager (Villasis).

The Board of Directors are composed of: Councilors George Celeste (Bolinao), Ruben Ampler (Bani), Dr. Jose Z. Carrera, Jr. (Binmaley), Joan Jude “Jojo” R. Lopez (Lingayen), Manuel “Idol” V. Resuello (San Carlos City), Severo C. Fernandez (Laoac), Levin N. Uy ( Bayambang), and Jolly R. Resuello (Basista).

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/25/abono-supports-chan%E2%80%99s-bid-for-pcl-presidency/

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 07:36 PM

Saray Dagupenio, tiwala ed kinen P-Noy

Pangasinan News

DAGUPAN CITY- Positibo so pananaw na saray Dagupenio onong ed say karga na say onaan ya State of the Nation Address (SONA) nen Presidente Benigno Noynoy Aquino.

Onong ed saray apituyawan na say Bombo Radyo Dagupan, maninisya ira ya nagawaan na maong na say presidente so trabaho to ya dauloan na maong so bansa.

Maninisya met ira ya naitdan na solusyon so probleman aarapen na say gobyerno.

Onaasa met ira na agga iya mipara ed say dinmalan na Administrasyon ya amayamay so kinasangkutan ya anomalya laot la ed say isyu na kurapsyon.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/pangasinan/11956-saray-dagupenio-tiwala-ed-kinen-p-noy

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 07:46 PM

What is the policy of illegal numbers game in the province? - Shahani

Pangasinan 6th District Board Member Ranjit Ramos-Shahani told mediamen about his stand on jueteng issues in the province during the press conference held at the Cocolandia Restaurant in Urdaneta City

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^What a character! :lol:

Mayor Artemio Q. Chan focuses on irrigation system for farmers in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan

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The priority projects of Mayor Silverio Alarcio of Laoac, Pangasinan for his first 100 days as chief executive in town

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Regional Irrigation Manager John N. Celeste said the National Irrigation Authority is financially viable

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allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 07:48 PM

600,000 bangus fry, inter ed saray fispond operator diad ciudad na Dagupan

Pangasinan News

DAGUPAN CITY - Nanbonog so city agriculture office na saray bangus fry ed saray fishpond operator diad barangay Salapingaw tan Lomboy diad ciudad na Dagupan.

Onong ed kinen city agriculture officer Emma Molina, say 600,000 ya bangus fry so nanlapud Bureau of Fisheries tan Aquatic Resources o BFAR .

Unaabot ed 55 fishpond operator so naitdan la.

Gegemtan na impangiter na bangus fry ya natolongan iray fishpond operator ya naapektuhan na bagyon pepeng nen imbeneg ya taon.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/pangasinan/11493-600000-bangus-fry-inter-ed-saray-fispond-operator-diad-ciudad-na-dagupan

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 07:57 PM

Judge Torio candidate for CA post

REGIONAL Trial Court Executive Judge Emma M. Torio of Dagupan City is among the 67 candidates for Court of Appeals Justice, based on an official announcement from the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) of the Supreme Court.

Torio and 30 other candidates were already interviewed while the other 36 are scheduled in August.

Three posts to be vacated by Justices Sixto Marella Jr., Jose L. Sabio Jr. and Arcangelita R. Lontok will be filled up.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/07/25/judge-torio-candidate-for-ca-post/

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 07:59 PM

European Community to help Pangasinan strengthen its Public Finance Management

LINGAYEN--- The European Community represented by Michel Ligthart recently met with the budget and finance officers of the province to find ways on how to help Pangasinan strengthen further its Local Government Units Public Finance Management.

Ligthart , a consultant of the European Community, said the EC intends to give some technical assistance on the strengthening of LGU PFM since Pangasinan is a recipient of a grant from the EC under the Health Sector Policy Support Program (HSPSP) of the Department of Health.

Atty. Janet Abuel, Regional Director of the Department of Budget Management said Pangasinan received a grant of some 4 million euro from the EC for training purposes for the LGU PFM as a support to the health sector.

As a requirement, there is a need to strengthen the LGU PFM on the usage of funds, planning and disbursement.

The EC is concerned with the strengthening program of the provice on how to uplift the health sector because Pangasinan will serve as a representative of all the provinces in the country.

The group visited only two provinces, Pangasinan and Cavite and the EC have chosen Pangasinan as the pilot province for the implementation of the various programs of the health sector under the HSPSP.

Abuel noted that the EC was impressed with the performance of the LGU PFM even as they have realized that the LGUPFM can function well even without the grant so the EC wanted to extend the assistance to other programs not related to health.

Towards this end, the European Community is now planning to give an independent funding for the strengthening program.

Meanwhile, Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr, said this is a welcome development to the health program of Pangasinan.

Being one of his priority programs, the province has embarked on various health care programs one of which is the enrollment of indigent families to Philhealth to enable the poor Pangasinense avail of medical services.

This is the first time in the history of Pangasinan that the province has taken steps for a universal enrollment of all indigent heads of families.

In two and a half years, phenomenal results were achieved because Pangasinan has become number one in Philhealth universal coverage besting Cebu and Bukidnon who used to be number one.

From a total of 27,000 enrolees in July 2007, we now have a total number of 260,000 indigent Pangasinenses covered by health insurance.

The 14 hospitals in the province have also undergone various stages of improvement and upgrading and established a dialysis center with 12 dialysis machines.

Aside from hospital and curative health care, the provincial government has also pursued an aggressive public health program and strengthened its capability for disease prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyles and practices in our communities. (PIO/Angeline D. Villanueva)

http://balitapangasinan.blogspot.com/2010/07/european-community-to-help-pangasinan.html

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 08:07 PM

Alaminos offers local software for other LGUs

Philippine Daily Inquirer

ALAMINOS CITY is willing to share knowledge on its software technology with other local government units to help other LGUs deliver better public service, the city mayor said Thursday.

Mayor Hernani Braganza, in a press statement, said the city has developed its software under its “One System, One Government” program, tapping local programmers rather than hiring and paying IT software developers.

The program has cut red tape and increased tax revenues as well as reduced operational costs for Alaminos, he added.

“With advanced technology, automated payment of real-estate taxes can be made even in the office of the barangay,” he said.

Under the One System One Government program, Alaminos has developed an integrated information system that created a unified database to improve efficiency.

Braganza said the city’s IT prototype system can be replicated by LGUs nationwide.

The city’s innovative program was also designed to enhance tourism potentials of the Hundred Islands National Park and lower the cost of official transactions.

Alaminos recently implemented its Wireless Internet-based Governance System (WINGS) with the Department of Education providing 43 elementary and high schools with Internet connectivity to complement an earlier program called Bright Child.

Braganza supported the campaign of now President Aquino during his sorties in Pangasinan, one of the country’s most vote-rich provinces.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100716-281387/Alaminos-offers-local-software-for-other-LGUs

allan_dude

July 26th, 2010, 09:04 PM

Mang Inasal - Pozorrubio, Pangasinan

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info_rene

July 27th, 2010, 11:26 AM

allan_dude

July 27th, 2010, 02:53 PM

Marami nai-post ngayon ah. Cute yong Koreana na nag-interview kay Gov Espine. Sebir sebir si Atty. Baraan, pero ok ang tandem nila sa Provincial office. Sikat!!

Ipakita yan sa YTN or Arirang USATV Dagupan!! :lol:
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Lingayen beach entices Korean broadcast-journalists. A Korean broadcast-journalist named Mi Kee Park, (stooping) enjoys the water at the beach along Brgy. Estanza in Lingayen as she poses with a Pangasinense family for a souvenir photo. Park and her news team from Money Television Network (MTN) Seoul, South Korea conducted a five-day documentation on the various investment and tourism sites in Pangasinan. (PIO Photo by Bob Sison)

http://balitapangasinan.blogspot.com/2010/07/lingayen-beach-entices-korean-broadcast.html

^ Aya ni. Maganggana awa! :naughty:

allan_dude

July 27th, 2010, 04:41 PM

DOLE creates Alaminos, Rosales field offices

Dagupan City (27 July) -- The Department of Labor and Employment has set up two field offices in Pangasinan.

Adonis Peralta, until recently provincial labor officer of the Dagupan district office, now heads the field office in Alaminos City which will cater to clients from districts 1 and 2. The Rosales Field Office under Erlinda Villegas will serve those residing in the fifth and sixth districts.

The creation of two new field offices in the province was in line with the rationalization program of the DOLE which was approved by the Department of Budget and Management on April 13, 2009 pursuant to Executive Order No. 366.

Regional Director Henry John Jalbuena said the reshuffling would strengthen the delivery of various services in line with President Benigno "Noy Noy" Aquino III's 22-point labor agenda.

"The DOLE has wide-ranging programs and projects, and to help our various clients maximize their benefits, we are continuously instituting measures, one of which is setting up offices in strategic locations and putting the right people right where they are needed," Jalbuena added.

The Dagupan field office is now headed by Engr. Leonardo Catapia.

The Regional Office operates the technical services support division (TSSD), responsible for planning, monitoring and policy-making on the office's different programs and projects; the Internal Management and Services Division (IMSD) which handles the whole office's administrative concerns; and the Office of the Regional Director.

"With just a little innovation and maximizing of our existing resources, we are now in a better position to deliver the goals of the present administration," he said. (DOLE/PIA/dos)

http://pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100727.htm&no=29

allan_dude

July 27th, 2010, 06:29 PM

GMA neglected storm-ravaged Pangasinan--Gina de Venecia

abs-cbnNEWS.com 07/27/2010

MANILA, Philippines - Pangasinan Rep. Gina de Venecia on Monday night confirmed President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's exposé in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that her storm-ravaged province was allotted a measly amount from the calamity fund last year.

Mrs. De Venecia, now representative of the 4th district of Pangasinan, said her district did not receive a single centavo from the calamity fund released by the government in 2009.

"Ang totoo niyan, ni isang kusing walang natanggap ang 4th district ng Pangasinan noong panahon ng Ondoy at iba pang bagyo," Mrs. De Venecia said during her thanksgiving party on Monday night.

Mrs. De Venecia won as congresswoman of the 4th district of Pangasinan, taking over her husband, former House Speaker Jose de Venecia. The De Venecias were former political allies of Mrs. Arroyo.

Mrs. De Venecia said she was dismayed after hearing President Aquino's exposé in his first SONA.

President Aquino said Pangasinan received a P5-million calamity fund after the onslaught of typhoon Ondoy, the worst storm to hit the country in 2009.

The President said the P5-million calamity fund was earmarked for the damages incurred by the province from the onslaught of tropical storm Cosme in 2008.

While Pangasinan only got a small amount, Pampanga, which was not directly hit by the storms, received a P108-million calamity fund.

Mrs. De Venecia was certain that the reason behind the unfair release of funds was politics.

She said the calamity fund releases happened after her husband decided to stand by his son, Jose "Joey" de Venecia III, in his exposé on the NBN-ZTE deal.

The younger De Venecia implicated former First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo to the anomalous telecommunications deal, which was eventually junked by former President Arroyo after the exposé.

Meanwhile, Mrs. De Venecia said she remains decided to set aside her family's quarrel with the Arroyos. She said she has already accepted the fact that she may have to work with the former president, her "kumare," in drafting new laws.

Former President Arroyo is now representative of Pampanga's 2nd District, a post previously held by her son, Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo. -- report from Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/07/27/10/arroyo-neglected-storm-ravaged-pangasinan-gina-de-venecia

allan_dude

July 27th, 2010, 06:30 PM

Ex-DBM chief denies GMA neglected Pangasinan

abs-cbnNEWS.com 07/27/2010

MANILA, Philippines - Former Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya on Tuesday denied that Pangasinan province received only P5 million in calamity assistance in 2009 from the Arroyo administration.

In an interview with radio dzMM, Andaya, now a congressman representing the 1st district of Camarines Sur, would not say how much was actually given to the province, which was badly hit by several storms in 2009.

Andaya said Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. can belie the allegation made by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III made in his State of the Nation Address (SONA).

President Aquino said on Monday that the government released a total of P2 billion of funds in anticipation of storms that will enter the country this year.

He said 70% of the P1.4 billion have already been distributed to provinces. He added that P108 million of the calamity fund has been distributed to Pampanga, and P105 million went to a single district.

While President Aquino did not pinpoint which district received the P105 million, it is believed he was referring to the 2nd district, which is being now being represented by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Andaya also denied that the previous government neglected Pangasinan, which was hardest hit by storms Ondoy and Pepeng in 2009.

He said province was even actually the “first priority” in the release of the calamity fund. He added the P5 million cited by President Aquino in his SONA was the last of a series of calamity fund allocations for the province.

Andaya also explained that it was not the Arroyo administration that asked for the P2-billion calamity allocation.

“Kongreso mismo ang naglagay ng calamity fund. Pati ang mga bagyong nakaraan ay dapat pondohan ng calamity fund na iyan,” he said, referring to President Aquino’s part of the speech, where, he said, the P5 million released to Pangasinan was for storm Cosme, which hit the country in 2008.

The former budget secretary said that because of the already depleted calamity funds of each province, congressmen pushed for the insertion of the P2 billion calamity fund in the General Appropriations Act of 2010.

Not really depleted

Meanwhile, Andaya said President Aquino was probably accurate when he said in his SONA that only 6.5% of the P1.54 trillion national budget for 2010 was left in the national treasury.

However, Andaya explained that only 50% of the total national budget has been actually used up.

He said that upon receipt of the national budget, the Department of Budget Management (DBM) immediately releases to all government branches their annual allocations, including those for personnel salary and maintenance and operating expenditures (MOE).

Andaya said 50% of the total national budget go to state workers’ salaries while 25% is used for MOE.

“So 75% na, pero hindi nangangahulugan na nagastos na iyan,” he said, adding that the salary and MOE releases should be good for the whole year of 2010.

“If you are looking at the actual expenditures, only 50% has been spent from the national budget,” he said.

Andaya said that the present administration should have enough funds, including the remaining 6.5% of the total P1.54 national budget and the unspent funds that have been allocated to all government branches.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/07/27/10/ex-dbm-chief-denies-gma-neglected-pangasinan

allan_dude

July 27th, 2010, 06:55 PM

Trike drivers, lowly vendors not required to issue receipts, says BIR

By Danny O Sagun

Dagupan City (27 July) -- Sari-sari stores are not required to issue sales invoices, the Bureau of Internal Revenue has clarified.

Regional Director Tomas C. Rosales issued the clarification in the wake of reports that the bureau was now requiring owners of small stores to issue cash invoices for goods worth P25 and above.

"Hindi totoo yon," he said during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of the Philippine Information Agency over Radyo ng Bayan-DZMQ where he guested along with top BIR officials Tuesday. He said that sari-sari store owners fall under the marginal income earners category whose gross sales or receipts amount to P100,000 and below annually. They are exempt from paying the annual registration fee of P500 and percentage tax.

Businesses with gross sales below P1.5 million a year and registered as non-VAT (value added tax) taxpayer are required to pay the annual registration fee and monthly percentage tax of three percent. But the owner or owners can register as VAT-taxpayer even though their gross receipts amount to less than P1,500,000, said lawyer Beverly Milo, assessment division chief.

"Sa paningin ng ibang taxpayer makatutulong sa kanila yong pagiging VAT taxpayer kesa non-VAT na percentage tax ang babayaran," she noted.

Marginal income earners may include tricycle drivers, street peddlers and ambulant or sidewalk vendors.

Meanwhile, Rosales sounded confident the regional office can attain its collection goal for the year with the P600 million "buffer" for the first semester. "Umaasa kami na maabot namin yong aming goal for the year," he said, attributing the good collection record to the efficiency of the staff, cooperation on the part of taxpayers and intensified information campaign. He added that the campaign against tax evasion thru the Run After Tax Evaders (RATE) program, Oplan Kandado, Project "Iboto Mo" and "Project RIP" also helped.

Revenue District Officer Yolanda Ferrer of the Calasiao-based district No. 4 said the district also exceeded its collection target for the first six months by some P151 million, which, she said, was an indication her office can achieve its collection goal for the year.

Lawyer Francisco Sarmiento said that the bureau's policy now is to follow up assessment and collection with prosecution of those found violating the tax code. "Kaya nga nandyan ang RATE, Oplan Kandado and other campaign against tax evasion, hindi lang assessment saka collection," he said.

He clarified that RATE runs after business owners with criminal intent not to declare income, while Oplan Kandado is an administrative proceeding against those who fail to issue receipts or invoices, underdeclare sales by at least 30 percent or fail to register as VAT taxpayer.

Only recently, three merchandize stores in this city were padlocked because the owner had failed to pay the right amount of taxes.

The BIR officials believed it was not yet time to legislate new taxes or raise rates as President Aquino earlier indicated. They said plugging the leakages and intensifying tax collection efforts will help government realize more revenues.

The bureau particularly the regional office is now recruiting about 40 personnel, lawyers, examiners and support staff, Rosales bared. (PIA Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p100727.htm&no=28&r=&y=&mo=

janette.toral

July 27th, 2010, 07:30 PM

allan_dude

July 27th, 2010, 08:55 PM

Robinsons spending P1B on renovations

GOKONGWEI-LED property developer Robinsons Land Corp. has allotted about P1 billion to redevelop five malls this year, an executive said on Tuesday.

Expansion projects, some of which have already begun, will be completed next year.

"The five [redevelopment] projects, which includes the expansion in Tacloban, [will cost] about P1 billion," Robinsons Land President Frederick D. Go told reporters at the sidelines of a real estate conference in Makati.

Mr. Go said the property developer would add more levels at Robinsons Tacloban and put up the budget Go Hotels. The five-level Robinsons Metro East in Pasig City is also up for redevelopment.

Earlier, Robinsons Land announced the redevelopment and expansion of Robinsons Place in Bacolod, Robinsons Place Manila, and the two-decade-old Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas Center.

The property developer has allotted P9 billion for capital spending this year, of which 40% will be for the construction of new malls.

Robinsons Land will start this year the construction of its first shopping mall in the Northern Luzon province of Pangasinan and the 30th Robinsons mall nationwide. It will also open a mall in Palawan next year, and Cebu and Quezon City in 2012. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=14839

pi_malejana

July 28th, 2010, 07:14 AM

Aya ni. Maganggana awa! :naughty:

ay nalasi nu untan labat so maka-arap mo agew agew, labay ko lan unsempet natan ditan...:lol::nuts:

makalasyan

July 28th, 2010, 01:51 PM

allan_dude

July 28th, 2010, 04:45 PM

^^ Karamihan sa kanila Baguio based, sunny playground nila Pangasinan :lol:

Great to know you were able to attend. I posted a copy of the handout via slideshare. DM me should you like to get the link. (was supposed to post it here but unsure at this time if it is ok to share a link)

LOL on the webmistress. Those were the early days....
:) Hello Janette! Welcome to SSC-Pangasinan. :pepper::cucumber::banana:

allan_dude

July 28th, 2010, 04:50 PM

NPC, SRPC face another suit over big flood in Pangasinan last year

ROSALES, Pangasinan, July 28 (PNA) — A civil case was filed on Tuesday against the National Power Corporation (NPC) and the San Roque Power Corporation before Branch 53 of the Regional Trial Court here in connection with the release of unprecedented volume of water of the San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam project in October last year that resulted in a big flood in the province’s eastern and central parts.

Plaintiff in the civil case for damages was the Golden AgriTech Products Incorporated, represented by Engr. Rosendo So who is founding president of the Abono Partylist, based in Rosales town.

This was only the civil case filed in Pangasinan against NPC and SRPC over the flood in October last year blamed solely for the release of water from the San Roque Dam.

Cited as defendants in civil case for damages are the NPC, represented by its President and Chief Executive Officer Froilan Tampinco, and SRPC, represented by its President and CEO Ryukichi Kawaguchi and/or its Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility Tommy Valdez, and Alex Palada, flood operations manager of NPC.

Filed nine months after the big flood, spawned by continuous rains dumped by Typhoon “Pepeng”, the suit is expected to be the first of a series of court suits to be filed within two weeks of each other individually by businessmen in eastern Pangasinan that was severely affected by the big flood in October last year when the Agno River overflowed its banks, with the water spilling over into commercial and residential areas.

Others who are expected to file their own civil suit versus NPC, SRPC and their officials individually are owners of rice mills, piggery and poultry who were similarly badly affected by the big flood caused by the abrupt release of huge volume of water from the San Roque Dam.

“We talked among ourselves that we are going to file individually so I made the first move, Engineer So said in an interview at his office in Carmen West, Rosales.

He said farmers similarly affected by the flood are also set to file their own case and the Abono Partylist has agreed to help them.

Engr. So’s corporation is a distributor of various brands of fertilizer, and is maintaining several warehouses in different towns of Pangasinan which suffered much when water rose to a dangerous height of up to eight feet.

In its complaint, the plaintiff corporation said that although the water elevation in San Roque Dam was going up quickly on account of heavy rains, triggered by Typhoon “Pepeng”, the defendants did not take any measure to release the water of San Roque Dam gradually.

Thus, from October 2 to 6, 2010, defendants did not do anything to control the water elevation but instead waited until the water elevation had already reached more than the maximum critical level when they abruptly released the water at an unconscionable level.

The plaintiff corporation maintained that the release of huge and extraordinary amount of water from the dam by the defendants was done without proper warning and prior notice to the Province of Pangasinan and other affected Local Government Units, and without observing proper protocol.

It further said that this caught all the inhabitants, the local government units, and the business establishments, including plaintiff, flat-footed and unprepared to deal with the sudden onslaught of water coming from the dam.

The corporation also charged that the defendants negligently and unjustifiably waited for the water elevation to reach the maximum critical level before they released an enormous, dangerous, deadly, and unparalleled volume of water.

Because of the abrupt and excessive volume of water released by the defendants, the entire province was submerged in flood, causing much damage to properties and loss of lives.

It said that as for the company, flood water as high as eight feet entered the plaintiff’s warehouse located in Carmen West, Rosales, destroying all fertilizers stored in it.

As a result, the company incurred the amount of P12.9 million in fertilizer losses.

The company asked the court to order NPC and Mr. Palada to pay the plaintiff actual damages in the amount of P12.9 million; exemplary damages in the amount of P1,000,000; attorney’s fees in the amount of P150,000 and to pay the cost of court suit.

In filing the suit, the company paid a no-sneezing amount of P274,450 to the court as filing fee. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=290803

allan_dude

July 28th, 2010, 04:55 PM

Pangasinan receives 27 inflatable boats from PNP

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 28 (PNA) -- Police Regional Dorector Orlando Mabutas on Tuesday turned over to Police Provincial Director Percival Barba 27 inflatable boats, or rubber boats, for use of the Pangasinan police in rescue and relief operations during calamities.

Mabutas, who was on his first command visit to the Pangasinan Provincial Office since assuming his post as Police Regional Director early July, said the rubber boats came from Camp Crame and were made available as part of the PNP Transformation Program.

The rubber boats will be distributed later to police stations, priority are those located in flood-prone cities and municipalities.

Mabutas said the arrival of the rubber boats is timely as Pangasinan province and the entire Ilocos Region are bracing for another flood because of the current rainy season.

He told newsmen later that rubber boats will also be given to La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. Pangasinan got the allocation first because it is the biggest province in the entire Ilocos Region.

With the rubber boats, he said, the police in Pangasinan and the entire Region 1 can now respond at a much faster pace to the call for help by people in distress during the flood.

Pangasinan used to depend on the help of Naval Forces Northern Luzon for rescue operations since there are only few rubber boats available in the province.

The Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) of Pangasinan and the City Disaster Coordinating Council of Dagupan are then the only areas in Pangasinan maintaining rubber boats.

But last year, then Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. brought home five brand new rubber boats from Korea which he distributed to the city of Dagupan, San Jacinto, San Fabian and Manaoag.

While in Pangasinan, Chief Superintendent Mabutas pinned the "Medalya ng Papuri" to the chiefs of police of Tayug and Dagupan City and few of their men for meritorious accomplishments in arresting an armed suspect, as well as a suspected marijuana dealer, respectively.

Before visiting the Pangasinan Police Office, Mabutas paid a courtesy call on Governor Amado Espino Jr., who is himself a retired police colonel and who served at one time as police provincial director of Pangasinan and Police Regional Director of the Ilocos.

Mabutas earlier made available to the Pangasinan Police Office at least 53 Cal. 99 millimeter pistols as service firearms of the local police which was boosted later with an additional 51 shotguns.

Before this, statistics showed some 600 policemen in Pangasinan have no firearms. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=290674

allan_dude

July 28th, 2010, 05:02 PM

Rep. De Venecia seeks Expanded Crop Insurance Program

DAGUPAN CITY, July 28 (PNA) -- Rep. Gina de Venecia (4th District, Pangasinan) is set to file a bill seeking the expansion of the Crop Insurance Program to help farmers recover from crop their losses due to the frequent onslaught of calamities, like typhoons, floods and even drought.

A neophyte in Congress, Rep. De Venecia said this will help not only farmers but also fishermen all over the country to bounce back after being set back by the calamities, at which time they are usually left with nothing but despair and frustration.

Noting that the Fourth District of Pangasinan, comprising of Dagupan City, Mangaldan, San Fabian, San Jacinto and Manaoag, is visited yearly by destructive floods, De Venecia said her proposed bill seeking the expansion of the Crop Insurance Program is timely and merits consideration.

"As in the last flood, I saw with my own eyes how corn from San Jacinto were submerged and given up for lost because of the flood and milkfish and prawns in Dagupan washed away to the Lingayen Gulf by rampaging flood waters," she said.

Thus the need for an expanded crop insurance program so farmers can easily get back on their feet and repair their farms and fishponds so they can continue to produce food for the country, said the wife of former seven-time Speaker of the House of Representatives, Jose de Venecia Jr.

After the flood, one can just imagine how the farmers and their families can fend for themselves as they are left with practically nothing in their pockets and therefore face uncertain future, Rep. De Venecia said.

If the proposed bill become a law, farmers planting rice, corn and vegetables, and those raising livestock and fish will be given ample protection from going bankrupt if their crops are destroyed by the calamity or even pest and diseases.

She said under the program, the fund that will be used to rehabilitate damage farmlands and fish ponds will directly come from the government through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation.

The present Philippine Crop Insurance Program, said De Venecia, provides only limited coverage to the country's enduring farmers and fishermen, thus the need for its expansion.

Mrs. De Venecia said the proposed bill is an attempt on her part to fulfill her campaign promise to the people of the Fourth District of Pangasinan that livelihood of the people will be one of her priorities.

Livelihood, she said, is part of her agenda which she outlined to the people in the campaign. Her other programs include, health care, education, values formation and environment.

At the same time, Rep. De Venecia vowed to extend her utmost support to the programs of President Benigno Aquino III for good governance, create a graft-free society and snatch the people away from the shackles of poverty and ignorance. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=290613

allan_dude

July 28th, 2010, 05:17 PM

PSU bats for green environment

by Venus H. Sarmiento

Lingayen, Pangasinan (28 July) -- The Pangasinan State University embarked on a tree planting activity yesterday and today, as part of its social concern to help protect the environment.

PSU President Victoriano Estira said the commemorative tree planting activity forms part of the 31st anniversary celebration of the school to develop awareness and participation among the students.

"We would like to show the way and lead the way in caring for the environment. We exemplify tree planting as an immediate concern and translate in the form of the participation and more involvement of faculty members and students," Estira said.

The initial tree planting activity was conducted in the nine campuses of PSU located in the towns of Asingan, Binmaley, Bayambang, Infanta, Lingayen and in the cities of San Carlos, Urdaneta and Alaminos. It was capped by the university celebration in the main campus in Lingayen where the planting activity was spearheaded by Estira together with the university's three vice presidents- Dr. Lydia Buduhan for Administration and Planning, Dr. Manolito Manuel for Academic Affairs and Dr. Honorio Cascolan for Research and Extension.

Thousands of forest tree seedlings like mahogany and gimelina were planted to provide shade and recreation area within the vicinity of the school campuses, not to mention their aesthetic value and contribution to filtration of carbon dioxide in the air.

Incidentally, the nature-loving Estira revealed that he just planted 500 seedlings last weekend in his farm located in Bugallon town as it is "always the people's responsibility to sustain and care about the trees and the environment not only for themselves but most importantly for the future generations to come."

A short program honoring the loyal PSU faculty members, retirees and board passers was held after the greening activity. Marcelo Casillan of the PSU Board of Regents, was the event's guest of honor and speaker (PIA-Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100728.htm&no=23

pi_malejana

July 29th, 2010, 02:06 AM

^^
ta lanti awa...makin-kinis ya bii :naughty:

diad tua dakel met la ray koreans diad pangasinan...many times na akong may naka-sakayang mga koreans sa jeep sa Dagupan...i also had a korean classmate in college...i still wonder kung pano sila nkaka-adjust sa weather nating sobrang init :cool:

maswerte ka sirin...:nuts:

ampetang met ed korea nu summer, katon anta da la tay petang...:D

teka, Pangasinan Thread pala to hehehe..

:cheers:

info_rene

July 29th, 2010, 11:42 AM

christian joe

July 29th, 2010, 02:14 PM

^^we have the same sentiments...:ohno::ohno::ohno:

and they just cancelled 2 flood control projects in Asingan and San Manuel...

christian joe

July 29th, 2010, 02:27 PM

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christian joe

July 29th, 2010, 02:46 PM

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christian joe

July 29th, 2010, 02:52 PM

photos from:

http://urdanetacityphotos.blogspot.com

allan_dude

July 29th, 2010, 05:50 PM

Magsasalita na ako. :nuts:

A few days ago I could hear bits and pieces of the SONA. Afterwards I read the full SONA in a newspaper.

Can't perceived how a Filipino leader exposes to the entire world the corrupt (if it is true) practices that has been done by the previous Administration. It could be... or it could be not, BUT why expose it pre-maturely without DOJ handling it first??

Now that we are exposed (as if hindi naman natin alam no??), did we gain trust and confidence now to any foreign countries? I guess not, we belittle ourselves even.

Mas maganda sana na ang mga SONA ay puro programs lang at ito ang babantayan ng taong bayan na gagawin niya sa kanyang termino. And probably taking a small portion saying that "bahala na ang DOJ sa nalaman naming totoong datos sa nakaraang Administrasyon", and that is it.

It is giving me the creep, sisihan na naman itong gobyerno na ito hanggang sa dulo ng termino. If you were a part of the previous administration and working honestly, how it could affect you now? This is just my reaction to the SONA. Hay buhay!

For idealist Filipino, we moved from the past and step forward... do not look for blames, move forward with your goal.

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno:Oh well, I'm already disappointed since I saw the presidential election result last May.

Noynoy is such a commercialized super brand full of hatred and empty promises. I really don't understand why there are millions of fanatics buying him!

^^we have the same sentiments...:ohno::ohno::ohno:

and they just cancelled 2 flood control projects in Asingan and San Manuel...WTF?!

Poor Pangasinan gave Mr Aquino an overwhelming numnber of votes for the win- 537,533 second to Cebu, and only to receive a canceled much needed project?! :down::down::down::down: LOSER!

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Sosyal ng Urdaneta public market may mga escalators :lol:

allan_dude

July 29th, 2010, 06:03 PM

Another Pangasinan group mulls class suit vs Napocor, SRPC

By Leonardo V. Micua

DAGUPAN CITY, July 29 (PNA) -- Another group is mulling over the filing of a civil case for damages against the National Power Corp. (Napocor) and the San Roque Power Corp. (SRPC) for releasing unprecedented huge volume of water from the San Roque Dam at the height of typhoon Pepeng in October last year that caused massive flood in many parts of Pangasinan.

The Metro Dagupan City Economic Reconstruction Fund Foundation (MDCERFF), headed by Dr. Vivencio Villaflor Jr. as president and chairman of the board, said that he and members of his group are now discussing the filing of a class suit for damages against Napocor and SRPC to make them answerable for the huge damages wrought by the floods triggered by heavy rains spawned by the typhoon.

Villaflor, medical director of his family-owned Villaflor Doctors Hospital in Dagupan City, admitted however that they have not yet reached a decision if they will go to court but he personally believes that this is a good move in order to teach a lesson to both Napocor and SRPC to think twice before releasing water from the dam.

The San Roque Dam is reputed to be the biggest dam in Asia and the second highest in South East Asia at 290 meters above sea level.

Villaflor said that in last year's flood, his hospital alone lost valuable medical equipment, notably their CT Scan facilities which cost more than P30 million as the water reached as high as nine feet.

Villaflor was impressed by the civil case for damages filed by Goldon AgriTech Products Inc. represented by Engr. Rosendo So on July 27 against Napocor and SRPC before the Regional Trial Court in Rosales town.

Prior to this, members of the Trial Lawyers Association of the Philippines chapter filed their own collective civil suit against both Napocor and SRPC before the RTC in Dagupan City.

In its court suit, Goldon AgriTech Products Inc. was asking P12.9 million compensation from Napocor and SRPC but also paid a staggering amount of more than P274,000 in filing fee.

Engr. So said the victims of flood in eastern Pangasinan have decided to file civil case for damages against Napocor and SRPC individually and not collectively, so that at least one case is being filed before the court each week.

Villaflor said that in their case, members of MDCERFF will file the case collectively since it is a class suit versus Napocor and SRPC.

At the same time, Villaflor said that MDCERFF will also ask Napocor and SRPC to provide themselves with modern doppler, an instrument that measures the amount of rainfall at Ambuklao, Binga and San Roque dams at certain periods of time, so both can calculate the proper time when to release water from the dam.

In the absence of this highly sophisticated instrument, there is no assurance that the big flood that happened in Pangasinan in October last year will not be repeated.

He said Ambuklao, Binga and San Roque dams need at least nine rain doppler instruments, adding that in the Philippines there are only two dopplers in use. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=291091

allan_dude

July 29th, 2010, 06:19 PM

Dagupan's cash position remains stable, says city bursar

By Leonardo V. Micua

DAGUPAN CITY, July 29 (PNA) — The city treasurer here has affirmed that the fiscal position of Dagupan City remains stable, contrary to the claims that it has already run out of cash.

Speaking before the July 26 city council, City Treasurer Romelita Alcantara contradicted insinuations that the city has no more fund and no longer in a position to pay the salaries and wages of its employees.

Invited by the city council to shed light on the real state of finances of the city in aid of legislation, Alcantara revealed there remains P131,916,712.18 million in the general fund in the city coffer.

All these, she said, were placed in time and savings/current deposits in various banks.

The amount consists of P117,281,933.48 in time deposit and another P14,634,778.70 in savings/current deposit. Of the total, said Alcantara, P110,046,857.18 is available for disbursement.

The rest of the amount includes the Special Education Fund of P9,889,686.07 and trust fund of P6,345,390.23.

The figures were corroborated by city accountant Teresita Manaois.

Alcantara said that as of June 30, 2010 when the past city administration stepped down, all the employees, both regular or emergency, were paid of their salaries and wages.

Those who were not paid from July 1 to 15 are only the emergency workers (EWs) because the budget for their wages was only up to June 30 and also in line with the policy of the new city administration of Mayor Benjamin Lim to freeze the appointment of all EWs in all offices purportedly due to lack of fund.

Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, city council presiding officer and part of the former city administration, said that in relation to the new mayor’s policy, even the city councilors have no EWs in their offices.

She told newsmen later that per the report of the two officials, more than 48 percent of this year's budget is still available, thus there is no reason that salaries of employees will not be paid.

According to Alcantara, the restoration of the EWs will depend on the city officials but they must look for available funds from other sources.

To further prove that Dagupan is awash with cash and not in the red, Alcantara attested that all the disbursement vouchers brought to the treasurer’s office were all paid.

Alcantara also assured that the city can meet all its obligation up to December 31 this year. She added that the targeted tax collection of the city for 2010 is P498 million with 57 percent of the target or P287 million already collected as of June 30.

She is also optimistic that the target tax collection will be met.

But comparing Dagupan with Urdaneta City, Alcantara said the latter is relatively better because it has another source of income, the Local Government Unit-operated university that gave that city in 2009 alone an additional income of P123 million.

The income from students’ tuition fees and miscellaneous fees in the Urdaneta City University accrue to the general fund of the city, she added.

Both Dagupan and Urdaneta are second class cities.

Dagupan used to be a first class city till it was reclassified to second class based on its average income from 2004 to 2007 of P335 million, below the income bracket of P400 million then set by the Department of Finance for first class cities.

But Alcantara expressed confidence that in the next reclassification in 2011, Dagupan may get back its first class status if the income bracket is not increased to P500 million with the city's current income of P498 million. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=290836

allan_dude

July 29th, 2010, 06:31 PM

Dagupan eyes court injunction vs land reclamation

By Danny O Sagun

Dagupan City (29 July) -- "Nagtataka rin kami, parang nanunutil ang may-ari pag nagba-violate sya."

Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Leduina "Wendy" Co thus admitted during a media forum Thursday when told of the continued backfilling of a portion of the Calmay river along the new De Venecia Expressway Extension in spite of the cease and desist order issued against 888 Dagupan Properties, Inc. by the Environmental Management Bureau, an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

The EMB issued the order on January 15 last year after the former found out that the corporation had already engaged in reclamation activities. EMB Regional director Joel Salvador told the sangguniang panlungsod in a recent session that the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) issued to the firm authorized only backfilling of its property for land development and not reclamation, which activity can only be undertaken by government.

The firm, represented by one William Chua of Mangaldan town, had stopped reclamation activities when the order was served but resumed operations early this year. Again it stopped after former City Legal Officer George Mejia conducted an ocular inspection at the site. But backfilling resumed on June 29, or a day before the new city administration took over.

Mayor Benjamin S. Lim has said that even if Chua was known to him personally, he would not hesitate to crack the whip on him for violating an ordinance prohibiting the filling up of fishponds in the area.

Alarmed by the continued defiance of the order, the city council asked the EMB to shed light on the matter. Salvador said the order was still valid and in effect.

Co said the other recourse of the city is to get a temporary injunction from the courts to compel the property owner, who seemed bent on disregarding the EMB order, to stop operations. "Malaking question nga on my part," she said during the forum at the Philippine Information Agency Dagupan Infocenter, referring to the continued defiance by the owner.

She clarified that the DENR provincial office had no hand in the issuance of the ECC and in the serving of the CDO. "That we explained to Mayor Lim," she said.

The continued defiance by the owner only showed that the EMB was "powerless" to enforce the country?s environmental laws, observers said. "Kulang ng ngipin," Co herself noted.

Meanwhile, she urged local government units to adopt the garbage disposal system of Sual town which has attained "zero waste" with its successful implementation of R.A. 9003 thru the setting up of a materials recovery facility (MRF).

She said she saw for herself the Sual system during a recent visit and was impressed by the efficient operation. She also said that LGUs can talk together, pool their resources and possibly establish a common sanitary landfill facility or any other disposal system approved by the DENR.

Urdaneta City is expected to operate soon its sanitary landfill by October.

This city meanwhile adopted the "no segregation, no collection" policy to arrest its worsening garbage problem. (PIA Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100729.htm&no=10

allan_dude

July 29th, 2010, 07:22 PM

RP wizards win 31 medals in South Korea math contest

MANILA, July 29 (PNA) - Young Filipino math wizards won 31 medals including two team gold medals in the International Math Competition (IMC) held in South Korea from July 25 to 29.

Dr. Simon Chua, head of the RP delegation, said a total of 604 elementary and high school students competed in the contest that comprised 151 teams from 26 countries and territories including China, Canada, Thailand, Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, Philippines and host country South Korea.

“We are delighted about the great showing of our Filipino students in the contest,” said Dr. Chua, who is also the president of the Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines (MTG), an organization of math experts that trains Filipino students for international math contests.

According to Chua and Rechilda Villame, MTG vice president, the entire Philippine team won two gold medals, one silver, 28 bronzes and 11 merit awards in the contest.

The two gold medals were courtesy of Philippine Teams A and B in the team contest in the Korea Elementary Mathematics International Competition (KEMIC), the contest for the elementary division. Teams A and B also won bronze in the group contest.

Team A is composed of Jason Joseph Fernandez of San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City, Kaye Janelle Yao of Grace Christian College, and Ma. Czarina Angela Lao and Vince Benedict Say, both students of Saint Jude Catholic School. On the other hand, Team B is composed of Raymond Joseph Fadri of San Beda College Alabang, Andrew Brandon Ong of Chiang Kai Shek College, Austin Edrich Chua of Saint Jude Catholic School, and Nathaniel Joshua Balete of Philippine Institute of Quezon City.

The individual bronze medalists of the Philippine team in the elementary and high school divisions are: all the members of elementary Teams A and B; Miguel Lorenzo Ildesa of PAREF Westbridge School; Shawn Gabriele Cabanes of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School; Camille Tyrene Dee of Immaculate Conception Academy; Sarah Jane Cua of Pangasinan Universal Institute;

Brendon Matthew Go of Xavier School; Audrey Celine Lao of Saint Jude Catholic School; Michael Brodeth of Philippine Science High School Main; Mikaela Angelina Uy of Saint Jude Catholic School; Justin Edric Yturzaeta of Jubilee Christian Academy; Kenneth Co of Philippine Science High School-Main and Vance Eldric Go of Saint Jude Catholic School.

Elementary Team D won a bronze in the team and group contests while Team C bagged a bronze in the team contest.

Teams C and D are composed of Magin Benedict Ferrer; Mark Davidson Cua; Miguel Lorenzo Ildesa; Sedrick Scott Keh; Gen Mark Tanno; Miguel Luis Rivera; Ramon Galvan III and Shawn Gabrielle Cabanes.

In the high school division or the Korea Invitational World Youth Mathematics Inter-City Competition, Team A composed of Janssen Lawrence Chan, Michelin Ang, Camille Tyrene Dee and Sarah Jane Cua bagged a silver medal in the team contest.

On the other hand, high school Teams B, C and D composed of Aldrich Aldwin Mayoralgo; Brendon Matthew Go; Julius Vincent Sy; Audrey Celine Lao; Hubert Yao; Keefe Collin Tan; Michel Brodeth; Mikaela Angelina Uy; Justin Edric Yturzaeta; Kenneth Co; Neil Jordan Chua Goy and Vance Eldric Go won a bronze each in the team contest. Team D also won a bronze in the group contest.

The team leaders and coaches of the RP team are Villame, Dr. Eduardo Dela Cruz, dean of the Arellano University School of Education; Robert Degolacion, Joseph Wee; Isidro Aguilar; Jonathan Glorial; Manuel Kotah; Rodello De Asis and Eugenia Guerra.

China was declared overall champion in the contest. Other countries that competed in the IMC are Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cyprus, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates.

The Philippine team is scheduled to arrive in Manila Thursday (July 29).

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100729.htm&no=10

allan_dude

July 29th, 2010, 08:47 PM

San Carlos officials, students plant trees to remember Mayor Jolly

July 29, 2010

By Brando Cortez

SAN CARLOS CITY-The mayor and vice mayor and Binalatongan Community College students and their teachers woke up before sunrise to go to one of the remotest villages of this city to fulfill an annual mission.

They will plant trees and distribute school bags and slippers to children to commemorate the birth of the late mayor Julian “Jolly” Resuello.

Mayor Jolly Resuello is known to be the father of modern San Carlos City.

His sons, Mayor Julier “Ayoy” Resuello and his younger brother Vice Mayor Joseres “Bogs” Resuello led the tree planting at the Supo Elementary School where they cited their father’s development vision for the city and vowed to continue in the fulfillment of the progress of the city.

The school officials and the public school students together with the barangay officials and residents warmly welcomed Mayor Resuello and company.

“This annual tree planting activity is our way of thanksgiving for the blessings we have received from mother earth and the community,” Resuello said. “Every tree that we plant every year is for the future of the people of San Carlos.”

About 150 college students and teachers from Binalatongan Community College participated in the activity as their way of contributing to the regreening of this part of San Carlos City.

“This is our statement that trees should not be cut indiscriminately,” Joseres Resuello said. “Instead, we should continue planting and nurturing trees whenever we have the opportunity to do so.”

Aside from tree planting Mayor Resuello gave away school bags and slippers to the elementary students.

Resuello said the students deserve to be educated and it is the government’s responsibility to give them a decent education.

“Napagpasiyahan po namin na dito ganapin ang tree planting activity at ang pamimigay ng school bags at tsinelas para mailapit namin ang gobyerno sa inyo,” Resuello said. “Malayo man po sa sentro ng San Carlos ang barangay na ito ay hindi po natin nakakalimutan ang pagsilbihan kayo.”

With his new and overwhelming mandate from the people of San Carlos, Mayor Resuello said that he is now more inspired to translate the people’s trust into more tangible projects that will not only touch their lives now but much more for the future of the children of today.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/29/san-carlos-officials-students-plant-trees-to-remember-mayor-jolly/

296619

July 29th, 2010, 10:16 PM

Yan ang Urdaneta... Sosyal... Yan ang city ng mga pinsan ko...
:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

christian joe

July 30th, 2010, 01:54 AM

^^we have the same sentiments...:ohno::ohno::ohno:

and they just cancelled 2 flood control projects in Asingan and San Manuel...

DPWH cancels 19 ‘midnight deals’ worth over P934M
By Jerry E. Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:05:00 07/29/2010

Filed Under: Government Contracts, Infrastructure
MANILA, Philippines—Citing the Aquino administration’s policy of transparency and accountability, Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson has ordered the cancellation of 19 “midnight deals” entered into by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

The contracts, worth over P934 million, for the rehabilitation of provinces affected by Storms “Ondoy” (international codename: Ketsana) and “Pepeng” (Parma) are supposed to be funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

He said proper procedures were clearly violated as the projects did not undergo “open and competitive” public bidding.

“Aside from being negotiated, the contracts were signed even before their SARO (special allotment release orders) were released by the Department of Budget and Management. That’s quite irregular,” he said.

“They were signed just a few days before July 1 (Day 1 of the Aquino administration),” Singson told the Inquirer.

JICA earlier agreed to finance 86 projects worth over P3 billion in areas in Regions 1 to 5 severely damaged by the two storms.

A check with DPWH files showed the contracts were signed on June 18 while their SAROs were released on June 25.

“Why should you sign contracts when you’re not authorized?” Singson asked.

Probe of DPWH officials

He has formed a team tasked with conducting a thorough investigation of the canceled contracts and the DPWH officials behind them.

The “contract packages,” which are part of the DPWH’s Post-Ondoy and Pepeng Short-Term Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, included the following (with their respective project costs, locations and contractors):

• No. 10: P53.06 million; La Trinidad, Bokod, Itogon and Buguias, Benguet; Sabangan, Mountain Province and Tabuk, Kalinga; Ferdstar Builders Contractors.

• No. 13: P35.1 million; Ilocos Norte; A. de Guia Construction.

• No. 24: P91.5 million; Sitio Departe, Barangay Bantog, Asingan, Pangasinan; Tokwing Construction.

• No. 25: P228.7 million; Sitio Bato, Barangay San Vicente, San Manuel, Pangasinan; Northern Builders.

• No. 27: P25.8 million; Camalaniogan and Sta. Praxedes, Cagayan; M. M. Construction.

• No. 28: P68.6 million; Paitan Section Bay and Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya; Royal Crown Monarch Construction and Supply.

• No. 30: P27.4 million; Sta. Fe, Kayapa and Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya; Christian Ian Construction Corp.

• No. 36: P9.14 million; Paombong and San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan; P.O.N. Construction.

• No. 37: P41.1 million; Bulacan province; Northern Builders.

• No. 39: P42.5 million; San Felipe and Iba, Zambales; Tokwing Construction.

• No. 40: P19.2 million; San Marcelino, Zambales; Arrowhead Construction.

• No. 41: P77.3 million; Arayat, Pampanga; L.R. Tiqui Builders, Inc.

• No. 44: P78.7 million; Candaba, Pampanga; Northern Builders.

• No. 45: P27.4 million; Barangay Bodega, Floridablanca, Pampanga; Northern Builders.

• No. 46: P16.4 million; Guagua and Lubao, Pampanga; L.R. Tiqui Builders, Inc.

• Nos. 47-A and 47-B: P32.01 million; Moncada and Bamban, Tarlac; R.A. Pahati Gravel and Sand and LSD Construction and Supplies.

• No. 48: P18.3 million; Aliaga, Nueva Ecija; L.R. Tiqui Builders Inc.

• No. 49: P19.1 million; Bongabon and San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija; Royal Crown Monarch Construction and Supply.

• No. 51: P22.4 million; Balayan and Lemery, Batangas; A.D. Construction.

Need for transparency

Singson repeatedly stressed the need to be “very transparent and objective in project selection, bidding and awarding of projects.”

“I will seek and even plead for the cooperation of members of Congress, politicians and local government units to help us in ensuring the integrity and transparency of all public works projects,” he said.

He vowed to lead by example.

“This is what I told President Aquino when I accepted this position … I realize that we also have to change how contractors, suppliers and elected officials deal with DPWH,” Singson said.

He warned DPWH personnel against acting as “middlemen and collectors for contractors, politicians and other questionable personalities.”

info_rene

July 30th, 2010, 02:44 AM

Filman802

July 30th, 2010, 05:13 AM

Magsasalita na ako. :nuts:

A few days ago I could hear bits and pieces of the SONA. Afterwards I read the full SONA in a newspaper.

Can't perceived how a Filipino leader exposes to the entire world the corrupt (if it is true) practices that has been done by the previous Administration. It could be... or it could be not, BUT why expose it pre-maturely without DOJ handling it first??

Now that we are exposed (as if hindi naman natin alam no??), did we gain trust and confidence now to any foreign countries? I guess not, we belittle ourselves even.

Mas maganda sana na ang mga SONA ay puro programs lang at ito ang babantayan ng taong bayan na gagawin niya sa kanyang termino. And probably taking a small portion saying that "bahala na ang DOJ sa nalaman naming totoong datos sa nakaraang Administrasyon", and that is it.

It is giving me the creep, sisihan na naman itong gobyerno na ito hanggang sa dulo ng termino. If you were a part of the previous administration and working honestly, how it could affect you now? This is just my reaction to the SONA. Hay buhay!

For idealist Filipino, we moved from the past and step forward... do not look for blames, move forward with your goal.

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

This may not be in connection with the thread but I just want to comment on this qoute: That was my first reaction too on P-noy's SONA. However, what he did (SONA) was just to let the people know the "real" situation of our country and not just to keep it to himself and let not all Filipino know. Instead, he exposes the corruption that happened from the previous administration so that the Filipino People will know how "bad" the previous administration was and later may instill in their minds that Filipinos will no longer go and abide with such corrupt public servants, politicians and leader of our country. At least, now we know that tons and tons of rotting rice are just in the NFA warehouses which are intended for low-cost consumption of low-income Filipinos. For me, this is an eye-opener to every Filipino people to be vigilant to what is happening to our community. Aquino just wanted to tell to the Filipino people and the world that he doesn't tolerate corruption in his administration and in the country as what he said.. "Pwede na uling mangarap".. Never mind what the other countries say about the Philippines. Anyway, it's been a long while that we have been touted as one of the most corrupt countries in the WORLD. Probably, his next SONA will focus on accomplishments and future programs and services. This is just the start, just like when you first move to a newly bought house, you try to clean all the mess if there are or fix some damages and make your house clean and presentable. You continue to do this until you reach the "perfection" of your dream.

Now, since the SONA, a lot of news coming out that they are investigating involved agencies and it is turning out that they are true and factful.

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 08:09 AM

• No. 24: P91.5 million; Sitio Departe, Barangay Bantog, Asingan, Pangasinan; Tokwing Construction.

• No. 25: P228.7 million; Sitio Bato, Barangay San Vicente, San Manuel, Pangasinan; Northern Builders.
Yay! baley yo ni manaya! (bayan nyo pa pala)

Anak ng pating palapit na La Niña at wala man lang depensa laban sa baha mga kawawang Pangasinense! :bash:

Ito ang mga leaders... though the budget amount was figured to be small, hindi sinasabi na bankrupt.

It is like bringing excellent morale to the governing body. Congratulations Dagupan City Pangasinan!! Move forward....
:banana: :banana: :banana:
Reason enough to believe why AIM named Dagupan as the most competitive emergent city. :)

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 09:33 AM

Romero leads tree planting along Angalacan River

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN- Not satisfied with being a back-to-back winner for the contest of cleanest river in Pangasinan, Mayor Herminio Romero led residents in planting thousands of tree seedlings along the Angalacan River in barangay Nibaliw..

Romero said the trees could protect lives and properties in case another flood would visit this town again.

“Pray that the trees will grow fast. Pray that the trees will protect us against a big calamity. Planting adds plus 10 years to your life. Plant trees so your life will be longer,“ he exhorted his constituents.

He added that the thousands of trees would buttress the river bank and avoid erosion.

Romero told his town mates – composed of leaders in the public and private sectors, senior citizens, policemen, and students – that with trees fully growing -up, the place would have a panoramic attraction both to residents and tourists.

“Balang araw ay pupunta dito ang mga bisita. Na parang gaya duun sa Bohol, iyung Loboc River na nakapag attract ng turista,” he said.

This town won in years 2009 and 2010 the “Pakar Award for being the “Cleanest Municipality with the Cleanest River” in the province, receiving P2 million as cash award.

“The difference of our river to Dagupan City, Binmaley, Lingayen, and other towns, is the mayor does not allow fish cages to proliferate that is not only polluting the river, but an eye-sore to passersby,” a municipal employee, who asked for anonymity, said.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/27/romero-leads-tree-planting-along-angalacan-river/

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 03:56 PM

Calamity fund replenished

Friday, 30 July 2010

BY KATRINA MENNEN A. VALDEZ REPORTER

The government replenished its contingency fund for typhoons and other calamities that may chance upon the Philippines in the next five months.

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio Abad said President Benigno Aquino 3rd has approved the proposed P1.75 billion replenishment of the Calamity Fund.

"It was the directive of President Aquino to find ways to replenish the already depleting Calamity Fund.

DBM’s recommendation to get the funding from items that were not spent during the first semester were approved by him,” Abad said.

The DBM chief said Mr. Aquino’s approval to augment the Calamity Fund will ensure that resources will be available to defray expenses for calamity relief required when typhoons hit the country in the coming months.

The P1.75 billion will be taken from theP3.5 billion allotted for unfilled positions in various agencies.

At the end of the first semester, this fund remained unused. The DBM recommended that the allotment be declared as savings.

Under Section 60 of Republic Act 9970, “The President of the Philippines, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Heads of Constitutional commissions enjoying fiscal autonomy, and the Ombudsman are authorized to augment any item in this Act from savings in other items of their respective appropriations.”

On Monday, Mr. Aquino slammed the previous administration for squandering the Calamity Fund.

Abad said the previous administration already used up to 70.4 percent of the fund or P1.407 billion during the first six months of the year, leaving P592 million for the new government.

Given the approved P1.75 billion replenishment, the Aquino administration now has P2.342 billion at its disposal.

Data from the National Disaster Coordinating Council showed that Pangasinan suffered the most number of displaced people at 1.4 million due to last year’s typhoons, followed by Rizal.

Pampanga reported 275,631 persons affected by Typhoon Pepeng and 459,247 persons affected by Ondoy.

In the first half of this year, Pangasinan has received P5 million, while Rizal was excluded from the coverage of the Calamity Fund.
Pampanga however received P104 million.

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/22658-calamity-fund-replenished

^^Its not even stated if pangasinan will ever get its fair share. They just made us look helpless. Its just sickening! :ohno:

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 04:26 PM

400,000 bangus fry distributed in Dagupan

DAGUPAN CITY, July 30 (PNA)--Some 400,000 bangus fry produced by the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NFITDC) in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City were distributed by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez to 50 local fisher folk at the city plaza here on Friday.

Each fisher folk received 10,000 bangus fry, which was good enough for one-hectare fishpond

NIFTDC is a 24-hectare research facility of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Dagupan City.

The 400,000 fry distributed were part of the four million bangus fry made available to Dagupan by NIFTDC headed by Dr. Westly Rosario to enable local fish farmers to rehabilitate their fishponds affected by Typhoon “Pepeng” last year.

The first allocation of two million fry were earlier dispersed proportionately to fish farmers in the city.

Since the two million fry were not enough, the city government asked NIFTDC to provide additional two million fry.

City Agriculturist Emma Molina invited Vice Mayor Fernandez to distribute the bangus fry as Mayor Benjamin Lim was not around and reportedly abroad .

Present during the distribution were Felita Ugaban of the City Agriculture Office and Jessie Doria, consultant. Molina came in later.

Last week, Lim distributed 600,000 bangus fry to separate group of fish farmers from other barangays of Dagupan.

The bigger bulk of this, comprising 1.5 million fry, was distributed in June by then Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=11&rid=291372

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 04:47 PM

Still call me 'Manay', pleads Pangasinan Congressman Gina

DAGUPAN CITY, July 30 (PNA) -- Though already congresswoman representing the Fourth District of Pangasinan, the wife of former Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. still insists that people call her simply as "Manay Gina".

In an interview at their residence in Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City just after three weeks in Congress, Rep. De Venecia admits she still wants to be called "Manay Gina" than "Congresswoman Gina".

"Kung Congressman Gina and tawag sa akin, I think as if I am being alienated with the people," the wife of the former seven-time Speaker of the House of Representatives confided.

She said that to her "Manay Gina" is identified with the masa who she met anywhere during the campaign in Dagupan City and the towns of San Fabian, Mangaldan, San Jacinto and Manaoag.

Although the wife of the longest serving Speaker of the House, Manay Gina admits she was not used to be being called "Congresswoman Gina".

Manay Gina said she likes President Benigno Aquino III, who also prefers to be called simply as P-Noy, for his simplicity and for being far from the others who had been Presidents because of his unassuming ways.

"I also like P-Noy because he wants to be fair to every one. He wants to make sure na ang mga tao ay tunay niyang bossing," Congresswoman De Venecia elaborated.

Manay Gina, who was designated vice chairman on social services and of foreign affairs in the House of Representatives and member of several other committees, said they are all 270 congressmen in the House of Representatives and 50 are women.

She said she feels that they are in one big school room and their teacher is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Quezon City Congressman Sonny Belmonte.

"Para kaming nasa Grade School where you see your old classmates. Most of these are old members of the Congressional Espouses before. Some of the elected congressmen are former colleagues of my husband," she said.

Some other congressmen and congresswomen are sons and daughters of former congressmen who are her godsons and goddaughters. That is the reason why, she said, they call her "Ninang".

Mrs. De Venecia believes that there are more than 100 congressmen in the House who are below 40 years old.

As a neophyte congresswoman, Mrs. De Venecia admits getting advice from her famous husband Joe who she considers as her greatest teacher.

She said JDV cautioned her that to be a good legislator, she must listen to all issues and study these thoroughly and meticulously.

JDV said that she ought to be humble always and does not have to be arrogant. The former Speaker would always tell the neophyte solon to practice humility in every step of the way because "the same people you see on our way up are the same people you see on your way down".

Manay Gina says: "JDV is the wing beneath my wings. Walang gagaling pa kay JDV bilang legislator, bilang diplomat, adding that "I am lucky that he is my husband". (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=291293

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 05:33 PM

I’m not the acting vice governor – Rosario

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

LINGAYEN – The most senior board member of the provincial board of Pangasinan denied he was the acting vice governor after Vice Governor Ferdinand Calimlim could not attend the series of sessions in this capital town due to a slipped disc.

Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario hoped for the speedy rehabilitation of Calimlim so he can go back to his duty as the second highest provincial official.

“Hindi po totoo iyan that I am the acting vice governor. Of course all of us know that Vice Governor Ferdinand Calimlim is suffering from a back pain. It’s a simple case of slipped disc, “Rosario said.

He explained though that by operation of law, he will be the presiding officer of the Sanggunian Panglalawigan in the absence of the vice governor.

“In the absence of the regular presiding officer, the presiding officer tempore, and the senior board member will assume his job,” he said.

He hoped that Calimlim recovers immediately for him to return for his task as the SP’s presiding officer.

Meanwhile, Rosario, chairman of the powerful education committee, supported the government program to pilot test sex education in some primary and secondary public schools all over the country.

“It is true that our population is ballooning with 93 million (Filipinos). So, actually in my personal opinion panahon na lang iyan. Ang ating students especially sa high school alam na nila iyan,” he explained.

He asserted that the reproductive health program being introduced to the public schools should be put in its proper perspectives.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/27/i%E2%80%99m-not-the-acting-vice-governor-%E2%80%93-rosario/

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 05:42 PM

1st National Rescue and Disaster Response Competition

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allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 06:02 PM

P4.5 B re-regulating pond will continue, Mencias says

By Virgilio Sar. Maganes

ROSALES- Project Manager Reynaldo Mencias of the Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project (ARRIP) debunked claims by some quarters that the re-regulating pond, an irrigation component of San Roque Multipurpose Dam will not be pushed through under the administration of President Aquino.

“The construction of the re-regulating pond will continue under the new administration. The funds are already available through the loan of the Government of the Philippines (GOP) from the China Export-Import Bank amounting to P11.2 billion. The P4.5 billion is earmarked for the construction of the re-regulating pond,”Mencias told this paper.

It will be recalled that the project was started during the administration of then President Arroyo and was considered as one of her banner projects. It was then under the monitoring supervision of then Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr. of Presidential Management Staff.

After he lost in his 6th District congressional bid, there were speculations that the project will no longer be a priority projects of President Aquino.

Mencias said that the loan is already a statutory obligation of the Philippine government so the project will be continued as it will benefit more or less 70,000 hectares not only in the 5th and 6th districts of the province but also the nearby towns of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.

The San Roque Multipurpose Dam is situated at the upland boundaries of San Manuel and San Nicolas in Pangasinan and Itogon in Benguet and considered to be the biggest dam in Asia and the third largest in the world.

Even with the dam, farmers in eastern Pangasinan suffer hardships because of lack of irrigation facilities during dry season, particularly during second cropping.

The re-regulating pond project is expected to be completed in 2012, thus farmers in the irrigable areas to be serviced by the pond will expect higher yields.

The re-regulating pond is designed to catch water used for power generation by the San Roque Dam. It is an 85-hectare structure connected to irrigation canals and water tributaries to irrigate farmlands.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/27/p4-5-b-re-regulating-pond-will-continue-mencias-says/

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 06:21 PM

Gov. Espino distributes P2.7-M loan assistance to women's groups

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 30 (PNA)--To empower women in these times of financial crisis, Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. distributed some P2.7-million worth of checks to various women's livelihood associations in Pangasinan.

There were 23 women associations from various parts of the province that were benefited when they renewed their livelihood loans with the provincial government, said Espino.

Records showed that as of July, some P12.7-million worth of livelihood assistance has already been granted to different women associations in the province.

The governor noted that the recipients have been responsible borrowers as they have fully met the 100-percent repayment scheme.

Espino said the program, implemented through the Provincial Population Office, is one of his administration’s thrusts which aim to help Pangasinenses especially the women augment their family income to help them uplift their living conditions.

This is aimed at generating more livelihood and employment opportunities for the underprivileged to increase income and improve access to basic needs.

Ellsworth Gonzales, program officer said this was the 3rd batch of distribution for 2010, bringing the number of groups who have already benefited from the program since 2008 to 106, including nine micro entrepreneurs.

This also raised the total number of beneficiaries to 2,292.

The organized groups received a loan amount ranging from P100,000 to P150,000.

Catherine Rose Cabuyadao, a borrower from Cauringan Women’s Association in Sison town thanked the provincial government for the loan grant because aside from having her own business, a sari-sari store, she was also able to finish college.

With another loan grant from the province, she intends to expand her business to earn additional income for her growing family.

The livelihood program of the province caters to micro, small and medium enterprises including marginalized farmers/fisherfolks, community-based women’s group and individual entrepreneurs.

Under the program, the association can avail of a P100,000 credit assistance with 4 percent interest in six months. In case of payments made before due date, a rebate of 2.5 percent will be given to the association as their capital share.

Governor Espino said this payment scheme strategy encourages the borrowers to become responsible and help the association sustain its livelihood program to benefit its members. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=291381

allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 07:28 PM

After the highly successful Kapuso shows in Dagupan last April, GMA artists are back to entertain the highly energetic and receptive Pangasinense audence. :)

*Party Pilipinas Dagupan, one of the best out of town PP episode.

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allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 07:32 PM

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allan_dude

July 30th, 2010, 07:34 PM

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christian joe

July 31st, 2010, 02:37 AM

^^ I WAS THERE! I WAS THERE!
This show is memorable bec.
This is the first out-of-town show of Party Pilipinas!
3rd week palang ata ito noon ng show!
This makes Bangus Festival the Grandest Festival in the North! and
This makes Pangasinan the Entertainment Seat of the North!
:dance::dance:

allan_dude

July 31st, 2010, 05:36 PM

^Party people ka pala!

Invite kita sa Aug 8 may magbubukas na "classy" gimmikan dito sa bayambang may grill, resto-bar, events hall and coffee shop, special guest nila si bamboo sa opening. located sa former Magic, hopefully mag click

allan_dude

July 31st, 2010, 05:46 PM

DOLE Region 1 creates 2 additional field offices

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, July 31 (PNA) -- In line with the Aquino administration's thrust of instituting labor governance reforms in the country, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Ilocos region has created two new field offices.

DOLE Region 1 Director Henry John Jalbuena said that the two new field offices are located in the City of Alaminos and Rosales, both in Pangasinan.

This brought to six the number of field offices of DOLE Region 1 in the Ilocos. The four others are in Laoag City (Ilocos Norte), Vigan City (Ilocos Sur), City of San Fernando (La Union) and Dagupan City (Pangasinan).

Jalbuena said the establishment of two new field offices of DOLE in the region will strengthen the delivery of its various services, especially now that the agency is gearing up for the implementation of its reformulated targets in line with President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s 22-point labor agenda.

“The DOLE has wide-ranging programs and projects, and to help our various clients maximize their benefits, we are continuously instituting measures, one of which is setting up offices in strategic locations and putting the right people where they are really needed,” Jalbuena said.

“With just a little innovation and maximizing our existing resources, we are now in a better position to deliver the goals of the present administration,” he added. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=291477

allan_dude

July 31st, 2010, 05:56 PM

Dagupan dump site to be made as power source after closure

DAGUPAN CITY, July 31 (PNA) -- The new city administration here outlined an ambitious plan to transform the city's now overflowing open dump site in Barangay Bonuan Boquig into a facility that will produce electricity from methane gas that can light homes once it is closed.

Mayor Benjamin Lim bared the novel project shortly after attending a meeting of the League of Cities of the Philippines in Malacanang last week.

Saying the dump site is a good source of methane gas, Lim revealed that a foreign company has expressed its interest to build a facility that can convert the methane gas from the dump site into electricity.

The mayor noted the presence of large amount of methane gas in the dump site, which is the reason it is burning continuously during the dry months even if the city government does not make any attempt to burn the garbage.

Lim said the foreign company will build the facility at its own expense without charging anything from the city government. But in return, the company will benefit from the cash grant coming from highly industrialized countries, like those in Europe, in the form of carbon credit.

The carbon credit is specified in the Kyoto Protocol signed by various countries which mandates industrialized countries like those in Europe to mitigate their production of greenhouse gas emissions by planting trees to balance the emission of carbon dioxide, which causes climate change.

However, most countries in Europe do not have enough land where they can plant trees so they instead provide cash grants to Third World countries as assistance to encourage the government not to cut trees in the forest.

Lim clarified that the city's dump site will still be closed as planned while preparations to recover the 30-hectare land bought by the city in 2002 in Barangay Awai, San Jacinto that was taken over by the Department of Agrarian Reform under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) is still being done.

The Awai property, the mayor said, is very ideal for engineered sanitary landfill.

"We will try to work out with the Department of Agrarian Reform to recover the area and tie the project up with a private sector to run the operation of the sanitary landfill later, said Lim. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=8&rid=291393

allan_dude

July 31st, 2010, 07:31 PM

In Pangasinan, small town develops welders’ market

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:33:00 07/31/2010

ALCALA, Pangasinan – This central Pangasinan town is producing as many welders as it can to wipe out unemployment by filling up a new overseas demand for the trade.

“We have trained around 500 welders, most of whom have found employment abroad, in shipping yards in the country, in construction companies, or have put up their own welding shops,” Mayor Manuel Collado says.

The project started two years ago, supposedly for tricycle drivers whose numbers have shot up. Turning them into welders was meant to reduce the number of tricycle drivers in the town.

Unfortunately, most of the drivers who enrolled in the welding class dropped out, “so we just opened the training to anybody who was interested,” Collado says.

The project was launched in cooperation with the Luciano Millan Memorial School College of Arts and Trades in Asingan town, which provided the instructors; and the Department of Labor and Employment, which provided the welding equipment.

“Many jobless residents who trained have found employment, [to the consternation of] their drinking buddies, who wondered why they were no longer around [for beers] anymore. When their friends learned about the training, they also enrolled in the training class,” Collado says.

But it is not only the jobless residents who benefit from the training. There are professionals who shift careers, such as a retired military colonel who underwent training and found employment in Australia. Yolanda Sotelo, Inquirer Northern Luzon

http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100731-284240/In-Pangasinan-small-town-develops-welders-market

hugodiekonig

July 31st, 2010, 07:44 PM

christian joe

July 31st, 2010, 07:50 PM

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christian joe

August 1st, 2010, 12:27 PM

allan_dude

August 1st, 2010, 03:29 PM

^Ay sayang. Lucky date pa naman Aug 8. Post nalang ako dito sa pictures kung makakuha ako :lol:

makalasyan

August 1st, 2010, 03:34 PM

wooohooo!!! analo'y SMB!! :banana:

.....ay, sorry wrong forum...hehe :nuts:

allan_dude

August 1st, 2010, 03:35 PM

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Dagupan bookstore survives despite odds

By Yolanda Sotelo
Inquirer Northern Luzon 07/31/2010

DAGUPAN CITY – In the 1998 Tom Hanks movie, “You’ve Got Mail,” a small bookstore valiantly tried – but failed – to survive the invasion of a giant book store chain that was erected near its location.

The homegrown Marigold Bookstore may not have competed with Hanks, but over the past 52 years, it has been able to hold its own against commercial bookstores that have invaded this Pangasinan city.

Marigold is one of the few Luzon provincial bookstores that are thriving on their homespun business sense and enduring community goodwill.

It all began as a newspaper stand.

Perla Novales, 85, says she and her late husband, Leopoldo, put up Perla’s Newsstand in the early 1950s, a time when the city was starting to rebuild itself after World War II. Leopoldo was a soldier from Tondo who was assigned to Dagupan during the war.

“We sold post-war newspapers like the Manila Times, the Manila Bulletin, the Chronicle and the Philippines Herald… And comic books, which sold briskly,” Novales recalls.

In 1958, the couple decided to convert their stand into a bookstore with the baffling name, “Manrigold.”

Novales says the store’s original name was inspired by the names of their children, whose names start with “Ma”: Marijoy, Marichu, Mamerto, Maribel, Marlo and Marcel.

It didn’t take long for the name to shift naturally to “Marigold,” however.

Marlo, one of Novales’ sons, manages the store. He admitted feeling jittery when a well-known bookstore put up a branch in Tarlac, which is a two-hour drive away from this city.

“I knew it was inevitable it would branch out [to] Dagupan. When it did, our store suffered for a while. But we persevered and soon, the customers came back,” he says. “We maintain personal relationships with the customers, most of whom are children of our parents’ customers and friends.”

Marigold has also kept the old business tradition called “patawal,” which obliges traders to grant customers a discount should they ask for one.

“When customers ask for a discount, we [grant them their wish]. Our salesclerks are allowed to give discounts of up to 10 percent. Some old customers would look for my mother (who still goes to the store daily) to ask for a bigger discount. I don’t think you can do that in those chains of bookstores,” he says.

Marigold’s prices can match, or may even be lower, than those offered by popular bookstores, so the discounts are charged against our profits, Marlo says.

“You really make customers happy if you give them even a few pesos worth of ‘tawal,’” he says.

Another Marigold “secret” is its willingness to serve customers after closing hours.

Marlo says some school children ask their parents for materials for a project they have to submit the following day.

“The anxious parents would call at 6 in the evening asking if she or he can come an hour later, specifying what they need. We close at 6:30 in the evening, but they can knock on the door and the materials they need are ready. We do that, even if the items cost less than a hundred pesos,” he says.

Marigold also supplies customers with hard-to-find books, making these items available the following day upon request.

“We can do this because we have plenty of liaison personnel in Metro Manila, and we have contacts with other bookstores in other provinces,” Marlo says.

Another advantage Marigold has over the competition is that it offers other services not available in other local bookstores. For instance, it is the only store here that sells dry seals for lawyers, architects and engineers.

“You need engraved medals tomorrow? We can engrave today, now, while you wait,” Marlo says.

It is this culture of service that has served the bookstore well all these years.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100731-284228/Dagupan-bookstore-survives-despite-odds

makalasyan

August 1st, 2010, 03:51 PM

^^

wow...52 years na pala ang Marigold...

it's so nice to read it's history...lagi kami dyan ng mga classmates ko nung elementary and highschool days, rival nya dati yung Bookworld dun sa tabi ng Rodela cinema...ngayon naglipana ang mga bookstore sa Dagupan...

max300jmm

August 2nd, 2010, 03:45 PM

max300jmm

August 2nd, 2010, 04:01 PM

ung unang pic kuha ko un sa loob ng 7eleven ng calasiao at ung pangalawa ay kuha ko sa loob ng bus papnta ng sm rosales.

max300jmm

August 2nd, 2010, 04:11 PM

hello im back n_n

makalasyan

August 2nd, 2010, 05:01 PM

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magic mall under construction

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robinsons place calasiao matatabon laray buer

thanks for the pics max!!!

nice to finally see some developments on both projects :okay:

christian joe

August 3rd, 2010, 02:01 AM

Robinsons Land builds full-service mall in Calasiao
August 2, 2010, 4:01pm
Property developer Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) is now constructing its first full-service mall in Calasiao, Pangasinan. It is located along major roads: Mac Arthur Highway, Mayombo Road and De Venecia Highway where other commercial establishments are located. Completion is expected by the third quarter of 2011. The project sprawls on a 60,000-sqm lot.

“The mall will provide convenient access for pedestrians via its main central landscape and provide a dedicated vehicular access. There will also be parking areas and drop-off points with canopies within the building’s periphery to allow easy access to the mall,” said Lourdes T. Alano, RLC-Commercial Centers Division vice-president for lease.

The mall façade carries a design of curved-shaped crown details as main accent. The shopping center interiors focus on geometric shapes and straight lines. Large atriums provide a relaxing ambiance for shoppers.

“The anchor tenants – Robinsons Department Store and Robinsons Supermarket – and small retail areas will be located at the ground floor,” Ms. Alano said. There will be wide main corridors where kiosks stand, while the second floor level will house Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Appliance, Handyman and a food court. This is also where the Robinsons Movieworld will be located.

“We will also be operating the first 3-D Cinema in the region. :banana::banana::banana:Now locals and residents from nearby Dagupan, San Carlos and Alaminos will enjoy total cinematic experience,” she said.

Robinsons Calasiao has been designed with environment-friendly features. Large hallways and high ceilings in the mall will allow more air space and natural day light. A sewage treatment plant for proper discharge of waste water or for reclycled water will also be built. Rain water collectors will also be installed.

ISwitch

August 3rd, 2010, 03:24 AM

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wow, ang ganda talaga ng Hundred Islands, dapat magpagawa din ng man-made island kahit mga 100 na at least 1000 sqm each na malapit sa natural islands tapos ibenta ng mga 30million usd each...sigurado patok yan marami na kase mga foreigners na nag-aabang na bilhin mga islands dyan mas magiging mas maganda yan kesa yung palm islands ng dubai

phinkiss

August 3rd, 2010, 07:49 AM

MAGIC MALL TAYUG (AUGUST 2, 2010)

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NEWLY RENOVATED ROSALES CULTURAL AND SPORTS CENTER

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TPLEX AS OF AUGUST 2,2010

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10 HECTARES OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN ROSALES

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allan_dude

August 3rd, 2010, 03:17 PM

MAGIC MALL TAYUG (AUGUST 2, 2010)

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^^Great update phinkiss!!! tagal ko na hinihintay pictures ng Magic Mall Tayug. Impressive pala. Congrats to the developer- Mayor Benjie Lim of Dagupan! Hope more malls to rise in other municipalities :banana:

How about CSI Tayug?

^^

wow...52 years na pala ang Marigold...

it's so nice to read it's history...lagi kami dyan ng mga classmates ko nung elementary and highschool days, rival nya dati yung Bookworld dun sa tabi ng Rodela cinema...ngayon naglipana ang mga bookstore sa Dagupan... kami rin suki kami dyan dati, mababait yung mga nagbabantay lalo na yung may ari :)

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll94/magsano/010820101918.jpg

magic mall under construction

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robinsons place calasiao matatabon laray buer
ung unang pic kuha ko un sa loob ng 7eleven ng calasiao at ung pangalawa ay kuha ko sa loob ng bus papnta ng sm rosales. Salamat ya balbaleg max300jmm!!! idan mo kami lanang na updated ditan ed calasiao!

Manlumbaan lay Magic Mall tan Robinsons ditan. Makapaliket a! :lol:

Robinsons Land builds full-service mall in Calasiao
“We will also be operating the first 3-D Cinema in the region. :banana::banana: Bigtime lay ray taga Calasiao!

allan_dude

August 3rd, 2010, 03:28 PM

Mall rises in puto-producing Pangasinan town

By Danny O Sagun

Dagupan City (3 August) -- A Robinsons mall is rising in nearby Calasiao town, according to Mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay.

The youthful local executive said that construction already started as evidenced by the ongoing backfilling activities in the six-hectare lot located between the famous Dagupeña restaurant and Honda Pangasinan branch along the Calasiao diversion road. "Yes, confirmed na, nagsimula na silang magtambak," he said during the Engkwentro forum of the Pangasinan Press Club Tuesday at the Jurassic Ark restaurant.

But a rumor that rival mall developer SM is also putting up its own remained a rumor, he said. Earlier reports said that the Sy family which earlier put up SM City Rosales was interested to buy the Five Star lot, which is a few blocks away. It was often said that where there is Robinsons mall there is also an SM branch nearby.

Macanlalay, 26, sounded ecstatic with the entry of big time investors to his town, which already boasts of hosting several car dealerships, fast food chains, and a government regional office. "Kulang lang sa amin ay hospital. Kami'y kumakausap na sa mga interested parties na mag-put up ng kanilang facility sa amin," he disclosed. The town is also famous for its puto industry.

The former councilor, whose father Roy is now the vice-mayor after serving three terms as mayor, said that the plan to convert the Central School into a shopping center was put on hold. "Pet project nga ni vice-mayor yon pero naging controversial dahil may sentimental value daw yong school. Pero ngayon may mga nagtatanong kung tuloy pa rin," he bared.

Some sectors had opposed the plan to relocate the perennially flooded school to an elevated area and away from the highway. Nepo, which built a mall in this city, was reportedly interested to put up a branch in that area.

On the huge bank loan he has inherited, he admitted that his administration is having a hard time looking for funds to finance development projects. But he quickly clarified that delivery of basic services is not sacrificed despite paying for the monthly amortizations of the P60 million loan used in constructing a new municipal hall. Fire gutted the old building.

"Talagang sakripisyo muna kami for the next few years pero with the coming of investors makakabawi rin kami," he said.

He also said he was his own man and that he makes final decisions. He was reacting to allegations that his father was the one practically running the town hall because he was young and inexperienced. He said that he had trained as his father's apprentice when he was yet a councilor. "Lahat ng problema at concern ng tao sakin pinapasa ni Mayor noon. Parang mayor na rin ako, maganda ngang training yon para sa akin," he said.

He said that he will finish his three terms if the electorate wants him contrary to beliefs that the vice-mayor will return to his old seat in the next elections.

Projects he has envisioned include a business hub complete with facilities and road widening. (PIA Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p100803.htm&no=28

allan_dude

August 3rd, 2010, 04:17 PM

Dagupan City bans cellphone use while driving

By Danny O Sagun

Dagupan City- Don't call or text while driving in this city.

The city council in its session today, Monday, approved an ordinance banning the use of mobile electronic communication devices while driving.

First offenders will be slapped a fine of P300 or an imprisonment of three days; P500 fine or five days of imprisonment for second offense, and P3,000 fine or five days in prison or revocation of driver's license at the discretion of the court for third offense.

Councilor Jesus D. Canto, who authored the ordinance, cited a study conducted by the Harvard Center for risk Analysis which suggested that the use of cellular phones whether hand-held or hands-free increases the number of accidents and other dangerous actions that people take while driving.

He also cited a study by a team of neurologists from the Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. which found that simply listening to a cell phone can cause a driver to make the same kind of errors he would make if he were drunk since brain activity associated with driving is reduced by 37 percent during cell phone use.

"Drivers are not the only ones killed or injured in accidents caused by cell phone use while driving but also other drivers, passengers, and even pedestrians, not to mention causing damage to properties, other vehicles or roadside structures and facilities," he said in his sponsorship speech.

"There has been mounting evidence pointing to cell phones as the leading form of driver distraction with 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involving some form of driver inattention or distraction within three seconds before the event," he added.

Canto, who had authored the ordinance requiring head gears for motorcycle drivers and passengers, said that as many as 40 countries already restricted the use of cell phones while driving and a considerable number of cities and towns in the country already passed ordinances against talking or texting on mobile phones while driving.

The measure, which amended Ordinance No. 1748-2002, otherwise known as the Revised Comprehensive and Mandatory Traffic Code in the City of Dagupan, became Article X of the said code with title, "Use of Mobile Electronic Communication Devices."

Exempted from the ban are law enforcement officers and operators of emergency vehicles who are on duty and acting in their official capacities and when no other means of communication is available.

The measure was adopted unanimously. (PIA Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100802.htm&no=29

allan_dude

August 3rd, 2010, 05:10 PM

Goldilocks bakeshop chain to open 40 branches, Pangasinan processing plant this year

THE GOLDILOCKS bakeshop chain wants to put up 40 stores to end the year with nearly 350 branches nationwide, a company official said.

A new manufacturing plant will start operations this year to tap more markets in Northern Luzon through franchising and “organic growth.”

“For this year, our target is to open 40 stores...[for the first half] more than one-half of that were opened,” Lin E. Deres, franchise relations manager of Goldilocks Bakeshop, Inc., said in a recent interview.

Goldilocks has 303 stores nationwide, about 80% of which are in Luzon. The chain opened about 40 stores last year.

Under the expansion program, the number of new company-owned and franchised stores should be equal, through a combination of bakeshop and full-restaurant outlets, Ms. Deres said.

“Consumers do not feel so restricted in terms of spending now,” Ms. Deres noted.

Two options are available for franchisees: a bakeshop or a full restaurant that includes a bakeshop. Franchisees need to invest P6 million to P8 million for a bakeshop, including the P800,000 franchise fee. The investment is P10 million to P13 million for full stores, including the P1.2-million franchise fee.

Goldilocks will start operations in a new food processing plant in Northern Luzon. “We are opening a new plant in [the municipality of] Rosales in Pangasinan. That opens markets of opportunity in the north,” Ms. Deres said.

Goldilocks produces cakes and delicacies in processing plants in Mandaluyong, Cabuyao in Laguna, Davao, Iloilo, and Cebu.

“We need to open a plant because of our processes. We do everything inside, we bake all products at the plant level,” she said.

“We are also looking at better sites in Visayas and Mindanao,” she said, referring to cities like Pagadian in Zamboanga del Sur and Butuan in Agusan del Norte.

Meanwhile, new product offerings like sugar-free cakes and “Health Tinapays” will expand the market of Goldilocks, she added.

Early this year, Goldilocks encountered problems due to the retrenchment of striking workers. But Ms. Deres said the issue had been settled.

The chain was established in 1966. In 1976, a branch opened in Los Angeles, California. Goldilocks now has 19 stores in the United States, including San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, and Las Vegas. It also has outlets in Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong.

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=15120

allan_dude

August 3rd, 2010, 05:44 PM

Pangasinan, Saranggani & Naga City dominate disaster rescue competition in Albay

Legazpi City, Aug. 02 (PNA) –- Three rescue teams from Pangasinan, Saranggani and Naga City dominated two of the three events during the six-day First National Rescue and Disaster Response Competition (NRDC) recently held here, contest organizer said.

Romualdo “Joo” Elvira, contest organizer, said nine emergency rescue teams from all over the country joined the six-day first ever NRDRC dubbed as “PALIGTASAN 2010” here demonstrating their skills in saving lives during disasters, one of the strategies in adapting to the irreversible effects of climate change.

Competition result indicated that at the Water Rescue event Pangasinan Rescue Team bagged the championship, followed by Saranggani Search and Rescue Team as the 1st runner up and Naga City Rescue Team, 2nd runner up.

For the Collapsed Building event, Saranggani was the event champion, Pangasinan got the 1st runner up and the Malaybalay resecue team bag the 2nd runner up and Naga City ended fourth.

For the Rough Country Rescue event four teams failed to complete the course. Elvira said the NRDRC, held July 26 to 31 was an initiative of Albay Gov. Joey Salceda who said the competition was a test and check the readiness of the country’s risk managers and rescuers in worst scenarios such that of super typhoons "Reming" in Albay in 2006 and "Ondoy" in Metro Manila last year where thousands of people died, injured and rendered homeless.

The NRDRC had three venues for its three events, all in Legazpi City; in Embarcadero at Legazpi Port for its Water Rescue Event, the Bicol University Compound for its Collapsed Building Rescue Event, and the treacherous flash flood and lahar path Padang Village for the Rough Terrain Rescue Event, according to Elvira.

Salceda said the contest was aimed to promote the importance of an organized and solid rescue group, its knowledge and application of techniques, equipment usage and command system for teams engage in search and rescue operations.

The event brought together teams of rescue personnel across the country committed not only in displaying their ability but also in expanding their practical skills by learning from and teaching each other as well as developing and promoting the best safe practice. The goal is not merely to win the event, but more on improving the skills of the participants in order to deliver professional service to the community, he added.

Salceda said the nightmare of Ondoy overwhelmed its response ecosystem and has prompted the provincial government of Albay to embark on a massive buildup of its physical capacity for disaster response.

He said Albay now boasts an arsenal of close to 200 vehicles including trucks and choppers, ambulances, rubber boats and over a thousand medical, rescue and emergency response personnel and volunteers from both government and private sectors.

Among the pool of mobility assets of the provincial government are 57 ambulances, 18 rubber boats, one water tank lorry and a communications vehicle. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=8&rid=291840

allan_dude

August 4th, 2010, 07:52 AM

P39-M mushroom processing plant up soon in Pangasinan

August 3, 2010

ROSALES, Pangasinan— A P39-million processing plant will be set up sometime this year in Barangay San Angel here to process locally-produced mushrooms.

Ven Abalos, chairman of the Balikatan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative here, said the DA has committed to make available P16 million for the project to be boosted by a counterpart of P23 million from the group.

The plant, he said, will produce canned mushrooms, dried and powdered mushrooms and mushrooms in capsule form to initially fill up the demand for mushrooms nationwide.

Abalos’ group, which has 100 members to date, is now in intensive mushroom production.

Aside from this, the cooperative is conducting mushroom seminars so every households even in urban areas, can raise mushroom for their own consumption and for the extra to be sold for processing.

One of these seminars is set on August 14 in Barangay San Angel here to conduct hands-on training and seminar on mushroom culture, with technicians from DA and those from Balikatan as trainors.

“We intend to conduct mushroom production seminars even nationwide to enable households to produce their own mushrooms for their own consumption,” he said.

The Balikatan coop maintains a mushroom spawn laboratory in Barangay San Angel, which produces and sell spawns to households so that they can produce mushrooms even at home with the use of indigenous materials. (PNA)

http://balita.ph/2010/08/03/p39-m-mushroom-processing-plant-up-soon-in-pangasinan/

allan_dude

August 4th, 2010, 11:21 AM

Casino plan puts Urdaneta gov’t, church on warpath

By Gabriel Cardinoza
Inquirer Northern Luzon
First Posted 01:42:00 08/04/2010

Filed Under: Churches (organisations), Gaming & Lotteries, Local authorities

FORMER URDANETA Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. understands why the Catholic Church is shooting down a proposal to set up a casino in his city. To the Catholic Church, he says, any form of gambling, whether legal or illegal, is immoral.

“We don’t want to argue with them it has become the duty of the Church to always [make a] stand on issues like these,” says Perez, whose term ended on June 30.

But understanding the Catholic Church does not mean the city government is giving in—at least, not for now.

On Feb. 8, the city council approved a resolution allowing Gulf Traders Ventures Philippines Inc. “to open and operate” a multimillion-peso entertainment center, including a casino. As a result, the city officials suddenly found themselves on a warpath with the Catholic Church.

Last month, the Catholic Church unleashed its first volley of gunfire. Seven bishops from Pangasinan, La Union and Nueva Ecija signed a joint statement opposing the plan to open a casino in Urdaneta and another in San Leonardo town in neighboring Nueva Ecija.

This will be the first casino in Pangasinan, if the project pushes through.

Shielding himself from the initial salvo, Perez downplayed the issue. “The truth [of] the matter is that there is nothing definite about it [yet],” he says.

Before the casino investor could start building the entertainment center, he says, the Local Government Code requires the provincial board to first approve the city council resolution.

“Aside from that, the casino should have a franchise from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor),” Perez says. Pagcor is a national government agency that regulates casino gaming in the country. Its newly appointed chair, Cristino Naguiat, is Perez’s son-in-law.

Tedious process

“It will still be a long and tedious process for the investor,” Perez says.

The casino issue, he says, was “magnified” in the media after his son, incumbent Mayor Amadeo Perez IV, a former city councilor, mentioned in an earlier television interview that the resolution was among those he and his colleagues had approved during their three-year term as councilors.

But a copy of Resolution No. 263-10 contains more than just simple approval. It also says that the council “believes that the casino operation will be most advantageous to the city government.”

“[I]t will definitely be a big boost to the economic status of this city … [as well as] beneficial to the people [because] the income to be derived thereat will go back to them in the form of basic services,” the resolution says.

Perez says the city government is also after the taxes that casino operations will generate and the jobs for residents.

The proposed casino site, which is known today as Lisland Rainforest Resort, is a sprawling recreation and picnic area near an intersection of busy national highways that connect key cities of eastern and western Pangasinan and northern Luzon provinces to Metro Manila.

[B]Based on the proposal, the resort will be converted into a world-class, theme park-style entertainment center where everybody, including children, can go.

Not convinced

Urdaneta Bishop Jacinto Jose, one of the seven prelates who signed the statement, is not convinced.

Jose says that if the city government is after the economic benefits that the casino would bring and it really wants to give jobs to the people, it should put up livelihood projects where people can earn decent income.

“We are also for economic progress, but at what price? What is at stake [with the operation of a casino] is the future of the people,” he says. “I know where it will go. I’ve seen families destroyed because of gambling.”

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100804-284806/Casino-plan-puts-Urdaneta-govt-church-on-warpath

christian joe

August 4th, 2010, 12:10 PM

^^

Magkasubukan na ngayon! The State VS The Church!
Mayor Bobom Perez VS Archbishop Soc Villegas! Ting!!! Fight!:nuts::nuts::nuts:

christian joe

August 4th, 2010, 12:15 PM

Typhoon Domeng hitting North Luzon just merged with a Low Pressure Area west of Batanes! Mag ingat ingat na po tayo!

Sn Roque Dam! Alert!! Alert!!:ohno::ohno::ohno:

phoenicians

August 4th, 2010, 12:29 PM

allan_dude

August 4th, 2010, 04:18 PM

Casino plan puts Urdaneta gov’t, church on warpath^^

Magkasubukan na ngayon! The State VS The Church!
Mayor Bobom Perez VS Archbishop Soc Villegas! Ting!!! Fight!:nuts::nuts::nuts:Spiritual adviser pa naman ng mga Aquino si Soc Villegas- TKO na ang Urdaneta. :bash:

Mahirap talaga makalaban ang Roman Catholic Republic of the Philippines :lol:

Typhoon Domeng hitting North Luzon just merged with a Low Pressure Area west of Batanes! Mag ingat ingat na po tayo!

Sn Roque Dam! Alert!! Alert!!:ohno::ohno::ohno: yeah at kamusta naman ang cancelled dike project diyan sa town ninyo? bibong-bibo talaga ng Pnoy regime

dilap lalamet kalamor kakasian tayo no unsabiy balbaleg ya danom

:banana:...hurray welcome..ROBINSONS...maong ta walay 3d cinema da..anggapo ni so SM rosales...:) Ditan ak la unla, lanang ak ed SM cinema diad rosales :lol:

christian joe

August 4th, 2010, 05:12 PM

Spiritual adviser pa naman ng mga Aquino si Soc Villegas- TKO na ang Urdaneta. :bash:

Mahirap talaga makalaban ang Roman Catholic Republic of the Philippines :lol:

hindi pa daw tapos ang laban sabi ng mga Perez. :lol::lol:

yeah at kamusta naman ang cancelled dike project diyan sa town ninyo? bibong-bibo talaga ng Pnoy regime

dilap lalamet kalamor kakasian tayo no unsabiy balbaleg ya danom

Sana hindi malaki ang tubig. Sa brgy Bantog kasi un eh..

Sa part namin, matibay pa naman ang dike pero nakakatakot paren.

Ma^ride

August 4th, 2010, 05:44 PM

ABANTE PANGASINAN! KEEP ON POSTING KABALEYANs

Sikayo so wadtan ed inararo tayon probinsya!!! Man nengnengan tayo lad ed sakey ed sara itan na mall na ipapalagey da ed sakey na agew :lol:

:dance:

makalasyan

August 5th, 2010, 06:30 AM

:banana:...hurray welcome..ROBINSONS...maong ta walay 3d cinema da..anggapo ni so SM rosales...:)

that's what I am most excited about! I'm sick and tired of those crappy CSI cinemas...eeww :puke:

info_rene

August 5th, 2010, 08:41 AM

hindi pa daw tapos ang laban sabi ng mga Perez. :lol::lol:

Sana hindi malaki ang tubig. Sa brgy Bantog kasi un eh..

Sa part namin, matibay pa naman ang dike pero nakakatakot paren.

Just visited our Pangasinan Forum. Marami na ang updates!!! Excellent mga peeps.

@About Urdaneta City casino; medyo ipit ang mga Perez dito sa casino proposal because PAGCOR Head is the son-in-law. But as expected, Catholic Church will oppose this project for their moral standing. Whether if it push through or not, Urdaneta City will still grow anyway. Ok lang sa aming mga taga-Urdaneta City.

@Bantog, Asingan; ang barangay ng mother ko. Sayang naman itong project na ito. Government spending will somehow boost economy in this part of Pangasinan. Sayang naman.

Keep on posting until I come back on the 16th/Aug. Nasa Davao kasi ako ngayon eh. Ok rin sila dito, Davao is well-developed City din. I like the weather here. Ito pala mga pics dito;

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From the airport area

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The usual fruit bearing Davao. Durian, mangosteen at marang fruits.

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SM mall just built here. It is not impressive though compared to Rosales.

I miss Pangasinan already...

phinkiss

August 5th, 2010, 10:16 AM

phoenicians

August 5th, 2010, 11:47 AM

Spiritual adviser pa naman ng mga Aquino si Soc Villegas- TKO na ang Urdaneta. :bash:

Mahirap talaga makalaban ang Roman Catholic Republic of the Philippines :lol:

yeah at kamusta naman ang cancelled dike project diyan sa town ninyo? bibong-bibo talaga ng Pnoy regime

dilap lalamet kalamor kakasian tayo no unsabiy balbaleg ya danom

Ditan ak la unla, lanang ak ed SM cinema diad rosales :lol:

:)..hehehe..sige ta no alukasan lay robinsons dalasiao di man ka la unla hehe..:)

phoenicians

August 5th, 2010, 11:49 AM

that's what I am most excited about! I'm sick and tired of those crappy CSI cinemas...eeww :puke:

:ohno:..yeah.csi cinemas are creepy cinemas.stinks...Hopefully magkaroon sana ng ng malinis at maganda na movie house sa dagupan...sayan yun Nepo cinemas...mas convenient ka pa manood dun eh..:ohno:

info_rene

August 5th, 2010, 01:53 PM

:ohno:..yeah.csi cinemas are creepy cinemas.stinks...Hopefully magkaroon sana ng ng malinis at maganda na movie house sa dagupan...sayan yun Nepo cinemas...mas convenient ka pa manood dun eh..:ohno:

:lol: :lol:

Try going to SM Rosales... pag mas malapit, sa MAGIC Mall Urdaneta.

Nepo Mall cinemas suddenly closed when Bonuan-Lucao De Venecia Highway is opened. Pati nga grocery ni Robinsons sa Nepo mall humina na rin after that... lahat kasi diretso na sa CSI Lucao.

To be fair naman with Vice-Mayor Belen Fernandez, I don't think she was the advocator of the project.

Good news however, malapit na rin matapos ang Robinson Calasiao. Ditan ak met la unla
:lol: :lol:

asinger_la

August 5th, 2010, 02:12 PM

ang dami na palang mayayaman sa pangasinan...subra dami malls...pero may nakapag predict na ba what the effect of having so many malls? one thing for sure hindi na boring manirahan sa rural areas pero baka these developments might lead us to a very over crowded over populated urban area like manila.... sana hindi...tama na yung laki ng dagupan hwag na natin palakihin we need clean livable environments

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 03:37 AM

^ Maraming mayayaman sa San Carlos City kaso underdeveloped ang lugar.:ohno:

Keep on posting until I come back on the 16th/Aug. Nasa Davao kasi ako ngayon eh. Ok rin sila dito, Davao is well-developed City din. I like the weather here. Ito pala mga pics dito;

http://a.imageshack.us/img295/411/pic0038z.jpg
The usual fruit bearing Davao. Durian, mangosteen at marang fruits.
Pasalubong! :lol::lol:

Nepo Mall cinemas suddenly closed when Bonuan-Lucao De Venecia Highway is opened. Pati nga grocery ni Robinsons sa Nepo mall humina na rin after that... lahat kasi diretso na sa CSI Lucao. Dapat simulan na rin nila yung matagal ng planong Arellano-Tambac-MacArthur Hwy (Calasiao) Diversion Road. Kawawa naman Nepo kung nagkataon.

ABANTE PANGASINAN! KEEP ON POSTING KABALEYANs

Sikayo so wadtan ed inararo tayon probinsya!!! Man nengnengan tayo lad ed sakey ed sara itan na mall na ipapalagey da ed sakey na agew :lol:

:dance:Mi baile tayo! :lol:

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 03:44 AM

NFA claims no rotten rice stocks in Pangasinan

By Danny O Sagun

Dagupan City (5 August) -- There are no rotten or rotting rice stocks in Pangasinan, the head of the western Pangasinan branch of the National Food Authority told a media forum Thursday.

There is also more than enough supply to meet the demand up to the end of the year with 388,000 bags stored in 32 warehouses, said Manager Ramon Cuaresma. Estimated commercial stocks run to 146,000 bags, while household inventory is at 342,000 bags.

"Walang bulok at wala ring nabubulok saming warehouses," he stressed.

He admitted though that some 24,000 bags of palay and rice were damaged during the massive floods brought by typhoon Pepeng in October last year. But he quickly clarified that the damaged stocks from three warehouses affected by the floods were properly disposed in a recent public bidding. Said stocks were also covered by insurance, he added.

"For animal feeds nang mga yon," he said during the KBP Forum at the Philippine Information Agency when asked of the use of the damaged stocks. It appears that the state food agency practically lost nothing because of the insurance coverage and the successful disposal of the stocks.

Jessie Fernandez of the Government Service Insurance System, who also graced the weekly forum, confirmed such insurance coverage by GSIS for NFA warehouses and their contents.

Debunking claims that the food agency is only good at importing rice and not procuring local palay, Cuaresma said that the branch has 600,000 bags of palay scheduled for milling next year.

He said that historically NFA could hardly compete with the private sector in buying palay during the first semester. "Active itong mga traders at mas mataas yong rates nila," he noted, adding that the ideal 10 percent of the produce which NFA should procure is not met. "Umaabot lang kami sa 6.5 percent."

But without NFA stabilizing the buying price of palay, unscrupulous traders would have taken advantage of poor farmers who may be forced to sell their produce at very low prices, Cuaresma said.

He said he agreed with the thrust of the new administration to prioritize local palay procurement over rice importation. (PIA Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100805.htm&no=79

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 03:45 AM

Dagupan peace and order council reorganized

The city peace and order council here has been reorganized.

Comebacking Mayor Benjamin S. Lim serves as chairman while re-elected Vice-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez is the vice-chair.

In Executive Order No. 14 series of 2010 dated 03 August 2010, Lim also named 18 council members including Councilor Luis M. Samson, Jr. who is chair of the sanggunian peace and order committee. The other members are heads of various City hall departments, provincial heads of government agencies and private sector representatives.

The council will perform such functions as providing a forum for dialogue and deliberations of major issues and problems affecting peace and order including insurgency, recommending measures which will enhance peace and order and public safety in the city, applying moral solutions and recommending sanctions against city or barangay executives who give material and political support to communist rebels, and monitoring the provision of livelihood and infrastructure development programs and projects in the remote areas.

City Local Government Operations Officer Rhoderick Dawis is the council secretary to be assisted by the regular staff of the chief executive.

The other members are Dawis, city police chief Supt. Romeo Caramat, Jr,, City Prosecutor Pelagio Palma, City Agriculturist Emma Molina, City Health Officer Leonard Carbonell, public order and safety office head Robert Erfe-Mejia, District Engineer Rodolfo Dion, social welfare and development officer Elsa Santillan, Donato Balderas, Jr. of the Department of Education, Peter Mangabat of the Department of Trade and Industry, Patricio Urmaza of the Land Transportation Office, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Leduina Co, Atty. Rogelio Mamauag of the National Bureau of Investigation and Daniel Sagun of the Philippine Information Agency.

The private sector is represented by Ashok Vasandani, president of the Rotary Club of Central Pangasinan; Nicanor Aquino, president of the Rotary Club East; and Johnson Fernandez, president of the Dagupan Filipino-Chinese Community-PANDA. (PIA Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100804.htm&no=68&r=r01&y=&mo=

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 03:47 AM

Manay Gina distributes fertilizer to San Fabian farmers

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

SAN FABIAN –Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia and Abono Party-list chair Rosendo So distributed 6000 bags of tobacco fertilizers and certified seeds for farmers here worth P4.8 million.

The agricultural inputs are part of the 80 percent share de Venecia got from the P270 million tobacco excise tax for ten years.

“Magpapatayo tayo ng facilities for the drying of tobacco, pa-aayos iyung mga kalye nila, at mag-iisip pa tayo ng ibang mga high value crops na maganda ang yield so they can plant them,” de Venecia said when asked how she would spend her share.

According to Juan Hugilon, Jr., this town’s agriculturist, the P270 share is the biggest in the whole of Pangasinan.

“Kami ang pinakamalaki na barley tobacco producing municipality sa province of Pangasinan ,” he said.

He could not comment on the amount the town will receive next year because tobacco production fluctuates because of the anti-tobacco advocacies of different groups in the country.

“Meron po tayong mahigit isang libong hectarya dati. However, nag-decline dahil po sa anti-tobacco drives ng maraming organizations. So presently itong planting season ng 2009 we have more or less 600 hectares used for planting tobacco,” he said.

De Venecia said that the ten-year back taxes share of this town became possible because of the intercessions of her husband former House Speaker Joe, and former congressman Mark Cojuangco.

Earlier, the towns of Malasiqui and Alcala received P47 million and P45 million, respectively, as their share from the excise tax that boosted their coffers.

Meanwhile, de Venecia said she will re-file the bill her husband filed in the 14th Congress about the planting of billion of trees nationwide to protect the environment, mitigate calamities, and generate employment among the Filipinos.

“We will start the planting fire of trees in the 4th congressional district,” she said.

An aide of de Venecia, who asked anonymity, said that it would be refreshing to see the district with a sea of red color fire trees along its highways.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/08/04/manay-gina-distributes-fertilizer-to-san-fabian-farmers/

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 03:52 AM

Son, father tandem leads by example in Pangasinan town

By Leonardo V. Micua

"In the house where we live, he’s the boss, but the moment we’re outside the yard, we act on our respective roles that the people entrusted to us: me as the mayor of the town and he as the vice mayor."

This is how Mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay of Calasiao town, 26, treats his father Roy, who is the town’s vice mayor. The Macanlalays are the first son-and-father tandem to have ruled Calasiao ever since.

The young Macanlalay took over the reins of the town from his father who, in the May local elections, vied for vice mayor since he was already ineligible to run for another reelection after ruling the town for three consecutive terms from 2001 to 2010.

Seeing he needed an heir to his throne, then Mayor Roy Macanlalay honed his son well so he can fit well into his shoes. He allowed the then 23-year-old Mark to run for a regular council seat and the latter won.

Thus, Mark, a Civil Engineering course graduate like his father, was honed by the elder Macanlalay to meet the people, especially the barangay captains, and attend to their needs.

The young Macanlalay used to represent his father in many of his official engagements, thus easily endearing himself in the hearts and minds of the common folk of Calasiao.

“In my first year as a town councilor, you would still call me a boy, but two years after that I already learned the ropes on how to serve our people better,” confessed the young Mayor Macanlalay, still a bachelor.

That was why in the last election, Mark easily emerged winner in a three-cornered fight, fitting him against a former three-term mayor and a sitting vice mayor.

Asked how he and his father vice mayor regard each other, now that he is the highest official of the town with his dad only the second highest, the younger Macanlalay said they work pretty well and are supportive of each other.

He said his father Roy has his own work to do in the town, and he has his own too which is more taxing and calls for a 24/7 duty.

"In our house, I take orders from him because he’s my farther. But outside, he knows that I’m the mayor and he is my vice mayor,” the younger Macanlalay told members of the Pangasinan Press Club (PPC).

The mayor recalled that few days after they began their reign, his father went to the mayor’s office to see his son. But right in the receiving room, the vice mayor was told by a secretary that the mayor is busy and was talking with someone who called to him ahead.

The elder Macanlalay, who was mayor for three terms, cannot do anything but to fall in line like the rest of the callers because his son had made “first come-first served” as a policy in his office.

“We have to lead by example,” said the new mayor, adding the new vice mayor knows this. (PNA Feature)

http://bayanihan.org/2010/08/05/son-father-tandem-leads-by-example-in-pangasinan-town/

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 03:54 AM

Team Alaminos wins 59 golds in 2010 Luzon Milo Little Olympics

A perfect birthday gift for the city sport’s chief benefactor and greatest sports fan.

City Mayor Hernani A. Braganza, who will be celebrating his 46th birthday this Saturday, August 7, got a surprise birthday presence from Team Alaminos- 59 gold, 26 silver and 62 bronze medals in the recently concluded 2010 Luzon Milo Little Olympics.

This year’s edition of annual sporting event was held simultaneously at Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center, CSI City Mall and Dagupan City Astrodome from July 31 to August 1, 2010.

And it gathered thousands of promising athletes from different public and private elementary and high schools from regions 1, 2, III and CAR.

“So far, this is the best showing of our team since we joined this regional qualifying event in 2006,” according to Jose Elvis Sison, Hundred Islands Youth and Sports Council adviser.

“Our athletes were so inspired and more focused to win more golds knowing that their triumph will mean a lot to our beloved city chief executive who have been very supportive to the team,” he added.

With its remarkable feat thus far, Alaminos City continues to prove that it has one of the best athletics program in the entire Luzon area.

Team Alaminos easily eclipsed the medal haul of the previous teams with another superb performance from the athletics team which accounted for 44 gold medals.

Sison disclosed that all the gold medal winners in this qualifying leg will represent the area in the 2nd National Milo Little Olympics this October in Cagayan de Oro City.

“We expect around 40 of our athletes competing in the upcoming national finals,” noted the executive assistant to the city mayor.

Telbang Elementary School duplicated its last year’s feat as it was again declared second place over-all in the elementary division while the athletics girl’s and athletics boy’s were named over-all champion in team competition. Alos Elementary School was ninth place over-all in the elementary division

The athletics team led by quintuple gold medalists Novelyn Casipit and Johna Mayola, was again at its best as it collected a total of 27 golds, 10 silvers and 4 bronze medals compared to last year’s haul of 19 golds, 13 silvers and 6 bronze medals.

Casipit took the gold in 100m, 200m and 400m dash and 4x100 and 4x400m relays while Mayola topped the 1,500m run, 400m hurdles, 800m run and teamed up with the former to win in 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay.

Their teammates in the relays were Kryzhl Castillo, Sanny Jane Ragudos, Lovely Ann Carambas, and Mariela Ulilongo. Castillo likewise won gold in triple jump.

Also bagging gold medals in athletics were Maridel Caricingan (shotput and discuss throw), and the team of Rany Fernandez, Chester Cardenas, Charlie Cardenas and Mark John Cabatic dominated the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay).Fernandez and Cardenas also grabbed the gold 400m dash and 110m hurdles, respectively.

Alos Elementary School added two more gold medals as Anabel Cardenas and Marvin Cadiog ruled the 100m hurdle and high jump competitions, respectively.

In the secondary division, Alaminos City National High School (ACNHS) took the over-all championship in the athletics boy’s division with its coach, Daniel Gallentes being named as Best Athletic Coach.

Meanwhile, Telbang National High School placed tenth over-all also in athletics.

ACNHS collected 14 gold, 8 silvers and 8 bronzed medals. Mark Rabadon got 3 golds in 110 hurdles, 400 low hurdle and 4x100m relay, 2 more golds from Danilo Abarra (shot put and Javelin throw) and Jeffrey Carino (high jump and 4x 100m relay).

Other gold medal winners were Cliff John Domingo (triple jump), Billy Tanda (4x100m relay), Ariel Atienza (4x100m relay), taekwondo jins Adam Sein Fernandez, John Rex dela Cruz and Melanie Hope Douglas of ACNHS and Karen Botacion of Colegio San Jose de Alaminos and wood pusher Ramil Rabanera.

The lone gold medal for Alos National High School came from Emilie Racraquin in 500m run.

Aside from athletics, Team Alaminos also won the gold in lawn tennis boys and girls secondary division, sepak takraw boys, table tennis and badminton.

Members of the lawn tennis team boys were David Joseph Abarquez, Ericson Erum, Earvin Sison and Mon Ali Gatpo while the girl’s team is composed of Trisha Mae de Leon, Ma. Urduja Eminga, Kathleen Mae Bautista and Harem Bugario.

Earl Meynard Sarmiento of Shekinah Grace School powered their way for gold in taekwondo elementary division.

The sipa team of Alos Elementary School was the biggest revelation in the tournament as it bested its counterparts to claim the gold. The team members were Russel Baillo, Rogel Villar, Jade Balcorta, and John Guzman.

Sison said members of Team Alaminos as well as their coaches are set to pay Mayor Hernani A. Braganza a call any time next week to present their medals and trophies

“This will also be an opportune time for our city’s athletes to extend anew their utmost gratitude to our beloved mayor for his unwavering support to the team and his sports program which is an inspiration to all the city’s athletes,” he added.

Team Alaminos will continue to flex its muscles in various sports competitions around Luzon including Metro Manila.

And thanks to Mayor Braganza’s comprehensive and sustainable sports and youth development program, the city is on its way of becoming a hub of potential national and international athletes in the future.

Launched in 2005, this sports program is one of the components of the Braganza administration’s Bright Child Program under his 10-Point Development Agenda.

With this program, there is now a training pool for the city’s budding young athletes and they are provided with all the necessary support and assistance that include cash incentives, comprehensive trainings, equipment and exposures trips and competitions for them to become a complete, competitive and world class athletes. (CIO)

http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/news/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=620

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 06:00 AM

Pangasinan PESO elected regional federation prexy

Dagupan City — Alex Ferrer of the Pangasinan Public Employment Service Office was elected president of the federation of PESO officers in Region 1.

Elected Internal vice-president was Mario Soria of Batac, Ilocos Norte; Melchor Ancheta of San Fernando City, La Union as external vice-president; Catalina Flores of Binmaley town as treasurer; and Joyce Aberin of Agoo, La Union as auditor.

The board of directors are Dr. Clemente Galiza and Norma Dafun of Ilocos Norte, Doris Manzano and Jocelyn La Madrid of Ilocos Sur, Amparo Mabalot and Charito Dator of La Union , Samuel Bugarin and Roel Sabado of Pangasinan.

Labor and employment Regional Director Henry John Jalbuena, who inducted the new officers, earlier ordered the conduct of capability trainings for PESO managers.

Jalbuena said the PESOs, being the multi-employment facilities at the grassroots, should be able to localize the programs to ensure that these reach their target beneficiaries.

The PESOs were updated with the new leadership’s priority thrusts and programs, among which are Skills Registry System, Labor Market Information, Career and Employment Coaching and Anti-Illegal Recruitment Campaign. (DOLE/PIA/dos)

http://balitangpilipinas.com/luzon/2010/07/pangasinan-peso-elected-regional-federation-prexy-2/

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 06:11 AM

‘Bobom’ welcomes World Bank IRA division proposal

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

URDANETA CITY – Mayor Amadeo “Bobom” Perez IV welcomed the suggestion of the World Bank that rich cities in the country should have a reduced internal revenue allotment and give instead the portion of it to the less developed cities.

Perez said this could spawn more progress to a lot of cities like Urdaneta.

“Mas maganda para mas marami tayong magagawa. Big cities are already developed. Maganda ang kalsada nila. Sa atin sa probinsiya puede pa nating gamitin ang funds sa mga irrigation at kalsada. Puede i-dugtong papuntang TPLex ( Tarlac-Pangasinan Express Way ) di ba? Marami pa tayung magagawa diyan, he stressed.

Bert Hoffman, WB country director in the Philippines, was quoted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer saying that one way to achieve a more balanced allocation of resources and ultimately development is to revise the way the internal revenue allotments (IRA) are distributed among local government units to favor the less developed towns and regions.

He cited as an example Quezon City that gets a much larger share than most others even though its coffers are already filled to overflowing.

The result of it is the deepening of the disparity among local government units and the scandalous misallocation of resources which sees some rich cities building marble barangay halls or prettifying sidewalks at a cost of tens of millions, while poor towns cannot even afford to hire doctors or nurses, Hoffman said.

Perez cited as an example the city of Makati which he said it does not depend on the IRA as it has enough taxes like business tax to spend for its development.

He explained that additional revenues to this city could make a difference.
“For example itong school houses natin, maraming sira, sa kanila (rich cities) magaganda. Yong pondo ilagay natin sa mga school buildings, at sa mga barangays,” he said.

Hoffman argued that this stalemate can be achieved by amending the Local Government Code, a task our lawmakers should address quickly if they intend to reverse the gross inequalities that are the principal source of disaffection and discord—even violence— among the Filipino people.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/31/%E2%80%98bobom%E2%80%99-welcomes-world-bank-ira-division-proposal/

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 08:43 AM

Dagupan eyes Urdaneta City's help in solving its garbage woes

By Leonardo V. Micua

DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 6 (PNA)-- The city of Dagupan may avail of the sanitary landfill of Urdaneta City as a possible option to solve its worsening garbage problem once the latter opens its facility to other towns and cities of Pangasinan.

Mayor Benjamin Lim, in a talk to newsmen, said this will be done if and when the present open dumpsite of Dagupan in Bonuan, near the seashore, can no longer accommodate additional garbage.

But first, he said, Dagupan ought to know the fix rate Urdaneta will charge from neighboring Local Government Units for every ton of garbage that they will dispose at its sanitary landfill in Barangay Catablan, Urdaneta City.

The 10-hectare sanitary landfill, being built at a cost of P193 million, is expected to be operational sometime in October this year. It will be the only sanitary landfill of its kind in Pangasinan.

Dagupan attempted in 2002 to build its own sanitary landfill on a 30-hectare land it bought in San Jacinto town but sadly it lost the land when it was taken over later by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), being tenanted.

Lim earlier met barangay chairmen where he ordered them to strictly enforce segregation of waste at source, repeating the same order he issued that, he said, worked well during his previous administration.

He said through segregation, his previous administration succeeded in reducing the waste being brought to the dumpsite at only 40 percent.

The 40 percent wastes were being recycled and composted to serve as fertilizer for garden plants.

But Lim noted some back sliding for the last three years that he was absent during the next administration of then Mayor Alipio Fernandez, Jr., so the momentum of segregation was discontinued.

"I've already given instruction to the WMD (Waste Management Division) and barangay officials to strictly enforce segregation, otherwise we will not collect the garbage," Lim said.

He noted that so far (for the past 35 days) they are 70 percent successful in enforcing this order.

Lim reiterated anew that segregation must be enforced strictly because the waste at the existing dumpsite in Bonuan is now up to the neck level.

He said that being rainy season, trucks delivering garbage unload their cargo at the gate of the dumpsite, inviting protests from people living in the nearby Muslim area who said this practically brought the garbage at their door step.

"It is these people who are barricading our trucks from dumping garbage at the dumpsite," he added.

The problem arose, he said, because the bulldozer bought by the past administration for P7 million conked out after being used for just three weeks, thus the garbage cannot be pushed eastward.

Lim also said that of the more than 40 garbage bins bought by his previous city administration, only from 15 to 16 have been left as the rest were already dilapidated.

Of the two truck heads or hook lifts that were also made available, only one is still functioning.

He said the past city administration bought two truck heads or hook lifts but when they were delivered by the supplier, these did not match the garbage bins that they are supposed to pull. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=292809

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 08:55 AM

Region 1 medical center ready to comply with cleanup program

By Venus H. Sarmiento

Dagupan City (6 August) -- Even without a formal directive yet from the Department of Health requiring government hospitals to fully implement the cleanup program, the Region I Medical Center here can already boast of its cleanliness.

Dr. Joseph Roland Mejia, chief of the R1MC, said the center is very keen on cleanliness and can readily compete with private hospitals.

"Through improved quality health care and cleanliness, we can augment the income of our public hospitals kasi nakikita naman ng mga tao na malinis at walang masangsang na amoy, dito na sila pupunta, mas mura pa," Mejia said.

Mejia said that about 20 janitors and 15 security personnel hired from agencies are tasked to maintain cleanliness of the environment, not to mention his order to all staff to keep everything clean.

A sewerage treatment plant is also being constructed near the hospital for waste water from the comfort rooms and laboratories.

"The P6 million fund from the DOH for the sewerage treatment plant is now with the DBM but we are only in Phase I. We still need around P3 million to P4 million to complete the project which is expected to be finished in December," Mejia explained.

Upon the assumption of President Benigno Aquino III, the DOH strengthened its clean ?up campaign in hospitals with the slogan "Ospital ng PiNOY: Malinis at Mabango." (PIA-Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p100806.htm&no=21&r=r01&y=&mo=

allan_dude

August 6th, 2010, 10:49 AM

City mayors plans more efficient public service

ALAMINOS CITY — THE League of Cities of the Philippines ((LCP) is conducting an inventory of the needs and problems of local government units to for resolution and them public service efficient at the local level.

Mayor Hernani Braganza, the LCT secretary general, said the first order of business of the cities organization, was to collect facts and determine the needs of the league’s member-cities, and identify their priority programs and capabilities.

“The survey is a vital source of information and profile of each of our members to enable us work together for the betterment of our constituents at the grassroots level,” he said.

He said the data gathered will be reported to newly elected LCP President Oscar Rodriguez, the mayor of San Fernando , Pampanga, for appropriate actions.

“We can spur growth in the communities after identifying the kind of assistance and skills we can share with our fellow mayors, and harness the talents of their constituents,” he added.

LCP is an organization of 122 city mayors supporting one another and other stakeholders for an efficient work at the city level.

“The country is now ready for reforms,” Braganza said, adding “LGUs will play a key role in pursuing President Aquino’s plannedreforms.”
Braganza, a third-term mayor of this city, , and other LCP officials took their oath of office at Malacanang Monday afternoon.

He reiterated his willingness to share his city’s knowledge on software technology to other LGUs to fast track economic development, cut red tape, increase tax collections and lower operational costs.

Alaminos created a unified database under its One System One Government program to improve efficiency of operations.

http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/07/31/city-mayors-plans-more-efficient-public-service/

christian joe

August 8th, 2010, 08:12 AM

476 pass nutritionist-dietitian exam

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday that 476 out of 676 passed the Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nutrition and Dietetics in Manila and Zamboanga last July.

The members of the Board of Nutrition and Dietetics are Virgith B. Buena, chairman, and Azucena B. Limbo, member.

The results were released in two working days from the last day of examination.

The successful examinees who garnered the 10 highest places are the following: Joyce Quilloy Rivera, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, 86.80; Rosario Pillar Evangelista Monzales, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 86.00; Sheila Marie Arevalo Vergara, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, 85.70; Rozel Ann Castro Alcaide, University of Santo Tomas, 85.40; Clarice Estela Espinosa Clemente, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 85.25; Cristina Marie Fabiaña Cruz, Pangasinan State University-Lingayen, 84.75; :banana::banana:Jessica Pangan Puyat, University of the East-Manila, 84.60; Charmaine Anne Foster Manango, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, 84.25; Ahmel Burce Atienza, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, 84.05; Reyane Christia Magpantay Recio, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, 84.05; and Sherbene Yasoña Guerrero, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, 83.95.

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Wednesday, August 4, but not later than August 14. Those who will register are required to bring the following: Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), two passport-size pictures (colored with white background and complete nametag), one piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), two sets of metered documentary stamps, and one short brown envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2010-2013. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The oath-taking ceremony of the successful examinees in the examination, as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional, will be held before the Board on Friday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. at the New World Hotel, Makati City.

Registration for membership with the Nutritionist-Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines (NDAP) will take place after the registration as a professional with the board and the commission.

christian joe

August 9th, 2010, 04:33 AM

Manay Gina creates ‘Rainbow Coalition’ among congresswomen (http://northernwatchonline.com/2010/08/07/manay-gina-creates-%E2%80%98rainbow-coalition%E2%80%99-among-congresswomen/)

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Manay Gina de Venecia, representative of Pangasinan fourth district, hosts her fellow congresswomen, including former President Arroyo, to a dinner in her Quezon City home

DAGUPAN CITY – Former Speaker Jose de Venecia’s knack for building coalitions has seemed to have rubbed off on his wife, now Pangasinan fourth district Rep. Gina de Venecia.
The neophyte lawmaker is forming an “alliance for change” in the House among her fellow lady legislators, hosting fellowship dinner for them at her family hose in Valencia Street, Quezon City, last August 4.
A press statement from de Venecia’s office said the dinner “crossed party lines” and included her former friend turned enemy and now colleague former President Gloria Arroyo.
“It was non partisan, just pure fellowship of women for change. We agree to meet every month to strengthen our personal bonds and to secure our rank as a power block in Congress.”
While invited, Arroyo’s presence at the dinner surprised her colleagues due to the controversies that hound her and the nature of her relationship with the host.
De Venecia and Arroyo were close friends until they had a tiff when de Venecia’s stepson, blew the whistle on the ZTE-NBN deal.
Arroyo is in the middle of controversies due to the new evidences about the “Hello Garci Scandal’ and the investigation of the alleged anomalies in her administration by the newly formed Truth Commission.
An insider described de Venecia’s reception of the former President as “polite but not warm.”
De Venecia said in earlier interviews that she wanted to start her new vocation as a legislator “with malice towards none.”
The dinner party was attended by some 37 congresswomen, including former First Lady Imelda Marcos and movie personality Lani Mercado. House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte was also present.
De Venecia said a women’s block in the House was essential so that their collective voice will be strong enough to push for reforms that will bring about change that the Filipino people need and deserve. The 270-strong House of Representatives has a record number of lady legislators.
“A number of congresswomen lobbied for their favorite bills already. That’s the beauty of teamwork. As individuals we can make a difference but as a group, we can make change. And even if we come from different political parties, we are one with the people when it comes to promoting reforms.”

christian joe

August 9th, 2010, 04:38 AM

DAGUPENO IS DOTC USEC

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DAGUPENO IS DOTC USEC–President Benigno Aquino, III (left) administers the oath of office to Dante Velasco, a public relations executive and a native of Dagupan City, as the new Undersecretary of the Department of Transportation and Communication at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace last July 19. He is the brother of columnist Jun Velasco and provincial information officer Orpheus Velasco.

christian joe

August 9th, 2010, 01:39 PM

Where your beef comes from
By Johanna Morden
Inquirer Northern Luzon
First Posted 19:41:00 08/07/2010

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URDANETA CITY – Long before the country embraced the principles of capitalism, it was already being practiced in this city that has come to be known as the province’s main trading post.

On any given week, traders from Cagayan to Masbate arrive in this city at the heart of eastern Pangasinan aboard their trucks and jeepneys to buy and sell cattle.

It was a different scene half a century ago, when herders and traders on horseback or on carabaos came here to peddle their wares. The same spirit of commerce, however, survived throughout the decades.

Mayor Amadeo Perez IV says merchants from Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and from as far as Cagayan, Batangas and Metro Manila still come here to trade their cattle.

He says he does not see the city’s cattle market, a long-established tradition in Barangay Anonas here, disappearing anytime soon.

“We have the biggest cattle exchange in Northern Luzon and traders have gotten used to coming here through the years,” he says.

The vegetable bagsakan (trading post) has become an added attraction to merchants, he says.

The cattle exchange is open from Thursday to Saturday, with Friday being the busiest day of the week. On trading days, the air is tainted with the pungent smell of thousands of cows brought in by traders.

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At least 1,000 heads of cattle are traded here weekly. During peak months from September to May, the number of traded animals rises.

Efren de Vera, cattle market supervisor, says free enterprise is practiced here, with vendors and buyers setting their own prices. This way, prices are cheaper because no individual or agency is controlling the market.

“The regular price for a yearling cow is P18,000 to P20,000 each,” says De Vera.

Vendors range from locals raising cattle in their backyard to mass producers, while buyers may be individuals merely looking for cows to roast for a feast or middlemen buying cattle in bulk for big companies manufacturing corned beef and similar products.

Cattle sold here may either be for slaughter or breeding purposes, De Vera says.

Perez says the local government of Urdaneta City, some 186 kilometers north of Metro Manila, earns at least P3.6 million a year, or P300,000 monthly, from taxes collected from the cattle market.

“Many residents here also earn their living from acting as middlemen for big companies,” he says.

Perez adds that a cleaning team is employed by the city government to ensure the sanitation of the 3.5-hectare cattle market. At least 20 employees are also tasked by the city to organize and maintain the operations of the facility, while others examine the condition of animals to ensure that only high-quality stocks are sold in the market.

Together with cattle, the trading of carabaos, goats and horses is also done in the market, but in smaller quantities.

De Vera says carabaos are sold between P18,000 and P20,000 each, horses fetch between P6,000 and P7,000 each and goats sell for P2,000 to P2,5000 each.

Perez says the city holds its cattle market in high regard, making its preservation and improvement a top priority because it helped push Urdaneta’s progress and its bid to become a city back in 1998.

In fact, the cattle trade is so important that the city seal takes the form of the head of a carabao – a fitting tribute to one of Urdaneta’s most vital industries.

christian joe

August 9th, 2010, 01:49 PM

New Caves Discovered in Pangasinan (http://tecrec.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/new-caves-discovered-in-pangasinan/)

On July 3 PADI TecRec Cave Instructor Tom Morato & Cave Diver Karl Hurwood discovered 3 new dissolution caves in Pangasinan, approximately 4 hours north of Manila. The area of Pangasinan was the last place of occupation from the Japanese and it is believed that the Japanese hid gold and valuable artifacts inside the caves. Based on this, it is very hard for the locals to comprehend that our purpose was simply to go explore the site for leads for future exploration.

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The first Cave

Once inside the cave we were both happy with the decision to use sidemount, especially within 4 meters inside the cave where there is a restriction that you really have to make great effort to fit in. After we both made it through, we were able to put 2 primary lines inside, roughly about 260M inside. Though crystal clear visibility, the stone is white & very soft creating a lot of percolation. Maximum depth 15M

The second Cave

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This cave was bigger in length / width / height, lot’s of boulders on the ground and stone was not as soft and loose as the previous cave, this made deployment of guideline easier. The Stone is dark in color which absorbed our lights. After deploying two primary reels, we decided to turn around and take the reels with us in case we found another cave. We never reached the end of the cave Maximum depth 12m.

The third cave

No restriction for sidemount, but the ceiling is quite low. Out of 4 leads, 3 were good. Logistics in the area are easy, since all caves are accessible by car. Because of the proximity of the caves we believe that the caves are connected. We will be back at the end of the month with more equipment, and put permanent lines in the caves as well as getting the GPS coordinates, so cave divers can enjoy the caves in Pangasinan and push them a little further in.

hugodiekonig

August 10th, 2010, 01:13 AM

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makalasyan

August 10th, 2010, 12:22 PM

our thread is awfully quiet these past few days....

Fraulein

August 10th, 2010, 01:49 PM

I will be back in Pangasinan this coming Sunday, August 15. I will be touring Manaoag, Dagupan and Lingayen with my officemates... :)

amigable

August 10th, 2010, 03:17 PM

hehe, palagi naman ako dumadaan dito..:D

nabasa ko dun sa previous thread may planned high rise daw sa Dagupan?? sana matuloy...:okay:

Meron nga. Ang Le Duc Hotel, sa Tapuac. Part parin ng Lyceum-Northwestern University. Sa mga Duque din. It will be the tallest building daw sa Dagupan City pag natapos. 6 to 7 stories. Inuumpisahan na.

amigable

August 10th, 2010, 03:25 PM

amigable

August 10th, 2010, 03:45 PM

MANILA, Philippines--The cities of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Dagupan have been named as the most competitive cities outside Metro Manila in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2009 (PCCRP) of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center. The study, which was launched Monday in Pasay City, used six criteria in ranking the 29 cities: dynamism of local economy, responsiveness of the LGUs to business, infrastructure, quality of life, and cost of doing business and human resource and training.

It is based on official government data, perception survey among businessmen, and interviews with local chief executives and local business group’s representative The PCCRP also classified the cities into three groups: metropolitan growth centers, growth centers and emergent cities.

Cebu City bested Davao in the metro growth center category, which refers to cities with an average of P3.05 billion total income and average population of 1.08 million. Cagayan de Oro, meanwhile, topped in the growth centers category, which included the cities of General Santos, Baguio, Lapu-Lapu, Zamboanga, Olongapo, Batangas, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Mandaue. These cities have an average income of P1.2 billion and population 421,165.

Dagupan City is the most competitive among the emergent cities. It bested the cities of Angeles, Butuan, Cotabato, Lucena, Naga, Legaspi, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Ormoc, Iligan, Tagum, and San Fernando in La Union, Surigao, Tuguegarao, Tacloban and Santiago.

Ma. Lourdes Sereno Diokno, executive director of the AIM Policy Center, said that they decided to group the cities into three brackets because it would be unfair to compare the metropolitan and highly-urbanized cities like Cebu and Davao to new and emerging young cities.

“Cebu City and Davao City outpaced the rest in many indicators,” added Ana Maria Tabunda, chief research fellow at Pulse Asia and consultant for the PCCRP 2009. Roger Carlson, acting mission director of the USAID, one of the sponsors of the PCCRP, said that the findings of the study can guide the local officials in introducing policy changes in their localities.

“Newly-elected mayors can base their reform efforts on information that comes from business operators themselves,” Carlson said. The PCCRP 2009 also recognized the cities that topped in each of the criteria used in the study.

Mayors of the winning cities said that the recognition they received should inspire their cities to do better and to sustain the reforms and policies they have started. “This will serve as an impetus to us,” said Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat, whose city received three awards. He added that he is hoping that the awards can help them attracting investors who are afraid to invest in Zamboanga City because if the perception that it is not safe.

San Fernando City Mayor Pablo Ortega, meanwhile, said that his city’s efforts to address pollution and to simplify the process in applying and reviewing business permits helped them win four awards. “We put up a one-stop shop for those who want to do business with us,” Ortega said. “The system is very transparent and because it is fast we are able to curb bribery. (Newsbreak)

Ano aanggal mga taga Urdaneta? ni hindi nga namention ang city nyo eh..:baeh3::nuts:

hugodiekonig

August 10th, 2010, 03:54 PM