Dagupan and Urdaneta Cities, and Pangasinan Province [Archive] - Page 56

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 04:57 PM

Feature: Dagupan’s river cruise getting wide attention (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=41217):banana::banana:

by Danny O Sagun

DAGUPAN CITY, July 1 (PIA) -- This city’s extensive river systems crisscrossing the landscape are now being developed to lure visitors and tourists and thus become a potential rich revenue source.

The River Cruise, launched during the month-long Bangus festival in April, is a wondrous romantic journey along the serene Dawel-watak river featuring lush mangroves, migratory birds, long winding river with clear waters.

Since its launch more than two months ago, Dagupenos and their neighbors and even people from far places have the opportunity to enjoy a free ride which averages about 45 minutes to one hour.

The Dawel-Watak river system, a favorite place for migratory birds because of the lush mangroves on both sides, is bigger and longer than the Loboc river in Bohol, said Mayor Benjamin S. Lim, who, as a successful businessman, has been looking for ways for the city to excel more aside from being a trading, educational and health center in the North.

The river cruise utilizes floating “nipa huts” built on a platform attached to two parallel bancas. A motorboat with a four-horsepower engine and attached to the back part steers the floating hut.

Busy ferrying riders are two huts which can accommodate up to 25 persons and a bigger one that can hold up to 40 people.

Now that that a public docking area was already built along the national road below the Dawel bridge, it is now easier for people to access the area. Before, the privately-owned San Marino dock was temporarily utilized.

The docking area was inaugurated on Friday afternoon.

Riders could not hold their excitement as they make their trip. “Oh! beautiful, what a sight,” is always overheard from them.

Tourism Regional Director Martin Valera joined the initial cruise with Mayor Lim playing host.

The Bangus Festival which itself has been drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors yearly. The festival, which usually opens on the first week of April and ends on May 1, has been made part of the traditional Pistay Dayat (Sea festival).

The mayor said the city’s inner rivers of Dawel and Watak are much greener and more serene than the one in Loboc which has successfully projected its River Cruise project.

He, however, stressed that the most important thing is for the city to be able to create job opportunities for the people.

“The boats are made here in our city so makakapagbigay tayo ng trabaho sa mga boat makers. Then we will hire cooks, waiters, and a person who will steer the boat. At the same time, we will be more conscious in making our rivers cleaner this time kasi ito na ngayun ang minamarket natin,” he said.

Valera expressed confidenced the project will become a hit with the marketing capability of the mayor. (ANL/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 05:01 PM

Pangasinan news: Daongan na river cruise nilukasan nen Danny O Sagun (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=41205)

DAGUPAN CITY, Hulyo 1 (PIA) -- Nilukasan ed sayan agew na Biernes so daongan na ombabantog lan River Cruise project na sayan syudad.
Inlunsa kaleganan na sakey bulan ya Bangus Festival nen Abril, nakakabkabatan la na marakel so River Cruise dimad Dawel-Watak river, sakey kilometro manlapud downtown area, lapud karakep na lugar tan malinis ya ilog. Diad nantopag na ilog so pakaromogay malalambot ya paakar tan bakawan ya dadayoen na nanduruman klase manok.
Inusar ni so pribadon daongan dimad San Marino Village legan ya gagawaen may daongan diad leksab na taytay na Dawel. Dakel so angidayew ed dakep na sayan programan panturismo na syudad base ed reaksyon na saray akasali la.
Nalmoan nen Mayor Benjamin S. Lim ya mas marakep, andukey tan malinis so ilog diad Dagupan nen samay anengeng ton panggagawaay river cruise dimad Loboc ed probinsya na Bohol. Inisip to ya maningganyo na dakel ya bisita tan turista no gawaen so mipadparan programa diad sayan syudad.
Dugarugan imbansag sirin so impangigapo na river cruise kaleganay Bangus Festival ya kabkabat lad interon bansa tan diad biek-taew tan tatalaranan kada taon basta nasabi lay tiagew. Akauna lan seselabraan ed sayan syudad tan kaabay iran baley kabiangan lay Lingayen so Pistay Dayat tan imbana na Dagupan so Bangus Festival ed sayan kabkabat ya selebrasyon. (sea festival).
Inimano nen Lim so baleg a potensyal na turismo bilang pakalmoan na syudad tan pian mas lalon nakabkabatan ed interon bansa tan say river cruise so sakey a paraan ya mangingganyod bisita ya ompasyar dia likod ed dadayoen ya Tondaligan beach. (DOS/PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 05:10 PM

Gov. Espino hails VP Binay for his 'slum-free' program (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=356370)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 1 (PNA) - Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. hailed on Friday Vice President Jejomar Binay, who is also chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), for setting his sight in transforming the country into a slum-free community in the future.

Espino expressed this after the provincial government-sponsored orientation-briefing on Local Housing Bodies and Local Shelter Plan (LSP) preparation conducted by the HUDCC last June 30 at the conference room of the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here.

The orientation was held following the instruction of Vice President Binay to all LGUs in the country to come up with their LSP to be incorporated in the 2011-2016 Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) that will serve as the basis of the national housing program.

Corollary to this, Alvin Bigay, Provincial Housing and Urban Development Officer, said the LSP is a vital component towards the improvement of the LGUs' capacity in urban and shelter planning, and in the implementation of local housing program.

The LSP’s policy direction, Bigay said, complements the strategic direction of Espino’s thrust to transform Pangasinan into a “slum-free province” in the future.

The plan, which will serve as the road map to address the housing requirement for both the informal and formal sector of a city or municipality, requires thorough studies that center on data gathering, situational analysis, setting of vision and goals, implementation plan and LGU commitment, and monitoring and evaluation.

LSP, explained Bigay, will pave the way towards a clearer direction with regards to the housing program of the government.

The LSP will contain the following information: current resettlement requirement and the new housing needs of the locality to facilitate the matching of needs with the housing units to be constructed in the area; affordability and assessment of financial resources of the different income groups; socio-economic profile of LGU; and current housing situation and problems (population, area, housing stock and basic services profile). (PNA)

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 05:13 PM

'Adventure in Discovery' wows Dagupan's future scientists (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=13&rid=356230)

DAGUPAN CITY, July 1 (PNA) — Do you want to see a stationary bicycle which when pedaled would produce electricity, a bicycle wheel gyro or feel tingling sensation in the tip of your finger which is shared too in the forefingers of 10 or 15 of your classmates you had connected with as your other finger touches a push button?

These are some of the wonders of science which one can take a close look at the ‘Adventure in Discovery’, a traveling exhibit of the Philippine Centrum which opened June 27 at CSI Stadia’s Jimmy L. Fernandez Center in Dagupan City and will be on until July 15.

Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, who is hosting the exhibit, welcomed the science fair, saying this is a boon to science students who need not travel in Manila anymore in order to see different scientific breakthroughs.

Cooperating in the exhibit, among others, are the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology, CSI Group of Companies, Department of Education (DepEd) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

An additional attraction is the DOST’s “Science Explorer,” a bus just parked outside the CSI Stadia which is now on its first road trip since the opening of classes, said Dr. Filma Brawner, director of the Science Education Institute (SED) of DOST, who graced the opening of the exhibit.

Brawner thanked Fernandez for hosting the 19-day fair at her family-owned CSI Stadia for the benefit of local students and their teachers who marvel at its many exciting wonders.

Lamenting that only 76 percent of the country’s 5,359 public schools or 4,060 have science laboratories, Brawner said that through the DOST's 'Science Explorer', they found the pioneering way of bringing to the schools all over the country “a fun yet enriching experience in science.”

Brawner said fun and experience are what students would really experience upon entering the Science Explorer, stressing that the SEI shares the same mandate with the Philippine Science Centrum which is “learning by doing.”

The Science Explorer is the Philippines’ first and only mobile interactive learning facility that features exciting hands-on learning through fun and easy science activities, Brawner said.

This contains laboratory facilities, audio visual equipment, interactive exhibits, and various learning materials that will be helpful in facilitating learning to students.

As to the ‘Adventure in Discovery,’ the other features are Adjustable Cake,, Electric Flea, Magnetic Field, Anti-Gravity, Animal Sounds, 3-D Stereogram, Pupils of the Eye, Shoot the Ball Zoetrope, Bernoulli Blower, Whirlpool, Gravity Well, Momentum Machine, Ring Bubbles, Tiny Bubbles, Rainbow Curtains and many more.

Since it formally opened on June 28, students from various public and private high schools in Pangasinan have been excitedly making a trip to the exhibit along with their teachers in groups.

Also on exhibit is the car robotics developed by students of the Divine Word Academy of Dagupan and aquarium and demo projects of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology (NIFTDC).

Marife Muyalde, an official of NIFTDC, lauded the exhibit and expressed hope it can inspire students to aspire so that someday they can follow the footsteps of the great scientists of the world like Albert Einstein, Thomas Alba Edison, Benjamin Franklin and those who founded Google and Microsoft. (PNA)

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 05:27 PM

Pangasinan distributes 20,000 forest tree seedlings (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=8&rid=356398)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 1 (PNA) - The provincial government through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist recently distributed some 20,000 forest tree seedlings to various local government units, barangay councils, farmers’ associations, schools and non-government organizations.

The distribution of the tree seedlings took place at the provincial nursery in Sta. Barbara and the breeding station in San Quintin in line with the Alay Tanim Mula kay Gov. Amado T. Espino project.

Dalisay Moya, Officer-in-Charge Provincial Agriculturist, said that the simultaneous distribution was in support of the provincial reforestation program aimed at mitigating climate change and global warming.

Noting that climate change has largely affected agriculture, Moya urged the people of Pangasinan to plant more trees even as she reiterated Gov. Espino’s call to the people of Pangasinan to “make the planting of trees a way of life”.

Aside from the mitigation of climate change, the planting of forest trees is one major measure to allay problems of severe flooding which has become a perennial headache when the rainy season comes, more so, when there are strong typhoons, Moya said.

She also stressed that the planting of trees especially in the rolling terrains and upland areas is one way of contributing to the attainment of the vision of “Ilog Ko, Bilayen Ko Tan Aroen Ko” project, another environmental advocacy program of the provincial government seeking to clear the rivers of Pangasinan in order to bring back their lost beauty.

The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist distributed mahogany seedlings during a mass distribution to 33 groups from government and non-government sectors.

Among the recipients of the project were the Uyong Elementary School in Labrador, Office of the Vice-Mayor in Alaminos City, LGU of Basista, Office of the Mayor in Sta. Barbara, the 54th Engineering Brigade Philippine Army Headquarters in Manaoag, the mayor’s office and agrarian’s office of Sta. Barbara, the barangay council of Nancalobasaan in Urdaneta, Sangguniang Bayan members of Pozorrubio, Sta. Maria National High School in Binalonan.

At the San Quintin breeding station, the recipients were the barangay council of Kita-Kita in Balungao, San Juan Elementary School in San Juan, Umingan, LGUs of Sta. Maria, Natividad, Rosales and Umingan, Don Montano barangay council in Umingan, Riverside Irrigators Association, GSP-Eastern Agricultural College in Sta Maria, BSP Natividad National High School and various barangay councils of Sta. Maria. (PNA)

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 05:55 PM

5-year tree planting seeks to create habitat for Philippine Eagle near San Roque Dam (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=8&rid=356309):banana::banana:

DAGUPAN CITY, July 1 (PNA) - A massive tree planting program will kick off on July 7 on a 500-hectare watershed area near the San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam Project in San Manuel which is envisioned to create a natural habitat for Philippine Eagle.

The project, spearheaded by the San Roque Power Corporation (SRPC) along with the National Power Corporation and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), is envisioned to be accomplished in five years, after which it will be converted into a haven for the Philippine Eagle.

Tommy Valdez, SRPC vice president for corporate social responsibilities, bared the ambitious project in a talk during the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) in Dagupan on June 30 where he also extended the invitation to mediamen to join the tree planting activities.

He said SRPC has adopted the 500-hectare area under the government’s NGP chaired by DENR which it seeks to reforest under a five-year plan that targets to make the place a habitat for monkey-eating eagles on the fourth year.

In undertaking the project, SRPC will do its social obligation with NGP and at the same time provide a natural habitat for the Philippine Eagles which they were seeking to bring before the end of the five-year planting period, he said.

Valdez told newsmen that SRPC has already negotiated with the Philippine Eagle Foundation Inc. in Davao in connection with its desire to bring some Philippine Eagles into the forests near San Roque Dam.

“We are actually aiming not only to protect the forest but also to preserve and protect our Philippine Eagle,” he said.

He said that they had invited Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje, businessman Washington Sycip and Mrs. Gina Lopez of ABS-CBN to come during the launching of the five-year tree planting program on July 7 at San Roque Dam.

At least 1,100 volunteers have already enlisted to participate in the initial tree planting which will be followed thereafter by a musical concert for the environment.

The tree planting program will be launched in coordination with the Department of Education, Armed Forces of the Philippines, the municipalities of San Manuel and San Nicolas, Pangasinan, and Itogon, Benguet.

“We will not only plant trees but we will maintain these by visiting them every middle of the year to ensure that they will grow and form part of mountain covers near the San Roque Dam,” he said.

At the same time, he said, they will also launch an information drive in the area because the same is being pinpointed as the place where there is rampant slash and burn farming. (PNA)

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 06:36 PM

Students in Dagupan elect officers via automated polls (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/local-news/2011/07/01/students-dagupan-elect-officers-automated-polls-164435)

Friday, July 1, 2011

DAGUPAN CITY -- Elementary and high schools students in the La Salette School here conducted their automated student council elections, the fourth such polls using computerized technology.

Students were able to vote for their candidates without the use of pens, ballots, and manual counting.

"The on-line voting system does not just teach different applications of Information Technology, but also integrates values important in ensuring a just society. This will teach the students that there are other more efficient alternatives to the traditional manual voting system," Rex Lor, La Salette Vice President for Administrative Services and Development, who developed the system, said.

He said this on-line system of voting was benchmarked from the University of the Philippines.

“It was designed to be as user-friendly as possible to ensure that even grade school students can easily use it. It follows a three-step process: Step 1: log-in; Step 2: vote; Step 3: confirm vote. Students will be able to view the profile of each candidate by clicking an icon beside their names. A username and password is provided to the students just before the voting starts as the school's official enrolment list will be the basis for the registration,” he added.

During the election, four laptop computers were set up at a strategic area at the school compound, with teachers guiding especially the Grade 1 and 2 pupils in typing their names and password.

The system immediately counts the votes cast every after voter is done.

After the last vote is cast, Lor said the results were viewed, printed and validated by the designated school poll official. After which, the winners were proclaimed.

Of the 185 registered voters, 175 registered to vote that day.

Mark Andrew Manantan, who ran unopposed for president, garnered 144 votes.

Other elected officers were Jemimah Ubando (vice president), Denise Issa Diego (secretary), Ericka Kim Saguiped (treasurer), Menchie Maeh Reyes (auditor) and Myles Trisha Flores (PRO).

“We are not wowing our students with high technology but we are instilling in them values -- the sanctity of their votes, honesty and integrity in the elections, and efficiency of the technology. Vote-buying in whatever form was strictly prohibited, they followed guidelines during the short campaign period; the candidates presented themselves during the miting de avance. Bottomline, it was their kind of leadership which they presented to their fellow students,” Lor explained.

Among the private and public schools in the city, only La Salette School has adopted automated elections so far.

In the province of Pangasinan, Pangasinan State University (PSU) is also using computerized/automated system in the election of its student body officers. (Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre/Sunnex)

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 06:37 PM

HOMETOWN SNAPSHOT
In Pangasinan town, being 100-yr-old common
By Inquirer Northern Luzon, Yolanda Sotelo

BANI, Pangasinan—In this western Pangasinan town, at least three residents have breached the century mark, and their long lives have fascinated their children and relatives.
Nine other residents are in their 90s and would celebrate their 100th birthday in a few years.
Their stories have pricked the interest of Bani resident Josefina Eugenio, 55, who looked for them and came up with a list that she posted on her Facebook account.
Eugenio, who had compiled a list of student achievers in her town, said she came up with the list of Bani’s elderly residents so she could honor them.
There is nothing common among these elderly, except that those born before 1914 have gone through two world wars. But their children and other relatives believe that their big ears meant long lives.
The oldest in the group is Eusebia Valdez Plandez, who turned 104 on March 7. She was born in 1907 in Ballag, the village where she still lives.
Other centenarians are Juan Natividad Queliza, who turned 101 last week, and Barsalisa Galzote Credo, who turned 100 on April 15.
Isabel Ochotorina Ortaliza, who was born on Oct. 12, 1912, is next to turn 100 next year.
The other nonagenarians in the town are Emilio Dizon Nino, 97, born on Jan. 22, 1914; Rufo Oxino Bacod, 96, (July 23, 1915); Consolacion Calima Odero, 95, (April 16, 1916); Brigida Catabay Caranay, 95, (Oct. 8, 1916); Lozano Dollaga Velos, 93, (Aug. 25, 1917); Antonio Rativo, 94, (June 17, 1917); Feliciana de la Cruz, 92; and Josefina Camba Tadeo, 93, (June 11, 1918).
Eusebia Plandez’s son, Gregorio, 80, says his mother has no secrets to long life as her lifestyle is typical of her village mates in the farming community of Banlag.
Eusebia is the oldest of nine siblings. She has outlived all of them except her youngest half-sister, who is now 70, Gregorio says.
“Maybe it is her diet, with her meals usually consisting of vegetables and fish, and rarely has meat. That is her secret,” he says.
He says his mother has been smoking since he can remember. “We have been telling her to stop smoking, but when we refuse to buy her a cigarette, she would get angry,” he says.
His mother used to smoke rolled tobacco leaves, but has since switched to the cigarette brand “Balasang.”
Eusebia still washes her clothes, walks around the house but hardly visits her neighbors.
While her eyesight and hearing are poor, Eusebia’s memory is still sharp. Gregorio says his mother still remembers the names of her children and grandchildren. Plandez has six children (her eldest child had died), 29 grandchildren and 57 great grandchildren.
“She has no more recollection of World War I, but she loves to tell stories about World War II, like the time when we evacuated to the mountains and when my father dug on a mountainside so we can have a cave to hide,” says Gregorio, who was in his teens during World War II.
Revelinda Cortez, 60, youngest daughter of 101-year-old Queliza, says her father doesn’t need help eating and walks around without aid.
She says her father eats plenty of vegetables, even as a boy. His meals still consist mainly of rice and vegetables, with the occasional fish and meat.
“My father says he is already very old. But he never tells us anything about dying,” she says.

makalasyan

July 1st, 2011, 07:37 PM

Lingayen Sports Complex:
http://pinoymiler.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/lingayen.jpg
source: http://pinoymiler.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/track-ovals-in-the-philippines-rewrite/

^^
wrong pic. that is NOT the one in Lingayen...

this one below is...Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center, Lingayen, Pangasinan...

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6918/nrscc.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/nrscc.png/)

saintm

July 1st, 2011, 09:56 PM

Tsunami Drill ginawa ed Brgy Pugaro dyad siyudad na Dagupan

Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY- Nangawa na tsunami drill so Brgy. Pugaro dyad siyudad na Dagupan.

Kabansag to ya et nangawa met na flood drill so Brgy. Mangin tan fire drill met ed West Central Elementary dyad ed siyudad dyad panangi-ulo na Office of Civil Defense.

Unong ed kinen Brgy. Capt. Ricardo Dela Cruz,nantarya lara na amin ya nakaukulan para ed saya preparasyon na sayan pansasanay.

Inyarum to met ya layon na sayan proyekto ya naipanengneng so uston paraan tan no ano so nepeg ya gawaen no nawalaan na tsunami dyad lugar da.

Inyarum met nen Dela Cruz ya apili na OCC so barangay da ya pangawaan na naturan na pansasanay ta nen Sampot eran binmisita ed siyudad et apansin dan akaarap so barangay da ed dayat tan anggapo so nabatikan ya atakey ya lugar no wala so unsabi ya tsunami.

ISwitch

July 2nd, 2011, 02:09 AM

lightz

July 2nd, 2011, 04:26 AM

:) star green promenade po..not Star Gate..:)

SOON TO OPEN Metro Plaza Dagupan In Mid July :

STARBUCKS, Mang Inasal,Fortune Chinese Resto and Yellow Cab Pizza(?)

:banana:..:banana:...:banana:

tnx po sa pagcorrect. About dun pla sa Metroplaza, nkita ko sa pics glassy pla sya. Maganda siguro un lalo na pag gabi tpos sna me mga tenants dn na 24/7 ang operation.

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 2nd, 2011, 06:40 AM

wow, kulang na lang sa central Pangasinan, Intl Airport at Seaport to make it an economic powerhouse in the North, mukhang nauunahan pa ng Western Pangasinan wich is basically rural areas, mukhang ayaw nila talaga idevelop ang Pangasinan since inilalayo nila ang very important infrastructure sa Central at Eastern Pangasinan where the major urban centers are located. what does this means, GMA and PNoy are competitors of Pangasinan

pansin ko din...hehe...mas maganda nga yun ehh.. balance ang distribution ng developments sa Pangasinan..hindi lang sa Central kundi maging sa Eastern at Western Pangasinan din :cheers:

ISwitch

July 2nd, 2011, 11:25 AM

pansin ko din...hehe...mas maganda nga yun ehh.. balance ang distribution ng developments sa Pangasinan..hindi lang sa Central kundi maging sa Eastern at Western Pangasinan din :cheers:

malaki impact nyan sa economy ng Pangasinan damay din ang western Pangasinan nyan and worse hit dyan is eastern pangasinan dahil subra layo sa kanila almost 150 kms kung saan marami kamag-anak si GMA at PNoy:lol:

lightz

July 2nd, 2011, 01:20 PM

DAGUPAN IS REGIONAL LIKAS
YAMAN TOP AWARDEE

DAGUPAN CITY – This city is this
year’s “Likas Yaman” awardee
(city category) for Best LGU-
Initiated Environmental Project,
which the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) initiated in
celebration of the Environment
Month in Region 1.
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/268407_198901583479663_150200591683096_224700_3004089_n.jpg
Mayor Benjamin S. Lim together
with City Agriculture Officer
Emma Molina personally received
the award from DENR Regional
Executive Director Samuel R.
Peñafiel during the awarding and culminating program held at Oasis
Country Resort, City of San
Fernando, La Union last June 30. Dagupan was nominated for
successfully implementing its
project “Ilog Ko, Bilayen Ko,”
Water Quality Management Area
(WQMA), and the so-called river
cruise along the Dawel-Watak River thereby contributing to
the rehabilitation of coastal and
marine resources and for the
promotion of eco-tourism in the
city. “The Likas Yaman award for
environmental excellence is a
celebration of greatness and
excellence in environmental
performance. The award was
institutionalized by the DENR as our own especial and meaningful
way to give recognition to local
government units, the academe
and the private sectors that
epitomize environmental
excellence by adopting the best practices that protect our
environment and promote
sustainable development,”
Peñafiel said. “These awardees created new
positive changes and
development for our
environment. They have clearly
demonstrated their commitment,
resources and determination in implementing environmental
programs. Ang sabi nga ni Al
Gore, ‘ang political will ay isang
renewable resource’,” he said. “Ilog Ko, Bilayen Ko” was
implemented by Mayor Lim, which
led to the clearing operations in
the river system of the city
against fish pens and other
illegal structures last year amidst resistance and pessimisms. With the implementation of
WQMA, Lim started cleaning the
“esteros” as well to ensure a
healthy environment for
Dagupeños. And to promote eco-tourism, Lim
launched his own version of the
river cruise now dubbed as the
“Dawel River Cruise.” (CIO –
Joseph C. Bacani)
http://www.facebook.com/notes/d-dagupan-dream/dagupan-is-regional-likas-yaman-top-awardee/214458095258524

lightz

July 2nd, 2011, 01:28 PM

02-Jul-11, 2:31 PM | Philippine
News Agency

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -
The Pangasinan-Ilocos region is
being eyed for development and
promotion as an agribusiness and
tourism hub, with government
officials believing the area may play a more significant role for
the country as well as the
northeast Asian market. The vision for this was spelled
out in the report of the Trade
Industry and Tourism (TIT) sector
of the Regional Development
Council (RDC) which laid out
strategic plans to transform the region into an agribusiness and
tourism center starting 2011. The report was made during a
recent State of Regional
Development conference in
Bauang, La Union where the TIT
sector, headed by Department
of Trade and Industry Regional Director Florante Leal, outlined a
comprehensive plan that could
spur Region 1’s agribusiness and
tourism economy.
To achieve the dream of making
the region the agribusiness and tourism hub under the
administration of President
Aquino, the ITT sector is pushing
for the economic integration of
the Pangasinan-Ilocos region with
North-East Asian countries, taking into consideration the
region’s location at the center
of East Asia.
The region is already the food
basket of the country, producing
rice, corn, fish, vegetables, poultry, meat and others that
can supply the needs of the
whole country and channels the
excess to the country’s Asian
neighbors.
Another important product is tobacco -- demand for which
may, however, be affected by
the worldwide campaign against
smoking.
In order to entice more business
investors and tourists into the region, the TIT sector proposed
the expansion of the region’s
land, sea and air transportation
networks, utilities and
communication facilities, social
service facilities and banking networks.
A new airport is now being built
in Alaminos City in Pangasinan
and an international seaport
might soon be starting in Sual
town. On the infrastructure side, the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union
Expressway has already broken
ground for the Tarlac-
Pangasinan section.
A shipping port in Sual might give
birth to ship building as an added industry which some potential
investors have earlier indicated
to pursue.
These and other infrastructures
are expected to propel
opportunities in the province thus the vast manpower
available in Pangasinan need not
be imported anymore.
Leal also said that in line with
the new world economic order,
Region 1 must be linked with East Asia in four of the eight
targeted sectors of the
Philippine Investment Priority
Plan outlined earlier by the DTI,
namely Agro-industry, Business-
process outsourcing Information technology, Logistics, and
Tourism.
However, in order to realize this
vision, Region 1 must be made a
successful tourist destination
with Pangasinan, the gateway to Ilocandia and the region’s
biggest and most populous
province, leading the way.
The ITT sector noted that the
province of Pangasinan under
the administration of Governor Amado Espino Jr. is now
developing a 250-hectare Eco-
Tourism Zone comprising of a self
contained community that will
include an 18-hole golf course,
beach front residences, high-end and mid-range subdivisions,
commercial area, amusement
park, resorts and hotels,
restaurants and retail shops,
water sport area and a yacht
club. The eco-tourism zone in
Barangay Estanza, Lingayen in
Pangasinan, an untapped piece
of land available since 1995, is
being offered to be developed
by investors under the Public- Private Partnership.
The sector also expressed the
strong need to develop local
products through DTI’s product
branding and certification to
boost marketing of the “One Town, One Product” (OTOP) of
local government units.
Among the OTOPs being eyed for
promotion are the “abel Iloco”,
"bagnet", "burnay" and ‘basi’ in
Ilocos Sur, the milkfish, fish paste (bagoong) and salt in
Pangasinan, and the like that
can be packed and sold to
businessmen and tourists visiting
the region.
There will also be a need to develop competitive and skilled
workers that will complement
manpower requirements for
tourism and outsourcing
industry, among others, through
continuous development and competencies of labor force to
match industry needs.
Moreover, there is a need to
engage the assistance of the
private sector in the
implementation of government programs and projects through
volunteerism and enrolment of
projects through the PPP and
the “Bayanihan Bayan Program
of Government Service.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/7399/pangasinan-ilocos-eyed-as-agribusiness-tourism-hub

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 2nd, 2011, 04:43 PM

malaki impact nyan sa economy ng Pangasinan damay din ang western Pangasinan nyan and worse hit dyan is eastern pangasinan dahil subra layo sa kanila almost 150 kms kung saan marami kamag-anak si GMA at PNoy:lol:

may airport naman sa Binalonan at sa Rosales, pwede din nila idevelop at gawing commercial airport..btw malapit lapit na rin ata matapos yung TPLEx :cheers: ano kaya kung magplan at gumawa ang provincial govt ng expressway na nagcoconnect sa Eastern-Central-Western Pangasinan? :)

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 2nd, 2011, 05:32 PM

CICT Reports Outsourcing Investments in 17 Areas

By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 17:46:00 06/02/2008

MANILA, Philippines--Seventeen areas in the country now have investors from the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, according to the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

CICT has identified a total of 22 areas in its drive to establish so-called ICT hubs ideal for BPO investors, according to Commissioner Monchito Ibrahim. The commission is now working on adding Tagbilaran and Tuguegarao the list, he told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.

"Out of these, 17 already have locators and most of them have created their respective ICT councils to take care of HR [human resource] issues," said Ibrahim, who is heading CICT's efforts to establish ICT hubs in partnership with the private sector.

Quezon City, which already has BPO locators in areas like Eastwood City, is the latest to form an ICT council. Metro Manila, which comprises Quezon City and other cities like Makati and Mandaluyong, is considered as just one area or ICT hub.

Ibrahim also cited the growing awareness about BPO in cities outside of the Metro Manila. He also noted increased enrollment in ICT-related courses in these areas.

The local BPO industry today generates estimated revenues of $5 billion and the industry is targeting to more than double that in less than three years.

Call centers continue to be the biggest revenue contributor although there are non-call center investments as well, even in areas outside Metro Manila.

In Bacolod, for example, major US operator Convergys is opening a call center, the fourth operator to locate. The latest investments in Bacolod also include a software company, and BPO companies that handle services for medical billing and investment banking customers.

"Total employment in Bacolod is expected to reach 6,000 by the end of the year. That should result to about P60 million to P90 million in new investments getting in Bacolod's local economy," Ibrahim said.

The 17 areas are as follows: Bacolod, Bacoor, Baguio, Batangas City, Cagayan de Oro, Cainta, Naga City, Cebu, Angeles, Davao, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lipa, Manila, Sta. Rosa and Dagupan.

^^ :cheers:

christian joe

July 3rd, 2011, 11:01 AM

christian joe

July 3rd, 2011, 11:16 AM

christian joe

July 3rd, 2011, 11:17 AM

White Hat Italian Frozen Yoghurt opens today at Star Green Promenade, Lucao District beside Figaro!

saintm

July 3rd, 2011, 05:36 PM

:banana::banana::banana::banana: comgratz po!!!

DAGUPAN IS REGIONAL LIKAS
YAMAN TOP AWARDEE

DAGUPAN CITY – This city is this
year’s “Likas Yaman” awardee
(city category) for Best LGU-
Initiated Environmental Project,
which the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) initiated in
celebration of the Environment
Month in Region 1.
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Mayor Benjamin S. Lim together
with City Agriculture Officer
Emma Molina personally received
the award from DENR Regional
Executive Director Samuel R.
Peñafiel during the awarding and culminating program held at Oasis
Country Resort, City of San
Fernando, La Union last June 30. Dagupan was nominated for
successfully implementing its
project “Ilog Ko, Bilayen Ko,”
Water Quality Management Area
(WQMA), and the so-called river
cruise along the Dawel-Watak River thereby contributing to
the rehabilitation of coastal and
marine resources and for the
promotion of eco-tourism in the
city. “The Likas Yaman award for
environmental excellence is a
celebration of greatness and
excellence in environmental
performance. The award was
institutionalized by the DENR as our own especial and meaningful
way to give recognition to local
government units, the academe
and the private sectors that
epitomize environmental
excellence by adopting the best practices that protect our
environment and promote
sustainable development,”
Peñafiel said. “These awardees created new
positive changes and
development for our
environment. They have clearly
demonstrated their commitment,
resources and determination in implementing environmental
programs. Ang sabi nga ni Al
Gore, ‘ang political will ay isang
renewable resource’,” he said. “Ilog Ko, Bilayen Ko” was
implemented by Mayor Lim, which
led to the clearing operations in
the river system of the city
against fish pens and other
illegal structures last year amidst resistance and pessimisms. With the implementation of
WQMA, Lim started cleaning the
“esteros” as well to ensure a
healthy environment for
Dagupeños. And to promote eco-tourism, Lim
launched his own version of the
river cruise now dubbed as the
“Dawel River Cruise.” (CIO –
Joseph C. Bacani)
http://www.facebook.com/notes/d-dagupan-dream/dagupan-is-regional-likas-yaman-top-awardee/214458095258524
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phoenicians

July 4th, 2011, 10:58 AM

tnx po sa pagcorrect. About dun pla sa Metroplaza, nkita ko sa pics glassy pla sya. Maganda siguro un lalo na pag gabi tpos sna me mga tenants dn na 24/7 ang operation.

:) sabi ni Mayor BSL mga Food stalls ang nilalaman ng METRO PLAZA..aside from St. Joseph Drugstore eh me mga tenants din ng clothing store and the likes.

STARSBUCK is soon to open..inaayos pa lang yun place nila:nuts:

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 11:53 AM

:) sabi ni Mayor BSL mga Food stalls ang nilalaman ng METRO PLAZA..aside from St. Joseph Drugstore eh me mga tenants din ng clothing store and the likes.

STARSBUCK is soon to open..inaayos pa lang yun place nila:nuts:
^^^^hmmm inaayos ang permit papeles o ha inaayos po ang pwisto nila sa metro plaza?

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 12:05 PM

Dagupan’s river cruise’ docking site opens

by Venus H. Sarmiento
DAGUPAN CITY, July 4 (PIA) -- The new spanking docking site of the city’s river cruise is now open to the public after its blessing and inauguration at the Dawel area Friday.
City tourism officer Mary Rose Teng-Mejia said the docking site was a realization of a dream and a concrete reminder of what Dagupan is –‘Pandaragupan’ or meeting place.
Mayor Benjamin S. Lim recalled how several months ago, he was thinking of how to improve the city and increase employment. “We thought of zeroing in on tourism as a vehicle for bringing more tourists to Dagupan and jobs to Dagupeños.” he said.
With a limited space, he thought of the river as a major attraction, inspired by the success of the Loboc river cruise in Bohol. “If Loboc can attract tourists, how much more our rivers which are pristine, clean and green,” he said.
The cruise, however, is just the ride. The challenge, he said, is how to make the ride more exciting.
Bayan Muna representative Teddy Casiño, who is in town for several consultations with his constituents, graced the event. He praised the city government for the ‘brilliant idea” and was curious about how the project would come out.
“I hope for the project’s success and may this serve as a model for other provinces which have such beautiful rivers as yours, “ Casiño exclaimed.
The ‘Daungan Ed Dawel” took less than three months to construct. The river cruise was originally part of the activities for the Bangus Festival and had a docking site at at San Marino, a private subdivision. Because of its success, the city government decided to make a docking site of its own.

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 12:13 PM

P 8M for Alaminos City Division

The Department of Education (DepEd) has approved an P 8 M budget for Alaminos City Division (ACD) for the school year 2011-2012.

This was announced by Mayor Hernani A. Braganza during a short program in Alaminos City National High School at the conclusion of the National Fun Run for Education here last Sunday.

Braganza said that "Alaminos needs around P64 M to build 64 more public school buildings for the 46 public elementary and high schools in the city,” Braganza enthused.

“But P 8 M is still P 8 M," he stressed. "And we should be very proud, happy and thankful to the DepEd and the national government about it."

The hardworking mayor said that the allotted budget was approved and appropriated by the national government according to the needs of ACD.

“I think in the entire country, we have a shortage of about 100,000 thousand school buildings. Through our local funds and with the help of DepEd, we could construct more classrooms in our city in the next two years,” the mayor said.

Braganza disclosed that he recently met with DepEd Secretary Brother A.Luistro in one of there meetings in League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) wherein the latter explained how Alaminos received that chunk of the big pie representing the agency’s budget for the whole country.

“I happily accepted the P 8 M because the good secretary told me that Alaminos is far better and have lesser problems compared to other school divisions in the country,” added the LCP secretary general.

“He (secretary) said that our government has a clear vision and concrete programs for the education sector and is also enjoying the full support of various stakeholders.”

Sec. Luistro based his announcement on his fruitful visit here last February where he, along with Mayor Braganz, a launched the Education without Borders Thru Wireless Internet-based Governance System (ED-WINGS) Project here.

ED-WINGS provided education to all the city’s 39 barangays by harnessing the power of information technology (IT) and establishing computer laboratories in all public schools which can act as Community e-centers (CeCs)

The said program then made Alaminos the first IT city in the country which the DepEd secretary even promised to revisit to monitor the development of this laudable initiative.

It was also during this official visit that Sec. Luistro learned how the concerted efforts of the city government and the city division worked wonders for the city’s youth and education sector.

For almost seven years now, the city government has constructed numerous public school buildings and day care centers.

Highlighting this educational infrastructure binge in the city was the establishment of two now public schools namely, the Ildefonso Quimson Community High School in Brgy. Tawin-Tawin and the Linmansangan Elementary School in Brgy. Linmansangan.

Braganza thanked anew the city’s partners in the academe for their trust, confidence and full support to his administration in realizing all his noble initiatives for the education sector.

“I am proud of the fact of the many programs that we have had in the City of Alaminos," he said. "I am also proud that during my watch, I didn’t dip into matters like the appointment of teachers, the local budget of DepEd as well as on the Special Education Fund."

“I allow you, I give you discretion to choose the program you want and my job is just ministerial, I sign whatever is your request as long as the money is being put into good use,” he told the educators.

The mayor promised seven years ago that he will not politicize the city division and that he will allow DepEd to freely choose the qualified and competent teachers that can provide quality education for young Alaminos.

Instead of meddling with the affairs of the city division, the city government serves as its institutional partner, particularly in increasing the number of teachers for pre-elementary education and computer literacy assistance, and in hiring more teachers to teach at the day care centers.

“One of the biggest problems of education today, which is a challenge to all of us and that is the reason why we are here today for this fun run, is to help address two basic problems-one is providing the educational needs of the children and the problem on the shortage of school buildings," said the mayor.

“I’m very happy because we in the City of Alaminos readily share our resources to the education sector. We just need to constantly inform our citymates of our programs so they know how they could extend more assistance.”

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 12:15 PM

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 12:24 PM

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Mool Naengmyon (cold noodles)

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Hoemul Pajoun (sea food Pizza)

Park & Kim
Eastgate Plaza
AB fernandez East
Dagupan City, Pangasinan

(075) 515-8700
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:banana::banana::banana::banana:

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 12:29 PM

Pangasinan: Likas Yaman awardee

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 4 -- Pangasinan is Likas Yaman awardee this year for the category Best LGU-Initiated Environmental Project (provincial level) in recognition of the province’s achievements on environment and natural resources conservation and protection.
Vice-Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim, representing Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. received the award during the awarding and culminating program of the Environment Month Celebration 2011 last Thursday at the Oasis Country Resort in San Fernando City in La Union.
Accompanying the vice-governor were Dalisay Moya, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist and Samuel Labadia, supervising environmental management specialist of the provincial government’s Environment and Natural Resources Office-Natural Resources and Regulatory Group (ENRO-NRRG).
Moya said the province was nominated for the “Ilog Ko Bilayen Tan Aroen Ko” (My River, I’ll Make it Live and Cherish) environmental advocacy program which successfully passed the comprehensive scrutiny of the project evaluators.
The environmental advocacy program includes clearing of rivers, dredging and dismantling of illegal fish structures, mangrove planting, fingerlings dispersal, seedling distribution, reforestation and provision of livelihood to affected stakeholders.
The Likas Yaman award is an addition to the roster of awards granted to the provincial government as top government unit for local governance projects and best practices.
Six out of nine awards went to Pangasinan LGUs. These awards include the Best Partner from Industry for SM Rosales; Best LGU-Initiated Environmental Project for Dagupan City and the municipality of Sta. Maria; Most Outstanding Individual Initiative in Environmental Protection and Most Outstanding NGO Partner for the Balincaguing Conservancy in Mabini town for the protection and conservation of the caves.
The provincial government for the last four years have received several awards to include the Hall of Fame Awards for the National Statistics Month Celebration from 2008-2010 and Most Outstanding Coastal Resource Management Implementer, 2009-2010; Best Provincial Millenium Development Goal Project Implementer 2010; Best Poverty Reduction Program Implementer; Champion-2009 Search for the Best LGU-Province based Local Government Performance Management System; Champion-2010 Search for the LGU Best Practices and 1strunner-up 2010 Search for the Cleanest, Greenest and Safest Province. (ANL/DOS-PIO/PIA 1 Pangasinan)

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 12:47 PM

15 aviation schools to move training operations out of NAIA, says official
07/04/2011 | 04:12 PM

To decongest the aviation area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), 15 Metro Manila aviation schools have agreed to move their training operations out of Manila, an aviation official said on Monday.

The increase in student pilots using NAIA runways has worsened aviation traffic and has resulted in slotting problems especially for commercial flights operators, according to Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) director general Ramon Gutierrez.

Dialogues with flight training schools have convinced 15 schools so far to stop using the NAIA area and to move their flight training activities to airstrips in Plaridel in Bulacan, Clark Field in Pampanga, and Binalonan in Pangasinan.

Meanwhile, Gutierrez said the CAAP is also studying the possible conversion of more airports around the Philippines into night-flight capable ones.

He noted that aside from the Manila airport, only a few other airports can operate at night, including those in Mactan in Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos City, Silay in Bacolod, Puerto Princesa City, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Laoag, Kalibo, Tacloban, and Zamboanga City.

With more provincial airports operating at night, Gutierrez said domestic carriers need not rush to fly back to Manila before dusk to prevent leaving their airplanes idle overnight at the provincial airport. — PE/VSGMA News

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Fraulein

July 4th, 2011, 01:14 PM

Galing ako sa Manaoag at Dagupan City kahapon. :)

christian joe

July 4th, 2011, 01:49 PM

Galing ako sa Manaoag at Dagupan City kahapon. :)

may pictures po ba?? post naman po kayo...hehehe

bcl4me

July 4th, 2011, 03:02 PM

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from kuro.ph (http://www.kuro.ph/showthread.php?p=617915)
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from: yutasgym (http://yutasgym.seesaa.net/upload/detail/image/PC150032-thumbnail2.JPG.html)
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from Bangus Festival (http://festivalsinthephilippines.com/bangus-festival-street-dancing-pictures-1316252.html)

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 03:27 PM

Galing ako sa Manaoag at Dagupan City kahapon. :)
wow papi faithful rin po pala kayo kay blessed our lady of manaoag ha.. i like it! God bless po! ano po ginawa ninyo saDagups? dun ba kau nag lunch or nag beach?:):):):):):):):):):):)

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 03:30 PM

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sana sana po dagdagan pa po ng floorz ang UL no? make it 30 stories more! echoz!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

ISwitch

July 4th, 2011, 04:03 PM

sana sana po dagdagan pa po ng floorz ang UL no? make it 30 stories more! echoz!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

asa ka pa...next 5 yrs siguro, madadagan ng isang floor:lol::lol::lol:

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 04:09 PM

Dagupan City Walking Tour
whatsupdagupan.blogspot.com

Dagupan City is replete with events of historical significance and rich cultural heritage making the city a topnotch destination for that glimpse of the illustrious past and a look back into Dagupan’s history.

Gabaldon Building

Every town in the country that existed as of 1889 has a schoolhouse known as Gabaldon building, named after Isauro Gabaldon, an assemblyman who authored Act No. 1801 or Gabaldon Act which appropriated Php 1 million between the years 1907 to 1915 for the "construction of schoolhouses of strong materials in barrios with guaranteed daily attendance of not less than sixty pupils.”

The Gabaldon building which is the central edifice of the West Central Elementary School is now 102 years old. Constructed in 1909, it is the oldest school house in the city. It also has a historical significance as it served as the Provincial Capitol of Pangasinan from 1942 up to 1945. It was here where the war time governor, Santiago V. Estrada, Sr. and his provincial board members, held office for the duration of the Pacific war.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Headquarters

The Gabaldon building also became the headquarters of the United States of America’s South Pacific Area Command during the end of the Second World War. North to the main Gabaldon building of the West Central Elementary School is the Home Economics building which served as Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Headquarters. It is where the general put up the Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ) shortly after the first combat troops of the sixth army of the United States of America under his command landed on January 9, 1945 in Bonuan Blue Beach (the biggest MacArthur Landing Site Marker was erected and eventually unveiled in January 23, 1984 to mark the landing site).

The general’s bath tub can still be found in the building which served as the general’s headquarters. A marker in front of the building states: “On this site, the West Central Elementary School I, Home Economics Building, Dagupan City was used by Gen. Douglas MacArthur as his official headquarters after his landing in Lingayen beach on 9 January 1945 to liberate the island of Luzon thus fulfilling his promise to the Filipino people “I Shall Return.”

City Plaza

At the east of the school is the City Plaza. In the 1990s, the plaza also served as the market at the same time. It is where Dagupan’s first election via viva voce was conducted with Juan Villamil becoming the first elective municipal president during the American regime. He served for two terms from 1902 to 1905. He is famous for the Pangasinan translation of Jose Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios which was inscribed in bronze and now on display at the Rizal monument in Luneta. The plaza became a temporary market site again after the July 16, 1990 earthquake. Remnants of the original City Plaza gate can still be seen at the western side.

Today, the City Plaza houses the City Museum, the Children’s Park, the Senior Citizens’ Park and the amphitheater. The City Plaza is an ideal venue for various events, cultural shows and gatherings. The amphitheater ground is a 200-capacity car park, events venue, skating rink, biking ground rolled into one. Its stage is a large mural by local artist F.M. Baniqued depicting the Dagupan City of yesteryears.

It is in the Senior Citizen’s Park which is on its left side of the plaza where the Jose Rizal monument can be found. The Children’s Park located at the right side of the plaza, features slides and swings for the children. It is also the site of the monument of Andres Bonifacio and other national heroes.

Ferrocarrile de Manila – Dagupan Train No. 17

You can see in the City Plaza one of the oldest trains which traversed the 195-kilometer long railroad track from Manila to Dagupan City. The locomotive engine Number 17 was believed to be the safest mode of transportation during the late 1800s. According to some old folks of the community, this was also the same train used by Dr. Jose P. Rizal during his visit to Leonor Rivera here in Dagupan City. The Ferrocarrile de Manila – Dagupan opened its services on November 24, 1892 and was latterly known as the Manila Railway Company or MRC.

Museo na Dagupan

Capturing Dagupan's colorful heritage is the Museo na Dagupan (City Museum), which shelters old photographs, artifacts and antique household items originally owned by famed Dagupeno clans. In the Edades Hall, paintings of native contemporary artists and the masterpieces of National Artist Victorio Edades are showcased. Dagupan City is one of the few places to have two national artists. The other Dagupeño national artist is Salvador Bernal (for theatrical design).

Old Dagupan City Cathedral

In Zamora Street, south of the City Plaza you will see a majestic restoration of the Old Dagupan City Cathedral. The restoration was spearheaded by Most Reverend Oscar V. Cruz, D.D., J.C.D., former Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan with the help of several civic-religious groups and local and foreign philanthropists of Dagupan City. The architectural design of the confessional box, the 14 Stations of the Cross and the main altar in the Old Dagupan City Cathedral will surely fascinate you. The intricate wood carvings of the altar, the four Evangelists which serve as the foundation of the altar, are sights to behold. Its architecture, furniture and landscaping truly encourages parishioners as well as local and foreign guests to an ambiance full of religion and history.

The Old Cathedral takes us back during the Spanish era. During the Andres Malong uprising in 1660, the rebels razed Dagupan after it refused to join the rebellion. The church, one of the finest administered by the Dominicans in the province, was not spared. According to the Dominican chronicler Fr. Valentin Marin y Morales, another stone church was built on the same spot in 1816. However, an earlier account by Fr. Manuel Mora, who visited Dagupan in 1804, cites an old stone structure. Fr. Pablo Fernandez, O.P. (1958) believes that the 19th century structure must have been built on the frame of the 17th century building destroyed during the rebellion. This theory was reinforced by the discovery of ashes and burnt lumber during an excavation in the church site in 1995. During the great earthquake of 1892, the church collapsed, later to be replaced with another edifice by Fr. Vicente Iztegui in 1895.

Towards the close of the Katipunan revolution, the Spanish authorities of Pangasinan abandoned Lingayen and moved to Dagupan. The provincial government was housed at the Dagupan convent. All the Spanish friars in Pangasinan abandoned their posts in the various towns and sought the safety of the Dagupan convent. The old cathedral was the site were Katipuneros won the final battle against the Spaniards within the church grounds on July 21, 1898. With the Spanish surrender, Spanish rule in Pangasinan ended once and for all. Meanwhile, the church’s bell tower was reconstructed intermittently from 1903 to 1914.

It is also before the cathedral’s altar that the legendary Leonor Rivera, Dr. Jose Rizal's lost love, tied the knot with Henry Kipping, a British engineer who set up the first railway system from Manila to Dagupan- the Ferrocarrile de Manila – Dagupan. It’s been said that this broke our national hero’s heart. The marriage artifact can still be found at the Archbishop’s Palace archives.

St. John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral

In the afternoon of May 31, 1964, the corner stone of the future Saint John Metropolitan Cathedral was laid on a spot at the back of the old church of Dagupan. The hewn stone contained in its recesses a small metal box chronicling major events that had transpired that day - a compilation of testimonials written by religious and civil authorities of the city, a piece of parchment on which were etched the names of sponsors of the cornerstone-laying, a copy of a local newspaper, official diocesan and parish documentation of the event, and Philippine coins marked "1964." The cornerstone was laid in simple rites presided over by Archbishop Mariano Madriaga and assisted by Monsignor Evaristo Soriano, curate of the Parish of Saint John, Dagupan City.

The church was meant to replace the old church which had been damaged by past earthquakes. Construction ceased in 1966 because of lack of funds. This resumed three years later as new contributions poured in due to the efforts of the project's chief architect and most ardent implementor, Archbishop Madriaga, as well as that of Msgr. Soriano and his successor, Msgr. Leon Bitanga. Archbishop Federico G. Limon took up the endeavor with the same enthusiasm in 1972 until the church was finally inaugurated on the feast of Saint John in 1974.

Today, the restored church is called the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan while the new church beside it is known as the Saint John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral (formerly known as St. John the Evangelist Parish Church) which recently was renovated by new Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas.

Dagupan City Hall

The City Hall was once known as the Presidencia building or municipal building. It was built during the term of Guillermo De Venecia who was on his second term as Municipal President (equivalent to Mayor). It was inaugurated in 1926, and today it still serves as the city hall. The full membership of the municipal board, which assisted him in building the presidencia included: Felix Calimlim, Numeriano Tanopo, Jose Penoy, Teofilo P. Guadiz, Lamberto Siquion-Reyna, Gualberto de Venecia, Pascual Lozano, Toribio Guardiana, Roman Villamil, Jose Jovellanos, Procesco Bautista, Martin Mejia, Felipe Bravo, Santiago Pastoral, with Federico Estrada as municipal board secretary. Guillermo De Venecia is the grandfather of former Congressman Jose de Venecia, Jr. Today, the City Hall Complex houses various departments of the city government.

Old Water Tower

Remnants of the past can still be found in the heart of the city. Such is the Water Tower at the back of the City Hall which once provided the city’s water needs. As municipal president from 1931-1934, Jose Fernandez Llamas left as a memorial of his administration, the water tank behind the city hall building. He also constructed the original kiosk in the plaza which has been demolished in later years to give way to improvements.

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 04:16 PM

asa ka pa...next 5 yrs siguro, madadagan ng isang floor:lol::lol::lol:
^^ganun sana masmarami pa.. kuripot naman ng mga samson ha

ISwitch

July 4th, 2011, 04:17 PM

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 4th, 2011, 04:18 PM

Region 1's Likas Yaman Awardee (Best LGU-Initiated Environmental Project):

Provincial Level- Pangasinan
City Level- Dagupan City
Municipality Level- Santa Maria

^^ naks naman ohh :lol:

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 4th, 2011, 04:23 PM

siguro di pa nila kailangan. madagdagan yan ng isang floor yan kung nag increase ng bahagya ang enrollee sa UL :)

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 04:26 PM

Region 1's Likas Yaman Awardee (Best LGU-Initiated Environmental Project):

Provincial Level- Pangasinan
City Level- Dagupan City
Municipality Level- Santa Maria

^^ naks naman ohh :lol:

yea ha supalpal!!! yeah rock and roll pipol!!! oha oha!!!:banana::banana::banana:
congratz to all i luv yea!!! bring it on baby!!! no body can put us down ha!!!
:cheers::cheers::cheers:

partee partee!!!
:dance::dance:

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 04:30 PM

siguro di pa nila kailangan. madagdagan yan ng isang floor yan kung nag increase ng bahagya ang enrollee sa UL :)
o.. hmm kaya gabong campus nalang kaya.. o kaya ibenta nalang nila UL sa LaSalle para maging sosyal wala pang Lasalle sa North ha.. Lasallette po sa Dagupan affiliated lang ha kaso wala sa DLSU system

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 04:36 PM

Nung college ako, madalas may boxing sa City Plaza tuwing gabi....nung panahon na marami pa mistizo/mistiza sa Dagupan, ngayon puro chinese na kaya boring na tama ka dyan papi marami po kaming magaganda sa dagupan ha hihihi dami rin gwapo ha i like! in all freshness and fairness ha totoo yan sa pangasinan marami good looks ha galing po yan ng mga friends ko na taga ibang lugar.. naku sa malasiqui po marami kaming magaganda!!! kahit po taga barrio pero magaganda ang kutis at mestiza ha, sa malasiqui ka na po magpunta. mwuah:):):):):)
luv,
anna mae XOXO

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 04:41 PM

90.3 Energy FM Dagupan Refurbishes Studio-Office

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Energy FM Dagupan

Our friends at 90.3 Energy FM Dagupan were kind to share their newly face-lifted office and studio.

Legally known as DWKT or 90.3 Energy FM is a FM radio station owned by Ultrasonic Broadcasting System Inc.. The radio station’s broadcast studio and office is located in Dagupan City.

Between the years 1992 and 2005, the station was formerly running under the brand name Mellow Touch 90.3. FBS Radio Network Inc. was the company that operated the station.

In 2005, UBSI bought the station and applied a new format, flipping it to 90.3 Energy FM.

Below are the photos of their new office and studio.

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^^^^^^^^^^

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 04:48 PM

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Philippine Science Centrum’s traveling exhibition in Dagupan formally launched
by TSHWRITER

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Balloon Popping. Instead of the usual ribbon cutting to mark the opening, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (far left), young City Vice Mayor Clarisse Zaplan, City Schools Division Superintendent Alma Ruby Torio (center) and Councilors Maybelyn Fernandez (far right) and Jigs Seen (behind), pop balloons to formally open Philippine Science Centrum’s traveling exhibition at the CSI Stadia on June 28, 2011.

Education stakeholders and CSI Group of Companies Chief Executive OfficerVice Mayor Belen T. Fernandez led the formal opening of the Philippine Science Centrum (PSC) traveling exhibition’s “Adventures in Discovery” at the CSI Stadia last June 28, 2011.

Department of Education Region I Regional Director Dr. Ligaya Soledad Manuel; City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Alma Ruby Torio; Science Education Institute Director Dr. Filma Brawner; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC) Chief DR. Westly Rosario represented by BFAR-NIFTDC Aquaculturist Nera Fe Muyalde; Divine Word Academy of Dagupan(DWAD) School Director Rev. Fr. Edsel Demillo, SVD; Philippine Foundation of Science and Technology (PFST) Executive Director May Pagsinohin; Councilors Maybelyn Fernandez, Jigs Seen and Alvin Coquia ; and the Sangguniang Panlungsod Manlingkor Ya Kalangweran joined Vice Mayor Fernandez in the launching of the science fair.

The three-week traveling exhibition which will last until July 15 boasts its wide array of galleries which include the Bodyworks, Vision and Perception, Mechanics, Mathematics, Liquids, Lights, Electricity and Magnetism, and Earth and Science.

Anti-gravity mirror, wall of illusion, symmetroscope, ring bubble, capsule bubble, plasma sphere, frozen shadow, colored shadow, electric fleas, pedal generator, whirlpool and cyclone mist are among the number of exhibits showcased in the science fair.

Also included in the said fair are aquarium and robotics exhibits from BFAR and DWAD, respectively.

According to the PFST, through its traveling exhibitions, it hopes for the youth to be more interested in science and technology and to “remove the notion and impression that science is boring and hard to understand.”

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 06:05 PM

Malasiqui: Arenas supports DoLE's SRS
July 4, 2011, 6:15pm
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE’s) National Skills Registry System (SRS) has gained ground in Pangasinan with the municipality of Malasiqui as its next target for a databank of manpower supply.

This was sealed in the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) among Pangasinan 3rd District Rep. Rachel Arenas, Malasiqui Mayor Armando Domantay, Sr. and DoLE Region 1 Director Henry John Jalbuena at the Arenas Civic Center, Pangasinan.

The MoU, which is the fourth to be signed since December 2010, has furthered the institutionalization of the SRS in local government units.

The first was signed by the City of San Fernando (La Union), followed by the municipality of Rosales (Pangasinan), and then, municipality of Sudipen (La Union).

Jalbuena said the SRS is envisioned to enhance the databank of manpower supply with their corresponding skills and qualifications for ready access of employment service clients. “The SRS aims to strengthen the current system of Register of labor demand from employers that shall be available to both jobseekers and employers through the existing Phil-jobnet,’’ he explained.

“This social pact between the DoLE and the municipal government of Malasiqui foreruns labor mismatch problems, which is foremost in President Benigno S. Aquino III’s 22-point labor platform and policy reforms,” Jalbuena said.

The municipal government has committed to mobilize barangay officials and personnel to assist in the implementation of SRS activities such as purposive data gathering, encoding of manpower information, storage and updating of register and preparation of reports.

Jalbuena said the SRS will ensure the availability of relevant labor market information needed to effectivity facilitate the employment of those unemployed and assist business establishments in sourcing qualified manpower to fill their existing vacancies.
The job fair offered a total of 1,546 local job opportunities from 15 employers across the region.

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 06:16 PM

Espino lauds Aquino's partnership campaign:banana::banana::banana::banana:
By LIEZLE BASA IÑIGO
July 4, 2011, 6:17pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines — Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. affirmed Monday his full support for President Benigno S. Aquino III’s leadership as he commended the Chief Executive for his “Pilipinas Natin: Asenso Para sa Lahat” partnership campaign.

Espino, who attended the launching of the Aquino administration’s new partnership program last June 30 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, said Pangasinan had the biggest delegation among local government units invited to the program.

The governor came with a delegation composed of some members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, department heads, chiefs of hospitals, local government officials and members of youth groups totaling over 300.

Espino praised the President’s vision to reawaken the sense of moral values of the people reaffirms an honest-to-goodness commitment to organize and widely share rapid expansion of the government through a leadership scheme which is dedicated to mobilize the people using their skills in harnessing the country’s natural resources.

Pilipinas Natin program is a campaign for partnership between the government and the Filipino people irrespective of their political affiliations for the sake of national progress.

The program can bring together a unified effort between the government and the people to bring the country into greater heights of progress stressing that shared responsibility plays a crucial role towards development, said Espino.

More than 8,000 youth leaders and multi-sectoral volunteers were among the spectators inside the Philsports arena and thousands of other enthusiastic crowd gathered at the grandstand of the sports complex to witness the event.

saintm

July 4th, 2011, 07:13 PM

Lingayen Beach, Pangasinan, Philippines

Lingayen Beach, located in the capital of Pangasinan Province, is a very relaxing place. With it's long shoreline, pristine waters and cool, fine gray sand, it is fast becoming a destination of Manila residents in search of recreation. The province itself has always been famous because this was the landing site of Gen. Douglas McArthur when he returned to the Philippines to liberate Luzon in 1945. Facilities like picnic sheds and bathhouses were put up by the government about 20 meters away from the shoreline.

El Puerto Marina

El Puerto Marina offers standard rooms with queen-sized bed, crisp linen sheets and tiled flooring. All the rooms are furnished, hot and cold shower with bathroom products. Each room is equipped with individual cooling systems, television and closet. Facilities like ATVs, swimming pool and jacuzzi are also available.

Telephone:
+(63)(075) 5425328
+(63)(075) 5422285
Manila Telephone:
+(63)(02) 8523404
Cellphone:
+(63)(0920) 9506822
Website:
http://www.elpuertomarina.com
Email:
inquiry@elpuertomarina.com
reservations@elpuertomarina.com

Lingayen Gulf and Resort

Lingayen Gulf and Resort offers comfortable rooms with TV and a sea view. The resort is located near the beach. Standard rooms can accommodate up to 3 persons. Suites have larger capacity for more guests. Its present incarnation under the stewardship of the Provincial Government has retained much of its old ambiance.

Telephone: +(63)(075) 5425871
Website: http://www.travel.pangasinan.com/Places/lingayen%20gulf/LGRH.htm
Email: tourism@pangasinan.com

Sabangan Beach, Pangasinan, Philippines

Sabangan Beach with it's Umbrella Rocks in Agno is just 28 km. away from Alaminos. It is called Umbrella Rocks because of the fern decorated boulders looking like umbrellas that dot the mouth of the Balingcaguing River. The beach is a good place for swimming, snorkeling and diving because of it's beautiful corals and diverse marine life.

The following are resorts located in the area:

Gloria's Cottages have spacious rooms in cottages on stilts in the sea.
Telephone +(63)(075) 5512673

The Last Resort offers standard and airconditioned rooms, a restaurant and boating facility.
Telephone +(63)(075) 5512440

Maxine By The Sea provides practically furnished rooms. Their beautiful roofed-over patio restaurant is right on the water.
Telephone +(63)(075) 5512537

Vista De Las Islas offers standard and airconditioned rooms with refrigerator. Also has it's own restaurant.
Telephone +(63)(075) 5512492

Punta Riviera Resort, Pangasinan, Philippines

Punta Riviera Resort is an upscale family beach resort located in a unique environmental setting at Ilog Malino, Bolinao, Pangasinan. It is less than an hours travel from Hundred Islands National Park, Alaminos, Pangasinan. The guests are treated for a swim in their magnificent infinity pool. The resort also accepts quality cuisine catering for tours, family reunions, weddings and business conventions for up to 300 persons.

Telephone:
+(63)(075) 6961350
+(63)(075) 6961274
Website:
http://www.puntarivieraresort.com
Email:
punta_riviera_resort@yahoo.com

Hundred Islands National Park, Pangasinan, Philippines

It is the foremost tourist destination in the province of Pangasinan in northern Philippines. It is a five-hour drive north of Manila passing through Pampanga, Tarlac, and finally to Alaminos. The jump-off point is the town of Lucap. From the wharf, it is just a short 20-minute boat ride to the islands.With over a hundred little islets sprinkling a vast area of some 1,844 hectares of calm and clear blue waters. One can practically have an island all to oneself! But not all islands in the park are ideal for swimming and picnics. Only a few have white sandy beaches. Most are rock-solid but with lush green plants and vegetation, some trees, some even have caves!

Update(12-05-07):
Three of the most popular islands are the Quezon Island, Governor's Island and the Children's Island. Aside from the islands themselves, caves abound at the Hundred Islands. Today, up to ten caves have been identified and some were named based on some myths, legends and the stone formation. One would be enthralled at the giant clams locally called "taklobo" which is being considered to be the biggest bivalve mollusks in the world. The waters of the Hundred Islands is home to coral reefs which shelter, feed and protect sea creatures in the park. They also aid the islets in protecting the city's coast from the impact of waves.

The Hundred Islands Resort Hotel in Barangay Lucap, City of Alaminos, is servicing visitors to the Hundred Island, it is a Dept. of Tourism accredited hotel in the area. Offers 20 deluxe and standard rooms with TV and airconditioning, with round-the-clock hot and cold water service.

Telephone:
+(63)(075) 5515753
+(63)(075) 5515754
Website:
http://www.travel.pangasinan.com/Places/thiroh/thiroh.htm
Email:
hillvertz@skybiz.com
hillvertz@yahoo.com

Cape Bolinao Beach, Pangasinan, Philippines

The white beach in Barangay Patar has a fresh water source nearby believed to be an outlet of an underground river. Here, the surf is wilder as it hits the boulders along the shore. The landmark is the old lighthouse that stands on a hill. The tourism infrastructure is not well developed but the locals are very helpful to tourists. As many of its inhabitants are fishermen, Bolinao is also a paradise for seafood gourmets.

Update (12-01-07):
Bolinao is a little town north-west of Lucap, which hasn't been overrun by tourists yet, at the far north end of the province of Pangasinan.

Dutch Beach Resort in Patar offers pleasantly furnished small cottages with refrigerators, situated in a garden directly on the beach. A restaurant is also available.

Cellphone: +(63)(0920) 7869037

Puerto del Sol Beach Hotel is located about 10 km west of Bolinao, on the way to Patar. They have an attractive, two-storey building with comfortable rooms, all with refrigerators and TVs. Other amenities include a restaurant, swimming pool and a jacuzzi.

Cellphone:
+(63)(0918) 5192147
+(63)(0920) 9507105
+(63)(0920) 9527475
Bolinao Telephone:
+(63)(075) 6960530
Manila Telephone:
+(63)(02) 6378963
+(63)(02) 6352547
+(63)(02) 6315103
Website:
http://www.puertodelsol.com.ph
Email:
webmaster@puertodelsol.com.ph

Villa Carolina Beach Resort offers bungalows, duplex rooms, cabanas, and thatched huts. Amenities include a billiard table, mini garden, barbeque area and a "Venetian" inspired swimming pool that has cascading waterfalls and a connecting Jacuzzi on the other side.

Cellphone:
+(63)(0921) 6983340
+(63)(0921) 3362827
Website:
http://www.freewebs.com/villacarolinabeachresort
Email:
carol_pore@yahoo.com
luisito_ore@yahoo.com

Tambobong Beach, Pangasinan, Philippines

Located in the municipality of Dasol, province of Pangasinan. The 18 kms distance from the town proper will take about 45 minutes to an hour of rough yet scenic drive. A white sand beach with water that teems with marine life. A favorite site of anglers and scuba divers.

lightz

July 4th, 2011, 08:05 PM

By Mortz C. Ortigoza
MANGALDAN- Anytime from now,
the P22 million fish market
funded by Rep. Gina de Venecia
(4th District, Pangasinan) will be
opened to the public, Mayor
Herminio Romero said. The vendors would be
transferred this July to the
public market building painted in
pink, the favorite color of de
Venecia. Romero told this paper that this
town’s loan of P60 million is
already in the pipeline of the
Land Bank of the Philippines.. “Now, everything is already in
order. There is a notice to
proceed anytime,” he declared. After it was unanimously
approved by the Sangguniang
Bayan (SB), Romero said he
needed the ratification by the
SB of the loan’s term of
contract and others. The soft-spoken mayor said that
he has no problems with the
august body led by Vice Mayor
Berex Abalos who constantly
supported his programs. He said the town needed a new
market as the old one is chaotic.
“It’s tupsy-turvy and very
hazardous,” he stressed. The new market would be
elevated significantly to avoid
flooding. “Hindi na babahain.
Maski nanduon sila sa barangay
at dumating iyong baha at least
safe na ang mga merchandise nila,” he said. Romero said the eastern road of
the market will be expanded to
accommodate human and
vehicular traffics, and that he
would assign guards to watch
the market 24 -hour a day He said he would put four guards
in the morning, and four guards
in the evening. Meanwhile, the mayor said that
there is a solution to the traffic
problem of the town. He explained that the pedicabs
that crisscross the main
thoroughfare here can not just
be driven away from the street
because there are no
alternative jobs for them. Romero said he has no plan of
running as vice mayor in the
2012 local polls. “Wala iyon! I will give the chance
to others. I have been there for
many years. Three terms for
councilors, one term for vice
mayor, and three terms for
mayor”.
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saintm

July 4th, 2011, 08:18 PM

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lightz

July 4th, 2011, 08:23 PM

lightz

July 4th, 2011, 08:34 PM

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ISwitch

July 4th, 2011, 08:39 PM

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from Figaro Coffe Company facebook.com

wow, yung Star Promenade parang kaparehas din nung Bldg na may Figaro din sa Tagaytay, kaya lang yung Figaro nila, hanggang 2nd floor. Ang sarap mag-internet dun. Siguro pag pinag-dikit dikit yung Star Promenade, Star Gate Plaza, Metro Gate at yung sa may Nazareth Hospital, kaseng laki na rin siguro ng Plazuela ng Ilo-ilo?

ISwitch

July 4th, 2011, 09:54 PM

lightz

July 5th, 2011, 03:57 AM

wow, yung Star Promenade parang kaparehas din nung Bldg na may Figaro din sa Tagaytay, kaya lang yung Figaro nila, hanggang 2nd floor. Ang sarap mag-internet dun. Siguro pag pinag-dikit dikit yung Star Promenade, Star Gate Plaza, Metro Gate at yung sa may Nazareth Hospital, kaseng laki na rin siguro ng Plazuela ng Ilo-ilo?

very relaxing yung ambience ng figaro. Orient Pacific Center po yung sa may tabi ng Nazareth Hospital. Pag pinagsamasama talagang malaki hehe tig 2floors silang lahat tapos malaki yung sa metroplaza at malawak naman yung sa may eastgate. Sana gwa p sila ng ganun bldg. sa may Arellano at dun sa may mayombo-caranglaan o kaya dun sa junction ng Dagupan-Calasiao.

lightz

July 5th, 2011, 04:12 AM

^^ganun sana masmarami pa.. kuripot naman ng mga samson ha

Hehehe db humihingi pa sila ng tax exemption sa city gov't?

lightz

July 5th, 2011, 04:17 AM

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Nice! Nung 2007 ko pa huling nakita itong City Hall ng Alaminos. Maganda din sya

tyronne

July 5th, 2011, 05:10 AM

San banda yung Star Promenade?

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 06:16 AM

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@Star Green Promenade

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 06:17 AM

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 06:20 AM

kahit ginagago ni PNOY and company ang Pangasinanrin , todo-todong support pa rin ha ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^sana nga po hindi lang publicity and mga projects na ito ha.. jusko dapat sersyoso na sila.

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 06:23 AM

very relaxing yung ambience ng figaro. Orient Pacific Center po yung sa may tabi ng Nazareth Hospital. Pag pinagsamasama talagang malaki hehe tig 2floors silang lahat tapos malaki yung sa metroplaza at malawak naman yung sa may eastgate. Sana gwa p sila ng ganun bldg. sa may Arellano at dun sa may mayombo-caranglaan o kaya dun sa junction ng Dagupan-Calasiao.favorite ko parin po yung assada center sa downtown east ha.. fit and modern like me echoz! hahaha parang fitrum lang

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 06:30 AM

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World Chicken Soon! Whoa sosyal

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fishermall

July 5th, 2011, 07:30 AM

World Chicken Soon! Whoa sosyal

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How about Manoxx Chicken in Perez Blvd. Have you tried?

phoenicians

July 5th, 2011, 10:56 AM

San banda yung Star Promenade?

:) Star Green Promenade is located along MacArthur Hiway, Lucao Dist.Dagupan Cuty..Just a stone throw away from CSI CityMall.Near Dagupan Coliseum (bulangan) and Dagupan Village Hotel....:)

phoenicians

July 5th, 2011, 10:59 AM

DAGUPAN CITY – The best is yet to come for Dagupan City!

Thus exclaimed Dagupan City Mayor Benjie S. Lim when he addressed guests to the blessing and inauguration of the river cruise port dubbed as Daungan sa Dawel in barangay Bonuan Gueset last Friday, July 1.

Acknowledged as the father of the River Cruise, Lim recounted how his belief in tourism as a job-bringing vehicle and the Bohol’s Loboc River Cruise inspired him in pursuing his vision to make the city’s rivers as a tourist attraction – an agenda he had earlier tackled on his State of the City Address (SOCA) last June.

“It is just the beginning,” he said, calling the cruise project as “a ride” whose direction lies in the hands of Dagupeños. “The challenge is how to make the ride exciting, “ he pointed out.

He called on his city mates to support and promote the river cruise "because this is our shared responsibility."

Before delivering his inspirational message, Mayor Benjie S. Lim introduced special guests Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño and businesswoman Mary Generosa Manas and thanked Architects Butch Bernal, James Fernandez and Jojie Torio, the designers of the Daungan.

In her welcome remarks, City Tourism Officer Rose Teng-Mejia described the river cruise as a beacon of hope for Dagupeños.

“The river cruise as a tourist attraction is sailing high with accolades and is a proof that tourism in the [city] is gaining grounds,” said Mejia.

She said that “this is a reminder that Dagupan is a first class city,” She enjoined everyone in the crowd to patronize the cruise.

Lim, Casiño and Manas led the ribbon- cutting ceremony, formally opening the Daungan to the public.

Most Rev. Renato Mayugba, auxiliary bishop of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese, blessed the port and led the prayer for its success in the coming years.

Attention was focused on Casiño, the guest speaker, who quipped that he barely made it to the program had not Lim dragged him to the place.

By referring to himself as “kaladkarin” (drag), Casiño clarified “kaladkarin lang ako sa mga magagandang proyekto” (I’m a drag only for good projects). He then lauded Lim and the city government for mounting a wonderful project.

Edrich Lloyd Antonio led the doxology followed by eight-year-old Fehreen Orosa who belted out “Ako’y Dakila”.

Cocktails were served after accompanied by Den Duo band’s performance which delighted the crowd. The guests were also given 10-minute cruise rides for free.

Also present during the inauguration were Councilors Bryan Lim, Maybelyn Fernandez, Dr. Jess Canto, Chito Samson, Red Erfe-Mejia, Liga ng Mga Barangay President. Emong Vallejos and Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan (PSK) President Chester Gonzales together with the city's First Lady Celia Lim, City Administrator Vlad Mata, department heads and barangay officials.

Launched last April 11, the River Cruise is one of the three environmental projects which earned for the city the coveted Likas Yaman Award for Best LGU-Initiated Environmental Project. (CIO – Rex Marion C. Laguerta)

christian joe

July 5th, 2011, 01:30 PM

Region 1's Likas Yaman Awardee (Best LGU-Initiated Environmental Project):

Provincial Level- Pangasinan
City Level- Dagupan City
Municipality Level- Santa Maria

^^ naks naman ohh :lol:

may hindi pa naisali jan...
LIKAS YAMAN AWARDEE PARTNER IN INDUSTRY-SM CITY ROSALES

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christian joe

July 5th, 2011, 01:34 PM

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 02:16 PM

:) Star Green Promenade is located along MacArthur Hiway, Lucao Dist.Dagupan Cuty..Just a stone throw away from CSI CityMall.Near Dagupan Coliseum (bulangan) and Dagupan Village Hotel....:) galing po kami ng mga frends ko kanina sa csi the city mall ha ganda na po yung harap may wide screen na electronic billboard sa harap parang sa sm north edsa ang laki kitang kita mula sa hiway ha may bagong waiting shed na rin at bago ang harap ng warehouse maganda na tignan ang csi hindi na po dugyot ha... in all fairness i should say maganda na sa harap.. o ha! Nagyougart din kami sa greenstar.LIKE ko talaga dun. next tym na mag cofi cofi baka sumakit ang tyan namin e. sabi ng frend ko baka mag buris buris pa raw sya hihihihi kaloka noh!

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 02:19 PM

may hindi pa naisali jan...
LIKAS YAMAN AWARDEE PARTNER IN INDUSTRY-SM CITY ROSALES

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YESSSSS!!! Grandslam la :banana: :banana: :banana:

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 02:25 PM

Pangasinan entrepreneurs want to bring back the use of ‘bayong’

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN-- Montsirrat Escano and Marion Puzon want to bring back the use of the bayong instead of plastic bags.
It was in 2008 when Montsirrat started her weaving business called Marmont Enterprises together with her friend Marion.
The company manufactures hand-woven products made from pandan and buri. The designs are simple and are intended for pasadya and wholesale orders. Most of their clients are big companies that use woven baskets for product packaging.
“Our designs are simple because we would like to avoid using materials that can harm the environment like paint and other chemicals. But we do not compromise the quality,” Marion says.
Marion says they mostly sell large bayongs for market goers. This is to encourage more Filipinos to use the bayong instead of plastic bags which are non-biodegradable.
“We also miss the old days when everyone just used a bayong even in Metro Manila and hopefully we can bring it back,” Marion says.
Marmont Enterprises also creates and sells other products such as farmer’s hat, coin purse, small baskets, and the banig. Another product that the company is currently developing is a lampshade which is made from kawayan. Marion says the design of this lampshade is inspired from ‘talakeb’ which fishermen use for catching a fish.
Marion says the products are made from indigenous raw materials and made by locals of Pangasinan who relied on weaving as a means of living.
“Not only that we are promoting local products, but we are also proud that our products are made by our kababayans in Pangasinan,” she adds.
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lightz

July 5th, 2011, 05:10 PM

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lightz

July 5th, 2011, 05:15 PM

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bcl4me

July 5th, 2011, 05:17 PM

galing po kami ng mga frends ko kanina sa csi the city mall ha ganda na po yung harap may wide screen na electronic billboard sa harap parang sa sm north edsa ang laki kitang kita mula sa hiway ha may bagong waiting shed na rin at bago ang harap ng warehouse maganda na tignan ang csi hindi na po dugyot ha... in all fairness i should say maganda na sa harap.. o ha! Nagyougart din kami sa greenstar.LIKE ko talaga dun. next tym na mag cofi cofi baka sumakit ang tyan namin e. sabi ng frend ko baka mag buris buris pa raw sya hihihihi kaloka noh!

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lightz

July 5th, 2011, 05:19 PM

bcl4me

July 5th, 2011, 05:25 PM

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from Figaro Coffe Company facebook.com

di ba Figaro is a five-star coffeeshop that far exceeds starbucks in terms of quality of service and ambiance? echuzzzzz:lol: and speaking of Figaro Tagaytay, maliit lang yung first floor nila kaya may 2nd floor, based dyan sa picture, Figaro Dagupan can be just as big per mas maganda sana kung may 2nd floor din.

lightz

July 5th, 2011, 05:48 PM

di ba Figaro is a five-star coffeeshop that far exceeds starbucks in terms of quality of service and ambiance? echuzzzzz:lol: and speaking of Figaro Tagaytay, maliit lang yung first floor nila kaya may 2nd floor, based dyan sa picture, Figaro Dagupan can be just as big per mas maganda sana kung may 2nd floor din.

di ko po sure kung five-star coffeeshop po ang Figaro pero base sa mga nabsa ko sa net it is one of the best coffeeshop here in the Philippines in terms of quality service pti n rin ung products nila. Ok naman po ang ambience. Btw, welcome po sa Pangasinan thread.

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 06:12 PM

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/262171_10150224169818602_134441078601_7234386_7183398_n.jpgAy i wonder ha.. Siguro po bukas na yung Mang Inasal sa Metro Plaza by this tym noh.. hmmm.. maganda ang metro plaza ha.. nadaanan namin kanina maganda po ang quality I LIKE promise its just like metro walk@ ortigaz ha much uch smaller nga lang po.. Quality ha.. may water fixture ba yun parang fountain fountain sa harap then parang greenbelt yung roof at poste ha at may red red red pa na color gandara parks sosyal! wla po kasi camera phone kaya no pix...

saintm

July 5th, 2011, 06:53 PM

Vietnamese delegation due to Dagupan July 8 (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=40792):banana::banana:

by Danny O Sagun
DAGUPAN CITY, June 29 (PIA) -– A delegation from Vietnam will be coming to this city on July 7 to observe and learn about the city’s disaster management system, as well as coastal resources management.
City Administrator Vladimir Mata said that the successful implementation by the city on the two (2) programs might have spread to other areas so that people from there have wanted to personally see how the city has been implementing them.
“Bale naging template na ang Dagupan kaya gusto nilang makita kung papaano natin ginagawa,” he said during the Meet the Press forum of the Pangasinan Tri-Media Association on Wednesday.
About 100 local and national government officials from various parts of the country are expected to attend a disaster preparedness and mitigation conference on June 29-30 at the People’s Astrodome with Secretary Jesse Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government scheduled to deliver the keynote address.
Now, it is not only delegations from the country that are coming in but also from other lands, he noted.
Despite lack of resources or logistics, Mata said the city was able to adapt itself to situations and still implement its programs and projects.
On disaster management, he said that the officials and residents of the barangays already know that to do in times of disasters. He attributed this to the continued education and simulated exercises in disaster-prone areas.
Several barangays in the city have again experienced flooding over the weekend due to continuous rains brought by storm Falcon. (JCR/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

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July 6th, 2011, 11:48 AM

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July 6th, 2011, 11:55 AM

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July 6th, 2011, 02:12 PM

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July 6th, 2011, 02:25 PM

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saintm

July 6th, 2011, 02:34 PM

PHO urges moms to breast feed babies
July 5, 2011, Filed under Press Release
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Dr. Ana Maria Teresa de Guzman, Provincial Health Officer, encourages all Pangasinense mothers to breastfeed their newborn babies from birth up to two years stressing the numerous nutritional benefits that can be derived from said activity.
In her brief message during the regular flag raising ceremony, July 4, at the Capitol Plaza here, which coincided with the opening rites of the 37th Nutrition Month Celebration, De Guzman said that aside from the nutritional benefits of breastfeeding, it further promotes ‘special bond’ between the mother and child thus develop maternal closeness that can help build good relationship in the family.
With the theme, “Isulong ang Breastfeeding, Tama, Sapat at EKsklusibo,” De Guzman said that most activities concerning the nutrition month celebration will cater to mothers especially pregnant women.
Activities for the month-long celebration includes breastfeeding forum on July 7 at the Western District Hospital in Alaminos City, breastfeeding in the workplace seminar sponsored by Team Energy Inc. on July 15, cooking demo and film showing on July 20 at the Provincial Training and Development Center, provincewide deworming program for pre-school children from July 11 to 15, supplementary feeding on July 11 for all public elementary schools.
“We are serious in promoting breastfeeding among Pangasinense mothers because it gives a lot of benefits and it is economical, too, considering how expensive formula milk nowadays” De Guzman said.
Breastfeeding provides protection against infection. It reduces the risk of acute infections such as diarrhea, pneumonia, ear infection, influenza, meningitis and urinary tract infections. It also lowers risk of ovarian and breast cancer among mothers. (PIO/Ruby R. Bernardino)

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saintm

July 6th, 2011, 05:00 PM

SP asks DepEd to hold 2012 Palarong Pambansa in Pangasinan

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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 6 (PNA) — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has passed a resolution formally asking the Department of Education (DepEd) to hold the Palarong Pambansa in Pangasinan next year.

This was gleaned in a resolution of the SP authored by Sixth District Board Member Ranjit Ramos Shahani who led in initially conveying the desire of the province to host the Palarong Pambansa to DepEd sometime in May when the 2011 edition of the games was held in Dapitan City.

Shahani said Pangasinan is actually among the provinces which bid as next host of the Palaro and now reportedly among the last three being considered by DepEd to be the venue of the games for 2012.

The first and last time that Pangasinan played host to the Palarong Pambansa was in 1995 during the incumbency of President Fidel Ramos, a native son of Pangasinan who was born in Lingayen.

The Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center built under then President Ramos still proudly stands in Lingayen.

The NRSCC recently underwent repairs and is being maintained thoroughly under the administration of Governor Amado Espino Jr.

Shahani expressed Pangasinan’s readiness to host next year’s Palarong Pambansa, saying this could give the Pangasinenses another chance to showcase their beloved province to the visitors who will come from various parts of the country. (PNA)

saintm

July 6th, 2011, 06:06 PM

More Pangasinan indigent families get health insurance cards

More indigent families in four towns of Pangasinan received their Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) cards and their renewed cards last week.

At least 5,346 more PhilHealth cards were distributed in the towns of Mangatarem, Bani, Bolinao and Malasiqui this month of June. Of this number, 468 were new while 4,878 others were for renewal.

Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim represented Governor Amado Espino Jr. in distributing the PhilHealth cards to the beneficiary families.

Statistics showed that to date, there are at least 111,055 active PhilHealth card holders in Pangasinan sponsored by the provincial government.

Last year alone, the province enrolled 265,000 indigent families which included the sponsorship of other local government units (LGUs) and non-government entities.

Records of PhilHealth showed that Pangasinan is now the number one province in the entire country in terms of providing health insurance to indigent families.

The provincial government pays the premium of indigent families that entitle them to free hospitalization in any accredited hospital nearest them.

In 2006, there were only 26,000 indigent families that had PhilHealth cards even if the sponsorship of the provincial government and other LGUs in Pangasinan were joined.

“PhilHealth is a small card that gives big relief to the sick and indigent people in the community,” said the vice governor when he distributed the PhilHealth cards.

He was joined during the distribution by the teams from the Provincial Population Office (PPO), Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) and Executive Assistant Ramon Morden.

Calimlim said Governor Espino has continuously set his sight in uplifting the living condition of Pangasinenses by way of implementing programs such as health development to fully realize his goal of transforming Pangasinan as the “home of the healthiest Filipinos.”

Morden said that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved an additional P40 million to pay for the PhilHealth premiums of enrolled families this year. (PNA)

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 6th, 2011, 08:59 PM

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July 6th, 2011, 09:00 PM

^^ San ka pa?
eh di Region 1 na :lol: all in one dito ehh
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saintm

July 6th, 2011, 10:16 PM

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saintm

July 6th, 2011, 10:29 PM

San Miguel Energy plans listing this year

SAN MIGUEL Energy Corp., the power investment arm of diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), plans to list in the local bourse within the year, the group’s top executive said yesterday.
“Ginagawa na, pine-prepare na (Preparations for the listing are under way),” San Miguel President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang said in an interview yesterday when asked about San Miguel Energy’s planned initial public offering (IPO).
“Yes,” Mr. Ang replied, when asked if the IPO will be held this year.
Asked further if the company has already hired an underwriter, Mr. Ang said: “Yes, it will be announced tomorrow (July 7).”
San Miguel Energy wholly owns Daguma Agro Minerals, Inc., a coal miner operating in a 2,000-hectare site and Bonanza Energy Resources, Inc. that has an 8,000-hectare coal mine, both in South Cotabato.
SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. owns 60% of San Miguel Energy, while parent firm San Miguel Corp. holds the remaining 40% stake.
In September 2009, San Miguel Energy won the bidding to be the independent power producer administrator of the 1200-megawatt (MW) Sual coal-fired plant in Pangasinan and the 620-MW Limay combined-cycle power plant in Bataan.
That same year, SMC bared plans to list San Miguel Energy in three years.
Mr. Ang said the company is encouraged, as share prices of San Miguel companies are on the rise.
He added that the company has yet to determine how much to offer. “We still do not know the appetite [of the market],” he said.
The share price of San Miguel Corp. rose P2.90 yesterday to close at P125.90. -- N. J. C. Morales

saintm

July 6th, 2011, 10:32 PM

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saintm

July 6th, 2011, 10:41 PM

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lightz

July 7th, 2011, 07:00 AM

Pangasinan conferred Likas
Yaman award

By MAR T. SUPNAD
July 6, 2011, 2:56pm
MANILA, Philippines — The
province of Pangasinan once
again proved its number one
status as it was conferred
another award as Likas Yaman
awardee for the category Best LGU-Initiated Environmental
Project (provincial level) in
recognition of the province’s
achievements on environment
and natural resources
conservation and protection. The award was conferred on
Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. who
was represented by Vice-
Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim
during the awarding and
culminating program of the Environment Month Celebration
2011 last June 30 at the Oasis
Country Resort in San Fernando
City, La Union. On hand to assist the Vice-
Governor were Dalisay Moya,
officer-in-charge of the Office of
the Provincial Agriculturist and
Col. Samuel Labadia, the
supervising environmental management specialist of the
provincial government’s
Environment and Natural
Resources Office-Natural
Resources and Regulatory Group
(ENRO-NRRG). Moya said the province was
nominated for the “Ilog Ko
Bilayen. Tan Aroen Ko
program” ( I love my river. I’ll
make it breath again) where this
project and its component programs successfully passed the
comprehensive scrutiny of the
project evaluators for the
selection. The component programs of the
flagship project proved beneficial
not only to environment
protection and conservation but
also to the people of Pangasinan. Among these programs include
the river clean-up where the
Task Force Kalikasan was formed
to spearhead the clearing of
rivers like dredging activities and
dismantling of illegal fish structures, mangrove planting,
fingerlings dispersal, seedling
distribution, reforestation and
provision of livelihood to affected
stakeholders. The Likas Yaman award adds to
the roster of awards granted to
the provincial government as top
government unit for local
governance projects and best
practices. Six out of nine awards went to
Pangasinan LGUs. These awards
include the Best Partner from
Industry for SM Rosales; Best
LGU-Initiated Environmental
Project for Dagupan City and the municipality of Sta. Maria,
Pangasinan; Most Outstanding
Individual Initiative in
Environmental Protection and
Most Outstanding NGO Partner
for the Balincaguing Conservancy in Mabini, Pangasinan for the
protection and conservation of
the caves. The provincial government takes
pride that since the assumption
of Gov. Espino’s leadership,
Pangasinan has been dominating
regional awards including the
seven out of eight regional awards given by the Regional
Development Council recently in
its various program evaluation
for 2010 besting the province of
Ilocos, Norte, Ilocos Sur and La
Union. Other awards include the Hall of
Fame Awards for the National
Statistics Month Celebration
from 2008-2010 and Most
Outstanding Coastal Resource
Management Implementer,2009-2010; Best
Provincial Millenium Development
Goal Project Implementer 2010;
Best Poverty Reduction Program
Implementer; Champion-2009
Search for the Best LGU- Province based Local Government
Performance Management
System; Champion-2010 Search
for the LGU Best Practices and
1st runner-up 2010 Search for
the Cleanest, Greenest and Safest Province.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/325660/pangasinan-conferred-likas-yaman-award

phoenicians

July 7th, 2011, 10:52 AM

MANG INASAL has just a soft opening this morning (July 7) but will OPEN officially tom. July 8 Friday..MetroPlaza will have stalls that include Mister Donut, Master Siomai..others to follow includes St.Joseph Drugstore, Fortune Chinese Seafood and soon Starsbuck...:)

bcl4me

July 7th, 2011, 12:04 PM

bakit di kasama yung yellow cab? di na ba matutuloy?

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 02:53 PM

Fresh Options Meat Shop Now in Dagupan!!!
Just when you thought there were enough meat shops everywhere including San Miguel Corp heavyweight Monterey Meat Shop aside from the thousands of Wet Markets in the country, now comes Fresh Options Meat Shop.

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saintm

July 7th, 2011, 03:07 PM

bakit di kasama yung yellow cab? di na ba matutuloy?Sana magkaroon nga ng yellowcabbie miz ko na po jackiechan noodles ha.. wait wait wait na discovery nyo na po ba yung Angel's Pizza??? Super yummy po kesa yellow cab ha.. much more pricier nga lang pero yumyum promiz:cheers:

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Angel’s Pizza Pasta Combo is a new pizzeria which started only early this year. Angel’s Pizza has already captured the hearts of pizza and pasta lovers because of its unique crust and fresh toppings. It also boasts of the freshest ingredients and because the pizza is hand-tossed, instead of rolled, the crust is tender and crisp at the same time. Filipinos love the taste of Angel’s hand-tossed pizza mainly because the crust is not oily, unlike other pizzas that you can taste the oil.

Angel’s Pizza comes in 12 different varieties depending on the toppings a customer desires. The Extra Feast Pizza comes with pepperoni, ham, beef, chorizo, onion, mushroom and mozzarella cheese. Other toppings are barbeque chicken chunks and tuna. You can even create a pizza that suits your palate.

Angel’s Pizza recently launched one of its fast-rising best-sellers, the Fancy Aloha Pizza, which is topped with gravy plus melted cheese, ham, bacon, pineapple, mushroom and green pepper. Another unique offering is the Angel’s Double Pizza which is basically two pizzas rolled into one. Customers can also eat their pizza in a unique way by enjoying it with dips of sour cream and tangy tomato.

Another new offering of Angel’s Pizza is the Calzone, which can be best described as the Filipino version of the empanada. Calzone is made up of the same ingredients used in pizza but it is folded and shaped like crescent. Angel’s calzone comes in three versions, namely ham, beef and mushroom; BBQ chicken and tuna pesto.

Angel’s Pizza also serves classic spaghetti, arrabiata, carbonara, pesto and tuna; and chicken in combination with rice or pasta.

Angel’s Pizza Pasta Combo definitely offers “a taste of heaven at your doorstep.”

Contact Information:

ANGEL’S PIZZA PASTA COMBO
Tel: 725-4641
Mobile: 09228781493
Email: angelspizzapastacombo@yahoo.com

BRANCHES:

Angel’s Pizza, Makati
1 Constellation St. , Bel Air Makati Ave. , Makati City
Tel: 895-8888, 899-3642

Angel’s Pizza, Kalayaan
47 Puno Bldg Kalayaan Ave. , Quezon City
Tel: 920-2399, 920-7681

Angel’s Pizza, Pasig
CityGolf Plaza , Julia Vargas Ortigas Center Pasig City
Tel: 667-3391 to 93

Angel’s Pizza, Paranaque
Lot 21 Blk 4 Rd. Lot 1 President Ave. , Teoville Village San Dionisio Parañaque City
Tel: 788-0011 to 13

Angel’s Pizza, Fairview
103-G Commonwealth Fairview Q.C.
Tel: 461-7501 to 03

Angel’s Pizza, Recto
2071 CM Recto Ave. , Sampaloc Manila
Tel: 733-4946, 733-6253, 733-4866

Angel’s Pizza, Malate
888 Gateway Plaza, 2126 A Mabini St. , Malate Manila
Tel: 522-1935, 532-1049, 521-6595

Angel’s Pizza, U.N. Avenue
UN Ave. cor Mabini St. , Ermita Manila
Tel: 525-8888

Angel’s Pizza, Dagupan City
AB Fernandez Ave. , Assada Center, Dagupan City
Tel: (075) 515-3773

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saintm

July 7th, 2011, 04:55 PM

NKTI ups information drive on kidney diseases

by Alex Romeo R. Fernandez
CALASIAO, Pangasinan, July 7 (PIA) -- The National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) puts on the high gear its information campaign on kidney diseases which rank among the ten most common death-causing diseases in the country.
Dr. Susan L. Jorge, assistant program manager of the Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP) of the NKTI, disclosed that there has been an increase in the reported incidents of kidney diseases this year.
The increase however does not represent the proliferation of the disease, but rather the increase in the accuracy of diagnosis, she said
This is due to the increasing number of renal specialists practicing in the provinces, Jorge said during the “Urinalysis: Maximizing the Use of a Basic Tool for Diagnosis and Prevention of Kidney Diseases” seminar held at the Regency Hotel here Tuesday.
The seminar was attended by 57 public health officers from La Union and this province.
The doctors underwent two tests before and after the lectures given by Jorge and adult nephrology consultants Dr. Marie Angeline Gumba and Dr. Abraham Coquia.
The lectures were intended to upgrade the doctors’ knowledge of diagnosing renal diseases, particularly on urinalysis.
Jorge stressed that urinalysis is a basic and inexpensive type of diagnostic tool for kidney problems, thus should be accessible to all health facilities.
The reality however is that doctors differ in their interpretations of urine sample parameters, leading to false diagnosis.
Jorge said the NKTI conducted the seminar so that the national government can have greater access to the people affected by renal diseases thru the local health units.
The seminar was also done in cooperation with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) to help disseminate the campaign.
Kidney problems are mostly caused by underlying hypertension or diabetes brought about by unhealthy lifestyle, such as unbalanced diet and stress from work.
Jorge advised the public to minimize the intake of salt and sugar.
Abuse of over-the-counter painkillers can also harm the kidneys, she added.
The high number of fatalities from renal diseases is attributed to the high cost of maintenance and operation.
Dialysis usually costs P2,500 per session which is done three times a week, while kidney transplant costs no less than P300,000 and donors are restricted only to the relatives of the patient, making survival less likely.
For the patients undergoing dialysis, only half will likely survive in the next four years. (ANL/ARRF-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

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saintm

July 7th, 2011, 05:19 PM

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JOINT FORCES. Local chief executives and representatives of the seven disaster-prone provinces with DILG regional directors pose after signing a Memorandum of Agreement institutionalizing their joint efforts for pre-emptive and pro-active preparedness to mitigate disasters like floods and tsunamis in the Disaster Preparedness conference held at the Peoples Astrodome in Dagupan City Wednesday. The seven provinces are identified as: Cagayan, Tarlac, Iloilo, Capiz, Lanao Del Norte, Davao Del Sur and Pangasinan.The city government of Dagupan, also a disaster-prone area, served as a model in CDRRMC preparedness. (JCR/PIA photo by Roland Naoe-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 7th, 2011, 06:57 PM

ASSADA Centre, Dagupan City

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 7th, 2011, 07:10 PM

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 07:42 PM

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Screening Pangasinan: July 23 and 24- Dagupan City, Urdaneta City, San Carlos City, Alaminos City.
Sossi may pageant exclusively for pangasinenses ha bongga naman!!!! marami talaga magaganda d2

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 07:44 PM

Cebuano Energy chief sails through first year

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

WHETHER public service can be considered punishment, only Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras knows.

During his first year, the Cebuano energy chief has absorbed criticisms regarding various policy issues.

But he will be best known for the government's P450-million Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP) for better or for worse.

Introduced last summer, the program was enabled after political conflict in the oil-rich Middle Eastern countries resulted in jacked up global fuel prices.

Established to cushion the impact of rising pump prices on 220,000 registered jeepney drivers, the government rolled out the so-called "Pantawid Pasada" cards last May that contain the P1,050-credit, which will be used in purchasing fuel products.

Cash assistance worth P150, meanwhile, was given by the local government units to nearly a million legitimate tricycle unit owners nationwide.

However, militant transport groups have complained of logistical inefficiencies, especially regarding prompt loading of the cards, which now takes two weeks as opposed to the original five-day waiting period.

The department gave a host of reasons for the delay, from manual verification process of target beneficiaries to incomplete requirements submitted by drivers.

Zenaida Monsada, director of the Oil Industry and Management Bureau, told Sun.Star on June 19 that they will release a press statement detailing the progress of the program, which will end next month.

These include the number of beneficiaries who actually received the fuel assistance, amount spent so far and other updates.

No statement has been released as of this posting Thursday, although Almendras had said they have released more than half of the cards to the regional units of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) last June 19.

Both the Lank Bank of the Philippines and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), which won the contract to print and load the cards, also refused to release information on the status of fund transfers.

Where's the relief?

Asked for comment, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) maintained that the government should have not resort to stop-gap measures such as Pantawid Pasada since these are "helpless" in mitigating the effects of soaring oil prices.

Removing the value-added tax and controlling oil prices would have been better, according to Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr.

President Benigno Aquino III had immediately shot down the proposal as P5 billion is expected to be lost in the nation's coffers each year if the VAT on petroleum products is lifted.

For its part, militant think tank Ibon Foundation said the Department of Energy (DOE) "has ably defended oil deregulation and oil profits including through the fuel subsidy public relations effort."

Not all things are cast in bad light though.

Almendras, a noted banker for 29 years before joining the Aquino Cabinet, said the Indonesian government is keen on implementing a similar subsidy program to be granted to specific sectors.

Southeast Asia's lone oil-producing nation spends at least $10 billion per year to subsidize the daily fuel requirements of its people. Indonesia has been a net oil importer since 2003.

Thinning oil supply, however, pushes the Indonesian government at the brink of not sustaining such subsidy.

In other developments, the Energy chief said brownouts have been reduced since the country's power generation capacity have already increased even before he was appointed to office.

Consumers now reportedly enjoy cheaper electricity due to lower spot prices in the electricity market, he said.

Almendras recently joined President Aquino in inaugurating the 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Naga City, Cebu, although environmentalists have questioned the safety and viability of the project.

With the commissioning of two other coal plants in the region, the department said Visayas now has a power surplus of 600 megawatts (MW), which can be bought by electricity distributors in Luzon.

Solar-powered and coal-fired power plants will reportedly rise in Pangasinan, Misamis Oriental, Iloilo, Davao del Sur and Subic Bay, while expansion is seen in coal power plants in Masinloc (Zambales), Quezon and Calaca.

These power projects are expected to boost electricity supply by 1,000 MW, according to the DOE.

Almendras, whose net worth stood at P129 million last year, also cited the congressional extension of the lifeline rate for marginalized power customers as a positive development in the government's anti-poverty programs.

The lifeline rate is a subsidized electricity charge given to low-income residential power customers who are not able to pay the full cost of electricity.

The DOE endorsed the measure so that the 2.02 million households nationwide, which consume 100 kilowatt-hours or less per month, will continue receiving discounted electricity rates beyond the June 26, 2011 deadline.

With the enactment of the law, marginalized users are assured of low-priced electricity up to 2021. (Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)

:cheers:

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 07:52 PM

Malasiqui adopts skills registry system

THE Skills Registry System (SRS), intended to address the prevalent mismatch in employment and skills among the employed, has been adopted by Malasiqui, the fourth local government unit in Region 1 to do so.
The municipality of Malasiqui signed last Monday an agreement with the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) for the implementation of the SRS.
The signatories were 3rd District Representative Rachel Arenas and Mayor Arman Domantay Sr. and DoLE Regional Director Henry John Jalbuena.
Jalbuena said that Malasiqui’s participation is valuable in expanding the program to improve the quality of employment, especially at the grassroots level.
Under the agreement, the municipal government will mobilize barangay officials and other personnel in the implementation of SRS activities such as purposive data gathering, encoding of manpower information, storage and updating of register and preparation of reports.
The SRS serves as a “live” database where employers can advertise their manpower requirements while job seekers can post their skills, thereby facilitating job-matching.
JOB FAIR
The agreement was signed just before a job fair where 1,546 employment opportunities were on offer.
Jalbuena said the job fair facilitated the on-the-spot employment of seven jobseekers for Sutherland, Pampanga, one for Robinson’s Supermart in Calasiao, and two for Fibre Sorting in Pampanga.
The SRS was piloted in San Fernando City in La Union in December 2010. Other towns in Region 1 that have since adopted the program are Rosales in Pangasinan and Sudipen in La Union. (DOLE/PIA Pangasinan/DOS)

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 08:37 PM

Aquaculture industry in Dagupan gets boost

PROJECTS have been lined up by the Dagupan government to boost the city’s aquaculture after a completing a river clean-up drive that cleared major waterways of illegal fishing structures.
In January this year, the city already issued a one-year moratorium on fishpen operations to allow the river to recover from abuse.
Mayor Benjamin Lim, in a radio interview last week, said four aquaculture programs are in the pipeline to increase productivity and income through sustainable fish farming practices.
First of the programs involves promotion of oyster farming in barangays Pantal and Lucao, which is expected to benefit around 250 families.
Oyster production has declined over the years due to the proliferation of fish pens.
Second is the re-installation of fish pens that will be strictly regulated by the city.
About 200 families depend on fish pen operations and Lim said only one fish pen will be allowed for every operator.
Another program is the deepening of fishponds from the current standard depth of 40 centimeters to 120 cm to accommodate more fish without risking fish kill.
Fourth is the provision of equipment to marginalized fisherfolks such as fishing boats.
“We are now preparing the budget for the procurement of materials and equipments,” the mayor said. (With report from PIA-Pangasinan)

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 10:23 PM

Baguio "Fried Rice Festival" to feed thousands on September 3

BAGUIO CITY, July 7 (PNA) -- The first Baguio "Fried Rice Festival" will feed on September 3 more than 15,000 visitors and residents as the mountain resort observes a week-long Charter Day festivities.

Anthony de Leon, chair of the Hotels and Restaurants Association of Baguio (HRAB), said the event will be just one of the features of the yearly nationwide culinary arts which draw at least 5,000 students of hotel and restaurant management (HRM).

In the previous seven years, HRM students who participated in the world-class culinary art contests came from schools as far as the provinces of Agusan, Quezon, Ilocos, Cagayan, Pampanga, Laguna, Pangasinan and La Union as well as from Iligan City.

De Leon said aside from the foreign cuisine culinary contests, the participants will also pit their talents on flower arrangements and garden centerpiece.

He said this annual activity had been found to be important in sustaining the prime tourism industry of this city built by the Americans in the early 1900's. (PNA)

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 10:34 PM

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saintm

July 7th, 2011, 10:40 PM

4 key projects being built, 2 others endorsed in Pangasinan (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=357421)
By Leonardo V. Micua

DAGUPAN CITY, July 6 (PNA) — The Regional Development Council (RDC) has announced here that four key infrastructure projects are now ongoing in Pangasinan which, when completed, can help sustain the growth and momentum not only of the province but also the whole of Region 1.

These were bared by Dr. Leonardo Quitos, regional director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) who is also RDC vice chairman, in a briefing before members of the Pangasinan Press Club (PPC) here on July 6.

All these projects, said Quitos, can help sustain the economy of the region, as Pangasinan is a major contributor to the growth of the Ilocos, given that its population and arable land, comprise more than 50 percent of the region's total.

Leading these important major projects are the P14-billion Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Toll Expressway Project (TPLUTEP) which is now 34.33 percent complete, being built parallel to the existing Manila north road under the build-operate–transfer scheme with the Department of Public Works and Highways as the implementing agency.

To be connected to the Manila North Expressway and to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, the project will cut travel time from Manila and Subic to Baguio City and San Fernando City, La Union passing through Pangasinan when completed in 2030.

Another big project is the Sual Seaport being constructed within the Sual Cove in Sual town whose construction had been ongoing since May this year.

The technical plan for the project was already approved in March 2011 and construction immediately started in May 2011 using the initial P80.25 million released by the Department of Transportation and Communication.

Being implemented by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the project needs a budget of P400 to P500 million in order to be completed.

Also ongoing, according to Quitos, is the Pangasinan Airport in Alaminos under the DOTC’s Air Transportation Office (ATO) where land acquisition was already started using the initial P37 million released by DOTC and an additional P75 million this year.

The project, said Director Quitos, has a total project cost of P4 billion and will be a big boon to tourists and businessmen from other regions visiting Pangasinan.

On the other hand, the Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project (ARIIP), which seeks to irrigate 34,000 hectares of land in 17 towns of eastern and central Pangasinan, including a few towns in northern Tarlac and northern Nueva Ecija, is now P54 percent complete.

Including its re-regulating pond component, which is being built with P4 billion from China’s Import and Export Bank, the project’s total cost is P11.3 billion and is expected to be completed in December 2013.

Quitos admitted that RDC endorsed Phase III of the Lower Agno River Flood Control Project to the Office of Development Assistance (ODA) but the project is yet to be implemented.

It was learned that Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) withdrew as a funding source for Phase III after funding Phase I and II of the project.

RDC is however looking at either Spain, Finland, South Korea or China as possible funding source for Phase III.

Reiterating the importance of Phase III of the project, Governor Amado Espino Jr. said floods in Pangasinan will still continue unless the segment of the Agno River from Bayambang, Rosales, Sta. Maria, Asingan and San Manuel, dredged and improved.

Phase III needs a P3.4-billion funding, said Quitos. Phases I and II of the project were already completed, both of which were funded by JBIC, through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Quitos said that another very important project is the Allied River Improvement Project, proposed by then Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. to finally stop the floods in central Pangasinan caused by the perennial overflowing of the Pantal-Sinocalan River from Sta. Barbara to Dagupan; and the Cayanga River in San Fabian.

He said that although RDC already endorsed the project, external funding source is yet to be tapped. (PNA)

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 10:51 PM

Flooding minimized after dike repairs

As Typhoon Falcon dumped heavy rains in Pangasinan last weekend, the timely completion of the dike repairs recently proved effective in helping mitigate flooding in many parts of the province.
The rehabilitation of the dikes linked to the Agno Flood Control System were undertaken following the massive flooding brought by Typhoon Pepeng in October 2009.
Engineer Edgardo Paragas, head of the Agno Flood Control System, said the repairs that cost P250 million were completed in May. Repaired were the breached dikes in the towns of Asingan, Balungao, Bayambang, Calasiao, Mangaldan, ,Mangatarem, Rosales, San Manuel, San Nicolas, Sta. Barbara, Tayug and Villasis.
Meanwhile, Paragas appealed to local government units to help in other flood control initiatives in their respective jurisdictions and not simply rely on the national government since funds are limited.
He cited as an example the need to dredge and help clear waterways.
"Kung kailangan nila, ipahihiram namin and dredging machine, pero sagot nila ang krudo," he said.
AGNO PHASE 3
In a related development, Paragas said the national government continues to pursue other possible funding sources to complete Phase 3 of the Agno Flood Control System, which will cover the upper part of the Agno River.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency recently pulled out of the project after incessant delays in the implementation of Phase 3.
Paragas, speaking during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of the Philippine Information Agency over Radyo ng Bayan DZMQ last week, explained the early completion of Phase 3 is critical because the completion of the other flood control projects is dependent on it.

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 11:04 PM

Dawel River Cruise
Dagupan City

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saintm

July 7th, 2011, 11:16 PM

P82M market to rise in Mangaldan (http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2011/07/03/p82m-market-to-rise-in-mangaldan/)

July 3, 2011 :banana:

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN- Anytime from now, the P22 million fish market funded by Rep. Gina de Venecia (4th District, Pangasinan) will be opened to the public, Mayor Herminio Romero said.
The vendors would be transferred this July to the public market building painted in pink, the favorite color of de Venecia.
Romero told this paper that this town’s loan of P60 million is already in the pipeline of the Land Bank of the Philippines..
“Now, everything is already in order. There is a notice to proceed anytime,” he declared.
After it was unanimously approved by the Sangguniang Bayan (SB), Romero said he needed the ratification by the SB of the loan’s term of contract and others.
The soft-spoken mayor said that he has no problems with the august body led by Vice Mayor Berex Abalos who constantly supported his programs.
He said the town needed a new market as the old one is chaotic. “It’s tupsy-turvy and very hazardous,” he stressed.
The new market would be elevated significantly to avoid flooding. “Hindi na babahain. Maski nanduon sila sa barangay at dumating iyong baha at least safe na ang mga merchandise nila,” he said.
Romero said the eastern road of the market will be expanded to accommodate human and vehicular traffics, and that he would assign guards to watch the market 24 -hour a day
He said he would put four guards in the morning, and four guards in the evening.
Meanwhile, the mayor said that there is a solution to the traffic problem of the town.
He explained that the pedicabs that crisscross the main thoroughfare here can not just be driven away from the street because there are no alternative jobs for them.
Romero said he has no plan of running as vice mayor in the 2012 local polls.
“Wala iyon! I will give the chance to others. I have been there for many years. Three terms for councilors, one term for vice mayor, and three terms for mayor”.

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 11:21 PM

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saintm

July 7th, 2011, 11:22 PM

P82M market to rise in Mangaldan (http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2011/07/03/p82m-market-to-rise-in-mangaldan/)

July 3, 2011
By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN- Anytime from now, the P22 million fish market funded by Rep. Gina de Venecia (4th District, Pangasinan) will be opened to the public, Mayor Herminio Romero said.
The vendors would be transferred this July to the public market building painted in pink, the favorite color of de Venecia.
Romero told this paper that this town’s loan of P60 million is already in the pipeline of the Land Bank of the Philippines..
“Now, everything is already in order. There is a notice to proceed anytime,” he declared.
After it was unanimously approved by the Sangguniang Bayan (SB), Romero said he needed the ratification by the SB of the loan’s term of contract and others.
The soft-spoken mayor said that he has no problems with the august body led by Vice Mayor Berex Abalos who constantly supported his programs.
He said the town needed a new market as the old one is chaotic. “It’s tupsy-turvy and very hazardous,” he stressed.
The new market would be elevated significantly to avoid flooding. “Hindi na babahain. Maski nanduon sila sa barangay at dumating iyong baha at least safe na ang mga merchandise nila,” he said.
Romero said the eastern road of the market will be expanded to accommodate human and vehicular traffics, and that he would assign guards to watch the market 24 -hour a day
He said he would put four guards in the morning, and four guards in the evening.
Meanwhile, the mayor said that there is a solution to the traffic problem of the town.
He explained that the pedicabs that crisscross the main thoroughfare here can not just be driven away from the street because there are no alternative jobs for them.
Romero said he has no plan of running as vice mayor in the 2012 local polls.
“Wala iyon! I will give the chance to others. I have been there for many years. Three terms for councilors, one term for vice mayor, and three terms for mayor”.

saintm

July 7th, 2011, 11:34 PM

Malasiqui gets bonanza from donor-residents (http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/malasiqui-gets-bonanza-from-donor-residents/)

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MALASIQUI –This first class town is lucky to have residents who selflessly donated lots and classrooms for the use of public school students, and farm-to-market roads.

Mayor Arman Domantay said the residents approached him to convey their intention to donate, including a couple who resides in the United States who donated a 500 square- meter land and P3 million cash for six school buildings.
“Kaya masaya ako dahil may tiwala sila sa aking administrasyon. At isa pa nagbigay pa sila ng 1,000 square meters and barangay hall na multiple para sa barangay council ng (Brgy) Malimpuec,” he stressed.

In Brgy. Minaley, an active police sergeant assigned here donated a 1,000-square meter lot where the local government constructed a school building.
Other school buildings were donated by someone working in Japan, and by the Malasiquinian Alliance Societey of Israel (MASI).

He said the couple from the U.S who gave a 500 square meters and P3 million have been helping the town before.

“Noon nagbigay na sila ng donasyon for farm-to-market road. Pero noong unang panahon napahinto because they were not satisfied dahil maiksi ang daan at hindi maganda iyong project (done by the previous municipal administration). Ngayon, ako ay pumunta doon sa America, usap-usap kami. Sabi tutulong ako sa kanila at iyong suporta nila dito dire-diretso kaya sinuportahan ko lahat na buhangin, na mga bato, at mga suporta ng engineering department, mixers kaya masaya sila,” he said.

Earlier, the wife of Domantay donated a lot in one of the villages here where the mayor built four- school building. Two of these edifices built from local government funds, while the two buildings were funded by MASI.

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saintm

July 8th, 2011, 10:46 AM

Veem lauds Dagupan City waste management division

by Alex Romeo R. Fernandez
DAGUPAN CITY, July 8 (PIA) -- Vice-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez congratulated Waste Management Division (WMD) chief Teddy E. Villamil Jr. during the regular session of the sangguniang panlungsod on Monday for the latter’s effort in managing the city's waste despite limited resources.
“I appreciate what you have done,” she said.
Villamil presented to the city council the one year accomplishments of the division, including converting part of the dumpsite to an ‘eco-tourism park’, city-wide implementation of ‘No Segregation, No Collection’ policy, deputizing pollution control officers and drafting of a solid waste management plan.
Villamil also enumerated the factors that affected waste disposal operations such as non-operational heavy equipment, dumpsite barricade, ordinance violations, gas pilferage and incidents of sabotage like garbage bombings and popping of dump truck tires.
Fernandez thanked Villamil after his presentation as she encouraged him to present his other ideas before the city council for possible approval. She also assured that funds for overtime pay of WMD personnel will be available. (ANL/ARRF-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

phoenicians

July 8th, 2011, 10:51 AM

bakit di kasama yung yellow cab? di na ba matutuloy?

:)...Yellow Cab will follow soon nagkaroon lang ng konti aberya sa franchising eh:ohno:

saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:06 AM

:)...Yellow Cab will follow soon nagkaroon lang ng konti aberya sa franchising eh:ohno:sana po may Timezone rin.. para mga bagets may tambayan:):):):) paki request naman po^^

saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:10 AM

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Angel’s Pizza Pasta Combo is a new pizzeria which started only early this year. Angel’s Pizza has already captured the hearts of pizza and pasta lovers because of its unique crust and fresh toppings. It also boasts of the freshest ingredients and because the pizza is hand-tossed, instead of rolled, the crust is tender and crisp at the same time. Filipinos love the taste of Angel’s hand-tossed pizza mainly because the crust is not oily, unlike other pizzas that you can taste the oil.

Angel’s Pizza comes in 12 different varieties depending on the toppings a customer desires. The Extra Feast Pizza comes with pepperoni, ham, beef, chorizo, onion, mushroom and mozzarella cheese. Other toppings are barbeque chicken chunks and tuna. You can even create a pizza that suits your palate.

Angel’s Pizza recently launched one of its fast-rising best-sellers, the Fancy Aloha Pizza, which is topped with gravy plus melted cheese, ham, bacon, pineapple, mushroom and green pepper. Another unique offering is the Angel’s Double Pizza which is basically two pizzas rolled into one. Customers can also eat their pizza in a unique way by enjoying it with dips of sour cream and tangy tomato.

Another new offering of Angel’s Pizza is the Calzone, which can be best described as the Filipino version of the empanada. Calzone is made up of the same ingredients used in pizza but it is folded and shaped like crescent. Angel’s calzone comes in three versions, namely ham, beef and mushroom; BBQ chicken and tuna pesto.

Angel’s Pizza also serves classic spaghetti, arrabiata, carbonara, pesto and tuna; and chicken in combination with rice or pasta.

Angel’s Pizza Pasta Combo definitely offers “a taste of heaven at your doorstep.”

Contact Information:

ANGEL’S PIZZA PASTA COMBO
Tel: 725-4641
Mobile: 09228781493
Email: angelspizzapastacombo@yahoo.com

BRANCHES:

Angel’s Pizza, Makati
1 Constellation St. , Bel Air Makati Ave. , Makati City
Tel: 895-8888, 899-3642

Angel’s Pizza, Kalayaan
47 Puno Bldg Kalayaan Ave. , Quezon City
Tel: 920-2399, 920-7681

Angel’s Pizza, Pasig
CityGolf Plaza , Julia Vargas Ortigas Center Pasig City
Tel: 667-3391 to 93

Angel’s Pizza, Paranaque
Lot 21 Blk 4 Rd. Lot 1 President Ave. , Teoville Village San Dionisio Parañaque City
Tel: 788-0011 to 13

Angel’s Pizza, Fairview
103-G Commonwealth Fairview Q.C.
Tel: 461-7501 to 03

Angel’s Pizza, Recto
2071 CM Recto Ave. , Sampaloc Manila
Tel: 733-4946, 733-6253, 733-4866

Angel’s Pizza, Malate
888 Gateway Plaza, 2126 A Mabini St. , Malate Manila
Tel: 522-1935, 532-1049, 521-6595

Angel’s Pizza, U.N. Avenue
UN Ave. cor Mabini St. , Ermita Manila
Tel: 525-8888

Angel’s Pizza, Dagupan City
AB Fernandez Ave. , Assada Center, Dagupan City
Tel: (075) 515-3773

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saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:11 AM

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www.yellowcabpizza.com
Cab celebrates 10 years of Great Pizza with signature bestsellers.

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saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:20 AM

Dagupeños told to go to high grounds when tsunami strikes

by Venus Mae H. Sarmiento
DAGUPAN CITY, July 7 (PIA) -- Dagupeños are warned anew of tsunami occurrence as news of another earthquake hit the nearby province of Ilocos Sur.
In a radio interview, research specialist Ric Mancao of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, said a tsunami is likely to occur when an earthquake registers a magnitude of 7 and above.
“Pag malakas na malakas na ang lindol, may posibilidad na magka-tsunami. Pag mahina lang, hindi pa magkaka-tsunami,” Mancao said.
Mancao said a person will know that a quake is strong if he could hardly balance himself in the outdoors. If this happens, he told the public to elevate to higher grounds or go to places away from the shores as a tsunami may strike in a few minutes.
“Pag naramdaman niyo na ang malakas na lindol, lumikas na agad sa mataas na lugar, huwag nang balikan pa ang mga gamit dahil ilang minuto lang ay darating na ang tsunami,” he explained.
An intensity 3 quake was felt in Vigan City and in Bantay town in Ilocos Sur at 6:58 a.m. today while intensity 2 was felt in Laoag City and in Pasuquin town in Ilocos Norte.
The last big quake in Dagupan happened on July 16,1990 and left the city in ruins. The city has bounced back since then but residents will always remember the fear of a quake.(ANL/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:24 AM

Gradual phase out of fish cages, pens okayed in Pangasinan's Caquipotan channel
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BOLINAO, Pangasinan, July 8 (PNA) - A gradual phaseout of all the aqua-culture structures along the Caquipotan Channel, site of a massive fishkill in the early part of June, will be in effect for a period of two years starting this year.

This was agreed upon during an aquaculture dialogue called for here on Thursday by Governor Amado Espino Jr. and attended by Mayors Alfonso Celeste of Bolinao and Aldrin Cerdan of Anda and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Nestor Domenden.

During the dialogue, aquaculture operators put forward their request to Espino, through the mayors of Anda and Bolinao, seeking a two-year gradual phase out of the dismantling of all fish structures along the Caquipotan Channel.

Espino and Domenden, whose office is implementing a strict no fishpen policy along all the rivers and waterways in Pangasinan, agreed with the two-year gradual phase out of fishpen structures.

However, the governor reiterated that all the fishpens must now be removed in accordance with the "no fishpen policy" since these structures are not friendly to the environment by blocking the flow of water that cause pollution and eventually fishkill.

Espino and Domenden earlier agreed to relocate the fish cages in the Caquipotan Channel to Sual where a 200-hectare mariculture farm was earlier set aside with the help of BFAR.

Domenden told newsmen during a Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas forum in Dagupan on Thursday that even if there is gradual phase out of all the fishing structures along the Caquipotan Channel, the timetable of the “no fishpen policy” of the BFAR will still be met.

BFAR earlier allocated P1.5 million, which it coursed through the provincial government of Pangasinan, to be used in the implementation of its “no fishpen” policy.

Domenden is happy that the municipal government of Bolinao set aside another P800,000 to be used in demolishing fishpens in its own side of the channel.

He said the “no fish pen” policy is being waged for one year starting in October 2010 and is set for completion in October this year.

Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya said other agencies were directed by Espino to observe the agreement and conduct an inventory of the present structures of the Caquipotan Channel.

Zenaida Ugaban, a supervisor of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG), said that demolition of fish cages had in fact started in the two towns based on the report of Mayor Celeste and Cerdan that there are now few remaining fishpens in their respective areas.

Former First District Rep. Arthur Celeste, who also attended the dialogue, said the plan to clear the Caquipotan Channel will finally put an end to massive fishkill in western Pangasinan.

Espino said that when all the fish cages are removed from the Caquipotan Channel, he will deploy the province’s dredging machines to dredge the waterway and restore its original depth.

After that, he will introduce fertilization or bio-remediation in the area to restore its ecosystem. (PNA)

saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:44 AM

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Imbestigador GMA10 Dagupan
July 9, 2011 People's Astrodome

saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:54 AM

[size=5]Region 1 Medical Center up for upgrading, expansion next year[/B] (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=357829)

DAGUPAN CITY, July 8 (PNA) — The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) here is among 22 government hospitals throughout the country set for upgrading starting next year under a five-year upgrading program of the Department of Health (DOH).

Dr. Roland Mejia, R1MC director, said that the five-year upgrading of the hospital will coincide with the implementation of the five-year expansion of R1MC from 300 beds to 600 beds set to be realized through a bill filed by Rep. Gina de Venecia (4th District, Pangasinan). The bill was already approved by both houses of Congress, he said.

With this development, Mejia expressed confidence that the funding for the expansion of R1MC into 600-bed capacity will be already included in the 2012 General Appropriations Act.

“R1MC is lucky that it is third in the list of 22 DOH-run hospitals throughout the country set for upgrading under the five-year upgrading plan starting next year,” said Mejia during a press conference on Thursday.

Health Secretary Enrique Ona has set aside P20 billion budget for the upgrading of the DOH-administered hospitals throughout the country for the next five years.

A Level IV Tertiary Hospital which is also a training and teaching hospital, R1MC needs expansion because it accommodates more than 300 patients daily which is more than 100 percent than it can really accommodate.

Mejia said that under the expansion program for R1MC, 60 beds will be added to the hospital every year for the next five years starting 2012 till the additional 300 beds are completed.

The expansion of R1MC from 300 to 600-bed capacity includes its augmentation in human, technological and physical aspects, all aimed at making the hospital the most modern of its kind north of Manila.

Mejia said the expansion and upgrading of R1MC is expected to benefit patients coming not only from Pangasinan but also Zambales, northern parts of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, western Nueva Vizcaya and southern parts of Benguet and La Union.

He said that being a training and teaching hospital, the only one in Pangasinan, R1MC will soon implement a specialty training program for neuro surgery, consistent with its present status as the trauma center in Region 1.

R1MC is also being eyed to become a heart, kidney and lung hospital and is set to perform its first ever kidney transplant before the end of this year.

Its plan to become a heart, kidney and lung center was endorsed by the Regional Development Council (RDC).

Aside from this, R1MC is also the Regional Blood Center in line with the National Blood Program implemented by the DOH and is working closely with the Philippine Red Cross in collecting and giving blood to the needy. (PNA)

ISwitch

July 8th, 2011, 05:02 PM

christian joe

July 8th, 2011, 05:52 PM

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KALANTIAO BUILDING
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Provincial Library
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URDUJA MANSION
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION BUILDING
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FINANCE BUILDING
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MALONG BUILDING
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
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LINGAYEN BEACH FRONT
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NARCISO RAMOS SPORTS AN CIVIC CENTER
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saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:28 PM

^^nice set!!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana:

saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:52 PM

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Mayors Julier Resuello(seated, left), Ricardo Camacho(seated, 2nd from left), and Amado Espino III(seated, 2nd from right), of San Carlos City, Bayambang, and Bautista towns in Pangasinan, respectively, sign the memorandum of agreement(MOA) on the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s(DILG’s) project Enhancing LGU Capacity on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management during their two-day activity at the People’s Astrodome in Dagupan City last June 29. Also signing the agreement is DILG Region I director Manuel Biason(right). Mayors from some towns and cities in the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Iloilo, Capiz, and Tarlac who attended the activity also signed the agreement.CESAR RAMIREZ

saintm

July 8th, 2011, 11:55 PM

NARCISO RAMOS SPORTS AN CIVIC CENTER
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READY NA FOR PALARONG PAMBANSA 2012!!!! :banana::banana::banana:

lightz

July 9th, 2011, 04:31 AM

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The Casa Real - constructed in the 1840s, the Casa Real was
a royal house where the Alcalde
Mayor resided and held office as
the Governor and the Judge of
the Court of First Instance. It
became the station of the Spanish soldiers and their native
recruits who helped fought the
Katipuneros during the
revolutionary war against the
Spanish rule. At the end of that
century when the Americans colonized the province, it was
named Capitol and served as the
Office of the Governor. After the
Taft Commission organized
Pangasinan as a civil province on
February 16, 1901, Judge William Howard Taft and his
commissioners went to Lingayen
and were given a grand
reception in Casa Real. In World
War II, the building was used by
the Japanese as office during their invasion of the country and
was partly damaged by the
American naval bombardment in
1945. This 1,728 sqm. - public
edifice served at one time or the
other as the office and residence of the Alcalde Mayor
and the Gobernador Civil, the
courts of the judiciary, public
elementary school and
government offices. It was
declared a National Historical Landmark by the National
Historical Institute in 2002.

source: pangasinantourism.com

lightz

July 9th, 2011, 05:19 AM

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The Colegio del Santissimo
Rosario - erected along the Agno River in Lingayen in 1890
by the Dominicansas an exclusive
school for girls, the Colegio del
Santissimo Rosario had a
dormitory for the ninas, a
clausura for the madres and a chapel. It served as barracks of
American soldiers for two (2)
years during the Filipino-
American war and was damaged
from the bombings that came
with the Lingayen Gulf Landings during World War II. In 1947, the
Columban sisters opened the St.
Columban's Academy at the
Colegio, following Bishop Mariano
Madriaga's offer to use it as
school for children in Lingayen. The school, now named St.
Columban's College, moved to its
present location beside the
Catholic church in 1954. When
the Dominican sisters
constructed another school in San Manuel town, they retrieved
materials from the Colegio and
used them for their new school
building, thus leaving its ruins.

source: pangasinantourism.com

ISwitch

July 9th, 2011, 07:52 AM

Bangus Pens in Dagupan:
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photo credits: Dagupan Snapshots (http://snapshotcollections.blogspot.com/2006/12/bangus-fish-pond-in-dagupan.html)

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 09:17 AM

Dagupan medical center up for expansion (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/local-news/2011/07/09/dagupan-medical-center-expansion-165872)

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

DAGUPAN CITY -- The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) here is among 22 government hospitals throughout the country set for upgrading starting next year under a five-year upgrading program of the Department of Health (DOH).

Dr. Roland Mejia, R1MC director, said the five-year upgrading of the hospital will coincide with the implementation of the five-year expansion of R1MC from 300 beds to 600 beds set to be realized through a bill filed by Representative Gina de Venecia (fourth district, Pangasinan).

The bill was already approved by both houses of Congress, he said.

With this development, Mejia expressed confidence that the funding for the expansion of R1MC into 600-bed capacity will be included in the 2012 General Appropriations Act.

"R1MC is lucky that it is third in the list of 22 DOH-run hospitals throughout the country set for upgrading under the five-year upgrading plan starting next year," said Mejia during a press conference on Thursday.

Health Secretary Enrique Ona has set aside P20 billion budget for the upgrading of the DOH-administered hospitals throughout the country for the next five years.

A Level IV Tertiary Hospital, which is also a training and teaching hospital, R1MC needs expansion because it accommodates more than 300 patients daily, which is more than 100 percent than it can really accommodate.

Mejia said that under the expansion program for R1MC, 60 beds will be added to the hospital every year for the next five years starting 2012 until the additional 300 beds are completed.

The expansion of R1MC from 300 to 600-bed capacity includes its augmentation in human, technological and physical aspects, all aimed at making the hospital the most modern of its kind north of Manila. (Leonardo V. Micua)

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on July 09, 2011.

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saintm

July 9th, 2011, 09:23 AM

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 09:31 AM

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 09:41 AM

Majority of Alaminos City villages have solid waste facilities (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/07/09/majority-alaminos-city-villages-have-solid-waste-facilities-165820)

Saturday, July 9, 2011

AN ENVIRONMENTAL group on Friday praised the city of Alaminos in Pangasinan for establishing materials recovery facilities needed to manage waste.

In a public assembly held last Wednesday, city engineer Ismael Najera reported that 25 out 39 villages have already set up their MRFs as required by the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (Republic Act 9003).

MRFs, also known as ecology centers, are meant to facilitate resource recovery and recycling at the barangay-level. It is comprised mainly of a storage area for recyclables, and a composting area for organics.

"We believe that zero waste is achievable in Alaminos," Anne Larracas, project staff of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) said.

It took only less than three months for non-compliant villages to establish MRFs and commit in implementing segregated collection, composting and recycling, according to GAIA.

Among the MRF-compliant villages are Amandiego, Amangbangan, Balangobong, Balayang, Baleyadaan, Bisocol, Bolaney, Cabatuan, Cayucay, Dulacac, Inerangan, Maawi, Mona, Poblacion, Pogo, Polo, Quibuar, Sabangan, San Antonio, San Roque, Santa Maria, Tangcarang, Tawin-Tawin and Telbang.

Aside from the village-based MRFs, Alaminos City has a central MRF located at the boundaries of Bisocol and Dulacac villages.

From July 2010 to July 2011, 38 village technical consultations were held to inform village officials about zero waste and the requirements of Republic Act 9003.

In September 2009, Mayor Hernani Braganza signed a Memorandum of Agreement with GAIA to collaborate and pursue zero waste in Alaminos City.

"At least it can be said that during our time, we did our share in protecting the environment," Najera, who also heads Alaminos' General Services Office said.

Earlier, the Eco Waste Coalition appealed to the public to cut the country's waste volume of 13 million tons annually, close and rehabilitate over 1,000 illegal dumpsites and stop the practice of littering. (Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 09:50 AM

Alexander Street - Urdaneta

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bcl4me

July 9th, 2011, 11:43 AM

Alexander Street - Urdaneta

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qlZRMA0BnbY/TTy5lcXjbXI/AAAAAAAAGGk/xZGVSOTexg4/s400/IMG_9207.JPG

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qlZRMA0BnbY/TTy5evk3DGI/AAAAAAAAGGE/lrhfDe_5rtA/s400/IMG_9198.JPG

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qlZRMA0BnbY/TTy5ftmWrUI/AAAAAAAAGGI/cJdUXI9FNoY/s400/IMG_9199.JPG

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qlZRMA0BnbY/TTy5iBdkVFI/AAAAAAAAGGU/AhGg1UocsPA/s400/IMG_9203.JPG

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^^:banana:

bcl4me

July 9th, 2011, 12:00 PM

Agno River:
Rosales, Pangasinan
http://www.philskies.net/images/RATS/First%20PPL%20flights/07%2005%2011-12%20Flying%20w%20Carlo%20in%20May/Rosales.JPG
Between Asingan and Sta Maria, Pangasinan:
http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Agno_river.jpg/256px-Agno_river.jpg
http://www.travelphilippinesnow.com/wp-content/uploads/Agno-River.jpg
Ambuklao Dam along Agno River:
http://365greatpinoystuff.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/ambuklao-dam-benguet.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4438265240_287ffa3af6_o.jpg
Agno River in Lingayen:
http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/the-pistay-dayat-kick-off.jpg
Agno River in San Fabian, Pangasinan:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/4634694135_f4be37d9e3.jpg

bcl4me

July 9th, 2011, 12:42 PM

San Roque Dam in Pangasinan along Agno River:
http://www.wcc.com/images/Photos/838/San%20Roque%20Project_Philipp.jpg

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 04:01 PM

Agno River in San Fabian, Pangasinan:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/4634694135_f4be37d9e3.jpg
hahaha papi anuvah wala po agno river sa san fabian... baka sa bued river po yan!!!! :cheers:

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 04:06 PM

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/326118/pangasinan-leads-infra-projects
Pangasinan leads in infra projects

By LIEZLE BASA IÑIGO
July 9, 2011, 4:36pm :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines — Pangasinan ranks first among the provinces in Region 1 on the number of ongoing infrastructure projects.

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 1 Director Leonardo N. Quitos Jr. told reporters Wednesday that eight projects in the province are under different stages of development.

Three of the projects are inter-town highways that will connect to other provinces, while the rest are water resources projects involving the construction of irrigation systems and flood control structures.

Among the transportation projects are the 84.5 km, four-lane Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Toll Expressway Project (TPLUTE), costing P14.6 billion; the Roll On-Roll Off (Ro-Ro) ramp in Sual Port (P80.3 million) and the Alaminos Airport Development Project (P3.6 billion).

The water resources projects are the Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project (ARIIP), costing P11.25 billion; Lower Agno River Irrigation System Rehabilitation Project (P858 million); Agno Flood Control Project, Phase II, (P3.49 billion); Agno Flood Control Project, Phase III, (P3.48 billion) and Allied Rivers Improvement Project (ARIP), (P5.24 billion).

According to Quiros, the projects were sometimes delayed because of legal issues, like when they reach town boundaries.

Second District Congressman Leopoldo Bataoil promised Quiros he will sponsor a bill that will resolve such issues.

The government agencies implementing the projects are the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 04:59 PM

Pangasinan State U celebrates 32nd founding anniversary (http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/)

by Venus H. Sarmiento
DAGUPAN CITY, July 8 (PIA) -- The Pangasinan State University will celebrate its 32nd anniversary on July 18-22 with several activities laid out for the event.

A campus level celebration will start on July 18 with a motorcade, campus fair and academic and cultural competitions. The next day, a sports fest and community services will be conducted by the faculty and students.
On July 20, an inter-university students’ day to include cultural shows will be held after a thanksgiving mass.

The formal opening program will take place on July 21 where Ambassador Amadeo Perez,Jr. will be the guest of honor. Perez, a former mayor of Urdaneta Cty in the province is now the ambassador of the Philippines to Taiwan and is the chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).

PSU Board of Regents presiding chair William Medrano will serve as the keynote speaker of the event which include the awarding of Honoris Causa to the guest of honor and speaker, awarding of citation, medals and plaques of recognition to university awardees, retirees and other individuals.
The much awaited search for Mr and Miss PSU will highlight the afternoon event.

The last day, July 22, is reserved for the community outreach program followed by the program for faculty, non-teaching personnel and alumni.

Dr. Victoriano Estira, who got his second term as university president recently, enjoins Pangasinenses to join the state university in the celebration. (ANL/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 05:05 PM

Pangasinan to bid as next host of Palarong Pambansa (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=5&rid=358165)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 9 (PNA) -- The province is set to bid as next year's host to the Palarong Pambansa, the yearly sports event sponsored by the Department of Education (DepEd).

Sixth District Board Member Ranjit Shahani filed a Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) resolution authorizing Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. to bid, in behalf of the provincial government, in the hosting of the Palarong Pambasa next year.

The Palarong Pambansa is the biggest annual scholastic athletic competition nationwide conducted by DepEd and participated in by elementary pupils and high school students from both the public and private schools.

Last May, provincial administrator Rafael Baraan, sports coordinator Modesto Operania, together with Shahani and several SP members, went to Dapitan City in Zamboanga Del Norte, this year’s host, to signify Pangasinan’s readiness to host the 2012 games.

Shahani said Pangasinan has complete sports facilities to host the event while other provinces out to bid are yet to complete their respective facilities.

Pangasinan hosted the Palarong Pambansa in 1995 when one of the province’s most prominent sons, Fidel Ramos, was president of the Philippines.

If Pangasinan succeeds in its bid to host next year’s event, the games will be held anew at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) in the capital town of Lingayen. (PNA)

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 05:12 PM

Urdaneta diner serves traditional Pangasinan cuisine (http://loqal.ph/food-and-beverage/2010/12/28/urdaneta-diner-serves-traditional-pangasinan-cuisine/)

URDANETA CITY, PANGASINAN – The quaint one-floor diner of Ciudad Fernandino Hotel is often recommended by locals for those who want to sample traditional Pangasinan and Ilocano cuisine.

The ground floor of Ciudad Fernandino Hotel doubles as a restaurant and cake and pastry shop, the latter named Pasteleria de Ciudad or “city cake shop”.

The family-owned food establishment has been serving locals and tourists with well-known Pangasinan dishes for over 20 years, according to the local staff Cynthia Esguerra.

Although the place seems unassuming because of its simple design, the dining area has a homey allure to it, reminding you of the look and feel of local diners long before there were air-conditioned malls and fastfood places.

The tables are covered with green checkered table tops and can seat 50 to 60 guests at a time. Relying on natural ventilation and lighting, the dining area actually follows the traditional Filipino homes – big capiz windows opened wide to let the air flow and let natural light in,

While waiting for our order, I took some photos of the bronze teapots on display near the entrance to the kitchen area. There are also four- to five-layers of designer cakes and kiddie-themed cakes that the Pasteleria produces and which natives prefer over more popular commercial brands.

Bestsellers at the restaurant include the Plato Ilocano, a budget meal consisting of a generous serving of pork sisig, a bowl of pinakbet, and a cup of rice served with iced tea. The meal, which costs P150, is good enough for a heavy lunch meal and had me full that I skipped merienda for the next four hours.

Ilocanos originally use shrimps or prawns to add flavor to the pinakbet vegetables consisting of talong (eggplant), ampalaya (bitter gourd), sitaw (string beans), kalabasa (squash) and okra (ladies fingers). The shrimp flavor also complements the salty taste of the bagoong alamang (shrimp paste).

Aside from the vegetables, what I liked about the pinakbet served here is the thick and generous serving of tasty pinkish soup (due to the color of alamang) that filled half the bowl. Often, I would get a dry pinakbet in Metro Manila so the soup of the pinakbet, which I sipped and poured over my steamed rice, was a delightful change. Simply, yummy.

The sisig, on the other hand, was a bit moist and is mostly composed of pork fat and had less lean meat so I gave most of my share to my food buddy, who ordered fried daing na bangus.

Another must-try is the restaurant’s Pasta Fernandino, a house specialty that has crunchy longganisa from Alaminos (a nearby town) and shrimp tossed in tomato-basil pesto. For P150, the serving is good for three persons already and have about 20 medium-sized shrimps and true enough, crunchy longganisa.

To offer more choices to diners, the restaurant also included another Pangasinan delicacy, the daing na boneless bangus, which was fried with crushed garlic for added taste. The restaurant gets its bangus supply from neighboring Dagupan City, famous for pioneering the industry of boneless bangus in Pangasinan.

The bangus measured over 12 inches from head to tail and is full of meat–a bargain, considering that it was only worth P150. Apart from being deboned, which made it easier to eat, the daing na bangus served to us tasted fresh and not of burak or muddy.

I remember my mother, who taught me to look for clear eyes, red gills and firm scales attached to the skin when buying bangus. More importantly, fresh bangus should not smell of burak or it will likely tastes like mud when cooked.

For drinks, we ordered a pot of healthy salabat (ginger tea), which was a perfect way to end the meal. For P25, the pot of salabat was able to fill three cups and tastes good even without sugar. For added flavor, I just sprinkled calamansi.

To entice diners to explore more of Pangasinan, the walls and columns of the dining area offer a glimpse of the different towns with large framed photos featuring their cottage industries and tourist destinations. Most of the photos were taken from the trips of the restaurant owners and are in sepia prints.

Strategically located for those traveling to the North (especially Baguio City), Urdaneta is an ideal stopover for lunch. Sure, there’s a Jollibee or Chow King but if you’re not in a rush, you can go local with Ciudad Fernandino.

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 05:37 PM

DENR confers Likas Yaman award to SM City Rosales

ROSALES, Pangasinan, July 9 (PNA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office has conferred the Likas Yaman award to SM City Rosales as "Best Partner in the Industry" during the recent Environment Month celebration.

This was in recognition of SM City Rosales' advocacy in protecting and preserving the environment through its different environment-friendly programs in line with SM Supermalls’ Corporate Social Responsibility Programs.

The award was received by Jeremy Mendoza, mall manager of SM Rosales, during a ceremony held at the Oasis Country Resort in San Fernando City, La Union

The other Likas Yaman awardees are the province of Pangasinan (for provincial level) which owns the Best LGU-Initiated Environment Project along with Dagupan City and the municipality of Sta. Maria in Pangasinan in the city and municipal levels, respectively.

Other winners were the Northwestern University in Laoag City for the Most Outstanding University Environmental Outreach Program; Balincaguin Conservancy in Mabini, Pangasinan, Most Outstanding NGO (Non-Government Organization) Partner; Mario Sebastian Jr., Most Outstanding Individual Initiative in Environmental Protection; Erlinda N. Peralta, Most Outstanding Woman in Environment; and Modesto O. Opeňa, Most Outstanding Individual Initiative in Agro-Forestry Development.

The DENR has institutionalized the National Likas Yaman Awards for Environmental Excellence since 1996 to promote greater participation and partnership in environmental endeavors.

Under the Likas Yaman award, individuals and institutions are recognized and honored each year.

For its part, aside from maintaining and improving the malls’ foot traffic, SM City Rosales also integrates approaches on caring for the Mother Earth.

Some of the company initiatives include water conservation, air-quality efficiency through no smoking policy on mall premises, energy efficiency, and solid waste management where the Trash to Cash Program is incorporated which encourages people and tenants of the mall to sell their recyclable wastes.

At the same time, waste segregation is also a practice inside the mall through color-coded trash bins.

SM City Rosales also conducted a biofuel seminar for transport operation groups in coordination with Ramon Jaurigue of Biomass Energy Management Division of the Department of Energy (DOE).

The seminar was to inform transport operators about environment-friendly source of fuel which improves combustion and reduce black smoke emission.

SM City Rosales will continue to incorporate community awareness, nature protection projects, and environment-friendly programs. (PNA)

lightz

July 9th, 2011, 05:51 PM

Shoemart project delayed

SATURDAY, 09 JULY 2011 19:33
LITO U. GAGNI / GAGNI’S GLEANINGS

Shoemart has stopped the construction of a proposed shopping complex in Dagupan City, the melting pot of Pangasinan (dagup is Pangalatok for meet), because of problems related to its acquisition of a four-hectare fishpond in Mayombo District in order to have a bigger space for the planned buying mecca. The fishponds in the district, by the way, produce the world-rated “Bonuan bangus,” with its telltale tail. SM had been looking for a suitable location for its Dagupan City shopping complex for more than five years. The search ended when it bought from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas a four-hectare land owned by the shuttered Orient Bank of Jose Go, who also owns Ever-Gotesco shopping complex. When construction on the property started, SM sought to maximize the space he bought from Go and forthwith negotiated with the property near it, which is owned by Cesar Duque, whose family used to own the University of Pangasinan. The
Duque family later sold the school to the Phinma Group of the del Rosarios, who are on the prowl for investments in institutions of higher learning, buying a tertiary school in Iloilo and Nueva Ecija. It is still not known whether Duque sold all of his four-hectare
property or just a portion of it, but when Shoemart started to fill in the fishpond site in preparation for the building of the complex, the problems started. It remains unknown if the problems are related to the possible loss of Dagupan as a Bonuan bangus source or to some other business issues.

Magic and CSI shopping complexes

The entry of the SM chain has created a lot of buzz in Dagupan City since it would compete head-on with the shopping complexes of comebacking Dagupan City Mayor Benjie Lim, erstwhile Duty Free Philippines president during the time of Fidel
V. Ramos, and those of Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez’s CSI. It is said that one top official of the city council favors the entry of the SM chain because its relocation from Dagupan City could lead to an exodus of sorts should taipan Henry Sy Sr. decide
to put one outside the city limits.
Whatever it is, the project is in limbo and until the problem is solved, the people of Dagupan will just have to wait.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion/13519-shoemart-project-delayed?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 9th, 2011, 06:17 PM

saintm

July 9th, 2011, 08:56 PM

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/hom...ce=twitterfeed

^^^^^^^^^^^^
SM Dagupan is true talaga!!! VERY REAL!!! THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL SM MALL EVER!!!

Yea sure na sure na po yan ha!!! tatayo sila ng Largest Mall north of manila malaki pa po kesa SM Pampanga.. I wish may hotels, offices at school pa sana no sa laki ng lupa may new cbd na itatayo ha LIKE IT! :cheers:

Its worth the wait because she will be the most beautiful and modern sm kapag natapos north of the capital daba NICE!!! MAY ACCESS sa river pwede mag ferry papunta sa mall.. ganda!!! ok I go to sm rosales later ciao

ISwitch

July 10th, 2011, 02:08 AM

ISwitch

July 10th, 2011, 02:13 AM

San Roque Dam in Pangasinan along Agno River:
http://www.wcc.com/images/Photos/838/San%20Roque%20Project_Philipp.jpg

^^siguro pwede pa dagdagan ng dam along agno river^^3 dams are not enough

lightz

July 10th, 2011, 03:36 AM

Sana masettle na yang gusot sa land acquisition ng SM sa Dagupan ASAP. Ok lang na madelay basta tuloy na tuloy na ang SM Dagupan :banana: :banana: :banana:

bcl4me

July 10th, 2011, 10:31 AM

christian joe

July 10th, 2011, 04:26 PM

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 10th, 2011, 06:04 PM

^^ joe..wag ka mag alala..maipapatayo din yang SM City Dagupan :D malapit lapit na :D

IBP, ‘Imbestigador’ offer free legal assistance to Pangasinenses
by Venus H. Sarmiento

DAGUPAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- Pangasinenses who cannot afford to hire a lawyer for legal advice can avail of free assistance courtesy of Pangasinan lawyers and a television station.
Twenty-five lawyers of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Pangasinan chapter and television giant GMA-7 joined hands to bring justice closer to poor people in a caravan today at the People’s Astrodome from 9 a.m to 3 p.m.
Mike Enriquez, host of the popular TV program ‘Imbestigador’ will grace the occasion.
Officers of the National Statistics Office will also give free legal advice on issues concerning birth, death and marriage certificates.
Enriquez and his team are touring the country to provide free legal assistance to poor Filipinos as he saw justice is, more often than not, far for those who have no money.
Imbestigador has toured Cebu in the Visayas and Davao in Mindanao. Here in Luzon, Dagupan City was the chosen venue.(ANL/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=42561

^^ :righton:

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 06:36 PM

To all foodies out there, I can't help myself but share this..I think this new restaurant is just overly artificially overhyped..in fact I even planned to apply for a franchise..But lately after doing some research and visiting some of its franchised branches, I could smell something fishy..Frankly, what Chic-boy is doing by franchising too early and prematurely is very reckless..Just a few months after it opened, nagpa-franchise agad aggressively..I think because Franchise Fees ang habol.. :bash::bash::bash:

Taking the opportunity before the FAD subsides..I read in a franchising book that a new dine-in fastfood concept has to be tested for at least 2 years of operation before opening it to franchise, to be sure that the concept is not a Fad. so people should be careful..last week, I went to ChicBoy in Jackman Munoz QC and was surprised na super konti ang customer. I heard also that the franchisee of Chicboy in Meycauayan Savemore Supima Bulacan is losing but I still have to visit soon. I think to validate, franchise applicants should visit its stores to know the real score.. :ohno::ohno::ohno:

hi po mr rodriguez.. ito po ba yung chicboy sa eastgate plaza?? bukas punta po me sa dagups gagala uli..

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 06:40 PM

pagkakataon na ng CSI at Magic na iimprove ang facilities nila para hindi sila maiwanan...expasion and beautification ang labanan dyan, 8hectares=80ksqm, subra na laki nun, 2000sqm nga pwede na patayuan ng resort with complet ameneties eh, kase ganun yung lote namin dati

talking about SM ha you know what ha natatalo po ng csi ang savemore sa royalmall nadaan po kami dun kanina papunta kami sa sm city rosales yeah kanina na galing kasi me hauz ng friend ko sa polong norte no.. naku na shok me ha onti tau huhuhuhu so sad mahina ata ang marketing nila.. ang csi super lakas ha may traffic sa harap po nila dami madlang pipol.. winner parin ang csi dami namimili^^^^^^

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 06:42 PM

:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:
hi papi joe ano po balita sa tplex sa asingan? nakikipag away na me kasi ang bagal ng construction nila ha kaloka papi :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: apir!!!

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 06:45 PM

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 06:52 PM

http://www.pinoy-entrepreneur.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chic-boy-logo.jpg

26 STORES NOW GRILLING

MAKATI CITY
•112 Jupiter St.(beside Strumms), Makati City
Tel No. 659-4762/ 659-8000

•778- 781 Filben Bldg., J.P. Rizal St. (in front of Makati City Hall), Makati City
Tel No. 519- 9534

•Mezzanine Floor, Insular Life Building, 6781 Ayala Ave, Makati City

MANILA CITY
•Units 369- 373 Oversea Mansion, Plaza Santa Cruz (in front of Santa Cruz Church), Manila
Tel No. 516-1616

•2022 Recto Ave (across U.E), Manila
Tel No. 516-0089
•553 U.N. Ave cor. Churruca St. (near Manila Pavillion), Ermita, Manila
Tel No. 516-8703

•Juan Luna St. corner Recto Ave., Manila

MUNTINLUPA CITY
•2/F El Molito Commercial Center, Madrigal Ave. cor. Alabang- Zapote Rd., Muntinlupa City
Tel No. 846-7117/ 846-8000

•2045 Montillano St., Alabang, Muntinlupa City

MANDALUYONG CITY

•700 Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City
Tel No. 571-3879

•500 Shaw Bldg., Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City

PARANAQUE CITY

•27 President's Ave., Tahanan Village, Brgy BF Homes, Paranque City
Tel No.

PASAY CITY
•Boomland Complex, Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Pasay City (across World Trade Center)

QUEZON CITY
•104 Timog Avenue, Quezon City
Tel No. 355-7021/ 442-6494

• 3 West Ave cor. Cavite St, West Triangle, Quezon City
Tel No. 355-7525

•157 ABC Building, Roosevelt Ave cor. Del Monte, Quezon City
Tel No. 415-6000

•Jackman Plaza, EDSA, Munoz, Quezon City

•Unit 19 and 20, Shopwise Arcade, Araneta, Quezon City

•San Roque Supermarket, Quirino Highway cor Dumalay St., Novaliches, Quezon City

KALOOKAN CITY

•669 Ten Commandments Bldg., Rizal Ave Ext., Monumento, Kalookan City
Tel No. 442-9326

BULACAN

•44 Corazon De Jesus St. Sta. Maria, Bulacan
Tel No. (044) 641-8888

•Savemore Malhacan Road, Meycauayan, Bulacan

CAVITE

•Governor's Drive , General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite City

LAGUNA

•Unit B1, Ground Floor, Shopwise, San Pedro, Laguna
Tel No. 553-4721

Las Pinas
•Block 14, Lot 17 Alabang-Zapote Rd., Pamplona Tres, Las Pinas City (across Star Mall Las Pinas)

Pangasinan

•Ground Floor, Eastgate Plaza, AB Fernandez Ave., Dagupan City

38 STORES GRILLING SOON

Batangas
•2/F Nu Citi Central Mall, P.Burgos St., Batangas City

Bulacan
•Esperanza Mall, MacArthur Hi-way, Maycauayan, Bulacan
•MassWay Supermarket, Plaridel-Pulilan Diversion Road, Pulilan Bulacan

Cainta
•Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta,Rizal

Cavite
•VCentral Mall, Governor's Drive, Manggahan, General Trias, Cavite
•Robinsons Place Dasmarinas- Terraza Dasma, Dasmarinas, Cavite
•New Hub Plaza, Tirona Hi-way, Bacoor Cavite

Isabela
Canciller Ave., Cauayan, Isabela

Laguna
•Paseo Uno De Calamba, Brgy. Paciano Rizal, Calamba, Laguna
•Ground Floor, Binan Central Mall, Binan, Laguna
•Puregold Sta. Rosa, Laguna

Legaspi City
•Landco Business Park, F. Imperial St., Legaspi City

Makati City
•Guadalupe Commercial Complex, Guadalupe, Makati City
•Puregold J.P. Rizal, Makati City

Manila
•4311 Old Sta. Mesa St. cor. Santolan Ext., Sta. Mesa, Manila
•410 Quezon Blvd. cor R.Hidalgo, Manila
•G/F Grand Espana Residences, Espana cor Tolentino Sts., Sampaloc, Manila
•3rd Level Cityplace Square, Reina Regente, Manila
•Unit 19, Otis Shophouses, Paz M. Guazon St., Paco Manila City
•Ground Floor Harrison Plaza Shopping, Malate Manila

Marikina
•Ground Floor, E-Com Bldg., Riverbanks Mall, Marikina City
•Graceland Plaza, J.P. Rizal Ave., Marikina City

Olongapo City
Magsaysay Drive, Olongapo City

Pangasinan
•Metro Plaza, AB Fernandez Ave., Dagupan City

Paranaque City
•San Antonio Avenue, Paranaque City

Pasay City
•Libertad St., Pasay City

Quezon City
•Quezon Ave cor Banawe St., Quezon City
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saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:04 PM

Alix film about a fish ‘born’ to poor couple (http://entertainment.inquirer.net/5211/alix-film-about-a-fish-%E2%80%98born%E2%80%99-to-poor-couple)
Philippine Daily Inquirer
7:46 pm | 7:46 pm

Actress Cherry Pie Picache said her role in the Adolf Alix Jr. drama “Isda (Fable of the Fish)” was too good to pass up.
She plays a woman who is convinced that she has given birth to a fish, and treats it like a real child.
“It was a role I just couldn’t refuse,” Cherry Pie told Inquirer. “I think the simpler a character is, the more difficult it is to portray. This required more from me than many other past roles. The challenge here is to convince viewers that my character, Lina, is not deranged; she genuinely loves the fish.”
The story follows Lina and husband Miguel (Bembol Roco) after leaving rural life in Pangasinan to try their luck in the city. The couple ends up living near the dumpsite in Catmon, Malabon.
Lina gets pregnant and gives birth to a fish—a Bala shark—to the surprise of witnesses. This becomes a struggle for Lina because Miguel could not accept it. “What unfolds is a fable that questions the needs and compromises of a real family,” Alix said.
First time
“Isda,” an entry in the Directors’ Showcase category of the 7th Cinemalaya, was written by Palanca Award winner Jerry B. Gracio.
It was Cherry Pie’s first time to work with Alix, who said he was quite taken with her work.
“She asked intelligent questions and tried to learn as much as she could about Lina,” the director said. “She even attempted to bond with the fish. I guess her being a mother (to Nio, 9) helped her relate to the character.”
Bembol was very effective as Miguel, added Alix. “He knew intuitively how his lines should be delivered. He supported Cherry Pie throughout the film. His work was compelling, to put it simply. Actually, the entire cast blew me away.”
Fish ‘employed’
That cast included Anita Linda, Rosanna Roces, Angel Aquino, Alan Paule, Evelyn Vargas and Arnold Reyes.
Alix said he “employed” over 10 pieces of the Bala shark species for this movie.
“This species is very delicate, a slight change of water temperature could kill it,” Alix explained, adding that filming in Malabon for 10 days was very difficult. “We shot in knee-deep water because I wanted to show what it’s like to live submerged in flood water. There’s a scene where Lina and Miguel’s house burns down. It was difficult to pull in terms of logistics, and I’m glad we pulled it off.”
Cherry Pie said working in the Malabon dumpsite was nothing less than a “learning experience.”
“I’ve been to the Payatas and Smokey Mountain dumpsites,” she explained. “One would think that, after all that time—that was eight years ago—we’d have already progressed as a country. I was stunned to see that the living conditions in Catmon are so much worse now, totally subhuman.”
The actress was all praise for her director, and said she had never worked with someone with so much energy.
“Adolf never seemed to get tired, considering that he was also directing a teleserye for ABS-CBN (‘Hiyas’) while doing this film,” said Cherry Pie. “He’s very clear, specific and detailed when he gives instructions.”
Hands-on
She added: “He is very hands-on. He checks on everyone, from the cast members down to the crew and utilities men. He collaborates with each one of us—he is part of the camera crew, the production design team and even the crowd-control group. This can only be because he really loves what he’s doing.”
Alix graduated magna cum laude from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila with a degree in mass communication. His first full-length film, “Donsol” (2006), was the country’s entry to the best foreign language film category of the US Academy Awards in 2007.
His subsequent films were screened in various festivals abroad. He made it to The Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Generation Asia 2010,” a list of the top 20 young personalities in the region deemed “the best and brightest among their peers.”
E-mail mcruz@inquirer.com.ph.

Cherry Pie Picache proud daughter of Malasiqui!!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

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July 10th, 2011, 07:08 PM

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saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:08 PM

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Paddling their own kayak
By: Kara Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
9:23 pm | Saturday, July 9th, 2011

A tandem team of kayakers during the 3-km novice race. Photograph by Kara Santos
In a country blessed with oceans, beautiful beaches and lakes, paddling around in a kayak can be one of the most enjoyable activities on water.
No wonder dozens of enthusiasts took to the water aboard colorful kayaks one weekend for the Philippine Kayaking Series organized by the Sun and Sea Sports Systems, Inc. and the Philippine Kayaking Association (PKA).
Aside from savoring the beach, the fresh air and the workout, it was also a great excuse to visit the Anvaya Cove Beach and Nature Club in Morong, Bataan.
There were free rides on hobie kayaks, a crazy eight kayak race challenge and a kayaking clinic, while earlier in the day, expert kayakers set off on a 32-km marathon that passed through the open waters of the West Philippine Sea and paddled towards San Fernando, Zambales from Mabayo, Morong, Bataan.
But there’s more to this sport than just recreation, says PKA secretary-general Andrea Camara. “Kayaking is a very environmental-friendly way to see the country,” she notes, adding that despite our great beaches and one of the longest coastlines in the world, environmental conservation remains a major concern.
Kayak activities, says Camara, can be a good entry point for responsible eco-tourism. “We see kayaks as a tool for community development and environmental conservation.”
Since the early ‘90s, PKA has been providing outreach and training programs to communities to introduce kayaking as an alternative source of income.
“With the help of the Department of Tourism, we are working on a kayaking livelihood program for local government units in coastal villages. We train people how to kayak and design tour packages for kayaking in areas that would interest tourists,” says Camara.
Through the years, PKA has organized kayaking eco-tours for visitors to explore tourist spots like the Hundred Islands in Pangasinan, Caylabne Bay in Cavite, the historic island of Corregidor and the Bataan Coast.
Camara’s group has been commissioned by the DOT to train locals on how to operate kayak tours in Calauit Island, Palawan, an area that is a major conservation showcase for wildlife habitat. The training, she explains, fills a gap. “There are no local outfitters and operators at the grassroots level,” she says.
Camara adds that in some areas like Caramoan in Camarines Sur, locals need alternative sources of income as they have been restricted from fishing in certain areas being used for reality television shows.
“Instead of overfishing and harvesting seashells to sell as souvenirs, we want to teach locals to be tour outfitters. We teach them how to handle boats, prepare food and package the cost of their tours,” she adds.

Kayak enthusiasts depart for a 3-km novice race from the shores of Anvaya Cove. Photograph by Kara Santos
Awareness-raising activities also teach locals how to care for the environment and avoid abusing the ocean and marine life that includes sea turtles, whales and dolphins, which are big tourist draws. A week-long Pawikan Festival held in late November (during peak hatching season) is highlighted by the ceremonial release of turtle hatchlings in the South China Sea.
In the coastal community of Sabang in Morong, PKA sees the potential for mangrove kayaking and visits to coral gardens.
During the kayak event, Sabang’s Kapisanan ng mga Mangingisda, a group of fisherfolk from a nearby community, catered for the event and focused on various preparations of the abundant galunggong (blackfin scad).
“Fishermen usually earn by selling this fish in the market, but this time they asked us how to cook it in different ways,” says Perlita Alcratis, a member of the Sabang Homeowners Association.
A cooking contest held during a “Galunggong Festival” picked the winning dishes that were cooked and served during the kayaking event. The dishes included sweet and sour fish balls, fish kaldereta (spicy tomato stew), lumpiang shanghai (spring roll), bola-bola (meatballs), kinilaw (ceviche) and with alagaw leaves (ala pesto).
Fisherfolk are also exploring other food preparations for marketing to the tourists.
“We also sell smoked, dried and fermented fish that visitors can take home,” adds Alcratis.
Meanwhile, nearby resorts, among them Anvaya Cove, have signified their support for kayaking and other eco-friendly sports activities that value and help preserve nature. For one, there are no motorboats or jet skis at the upscale resort because these are not considered environment-friendly. Careful planning has also gone into keeping the natural lay of the land and respecting its open expanses, wildlife-rich wetlands and abundant forests in the seaside residential community.
PKA also believes that involving the community in eco-tourism ventures will encourage them to protect the environment. They hope to spread the use of kayaks not just in oceans and provincial streams, but even in the city’s rivers.
“If we don’t teach our people how to earn from the rivers, they will continue to take these for granted and throw waste into them,” says Camara. “We want to build a sense of ownership among locals for them to value our waterways, and in the process save our oceans and rivers.”
For details, visit www.kayakphilippines.com.

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:10 PM

For this family, producing choco tablets is a bitter-sweet success
By: Yolanda Sotelo
Inquirer Northern Luzon
10:22 pm | Saturday, July 9th, 2011
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A STACK of chocolates ready for selling.
CALASIAO, PANGASINAN—“Save the Earth, it’s the only planet with chocolates.”
This phrase, a part of a letter circulating in the Internet and social media, shows that chocolate is a favorite among citizens of the world, and that it may move people to save the planet.
But selling chocolate needs no catchy phrase at all. Almost everyone loves it and a family producing chocolate tablets in this central Pangasinan town knows this so well.
For almost 60 years now, the surname Aquino is synonymous with chocolate tablets that are usually prepared into chocolate drink.
Rose Aquino Terrado, 59, says their father, Federico, started the home-based business after working as a kitchen helper for a priest here in the 1950s. Federico grounded cacao seeds and cooked them, a brew that he served on the priest’s breakfast table.
When the priest died, Federico thought of producing chocolate tablets and sold them initially to his neighbors and later in other villages.
“He would walk several kilometers away, lugging a bag of chocolates to sell from house to house. That was how the Aquino surname became known for this chocolate,” Terrado says.

CACAO seeds for roasting
When the 10 Aquino siblings were young, they helped their parents in making chocolate tablets, in the process learning the business.
They continue producing chocolate tablets in the family compound on W.A. Jones Street here and maintain production areas in their respective houses.
The business remained home-based through the years, with no large, modern machines cooking chocolates and churning out neatly packaged products. The Aquinos’ yards and living rooms served as work areas.
Andres Aquino, 73, the eldest, says preparing cacao seeds into the tablets ready for cooking into that favorite brew is a long and difficult process.

FELIX Aquino, 73, continues the chocolate making tradition his late father Federico started in the 1950s.
First, the seeds are roasted until the skin loosens. These are then winnowed to separate the skin. The seeds are grounded in a mechanical grinder until a paste-like consistency is achieved.
The chocolate paste, added with sugar, undergoes another grinding, manually this time, to attain a soft and smooth texture. The mixture is then formed into tablets.
Andres’ wife, Lydia, 71, says they still follow a procedure passed on by her father-in-law to his children and maintain the ratio of cacao and sugar in the product.
“You can’t reduce the [amount of sugar] or it will be too bitter, and you can’t add more or it will be too sweet,” she says.
She says some customers request sugar-free chocolate tablets or those sweetened with artificial sweetener. Some also want peanuts added to the tablets.
The Aquino name has become a sort of “brand name” for locally produced chocolates because at least three generations have been involved in the industry. Andres and Lydia’s son, Joselito, now manage the business.
“Our customers, who were buying our chocolate tablets when we were young, continue to patronize our product. Their children also buy our products. Whenever our regular customers who now live abroad come for a vacation, they would buy packs of chocolate to bring back to their friends and relatives. But we have new customers too, mostly Chinese-Filipinos,” Terrado says.
She says their father, when he started the business, bought cacao seeds in central Pangasinan, mostly in San Carlos City and Mangatarem and Aguilar towns.

LYDIA Aquino says the business is still home-based
“There were plenty of cacao trees there during those years. But there was a year when a river dike in Bayambang town was washed out by floods and cacao trees there died. The owners no longer replanted, which is bad because cacao grown in Pangasinan is delicious,” she says.
She says she planted 200 cacao seedlings in Manaoag town but only 50 survived. She is encouraging relatives in Malasiqui town to plant cacao in hilly areas, where floodwaters can’t reach them, because cacao trees die when these are exposed to too much water.
Andres says they buy their cacao seeds in the Divisoria market in Manila. These cacao seeds are harvested in Isabela and Davao. They also tried using cacao grown in Baguio City.
For the Aquinos, producing chocolate tablets gave them a bitter-sweet success. It has not made them rich, they sau, but it has made life a little easier and helped send their children to school.

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Photos by Yolanda Sotelo, Inquirer Northern Luzon (http://business.inquirer.net/6456/for-this-family-producing-choco-tablets-is-a-bitter-sweet-success)

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:12 PM

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ayan talaga ang bagong icon ng probinsya!!! :banana::banana::banana:

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 10th, 2011, 07:17 PM

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July 10th, 2011, 07:18 PM

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saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:20 PM

dagupan is very successful as the center of the center even though it is not a "highway city" yeah dinarayo talaga hindi lang dinadaanan hehehe my thought papi...

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:27 PM

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saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:30 PM

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 10th, 2011, 07:30 PM

^^ dinadaanan??? huh? highway city??? hindi ahhh... sa palagay ko, Urdaneta ang highway city at dinadaanan talaga sya paNorth o paManila... sa Dagupan, hinde ehh..hindi naman nadadaanan ang Dagupan kung pupunta ka sa Norte esp. Baguio at Ilocos provinces at di din nadadaanan ang Dagupan kung pupunta ka ng Western Pangasinan esp Alaminos and Bolinao ehh may mas alternative at mas accessible na road like sa San Carlos-Binmaley road kesa dumaan ka pa sa Dag. :)

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:51 PM

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:53 PM

Red Cross, Dagupan ink pact for disaster preparedness training

Sunday, July 10, 2011

DAGUPAN CITY -- The City Government and the City Schools Division inked a pact with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Pangasinan chapter concerning the conduct of disaster preparedness training in schools.

The recent signing of the memorandum of agreement coincides with the country's observance this July of the National Disaster Preparedness Month.

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The signatories were Mayor Benjamin Lim, PRC-Pangasinan Chapter Administrator Florame Magalong, PRC-Pangasinan Chapter Chairman of the Board Dr. Vivencio Villaflor and representatives from Dagupan City Schools Division.

Six schools were identified as pilot areas for the disaster preparedness training. These are the Don Federico Ceralde Elementary School and Bliss Elementary School, both of Barangay Bonuan Binloc; Pantal Elementary School of Barangay Pantal; Sabangan Elementary School at Barangay Bonuan Gueset; Bolosan Elementary School of Barangay Bolosan; and Mamalingling Elementary School of Barangay Mamalingling.

The main hazards being faced by these schools during raining season are flooding, typhoon and storm surge.

Accordingly, the signing (made under the auspices of the German Red Cross) was an offshoot of the devastation caused by Typhoon Pepeng in the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union and Abra.

Villaflor said the teachers from these schools underwent training last April.

"Hopefully, they will be able to apply what they learned from the seminar in their respective schools," he said.

"The German Red Cross saw it fit to train the public schools on Disaster Preparedness inasmuch as they serve most of the time as evacuation centers during typhoons and flood. We are lucky because in Pangasinan, three towns and one city were chosen as recipients. These are the towns of Aguilar, Sta. Barbara and Calasiao and the city of Dagupan," Villaflor added.

Dagupan City is prone to flooding as it is a water catchment area in central Pangasinan. The floodwater coming from neighboring municipalities and cities cascades to Dagupan toward the Lingayen Gulf.

Most often than not, several barangays in the city are under water when there is continuous rain or typhoon.

saintm

July 10th, 2011, 07:54 PM

Plastic bag ban benefits cited
By JONATHAN M. HICAP
July 10, 2011, 2:52pm
MANILA, Philippines -- Six months after the plastic bag and styrofoam ban was implemented in Muntinlupa, the city government said it has eased flooding in the city and reduced the volume of collected garbage.

It was also reported that store owners and consumers have become accustomed of doing their daily business without plastic bags.

Al Cosio, head of the Environmental Sanitation Center, said the plastic bag ban has greatly eased flooding in the city.

Mayor Aldrin San Pedro said that because of the plastic ban, the city was spared from flooding during the onslaught of typhoon “Falcon” last month.

Store owners said their expenses were reduced since they no longer buy plastic bags to put items bought by consumers.

Supermarkets in Muntinlupa now use alternative receptacles to place groceries. SM Supermarket, for instance, uses cardboard boxes to pack groceries. Consumers also have the option to buy the supermarket’s reusable green bags. Other groceries use paper bags made of old newspapers and magazines.

Residents now use the traditional “bayong” or native bag, or reusable bags when they go to public markets or grocery stores.

Environmental groups said that so far 11 towns and cities in the country have passed ordinances which banned the use of plastic bags. These are Muntinlupa in Metro Manila; Carmona, Cavite; Antipolo City, Rizal; Los Baños, Laguna; Sta. Barbara, Iloilo; Lucban, Quezon; Infanta, Quezon; Imus, Cavite; Biñan, Laguna; Batangas City; and Burgos, Pangasinan.

Environmental groups cited local government units for the ordinance and urged lawmakers to pass a national law that will prohibit the use of plastic bags and promote organic reusable bags.

They also want the implementation of a take-back mechanism where producers will be asked to recover plastic discards and a plan for support to LGUs in waste management initiatives.

“We know for a fact that our noble legislators in Congress, led by the tireless Committee on Ecology, are doing their best to complement what our LGUs have started. We want them to know that we will be behind them in firmly cutting down waste and phasing-out plastic bags,” said Roy Alvarez, president of EcoWaste Coalition, in a recent statement.

jcruze057

July 11th, 2011, 05:22 AM

talking about SM ha you know what ha natatalo po ng csi ang savemore sa royalmall nadaan po kami dun kanina papunta kami sa sm city rosales yeah kanina na galing kasi me hauz ng friend ko sa polong norte no.. naku na shok me ha onti tau huhuhuhu so sad mahina ata ang marketing nila.. ang csi super lakas ha may traffic sa harap po nila dami madlang pipol.. winner parin ang csi dami namimili^^^^^^

baka maganda na siguro ang CSI Bayambang, maganda magpatayo CSI ng Megamall sa Bayambang^^

phoenicians

July 11th, 2011, 12:02 PM

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July 11th, 2011, 12:10 PM

phoenicians

July 11th, 2011, 12:20 PM

:) CHIC _bOY gRILL NOW OPENS IT BRANCH AT DAGUPAN CITY

EastGate Plaza A.B. Fernandez ave east, Dagupan City:)

phoenicians

July 11th, 2011, 12:44 PM

:) CHIC _bOY gRILL NOW OPENS IT BRANCH AT DAGUPAN CITY

EastGate Plaza A.B. Fernandez ave east, Dagupan City:)

Metro Plaza A.B. Fernandez Ave Dagupan City (Soon to Open)

bcl4me

July 11th, 2011, 01:04 PM

mayron na rin bang bacon na bangus, longanisang bangus or hotdog/cheesedog na bangus or bangus luncheon meat este fish? ang sarap siguro nun. LOL

christian joe

July 11th, 2011, 04:49 PM

hi papi joe ano po balita sa tplex sa asingan? nakikipag away na me kasi ang bagal ng construction nila ha kaloka papi :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: apir!!!

on going... ndi pa tapos ang phase 1.. tarlac to carmen.... ndi pa nagsisimula ang construction sa amin.. pero sabi nila madadaanan daw ang barangay namin eh.. matagal pa yan...:lol:

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July 11th, 2011, 05:29 PM

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christian joe

July 11th, 2011, 08:20 PM

saintm

July 12th, 2011, 11:03 AM

baka maganda na siguro ang CSI Bayambang, maganda magpatayo CSI ng Megamall sa Bayambang^^hahahaha hindi naman tama lang ang laki ha masmalakas pa po sana kapag asa san carlos

saintm

July 12th, 2011, 11:05 AM

:) Yes kagaya ng sinabi ko sa last post ko about SM..by 2012 pa siya mauumpisahan becoz of the said "Tambacan ng fishpond and the proposed road goin thru SM and Robinsons Pangasinan (Calasiao)..meron Right of way problem pa rin na madadaanan ng service road plus yun mga vacant lot/Fishponds na di parin pumayag nga owners..Mr.Cesar Duque owns a lot of lands sa Tambac area..but other well Landed people of dagupan owns a lot in Mayombo area which SM will have to acquire..alam ko nabigyan na sila Kabayaran para ma clean na yun area This well known businessman has agreed but some others are still dilly dallying about their lots esp.in Mayombo...

:) Yes it's true some Majority of the Sangguniang Panlungsod favors tyhe entry of SM..sabi nga nila OK na yan , yun nga lang tatapusin pa tamabakan yun mga Lote at Fishponds esp.Mayombo Area:nuts:

sana simulan na talaga para matapos na mga agamagam haaaay naku pero at yeast u know may balita po kau at galing pa sa city hall ha nice po yun so good.... thanks po sa balita i love it hope more update to come..

bcl4me

July 12th, 2011, 11:08 AM

^^siguro pwede pa dagdagan ng dam along agno river^^3 dams are not enough

pwedeng pwede pa kase almost 40 kms apart bawat dam siguro pwede distancia every 20kms

bcl4me

July 12th, 2011, 11:11 AM

:) Yes kagaya ng sinabi ko sa last post ko about SM..by 2012 pa siya mauumpisahan becoz of the said "Tambacan ng fishpond and the proposed road goin thru SM and Robinsons Pangasinan (Calasiao)..meron Right of way problem pa rin na madadaanan ng service road plus yun mga vacant lot/Fishponds na di parin pumayag nga owners..Mr.Cesar Duque owns a lot of lands sa Tambac area..but other well Landed people of dagupan owns a lot in Mayombo area which SM will have to acquire..alam ko nabigyan na sila Kabayaran para ma clean na yun area This well known businessman has agreed but some others are still dilly dallying about their lots esp.in Mayombo...

:) Yes it's true some Majority of the Sangguniang Panlungsod favors tyhe entry of SM..sabi nga nila OK na yan , yun nga lang tatapusin pa tamabakan yun mga Lote at Fishponds esp.Mayombo Area:nuts:

gaaano kaya kalaki yung service road? SM at Robinsons yan kaya dapat at least 6 lanes para sosyal

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July 12th, 2011, 02:26 PM

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July 12th, 2011, 02:27 PM

Burgos St., Dagupan City

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July 12th, 2011, 02:29 PM

AB Fernandez Ave., Dagupan City

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July 12th, 2011, 04:03 PM

Our Lady of Manaoag Church

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 12th, 2011, 04:08 PM

Sual Power Plant

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 12th, 2011, 04:14 PM

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ISwitch

July 12th, 2011, 07:54 PM

ISwitch

July 12th, 2011, 07:56 PM

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 03:35 AM

:ohno: Starsbuck has put on Hold the Opening of it's branch in Dagupan located at Metro Plaza due to differences with the owner/builder of Metro Plaza:nuts:

Yellow Cab Pizza will open at Metro Plaza by latter part of 2011 or by 2012:)

according to sources KFC ,Chowking or other well known food chains will be put up in Metro Plaza...sayang excited pa naman ako sa Starsbuck para maka pag Coffee na lapit lang sa City Hall:ohno:

Ay bakit ano po ang problema? baka naman ang taas ng rental fee... may possibilidad pa ba na itayo ito or other brands like seattle's best or the coffee bean and tea leaf... u know.. o baka naman sa robinsons nalang sila maglalagay ng branch:cheers::cheers:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 03:40 AM

on going... ndi pa tapos ang phase 1.. tarlac to carmen.... ndi pa nagsisimula ang construction sa amin.. pero sabi nila madadaanan daw ang barangay namin eh.. matagal pa yan...:lol:

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Papi ikaw mag update samin ha kapag may movements na dyan sa TPLEX kuno... walang talagang movements at matatagalan pa.. naku po sana if ever man dumaan sa inyo ma settle agad mga lupa para maayos at wag sila mandaya ha.. i will kill them LOL parang hihintayin pa po atang maging operational ang phase 1 noh.. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

at least taga Asingan talaga mag uupdate satin noh.. hindi nagpapangap na know it all!!!! I love you papi.mwuah

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:16 AM

Petron Ladies Beach tournament set
July 12, 2011, 10:41pm
MANILA, Philippines — The search for slots to the 2011 Battle of Champions heats up when the third leg of the Petron Ladies’ Beach Volleyball Tournament reels off Friday at the sand-courts of the De La Salle University-Dasmariñas Health and Sciences campus in Cavite.

Organizer Tisha Abundo announced at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum yesterday that Pangasinan should have been the third-leg host, but the typhoons that hit Northern Luzon the past weeks have devastated the province, rendering it ineffective to host the tournament.

"We had no choice but to move the tournament to the De La Salle-Dasma sand-courts, which was one of our venues in the past," said Abundo.

An equal mix of experienced spikers and new faces will fight it out for the top honors in the beach volleyball extravaganza now on its ninth year.

"It will be an interesting battle among the veterans and the newcomers," said Abundo in the Forum held at the Shakey's, UN Avenue, aired live over DZSR Sports Radio 918 and presented by Smart, Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corp., Outlast Battery and Shakey’s.

Last year’s runner-up Jennifer Manzano and Satchel Senupe are coming back to seek the crown they lost to Far Eastern University’s Shaira Gonzales and Shedd de la Pena in Lingayen, Pangasinan.

Also trying to stamp her class is DLSU-Dasmariñas Iari Yongco, who will be reunited with old teammate Giselle Bembo. Together, they will count on their home-court advantage in a bid to make it to the semifinals of the tournament backed by Petron, Speedo, Mikasa and Molten.

University of the East’s Jimberly Dizon and new teammate Jessica Paron will also be around, hoping to also reach the semis.

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:19 AM

Proper nutrition must start at home – city nutritionist

by Venus May H. Sarmiento
DAGUPAN CITY, July 12 (PIA) -- Without proper nutrition and hygiene within the family, all programs of the government concerning nutrition will be put to waste.
Leah Aquino, nutrition action officer of the city, stressed the need for parents to teach their children the right kind of food to eat and inculcate proper hygiene practices like washing of hands, cleaning fingernails and taking a bath daily.
Aquino said even if the government embarks on a massive feeding and deworming program, a child will remain malnourished if his home is dirty adding that the programs are just safety nets to help a child.
“Kahit regular ang mga programang pangkalusugan, kung hindi nutritious ang kinakain at hindi malinis sa bahay, mauuwi sa wala ang mga efforts natin. Kaya mga magulang, mga nanay lalo na ay pagtuunan ito ng pansin,” Aquino said during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of the Philippine Information Agency aired live over DZMQ today.
She said mothers are the primary caregivers at home who have to observe proper food pattern, preparation and selection.
Being well-off or rich, she said, is not an assurance that a child will not be malnourished. ”Kahit maraming kakainin, walang ganang kumain ang bata kasi baka anemic o may medical complications,” she explained.
When a child has no appetite for food, he can get sick and eventually turn malnourished. She advised parents to seek medical help in any government health institution when these problems are encountered.
Aquino said the nutrition concept is integrated in all the 44 day care centers in the city. (JCR/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:36 AM

2 most wanted men in Pangasinan fall

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 12 (PNA) — Two of the most wanted persons in Pangasinan, who are believed leader and member of guns-for-fire syndicate operating in the second district of the province, were arrested by combined police elements on Sunday, the Police Provincial Office (PPO) announced Tuesday.

Superintendent Geraldo Roxas, chief of the Police-Community Relations and concurrently PPO spokesman, identified the suspects as Eduardo de Guzman, and Oscar Ancheta, both of Aguilar town, who were served with warrants of arrest in their e homes at 5 p.m. Sunday.

The warrant of arrest for the two, issued by Regional Trial Court Judge Teodoro C. Fernandez of Branch 38 of Lingayen, was in connection with Criminal Case Np. L-9209 for murder. No bail was recommended for their provisional liberty.

The two were arrested by elements of the Special Operations Group headed by Superintendent Ronald Gayo, Provincial Intelligence Branch, Provincial Public Safety Company led by Inspector Bernabe Ramos, SWAT team, Aguilar Police and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.

Roxas confirmed that the two were suspected leader and member of the De Guzman Gun-for-Hire and Cattle Rustling Group operating in Pangasinan.

The duo were reportedly involved in the shooting to death of one Allan Calugay, a member of the Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO) on March 24, 2011 in sitio Cereli, Barangay Bocakliw, Aguilar and the shooting to death of Benigno Conception at Barangay Banaga, Bugallon on April 26, 2011.

Roxas said the police are digging for more murder cases perpetrated in the second district of Pangasinan, which the two suspects may have been involved. (PNA)

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:43 AM

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saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:49 AM

Gov. Espino padlocks all off-fronton betting stations in Pangasinan

DAGUPAN CITY, July 12 (PNA)--Governor Amado Espino Jr. on Monday stopped the operations of all jai-alai off-fronton betting stations in Pangasinan.

Espino made the order ostensibly as an offshoot of directives from the Departments of Justice and of the Interior and Local Government to crack down on all betting stations set up by the Meredien Vista Gaming Corp. (MVGC) in Pangasinan.

Affected by the order were 45 of the 48 towns and cities of Pangasinan with established jai-alai off-fronton betting stations.

Pangasinan police director Sr. Supt. Rosueto Ricaforte confirmed late Monday that the operations of all off-fronton betting stations in Pangasinan were already grounded.

However, two bet collectors of so-called 'jai-teng' (combination of jai-alai and jueteng) were arrested by the police also on Monday while still collecting bets. Both will be charged for violation of the anti- gambling law.

Espino's order came after the Court of Appeals temporarily restrained a court in Aparri, Cagayan from enforcing an order stopping the government from closing down jai-alai betting stations (MVGC) said to be owned by Charlie 'Atong' Ang, erstwhile crony of former President Joseph Estrada.

Espino clarified it was the mayors who issued business permits of off-fronton betting stations and they were ones who should cancel such permits.

Both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Local Government (DILG) directed all local government units to deny or cancel all applications for business permits filed by MVGC, and cancel all those already issued to the firm pursuant to Sections 5 and 7 of Republic Act No. 954 which prohibits certain activities in connection with horse races, jai-alai that prescribed penalties for its violation.

Jai-alai betting stations were put up in Pangasinan sometime in April this year.

Police earlier said they cannot do anything against the betting stations because they were issued permits by municipal and city executives.

At the same time, the table managers of the betting stations were showing a copy of the TRO (termporary restraining order) of a trial court judge in Cagayan restraining the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) and its agents from closing down MVGC-owned betting stations.

The police believed that the TRO, which they claimed later became a Preliminary Injunction, is in effect not only in Cagayan but all over the Philippines.

However, there were reports that jai-alai was merely a cover up of "jueteng" as the winning numbers are drawn not once but three times a day.

The collectors also carried two sets of paper, one for jai alai and the other for jueteng. (PNA)

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 07:37 AM

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July 13th, 2011, 07:39 AM

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July 13th, 2011, 07:39 AM

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saintm

July 13th, 2011, 07:48 AM

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Cabongaoan Beach White Beach!!!
Burgos, Pangasinan

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phoenicians

July 13th, 2011, 11:05 AM

sana simulan na talaga para matapos na mga agamagam haaaay naku pero at yeast u know may balita po kau at galing pa sa city hall ha nice po yun so good.... thanks po sa balita i love it hope more update to come..

:) Sure.basta pag me mga latest news post ko dito agad...actually nasimulan na siya gawin dun sa banda sa may tambac, yun problema lang eh sa may Mayombo area kasi balita ko
dun yun pinagkukuhanan ng Fresh Bangus aside from Bonuan:) thanks..update uli

phoenicians

July 13th, 2011, 11:12 AM

gaaano kaya kalaki yung service road? SM at Robinsons yan kaya dapat at least 6 lanes para sosyal

:) according to the City Engineering.tinitignan nila yun daanan kung pwede pa siya ma expand into 2 lanes Hi way road, kumbaga maliit yun road kasi mga residential areas yun at me matatamaan na mga houses dun...di gaya ng mga daan like sa Downtown area , Mayombo-Caranglaan road or de venecia hiway...

So matatagalan pa siya gawin:ohno:..it seems by late 2012 or 2013 ang SM dagupan opening;)

phoenicians

July 13th, 2011, 11:16 AM

Ay bakit ano po ang problema? baka naman ang taas ng rental fee... may possibilidad pa ba na itayo ito or other brands like seattle's best or the coffee bean and tea leaf... u know.. o baka naman sa robinsons nalang sila maglalagay ng branch:cheers::cheers:

:ohno: rental fee ang di nila maka pag sunduan...sadly medyo me kamahalan ang rent sa Metro Plaza:nuts:..ayun sa isang source eh pag uusapan nila uli ang terms and condition ng paglagay ng Starsbbuck..desidido maglagay ang Starsbuck sa Dagupan:)

bcl4me

July 13th, 2011, 11:45 AM

915bungohunter

July 13th, 2011, 12:59 PM

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 13th, 2011, 01:13 PM

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 13th, 2011, 01:16 PM

1901 RARE Antique Map of the Island of Luzon, the Philippines
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wala pang Mc Arthur Hiway Kundi MRR Tracks lang
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part pala ng Zambales ang Western Pangasinan noon..hehehe..pero dating part ng Pangasinan ang Zambales noon diba?hehehe..

bcl4me

July 13th, 2011, 01:23 PM

sana nga ^^ ... madami na palang local at international-based foodchains/shops ang nasa Dagupan...like
1. Jollibee- ilan na ang branches nito? 4 pa ba o 5 na?
2. McDonalds- 3?
3. Chowking- 3?
4. KFC
5. Shakeys
5. Pizza Hut
6. Greenwich
7. TokyoTokyo
8. Goldilocks
9. 7 Eleven
10. Gloria Jeans Coffee
11. Figaro Coffee
12. Gloria Maris
13. Padis Point
14. Zola
15. Red Ribbon
^^ ano pa nga ba? hehe..yan lang kasi yung mga alam q, nadaanan at napuntahan ko jan sa Dagupan :) halos andyan na lahat..sure ako pag may SM na sa Dagupan dadami pa mga yan :D

Yellow Cab Pizza(soon)
Starbucks Coffee(soon)
Mang Inasal(soon)
di ba dunkin donuts, mr donuts, domino's pizza, chooks to go, kenny rogers, guanzon, netopia, wala pa max resto sa Dagupan?ilan na ba National Bookstore?dapat may coffee beans and tea leaf, seattle's best, the red crabs, racks, krispy creme, california pizza kitchen company, chili's, the body shop, marks and spencer, tgi friday's, fitness first, bio research, etc

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 13th, 2011, 01:30 PM

di ba kenny rogers, guanzon, netopia, wala pa max resto sa Dagupan?ilan na ba National Bookstore?dapat may coffee beans and tea leaf, seattle's best, the red crabs, etc

oo nga ano...wala atang Maxx sa Dagupan..sa Urdaneta at Rosales meron ... 2 palang ata National Bookstore..CSI Lucao at sa Nepo Mall...wow sosyalan ahh...hehe..maghintay hintay lang..magbubukas din sila nyan :D

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 13th, 2011, 01:43 PM

di ba dunkin donuts, mr donuts, domino's pizza, chooks to go, kenny rogers, guanzon, netopia, wala pa max resto sa Dagupan?ilan na ba National Bookstore?dapat may coffee beans and tea leaf, seattle's best, the red crabs, racks, krispy creme, california pizza kitchen company, chili's, the body shop, marks and spencer, tgi friday's, fitness first, bio research, etc

wow..dami mong alam ahhh..yung Kenny Rogers nasa Nepo Mall, Dunkin Donuts nasa Junction katabi ng Jollibee, Chooks to go nasa Perez Blvd(1), Malimgas Market(2), Super 8(3), MH Del Pilar(4) ., ung Dominos Pizza nasa Mayombo District :D bigatin talaga ang Dagupan. 150k lang ang pop. pero sumisipa talaga :D kaya pala habulin sya ng mga Retailer giants like SM at Robinsons..

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 03:33 PM

1901 RARE Antique Map of the Island of Luzon, the Philippines
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mali po ang map ha dapat kasama parts of zambales, tarlac, nueva ecija and la union sa mapa.. mali po yan :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: mwuah!

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 03:41 PM

:) Sure.basta pag me mga latest news post ko dito agad...actually nasimulan na siya gawin dun sa banda sa may tambac, yun problema lang eh sa may Mayombo area kasi balita ko
dun yun pinagkukuhanan ng Fresh Bangus aside from Bonuan:) thanks..update uliMOre power po uli... naku sacrifice na kasi nila mga fishpens na yun onti lang naman matatamaan tapos wag na sila mag approve ng other reclamation.. dapat panay bigtime and bigticket projects lang ang payagan.. more than a billion worth of investments naman po ang bubuhos sa dagupan at libo libo magkakatrabaho no kapah magpatuloy ang SM, basta priority po nila mga taga dagupan na magkawork muna.. kesa naman po sa csi resort na papagawa nila oonti lang makikinabang at sigurado pangit pa yun hehehehe yes to sm dagups!!! yes to progress noh!!!

kanina po nadaan kami calasiao nadaanan namaian yung Robinsons U/C ha asa 2nd floor na!!! ayan sa December magbubukasa na ang rob.. kung may wet market na ipapagawa dun ang calasiao mga taga south hindi na kelangan magpunta ng dagupan para mamili ng bangus after mag shopping sa rob bili na sa tapat ng bangus hehehe char!!!

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 03:52 PM

:) according to the City Engineering.tinitignan nila yun daanan kung pwede pa siya ma expand into 2 lanes Hi way road, kumbaga maliit yun road kasi mga residential areas yun at me matatamaan na mga houses dun...di gaya ng mga daan like sa Downtown area , Mayombo-Caranglaan road or de venecia hiway...

So matatagalan pa siya gawin:ohno:..it seems by late 2012 or 2013 ang SM dagupan opening;)

galing po pala kami ng mangaldan kanina.. pauwi ng malasiqui dumaan kami sa brgy road sa Tebeng ha.. labas po nun sa calasiao na malapit na sa robinsons.. sana expand pa po sana nila yung kalsada sa brgy tebeng tapos maglagay ng access road to SM para may quick solution na.. wag na po nila hintayin matapos ang bagong daan bago simulan ang SM ecxcited na po me subra pati po friends ko na taga mangaldan ha inaabangan yea super talaga.. dapat po talaga kumilos na sila.. kapag tumakbo si vm belen sa pagka mayor naku.... good luck nalang po talaga sa dagupan. no more SM Dagupan if she wins.. huhuhu OA talaga me pasensya na... I cant wait..

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 03:58 PM

:ohno: rental fee ang di nila maka pag sunduan...sadly medyo me kamahalan ang rent sa Metro Plaza:nuts:..ayun sa isang source eh pag uusapan nila uli ang terms and condition ng paglagay ng Starsbbuck..desidido maglagay ang Starsbuck sa Dagupan:)
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kako na nga eh mahal ang rent nila!!! sana po talaga magausap uli at babaan nalang po nila ang singil.. gawing special price for starbucks kasi po kung starbucks opens there ha all my sosyal friends will troop to metro plaza malakas po yan at lalakas ng husto ang metro plaza... sayang talaga... tourist attraction kaya ang starbucks dito sa pinas.. basta meron nun dun nagpupunta mga bakasyonista or mga gusto mag chill chill you know hihihihi naku po mga friends lagi naghahanap ng magandang coffee shop wala me ma suggest.. buti nalang mat pebble or figaro:cheers:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 03:59 PM

kung late 2012, malapit na yun, considering na ang construction is only 1.25 yrs...subra bilis nun i want it now na!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:14 PM

oo nga ano...wala atang Maxx sa Dagupan..sa Urdaneta at Rosales meron ... 2 palang ata National Bookstore..CSI Lucao at sa Nepo Mall...wow sosyalan ahh...hehe..maghintay hintay lang..magbubukas din sila nyan :DDati po may Maxx sa Calasiao nagsara naging Gerry's Grill.. babalik po sa Calasiao ang Maxx sa Robinsons, wala pong national book store sa nepo.. sa CSI Lucao, CB Mall Urdaneta at SM Rosales lang po mga NBS sa Pangasinan.. wait po natin mga magbubukas sa Rob:banana::banana::banana:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:16 PM

wow..dami mong alam ahhh..yung Kenny Rogers nasa Nepo Mall, Dunkin Donuts nasa Junction katabi ng Jollibee, Chooks to go nasa Perez Blvd(1), Malimgas Market(2), Super 8(3), MH Del Pilar(4) ., ung Dominos Pizza nasa Mayombo District :D bigatin talaga ang Dagupan. 150k lang ang pop. pero sumisipa talaga :D kaya pala habulin sya ng mga Retailer giants like SM at Robinsons..

sarado na po yung kenny rogers sa nepo pati po yung dominos sa mayumbo and assada complex:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:18 PM

sama naman ako sa pamamasyal mo.. :):):) ikaw ha dumediskarte ka ha gusto mu ng date.Im high maintenance chick ha hehehe jowk po:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 04:27 PM

Yoh Froz Dagupan
AB Fernandez Avenue East, 2400 Dagupan City, Philippines
Open Hours: Sun - Thur 11:00AM – 11:00PM,
Fri – Sat 11:00AM – 12:00 AM

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ISwitch

July 13th, 2011, 04:38 PM

Dati po may Maxx sa Calasiao nagsara naging Gerry's Grill.. babalik po sa Calasiao ang Maxx sa Robinsons, wala pong national book store sa nepo.. sa CSI Lucao, CB Mall Urdaneta at SM Rosales lang po mga NBS sa Pangasinan.. wait po natin mga magbubukas sa Rob:banana::banana::banana:

mahina ba kita sa nepo mall? bakit ang dami nagclose, oh well...that means konti pa tao sa dagupan, keep on reproducing hahaha

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 05:02 PM

Yoh Froz Dagupan
AB Fernandez Avenue East, 2400 Dagupan City, Philippines
Open Hours: Sun - Thur 11:00AM – 11:00PM,
Fri – Sat 11:00AM – 12:00 AM
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saintm

July 13th, 2011, 05:18 PM

mahina ba kita sa nepo mall? bakit ang dami nagclose, oh well...that means konti pa tao sa dagupan, keep on reproducing hahahadepende po sa merchandiser kung ano ang tinda... malakas po yung robinsons department store, appliance, electronics, tiangges at foodoutlets.. actually may kfc,jollibee,greenwich,pizzahut,chowking,cindy's,pan de manila,may food court at food stalls sa robinsons supermarket hehehe... minalas lang ang kenny roger's kasi masmaraming masmarasarap na lechon manok sa dagupan hehehe ang nepo mall katulad rin po ng nepo mall angeles, kung ano makikita nyo doon sa nepo pampanga ganun din po sa nepo dagupan. masmarami pa po laman ang nepo dagupan at target market nila low end consumers. wala pa sa centro ng dagupan ang mall kaya mga tao sa csi square parin nagpupunta... bad location sums it all :cheers::cheers::cheers:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 05:33 PM

Jai-alai in Pangasinan idle for 3 straight days now (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=359048)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 13 (PNA) —- All jai alai off-fronton betting stations in Pangasinan are idle for three straight days now following the order from Department of Justice and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for a nationwide crackdown on this activity.

This was learned from Superintendent Geraldo Roxas, spokesman of the Police Provincial Office, who said officials of Meredien Vista Gaming Corporation (MVGC) itself ordered a stoppage of their operation.

MVGC table officials in Pangasinan said their employees are on temporary leave, until such time they receive a go-signal to operate again.

Notices of non-operation were put up in every betting station in Pangasinan since Monday.

Roxas said the police are now strictly monitoring the compliance of the company and they vowed to arrest any one who may hold a similar gambling game in place of jai-alai.

He cited two "cabos" of suspected illegal jueteng who were arrested in Pozorrubio town on Monday for collecting bets.

There were two other jueteng collectors who were also arrested on Tuesday in Sison town who said they were collecting bets for a raffle in adjacent La Union.

The police, Roxas said, are now watching anyone who will operate the guerilla type of jueteng.

There are 40 towns and cities in Pangasinan where off-fronton betting stations were established through business permits granted by town and city executives to MVGC. (PNA)

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 05:36 PM

Espino widens his big lead over Agbayani in Comelec recount (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=358976)
By Leonardo V. Micua

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 13 (PNA) —- Incumbent Governor Amado Espino Jr. seems to widen his big lead in the recount before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the election protest filed by defeated candidate former Governor Victor Agbayani.

This was gleaned from unofficial summary reports of recount of votes from 99 clustered precincts from separate towns and cities of Pangasinan relative to the said election protest held for eleven days from June 15 to July 1, 2011 before the Second Division of the Comelec in Manila.

The summary reports of the recount from the 99 clustered precinct, copies of which were obtained by the media, showed that protestee Espino was credited with 81,420 votes against the protestant Agbayani’s 31,195 votes.

Observers said that as gleaned from the summary report, it looks like Espino even extended his winning margin over Agbayani based on the posting of votes for both candidates during the 11 days of recount.

This all means that if the trend will be maintained up to the votes in the yet remaining clustered precincts to be counted, this may lead the second division of the Comelec conducting the recount to eventually dismiss the election protest.

Espino was proclaimed winner of the election for governor of Pangasinan based on the final result of the election showing he led Agbayani by more than 500,000 votes which is itself unprecedented in the election history of Pangasinan.

Claiming he was cheated of victory, Agbayani filed an election protest few days after Espino was proclaimed winner of the election by the Provincial Board of Canvassers of Pangasinan. As As shown by the final and official result of the counting few days after the election, Espino won in all 47 towns and cities, including in Agbayani's hometown Lingayen.

As shown by the summary of results of the recount, Espino-- during the first day of the recount-- garnered 7,257 votes against Agbayani’s 2,552 votes, second day, 8,354 against 2,415; third day, 7,446 against 2,337; fourth day, 7,454 against 2,654; fifth day, 7,199 against 3,334; sixth day, 6,743 against 3,820; eighth day, 7,885 against 2,334; ninth day, 8,047 against 3,109; 9th day, 7,258 against 3,109; and 11th day, 6,350 against 3,143. (PNA)

christian joe

July 13th, 2011, 05:50 PM

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Papi ikaw mag update samin ha kapag may movements na dyan sa TPLEX kuno... walang talagang movements at matatagalan pa.. naku po sana if ever man dumaan sa inyo ma settle agad mga lupa para maayos at wag sila mandaya ha.. i will kill them LOL parang hihintayin pa po atang maging operational ang phase 1 noh.. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

at least taga Asingan talaga mag uupdate satin noh.. hindi nagpapangap na know it all!!!! I love you papi.mwuah

sure sure! no problem!:happy::happy::happy:

christian joe

July 13th, 2011, 05:53 PM

galing po pala kami ng mangaldan kanina.. pauwi ng malasiqui dumaan kami sa brgy road sa Tebeng ha.. labas po nun sa calasiao na malapit na sa robinsons.. sana expand pa po sana nila yung kalsada sa brgy tebeng tapos maglagay ng access road to SM para may quick solution na.. wag na po nila hintayin matapos ang bagong daan bago simulan ang SM ecxcited na po me subra pati po friends ko na taga mangaldan ha inaabangan yea super talaga.. dapat po talaga kumilos na sila.. kapag tumakbo si vm belen sa pagka mayor naku.... good luck nalang po talaga sa dagupan. no more SM Dagupan if she wins.. huhuhu OA talaga me pasensya na... I cant wait..

haha ako din... gudluck nalang kay VM Fernandez... NO SM NO WIN FOR MAYOR:lol::lol::lol:

christian joe

July 13th, 2011, 05:56 PM

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ngayon ko lnag nakita itong processing plang ng dagupan.. hahaha tagal nang tapos ito.. wala man lang kasing pic sa internet..

christian joe

July 13th, 2011, 05:58 PM

ikaw ha dumediskarte ka ha gusto mu ng date.Im high maintenance chick ha hehehe jowk po:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

hahaha! anung maintenance naman ang gusto mo??? kaya yan!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 06:20 PM

sure sure! no problem!:happy::happy::happy:
Thanks po... aabangan ko yan kaso matagaltagal pa.LOL :):):):)

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 06:21 PM

haha ako din... gudluck nalang kay VM Fernandez... NO SM NO WIN FOR MAYOR:lol::lol::lol:Dont vote her people of dagupan if she is anti-progress ha kaasar sya.. paging amigable:lol::lol::lol:

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 06:23 PM

ngayon ko lnag nakita itong processing plang ng dagupan.. hahaha tagal nang tapos ito.. wala man lang kasing pic sa internet..
mga tao po sa background busy-busyhan oh.. kakatuwa!

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 06:25 PM

hahaha! anung maintenance naman ang gusto mo??? kaya yan!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol:maintenance po sa highblood at maxipeel for my face...LOL ano bah jowk nga lang ah kaw talaga ha. kurutin ko singit mo e ng di mo makalimutan.behave^^

saintm

July 13th, 2011, 06:43 PM

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saintm

July 13th, 2011, 07:48 PM

Gov. Espino launches National Disaster Consciousness Month in Pangasinan

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 12 (PNA) - Governor Amado Espino Jr. formally launched the National Disaster Consciousness Month celebration here during a kick off ceremony at the Pangasinan Development and Training Center yesterday.

In launching the celebration, Espino appealed to all Pangasinenses to make disaster-consciousness a part of their everyday life to complement the provincial government's efforts of including disaster mitigating measures as one of its priority thrusts.

This year’s celebration theme is “Makialam, Makiisa sa Pagsugpo sa Panganib, May Maitutulong Ka.”

In line with the celebration, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has scheduled a series of activities such as: continuous implementation of massive clean-up and dredging operations of rivers and waterways; fishnet (tabal) distribution to marginal fishermen; simultaneous tree planting activities on coastal and riverbanks slated on July 22 at Barangay Portic in Bugallon and Caloocan Sur in Binmaley, capability building enhancement training for selected MDRRMC members from the towns of Lingayen, Bugallon, Labrador, Aguilar, Calasiao, Sta. Barbara, Mangaldan and San Fabian.

Gov. Espino said that every Pangasinense must always be alert and conscious with what is happening in the environment, adding that everyone must “interfere, help and cooperate” (makialam, tumulong and makiisa) to make the celebration realistic.

“Let us put significance in the celebration,” Gov. Espino said, pointing out that ceremonies are meaningless without implementing programs that can help mitigate disasters.

The Governor thanked all line agencies that are actively participating in the implementation of the province’s disaster mitigating programs such as the massive clean-up drive along rivers and tributaries, mangrove and tree planting in coastal and mountainous areas and conduct of various disaster-capability seminars.

All these activities, according to the Governor, are considered “practical and pragmatic approach” in addressing the various disasters, except earthquake, that might occur anytime without our control.

At the same time, Poiice Senior Supt. Rosueto V. Ricaforte, Police Provincial Director, said that the police fully supports the programs of the government as they vow to become “automatic agents” that can readily provide additional manpower and technical assistance during times of calamities.

Provincial Administrator Rafael F. Baraan said that although the province still needs to improve its response capability, directions and perspective insights especially in terms of flood mitigating measures.

He stressed that floodwaters in Central Pangasinan during the recent typhoon "Falcon" subsided easily due to the massive river clean up earlier conducted by Task Force Kalikasan specifically in the towns of Binmaley, Lingayen, and Bugallon. (PNA)

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saintm

July 13th, 2011, 08:00 PM

Baguio runners rule Dagupan leg of Milo race

THE non-inclusion of Baguio City as a qualifying race for the upcoming 35 National Milo Marathon did not fail to dampen the spirits of runners from the capital from ruling the Dagupan leg during the weekend.

Heranani Sore and Jessa Mangsat, both from the University of Baguio, ruled the 21-kilometer race for both the male and female division with a time of 1:14:4 and 1:32:20, respectively.

The 26-year-old Sore, who failed to duplicate his personal's best time of 1:10:00, and Mangsat both earned slots in the National Finals on December 11 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.

Both Sore, a native of South Cotabato, and the Pangasinan-born Mangsat expressed elation over their respective victory, saying there is plenty of hope in the national finals because there is still enough time to prepare.

"The route was mostly flat, not like in Baguio City where we are accustomed to rolling hills. My goal was to get ahead as early into the race as possible, so I broke away from the lead pack in the first 100 meters and just maintained the lead all the way to the finish line," said Sore, who settled for third behind Eduardo Buenavista in the Baguio elimination last year.

The second year AB Hotel and Restaurant student Sore said aside from proper nutrition, he will also do a lot of speed training to improve his time to fulfill his dream of winning his first national crown.

Sore and Mangsat, who earned P10,000 each, will join 42-year-old Reynaldo Pascua and fellow University of Baguio track runner Mercy Taypoc in the national finals.

For her part, Mangsat, who started joining running events at the age of 8, planned to divide her time and effort between studies as a third-year Mass Communications student and training.

"I found it a bit hard to train because I had to squeeze in training with school. I would jog either before school or after class. I had no proper long-distance training and I only seriously trained for the 21K event for a week," stressed Mangsat, the 10K champion in Dagupan last year and second place behind Balcena in the 21K Manila eliminations also last year.

Mangsat added her goal for this year is to edge out fellow runner Flordiliza Doños, also a product of UB and a member RP training pool. (Roderick Osis)

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on July 13, 2011.