Dagupan and Urdaneta Cities, and Pangasinan Province [Archive] - Page 57

saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:10 PM

No substitute for mother’s milk – nutrition council (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=43459)

by Danny O Sagun
DAGUPAN CITY, July 14 (PIA) – There is no substitute for mother’s milk especially from birth to six months, stressed the National Nutrition Council.
NNC Region 1 program coordinator Victoria ‘Vicky’ Manez said that mother’s milk already contains all the necessary nutrients needed by an infant including water. “Wala nang ibang liquid ang kailangan ng sanggol kahit tubig,” she said during the KBP Forum Thursday at the Philippine Information Agency.
She also discouraged feeding babies with what is locally known as am-am or use pacifier which, she said, only produces gas pain.
Manez allayed fears by some lactating mothers that their breast could not produce enough milk. “Lahat ng ina may kapabilidad na magpasoso,” she said as she urged mothers to just let their babies suck their breasts so as to be stimulated and thus produce milk.
She likewise urged them to eat nutritious food like malunggay, tulya and dilis which she said are rich in calcium that helps produce milk. “May mga suma cum laude kids produced by breastfeeding at mabait sila and with peace of mind,” she said as she compared breast-feed babies from formula milk-fed ones.
She also belied beliefs by some women that breastfeeding deforms their body. “Hindi nakakdisporma yan, kundi tumutulong pa para sa porma ng nanay,” she said, adding that breastfeeding helps in birth spacing.
Even those with inverted nipples can breastfeed their babies contrary to beliefs. Breastfeeding is especially important after giving birth up to seven days because of the presence of colostrum in the mother’s milk which contains anti-bodies.
After six months, she said that mothers can already engage in supplementary feeding, she said.
With all the support of concerned agencies to the nutrition program, she said the country hopes to attain its goal of combating malnutrition by 2015. (ANL/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

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saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:12 PM

PRC sets mobile services in Alaminos, Laoag cities (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=43460)

by Danny O Sagun
DAGUPAN CITY, July 14 (PIA) -- The Professional Regulation Commission is scheduled to conduct mobile outreach services in the cities of Alaminos and Laoag.
Regional Director Teofilo Gaius M. Sison, Jr. said the schedule in Alaminos will be on July 29 at the city hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In Laoag, it will be held at the city hall on August 13, also from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The move is part of the PRC’s thrust of bringing its services closer to the people in coordination with the concerned local government units, he said.
The mobile services include processing of application for the December 2011 Nurses Licensure Examination and other licensure examinations, renewal of ID/license, initial registration of newly-passed examinees, issuing of certifications of good standing, and releasing of unclaimed ID/license.
Professionals who may wish to claim their Professional ID Card and/or Board Certificate on the above schedules, may e-mail PRC at prcbaguio.regulations.renewal@gmail.com or text 0921-969-3919 or 0917-961-2510 at least three to four days before the scheduled date.
For more information and downloadable forms, visit www.prcbaguio.blogspot.com. (ANL/DOS-PRC/PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:14 PM

Campaign to persuade public to buy and eat bangus continues (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=359316)

DAGUPAN CITY, July 14 (PNA) -— Although the price of milkfish in the local market is now going up, there is still a need to continue the campaign to persuade people to continue patronizing and eating the product.

This was stressed by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, who said there is a need to win back the confidence of the people to buy and eat milkfish, especially the Dagupan variety which is admittedly the tastiest in the entire country.

A local fishpond owner, Edu Callanta, of Barangay Bacayao Norte in Dagupan, confirmed Thursday that the price of bangus is finally going up compared to last week’s low of P45 per kilo.

Last week, fish producers said there were a few buyers forcing them to sell their product even at a losing price.

Fernandez said that now that the price of bangus is going back to its old level, everybody should treat the past massive fishkill that happened in western Pangasinan as an unforgettable lesson for everyone to become vigilant and do their part in protecting the local bangus industry.

Although fishponds in Dagupan were not affected by the fish kill, all eyes were on Dagupan City because it was here where traders bought the rotten fish which they sold to their customers and who reportedly got sick.

Fernandez, who was acting mayor of Dagupan when the fishkill happened, went around the market with Councilor Jesus Canto and City Administrator Vlad Mata and found to her dismay some vendors mixing the rotten fish with the fresh fish to the detriment of the buying public.

This was a wrong move on the part of retailers and even wholesalers of bangus because in doing the dirty tactic, they put the whole bangus industry at risk, said Fernandez whose family is also producing milkfish.

She called on the City Agriculture Office to be more vigilant everytime in preventing the entry of rotten fish to the fish market of Dagupan.

“We should be very strict, otherwise all our efforts to promote our local bangus will go to naught,” said Fernandez who once chaired the yearly Bangus Festival three times.

At the height of the fishkill in Anda and Bolinao towns during the first week of June, three truckloads of rotten fish managed to enter Dagupan via the Jose R. de Venecia Expressway. Luckily, it was detected before it can be passed on to buyers.

All the three truckloads of rotten fish had to be disposed off at the city’s garbage dumpsite in Bonuan. (PNA)

saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:15 PM

saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:16 PM

Energy sector gains headway under Aquino administration‏ (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=9&rid=359208)

MANILA, July 13 (PNA) -- The Aquino administration has made significant headway in the energy industry a year after taking the reins from the previous administration.

In the power industry, the Department of Energy was able to dramatically reduce power shortage, thereby avoiding crippling power outages that would have affected the country's economy.

The DOE succeeded in making power supply more reliable in Luzon. With the Grid Operation Management Protocol (GOMP) in place, no brownouts were experienced due to shortfall in power generation, except during emergency situations such as typhoons and landslides.

The DOE was also able to improve market surveillance at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), allowing consumers to enjoy lower electricity rates compared to previous administration due to lower spot prices in the electricity market.

Power availability in the Visayas during the previous administration was lower than the demand in the region. The Visayas power supply capability is just 1,043 megawatts (MW) while the demand is 1,164 MW.

Under the Aquino administration, Visayas now has surplus power of about 600 MW, with the commissioning of new power plants such as the 240-MW Coal-Fired Power Plant (CFPP) of Cebu Energy Development Corporation (CEDC), 160-MW CFPP of Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC), and the 200-MW CFPP of the Kepco-Salcon Power Corporation (KSPC).

The commercial operations of the WESM which started in December 2010 also attracted more power investors to engage in doing business in the Visayas. The WESM also allowed dispatching of all available power generated at a reasonable price increase.

The WESM provides better market condition and structure to entice more investors to address future power needs.

Before the entry of the Aquino administration, Mindanao suffered eight-hour rotating brownouts.

Now, the brownouts were reduced with the improved GOMP and with the issuance of the DOE circular mandating the rational utilization of available generation capacity in Mindanao and directing DOE-attached agencies, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, and all industry stakeholders to address the power supply situation in the region.

Meanwhile, the encouraging structures continue to attract new businesses to invest in power generation.

The generation and sale of electricity used to be an inherently inefficient monopoly system. With the establishment of a WESM, electricity is traded centrally and more efficiently.

There are now 180 market players in both the Visayas and Luzon spot markets. This means that the more players there are in the market, the more stable and reliable the supply of electricity and the better the price will be for consumers.

The Philippine power industry continue to attract more players. Indicative power projects will boost electricity supply by more than 1000 MW.

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

The new coal facilities will utilize clean coal technology. Coal is also relatively cheaper and its dominance as source for baseload can thus help reduce the price of electricity.

Renewable industry players

More players are also expected to enter the power industry with the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 which aims to promote the use of natural energy resources such as power from the sun, ocean, hydro, wind, geothermal, and biomass.

The DOE is currently reviewing 234 existing contracts for solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydropower projects to ensure that they will contribute to the available power in the country.

Renewable energy is being promoted in the provinces where it is most abundant. Six electric cooperatives have already committed to provide electricity using solar energy in their franchise area. Likewise, the government is relying on solar energy to provide electricity to far flung areas in the country.

The government strengthened its efforts in promoting renewable energy in the country starting with the unveiling of its National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) containing the Philippines "green energy" roadmap.

The NREP is anchored on the DOE’s Energy Reform Agenda which aims to provide a sustainable energy plan for the Philippines. It also establishes a framework for existing and planned policies for the promotion of renewable energy such as solar, hydro, ocean, wind, biomass, and geothermal power as well as a roadmap which will guide efforts toward actualizing the market penetration targets of each renewable energy resource in the country.

The program further seeks to maximize the renewable energy potential estimated at more than 200,000 MW and translate clean energy opportunities into long-term benefits for the people.

Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras described NREP as "a focused and sustained drive towards energy security and improved access to clean and affordable energy."

President Benigno S. Aquino III, who gave the keynote message during the event, emphasized that the development of clean energy is one of the immediate priorities of the government and that it will keep a "watchful eye" in ensuring that policies and guidelines will provide a level playing field, transparency and fair electricity pricing.

The government also resumed the sale of power assets in the second half of the year.

The Aquino administration thoroughly studied the privatization process before pushing forward with the sale of the remaining power generation assets and contracted capacities, starting off with the independent power producer administrator contract for the 149-MW Naga power facility.

The 640-MW Unified Leyte geothermal complex would likewise be pursued within the third quarter. The auctions will still be conducted by state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM).

At the same time, the DOE pushed the implementation of the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) which resulted to millions of savings.

Energy efficiency pushed

The Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Awards which has 61 industrial, commercial and transport companies and 39 outstanding energy managers as participants were able to save a total of 156 million liters of oil or P5 billion.

It also resulted in the reduction of emissions equivalent to 269,000 tons. Likewise, the DOE also conducts Energy Audits to make sure that government buildings and offices are using energy efficiently. Energy savings reached P24.6 million after 12 energy audits for industrial, commercial, academe and government buildings.

To further educate the people on conserving energy, the DOE conducts National Training Workshops on Energy Efficiency Conservation which aims to save the country P60 billion more in terms of energy usage.

PECR launched

To further promote energy security, DOE unveiled the 15 areas up for exploration for oil and gas through the Fourth Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR 4).

The formal launch of the contracting round held on June 30, 2011 comprised of three onshore and 12 offshore regions with a total area of more than 10 million hectares located in Northwest Palawan, East Palawan and Sulu Sea basins.

The contracting round is expected to attract investments in exploration activities which will contribute to the realization of the country’s energy self-sufficiency level target of 60 percent by 2011.

The contracting round is envisioned to address the country’s energy supply through the exploration of local indigenous resources. Harnessing local resources will help the country meet its daily demand and reduce the importation of petroleum and petroleum products.

Independent and large-scale international exploration companies who have attended the previous DOE roadshows in Singapore and Australia have already expressed their interest to tender their bid in the various blocks for offer.

Pantawid Pasada

A landmark move of the Aquino administration is the Pantawid Pasada Program for the transport sector.

The DOE-led Inter-agency Energy Contingency Committee (IECC) crafted the Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP), more popularly known as the Pantawid Pasada Program in aid of the transport sector amidst vulnerable oil price movements.

The nationwide targeted assistance program aims to help jeepney and tricycle drivers through financial support. Jeepney drivers are given a Pantawid Pasada card loaded with P1,050 which they can use at gasoline stations for fuel purchases, while tricycle drivers are programmed to receive P150 from the Department of Interior and Local Government.

Around 220,000 jeepneys and one million tricycles are expected to benefit from the program.

The DOE is also aggressively promoting the National Electric Vehicle Strategy to alleviate the country’s overdependence on conventional fuel for transportation.

Twenty electric tricycles are now plying the streets of Mandaluyong after the government turned over the said "green vehicles" to the city Government through financing of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The said tricycles will not only save the tricycle drivers money as they no longer need to buy conventional fuel but will also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Promoting Good Governance

The DOE, through its Information and Education campaigns, go around the country to present the challenges, activities, and operations in the power sector to achieve power sustainability.

The DOE conducted briefings in key cities such as Cagayan de Oro City, Bacolod City, Tacloban City and Davao City and is set to go to other provinces in the coming months.

The DOE also formulated the Energy Reform Agenda which has an overall vision of "Level Playing Field, Walang Lamangan".

This agenda aims to provide energy security, reasonable energy price and a sustainable energy system through the help of private investors. Attached agencies of the DOE also applied good governance in their operations. The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) was able to give savings to the government as it trimmed down the costs of the PNOC-Philippine Alternative Fuels Corporation for its jatropha project.

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has also sent a signal to all other electric power industry participants that market/economic discipline will seriously be implemented in the Aquino administration as it took over the operations of the Albay Electric Cooperative due to its failure to comply with its financial obligations.

The government’s power privatization arm, PSALM, also paid P11.435 billion worth of financial obligations of electric cooperatives to NEA, and the local government units. (PNA)

saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:17 PM

Pangasinan leads in number of sponsored indigents enrolled with PhilHealth (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=359163)
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DAGUPAN CITY, July 14 (PNA) — Pangasinan leads four other provinces in Northern Luzon in the number of indigents enrolled under the sponsored program of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

This was bared by Josephine Quiton, division chief of PhilHealth Region 1, in a talk during the ‘Media in Action’ Forum of the Pangasinan Press Club headed by Atty. Gonzalo Duque, columnist of the newspaper “The Sunday Punch’

Quiton said the number of sponsored enrollees in Pangasinan comprises 61 percent of the total number of enrollees in Northern Luzon, namely La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Batanes.

Records of PhilHealth Region 1 showed that La Union registered 78,806 sponsored enrollees, Ilocos Norte, P57,796; Ilocos Sur, 39,582 and Batanes, 1,038.

Quinton said the number of registered sponsored enrollees in Northern Luzon already included the 16,000 PhilHealth identification cards distributed to indigents identified under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction last June 25 under the second round of the PhilHealth Sabado.

She said the 16,000 PhilHealth cards, to be effective until December 31 this year, came from the national government as part of the program of President Benigno Aquino III to benefit poor families.

The number brought to 174,974 the number of PhilHealth ID cards distributed by the national government in Northern Luzon to indigent families in Northern Luzon so far.

Quiton clarified that these are apart from the IDs distributed by local government units and officials who bankrolled the premiums of sponsored indigent families in the area consistent with the medium-term goal of the government.

She said the number of sponsored enrollees in Pangasinan far outnumber the regular members of PhilHealth, including employees in government and private offices and overseas Filipino workers. (PNA)

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saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:18 PM

Pangasinan conducts 3-day training on risk reduction (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=359399)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 14 (PNA) -- The provincial government, through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), is conducting a three-day special training on disaster risk reduction and management from July 12 to 15.

PDRRMC spokesperson Avenix Arenas said the training is part of the celebration of the National Consciousness Month this July.

The trainees are composed of members of municipal disaster risk reduction and management council from the eight identified flood-prone towns, namely: Labrador, Bugallon, Aguilar, Lingayen, Mangaldan, Calasiao, Sta. Barbara and San Fabian.

They were joined by personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) who are involved in search and rescue operations for calamity victims.

Arenas said the training is one of the various projects of the province on disaster risk reduction which also include the continuous implementation of the massive clean-up and dredging operations of rivers and waterways; distribution of fishnet called "tabal" to marginal fishermen, and tree planting activities and mangrove reforestation along the coastal areas and riverbanks.

Corollary to this, Provincial Administrator Rafael F. Baraan said that the province still needs to improve its response capability to fully complement the directions and perspective insights set by Governor Amado T. Espino Jr., especially in terms of flood mitigating measures.

The most important factor in disaster risk reduction and management, according to Baraan, is community level cooperation, stressing that unified action is very important in times of disasters.

“It is also important that people will not panic but stay calm to be able to get out of the situation safe and sound,” he added.

Baraan appealed to all Pangasinenses to be disaster-conscious at all times, become aware of what is happening in their community, and be alert.

Flood mitigating measures, Baraan added, was given priority by the provincial government, thus all efforts paid off during the recent typhoon Falcon when flood waters in Pangasinan subsided easily.

The massive river clean up in the province was undertaken by a special team called Task Force Kalikasan, a unit of PDRRMC.

After the training, participants are expected not only to acquire the basic knowledge and capability on search and rescue operations but to re-echo what they have learned to people in their communities, Arenas said. (PNA)

saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:28 PM

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saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:29 PM

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saintm

July 14th, 2011, 07:39 PM

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phoenicians

July 15th, 2011, 10:46 AM

opo kalaban po sila ng whitehat.. sosyal ng dagupan ha may Yoh Froz and White Hat.. bongga!!! masgusto ko parin sa YF i dunno, mas gusto ko po yogurt nila.. siguro mayari ng YF yung mayari po ng talyer hehehe ano na po pangalan ng coffee shop dun sa may ab fernandez tabi ng tulay??? likod po ng ucpb???? di ko pa na try dun

:) like mo pala YF sabagay kanya kanya naman tayo taste at like eh, but i prefer White Hat coz of their uniqueness and their free sauce drizzle:banana: Yup the owner of YF and dolce cafe are the same :)

ay yun AVENUE CAFE, di ko pa rin siya napuntahan eh:lol:

phoenicians

July 15th, 2011, 10:53 AM

UCC? zozyal ha... May clubbing po ba sa Metro PLaza?

Request naman po kay mayor BSL.. sana po magkaroon ng Dampa malapit sa fish market.. yung tulad po sa Manila sa may Macapagal avenue bibilhin po yung fish na fresh sa palengke tapos ipapaluto.. iintayin nalang na maluto tapos chibunggan na ha.. feel ko yun papi.. kelangan may ganun po sa dagupan aside sa piggar piggar sa galvan sa gabi... bet ko po yun!!! well known pa naman po pangasinan sa sea food, wala pang dampa... sana po mapag planuhan yun at magkaroon na, sa next bangus festival sana operational na.... in line with the river cruise po, another tourist attraction yun... mga namamasyal po sa manaoag or lingayen sa dagupan na mamalengke at mag lunch.. bongga diba... i know makakarating po ito kay BSL heheheh sana matuloy kasama po ako sa ribbon cutting ha LOL:cheers: char!!!!

:) ay yan ang di ko alam kung me mga club sa Metro Plaza basta sabi ni BSL eh panay mga food stalls ang itatayo dun:)....A;am ko yan ang una sana project ni mayor BSL yun tipo ala Baywalk sa roxas blvd..Yun nga lang nauna yun River Cruise ...Pag naging ok at approve na yun TRI-Ferry between ALAMINOS-DAGUPAN- SAN FERNADO L.U. ay yun ang balak ng City goverment ng Dagupan na gawin Tourist attraction..clear yun mga nasa Pantal River at me gagawing docking area plus recreation facilities, bar and Resto..Hopefully matulo eto bago mag 2013 Local Election:)

bcl4me

July 15th, 2011, 11:08 AM

uu nga di ba may balak sila na maglagay ng jogging path na sosyal along pantal river from ab fernandez up to devenicia hiway extension?

lightz

July 15th, 2011, 12:42 PM

San po banda sa pantal ung balak gawing baywalk ala roxas blvd?E2 ba yung sa may harapan ng star plaza dun ba sa mism0ng business district?Db merong mini park dun ang pantal?Maganda nga n gwing ala baywalk un. Irelocate n lang nila ung pantal brgy hall tp0s gwing bricks ung daan sa gilid tpos mayrong mga palm tree. Pwede rin nilang dagdagan ng docking area tpos me boat riding tulad sa burnham park/lake o kaya pwede kayaking. Kung saka-sakali panibagong attraction yun sa mismong business dist ng Dagupan.

bcl4me

July 15th, 2011, 01:23 PM

calling BSL's a-10-tion...marami request sa DAgupan City, haha, tapos iremodel nila mga blsgs dun na kahit kapareho ng style ng Value Star Inn...yung tipong ganito, kahit mas simply pa basta similar lang:
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bcl4me

July 15th, 2011, 02:00 PM

Silverio’s Seafood Restaurant

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Yummy ha!

seafood yung resto pero yung nasa pics puro meat.:lol:

ISwitch

July 15th, 2011, 03:59 PM

wow, talagang magiging major tourist destination ang Dagupan kung matuloy yan

saintm

July 15th, 2011, 10:39 PM

:) like mo pala YF sabagay kanya kanya naman tayo taste at like eh, but i prefer White Hat coz of their uniqueness and their free sauce drizzle:banana: Yup the owner of YF and dolce cafe are the same :)

ay yun AVENUE CAFE, di ko pa rin siya napuntahan eh:lol:
i see.. thats it papi avenue cafe nga po!!! may view ka pa ng pantal river ha...

saintm

July 15th, 2011, 10:43 PM

seafood yung resto pero yung nasa pics puro meat.:lol:ano tawag mo sa talaba at fish head soup???? minsan kakasawa na seafood maiba naman:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

saintm

July 15th, 2011, 10:50 PM

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saintm

July 15th, 2011, 11:27 PM

:) ay yan ang di ko alam kung me mga club sa Metro Plaza basta sabi ni BSL eh panay mga food stalls ang itatayo dun:)....A;am ko yan ang una sana project ni mayor BSL yun tipo ala Baywalk sa roxas blvd..Yun nga lang nauna yun River Cruise ...Pag naging ok at approve na yun TRI-Ferry between ALAMINOS-DAGUPAN- SAN FERNADO L.U. ay yun ang balak ng City goverment ng Dagupan na gawin Tourist attraction..clear yun mga nasa Pantal River at me gagawing docking area plus recreation facilities, bar and Resto..Hopefully matulo eto bago mag 2013 Local Election:) YUng Tri Ferry po i doubt kung magiging successful... malayo po sa lucap wharf yung downtown alaminos, masmapapamahal pa po pamasahe... ganun din po sa san fernando.. .dapat sana po ginawa nalang na for tourist yung cruise yung tri ferry.. malulugi lang sila kc hindi po sya mabubuhay as a commercial high volume transpo, buhay na buhay po ang buses and jeepneys at magaganda naman ang mga kalsada kahit mejo ma traffic.. dapat po ang gawin nila water taxi tulad sa bangkok... o international ang inspiratioin ko ha take note.. water taxi in bangkok thailand..., papunta ng binmaley, lingayen, calasiao, sta barbara, san fabian etc.. marami po island barangays at puroks na along the river banks or shore.. at dahil dyan sa dagupan wharf po sila bababa derecho na sa downtown... :cheers:

isa pa po, sana magkaroon na ng car taxi sa dagupan!!! kahit na suzuki minivan lang po or kia car carry na!!! ang routa dagupan, calasiao, sta barbara, mangaldan, san fabian, binmaley at lingayen.. labas po ng metro dagupan iba na ang rate for hire na..like kung may tourist or balikbayan na pupunta sa Urdaneta, Manaoag or Alaminos iba na po ang rate nila mas mahal na parang airport taxi na sila o diba bongga!!! good for tourism pa po yun... naku po kung super millionarya talaga me doon po ako mag iinvest... car taxi service po in dagupan... naku sana may gumawa na neto no... taxi service ang kelangan!!! tama na ang garrapal na tricycle.. enough super na hoholdup na po ako sa binabayad sa tricycle sa dagupan ha... lakas ila maningil sobra kainis na.. 2km lang naniingil na sila ng 50-60 pesos OA diba.. buti pa sana kung car taxi aircon na sossy pa hehe Apir!!!

saintm

July 15th, 2011, 11:38 PM

uu nga di ba may balak sila na maglagay ng jogging path na sosyal along pantal river from ab fernandez up to devenicia hiway extension?sa plaza nalang po sila mag jogging.. masmaganda kung pedentian and bike lane nalang with benches and matching river front prominade specialty shops, cafes and boutique hotels... o diba yan ang sosyal.. coffee coffee ka or eat ng ice cream while watching seabirds crowding a fishing vessle na papalapit sa pantal.. parang movie scene na daba pero ganun dapat lets always settle for the BEST!!! QUALITY!!! EXCELLENCE!!!:cheers: LOL gusto ko na po mag work sa city hall ha.. kaso taga malasiqui me hahahaha:lol::lol::lol::lol:

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 16th, 2011, 12:33 AM

Archbishop Villegas urges PNoy to seek unity, not vengeance
07/15/2011 | 09:58 PM

Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has reminded President Benigno Aquino III against going after "previous wrongdoings" out of vendetta and risk dividing the nation.

“Prosecution for previous wrongdoings must be carried out to the full but such must be done in pursuit of justice not revenge. Political vendetta divides even more," Villegas said at a Rotary speech in Dagupan City on Thursday.

Villegas is the incoming vice president of the CBCP. He will assume his CBCP post next Dec. 1. He was an aide of the late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, a key figure in the 1986 EDSA revolt.

The archbishop advised Aquino that he may need much more than integrity to lead the country well.

“In the ‘balanced square’ of leadership, the other three sides must be economic progress and stability; second, political will and clarity of laws; and the third is availability of education and social services," Villegas said.

“If these three sides are given equal support connected by integrity and blameless living, even integrity itself will become part of our national ethics and the rays of bright future await us," the archbishop added.

Villegas also said leadership without vision is "treachery to the governed."

He stressed leadership must "embrace and unite" instead of "alienate and divide." — ELR/VS, GMA News

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/226449/nation/archbishop-villegas-urges-pnoy-to-seek-unity-not-vengeance

^^ active na active ang bagong Arsobispo ng Lingayen-Dagupan at bagong Vice President ng CBCP sa mga issues ngayon sa bansa natin :) Go Father Soc :okay: katulad din sya ni Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz :)

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 16th, 2011, 12:44 AM

^^ sana magkaroon na nga ng taxi sa Dagupan and its Metro :) kawawa naman kasi yung mga taong sumasakay sa trike..ang taas nila maningil(victim na ako jan saDag.ng mga abusadong trike drivers, tatanungin ka nila kung saan at ilan ibabayad ko...pag cnabi kong 15, ayaw nila ung iba na lang daw at may "baraan" pa silang katatapos lang nila kumain "manpaeses kami ni" kwanda! :ohno: ) at prone pa sa crime like holdup, rape... :ohno: kung taxi mas maganda, fixed na yung minimum fare..at di ka maooverpriced :D

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 16th, 2011, 12:52 AM

ISwitch

July 16th, 2011, 02:45 AM

mas ok kung high tech monorail na iikot sa downtown tapos ipagbawal na mga jeep sa downtown yung mga jeep na galing ibang bayan dapat may kanya kanyang terminal na malapit sa sakayan ng monorail, dapat slightly elevated pero hindi katulad ng mrt sa metro manila eye-sore yun eh

jcruze057

July 16th, 2011, 07:37 AM

sa plaza nalang po sila mag jogging.. masmaganda kung pedentian and bike lane nalang with benches and matching river front prominade specialty shops, cafes and boutique hotels... o diba yan ang sosyal.. coffee coffee ka or eat ng ice cream while watching seabirds crowding a fishing vessle na papalapit sa pantal.. parang movie scene na daba pero ganun dapat lets always settle for the BEST!!! QUALITY!!! EXCELLENCE!!!:cheers: LOL gusto ko na po mag work sa city hall ha.. kaso taga malasiqui me hahahaha:lol::lol::lol::lol:
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di ba maliit lang yung city plaza? pwede ring talagang 2 lane road kung may lugar pa at may bicycle lane at jogging path na rin hahaha, dapat elevated ng mga 1meter kase bahain yan

jcruze057

July 16th, 2011, 07:39 AM

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Pantal River

ISwitch

July 16th, 2011, 03:15 PM

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di ba maliit lang yung city plaza? pwede ring talagang 2 lane road kung may lugar pa at may bicycle lane at jogging path na rin hahaha, dapat elevated ng mga 1meter kase bahain yan

yung sa corner ng ab fernandez up to the hospital puro commercial area na yun na di kumikita at wala na ring pang maintain ng pwesto siguro kung babawasan ng kalahati ng area nila para mag-give way sa jogging path, malamang magkakaroon pa sila ng pag-asang umunlad, maganda kung rubberized track both sides, yung tapat ng starplaza at nung victoria hotel

christian joe

July 16th, 2011, 05:28 PM

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: yeah update mo nalang po kami.. ano po balita dyan? hehehe yung MCDO carmen sarado ha under renovation modern po gagawin na design ha.LIKE

yeah.. kita ko rin kanina...mejo luma na rin kasi.. unang fastfood branch kasi un sa carmen... dating terminal un ng PanTranco daw... well, kailangan na nilang baguhin building para makaengganyo ng customers... madaming fastfood na sa carmen mahigpit ang competition...

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 05:56 PM

yeah.. kita ko rin kanina...mejo luma na rin kasi.. unang fastfood branch kasi un sa carmen... dating terminal un ng PanTranco daw... well, kailangan na nilang baguhin building para makaengganyo ng customers... madaming fastfood na sa carmen mahigpit ang competition...
opo super tagal na po nun ha matagal pa kesa sa mcdo sa capas..LIKE buti po 24/7 sya no dama pasahero tambay dun.. dun kame dati lage drivethru kapag nag byahe po kami goin to manila^^^^

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 07:13 PM

New Pangasinan Mayors’ League president elected
Posted by admin2 on Jul 15th, 2011 and filed under Provincial. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
By PNA and U.S. News Agency / Asian
The Pangasinan Mayors’ League (PML) elected a new president to replace Bugallon Mayor Ricardo Orduña who resigned his post allegedly due to health reason.
Mayor Noel Nacar of the western town of Dasol won the election when he slugged it out with Mayor Teodoro Cruz of Mangatarem, a former congressman of the second district of Pangasinan, in a one-on-one duel at Lenux Hotel in Dagupan on Friday.
Of the 38 town mayors who attended the election called by Lingayen Mayor Ernesto Castaneda, PML executive vice president, 21 voted for Nacar and 17 voted for Cruz.
Nacar, a two-term mayor, will serve the unexpired term of Orduña whose resignation sometime in late May sparked speculations he had a spat with Governor Amado Espino Jr.
Orduna’s younger brother, Paterno, a retired police colonel, simultaneously took a leave of absence from his work as executive assistance IV and concurrent executive director of the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council of the provincial government and eventually resigned too.
Paterno, in a press conference two weeks ago, clarified he and Governor Espino remained in good terms and was resigning because he was advised by his doctor to refrain from strenuous work due to his health problem.
Nacar called on his fellow mayors to unite so that together they can help Governor Espino push his development agenda for Pangasinan.
Only six mayors were not able to join the election to elect their new president.

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 07:20 PM

SP dismisses administrative complaint vs Alaminos City mayor
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By PNA and U.S. News Agency / Asian
The Blue Ribbon Committee of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has dismissed on Friday the administrative complaint filed by a college president against Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza.
The case was in connection with the operation of the Pangasinan State University campus in Alaminos City which the complainant, Ruben Morante, president of the PSS College, also in Alaminos, dubbed as “illegal”.
Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr., a lawyer, and chair of the committee, said they decided to dismiss the complaint filed against Braganza on the ground that the SP has no jurisdiction over the mayor, Alaminos being a component city of Pangasinan.
At the start of the hearing by the committee, Braganza–through his lawyer–filed a motion to dismiss the case, maintaining that the SP has no administrative jurisdiction over Alaminos which is a component city of Pangasinan.
In filing the motion to dismiss, Braganza’s counsel asked the SP to stop the disciplinary proceedings, citing Section 61 (a) of the Local Government Code which provides that “A complaint against any elective official of a province, a highly urbanized city, an independent component city or component city shall be filed before the Office of the President (OP).”
Bince, a lawyer, admitted that being a component city of Pangasinan, the administrative complaint should have been filed instead before the Office of the President, not the SP.
He said the SP will pass a resolution within five days formally dismissing the administrative complaint.
Alaminos is a component city of Pangasinan since it gained cityhood in 2001 and only the OP has jurisdiction over its elected officials.
Bince said the Blue Ribbon Committee advised Morante to file the complaint before the Office of the President which has jurisdiction over Braganza.
In his complaint, Morante claimed that city government funds were used by the Alaminos mayor to bankroll the PSU Alaminos campus, including the putting up of building and facilities even if this is not recognized by the Commission on Higher Education.
Braganza maintained that it is the obligation of the city government to provide education to students who cannot go to college because their parents do not have money to pay their tuition fees.
This is the reason, he said, why the Alaminos City government entered into a memorandum of agreement with PSU to open a college in his city to admit students from poor families.

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 07:52 PM

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 07:57 PM

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 07:59 PM

^^ at fyi..ang trike drivers ng Santa Barbara lang ata ang pinakamasunurin sa ordinance nila :D tatanungin ka lang kung saan ka pupunta...di nila tatanungin kung ilan ibabayad mo :) Php7 ang minimum fare... Town Proper-Daniel Maramba Nat'l HS Php7 lang...pero 20 binigay ko...mukhang mabait si manong eh at di sya abuso :)
buti nalang mabait sila ha.. basta trademark sa dagupan yun na sa trike nila!!! ganun rin po sa malasiqui kapag gabi dating mo pagkakaguluhan ka ng mga drivers kalowka

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 08:01 PM

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Pantal River

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 08:04 PM

Abono warns imported meat vendors without freezers

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By Mortz C. Ortigoza
ROSALES –Abono Party-list chair Rosendo So said vendors of imported meat should use freezer for the products they sell otherwise they would be violating Administrative Order (AO) 22 of the Department of Agriculture.
AO 22 covers the hygienic handling of frozen and chilled meat and meat products.
So explained that this was the contentious issue in meetings he attended with local hog raisers and officials from the Philippine government, embassies of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and others.
He said that the foreign guests want importers from their home countries selling pork and chicken to use styrofoam and cooler when they sell these products.
But his group disagreed.
“There should be freezer. Monterey, Robina, and other companies use them,” he said.
The penalty clause of AO 22 provides that any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate the provision of the AO shall be subject to a fine of not less than P500 hundred but not more than P20 thousand or imprisonment of not less than three (3) months but not more than two (2) years or both, at the discretion of the court as provided in the Consumer Act of the Philippines.
Meanwhile, So could not understand where the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) got its figures that there is an estimated deficit for pork of 8000 metric tons (MT) for the rest of the year that started in the second quarter of this year, and a deficit of chicken by 14,675 MT in the fourth quarter this year.
“Kasi maraming stocks pa rin. Hindi naman sinasabi nilang kulang ang stocks. Ang BAS kasi hindi namin alam kung saan paano ang computation nila.”
He said the gate price of pork and chicken declined during lean months unlike in the month of December when demand exceed supply.
“Kasi ang live weight ngayon ay nasa P110 na lang. So bumaba talaga from P115 to P110. So iyan ang presyo.”

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 08:05 PM

Abono, hog raisers support DA’s program on meat handling

By Virgilio Sar. Maganes
ROSALES- With the passage of Administrative Order No. 22 (AO 22) of the Department of Agriculture, consumers will soon be assured of quality frozen and chilled meat in the market.
This was bared by Abono Partylist Chair Rosendo O. So after attending the final public consultation of AO 22 covering the rules and regulation on hygienic handling of freshly slaughtered, chilled, frozen and thawed meat in meat markets on June 24 at the DA-NMIS Conference Hall in Quezon City.
“The Abono Partylist, as well as the National Federation of Hog Growers of the Philippines, are equally supportive to the said AO 22 in order to assure our consumers quality meat in the market. There is now on-going practice among meat vendors to sell frozen and chilled meat in the market which lessen their quality,” So said.
So is also an active member of the hog raisers association.
Salient features of AO 22 are the role of meat importers, traders, handlers and market administrators. It will ensure that meat being handled and distributed or sold are safe and of god quality. It also includes “traceability” by keeping appropriate records such as licenses and health certificates. It also provides hygienic measures for markets’ meat stall and meat section, and the implementation of hygiene, sanitation and vermin control requirements of meat markets.
“ There will be strict compliance on proper meat handling, meat packaging and labeling and meat source and certifications. Chilled and frozen meat shall be properly labeled and maintain their temperature in chillers or refrigerators. This will not be allowed for sale in the open market as we are assured also of the quality of the newly butchered meat, “ So further said.
Once the AO will be available to the public for compliance, local government units (LGUs) are mandated to implement and monitor under its powers specified in the RA No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 and Executive Order No 137.
LGUs will be assisted by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) and the National Consumer Affairs Council (NCAC).
The said Order carries penalty provision as those provided for under Republic Act No. 9296 or the Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines and the Consumer Act of the Philippines .
It will be recalled that the Abono Partylist and the Hog Raisers Association of the Philippines in its early pronouncements batted for the increase of tariff on offal ( pig innards and other low-grade parts like snout, ears and brain) to curb unabated pork importation that is a threat to the countrys’ hog industry.
Offal, known to be imported meat, are openly sold in the market either as chilled or frozen.
“AO 22 will now check the proliferation of imported offal in the country and augurs well for the local hog industry,” So said.

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 08:06 PM

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saintm

July 16th, 2011, 08:08 PM

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saintm

July 16th, 2011, 08:10 PM

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saintm

July 16th, 2011, 08:18 PM

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Feature: Dagupan’s river cruise getting wide attention

By Danny O Sagun
DAGUPAN CITY– 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. (PIA Pangasinan/DOS)

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 09:50 PM

TAPAntastic!

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There is no right time when it comes to eating tapa! May it be breakfast, lunch or dinner, anything is a perfect match! But in the town of Mangaldan in Pangasinan, tapa is not only a simple viand, but also a big industry.
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

....Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/226346/public-affairs/kobe-bryant-in-manila-tapanstastic-tweenstars-dont-english-me-inhale-exhale)

saintm

July 16th, 2011, 09:52 PM

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agay_met_la_tan

July 17th, 2011, 02:55 AM

talagang kelangan mag jogging?:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

kailangan para healthy at tsaka halos lahat ng 40+ na dapat health conscious na dahil dyan na mag-umpisa lumitaw mga di inaasahang major health problems:cheers:

agay_met_la_tan

July 17th, 2011, 02:58 AM

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di ba maliit lang yung city plaza? pwede ring talagang 2 lane road kung may lugar pa at may bicycle lane at jogging path na rin hahaha, dapat elevated ng mga 1meter kase bahain yan

yung bridge pa-pauntan metro plaza? uu nga cool yan! dowtown can be expanded further sa kabilang side pero mas ok kung tourist oriented project/modern offices ang ipatayo

agay_met_la_tan

July 17th, 2011, 03:06 AM

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mejo outdated na po ibang pics pero ok pa naman...

sana may magpost ng updated pics

christian joe

July 17th, 2011, 04:22 PM

christian joe

July 17th, 2011, 05:01 PM

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while pangasinan is on earthquake.. my mom was giving birth that day.. imagine ang hirap manganak tapos nadagdagan pa ng lindol... swerte nga nabuhay ako.. :lol::lol::lol:

christian joe

July 17th, 2011, 05:02 PM

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saintm

July 17th, 2011, 05:45 PM

"This province, aside from one of the richest and the largest in the country, is a focal point of history. It is here were Limahong was based, where Princess Urduja—whether real or not—reign, where Palaris fought the Spaniards. Close by is the beach where the Japanese landed in 1941 and where the Americans and MacArthur returned in 1945. Indeed, Pangasinan province occupies a precious niche in our country’s history."

-F. Sionil Jose
National Artist for Literature
Conferment Speech at the University of Pangasinan (February 12, 2009)

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correct ka dyan.. look oh Pangasinan is Asean City of Culture TOP 3 Core group in the Philippines, 1st Asean City of Culture in the Phil ha !!!! nothing more nothing less ha.. together with Manila and Cebu

Cebu gets Asean recognition

Sun Star – Sat, Jul 16, 2011

CEBU was formally bestowed the title Asean City of Culture yesterday, in a ceremony attended by ambassadors of some of the bloc’s member-countries.
But Cebuanos were surprised when the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed that Cebu shares the title with nine other cities in the Philippines.
Olivia Palala, DFA Office of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Affairs executive director, said other Asean City of Culture cities are: Manila, Angono in Rizal, Angeles in Pampanga, Batangas, Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental, Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte, Roxas in Capiz, Tagbilaran in Bohol and Tarlac.

The Cultural Center of the Philippines's Eva Mari Salvador said, though, that only three of the nine are considered the core group.

These are Manila, the country's capital; Pangasinan because it is where the Asean Ministers for Culture and the Arts first designated the Asean cities of culture; and Cebu.

Logistics
Vigan in Ilocos Sur was considered, but Salvador said the city did not have the logistics to accept the designation.

Salvador clarified that Cebu was given a distinction for its “encompassing richness in culture, heritage and creative arts.”

During his acceptance speech, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said it is the Cebuanos who make Cebu an Asean City of Culture.

Palala said she has high regard for Cebuanos, who have a “flawless command of the English language.”

Culture
Cebu City Councilor Margarita Osmeña, chairperson of the committee on tourism, local and international relations, culture and the arts, made a five-minute presentation of what makes Cebu’s culture rich.

The presentation included the puso (hanging rice), furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue and his products, Jay Aldeguer and the Island Souvenirs business, painters, architects, Cebu's architecture, the San Diego dancers and the Sto. Niño.

Only five of the 10 Asean members were represented during Cebu City's acceptance of the City of Culture title at the Radisson Blu Hotel yesterday. These are Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

President Benigno Aquino III and his Cabinet were unable to attend but Sen. Vicente Sotto III came.

Streets
The guests were made to feel they have visited different parts of the city as they dined at tables named after streets, like Colon.

They were also treated to Filipino dishes with a twist. The lunch menu included a starter named “kinilaw utanon ni Bulakna” (Bulakna's coconut and banana blossom salad); “tinowa ni Rajah Humabon” (chicken soup with chayote); and “pinutos sa gugma ni Hara Humamay” or violet rice topped with steamed fish as the main dish.

The course ended with “kalipay ni Magallanes,” a platter with ube brulee, mango sago and coconut panna cotta.

After the acceptance, the party proceeded to nearby SM City Northwing, for the opening of an exhibit that features the creativity of the Cebuanos in design.

Cary Santiago presented a futuristic version of the Philippine terno, which he called “Mandaragit,” a pair of fitted pants and top with puff sleeves and a train, made with metallic patterns.

Philip Rodriguez also showed off his Filipiniana couture.

The exhibit also showcased furniture pieces by different Cebuano designers, high-end accessories, and unique lamps and figurines made of shells and bronze from Arden.

For more local stories, visit www.sunstar.com.ph
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

christian joe

July 17th, 2011, 07:02 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^
correct ka dyan.. look oh Pangasinan is Asean City of Culture TOP 3 Core group in the Philippines, 1st Asean City of Culture in the Phil ha !!!! nothing more nothing less ha.. together with Manila and Cebu

Cebu gets Asean recognition

Sun Star – Sat, Jul 16, 2011

CEBU was formally bestowed the title Asean City of Culture yesterday, in a ceremony attended by ambassadors of some of the bloc’s member-countries.
But Cebuanos were surprised when the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed that Cebu shares the title with nine other cities in the Philippines.
Olivia Palala, DFA Office of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Affairs executive director, said other Asean City of Culture cities are: Manila, Angono in Rizal, Angeles in Pampanga, Batangas, Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental, Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte, Roxas in Capiz, Tagbilaran in Bohol and Tarlac.

The Cultural Center of the Philippines's Eva Mari Salvador said, though, that only three of the nine are considered the core group.

These are Manila, the country's capital; Pangasinan because it is where the Asean Ministers for Culture and the Arts first designated the Asean cities of culture; and Cebu.

Logistics
Vigan in Ilocos Sur was considered, but Salvador said the city did not have the logistics to accept the designation.

Salvador clarified that Cebu was given a distinction for its “encompassing richness in culture, heritage and creative arts.”

During his acceptance speech, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said it is the Cebuanos who make Cebu an Asean City of Culture.

Palala said she has high regard for Cebuanos, who have a “flawless command of the English language.”

Culture
Cebu City Councilor Margarita Osmeña, chairperson of the committee on tourism, local and international relations, culture and the arts, made a five-minute presentation of what makes Cebu’s culture rich.

The presentation included the puso (hanging rice), furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue and his products, Jay Aldeguer and the Island Souvenirs business, painters, architects, Cebu's architecture, the San Diego dancers and the Sto. Niño.

Only five of the 10 Asean members were represented during Cebu City's acceptance of the City of Culture title at the Radisson Blu Hotel yesterday. These are Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

President Benigno Aquino III and his Cabinet were unable to attend but Sen. Vicente Sotto III came.

Streets
The guests were made to feel they have visited different parts of the city as they dined at tables named after streets, like Colon.

They were also treated to Filipino dishes with a twist. The lunch menu included a starter named “kinilaw utanon ni Bulakna” (Bulakna's coconut and banana blossom salad); “tinowa ni Rajah Humabon” (chicken soup with chayote); and “pinutos sa gugma ni Hara Humamay” or violet rice topped with steamed fish as the main dish.

The course ended with “kalipay ni Magallanes,” a platter with ube brulee, mango sago and coconut panna cotta.

After the acceptance, the party proceeded to nearby SM City Northwing, for the opening of an exhibit that features the creativity of the Cebuanos in design.

Cary Santiago presented a futuristic version of the Philippine terno, which he called “Mandaragit,” a pair of fitted pants and top with puff sleeves and a train, made with metallic patterns.

Philip Rodriguez also showed off his Filipiniana couture.

The exhibit also showcased furniture pieces by different Cebuano designers, high-end accessories, and unique lamps and figurines made of shells and bronze from Arden.

For more local stories, visit www.sunstar.com.ph
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

ow! my first time to hear this... I didnt know Pangasinan had this destinction as ASEAN Culture City! Congrats to Cebu!

saintm

July 18th, 2011, 12:05 AM

while pangasinan is on earthquake.. my mom was giving birth that day.. imagine ang hirap manganak tapos nadagdagan pa ng lindol... swerte nga nabuhay ako.. :lol::lol::lol:Wow interesting story ha!!!! :cheers::cheers::cheers: Belated happy bday po sau sir!!! mwuah!!!

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July 18th, 2011, 12:06 AM

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July 18th, 2011, 12:12 AM

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Dasol Mayor Noel Nacar( 2ndfrom Right, front row) poses with the members of his town’s legislative and executive departments. Nacar got 21 votes against the 17 votes of Mangatarem Mayor Teddy Cruz. Nacar replaced Bugallon Mayor Ricardo Orduɦa who resigned recently for personal reasons. The PML election was held last July 15 at the Lenox Hotel in Dagupan City. MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA northwatch.wordpress.com (http://northwatch.wordpress.com/)

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July 18th, 2011, 12:13 AM

Provincial Board dismisses case vs Braganza,et al

Administrative Beefs against Alaminos: Provincial Board complainant Ruben Morante (left) shows to members of the print and broadcast media in Dagupan City files of documents that he used against Alaminos City Mayor Nani Braganza and company after the latter funded the edifices and belongings of Pangasinan State University-Alaminos City. With Morante is lawyer Gonzalo Duque, owner of Lyceum Northwestern University in Dagupan.

By Mortz C. Ortigoza
LINGAYEN-The issue on whether the Office of the President (OP) or the SanggunianPanlalawigan (SP) has disciplinary jurisdictionover elected officials of Alaminos City was- put to rest after the provincial legal officer joined the call to deny the complaint filed by PASS President Ruben Morante against Mayor Hernani Braganza and others.
Lawyer GeraldineBaniqued declared during a committee hearing of the provincial board that the OP has jurisdiction to discipline the officials of the city. This, despite Section 51 of the City Charter of Alaminos which said it shall be under the jurisdiction of the provincial government.
Baniqued’s opinion at the committee chaired by Board Member AlfieBince bolstered the queries of BM Mojamito Libunao who disputed the arguments ofcomplainant and school owner Ruben Morante.
Morante, who filled the administrative case against Mayor Hernani Braganza et al.,argued that incase there is a conflict between a general law and a special law the latter prevails.
Morante, a harsh critic of Braganza, confidently said that Alaminos is under the jurisdiction of the provincial government.
He stressed that the Local Government Code (LGC) was created in 1992 while the charter of Alaminosas a component city has been signed into a law in 2001.
He said the older Section 61 of the LGC yields to the newer Section 51 of the City Charter that says “it shall unless otherwise provided by law to be under the province of Pangasinan”.
Sections 61(a) says ” a complaint against any elective official of a province, a highly urbanized city, an independent component city or component city shall be filed before the Office of the President”,
BM Libunao however told Morante that the charter has a general provisionbut failed to provide a disciplinary clause, while the Code is specific on its disciplinary clause.
“How could you reconcile that?” he posed to Morantewho did not bring a lawyer but argued like one earlier in the hearing.
Morante, the owner of Philippine Accountancy and Science School, filed the administrative case against the elected officials of Alaminosfor funding the physical facilities of the Pangasinan State University –Alaminos City.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:17 AM

Tobacco farmers get P20-million aid for palay crop cultivation
By DEXTER SEE
July 17, 2011, 4:48pm
BANGUED, Abra --- National Tobacco Administration (NTA) chief Edgardo D. Zaragoza has distributed P20 million to thousands of tobacco farmers as capital for their palay crop cultivation in order to provide them with alternative sources of livelihood during the lean months of tobacco production.

A total of 1,484 tobacco farmers from the provinces of Abra, La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, and Mindoro who are ready to plant palay in around 1,242 hectares benefited from the soft loan program of the NTA which is geared towards enhancing the productivity of farmers not only on tobacco production but also in terms of rice production.

Under the program, NTA provides a loan of P18, 000 per hectare per farmer who plants palay, and P30,000 to P40,000 per farmer per hectare for those who plant tobacco which is substantial in allowing the farmers to be able to produce the crops that will be in time for the harvest season where the prices of the crops are at high levels.

In consultations with the tobacco farmers and technicians in different tobacco producing provinces, Zaragoza said the NTA is ready to provide P200 million in the form of production assistance at very low interest rate to the tobacco farmers in their tobacco cultivation.

In the past years, only about P3.5 million was given by the NTA to the tobacco farmers in the form of loans in eight tobacco growing provinces. The amount was increased to P34 million during this year, but the amount is not enough to defray the cost of production for the tobacco farming.

Dr. Roberto R. Bonoan, NTA deputy administrator for operations said that the financial assistance to the tobacco farmers had greatly increased this year by 177 percent compared to the past years when only about R7.6 million was given.

The number of tobacco farmers who planted tobacco also increased this year by 79 percent and area planted to tobacco likewise increased by 80.73 percent.

Zaragoza expressed optimism that with the integration of both agricultural programs such as the tobacco production during the dry season, and the palay production during the wet season, the rice self-sufficiency program of the Department of Agriculture will succeed before the end of 2013.

While acknowledging the cooperation of the tobacco farmers and their sense of responsibility in the repayment of their loans amortizations, Zaragoza assured the farmers of the support of the big-time tobacco leaf buyers like the PMFTC, Universal Leaf Phil., Inc., Trans-Manila, Inc., Continental Leaf and the Associated Anglo American Tobacco Corporation for their con-tinuing cooperation and support to the farmers through their support programs.

“We recognize the tobacco farmers because of their good attitude particularly in their willingness to pay, and it is just fitting and proper that we give back our trust and respect to these farmers,” he said.

In another development, the tourist town of Kabayan in Benguet has enhanced the production of “tudoy,” the local version of native rice with the institutionalization of a subsidy for its production in order to sustain its existence for the benefit of the present and future generations.

“Tudoy” is a type of kintoman rice having a peculiar taste and aroma compared to other rice varieties planted in the town which could also land in the world market once given a break through the appropriate linkages with government agencies and non-government organizations helping promote the marketability of native rice.

Municipal Ordinance No. 47-11 subsidizes the production of “tudoy,” which is necessary in saving the variety and enhancing its production in the locality in order for it to be sufficiently promoted to the global village without necessarily sacrificing its mode of production of quality.

Called Kintoman Rice Subsidy Ordinance, it mandates the Kabayan LGU to appropriate initial amount of R50,000 for the first year of implementation so that native rice farmers will be able to advance their production to serve as living examples for other farmers.

To be dispensed by the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist (OMAG), the amount will be used to subsidize rice farmers in a certain barangay in the form of rice seeds and other inputs depending upon the assessment of the OMAG.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:19 AM

Irrigation will benefit western Pangasinan – Celeste (http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/irrigation-will-benefit-western-pangasinan-%E2%80%93-celeste/)

July 17, 2011

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By Mortz C. Ortigoza
URDANETA CITY – National Irrigation Administration Ilocos Regional Director John Celeste said the proposed irrigation system in western Pangasinan will benefit the residents in that place.
“Just look at the 6th, 4th, 3rd congressional districts of Pangasinan, universities and colleges sprouted there because the place is productive,” Celeste said.
He said the proposed dam in the boundaries of the Alaminos City and the towns of Mabini and Sual would irrigate 12,400-kilometer of farmlands.
Called ALAMABS, Celeste said if the project pushes through, the marginalized farmers there who only harvest once a year would be doing it twice or more annually, and their incomes would increase two times or more.
He said with more income, their houses would be better and they could afford to buy kuliglig or tricyle.
He said the proposed irrigation means more service roads to be constructed.
Celeste said since the dam would be on top of the mountain, tourists could easily see what attractions the lake offer in an airplane at mid- air after the airport in Alaminos City become operational.
He said that critics of the dam should not compare the mammoth San Roque dam in San Manuel town in Pangasinan to the proposed dam because the latter serves two more dams above it.
“Doon sa upper stream merong dalawang dam na malalaki. IYong Ambuklao and Binga. Kung meron iyon, mag –release sila hindi natin ma-ko-control, di ba? Kung iyan ang mangyayari na tatlong dam. Sa Mabini and Sual walang upper dam. Hind siya malaki,” Celeste explained.
He said Pangasinenses should initiate and chalk-up a national budget for this multi-billion of pesos project otherwise other provinces would get it.
“In case na hindi matutuloy ito sa P-Noy (President Aquino Administration) malabo ng matutuloy iyan. Bakit? One of the agenda (of the president) is rice self-sufficiency in 2014. Ang total irrigation that was developed ng Pilipinas umabot ng 54 percent. Meron pa tayong 46 percent now. Ibig sabihin noon, pueding maglalaban sa funds (the provinces) dahil alistohan iyan,” he said.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:19 AM

More housing units planned for AFP, PNP members (http://www.bworldonline.com/content....mbers&id=34820)
PRESIDENT Benigno S.C. Aquino III has promised housing units for members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Visayas and Mindanao next year, even as he awarded the first batch of 4,0000 housing units -- out of the 21,800 promised in southern Luzon this year -- on Friday.

The 4,000 Certificates of Entitlement to Lot Allocation (CLEA) and 90 symbolic door keys given to the initial beneficiaries were awarded by the President today in Barangay Batia, Bocaue in Bulacan and Barangay Looc, Calamba City in Laguna.

This first tranche of housing units, subsidized by the government, fall under Phase 1 of the project.

"Next year the priority will be Visayas and Mindanao and then northern Luzon," said Mr. Aquino, in an interview in Calamba.

"For them to be able to do it, the NHA in particular, they have to have ready land. Unfortunately, the land ready for development in their assessment was in Luzon."

Nevertheless, Mr. Aquino praised the NHA in that it took only three months "from conceptualization and designing the program to releasing the funds and screening the applicants."

The President issued Administrative Order No. 9 on April 11 directing the implementation of the AFP-PNP Housing Project that would provide permanent housing for qualified soldiers and policemen. The government had allotted P4.2 billion this year to build the initial 20,000 homes, divided equally between the AFP and PNP.

By May, the NHA had identified 12 project locations and committed to constructing and awarding a total of 21,800 units by November. Availment of these units will be by lottery.

Mr. Cruz said that the NHA has identified more sites for the Phase 2 of the project.

He cited the following sites per region: San Fernando, La Union and Bayambang, Pangasinan (Region I); Tuguegarao City ( Region II); Subic, Zambales, San Fernando, Pampanga, Tarlac City (Region III); La Trinidad, Benguet (Cordillera Autonomous Region); Lipa City, Batangas, Lucena City, Quezon (Region IV-A); Calapan, Mindoro Oriental and Palawan (Region IV-B); Naga City, Camarines Sur, and Legazpi City, Albay (Region V); Bacolod City and Iloilo City (Region VI); Cebu City, Bohol City, and Dumaguete City (Region VII); Catbalogan, Western Samar (Region VIII); Zamboanga City (Region IX); Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City (Region X); Davao City (Region XI); General Santos City and Cotabato City (Region XII); Surigao City and Butuan City (Region XIII). -- Johanna D. Poblete

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July 18th, 2011, 12:20 AM

Disaster agency to conduct earthquake drills in 21 schools (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/local-news/2011/07/18/disaster-agency-conduct-earthquake-drills-21-schools-167458)

Monday, July 18, 2011

DAGUPAN CITY -- The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) will conduct simultaneous earthquake drill in 21 public and private elementary and secondary schools here.

Public Order and Safety Office (Poso) chief Robert Erfe-Mejia said this activity is part of the city’s commemoration of the July 16, 1990 earthquake which damaged several buildings in the city and destroyed the bridge at Perez Boulevard.

The drills will be conducted at the Malued, Lucao, Juan L. Siapno, Pogo Lasip, Caranglaan, Bacayao Sur, Bonuan Boquig, Victoria Q. Zarate, Teodorico N. Ceralde, Don Francisco Maramba, Salisay, Carael, and Salapingao elementary schools.

The participating secondary public and private schools are Dagupan City National High School, Dominican School, Mother Goose Special Science School, Pangasinan Universal Institute, University of Pangasinan - High School Department, Wonderland School, Francisco Q. Duque Special Science High School, and Lyceum Northwestern General High School.

A team is assigned in each school. The team will evaluate the preparedness and readiness of the school officials and personnel, teachers and students in case of an earthquake.

The activity aims to highlight the importance of disaster risk reduction and management in accordance with the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.”

Erfe-Mejia said it is very important for students to be well-informed and trained on what to do to avoid mass casualty in case of an earthquake. (Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre)

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July 18th, 2011, 12:22 AM

Radio program preserves Pangasinan language (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/327200/radio-program-preserves-pangasinan-language)
By LIEZLE BASA INIGO
July 17, 2011, 4:31pm
DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines - A radio program launched last week is geared towards preserving the Pangasinan language.

Dubbed “Pinablin Taoir,” which means “treasured heritage” in Pangasinan, the program aims to revive the local language through discussions with guests and phoned-in questions and suggestions from the listeners.

The program is a brainchild of Dagupan Mayor Benjie Lim, who believes there is a way to save the dying Pangasinan language.

Mel Jovellanos, an expert in Pangasinan, said, lauded the mayor’s initiative. “Let us not watch helplessly and see this beautiful language die,” Jovellanos said during the first episode of the program on Friday.

Some Dagupan officials observed that Pangasinan is losing out to other languages such as Tagalog, Ilocano and even English.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:24 AM

Group promotes rights of PWDs (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/327061/group-promotes-rights-pwds)
By LIEZLE BASA IÑIGO
July 16, 2011, 1:11pm
MANILA, Philippines — The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) in Pangasinan and the Federation of Persons with Disabilities of Pangasinan (PFWDP) have lined up various activities for the week-long celebration of the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (NDPRW) on July 17-23.

Under the theme, “Making Rights Real for Filipino with Disabilities,” PSWDO calls for public awareness and support from various sectors of the society to acknowledge the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as mandated by Republic Act 9442 otherwise known as Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.

The provincial government will focus on the PWDs’ rights to special discounts on groceries and drugstore.

RA 9442 mandates that PWDs are entitled to at least 20 percent discount on the purchase of medicines in all drugstores and at least 5 percent discount on basic commodities under guidelines set by the Department of Health (DoH) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

To strengthen the implementation of special discounts for PWDs, PSWDO Chief Emilio Samson said they will be conducting actual monitoring in various commercial establishments located in the towns of Lingayen, Rosales and Urdaneta City on July 20-21.

The activity will be joined by members of PFWDP and some partners from the media.

Meanwhile, a study tour to Nueva Ecija Association of PWDs Cooperative (NEAPWDC) in Nueva Ecija and National Cooperative Center for PWDs in Pasig City is scheduled on July 27 and at the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) in Quezon City on July 28.

The study tour, Samson said, aims to expose PWDs to possible livelihood opportunities towards the eventual establishment of local cooperative for PWDs in Pangasinan.

One possible cooperative that may be replicated in the province is the NEAPWDC, a supplier of school chairs to the Department of Education.

Samson said the provincial government has allocated one provincial tourism bus to ensure that participants are safe and comfortable during their tour.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:24 AM

Country’s 5th health fiesta by DOH to occur in Calape (http://www.theboholstandard.com/bnews.php?issue=221&s1=3785&s2=3788&s3=3797&s4=1134&s5=3787&s6=&s7=1135&s8=1133&s9=&s10=&s11=&s12=1132&s13=&s14=&s15=)
By: Ven Rebo Arigo
The country’s fifth Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan (LBK) or health fiesta caravan initiated by the Department of Health (DOH) will happen in Bohol, particularly in Calape town, on July 21.

Also, the town is the second of only two LBK destinations in the Visayas, the other one being Sagay City in Negros Occidental.

The mobile health promotion serves as another highlight of the vesper of Bohol’s 157th Foundation Day on the 22nd.

Among those to benefit from the caravan are indigents from Calape’s 33 barangays.

The activity pursues the Aquino Health Agenda (AHA), HEAT Bohol Agenda of the province under Gov. Edgar Chatto and Vice Gov. Concepcion Lim, and health program of Calape led by Mayor Sulpicio Yu, Jr.

Their strong common concern for people’s health can be sweepingly explained in that the vice governor and the mayor are both doctors while Chatto’s wife is a nurse.

AHA is programmed for universal access to quality health care while HEAT means “Health and sanitation, Education and technology, Agriculture and food security, Tourism and Livelihood.”

The LBK is a comprehensive health promotion caravan of DOH that informs and educates families in remote communities.

It features a bus customized with consultation and examination clinics and a health promotion arena of interactive exhibit, health classes, storytelling sessions and even entertainment shows.

Since its March 2011 launching, the LBK has been promoting health-seeking behaviors to fathers, mothers of reproductive age and their young children aged 14 and below in Capas in Tarlac, Lingayen in Pangasinan, Gabaldon in Nueva Ecija and Sagay City in Negros Occidental.

Grateful this early, the Calape mayor said his town is proud in sharing with the province under Chatto the honor of hosting the caravan, which the DOH will bring to five other pilot areas in Mindanao before the yearend.

Chatto said Bohol and Calape are fortunate to have been chosen as one of only 10 LBK destinations of the pioneering run of the DOH program.

He reiterated that health and sanitation are a component of HEAT, which itself has regular caravans to priority towns until all of the province’s 47 towns and one city are served.

Incidentally, Bohol---which practices participatory and shared leadership under Chatto---has zero incidence of human and canine rabies and is free of both foot and mouth disease (FMD) and bird flu.

The province has gained recognitions for its trailblazing nutrition initiatives as the governor has so desired his fellow Boholano0s to be a healthy and happy people.

The Calape mayor, himself a doctor, is gratified that through LBK, the Boholanos, especially his people from the town’s far-flung areas, can learn more of the essence of birth planning and birth spacing, pre-natal check-up, safe pregnancy and delivery, proper nutrition, child immunization and even handwashing in a fiesta setting.

The health fiesta caravan banners the message “Walang Iwanan sa Biyaheng Kalusugan (No One Left Behind in the Journey to Health).”

It highlights the national government goal of providing all Filipinos access to health, and is timely a challenge to DOH’s marking of 113th year in service.

Halfway through its journey nationwide, the health fiesta caravan will proceed from Calape, Bohol to Bukidnon, Zamboanga del Norte, Compostela Valley, South Cotabato and Maguindanao, all in Mindanao.

The DOH is partnered in LBK by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), LGUs of Sagay City and Negros Occidental and the other pilot LGUs.

The department’s private partners are Dona Marta T. Hernandez Foundation of Victory Liner, Inc., Philippine Daily Inquirer, Melawares, Air21, OMF Literature, Inc., Dakila – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism, Manila Broadcasting Company, UNTV, Center for Community Journalism and Development, Philippine Press Institute, Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates International, Inc.

The Calape edition of the health caravan is also partnered by the Center for Health Development - Central Visayas (CHD-7) and Provincial Health Office.

Meanwhile, the DOH-CHD-7 recognized the participation and support of Bohol province to the measles-rubella supplemental immunization activity.

This was done during the feedback conference on the program led by DOH Regional Director Susana Madarieta in Tagbilaran City on Friday.

An orientation on “Helping Babies Breathe” was also conducted on a supreme intent of reducing newborn deaths.

A consultant from the Philippine Pediatric Society shared her expertise so that the strategy can truly help reduce the infant mortality rate in the province and country as a whole.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:27 AM

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July 18th, 2011, 12:28 AM

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Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez speaks before the parents, teachers and pupils of West Central Elementary School I during the first general assembly of the Parents and Teachers’ Association (PTA) and the Student Governing Council (SGC) for the School Year 2011-2012 on July 12.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:29 AM

WCES I receives financial aid from VM (http://thesessionhall.com/wces-i-receives-financial-aid-from-vm/)
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Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez has assured parents, teachers and pupils of West Central Elementary School I (WCES I) that the Sangguniang Panlungsod will always be their partner and supporter in education after gracing the first general assembly of WCES I Parents and Teachers’ Association (PTA) and the Student Governing Council (SGC) for the School Year 2011-2012 last July 12.

Fernandez, who has long been supporting the school’s various programs, vowed anew in improving the quality of education that children receive.

WCES I Principal IV Reynardo Barrozo proudly revealed that apart from the conference hall that Fernandez put up, the regular feeding program she is conducting and the nutrition month celebration that she will be hosting, WCES I is among the several recipients of the P500, 000 aid from the vice mayor.

Barrozo said that the funds will be used for the improvement of their library and for the purchase of equipment and computer sets which will help the pupils improve their academic performances.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:30 AM

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SP salutes late Mayor Reyna
by TSH_VAN on JULY 15, 2011
Extending the utmost respect to the indispensable contribution of the late Mayor Liberato Ll. Reyna Sr. to the city of Dagupan, the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed Resolution No. R-4791 expressing sympathy to his bereaved family during the regular session on July 4.

Mayor Reyna, as many still call him, was known for being a well-ordered lawyer, an advocate of education and a father for the whole Dagupan. He served as mayor in 1916 and retained his position until Dagupan became a city.

According to Atty. Liberato Reyna Jr., son of Mayor Reyna, the influx of business was felt during the term of his father that paved the way for the establishment in the city of regional offices of different government agencies.

He also said that his father will always be remembered by Dagupan as a kind-hearted and genial man. His office was always open to everybody who wished to talk to him. His benevolence was also apparent when he founded the University of Luzon and served as the Chairman of the Board there for many years.

On top of Mayor Reyna’s highlights in being a public servant, his son said, he will forever be recollected not just their father but the first father of the city of Dagupan.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:32 AM

Vegetable seed breeder chairs Agrilink 2011 (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=706839&publicationSubCategoryId=77)
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MANILA, Philippines - Willy Co of Allied Botanical Corp. (ABC), a leading supplier and local breeder of vegetable, fruit and flower seeds as well as hybrid rice, will be the chairman of the 18th AgriLink FoodLink and AquaLink — the Philippines’ premier integ-rated, international trade fair on agribusiness, food and aquaculture, to be held Oct. 6 to 8 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has extended his welcome to Co as this year’s AgriLink chairman, citing Co’s expertise in localized breeding for tropical vegetable seeds and his numerous, successful field programs.

In cooperation with LGUs, Co had partnered with Alcala, then congressman for Quezon, in the ‘Aral Saka,’ aimed at helping farmers improve their farming technologies and create their own produce, which have enabled the Quezon province to produce all types of vegetables. These programs have since been replicated in farms like Isabela, Pangasinan, Cebu and even urban areas like Quezon City.

Co is also a multi-term Philippine Seed Industry Association president and the first and only Filipino president of the Asia and Pacific Seed Association.

ABC has set up localized breeding programs for vegetable, fruit, herb and flower seeds along with hybrid rice. ABC’s 23-hectare research facility conducts breeding, screening, testing and distribution of different crop seed varieties that have high yield, resistance to diseases and pests as well as improved adaptability to specific geographical and tropical conditions. These inputs enhance the farm’s sustainability, improve their income and provide healthier food for consumers.

This year’s theme, “Integration: Key to Sustainable Agriculture,” emphasizes the significance of a holistic, integrative approach—from production systems down to consumer households—towards a more efficient, productive, profitable and self-sufficient Philippine agriculture.

Foundation for Resource Lin-kage and Development (FRLD) president Antonio V. Roces ex-plains: “The integration of eco-friendly yet effective farm and post-production technologies, govern-ment inputs, comprehensive mar-keting strategies, efficient networ-king systems and other support services will empower farmers and stakeholders of small and large agribusinesses to better adapt to the needs of the time. Co-organizer for the event is Dulce Gozon of the National Onion Growers Coope-rative Marketing Association.

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July 18th, 2011, 12:34 AM

296 pupils of WCES I undergo 30-day feeding program (http://thesessionhall.com/296-pupils-of-wces-i-undergo-30-day-feeding-program/)
by TSH_VAN on JULY 15, 2011
A month-long feeding project sponsored by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez that covers a total of 296 preparatory and grade school pupils was officially launched at the West Central Elementary School (WCES I) I on July 13.

Part of her crusade against undernourishment, Fernandez has been trooping different barangays in Dagupan to bring nutritious food to children from underprivileged families. This month, another big project was created by Fernandez to uphold children’s health from one of the largest public elementary schools in the city, WCES I.

The project will run for a period of 1 month and will be strictly monitored by Fernandez herself. Every week, according to Vice Mayor, she will personally check the status of the beneficiaries as the feeding program progresses and will assess if the program needs to extend until the end of August.

Reynardo Barrozo, Principal IV of WCES I, aired his appreciation of the Vice Mayor’s relentless support to the less fortunate children especially the ones from public educational institutions. He further thanked Fernandez for the many donations that she has given to make the school a more conducive learning environment. “ Sa dami ng nahalal na officials at sa dami ng schools na napuntahan ko, dito ko lang naramdaman ang tunay na suporta sa mga mag-aaral”, added Barrozo.

Fernandez, on the other hand, reminded the children that apart from the food they eat, they also have to be hygienic to avoid diseases. She also promised the pupils to return and bring personal care products to maintain proper hygiene among the children.

Vice Mayor Fernandez, in addition, asked only one thing from the pupils— that they study hard and maintain a good grade. She even reiterated the importance of giving enough concentration on studying as she sees that the pupils will be the leaders of the community in the future.

After the short talk from Fernandez, the program proceeded with the very first day of the feeding. The pupils in chorus said thank you to the Vice Mayor and waved the banners they prepared that displayed their gratitude for her kindness.
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July 18th, 2011, 12:37 AM

191 OSYs benefit from AiHu’s Computer Van Aralan (http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/news/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=710)

One hundred ninety one out-of-school youths (OSYs), barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials and even senior citizens and elementary students have completed the 9-week free computer literacy training under the AiHu Foundation’s Computer Van Aralan program in partnership with the city government of Alaminos and Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

The graduates received their diplomas from Ms. Bella Huang, Director of Aihu Foundation during the simple commencement exercises held at the Don Leopoldo Sison Auditorium here yesterday.

Among the dignitaries present to personally congratulate the graduates were Mayor Hernani A. Braganza, Congresswoman Catalina Leonen-Pizarro, Hon. K.C Pu, Director for Political Division of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, Aihu Chairman Billy Huang and AiHu trustees, 5th District Board Member Danilo Uy, and city councilors Earl James Aquino, Margielou Orange Humilde and Carolyn Dizon-Sison.

TESDA specialist Anecito Cardenas earlier confirmed the graduates, who were now among the 25, 000 plus AiHu graduates entire the country.

Cardenas said that the computer van aralan program is accredited by their agency and that the graduates will be receiving their certificates of completion duly signed by Eng. Manuel Wong, TESDA provincial director and AiHu Foundation chairman.

AiHu is a non-profit organization dedicated to educate out-of-school youth and adults by sharing thier skills in computers applications, troubleshooting, and hardware maintenance.

There were three batches that availed of the program namely Batch 293 which has 73 graduates while Batch 294 and Batch 295 have 65 and 53 graduates, respectively.

The students were being trained by computer and IT experts from AiHu for 2 and a half hours a day using the 21 high-tech computers inside the huge color blue computer van.

Congresswoman Pizarro, who was responsible in bringing the Van Aralan to the city, congratulated the students for completing the training course.

“You did the right thing in enrolling to this free computer training program of the AiHu Foundation," she told the graduates. "We hope that this will open new opportunities to you and your family in the future.”

Braganza, who was very happy to see the graduates from all sectors of the city, announced that there are still 300 scholarship grants available for this school year.

He said with the exception of the senior citizens, elementary pupils and professionals who underwent the training, all the OSYs could apply for the city scholarship.

“You already made this far, the mayor told the OSY. You should not stop studying. You must then avail of these remaining slots for you to continue your studies and earn a college diploma.”

The visionary chief executive expressed anew his sincere gratitude and appreciation to the AiHu Foundation Inc. headed by philanthropist couple Billy and Bella Huang, Rep. Pizarro and the Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce for bringing the Computer Van Aralan to the city.

“May you continue to share your blessings to the Filipino people particularly to our future leaders through this wonderful gift of knowledge," he stressed.

“In behalf of a very grateful city, again, we say thank you to our friends from AiHu Foundation and ABS Partylist,” he added.

For so many years now, AiHu, a Chinese word which means “I care”, goes around the Philippines to teach computers for free.

The computer van will soon be leaving this week to conduct another round of computer classes in other parts of the country.

Alaminians, along with the hardworking mayor, is optimistic though that the roving classroom will be back to the city in the future to teach more students of computer and IT. (CIO)

saintm

July 18th, 2011, 12:39 AM

Alaminos City Division tops 2010 National Achievement Test
(http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/news/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=711)
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The Alaminos City Division (ACD) continues to improve in the National Achievement Test (NAT) based on the results recently furnished by the National Educational Testing and Research Center (NETRC).

Dr. Oscar C. Tadeo, OIC Assistant Schools Division Superintendent, disclosed that the city division topped the 2010-2011 NAT for second year in the entire region 1 with a mean percentage score (MPS) of 54.97.

He added that Alaminos City Division also ranked 4th over-all in NAT for grade six with a score of 71.15.

This year''s MPS for public school students who took the NAT for second year in region 1 is 45.10 while the regional MPS for grade six is 69.35.

In 2009, the city division posted a 54.11 MPS in second year and 69.85 in grade six compared to regional MPS of 44.48 MPS and 69.09 MPS respectively.

NAT, which is being held annually starting in 1997, aims to determine the achievement levels of grade 6 students. It covers five subject areas namely English, Science, Math, Filipino and Heograpiya, Kultura at Sibika (HEKASI) with 40 test items allotted in each subject area.

Dr. Tadeo then gave credit to the dedication and hard work of the city’s educators for the significant improvement in NAT results for the past 3 years.

The OIC division chief likewise recognized the laudable programs of the city government of Alaminos- acknowledged as the division’s “Big Brother”- in ensuring the total development of the city’s youth and education sector.

Among the programs that puts premium on quality education and ensuring better future for young Alaminians are the Education without Borders thru Wireless Internet Based Governance System (ED-WINGS) Program, the City Expanded Supplemental Feeding cum Livelihood Program, the establishment of new public schools, the hiring of more teachers, and the construction of additional classrooms and facilities.

Other noble initiatives and valuable interventions of the Braganza administration under its Bright Child Program include the Integrated Day Care at Elementary Schools, City Expanded Scholarship Program, the establishment of Pangasinan State University-Alaminos City Campus, and the Hundred Islands E-Kawayan Project that would soon supply the DepEd’s requirement for school chairs and tables in the province.

The Bright Child Program, a brainchild of Mayor Braganza, is a holistic initiative that covers all spheres of young Alaminians utmost development.

Dr. Tadeo noted that the city government has also extended its utmost support to the DepEd programs like Every Child a Reader Program and Project TURN for literacy and the Adopt-A-School Program as well as the Alternative Learning System and E-Skwela.

“Again, we sincerely thank our partner, the Alaminos government headed by Mayor Hernani A. Braganza, in helping us provide relevant and excellence education for our students and in producing competent and quality graduates."

In a statement, Mayor Braganza said “for a small and very young division like Alaminos, this NAT results is already a remarkable feat.”

“May this inspire our educators to work even harder in providing quality education to our children and aim for higher mark in the future, particularly in the national level,” he continued.

“Rest assured that we in the city government will continue to do our best in investing on the future of our beloved young Alaminians and extend all the necessary support and assistance to our city division.”

ACD was established in 2004, the same year when Alaminos became a non-component city and the fourth city in the province of Pangasinan.

A year after, Mayor Braganza initiated the first Education Summit to address the pressing problems and issues affecting the city’s education and at the same time formulate new programs and policies to further improve the standard of education in the city.

The said summit revealed the real condition of the city’s education sector-from the poor academic performance of the students to the lack of classrooms, textbooks, computers and the need for additional and urgent government interventions.

To gauge the Alaminian students’ level of competence in academics, the city government launched in 2006 the Inter-School Learning Activity (ISLA) Challenge.

This citywide quiz bee which is being held here annually is also one way of institutionalizing the culture of constant learning among the city’s students and to further raise the bar of academic excellence in the city.

“As I’ve said many times in the past we are not dreaming anymore,” stressed Braganza.

“We are starting to realize our goal of providing relevant education to our children which is a giant stride towards the attainment of our Alaminos City Vision 2015 of having a peaceful city, well educated, healthy and God-centered citizens”. (CIO)

saintm

July 18th, 2011, 12:42 AM

Baguio chosen for climate change project

by Ramon Dacawi
BAGUIO CITY, July 17 (PIA) -- Baguio has been chosen as one of eight cities (four each in the Philippines and India) as site of AsianCitiesAdapt, a project to develop local adaptation strategies being coordinated by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).
Representatives of ICLEI and other participating agencies will join Mayor Mauricio Domogan at the launching of the one-year project on Tuesday morning (July 19) at the Ridgewood Residence at Barangay Lualhati here.
Domogan created last April 12 a task force he heads to spearhead the development and implementation of the city’s climate change adaptation plan in relation to the AsianCitiesAdapt project.
With him in the launching will be Holger Robrecht of the ICLEI European Secretariat, Jana Werg of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Florencio Ballesteros Jr. of the UP National Engineering Center, Victorino Aquitania of the ICLEI Southeast Asian Secretariat, and a representative of the German Embassy.
Aquitania, a native of Baguio, worked with the city planning and development office before transferring to ICLEI.
ICLEI is an international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organizations who have made a commitment to sustainable development.
As per the media advisory, “the project brings together science and policy in order to identify the impacts of climate change and to development concrete local adaptation strategies.”
Aside from Baguio, the other chosen cities in the Philippines are Dagupan, Tuguegarao, and San Fernando, La Union. The sites in India are Howrah, Madurai, Kochi, and Visakhapatram.
AsianCitiesAdapt is part of the International Climate Initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety of Germany.
As indicated in ICI’s website, it has been financing, since 2008, climate projects in developing and newly industrialised countries, as well as countries in transition.
ICLEI is a global association of more than 1,200 local governments and municipal organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development, according to the media advisory issued on the launching.
“As a movement, ICLEI runs the world’s largest climate program of cities that links local action to national goals and internationally agreed targets.” * (RD–PIO Baguio City/PIA CAR )

saintm

July 18th, 2011, 12:45 AM

Making every wedding memorable (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/lifestyle/2011/07/16/making-every-wedding-memorable-167264)

By Nicole J. Managbanag
Saturday, July 16, 201

EVERY woman dreams of a happily-ever-after wedding day just like Cinderella and the rest of the Disney princesses.

At some point, a woman outlines her ideal wedding with various concepts, ranging from once-upon-a-time stories and celebrity weddings to practical themes that are only decided after meeting the man of her dreams.

But weddings -- may it be the grandiose fairy-tale wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Kate Middleton or a typical wedding -- are all the same at one point: it entails a long process of decision-making.

Whether you hope for a simple wedding or one that would equal the royals, every couple still has to find that balance between creating a memorable wedding and keeping in mind the ladder of priorities.

Keeping this balance is the trade of "Kasalang Filipino," which was conceptualized by a group of organizers to cater to the wedding needs of couples in one venue.

Fortunately, the group chose Cagayan de Oro as one of their destinations.

On Friday, a wedding fair exhibit dubbed as Kasalan sa Cagayan de Oro was formally opened to the public for free at the Limketkai Rotunda in Barangay Lapasan, where would-be couples had the chance to get up-close and personal with the city's capable wedding planners, photographers, wedding cake artists, florists and even stylists.

The city is the eighth leg of Kasalang Filipino 2011, a nationwide wedding and tourism fair road show, which ties key Philippine cities with one goal of promoting the local wedding industry.

The following are the participating cities of the 2011 road show --Cabanatuan, General Santos, Dagupan, Bacolod, Dumaguete, San Pablo (Laguna), Angeles, (Pampanga), Davao, Marilao (Bulacan) and Cebu.

Aileen Abao-Parojinog, chairperson of Professional Organizers, said the three-day event will culminate two wedding gown fashion shows, courtesy of the Oro Fashion Designers Guild, to give couples an idea where to have their gowns made with 32 exhibitors to choose from.

On the first day, the ever-supportive Ever Bilena Cosmetics sponsored the Ever Bilena Pinay Make-up Competition where local make-up artists made their subjects stand out with their wedding-themed make-ups.

The participating make-up artists were given certificates, trophies and Ever Bilena products.

Parojinog said Cagayan de Oro has a lot of talented beauticians that would-be couples need to recognize.

"The best thing about this event is that we are promoting the local wedding and tourism industry of every city, particularly our beloved Cagayan de Oro," Parojinog said.

Couples visiting "Kasalang Filipino," which will end Sunday, will get a chance to win free wedding giveaways and honeymoon packages courtesy of the exhibitors.

Published in the Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro newspaper on July 17, 2011.

saintm

July 18th, 2011, 12:57 AM

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July 18th, 2011, 12:59 AM

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bcl4me

July 18th, 2011, 09:57 AM

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July 18th, 2011, 11:03 AM

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phoenicians

July 18th, 2011, 11:06 AM

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July 18th, 2011, 11:11 AM

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July 18th, 2011, 02:03 PM

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July 19th, 2011, 03:05 PM

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July 19th, 2011, 05:32 PM

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July 19th, 2011, 11:42 PM

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July 20th, 2011, 03:05 PM

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Dagupan City Museum
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lightz

July 20th, 2011, 07:28 PM

By PNA and U.S. News
Agency / Asian

The Shrine of Our Lady of the
Rosary of Manaoag will be
elevated into a basilica in a
ceremony on July 22 starting at
10 a.m. to be attended by some
100 archbishops and bishops from all over the country.

After the ceremony, the shrine
will be called Basilica of our Lady
of the Rosary of Manaoag
headed by a rector to be
recommended by the Dominican
priests for appointment by the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan,
Socrates Villegas.

It is a fitting tribute to the long
history of devotion to the shrine
of pilgrims from all over the
country and even abroad who
go there for penitence and
sacrifice.

The object of devotion to the
shrine is the Holy Rosary of
Manaoag, dubbed as miraculous,
called aptly by the Ilocanos as
“Apo Baket” in reference to
the Virgin Mary.

For the occasion, a Eucharistic
celebration will be held
simultaneously with the launching
of Special Bond of Spiritual
Affinity of the Shrine of Our Lady
of the Rosary of Manaoag with the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary
Major in Rome.

A joint invitation of the
Archdiocese and the Shrine of
Our lady of the Rosary of
Manaoag states: “The Catholic
faithful who will make a
pilgrimage to the Shrine of Manaoag, who are truly penitent
and confessed their sins, who
have received their Holy
Communion, and who prayed for
the intentions of the Holy Father
will receive a blessing with Plenary Indulgence.”

Retired Lingayen-Dagupan
Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz, who
was among those invited to the
occasion, said there are three
classifications of churches in the
Roman Catholic.

These are parish church which is
almost every where, headed by
a parish priest; cathedral church
headed by the bishop and
basilica, like the St. Peter’s in
Rome which is headed by the Pope, and five others under
different catholic orders but all
under the Holy Father.

But in the case of the soon to
be Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary
of Manaoag, it will be headed by
a rector to be appointed by the
Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
upon the recommendation of the Dominican fathers, who for
centuries had been in control of
the Manaoag church.

Archbishop Cruz said the Shrine
of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
of Manaoag is still a parish
church and its elevation into a
basilica is in recognition of the
many extra-ordinary events that had taken place over
centuries which kindled more the
devotion of Catholic faithful to
the Lady of Manaoag.

For its shrine that is visited by
pilgrims from all over the
country daily, Manaoag has
transformed itself as the
religious capital of Pangasinan
province.

http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/provincial/manaoag-shrine-in-pangasinan-to-be-elevated-into-basilica/

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 21st, 2011, 03:23 AM

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July 21st, 2011, 01:01 PM

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July 21st, 2011, 02:22 PM

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christian joe

July 21st, 2011, 04:05 PM

Model dairy farm up for expansion

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/business/2011/07/21/model-dairy-farm-expansion-168107

DAGUPAN CITY - A dairy project put up six years ago in Barangay Maraboc, Laoac town will soon be expanded, according to Fifth District Congresswoman Kimi Cojuangco.

Cojuangco said the project, put up by her husband Mark, whom she replaced as representative of the province’s fifth district, is now a model project not only in Pangasinan but the whole country.

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She said this is one of the legacies from her husband Mark that one can be proud of as this can be a showcase for the whole province and even the whole nation.

Started with only 100 cows sometime in 2005, the project now comprises up to 700 cows, mostly females producing milk for dairy purposes.

“It’s now getting bigger,” said Cojuangco, referring to the project.

“In fact, sa dami ng gatas, hindi namin alam kung ano ang gagawin namin ditto,” she said.

But she said, they have negotiated with SM City Rosales, some four towns away from Laoac, for it to buy the Laoac dairy farm product daily.

The project, she said, is owned by the people of the Fifth District of Pangasinan though she admitted that then Fourth District Congressman Jose de Venecia Jr. joined the project by putting in another 100 cows.

Barangay Maraboc in Laoac, where the dairy farm is located, is in the town’s border with the town of Manaoag in the Fourth District of Pangasinan.

Cojuangco said since the dairy project is so successful, she will use part of her Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to have it expanded.

She said she plans to put up one silo each in the towns of Binalonan, Pozorrubio, Sison, Urdaneta, Villasis, Sto. Tomas, Alcala and Bautista for these towns to also put up their respective dairy farms. (Leonardo V. Micua)

christian joe

July 21st, 2011, 04:07 PM

Sual coal plant produces 20% of Luzon power needs

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=44225

by Danny O Sagun
DAGUPAN CITY, July 19 (PIA) -– Being a baseload power plant, the Sual Coal-fired Power Plant is running 24 hours a day non-stop to meet its contracted capacity of 1,000 megawatts, according to its information officer.
And for the past four years, Team Energy, which now operates the plant after four previous operators, has been delivering the contracted power 24/7, said Jesusa Calaunan during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of the Philippine Information Agency over Radyo ng Bayan-DZMQ on Tuesday.
She said that the plant, which has two units capable of producing 1,218 megawatts, was running full load by the time she was on her way to the radio station. “Day-in-day-out, hindi sya humihinto to produce power,” she said.
The Sual plant is the largest coal-fired power producer in the country, capable of producing 28.8 million kilowatt hours of electricity daily or over 10.5 billion KWH annually, or roughly 20 percent of the power requirement of Luzon.
But to prevent major damage, each of the two units has 30 calendar days in a year for the required preventive maintenance job. One unit is scheduled for maintenance in the coming month, she disclosed.
Being a reliable power producer and at the same time following strictly rules on environment protection, Team Energy received last year a seal of approval from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. For three consecutive years, the plant received no citation for any violation in the use of coal and disposal of ash, use of seawater for its boilers and cooling facilities and disposal of wastewaters, she said.
Aside from its wastewater treatment plant, the plant maintains a sedimentation basin to make sure that water flowed back to the sea is free of sediments, she said. The brine is likewise flushed back to the sea. The plant does not tap underground water, she clarified.
Occupational safety is also being strictly observed, she also said. For the past 10 million man-hours, there was not a single record of accident for the plant’s 293 employees, she bared.
The presence of the power facility likewise contributed to the progress of the host town and barangay. Sual is now a first class town. “It is a good indicator na umaangat ang kabuhayan sa bayan,” she noted.
The operator pays its real property tax to the province, its business taxes to the municipality and permits from concerned agencies. (ANL/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

christian joe

July 21st, 2011, 04:11 PM

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lightz

July 21st, 2011, 05:47 PM

San Miguel awaits TeaM
Energy proposal on Sual
expansion

07/21/2011 | 09:22 PM

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said it is
open to the proposal of power
producer TeaM Energy to raise
the generating capacity of the
Sual coal-fired power plant in
Pangasinan by up to 600 megawatts (MW).
Ramon Ang, SMC president said
"They (TeaM Energy) just have
to submit their proposal, if
they're proposing 400 MW to 600
MW." San Miguel markets the
electricity output TeaM Energy
makes at the plant. After
2025,TeaM Energy will transfer
the operation of Sual to San
Miguel. “What we'll do is we'll go ahead
with the feasibility study, which
we target to complete some
time in September and then
approach San Miguel," TeaM
Energy president Federico Puno said. TeaM Energy is a joint
venture of Tokyo Electric Power
Corp. and Marubeni Corp.
Puno said TeaM Energy is
updating its feasibility study. He
said the timing of the construction of the additional
facilities that can produce 400 to
60 megawatts is part of the
study’s scope.
Puno also said they will consider
the impact of the additional generation capacity on the
power grid and factor in also the
plan of AES Corporation to add
600 MW to the power produced
at its Masinloc plant in Zambales.
Increasing Sual’s capacity could cost TeaM Energy $1 million to $
1.2 million per megawatt or
about $400 million to $600 million,
according to Puno.— ELR/VS, GMA News

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/227021/business/san-miguel-awaits-team-energy-proposal-on-sual-expansion

lightz

July 21st, 2011, 06:49 PM

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 22nd, 2011, 10:50 AM

^^ dagdag mo pa yung Patopat, tupig ng Laoac at manaoag, mais ng sto tomas, tinapang bangus at daing ng Dagupan, suka ng san Fabian, pati na yung favorite kong Latik :D

phoenicians

July 22nd, 2011, 11:04 AM

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July 22nd, 2011, 11:10 AM

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July 22nd, 2011, 02:50 PM

ISwitch

July 23rd, 2011, 04:59 AM

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 23rd, 2011, 05:12 PM

Manaoag Shrine elevated to Basilica
Posted by lauren on Jul 23rd, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – A significant event in church history is transpiring in one of the country’s favorite pilgrimage sites, the miraculous Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, standing on a hilltop in Manaoag, Pangasinan, which was elevated into a Basilica in a ceremony on July 22, 2011. The shrine will henceforth be called the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, to be headed by a Rector appointed by the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan. More than 100 Archbishops and Bishops, church and government leaders and devotees witnessed the ceremony.
The Eucharistic celebration launched the Special Bond of Spiritual Affinity of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag with the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. On June 21, 2011, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, and Cardinal Bernard Francis Law of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major canonically approved Papal indulgence to pilgrim visitors to the shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag.
The shrine’s elevation to a basilica recognizes the many miracles and extraordinary events that have taken place over centuries, inspiring greater devotion to the Lady of Manaoag, a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose original image in Pangasinan is traced back to the 16th century. She is regarded as the patroness of the sick, protectress of the helpless, and benefactress of the needy. Each year, thousands of pilgrims and devotees flock to the shrine. The 4 a.m. procession and dawn rosary every first Saturday preceding the 5 a.m. mass is well attended by pilgrims mostly from Metro Manila, nearby provinces, and those coming from abroad. The feast of Our Lady of Manaoag is on the third Wednesday after Easter. It observes the universal feast day on the first Sunday of October.
The original icon of Our Lady of Manaoag was brought by Augustinian friars in 1590. In 1610, a man who was walking home heard a Lady’s mysterious voice. He looked around and saw the radiant Lady with a rosary in her right hand and a Child on her left as she stood on a treetop. He told the people of the apparition, and soon, on the spot where the Lady appeared, a chapel was built. A town flourished around it – “Manaoag.” In 1614, the spiritual leadership was transferred to the Dominicans. In the early 17th century, the ivory image was brought to the Philippines by Padre Juan de San Jacinto from Spain via Acapulco.
On April 21, 1926, the then Papal Nuncio, by the authority of His Holiness, Pope Pius XI, canonically crowned Our Lady of Manaoag. The Diamond Jubilee of her coronation was celebrated on January 1, 2000. Through the years, piety, faith, and religious fervor bring Filipino, as well as foreign, devotees to Our Lady of Manaoag’s shrine. We continue to seek Her prayers and intercessions in our daily lives.

http://www.tempo.com.ph/2011/manaoag-shrine-elevated-to-basilica/

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 23rd, 2011, 05:13 PM

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ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 23rd, 2011, 05:25 PM

Court battles for 21st PRISAA-UCAAP crown starts July 27
Posted on July 16, 2011

THE 21st season of the PRISAA-UCAAP (Private Schools Athletic Association-Universities and Colleges Athletic Association of Pangasinan) Collegiate Basketball Championships, dubbed "Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. Cup", reels off on July 27, starting at 8 a.m., at the Dagupan City Peoples Astrodome.
Gov. Amado Espino Jr., the event's guest speaker for the opening ceremonies, will induct into office the newly-elected officers and trustees of the PRISAA-UCAAP, Metro Dagupan Chapter, led by Atty. Gonzalo Duque, Lyceum-Northwestern University president and The PUNCH columnist
This year, seven teams are vying for the tournament's crown: defending champion, University of Luzon Golden Tigers; Lyceum-Northwestern University Dukes; University of Pangasinan-PHINMA Flames; Colegio de Dagupan Blue Stallions; PAMMA Blue Dragons; PIMSAT Colleges Blades; and, AIE-College Golden Eagles. Immediately after the opening program, three games will pit six teams in their opening bids for contention.
Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim is also expected to grace the affair.
Jesus Garcia, Jr., tournament commissioner and also a columnist of The PUNCH, said referees of BAP-BARECOM, NARECOM and NABRO have been accredited to officiate in the games.
The University of Luzon Drum and Bugle Corps, champions in the recent national competitions, will provide exhibition numbers before the opening games.–Philamer C. Celi

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2011/07/16/court-battles-for-21st-prisaa-ucaap-crown-starts-july-27/

capricorn2000

July 23rd, 2011, 07:56 PM

great update saintm.

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 08:49 PM

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 08:54 PM

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saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 08:55 PM

great update saintm.share naman po kau ng load para sipagin pa po ako lalu hahahaha kalurkey ha!!!! mwuah

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:06 PM

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saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:08 PM

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July 23rd, 2011, 09:09 PM

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saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:13 PM

NEWS UPDATE: Regarding Starsbuck at MetroPlaza, instead Seattle's best Coffee will be put up and not anymore Starsbuck:ohno: medyo me katagalan ang pag endorse ng starsbuck sa Metro Plaza kaya ayaw pa patagalan pa ni Mayor BSL na vacant ang mga stalls ..kaya Seattle's Best na lang:)..sayang mas prefer ko pa rrin STARSBUCK:ohno:
kelan po magbubukas? kalat na kalat na po ang streamers ng fortune seafood restaurant ha kalat na kalat mayroon po d2 sa malasiqui sa san carlos at calasiao ha.. winner sa marketing talaga si BSL sa lahat ng projects and everything ha I LUV!!!! more power to mayor and friends!!!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:23 PM

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Morning sky dagupan July 20, 2011 episode
with Rose Mary Teng Mejia Dagupan City Tourism Officer:cheers:

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:25 PM

Gov't launches organic rice production
By MARVYN N. BENANING
July 22, 2011, 2:46pm
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday formally set in motion a one-year program to promote the shift from conventional to organic rice production models in four pilot areas in the province of Pangasinan.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala and DA Region 1 OIC Regional Executive Director Renato A. Maguigad led the launching of the program dubbed “Organikong Palayan – Pangasinan” during simple rites in Alaminos City.

The project will be implemented by the La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) in partnership with the local government units of Alaminos City and the municipalities of Burgos, Bani and Dasol.

Local chief executives of the four LGUs – Mayor Hernani A. Braganza, Mayor Marcelo Navarro (Bani), Mayor Alberto Guiang (Burgos) and Mayor Noel Nacar (Dasol) – committed to promote sustainable, organic and ecological agriculture in their respective localities as a strategy to pursue local economic development.

A member of Go Organic! Philippines, La Liga promotes organic farming in the Philippines. La liga managing director Roland Cabigas said the program is part of the DA’s strategy of attaining food and staple sufficiency within the term of President Aquino.

Cabigas said the rice subsector alone employs four million farmers and farm workers. Land planted to rice covers approximately 40 percent of the total land cultivated or approximately four million hectares of the 10 million hectares of land devoted to food production.

However, despite its (rice) significance, the Philippines is a rice-importing country. “A concerted effort to increase rice productivity is imperative. This is the challenge faced by sustainable agriculture,” Cabigas stressed.

He said different studies on agricultural productivity specifically on rice production cited numerous reasons for dwindling public investments in agriculture as the reason for the poor performance of the rice subsector.

“The gains and promises of rice productivity of the prevailing production model have been short lived. A shift in production methods and systems is crucial to achieving the country’s rice self-sufficiency and food security goals,” he said.

The agriculture secretary, during the launch, ordered the RFU 1 to ensure the timely release of the program’s fund for various activities aiming to enhance the capacities, provide production support, and institutionalize programs and budget for the promotion of sustainable agriculture among participating LGUs, in line with the Agri-Pinoy Program of the DA.

Braganza, a convenor of Go Organic! Philippines, said the program takes off from the “organic” initiatives of participating LGU to encourage more farmers to go organic.

Braganza, also the secretary general of the League of Cities of the Philippines, said he hopes that the benefits of the program will radiate in other cities and municipalities in Pangasinan and Ilocos Region.

La Liga expects the project to be replicated in other towns of Pangasinan and Ilocos Region, in light of the province's role as one of the leading agricultural commodity producers in the country.

The agriculture Secretary was in Alaminos City as guest of honor of “Farmer-Fisherfolk Assembly” held at the Alaminos Sports Center, where the country’s food czar presided over the rolling out of DA projects for Pangasinan, including the Organikong Palayan.

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:28 PM

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:30 PM

Region's poomsae bets eye gold in Smart national tilt

THE REGION and Baguio’s best taekwondo jins are set to test their mettle against the country’s best, as the Philippine Taekwondo Association stages the 2011 SMART national poomsae championships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Slated July 24, around 1,500 taekwondo athletes representing various regions and chapters are expected to see action starting at 9 a.m.

Organizers said the tournament is a way of understanding and practicing every aspect of martial arts basic techniques, breathing control, balance, coordination and concentration, of which poomsae is a pre-arranged set of movements, which gradually becomes more complicated the more one learns the patterns.

The mind and body must work together in striving for a high technical level. Taekwondo is meaningless without poomsae and should be practiced by mentally picturing imaginary opponents attacking from all sides.

Participants aged 13 years and below (children), 14 to 17 (juniors) and 18 and above) will compete in five events, namely individual standard, pair and team standard, team free style synchronized poomsae and creative poomsae.

Among the regions and chapters which are expected to join the one-day tourney sponsored by SMART Communications Inc., Philippine Long Distance Tel. Co., Milo and Philippine Sports Commission are the National Capital Region, ARMM, CARAGA, Powerflex, Ateneo, San Sebastian College, UP, San Beda, DLSZ, More Than Medals Taekwondo Committee (KTC), Pangasinan, UTA-Tigers, PNP and AFP.

Martial art enthusiasts and sports buffs, especially children who are interested in taekwondo, are invited to watch the event. (Roderick Osis)

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on July 21, 2011.

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:33 PM

Reinventing Philippine cuisine but not its flavors (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideLifestyle.htm?f=2011/july/20/lifestyle4.isx&d=2011/july/20)
people , event and places—sometimes making us feel nostalgic of the good ‘ol days. Food, indeed, feeds not only the stomach but also the soul. Perhaps this is the reason why some people come home from long sojourn abroad to once again partake on their all-time-favorite dishes—not only to feast on but to recall good memories shared over dinner or any celebration with loved ones. And perhaps, this is one of the good reasons why Glenda Barretto, the grand dame of Philippine cuisine who founded Via mare, retains the flavors of the restaurant’s well-loved dishes.

“We reinvent Filipino dishes to keep up with food trends but all time favorites such as pancit luglog, bibingka and lumpiang ubod are cooked in exactly the same way for the past 36 years,” she shares.

Stay true to the natural flavors of well-loved dishes, Barretto advocates in Kulinarya, A Guidebook to Philippine Cuisine, which intends to win greater prominence for Pinoy cooking in the world stage by standardizing its quality. She and five other chefs thus attempt to define the ingredients, standards for freshness and presentation of popular Filipino food in this colorful and informative volume. Nevertheless, the products of Barretto’s kitchens remain exciting and popular because she innovates in increments to keep up with evolving food trends.

Her devotion to traditional flavors as well as her reinventions of well-loved dishes keeps her at the top of the Philippine food industry. A news dish she recently introduced at her Via Mare outlet at St. Lukes Hospital at Bonifacio Global City, for instance, illustrates these twin facets of her food philosophy. Usually served in chunks, her reincarnation of the Ilocano bagnet is sliced thinly and fried. It thus has less calories and retains its crunch. “It is served on a bed of tomatoes, shallots and fresh mustard leaves and a dressing of Pangasinan bagoong and olive oil,” she explains the bagnet salad which is all at once familiar yet extremely memorable.

In much the same way, Barretto has evolved puto bumbong, palitaw and other delicacies. These are now sweetened with Suchero, an all natural sweetener made from cocosap. “Suchero is a healthy substitute for sugar,” Barretto explains. She likes its “non-cloying” taste and sprinkles it on kakanin freely. She serves it as a dip to suman, which Barreto likes to fry to an appetizing golden brown.

—Joba Botana

saintm

July 23rd, 2011, 09:35 PM

4 associations in Pangasinan get P500,000 each as livelihood assistance (http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/provincial/4-associations-in-pangasinan-get-p500000-each-as-livelihood-assistance/)
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By PNA and U.S. News Agency / Asian
Four associations received livelihood assistance of P500,000 each on Saturday from Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia.
De Venecia distributed the checks along with Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez of Dagupan City, Mayor Herminio Romero of Mangaldan and Mayor Irene Libunao of San Fabian.
Recipients of livelihood assistance are the Pangasinan-Dagupan Bangus Fishermen’s Associations headed by Gloria Suarez, Association of Meat Entrepreneurs Association of Manangaldan headed by Councilor Alfredo Soriano, Metro Dagupan Tricycle Drivers Association headed by Amador Tagana and the Pangasinan Council of Women Inc. headed by San Fabian Mayor Libunao.
Rep. De Venecia said the amount will enable the associations to engage in different gainful activities to boost their incomes and of their members.
The Metro Tricycle Drivers Association said with their P500,000, they will set up a cooperative store to sell low-priced rice to their members.
The tricycle drivers said with the project, they can easily double the amount in one year.
On the other hand, the Pangasinan-Dagupan Bangus Fishermen Association will use the amount as additional capital for their venture in bangus and tilapia processing.
Rep. De Venecia expressed hope that the livelihood assistance will touch the lives of the marginal residents of the fourth district of Pangasinan now worrying about the increasing prices of basic commodities.
At the same time, Rep. de Venecia announced that she has 16 ongoing infra-projects in Dagupan City, ranging from school-buildings to drainage systems and road concreting.
The 16 projects, costing P13.7 million, include another six class rooms for the Dagupan East Integrated School in Barangay Mayombo, costing P5.5 million.
The concreting projects in the city include those along PNR site road in Mayombo, Sitio Centro road in Lasip Grande, Purok 4 road in Lucao, Sitio Boquig road at Patalan, Bacayao Sur, Salisay road, Callejon extension road in Pogo Chico, and Cassimira Claveria road in Pogo Grande.
With her Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), she is also building a foot bridge at Sitio Nibaliw in Mangin and the drainage system of Francisco Duque road in Tapuac, Casimira Claveria road in Malued, Sitio Boquig road in Sagur, Mamalingling, Bacayao Norte road, and the entire Herrero Perez road.
De Venecia said she is also constructing the barangay halls in Lomboy and Tebeng.

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July 24th, 2011, 05:47 AM

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victorlachica

July 24th, 2011, 03:38 PM

mga kabayan, suggest naman kayo ng resto kasi gusto kumain ng kambing. somewhere in rosales or urdaneta. cheers

saintm

July 24th, 2011, 05:08 PM

mga kabayan, suggest naman kayo ng resto kasi gusto kumain ng kambing. somewhere in rosales or urdaneta. cheershmmm wala ako alam sa rosales urdaneta pozzorubio corridor sowee po, joe paki sagot po sila.. actually marami po roadside resto ha masarap po luto nila kambing at baka fresh na fresh ha kumain kami sa sa may nancayasan urdaneta pero forgot ko na name :):):)

saintm

July 24th, 2011, 05:29 PM

Manaoag shrine declared affiliate of Marian basilica in Rome (http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node/16322)
MANILA, July 24, 2011—The Shrine of the Our Lady of Manaoag in Pangasinan has been declared an affiliate of St. Mary Major, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome.

With this, the pilgrims who visit the shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag are assured by the Sacred Penitentiary of a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, as if they actually visited the major basilica in Rome.

The Marian shrine is the first, and the only church in the Philippines that has been given the title “affiliate” of one of the papal basilicas, according to Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas.

“This shrine, among all other shrines, has been honored by the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome with a special bond of spiritual affinity in perpetuity!” said Villegas in his homily during mass on July 22 to celebrate the occasion.

The spiritual bond of affiliation granted to Manaoag shrine by the Vatican is an honor to be celebrated with joy and gratitude, Villegas said.

But he stressed that even before the affiliation of these two great edifices, “we have long been considered affiliates of God himself,” adding, that “no honor can equal that of being called a child of God.”

He said human beings are destined for eternity, a life without destruction, not like edifices that may crumble in time despite their magnificence and grandeur.

Villegas reminded the faithful that Manaoag’s affiliation to the Marian basilica in Rome “speaks more of duties than privileges.”

“This affiliation demands from us greater fidelity to the Lord and to the Church. It calls on us for more heroic obedience. It challenges us to be more vigilant against the attacks to our faith, to be more humble and to be more repentant, to be more zealous and to be more loving. Truth to tell, the real indulgence is really when all of us live as faithful disciples of her Son,” the archbishop said.

Villegas said the Holy Father has assured pilgrims who will visit the shrine of his apostolic blessings and spiritual graces of the Church.

“In Manaoag, the rosary will be prayed without relent and vigil candles will burn day and night as a tribute of love to the handmaid of the Lord. In Manaoag, the Supreme Pontiff the Pope can always count on his spiritual warriors praying that the mission of Peter may continue in the church with loving children faithfully obeying him. In Manaoag, we commit to be proud of our Catholic faith, to defend it, to preserve it, to share it, to live it,” said Villegas.

St. Mary Major is the oldest church built in honor of Mary as Mother of God as defined by the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD.

It is in the same basilica that the relics of the crib where Jesus had lain when he was born from the Virgin Mary are being kept.

Tradition also holds that the Virgin Mary had personally chosen the site when during a summer month in Rome snow appeared on the site where the present basilica now stands.

The basilica also served as the temporary dwelling of the popes before the papal residence was later moved to the Vatican Palace. The biggest Marian image in Rome is found in the basilica. (CBCPNews)

saintm

July 24th, 2011, 05:48 PM

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Urdaneta road widening, pedestrian overpass to ease traffic in the city (http://urdanetacity.blogspot.com/2011/07/urdaneta-road-widening-pedestrian.html?spref=fb)

by Miriam P. Aquino

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union July 12 (PIA) -- Pedestrian users and commuters coming in and out of Urdaneta City in Pangasinan will soon feel the benefits of the widening of the Manila North Road (MNR) and construction of the pedestrian overpass in this city, this was stated recently by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) I regional director Veniedo O. Reyes.

DPWH1 Public Relations Officer II Esper Tinaza said that the construction of the pedestrian overpass is part of the project on the improvement/widening of the MNR in the city which includes the construction of the Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP) sidewalk with curve gutter, lateral drainage with manhole and the road right of way acquisition.

In the previous years, Urdaneta is common to commuters to and from the Northern Luzon passing through the national highway, as “an area of so much traffic congestion.”

Pedestrians and road users alike experienced the risk of possible road accidents which also paved the way for the construction of the pedestrian overpass that crosses from the Urdaneta 168 Mall (formerly the public market area) to the other side of the highway.

During his recent actual site inspection, Reyes assured that the project which is seen to be completed come September 2011, will benefit motorists passing through the national highway (MNR). Travel time to the north coming from Manila and vice-versa will be reduced because traffic will be decongested.

“Malaki ang tulong nito sa pagluwag ng traffic at mailalayo naman sa anumang aksidente ang mga taong tatawid dahil ligtas sila sa dadaanan nilang pedestrian overpass”, Reyes added.

The project started on March 25, 2010 and is implemented by the DPWH Pangasinan 3rd District Engineering Office (P3DEO) in Tumana, Rosales,Pangasinan and is expected to be completed on September 06, 2011.

Director Reyes was assisted by Regional Maintenance Chief, Cornelio G. Amita and P3DEO, OIC, District Engineer Emannuel W. Diaz in this inspection activities, Tinaza reported. (JCR/MPA-PIA 1 L a Union with reports from EVT/DPWH

saintm

July 24th, 2011, 05:59 PM

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Urdaneta intensifies agriculture activities (http://urdanetacity.blogspot.com/2011/07/urdaneta-intensifies-agriculture.html?spref=fb)
URDANETA CITY- City Agriculture Officer Bonifacio Pariñas bared that agriculture is still one of the priority projects of Mayor Amadeo Gregorio “Bobom” Perez IV to ensure food sufficiency and to boost farm productivity.
Pariñas said critics of Mayor Bobom are not aware that the city government is bent on pursuing agricultural activities designed to alleviate the lives of farmers in the city.
“Urdaneta is an agricultural area, thus we are giving more concern to agricultural productivity,” Pariñas said in reaction to some news items saying that the city government is not supportive to the farmers’ welfare.
He said this month, the city is providing full subsidy of palay seeds to 750 farmers in the 34 barangays of the city.
“We have allocated more or less 4,000 bags of inbred rice which will be planted to more or less 750 hectares of rice lands. We have selected 22-30 farmers per barangay to avail the full subsidy of palay seeds,” he said.
He further said that the city government has established a technical demonstration farm known as “cluster areas” where farmers are provided with free palay seeds and fertilizer requirements. “This is the modified dry direct seeded rice which will be harvested within 115-120 days.”
This city has a total of 5,056 hectares of farmlands plated to rice during rainy season. More than 3,800 hectares are irrigated during dry months in which the residual area is planted to various kinds of vegetables.
Aside from rice production, the city government has also intensified its anti-rabies vaccination in 34 barangays, vaccination of large cattle against “hemosep”, deworming of small ruminants (goats), treatment of “scabies” among dogs and castration of cattles.
The “Tulungan sa Purok” is still on-going in which residents are encouraged to have backyard gardens planted to different varieties of vegetables. Seeds are provided free to the participating barangays.
“We are also updating the knowledge of our farmers in planting vegetables like sili, okra and eggplant. This will help them upgrade and improve their production,”Pariñas said.
Pariñas further revealed that although he has many programs in the city government, his office has only about P14 million budget in which P3 million is allocated for agricultural productivity.
He said that inland fishery will also be improved in barangays where the venture has great potentials

lightz

July 24th, 2011, 06:28 PM

saintm

July 24th, 2011, 07:33 PM

St. Mary Major... I pray for peace progress and MAJOR MAJOR HAPPINESS FOR ALL OF US!!! This is the best time to celebrate our love and devotion. God Bless Us All.. amen

saintm

July 24th, 2011, 07:59 PM

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saintm

July 24th, 2011, 08:17 PM

Western Pangasinan teeming with diving sites (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=871)

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DAGUPAN CITY — A city councilor here, who is a certified diving instructor, confirmed that there are many diving sites in Pangasinan, particularly along the province’s western part.

Dagupan City Councilor Karlos Liberato Reyna IV, president of the Tiblong Diving Association, said divers could explore the underwater sites in Burgos, Anda, Surip in Bani; Bolinao and the Hundred Islands off Alaminos City.

Unfortunately, according to Reyna, Dagupan is not a diving site, because the beach is of black sand and does not have any rock corals, which are what the divers really explore.

When candidates for Miss Earth visited the Hundred Islands late last year, Councilor Reyna was invited by Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza to guide the Miss Earth beauties on how to scuba dive.

”Since most of the Miss Earth candidates wanted to learn how to scuba dive, I taught them only the basics of diving just to showcase to them the underwater beauty of the Hundred Islands”, said Reyna is the grandson of former Dagupan City Mayor Liberato Reyna Sr., once a be-medalled swimmer of the University of Sto. Tomas.

Tiblong Diving Association, said Reyna, was organized not only to promote diving and tourism in Pangasinan, but also to support the campaign for environmental awareness on the need to protect underwater resources.

Legal officer and co-founder of Tiblong is Lawyer Jose Netu Tamayo, also a councilor of Dagupan City, who is an army reservist with the rank of captain. (PNA)

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saintm

July 24th, 2011, 08:25 PM

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saintm

July 24th, 2011, 08:47 PM

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saintm

July 24th, 2011, 10:56 PM

Nihongo now a medium of communication in a Pangasinan classroom
By Leonardo V. Micua (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=10&rid=361411)

BINALONAN, Pangasinan, July 24 (PNA) — Save for their brown skin and school uniform, some students of the Juan G. Macaraeg National High School (JGMHS) here can be easily mistaken as Japanese lads in Filipino clothes who may have lost their way in Pangasinan.

This is judging from the way these students address each other and converse in Nihongo, the Japanese national language, while inside and even outside of their classrooms, even executing the customary bows of respect that the Japanese people are known for.

That was only just few weeks after the pioneer Nihongo class was opened at “Juan G” (short for JGMHS) to selected third year high school students from the school's top sections.

Dr. Susan Mangrobang, secondary school principal IV of JGMHS, said there are two teachers handling the Nihongo class --Juliet Estrada and Cristy Bautista. Both were sent by the school last summer to study Nihongo for free at the invitation of the Japan Foundation Manila for free.

“Since it was offered to us for free, we grabbed the opportunity,” she said, but was amazed because in just only more than a month, the students are now greeting in Japanese even in school functions.

Both Estrada and Bautista admit that their students found Nihongo very exciting and challenging although they had difficulty absorbing their lesson during their first two weeks in the class.

But after that, they became fast learners as they often gobble up every bit of information they found in the internet about the Japanese language through their laptops which they always bring to school.

To the two teachers in Nihongo, they complement their learning by seeing selected Japanese films being shown at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila, courtesy of the Japanese Embassy, of course with the permission of Department of Education (DepEd) division and regional offices.

In an interview, Dr. Mangrobang admitted that DepEd already approved the teaching of Nihongo among third and fourth year students of JGMHS starting this school year of 2011 to 2012.

But for this school year, Basic Nihongo, called Entry 1, is opened only to third year high school students. And when they reach Fourth Year next year, they will be offered Advanced Nihongo or Entry 2 in order to complete the course.

“We are lucky because we took the course for free. We learned that it would have cost us up to P30,000 if we finished the course in some private tutorial schools,” Estrada added.

Now, it is a course at JGMHS with no extra cost to be charged to the students.

There are 141 students enrolled in Basic Nihongo at Juan G. These were divided into two groups --one group of which takes the subject Mondays and Tuesdays and another on Mondays and Thursdays.

Each meeting lasts for 60 minutes or one hour, thus a student ought to be in his or her Nihongo class for 120 minutes or two hours a week.

Estrada and Bautista said Basic Nihongo teaches students only the conversational Japanese language yet, enabling students not only to distinguish Japanese characters but also to effectively communicate with each other.

It involves, among others, memorization because students ought to be familiar with the Japanese characters, thus this is not appropriate therefore for first year or even second year high school students.

In Advanced Nihongo, the lessons will be harder as students will be taught to compose short and sentences, letters, poems and songs, said Bautista.

To date, their students are now singing English songs but in Japanese translation, to the envy of some 2,900 other students of JGMHS. The school is relatively big with 3,048 enrollees from first to fourth year.

"We asked our students to speak Nihongo in class and if they can't, they can convey their message in English," said Estrada and Bautista. Binalonan is an Ilocano-speaking town.

Dr. Mangrobang confirmed that to date, JGMHS is the only public high school in Region 1 offering Nihongo as an elective subject, although this is already being taught for a long time at Saint Louis University in Baguio and the Makati Science High School.

In Makati as well as in Pasig, Japanese students currently studying in Manila volunteered to assist Filipino teachers in teaching basic and advanced Nihongo in their classes.

“So, we are glad if one or two Japanese students will also be sent to assist the teachers here in teaching Nihongo to their students,” the principal said.

Asked why they chose Nihongo as an elective subject over any other foreign languages, like Spanish, French or Mandarin, Dr. Mangrobang quipped that this is because the Japan Foundation “is very kind to us.”

The foundation not only offered to train their teachers in Nihongo but also provided the class with all the needed instructional material.

She said the foundation is also set to teach the next batch of teachers at Juan G, who will teach Advanced Nihongo in fourth year.

Officials of the Japan Foundation who visited the class and followed up the progress of teaching of Estrada and Bautista were surprised that their students are now speaking and at the same time able to sing Nihongo as if they are true Japanese.

Asked why they integrated Nihongo into the high school curriculum of Juan G, Dr. Mangrobang said: “It is an advantage to have a second foreign language, apart from English.”

In college courses like Foreign Service as well as Hotel and Restaurant Management, students are required to have a second foreign language, thus the need for Nihongo, she added.

Stressing that the Philippines is part of the global community and dependent on the global market still dominated by Japan, Dr. Mangrobang said proficiency in second foreign language, like Nihongo, is therefore a big asset and never a disadvantage.

Asked too on what she would do to her Nihongo after high school, Dianne Naces, 14, a student in Nihongo in Mrs. Estrada’s class, said: “It will not be lost. I’ll keep it.”

“Who knows if I’ll be in Japan someday, thus I will be able to communicate easily with the Japanese people," said Naces, who plans to take up Teachers’ Education in college after leaving JGMHS.

She said if she fulfills her dream, she will go back to JGMHS to teach Nihongo too to students.

But now, she finds Nihongo a good means of communication at home as she greets her mom in Nihongo upon coming home and she too responds in Nihongo.

Admitting that she is a fast learner on Nihongo, partly by corresponding with a Japanese friend in Facebook, Dianne already taught the Japanese language she learned from school to her mother.

In the class where Dianne is, the internet is assisting students learn Nihongo faster. Some if not most of the students have their laptops which they use to look for the meaning of English words in Japanese through Google.

Dr. Mangrobang and Mrs. Estrada believe that familiarity in conversational Nihongo would also be an advantage to Filipino professionals and skilled workers applying for jobs in Japanese companies scattered around the Philippines or even in Japan.

Filipino medical professionals, particularly nurses, looking for jobs may have built-in advantage in the job market over their peers if they apply for work in Japan because of their ability to communicate in Nihongo.

Mrs. Estrada and Bautista as well as Dianne agreed with a smile as they bade their visitors goodbye by saying "Sayonara". (PNA)

saintm

July 24th, 2011, 10:57 PM

saintm

July 24th, 2011, 11:15 PM

Pangasinan's pilot dairy farm a model livelihood project
By Leonardo V. Micua
(http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=10&rid=360985)
LAOAC, Pangasinan, July21 (PNA) — A small multi-purpose cooperative put up here through the ingenuity of former Rep. Mark Cojuangco of the Fifth District of Pangasinan in 2008 is now supplying fresh milk daily to wide areas in Pangasinan, La Union and the Cordilleras.

Called 5th District Multi-Purpose Cooperative located in Barangay Maraboc, Laoac, the project is now being continued by Cojuangco’s wife, Rep. Kimi Cojuangco as a model project in daily production not only in Pangasinan but also the whole country.

Now producing 1,200 liters of fresh milk daily, the project is now easily a show window throughout Northern Luzon, literally putting the once obscure town of Laoac in the map.

Fresh milk comes from 120 lactating cows being raised in the dairy farm, said Jocelyn Peralta, the firm’s processing manager. She said that each cow produces 15 to 17 liters of milk a day.

The dairy farm has some 300 cows and about 200 calves, including another 300 being raised in Sison, Meanwhile similar dairy farms are being developed in Villasis and Alcala.

All these cows come from New Zealand and Australia and are very prolific producers of milk.

The cooperative processes milk manually yet but a modern pasteurizer is now being installed, capable of processing 1,000 liters of milk per hour.

Such kind of pasteurizer is only the second of its kind in the Philippines yet, the first one being located in Isabela.

Employing some 100 workers, coming from Laoac and other parts of the fifth district, the farm maintains four silos where cow feeds are being stocked and fermented.

Ronnie Casaway, the farm manager, noted that the silos are the first of its kind in the Philippines yet.

These were perhaps copied from Australia where the Cojuangcos operate a ranch.

Casaway explained that the cow feeds essentially comprise of corn which is produced in the Philippines just once a year. The corn, from stalks to leaves, are chopped and placed in the silos to be fermented to become good food for cows.

Peñaflor said the dairy farm is now also the source of fresh milk for the feeding programs for malnourished children in different public schools

The companies that are getting fresh milk from the coop are Magic, owners of malls in Pangasinan, and ShoeMart Inc. which owns malls in Baguio and Rosales, Pangasinan.

She said that aside from supplying fresh milk to malls and supermarkets, the cooperative is also delivering 100 liters daily to the Victory Liner Stations in Pangasinan.

Peralta said the dairy farm is not only producing fresh milk but also white cheese. Their product is called Sun Fresh District Milk.

She said that their future projects include yoghurt and ice cream processing plants to be located also in Barangay Maraboc.

Rep. Cojuangco said the dairy farm will soon be duplicated in others towns of the fifth district of Pangasinan, like Pozorrubio, Binalonan, Urdaneta, Sto. Tomas and Bautista.

She said she will use part of her Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in building silos in this town for them to also start their respective dairy projects.

Rep. Cojuangco said that through the project, they want to open up the eyes of the people of Pangasinan that dairy has a big potential in the province as a source of livelihood, income and food.

The cooperative also disperses cattle to cooperators in Laoac town, providing farmers cattle weighing 200 kilos for them to raise. When the cattle gained weight, they only return 200 kilos to the cooperative and keep the rest. (PNA)

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 10:28 AM

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Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (left) welcomes Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (right) who was in the province to discuss possible agriculture package to be extended to Pangasinan last July 22 during a dialogue with Pangasinan leaders at the Capitol Resort Hotel in Lingayen. The Governor requested for the provision of irrigation system and production of certified palay seeds to help propel the agriculture sector in the province. Behind the Governor is Congresswoman Rachel Arenas. (PIO Photo by Bob Sison)

DA Secretary vows to push agri programs for Pangasinan (http://www.pangasinan.gov.ph/2011/07/da-secretary-vows-to-push-agri-programs-for-pangasinan/)

The Department of Agriculture (DA) vowed to implement more programs for Pangasinan specifically on the provision of irrigation system and production of certified palay seeds in line with its thrust to propel the country as “food staple sufficient” by the year 2013.
This developed as DA Secretary Proceso Alcala was welcomed by Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr, and all key officials in Pangasinan during a dialogue held July 22 at the Capitol Resort Hotel here.
In welcoming the agriculture secretary, Gov. Espino thanked the national government for its effort to implement innovative programs on agriculture as he said that Pangasinan has set its sight to further improve the sector in terms of rice sufficiency.
However, the Governor said that the province needs the support of the DA specifically on the provision of irrigation system, which according to him, is one big factor to fully realize the present administration’s goal towards improving Pangasinan agriculture.
Citing that Pangasinan remains to be an agricultural province for the next 20 years because of lack of support facilities to industrialize the province, Gov. Espino said that the provincial government is continuously seeking ways to improve the plight of the marginal farmers thru strengthening the seed production project to further spur agricultural development in the province.
It will be recalled that the provincial government previously undertaken the distribution of certified seeds to Pangasinense farmers all over the province in its effort to empower small and marginal farmers to become self-sufficient.
To attain self-sufficiency, Gov. Espino expressed the province’s intention to fully support the national government’s agricultural thrust by producing high-quality certified seeds to be planted by Pangasinense farmers.
Relative to this, the provincial government in partnership with Abono Partylist and the DA will be producing 8,750 bags of certified seeds will be planted by farmers during the main cropping in 2012.
Secretary Alcala lauded the initiatives undertaken by the province as he reported that the national government has finished the agriculture roadmaps specifically designed for rice, corn and livestock program.
Funds for various agricultural programs, he said, are already being prepared revealing that that the budget for 2016 was frontloaded to finance different countrywide irrigation projects for 2012.
Other issues and concerns raised during the consultation dialogue includes the development of Pangasinan hatcheries where Secretary Alcala vowed to sit down with the officers and members of the Mayors’ League to further discussed the program; and the proposed establishment of a trading center (bagsakan market) in Urdaneta City as requested by Mayor Amadeo “Bobom” Perez III.
On farm-to-market road (FMR) projects, the agriculture secretary explained that this will momentarily take a few setbacks this year because of budget constraints. DA, he said, has problem with the 2011 budget for FMR projects adding that the remaining 75%budget for this year will be used for concreting purposes only. However, he said, brighter prospects await FMR projects by 2012 with an increased budgetary allocation from the national government.
The consultation dialogue, which is part of the DA’s nationwide dialogue campaign on LGUs, was participated in by 2nd District Representative Leopoldo Bataoil, 3rd District Representative Rachel Arenas, members of the Sangguniang board led by Vice Mayor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim and 31 mayors in Pangasinan led by its newly-elected League of Mayors President Noel Nacar. (PIO/Ruby R. Bernardino)
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Arenas for Vice-Governor 2013!!!:banana::banana::banana:

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 25th, 2011, 10:33 AM

URDANETA CITY

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915bungohunter

July 25th, 2011, 10:33 AM

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 10:37 AM

nakakatakot naman kasi tumawid dyan kasi sobrang lapad na ng MNRpatentero nalang:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 10:38 AM

SEATLLE'S BEST COFFEE:)....Soon To Open at Metro Plaza:)

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:banana::banana::banana:

ALIGUAS PANGASINAN

July 25th, 2011, 10:41 AM

Urdaneta City Hall

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phoenicians

July 25th, 2011, 11:03 AM

kahit ano pa yan... nescafe lang naman ako.. ung tig-singko..LOL

:lol:....:lol....Ayos ka:)

phoenicians

July 25th, 2011, 11:06 AM

so saan na maglalagay ng branch ang starbucks?

:) as of now..wala pa defite kung saan ang location....:)

phoenicians

July 25th, 2011, 11:08 AM

kelan po magbubukas? kalat na kalat na po ang streamers ng fortune seafood restaurant ha kalat na kalat mayroon po d2 sa malasiqui sa san carlos at calasiao ha.. winner sa marketing talaga si BSL sa lahat ng projects and everything ha I LUV!!!! more power to mayor and friends!!!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Wala pa defite opening..heard ko sa Augst pa sya, Yun Fortune Chinese resto By first week of august ang Opening nya:)

phoenicians

July 25th, 2011, 11:11 AM

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in Baguio common terminal going to Dagupan via Agoo Damortis

meron din sya Dagupan-Baguio route sa may Shell Mayombo ang terminal niya//makikita ko lang siya:)

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 11:16 AM

meron din sya Dagupan-Baguio route sa may Shell Mayombo ang terminal niya//makikita ko lang siya:)opo nakita ko nga po yung opposite ng mga bus papunta ng malasiqui/bayambang.. wish ko magopen rin ang Genesis ng ruta na Dagupan-Cabanatuan at Dagupan- Olongapo....

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 11:18 AM

Wala pa defite opening..heard ko sa Augst pa sya, Yun Fortune Chinese resto By first week of august ang Opening nya:)I see thanks po sa balita! open for carts business rin po ba sa metro plaza? may frend kasi me gusto mag business baka pwede dun ha

lightz

July 25th, 2011, 02:06 PM

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bcl4me

July 25th, 2011, 03:08 PM

bcl4me

July 25th, 2011, 03:15 PM

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dapat pala ganyan para di na bahain sa lugar na yun, kase alam ko pag umulan ng mga 5 hrs, umaabot na sa may PLDT ang baha pero kung may elivated road na mga 3 meters, malamang mawala na yung baha basa gain ng mga residente, tabunan na lang nila ng buhangin anh mga lote nila para tumaas, magaganda na ring mga bahay ang nandyan di ba?

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 03:45 PM

^ayan pala yun hehehe kala ko po dati copycat orig pala sya ha

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 03:50 PM

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saintm

July 25th, 2011, 04:01 PM

DA to fish cage operators: stop overstocking (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=45068)

by Danny O Sagun
ALAMINOS CITY, July 23 (PIA) -- Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala asked Friday fish cage operators to stop their practice of overstocking to prevent another fishkill.
Alcala made the call during a forum at the Don Leopoldo Sison Auditorium here where farmers from central and western Pangasinan as well as fisherfolk met with the secretary to air their concerns.
"Tigilan na, pag tinamaan ang isa, lahat maghihirap. Di natin kayang labanan ang batas ng kalikasan," he stressed as he recalled the fishkills that hit western Pangasinan and Batangas last month.
He said that because of greed, fishkill happens, citing as example the overstocking of milkfish in Batangas where a 10x 10x6 cage was being stocked with fish that should be contained by a much bigger cage. "Kasakiman," he said to describe the attitude of some fish growers.
On illegal fishing at the Lingayen Gulf, he said that he will convene a separate dialog with concerned local officials, law enforcement agencies, concerned agencies and other stakeholders to stop the practice.
The secretary was informed that trawl fishing is rampant at the gulf forcing small fishermen from San Fabian to engage in illegal practices like dynamite fishing.
City Mayor Hernani Braganza also raised that concern.
Alcala bared that in the fish cage industry, fisherfolk can also earn by raising sea cucumber and sea shells underneath. "May kita sa ibabaw, may kita sa ilalim," he said.
He also said that with proper matching of resources between local government units, agriculture areas like Pangasinan can readily market their produce with urban areas like Metro Manila.
Braganza said that thru direct marketing, cities and towns here can directly trade with highly urbanized cities in Metro Manila.
On the request of farmers for the government to return farm subsidy, Alcala said it is a much better option to help farmers in other ways. He recalled the billions of pesos spent by the past administration on subsidies which only went to big corporations and individuals. Only about 40 percent actually went to farmers, he disclosed. (JCR/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 04:06 PM

Pangasinan news: Maples ya pangiprosesoy business permit nagagamoran la (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=45198)

nen Venus May H. Sarmiento
PANGASINAN, Hulyo 25 (PIA) -- Diad pangidaoloy Department of Interior and Local Government tan say Department of Trade and Industry, papelesen la so pangiprosesoy business permit tan sistemay panag-alay lisensiya ed bansa.
Saya so inpalapag nen Center for Industrial Competiveness Executive Director Virgilio P. Fulgencio ed programan Communication and News Exchange Forum Talking Points ya nabantayan ed NBN 4.
Say datin panag-alay permit et kaokolan nin 0ntombok ed labin walon steps tan manalagar ni na limamplo tan walon agew antis ya naala. Saya so makakadismaya ed saray investor ya manpoonan diya, koanen Fulgencio.
Daiset daiset ya nababalo ya, onong ed sikato, singa diad San Fernando, Pampanga no iner apagano ed dwaren steps so panagproseso tan apatikey na 25 minuto so pangala ed permit tan lisensya.
Inkoanen Fulgencio, onsoblay met lay arom ya probinsya ed panggawa ya.
Inbaga tonya ya atagey so kompiyansa daray manpopoonan ed bansa sakbay ya onsasanting met so batik na Philippine Stock Exchange Index tan sistemay panagbangko ed Pilipinas. (VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 06:35 PM

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Marian basilica in Rome and Manaoag church now 'affiliates'
07/25/2011 | 03:46 PM (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/227332/regions/marian-basilica-in-rome-and-manaoag-church-now-affiliates)

Visitors of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome and the Our Lady of Manaoag Church in Pangasinan in the Philippines will receive the same plenary indulgence as the two churches are now "affiliates."

According to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the famous Manaoag shrine in Pangasinan has been honored by the papal basilica of Saint Mary Major, one of the four major basilicas in Rome.

“This shrine (of Manaoag), among all other shrines, has been honored by the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome with a special bond of spiritual affinity in perpetuity!" Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said in a homily on July 22, according to an article posted on the CBCP news site on Sunday.

Villegas said the Pangasinan shrine is "the first and the only church" thus far in the Philippines to have been given the title “affiliate" of one of the papal basilicas.

Villegas said the spiritual bond of affiliation granted to Manaoag shrine by the Vatican is an honor to be celebrated with joy and gratitude.

He said Pope Benedict XVI has assured pilgrims who will visit the shrine of his apostolic blessings and spiritual graces of the Church.

“In Manaoag, the rosary will be prayed without relent and vigil candles will burn day and night as a tribute of love to the handmaid of the Lord," Villegas said.

"In Manaoag, the Supreme Pontiff the Pope can always count on his spiritual warriors praying that the mission of Peter may continue in the church with loving children faithfully obeying him. In Manaoag, we commit to be proud of our Catholic faith, to defend it, to preserve it, to share it, to live it," he added.

Saint Mary Major

The CBCP said St. Mary Major is the oldest church built in honor of Mary as Mother of God, as defined by the Council of Ephesus in 431 A.D.

It is where the relics of the crib where Jesus had lain when he was born from the Virgin Mary are being kept.

Also, the CBCP cited tradition that claims the Virgin Mary had personally chosen the site when snow appeared on the site where the present basilica now stands - during a summer month in Rome.

The basilica also served as the temporary dwelling of the popes before the papal residence was later moved to the Vatican Palace.

The biggest Marian image in Rome is found in the basilica, the CBCP said.

Affiliates of God

Villegas said even before the two churches have become affiliates, “we have long been considered affiliates of God himself."

He said human beings are destined for eternity, a life without destruction, unlike edifices that may crumble in time despite their grandeur.

“No honor can equal that of being called a child of God," he added.

Duty rather than privilege

Meanwhile, Villegas reminded Catholics that Manaoag’s affiliation to the Marian basilica in Rome “speaks more of duties than privileges."

“This affiliation demands from us greater fidelity to the Lord and to the Church. It calls on us for more heroic obedience. It challenges us to be more vigilant against the attacks to our faith, to be more humble and to be more repentant, to be more zealous and to be more loving. Truth to tell, the real indulgence is really when all of us live as faithful disciples of her Son," he said. - VVP, GMA News

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July 25th, 2011, 06:47 PM

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'Protégé' hunt kicks off in Bohol and Cebu
07/23/2011 | 03:29 PM

The battle for the next singing superstar begins with an overwhelming number of aspirants as the nationwide hunt for GMA Network's, Protégé, kicks off its first leg of auditions in Bicol and Cebu.

Potential contenders flocked the Event Center of SM Naga in Camarines Sur last July 15 to take their chance in the auditions for the country's much-awaited talent search. Legendary Jukebox Queen Imelda Papin traveled to the province to find the best music acts in the Bicol Region.

Kids, teenagers, adults, and family singers queued and took moments on the center stage to showcase their talents. Hopefuls came all the way from Albay, Legazpi, Sorsogon, and Camarines Norte to find out if they can fit the mold of a protégé.

Imelda, who is also a native of Camarines Sur, went around the area in search of the hottest singing acts in the peninsula. The Bicolana Mentor admitted that she really had a hard time choosing her three potential protégés.

Meanwhile, Kapuso Network's Singing Diva Rachelle Ann Go scoured the island of Cebu to find the best Cebuano music acts last July 17. She cried, laughed and was fascinated with the talents who performed in front of her. Hundreds of protégé Cebuano hopefuls gathered at SM City Cebu and showed that the Queen City of the South has a lot of priceless treasures to boot.

After the audition, Rachelle tweeted "magaling mga nag-audition kanina para sa protege dito sa Cebu! nahirapan ako pumili ng 3. Kung pede lang magpasok ng madami gagawin ko!"

Both mentors now have three potential protégés who will be moving on to the next round of auditions in Manila. Eight more mentors are set to look for their prospective protégés as the second leg of auditions continues in Iloilo on July 22 with Janno Gibbs while Claire Dela Fuente will be in Batangas on July 24.

The nationwide auditions continue on the following dates and venues: NE Pacific Mall Cabanatuan (July 29); SM Pampanga (July 31); SM Davao (August 5); CSI Mall Dagupan (August 7); SM Cagayan de Oro (August 10); and SM Mall of Asia Music Hall (August 13). Auditions will be from 10am- 6pm. --Text and photo courtesy of GMA Network

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July 25th, 2011, 06:54 PM

Groups cite worsening ‘landgrabbing’ in CL (http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/11724/Volume-5-No-37/Headlines/Groups-cite-worsening-%C2%91landgrabbing%C2%92-in-CL)
By Ding Cervantes

Jul 25, 2011

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – As Central Luzon farmers braced for Pres. Aquino’s first State-of-the-Nation yesterday, they reported “worsened landgrabbing” of farmlands in the region during the first year of the Aquino government.

The Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson (AMGL) and the Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) said in a joint statement yesterday that the Aquino administration would fail in its agrarian reform objectives by pursuing Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPer) along with its Public-Private Partnership Program (PPP) thrusts.

They said these two programs have led to “worsening and massive landgrabbing” of lands supposed to be owned by farmers.

“CARPer is displacing farmers in Central Luzon. It is paving the way for big landlords, real estate developers and foreign corporations to control productive agricultural land more rapidly than its precursor CARP.

t has strengthened the rights of the landlords and not of the farmers,” AMGL chairman Joseph Canlas said.

Republic Act No. 9700 or CARPer was signed into law by former Pres. Arroyo purportedly to fill in loopholes in the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, but it was later criticized as favoring landlords by giving them the power to identify land reform beneficiaries and virtually dictating the price for their lands.

“Farmers from Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and other provinces are being victimized by widespread landgrabbing in the project areas,” Canlas said, as he reported “massive cancellation of Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOA), Certificate of Land Transfer (CLT) and Emancipation Patents (EP) in many towns of Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac and Pangasinan.”

Canlas cited the case of Nueva Ecija province, where the bulk of the farmer-beneficiaries of CARP is located, covering about 41 percent of the lands or 169,375 hectares which the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), in its 2010 report, claimed to have been distributed to farmers.

“But farmers in the province are facing massive displacement as landowners and real estate developers are intensifying their claim on lands in anticipation of infrastructure projects promoted by the Aquino government,” Canlas said.

AMGL lamented that Aquino “is adopting (from the Arroyo administration) the so-called W – corridor development program in inviting foreign and local investment in the region.” It is in these areas that landgrabbing have become widespread, Canlas said.

The corridor is composed of economic zones in Masinloc and Subic in Zambales, Morong, Hermosa and Mariveles in Bataan, Clark and Magalang in Pampanga, Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, Philippine Jewelry Center in Meycauayan in Bulacan and Gapan, Cabanatuan City and Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija, then towards Baler and Dingalan in Aurora.

“Aquino’ s regional development program is not even original as it was implemented by the hated Arroyo government. Now Aquino who claim he is for reform has simply carried on her agenda and this worsens displacement of farmers,” Canlas said.

He said “land grabbing and displacement (of farmers) worsened during the first year of Aquino administration.

Canlas said landgrabbing cases have been noted to the widespread in farmlands near the interchange of Subic- Clark- Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) and Sta. Rosa-Tarlac national road in Tarlac City and La Paz town;

some 13,000 hectares covered by the Republic Act 10083 or Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Act of 2010 (Apeco) in Casiguran and another 312 hectares designated for the government’s Food Basket program in Maria Aurora, Aurora province;

the 386.8 hectares in 12 barangays in Bayambang town, Pangasinan claimed by the Cojuangco- owned Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT) Realty Corporation; some areas in the 3,100-hectares in the Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation in Laur, Nueva Ecija.

AMGL also reported more landgrabbing cases areas covered by the 57,930-hectare watershed of the Lopez- controlled Energy Development Corp. (EDC ) and California Energy (CALEN) affecting indigenous folk in Pantabangan and Carranglan towns, Nueva Ecija;

various areas in Bataan, some 300 hectares in San Miguel, Bulacan allegedly being claimed by Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte, and 84 hectares which used to be part of Hacienda Davis in Guimba, Nueva Ecija.

“Aquino is a traditional landlord president, no different from past administrations who neglected the Filipino farmers and hindered genuine land reform,” Canlas said.

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July 25th, 2011, 09:08 PM

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July 25th, 2011, 09:11 PM

Red Cross, Dagupan ink pact for disaster preparedness training (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/local-news/2011/07/10/red-cross-dagupan-ink-pact-disaster-preparedness-training-166046?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SunStarPangasinan+%28Sun.Star+-+Pangasinan%29)

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.

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. (LCMY/Sunnex)

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July 25th, 2011, 09:11 PM

Dagupan restricts sale of bangus to bring prices up (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/local-news/2011/07/19/dagupan-restricts-sale-bangus-bring-prices-167763?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SunStarPangasinan+%28Sun.Star+-+Pangasinan%29&utm_content=Yahoo+Search+Results)

DAGUPAN CITY -- The City Government has placed restrictions on the buying and selling of bangus (milkfish) at a wholesale trading center here, a temporary move to bring prices up.

As a result, stallholders and wholesalers at the Magsaysay Fish Market will only be able to buy and sell bangus from certain sellers, depending on the day of the week, local officials said.

Based on a schedule released by the city, stallholders and wholesalers can only buy bangus from growers and suppliers located in nearby municipalities and Western Pangasinan during Mondays to Wednesdays.

On Thursdays, bangus trading will be open to all suppliers and traders.

Meanwhile, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays sellers and wholesalers can only buy bangus from Dagupan bangus growers only.

Scheduled bangus sales, which began last Monday, is only temporary, Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim explained on Tuesday.

"This is experimental. It is a temporary measure so that we can resuscitate the bangus industry and improve its economics," he said.

The bangus industry here remains reeling from the aftermath of the fish kill that hit Anda and Bolinao last May 29.

Although bangus traders have come back, volume of trading at the city's famous fish market have not picked up.

Fishpond operators have complained that their bangus stock has been long overdue for harvest. However, they have been prevented to do so owing to low prices caused by an oversupply at the trading center.

As a result, growers incur added costs since they have no choice but to feed the fishes until such time these are harvested.

Mayor Lim also added that the schedule was agreed upon by the sellers themselves.

Moreover, Lim explained that this is not discriminatory to retail buyers such as housewives who are looking for cheaper prices.

"Naiintindihan po natin na ang hinahanap ng mga maybahay ay yong mababang presyo pero kailangan balanse ang pag-address natin sa problema para hindi rin mahirapan ang mga nagpapalaki ng bangus," he stated.

Last Monday, around 5,000 pieces of Dagupan bangus were checked at two consignation areas.

Since it was the first day of implementation, the operators were advised to strictly comply with the schedule agreed upon and to inform their suppliers about the schedule. (Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre/Sunnex)

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July 25th, 2011, 09:12 PM

Disaster agency to conduct earthquake drills in 21 schools (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/local-news/2011/07/18/disaster-agency-conduct-earthquake-drills-21-schools-167458?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SunStarPangasinan+%28Sun.Star+-+Pangasinan%29)

DAGUPAN CITY -- The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) will conduct simultaneous earthquake drill in 21 public and private elementary and secondary schools here.

Public Order and Safety Office (Poso) chief Robert Erfe-Mejia said this activity is part of the city’s commemoration of the July 16, 1990 earthquake which damaged several buildings in the city and destroyed the bridge at Perez Boulevard.

The drills will be conducted at the Malued, Lucao, Juan L. Siapno, Pogo Lasip, Caranglaan, Bacayao Sur, Bonuan Boquig, Victoria Q. Zarate, Teodorico N. Ceralde, Don Francisco Maramba, Salisay, Carael, and Salapingao elementary schools.

The participating secondary public and private schools are Dagupan City National High School, Dominican School, Mother Goose Special Science School, Pangasinan Universal Institute, University of Pangasinan - High School Department, Wonderland School, Francisco Q. Duque Special Science High School, and Lyceum Northwestern General High School.

A team is assigned in each school. The team will evaluate the preparedness and readiness of the school officials and personnel, teachers and students in case of an earthquake.

The activity aims to highlight the importance of disaster risk reduction and management in accordance with the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.”

Erfe-Mejia said it is very important for students to be well-informed and trained on what to do to avoid mass casualty in case of an earthquake. (Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre)

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July 26th, 2011, 09:22 AM

Pangasinan State U to open College of Law, Medicine

by Venus H. Sarmiento
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 22 (PIA) -- The Pangasinan State University plans to open a College of Law and Medicine to add to its course offering next school year.
Dr. Victoriano Estira, now on his second term as university president, said the opening of the two courses is part of his unfinished agenda in his plan for the school.
The College of Law will be offered in the main campus in Lingayen while the College of Medicine is set to open in its Alaminos campus.
A 300-bed capacity hospital is being built by the city government of Alaminos in partnership with the state university to pave the way for the establishment of medical and allied sciences courses.
“The plan is still in the drawing board and meetings are still on going but with the support of the city government and the rate things are going, there is a good chance to establish the College of Medicine in that part of the province,” Estira said.
Target time, he said, is on June 2012 or June 2013.
Estira is elated with the support of the Alaminos government and overjoyed with the partnership. “The partnership is the only model where an LGU is working with an established state university,” he said.
The LGU provides the initial infrastructure and initial facilities while PSU provides for the administration, support staff and faculty of the school, he explained.
With no additional support from the national government, the PSU Alaminos campus, which has 1.056 students, is a self liquidating and self sustaining unit of the university, he added.
Estira also expressed gratitude for the dismissal of the case against Mayor Hernani Braganza for allegedly overspending city funds to support the PSU as it would bring about ”faster pace and progress in the LGU partnership.” (ANL/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

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July 26th, 2011, 09:28 AM

Pangasinan family: 2+21 -5+5+48 and counting
By Marla Viray
Inquirer Northern Luzon (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/25579/pangasinan-family-221-5548-and-counting)
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MANGALDAN, Pangasinan—No regrets for Mensita Edano Cera, 56, who could be your poster girl for or against the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill depending on how you view her story.
Cera, who has given birth to 21 children, said she could have produced more “had I not gone into menopause.”
Only 16 of her 21 children have survived, but she adopted five more and her extended family now also includes 48 grandchildren. Most of the Cera children have only reached high school.
Nana Mensi to her fellow villagers in Barangay Guilig here, Cera lives with husband Emilio, 59, and their two youngest children, aged 17 and 14, in a shanty near a private farm.
Married in 1969 at the age of 15, Cera said she and her husband were aware of family planning programs and contraceptives.
“We never tried any of those; we were not interested,” she said. “Although it is difficult to have many children, we do not regret having them. God gave them to us, and we raised them properly.”
Their first child, Delia, was born in 1971 and is now 40. The youngest, Carl Edmund, was born in 1997 and is now 14. Cera also bore twins, Jesse and Mary Ann, in 1973.
Five children—Jun, born in 1972; Maribel, 1976; Pedrito, 1979; Marc Michael, 1983; and Emilio Jr., 1984—have died of either accidents or illnesses.
The rest of the brood include Nestor, born in 1975; Melanie, 1978; Marites, 1981; Ricky, 1982; Angelo, 1985; Michael, 1986; Randy, 1987; Gary, 1988; Mariz, 1989; Maricel, 1990; Dennis; 1991; and Jeffrey, 1994.
“Honestly, had I not gone into menopause, I would have probably had more children,” she said.
Cera gave birth to all her children at home, first aided by a traditional midwife (hilot) and later by a professional. Not once did she suffer complications.
Her surviving children and grandchildren, she claimed, had all grown up healthy. “They rarely get sick. Even though they look thin, they are healthy. They eat regularly and don’t go hungry,” she said.
A diabetic, Cera neither drinks nor smokes.
But to Dr. Ophelia Rivera, health officer of Mangaldan, a mother like Cera may be prone to gynecological problems and heart disease. She may also be susceptible to tooth loss and her bones could easily grow weak.
Birth spacing
“The Department of Health’s (DoH) mandate on family planning is on birth spacing, for the woman to regain her nutritional and physical status,” Rivera said.
According to Rivera, the DoH currently recommends spacing births by five to six years—longer than the previously suggested interval of two to three years—to ensure the health of both mother and child.
Told of Cera’s case, particularly her having no regrets about having that many children, the doctor said: “In this case, are (parents like her) really able to provide the basic needs like food, shelter, education? If they live in the slums, then I think not.”
At one point in the Inquirer interview, Cera likened one birth control method to tying a string around a finger and pulling it tight till it causes pain and swelling.
This kind of thinking, Rivera said, was just an example of the common misconceptions on the use of intrauterine devices, or IUDs.
These wrong notions persist because people tend to believe what friends or neighbors say rather than what doctors and health workers tell them, she added.
Hard sell
“Family planning is difficult to sell to those who have limited literacy or educational attainment because no matter how (often) we conduct an information campaign, somehow many still do not understand,” Rivera said.
A DoH survey had shown that many poor people did not avail themselves of family planning services even though these were readily accessible, she said.
The town doctor attributed this not to religious beliefs but to misconceptions on the physical effects of family planning methods as well as objections coming from husbands or male partners.
Cera’s eldest child, Delia, and fourth child, Nestor, have seven children each. Her younger children each have five or less.
Cera said the first 10 years of their marriage was a struggle because of the growing brood. “I tried many ways to earn money, mostly by selling any food I can prepare, while my husband worked in the slaughterhouse and took care of farm animals,” she said.
Cera finished high school, while her husband only completed grade school. Now retired, Emilio had worked as a partidor, or butcher—the same job now taken by his sons and sons-in-law.
“Being a partidor then, my husband was able to bring home pieces of meat enough for our growing family, and now that is also what our children do. I think being a partidor is really in our blood,” Cera said.
While the men in the family work at the nearby abattoir, the women are mostly in the food business: tending a small canteen, catering, or preparing rice delicacies and processed meat.
Simple living
Cera used to own a canteen herself but decided to hand it over to one of her daughters. She also taught her girls how to make sweets and delicacies, engage in direct selling, or do manicure so they could augment their husbands’ incomes.
“I raised my children to live simple lives while being able to provide for themselves. I told them that even though they may not get rich, as long as they work hard and provide for their own families, a simple life is enough,” she said.
When family members gathered for a reunion in 2009, most of them stayed outside since not everyone could be accommodated inside the house.
“My husband and I had a pig slaughtered (for the celebration) but it wasn’t enough to feed everyone so we had to cook some more dishes,” Cera recalled
Most of her married children live near their parents’ house. When they leave home for work, Cera and her husband take care of grandchildren.
Nothing for herself
Cera currently earns a living selling bananas, mangoes and santol—with the earnings almost always going to the care of her grandchildren.
“If you give a peso to one of them, the rest will ask for money, too … So at the end of the day, I barely have anything left for myself,” she said.
But Cera maintained that life was not that hard now. “When I see (my grandchildren) play, I am happy. When they fight or cry all at the same time and I don’t know what to do, I end up laughing because they are so many,” she said.
With a soft spot for children, Cera had even earned an unofficial role as the village “consultant” when it came to parenting.
When Cera once served as barangay council member, a pregnant woman asked if she could shoulder the bills for her forthcoming childbirth. In exchange, Cera could keep the baby.
“I’m really surprised why people think I could be easily convinced to adopt their children when I have so many already. My children also ask me why I always accept them. You see, I am very fond of children,” she said.
Adopted sons
Aside from her 21 children, Cera adopted five more boys. During the Inquirer interview, however, she could only remember the complete names of three: Nardy Estrada, Roger Ballesteros and Jeffrey de Guzman.
Asked why she agreed to take them all in, Cera said it was probably because of her past experience as a social worker under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
“Those boys were only 6 or 7 years old when I took them in from the DSWD. Some ran away from home, some were abandoned by their parents. I got them circumcised, clothed and fed them, and they never left (my care) until they all got married,” she said.
“I only take care of them but I don’t give them [our] family name. They keep their own surnames. In fact, one of my daughters married one of my adopted children,” she said.
Cera admitted having difficulty remembering the names and birth years of all her children and grandchildren.
But then, she said, she had made a choice—and that was to raise a full, crowded house, with all its joys and struggles.

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July 26th, 2011, 09:29 AM

Rap vs Alaminos execs dismissed
Philippine Daily Inquirer
9:27 pm | Monday, July 25th, 2011 (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/29885/rap-vs-alaminos-execs-dismissed)
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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—The provincial board has dismissed an administrative case filed against Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza for operating a state college campus, citing its lack of jurisdiction over component cities.
Board Member Alfonso Bince said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved on July 18 the recommendation of the committee on accountability of public officials to dismiss the case filed by Ruben Morante, president of Pangasinan Accountancy and Science School College, against Braganza.
Bince, who represents the sixth district, chairs the committee.
Morante accused Alaminos City of investing and operating the Alaminos campus of Pangasinan State University (PSU) since 2010 without permit.
Because of the jurisdictional quandary, Bince said the SP would be unable to sanction or discipline the Alaminos government if evidence points to an infraction.
It advised Morante to file his complaint instead in the Office of the President or “to try to reach a settlement because the (issue) is affecting the educational program of Alaminos City,” he said.
Morante plans to raise his complaint to President Aquino, Bince said.
When reached by the Inquirer, Morante declined to discuss his reactions by phone.
Braganza said the board’s decision was “a huge victory for me and the hundreds of our scholars pursuing college education at the PSU-Alaminos and the other thousands who will come after them.”
PSU-Alaminos opened in June 2010 to cater to poor students from the city and adjoining towns. Yolanda Sotelo, Inquirer Northern Luzon

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July 26th, 2011, 09:36 AM

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• Enter NLEX, exit at Dau (last exit)
• 2 kms from exit toll, enter SCTEX and take right turn to Tarlac , exit at H. LUISITA
• Right turn on McArthur Highway
• Around 5 mins, you will hit the Tarlac Junction, take left road to Camiling/100 Islands
(blue signboard)
• Another 3-5 mins, there’s a crossroad fronting Mc Donalds, turn right and then left to
take the one way road going to the bridge over the lahar dike. This will be a long road to
Camiling proper and will take about 30 mins.
• At a cross road turn left to Camiling proper and NOT to Bayambang/San Carlos
• In Camiling Proper, turn right and then left to take one way/detour road, go straight until
you hit again the main road (follow the blue signboards that say to ‘100 Islands’ or to
Pangasinan), and stay on the main road ‘til you reach Pangasinan. Pangasinan starts at
Mangatarem. Camiling to Mangatarem is about 30 mins.
• Around 20 minutes from Mangatarem, you will hit the Socony Junction in Bugallion, go
straight ahead to Dagupan and NOT to Hundred Islands/Alaminos (from here, it’s about
10- 15 minutes drive to El Puerto Marina).
• At a T road in Baay, you will see the big El Puerto Marina signboard, turn right.
• Before reaching the plaza, turn leftt to a road with bamboo furniture shops with
signboard H for Hospital. On the left side of the road is the Jeepney Terminal and the
river (Limajong Channel). This road will go around the hospital and residential houses.
• When you reach the T road, turn left to Castillo St., You will pass a “talipapa” in a left
corner until you reach the Governor’s Drive. Turn left and then turn right to Don Martin
Domingo St.

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July 26th, 2011, 10:05 AM

Signal No. 1 up in Metro Manila; No. 2 in 6 provinces—Pagasa
By Kate Evangelista
INQUIRER.net
1:03 pm | Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
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MANILA, Philippines – Signal No. 1 has been raised over Metro Manila while more provinces were placed under Signal No. 2 as Tropical Storm “Juaning” continued to threaten the country, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tuesday.
In its weather bulletin issued at 11 a.m., Pagasa said that Juaning was seen 100 kilometers north-northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte.
Juaning has maintained its strength with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 80 kph.
Juaning is forecast to move west-northwestward at 19 kph.
Catanduanes, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Quezon (including Polillo Island) and Aurora were placed under Signal No. 2.
Signal number 1 was raised over Metro Manila, Apayao, Cagayan, Abra, Kalinga, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Mt. Province, Isabela, Ifugao, La union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Marinduque, Burias Island and Sorsogon.
“Residents in low lying and mountainous areas under signals two and one are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Likewise, those living in coastal areas are alerted against big waves or storm surges generated by this tropical cyclone,” Pagasa said.
Juaning will also continue to bring rains over Central and Southern Luzon and Visayas, the state-run weather bureau added.
Northern Luzon and the eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon will experience occasional rains with gusty winds. The rest of Southern Luzon and Visayas will experience cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms which may trigger landslides and flashfloods, Pagasa warned.
Meanwhile, Mindanao will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, Pagasa said.
By Wednesday morning, Juaning will be 60 km west Dagupan City and by Thursday morning, it will be 380 km west northwest of Laoag City, Pagasa said.

phoenicians

July 26th, 2011, 12:06 PM

I see thanks po sa balita! open for carts business rin po ba sa metro plaza? may frend kasi me gusto mag business baka pwede dun ha

:) Yup ..pwede mga carts dun, katulad ng mga Siomai house, Waffles, Mister Donut etc. naka cart business sila dun, try nyo:)

jcruze057

July 26th, 2011, 01:20 PM

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mas maganda sana kung pag-tuunan nila ng pansin yung pag-improve ng overall appearance ng Dagupan kagaya nyan at secondary lang yang mga resto na yan
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uu nga dapat ipriority nila yung pundasyon ng kaunlaran...infrastructure at tourist oriented projects, kagaya nung sa River Cruise, at ngayon naman river-walk(aka bay walk) na kagaya nito:
http://www.ricexpats.com/images/baywalk2-598x391.jpg
or dapat mas maganda pa^^ ang advantage ng Dagupan dyan sa picture, fresh air, clean river, low population density at talagang mas maganda ang tanawin, dapat gawin nila mag-invite ng private investors para di na nila kailangan pundohan, Dagupan's natural topography is really an asset, ang dami pwede idevelop na lugar para maging tourist attraction

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 01:57 PM

:) Yup ..pwede mga carts dun, katulad ng mga Siomai house, Waffles, Mister Donut etc. naka cart business sila dun, try nyo:)thanks po gusto kasi ng frend ko cigarettes and spirits na cart or booth..

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 02:27 PM

Pangasinan supports Palawan's Underground River in the global search for New Seven Wonders of the World (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=6&rid=361945)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 26 (PNA) -- The provincial government, led by Governor Amado T. Espino Jr., expressed full support to the country’s campaign to make the Puerto Princesa Underground River as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Espino called on all provincial government officials and employees and the people of the entire province to participate in the text drive called "Atin ‘To, Ating Iboto Lahat Panalo" text drive in the global search to make the Palawan natural wonder in the list of world's New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Corollary to this, Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan led the synchronized text voting in a brief launching program held after the regular flag-raising ceremony July 25 at the Capitol Plaza here, participated in by provincial department heads, guest officials from the Department of Education (DepEd) and province's different departments.

Baraan encouraged all Pangasinenses to support the nationwide voting campaign launched by no less than President Benigno S. Aquino III who stressed that the pride of Puerto Princesa is the pride of the entire nation.

This will be made possible by casting votes via sending texts or thru the internet.

The Puerto Princesa underground river was chosen earlier as one of the 28 global finalists and the top 7 will be finally known November 11 this year.

Ma. Luisa A Elduayan, Provincial Tourism Officer, said the campaign was launched thru Proclamation No. 182 issued by the President last month and implemented locally by virtue of Memorandum Circular 106 issued by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

To vote, anyone can just text PPUR7 or PPUR15 and send to 2861 (applies to all networks) or simply log on to www.new7wonders.com.

The synchronized launching of the campaign was simultaneously held in all provinces, municipalities and cities in the entire country as an expression of support to one of the country’s most popular natural treasures. (PNA)

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 02:33 PM

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Meljoe San Diego

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 02:35 PM

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Our Lady of Manaoag
Jonas Eres

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 02:36 PM

8,000 mahogany seedlings planted in Pangasinan reforestation (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=8&rid=361959)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 26 (PNA) -- Some 8,000 mahogany seedlings were planted at the denuded mountainous areas in Barangay Portic in Bugallon town conducted under the supervision of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC).

The activity was part of the provincial reforestation program aimed at mitigating climate change and in line with the observation of the National Disaster Consciousness Month this July.

This is a component of the environmental advocacy program of Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. to mitigate flooding and soil erosion and prevent the adverse effect of climate change that is affecting the agricultural sector of the province.

Apart from preventing climate change, the planting activity is a measure to mitigate flooding which has become a constant problem in the town when the rainy season comes.

Armed with planting tools, more than 400 employees of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, the PDRRMC and provincial government employees joined the planting. Others came from the police, Red Cross, national government agencies, Portic Barangay Council and students and teachers from DepEd Alaminos City Division, DepEd San Carlos City Divisions, Portic Intergrated School and University of Pangasinan.

Tree planting activities has been made a regular program of the provincial government to enable Pangasinenses plant more trees in the province for the future generation. (PNA)
DCT/LAM/lvm/LMM/rma

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 02:43 PM

Dagupan folks hail P-Noy's SONA, believe his administration can succeed

DAGUPAN CITY, July 25 (PNA)-Dagupan City vice mayor Belen Fernandez hailed the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III, which centered on his fight against graft and corruption.

Fernandez was optimistic that President Aquino could truly reform the government if he weeded out the corrupt, those who abused the people and the weak using their positions and betrayed public trust.

She said that P-Noy sent strong signals to those who abused in power, pointing out that if he would really deliver his promise in putting the nation towards the straight path (matuwid na daan), the dream and aspiration of all Filipinos would be realized soon.

But she said that the President could not accomplish his promise to reform the bureaucracy from top to bottom without the cooperation of all the citizenry.

Fernandez, a staunch Aquino ally in Dagupan, however, said that the campaign of the President against graft and corruption must be extended in all levels of the government, even in local government units.

A businesswoman, Fernandez said that with P-Noy at the helm, economic policies had been rationalized, thus country is now in better shape economically than before.

Meanwhile, a lawyer, George Mejia, lauded the President for his program for the poorest of the poor under the Conditional Cash Transfer program but added that it is not good to give a man fish all the times but rather, they should be taught also how to fish.

He said the Conditional Cash Transfer for the poor is good but must only be for a few years as these people must also learn to help themselves, live independently and be productive.

At the same time, Mejia, a retired municipal trial court judge, also saw the determination of the President to prosecute those who committed abuses against the people, especially those who used their powers wrongly and dipped their fingers into public funds.

Lawyer Gonzalo Duque, president of Lyceum-Northwestern president, said he was looking if the SONA of the President mentioned a little program in education and in employment.

“Is there anything on education in his program? This we ought to know yet,” said Duque, who is also a political ally of the President.

He said there was also a need for the President to focus on what he would do in the face of the plan of some countries, like Saudi Arabia, to send home thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

Meanwhile, Rhodora Tuliao, office manager of the firm Cities of the World Travel, said the Filipinos ought to give more time for P-Noy because he is only more than a year in office.

But despite this, his administration already made remarkable accomplishments, like in minimizing graft and corruption, putting the economy in better shape that upgraded the rating of the Philippines by international rating bodies, she said.

Tuliao said P-Noy has five more years in office and she is optimistic that without graft and corruption, the nation can really go far. (PNA)

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 02:56 PM

Role of Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag as basilica affiliate explained

DAGUPAN CITY, July 25 (PNA)--Pilgrims who visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag are assured by the Sacred Penitentiary of a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, as if they actually visited the major basilica in Rome.

Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Viilegas said this was after the launching of the bond of spiritual affinity between the the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag and the St. Mary Major Basilica last Friday following a Eucharistic Celebration he officiated.

The rites made the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag an affiliate of St. Mary Major, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome.

The Manaoag shrine is the first and the only church in the Philippines that has been given the title “affiliate” of one of the papal basilicas, according to Archbishop Villegas.

“This shrine, among all other shrines, has been honored by the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome with a special bond of spiritual affinity in perpetuity,” said Villegas in his homily during mass on July 22 to celebrate the occasion.

The spiritual bond of affiliation granted to Manaoag shrine by the Vatican is an honor to be celebrated with joy and gratitude, Villegas said.

But he stressed that even before the affiliation of these two great edifices, “we have long been considered affiliates of God himself,” adding, that “no honor can equal that of being called a child of God.”

He said human beings are destined for eternity, a life without destruction, not like edifices that may crumble in time despite their magnificence and grandeur.

Villegas reminded the faithful that Manaoag’s affiliation to the Marian basilica in Rome “speaks more of duties than privileges.”

“This affiliation demands from us greater fidelity to the Lord and to the Church. It calls on us for more heroic obedience. It challenges us to be more vigilant against the attacks to our faith, to be more humble and to be more repentant, to be more zealous and to be more loving. Truth to tell, the real indulgence is really when all of us live as faithful disciples of her Son,” the archbishop said.

Villegas said the Holy Father has assured pilgrims who will visit the shrine of his apostolic blessings and spiritual graces of the Church.

“In Manaoag, the rosary will be prayed without relent and vigil candles will burn day and night as a tribute of love to the handmaid of the Lord. In Manaoag, the Supreme Pontiff the Pope can always count on his spiritual warriors praying that the mission of Peter may continue in the church with loving children faithfully obeying him. In Manaoag, we commit to be proud of our Catholic faith, to defend it, to preserve it, to share it, to live it,” said Villegas.

St. Mary Major is the oldest church built in honor of Mary as Mother of God as defined by the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD.

It is in the same basilica that the relics of the crib where Jesus had lain when he was born from the Virgin Mary are being kept.

Tradition also holds that the Virgin Mary had personally chosen the site when during a summer month in Rome snow appeared on the site where the present basilica now stands.

The basilica also served as the temporary dwelling of the popes before the papal residence was later moved to the Vatican Palace. (PNA)

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 04:01 PM

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ISwitch

July 26th, 2011, 04:33 PM

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 04:39 PM

HOMETOWN SNAPSHOT
Family stamps own brand on ‘tapa’
By Inquirer Northern Luzon, Marla Viray (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/18658/family-stamps-own-brand-on-%E2%80%98tapa%E2%80%99)

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan—Mention this town’s name, and “tapa” quickly comes to mind.
“For more than a hundred years, making beef tapa has been a common venture among old families in this town’s local meat industry. Each family has its own distinct taste and personal touch,” says Mayor Herminio Romero.
Councilor Alfredo Soriano, who owns a tapa business (MOS Food Products), says his grandmother and his wife’s parents were tapa makers, and his family has continued the business.
“That is mostly the case here, so the secret of tapa making of each family is passed on to generations, making the tapa in Mangaldan special,” he says.
Tapa (“Pindang” for Mangaldan folk) is processed beef strip, which is traditionally prepared by curing the salted and heavily seasoned meat directly under the sun.
Fried tapa has been part of the traditional Filipino breakfast meal “tapsilog” or tapa, sinangag (fried rice) and itlog (egg).
Each strip of tapa comes from selected meat parts of either carabao or cow.
Manufacturers here prefer carabeef, or carabao beef, because it is tastier and more tender than tapa made from cow meat.
Tapa, a top seller throughout the year here, is Mangaldan town’s One Town One Product.
“Cela’s Meat Products (Mangaldan’s Best)” is the brand that led the pack in the local meat industry with its superior quality and taste.
The shop’s owner, Marcela Barrozo, has been in the business for more than 40 years, making her one of the remaining original tapa makers in town.
Her backyard factory, which was given an “AA” rating by the National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC), also processes other meat products such as “tocino,” hot dog, “embutido” and native sausages.

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 06:52 PM

The Medical City-Angeles opens
EdPam welcomes ‘partners’
By Joey Pavia

Jul 26, 2011

POLITICS OF HEALTH. Mayor Pamintuan (center) discusses with TMC-Angeles officials Dr. Bengzon (right) and Dr. Sarmiento the advantages of using their reputable medical services.

Photo by Ric Gonzales

ANGELES CITY – “Driven by confidence and compassion that is the mark of The Medical City’s services.”

Thus said yesterday former Health Secretary Dr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon as he led the opening of The Medical City-Angeles branch in Barangay Sto. Cristo here yesterday.

He is the president and CEO of The Medical City (TMC), whose main hospital is in Pasig City.

Bengzon said they want to involve the community in running the 50-bed hospital. He added that the hospital’s logo shows group hands’ raised and held together to signify oneness and solidarity.

Bengzon also said their staff members – from doctors to janitors – are expected to deliver “personalize service.”

For his part, Mayor Edgardo D. Pamintuan said “since you treat your patients as partners, we hope that you can also partner with the city government of Angeles in developing and improving its own public health care program facilities.

“Angeles City today is booming. We are not seeing just a facelift, but a total makeover of this city, thanks to the confidence of the private sector,” said Pamintuan, who was also welcomed by Dr. Augusto Sarmiento, The Medical City chairman of the board.

The hospital offers a wide range of services, including laboratory, imaging, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics and physical medicine and rehabilitation

“TMC-Angeles helps fulfill our commitment to bring cutting-edge, quality health care to more Filipinos through our national expansion strategy,” said Bengzon. They have outpatients clinic in Dagupan, Olongapo City, Iloilo and a hospital branches at Ilolilo City and the Clark Freeport.

Bengzon said The TMC-Clark is under construction and set to begin operation by January 2013.

TMC Strategic Services Group head Margaret Bengzon and TMC-Angeles Medical Director Dr. Ronald Campos also graced the blessing and inauguration of the hospital.

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 06:53 PM

Dagupan native seeks to inspire visually impaired Pinoys to keep on learning

DAGUPAN CITY, PANGASINAN - “You can read with your eyes, I can read with my fingers.”

These were the words 19-year old college student Jaeline Mina said to a handful of kids before she started reading to them one children’s story during the National Children’s Book Reading Day celebration at SM City Rosales last July 19.

Jaeline looks like your typical teenager—young, vibrant, and carefree. But she does not, in any way, fit the stereotype of a typical teenager. She is wise beyond her years, diligent and determined. She is visually impaired.

Jaeline, barely 20 years, can only make out a bright light. Otherwise, it’s a dark world for her.

She started losing her eyesight when she was 7 years old and by 12, she completely lost her visual competence. Like her father, Jaeline suffers from glaucoma, a hereditary eye condition that causes permanent damage to the optic nerve that usually leads to blindness.

Having been robbed of her eyesight at an early age should have left Jaeline with lesser drive to excel and to do well in life. After all, visually impaired people are being typecast to handle menial work like being a masseuse or living off someone else’s dime.

Again, Jaeline has broken the mold that the society has set for someone like her—she attacks life with zest and optimism.

“My condition does not define me. It does not limit what I can and cannot do. I have been living in a sighted community and I don’t feel any different from those who can perfectly see,” said the Dagupan City lass, her voice devoid of any trace of bitterness. In fact, she speaks with conviction that only people with high self-esteem could pull off.

Not wanting to be different, Jaeline decided to continue attending regular classes even after she totally went blind. Going to special education center was never an option. When her eyesight started deteriorating, her father taught her how to read using the Braille system.

Her mom, a high school teacher in Dagupan, is also supportive of her. With two strong people having her back, Jaeline went on to college undaunted.

“Discrimination was to be expected,” Jaeline said without even a hint of sadness or frustration. She said it matter-of-factly, which gives the impression that this fine young woman does not have an illusion that it’s a perfect world for people with her condition.

She said one university in Pangasinan turned down her college application because it lacks facilities for the visually impaired.

“My mom had to find another university that would accept me,” Jaeline recalled. It was in Colegio de Dagupan, where she is now on her third year, that opened its doors to Jaeline, making her the school’s first visually impaired student.

Fittingly, Jaeline enrolled in the College of Education, majoring in Special Education. She attends her classes with a guide who copies notes from the board for her. When she reaches home, the notes are read to her and she transcribes them using Braille or encode them in her computer installed with software that would read her notes.

Despite being visually impaired, she is among the top of her class and is an academic scholar.

“After college, I want to go to Manila and earn my Masters. The institutions there are more equipped for someone with my condition. I want to come back here one day and teach whatever I have learned,” she said.

What she lacks in eyesight, she makes up with a clear vision of what she wants in her future.

“I want to learn foreign languages, take up Psychology or enroll in an IT course. But the short-term plan is to help build awareness about visually impaired people and how educators could help us reach our full potential.”

So, armed with a Braille version of the book she was about to read , which she labored over manually for three hours the night before, Jaeline started her quest in inspiring people.

Her audience was captivated by the way she read the story of a girl who learned that happiness is not about having the best dresses; it’s about being with her family.

Her fingers did more than trace the Braille shorthand that morning; they also inspired a lot of lives.

saintm

July 26th, 2011, 06:54 PM

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

By Marjorie Gorospe
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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saintm

July 27th, 2011, 09:17 AM

Typhoon Juaning – PAGASA Update (July 27)

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Typhoon “JUANING” has slightly intensified before it made landfall over Dinalungan, Aurora at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, July 27, according to the latest weather bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Juaning is moving northwest at 15 kph (previously at 11 kph) and is now being expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility by Thursday afternoon.
Typhoon Signal #2 is still raised in Pangasinan.

Public Storm Warning Signals elsewhere are now lowered.
“JUANING” will continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon and will bring widespread rains over the Rest of Luzon and Western Visayas.
The public and disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 5 PM today and the hourly updates.
Typhoon Juaning has caused suspension of classes in all levels today, July 27, 2011.
Image courtesy of PAGASA

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 09:25 AM

'Don't be deceived by storm lull' - Espino (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=45644)

by Danny O Sagun
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 27 (PIA) -- This province has been cloudy since this morning but no heavy rains and strong winds came.
This lull prompted Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. to warn his constituents against being complacent and disregard several warnings about taking extra precaution.
"Huwag nang magbasakali. Huwag na lang lumabas ng bahay kung wala namang mahalagang gagawin," he said in an interview after convening an emergency meeting of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council on Wednesday morning.
He particularly called on fishermen not to risk going out to the sea. He likewise called on people from danger areas -low-lying and slide prone mountain sides- to seek safer grounds.
Pangasinan, particularly Dagupan City, is where storm Juaning is being tracked to exit by tomorrow morning.
Espino said he was worried by the slow movement of the storm as it may bring heavy rains and again bring floods to several towns as storm Falcon did earlier last month.
He called on the local government units and concerned agencies to follow their respective contingencies. All towns have their respective evacuated centers, he disclosed. (JCR/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)
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saintm

July 27th, 2011, 09:33 AM

Disaster management troops deployed to Dagupan City for ‘Juaning’ (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=45643)

by Venus H. Sarmiento
DAGUPAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- Augmentation troops composed of the Philippine Navy, police and Coast Guard were dispatched to this city as tropical storm ‘Juaning’ threatens to pass here tonight.
Tommy Cabigas, overseer of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said the council is on full alert since yesterday.
“All of our personnel are already informed and all heavy equipments are prepositioned since yesterday. Our troops will be deployed to Dagupan City which is expected to be directly hit by the storm,” Cabigas said during the emergency meeting today.
Coast Guard personnel coming from the Philippine Coast Guard National Headquarters are now in the area and are heavily equipped for rescue operations, he said.
“Mataas ang morale ng ating mga rescue teams and they are ready to respond in case of any emergencies.’” Cabigas added.
Cabigas said Juaning’s movements have become erratic and has slowed down. It is expected to exit in Dagupan City at 4 a.m. tomorrow instead of last night.
He advised Dagupeños to “expect the worst” and told residents in low lying areas to evacuate to higher grounds (JCR/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

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STORM WATCH!!!!! LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ACTION!!!

ISwitch

July 27th, 2011, 04:25 PM

uu nga dapat ipriority nila yung pundasyon ng kaunlaran...infrastructure at tourist oriented projects, kagaya nung sa River Cruise, at ngayon naman river-walk(aka bay walk) na kagaya nito:
http://www.ricexpats.com/images/baywalk2-598x391.jpg
or dapat mas maganda pa^^ ang advantage ng Dagupan dyan sa picture, fresh air, clean river, low population density at talagang mas maganda ang tanawin, dapat gawin nila mag-invite ng private investors para di na nila kailangan pundohan, Dagupan's natural topography is really an asset, ang dami pwede idevelop na lugar para maging tourist attraction

maganda idea yan...mas ok kung every river banks will have a similar jogging path plus 4 lane roads and each side is connected by bridge...kahit hindi populated yung lugar, gawin nila forest reserves ..bongacious hahaha proteksyon na rin yan against flooding and preservation of the ecosystem haha

ISwitch

July 27th, 2011, 04:25 PM

ISwitch

July 27th, 2011, 04:49 PM

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typcal Barrio scene in San Carlos City:
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Brgy Guelew, San Carlos City, Pangasinan
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saintm

July 27th, 2011, 04:59 PM

Pangasinan braces for 'Juaning's' onslaught (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=45643)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 27 (PNA) -- Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. put on 24-hour alert all agencies under he Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) here during a 9 a.m. meeting he called in preparation for approaching Tropical Storm "Juaning."

Though the governor expects "Juaning" to bring in not so strong wind, he, however, is concerned about the prolonged rains that it may bring which may trigger floodings in the province's low-lying areas, including villages near rivers.

In a talk to newsmen, Espino called on residents of flood-prone areas and those near the Agno River and other water bodies to undertake preemptive evacuation early while there is still time.

He also appealed to fishermen not to risk their lives by going out to the sea for fishing expedition amid reports that "Juaning" will most probably exit in Pangasinan.

The PDRRMC was informed by Petty Officer Conrado Cabrera of the Philippine Coast Guard Station in Sual that since Tuesday the had not permitted any fishing boat from leaving their ports in Sual and Bolinao to prevent being caught by the fury of the storm in mid sea.

He said if they sail, they might be marooned in the sea or suffer shipwreck as the storm finally rages.

There is still no strong rain in Pangasinan but since the province is under storm signal No. 2, classes from the primary to high school had been suspended.

Espino said he already instructed all member agencies of PDRRMC, like the Philippine National Police, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, the Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development and others to be ready to assist the affected residents.

The PDRRMC has already pre-positioned ambulances, rubber boats, dump trucks, chain saws and other heavy equipment in different strategic areas of the province ready to be tapped any time when the disaster comes, he said.

Espino expressed concern about the silted portion of the Agno river from Rosales to Wawa in Bayambang town and the flow of run off water from other allied rivers which all end up in the downstream portion of Agno River before exiting to the Lingayen Gulf.

Though most rivers in central Pangasinan had already been freed from obstructions through the efforts of the provincial government, still prolonged rains in Pangasinan, may not be good.

He said even if the San Roque Dam in the upper Agno River Basin is still far from reaching its 289 meters spilling level, residents should be wary about the effects of water from other rivers near Agno River.

As of 8 a.m. today, the level of water at San Roque was still at 252.67 meters. (PNA)
DCT/FFC/LVM/rma

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 05:09 PM

‘Juaning’ exits, leaves 27 dead (http://www.malaya.com.ph/july28/news1.html)
Bicol worst affected; Salceda hits Pagasa
BY VICTOR REYES AND RAYMOND AFRICA
THE death toll from storm "Juaning" rose to 27 yesterday, with 28 others reported missing.

Most of the fatalities are from the worst-hit Bicol region covering the provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, Catanduanes and Sorsogon.

"Many of our towns seemed like islands. They were isolated from each other," said Albay Gov. Joey Salceda Albay who also criticized the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) for failing to upgrade the storm signal in his province when it was already being battered by the cyclone.

Juaning slightly weakened as it made landfall in Casiguran, Aurora, yesterday morning. But a tropical depression spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility could enter the country and influence Juaning, said Science Undersecretary Graciano Yumul.

However, he said, it might not make landfall.

As of 4 p.m. yesterday, Juaning was 60 km northeast of Baguio City, moving at 17 kph with maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph.

Juaning is expected to exit this afternoon but will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon and bring widespread rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides over the rest of Luzon, including Palawan and Mindoro area, and Western Visayas.

On Friday morning, Juaning is expected to be 520 km west of Basco, Batanes.

Weather forecaster Robert Sawi said Metro Manila and the western part of the country will continue to experience rains up to Friday.

Storm signal No. 2 remains over Ilocos Norte, Abra, Kalinga, Isabela, Ilocos Sur, Mt. Province, Ifugao, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Viscaya, and Quirino.

Signal No. 1 is up over Metro Manila, Aurora, Apayao, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Northern Quezon, Zambales, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, and Rizal.

Salceda said the weather bureau placed Albay under storm signal No. 2 at noon Tuesday despite the heavy rains Juaning has been unleashing in the province since Monday.

He said rains started in Albay at around 11 a.m. Monday and intensified Monday night.

Last May, Salceda also faulted the weather bureau when storm "Bebeng" hit the Bicol region. He said the death of Albay residents could have been prevented had the weather bureau issued a more precise storm signal warning.

Yumul defended the weather bureau, saying it has been giving hourly updates.

He said they have also been sending text messages to the President and copies of the text messages are furnished to concerned governors, congressmen, senators, Cabinet members, and other concerned government officials.

President Aquino said he sees nothing wrong with the weather bureau’s forecasts on Juaning. He also said Salceda may have been stressed out by the sudden death of his mother.

Salceda’s mother, Cielo Adelina Sarte Salceda, 89, suffered a head injury after slipping on a wet floor at around 1 a.m. yesterday. She was reportedly on her way to the bathroom but her house was dark due to a brownout in Albay. She was taken to the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital, where she died at 6:54 a.m.

Aquino said he was getting the same updates being relayed to Salceda by the weather bureau and disaster officials.

"Siguro titingnan natin at pag-aaralan natin kung merong legitimacy dun sa complaint niya (Salceda), although marami talagang areas na affected doon at saka under stress si Governor. Perhaps pagka-huminahon nang kaunti," he said.

He said he texted Salceda to check if the Office of Civil Defense and the social welfare department had been giving him assistance but he did not get a reply.

"I also extended my condolences to him pero handling his community and also his loss at this time, I think we have to give him time before we talk to him," he said.

Aquino said the overall sentiment of Filipinos is that Pagasa has been "on the ball."

"I don’t see any reason (to investigate, but) we’ll check, see if there is any validity but at this point in time, I don’t see any evidence that they were not on the ball," he added.

The Office of Civil Defense in the Bicol Region said some 130,000 families have been affected.

Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, director of OCD-Bicol, also said landslides, drowning, fallen trees and electrocution, were the main causes of death.

Of the fatalities, nine are from Albay, six from Camarines Norte, four from Catanduanes and two from Camarines Sur, two from Carmona in Cavite who were hit by lightning, one from Mulanai in Quezon, one from Igbaras in Iloilo, one from Mogpog in Marinduque, one in Siquihor, and one on Las Piñas.

Alejandro said at least 107,938 families have been affected in Albay, 21,417 families in Camarines Sur, and 123 families in Camarines Norte.

As of yesterday, he said rains in the region, specifically in Legaspi City, had stopped although some areas were still flooded.

"It’s starting to normalize, and relief operations are ongoing as of now," said Alejandro.

The NDRRMC said 22 crewmembers were reported missing when their fishing boat capsized off Masbate yesterday. Ten of the boat’s crewmen were rescued. – With Regina Bengco and AP

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 05:21 PM

International journalist keynotes P’sinan media forum (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=45705)

by Alex Romeo R. Fernandez
DAGUPAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- Several media practitioners and students had their knowledge on community journalism updated thru a media forum by a world renown journalist.
Kim Kierans, professor of journalism and vice-president of the University of King’s College in Canada, led the Forum on Community Journalism “Current and Emerging Trends” conducted Tuesday at the Lyceum-Northwestern University (L-NU).
Kierans said community journalism has transformed since the introduction of digital communications such as the internet and mobile technology into the media.
The present mode of communication, she said, enables the news agencies and television networks to faster disseminate national issues which the public prefers over local community issues.
This has practically downgraded the news value of community issues to the point that daily or bi-weekly newspapers have become virtually extinct.
Daily community issues, she said, are now handled thru the internet, with weekly papers serving as media for analyses of these issues.
Kierans observed the Philippine media’s effective use of mobile phone technology, noting that it has encouraged more media participation from the public, or the so-called citizen journalism.
She expressed hope that Canadian media will adopt the same.
Kierans encouraged the media people to maintain their integrity, particularly thru accuracy of reporting. “We don’t deal with rumors; we must maintain our integrity. If we don’t know or we only get rumors then we don’t serve the public,” she said.
Noting that the Freedom of Information bill might help in this end, Kierans encouraged all press clubs and the media to push for its approval.
On the downside, she said, unlike here, no journalists are killed in Canada. Likewise, she is against arming the press people because it might encourage more violence.
In the end, Kierans lauded the media people, saying “I really enjoy reading papers in the Philippines because they are far more in depth. The reporters care passionately about their communities and they are more fearless than the journalists in Canada are. I really admire what you are doing,” she said.
The forum, a brainchild of Aksyon Radyo Station Manager Gabriel Cardinoza, was organized by the Pangasinan Press Club (PPC) headed by L-NU President Gonzalo T. Duque.
Other media groups that joined the forum were the Pangasinan Tri-Media Association headed by Lelia Chua-Sy and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, Pangasinan Chapter headed by Bernie Errasquin. (ANL/ARRF-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 05:24 PM

Population office pushes for natural family planning methods (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=45679)

by Venus H. Sarmiento
DAGUPAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- The Provincial Population office (PPO) pushes for natural family planning (NFP) methods and this certainly earned the nod of the religious sector.
Alex Sevilla, population program officer, said PPO has invaded barangays to inform young couples about responsible parenthood and share with them the various natural family planning methods.
“We give them informed choices and encourage them to use NFP,” Sevilla said during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of the Philippine Information Agency aired Tuesday over DZMQ.
Sevilla explained the five (5) NFP methods that the government is promoting are: the cervical mucus, body basal temperature, sympto thermal, breastfeeding until six months and the cycle beads or the standard days method.
The calendar and withdrawal methods which used to be the more popular methods are not being promoted anymore as they are not scientifically proven to be effective, he added.
“As to the effectiveness, all of the NFP methods being promoted have failure rates but compared to others, they have very high success rates.” Sevilla explained.
Ellsworth Gonzales, field operations division head of the PPO, said one of their primary considerations in conducting orientation seminars in the barangays is the local government unit’s willingness and preparedness to implement the population program, considering how delicate the issue is.
Gonzales said evaluating the impact of the population program is a tedious process but a quantifiable form is gathering statistics if the number of husbands and wives using family planning methods, whether natural or artificial, have increased.
The Responsible Parenthood team, composed of personnel from the population, health, social welfare offices and the Catholic Church, has covered 12 LGUs since 2009 which includes Umingan, San Nicolas, Natividad, Binalonan, Villasis, Sison, Pozzorubio, Mangaldan, San Fabian, Manaoag, Bugallon and Aguilar.
More than 5,00o young couples have benefitted from such orientations, Gonzales said. (JCR/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 05:57 PM

http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/news/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=713
Date: July 20, 2011

Palamis, one of the biggest and fast developing barangays in the city and the home of the Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (PANELCO) I sub-station, will soon have its own multi-purpose gym.

PANELCO I general manager Rolando Reinoso led last Monday the simple blessing and groundbreaking rites of the P 3 M gymnasium which construction of Phase 1 of said project is funded by the Association of Philippine Electric Cooperative (APEC) Partylist headed by Congressman Ponciano Payuyu.

Reinoso said the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for Phase 1 of the project amounting P 1 M, which will be completed within 90 days, was released recently by the Department of Public Works and Highways.

Being a member of APEC national directorate, Reinoso had submitted and followed up many requests for funding assistance for Western Pangasinan to Cong. Payuyu.

“But we never expected that the request of Palamis barangay council will be granted first,” he added.

The general manager then thanked Cong. Payuyu for this wonderful gift to his citymates even as lauded the DPWH for speedy processing of the SARO.

“Charity should always begin at home," stressed Reinoso. "As an Alaminian, this is my humble contribution to my beloved city for its continuous development.”

“We hope that APEC will provide additional budget for the Phase II of the project that covers the trusses and roofing,” he added.

“We have started this project and I promise you that we will have this completed with the help of APEC and our partners like the city government of Alaminos and Palamis barangay council.”

According to Punong Barangay William Magno, they thought of this gym as a single biggest infrastructure project that would greatly benefit their barangaymates.

The council though didn’t bother to ask assistance from its ally and friend-Mayor Hernani A. Braganza in consideration to small barangays in the city that are dependent on the city government for its projects’ funding support.

Instead, the barangay council looked for possible assistance outside the city and luckily found one in APEC.

Thus, on December 18, 2011, the local council during its regular session has enacted a resolution requesting the APEC Partylist Rep. Ponciano Payuyu for the construction of covered court in their barangay.

The said resolution was course through GM Reinoso being the APEC’s third nominee.

“We are indeed very lucky because our dream of having a multi-purpose gym in our barangay will soon become a reality,” said Magno, an engineer, who also work for PANELCO I as manager of the Technical Services Department.

“I personally believe that APEC is just reciprocating our barangayfolks’ massive support to the said partlylist last election and coupled with the GM Reinoso’s clout, this gym project is now a reality,” he noted.

“If I’m not mistaken, Palamis is the second top vote contributor to APEC in the whole province,” he added.

Magno said that the gym, once completed, will also soon serve as an evacuation center since Palamis is one of the flood prone areas in the city.

Meanwhile, Panabang, who represented Mayor Braganza in the said undertaking, welcomed the valuable assistance coming from APEC.

“We accept this huge infrastructure project for barangay Palamis which will soon serve its purpose-a multi-purpose facility,” added the city administrator.

“In behalf of Mayor Braganza and the city government of Alaminos, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to APEC most especially to Cong. Payuyu and GM Reinoso. Rest assured that our barangayfolks here in Palamis will take good care of this wonderful gift.” (CIO)

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 08:09 PM

'Juaning' heading towards Southern China (http://www.interaksyon.com/article/9482/juaning-heading-towards-southern-china)
27-Jul-11, 11:46 PM | Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com

MANILA, Philippines - Tropical storm "Juaning" (international codename: Nock-ten) has moved over the West Philippine Sea and was heading towards Southern China as of Wednesday evening, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

As of 11 p.m., Juaning was seen 110 kilometers southwest of Laoag City, moving west northwest at 19 kilometers per hour. Juaning still packs maximum winds of 85 kph near the center and gusts of up to 100 kph.

PAGASA has lowered storm signals in Metro Manila, but public storm signal No. 2 remains hoisted over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, La Union, Benguet, and Nueva Vizcaya.

Storm signal No. 1 is raised over Apayao, Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga and
Bataan.

"Juaning will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon and will bring widespread rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides over the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas," PAGASA warned.

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 08:09 PM

Completion of Dagupan's drug rehab center assured
(http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/Completion_of_Dagupan_s_drug_rehab_center_assured.shtml)
DAGUPAN CITY, July 20 (PNA) -— Completion of the Area Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center here was already assured with the visit on Saturday of the chief protocol officer of President Benigno S. Aquino III and an official of the Department of Health (DOH).

Malacanang chief protocol officer Miguel Perez-Rubio, also former protocol officer of then President Corazon C. Aquino, and Dr. Benjamin Reyes of the DOH inspected the project located on a four-hectare government lot in Barangay Bonuan Binloc here.

They were accompanied by Dr. Roland Mejia, director of Region 1 Medical Center, which will operate the area drug rehab center as an extension facility.

Rubio, who is a well-known anti-drug crusader having been involved in the establishment of drug rehab centers in Metro Manila in the past, was invited by Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia and her husband, former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. to take a look at the unfinished drug rehab center.

Former Speaker De Venecia told newsmen that the visit of the two officials could elicit some hopes that help from President Aquino and Health Secretary Enrique Ona to the project is forthcoming.

He said the project is dedicated to serve drug patients in Regions 1, II, III and the Cordillera region whose number incidentally is increasing due possibly to the proliferation of drugs in these areas.

Started three years ago when De Venecia was still Speaker of the House of Representatives, the project went unfinished with only its administration building yet completed.

“Approval of funding for this project was my as act as speaker of the House and when I was removed, the other funds for this project was diverted somewhere else,” De Venecia revealed.

He said the project is being built on a four-hectare lot owned by the DOH in Bonuan Binloc, this city. Once completed, it will become an extension of the Region I Medical Center in Barangay Pantal, Dagupan City.

When completed, the center can accommodate 300 drug patients for rehabilitation and treatment.

Rep. De Venecia is allocating shortly another P10 million so that construction of the dormitory facilities of the center could be started in a few weeks

On the other hand, Secretary Antonio Villar Jr, chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), has allocated another P10 million as part of the efforts of his agency to help in the completion of the drug rehab center.

De Venecia told Rubio and Dr. Reyes that at least P50 million more will be needed in order to complete the project. (PNA)
DCT/LAM/LVM/rma

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 10:20 PM

Legarda calls for effective early warning systems for dam water release (http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/national/legarda-calls-for-effective-early-warning-systems-for-dam-water-release/)
Posted by admin2 on Jul 27th, 2011 and filed under National. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
By PNA and U.S. News Agency / Asian
Senator Loren Legarda on Wednesday urged local government agencies and officials to maintain strict vigilance as heavy rains continue to pour, leading to the near spilling level of several dams in the country.
Legarda cited an update from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) that water levels at Ipo Dam and La Mesa Dam were 99.5 meters and 79.87 meters, respectively of 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The spilling levels of these dams are 100.2 and 80.15, respectively.
“We should be reminded of what happened during Pepeng, when waters from the San Roque Dam were unduly released in the middle of the night. The dam operators, local and government officials must be vigilant in monitoring the situation round-the-clock, ensure that the proper protocols are followed, employ their early warning systems and guarantee the safety of our citizenry as they are evacuated to safety,” the Senator said.
“Our experiences with Ondoy, Pepeng and Basyang exposed the country’s lack of an effective weather forecasting and early warning communications systems. They are either underutilized or outdated or inadequate to effectively predict typhoons, determine their intensity, and communicate warning to everyone exposed to these hazards,” she said.
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Regional Champion for Asia-Pacific said that the critical gaps in operational, scientific and institutional capacity could lead to increasing the vulnerability of the poorest sectors – those living in high-risk areas and whose livelihoods are at the mercy of extreme weather events.
Legarda recounted that in 2009, the Senate Committee on Climate Change, which she chaired, conducted a series of public hearings after the onslaught of Ondoy and Pepeng. A matter of discussion in these hearings was dam operations as waters were released based on outdated protocols, flooding several provinces in Luzon.
Legarda said that the National Power Corp. (Napocor) has submitted to the Committee its revised Flood Operation Rules for Ambuklao and Binga Dam, which serve as inputs to the downstream San Roque dam operations.
“In a letter signed by Mr. Froilan Tampinco dated August 5, 2010, Napocor said they are engaging an independent expert from the academe to review the San Roque dam protocol on handling the excess water dam releases,” said Legarda, soliciting an update on the status of this review.
“It has been a year since this review and having learned from Pangasinan’s tragic experience two years ago, has the San Roque dam water release protocol been updated?,” she inquired.
“I renew my call to the Department of Energy and dam operators – NAPOCOR, Metropolitan Waterworks And Sewerage System and the National Irrigation Administration to review their planning and operations in light of the science available and to ensure that extreme weather events are taken into consideration in the process. Our hydropower systems must be disaster and climate risk-resilient, which entails measures for improved management of our dams linked to reliable weather forecasts and effective early warning systems for communities at risk of floods due to dam water releases,” she said.

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 10:28 PM

Foreign ship, 2 domestic vessels, 4 tug boats take shelter in Sual Cove due to ‘Juaning’ (http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/provincial/foreign-ship-2-domestic-vessels-4-tug-boats-take-shelter-in-sual-cove-due-to-juaning/)
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By PNA and U.S. News Agency / Asian
A foreign vessel, two domestic cargo vessels and four tug boats were among the sea crafts stranded at the Sual Cove here due to the onslaught of “Juaning”.
Chief Petty Officer Conrado Cabrera of the Philippine Coast Guard Detachment here, said he had prevented these sea craft from leaving Sual Bay till after Tropical Storm “Juaning” leaves the country.
The Sual Cove is a natural shelter for ship west of the Lingayen Gulf where vessels usually drop anchors during storms.
The foreign vessel, he said, just came from Indonesia to bring coal to the Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant being operated by the Japanese-owned Team Energy.
The vessel was at the pier of Team Energy on Tuesday but because of the typhoon, the management asked the vessel’s captain to move his ship to the Sual cove, which is a safer place.
The two domestic cargo vessels were loaded with sand and gravel enroute to Batanes.
Cabrera said he advised some fishing boats which were returning to their home port in Dagupan last Tuesday to proceed to the Sual Anchorage.
He also said that since Tuesday, he did not allow any more vessel from sailing out of the Sual Cove so they would be secured from the storm.
He said those that had already left to sea before Tuesday immediately returned after he radioed them that typhoon “Juaning” was already approaching.
Fishermen using smaller bancas from the town of Infanta, Pangasinan who were fishing near Scarborough Shoal were already advised to return to shore.
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saintm

July 27th, 2011, 10:39 PM

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^^tambobong-dasol-pangasinan

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 10:41 PM

parang mali yung mapa, dapat yung papuntang bayambang sa camiling yung bungad
yup:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

saintm

July 27th, 2011, 10:49 PM

iMeWiaN5Wus

History of Dagupan City Water District

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 10:13 AM

PIA Press Release
Thursday, July 28, 2011

PRC to hold Professional Day at Pangasinan Capitol August 8

by Danny O Sagun (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=45785)
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 28 (PIA) -- The Professional Regulation Commission in coordination with the provincial government will conduct “Agew na Propesyonal” (Professional Day) on August 8 at the provincial Capitol here, said Regional Director Teofilo Gaius Sison, Jr.
Sison said the Baguio-based regional office will conduct the following services: processing of application for the December 2011 Nurses Licensure Examination and other licensure examinations, renewal of ID/license, issuance of certifications of Good Standing, and release of unclaimed ID/license.
He also said that professionals who wish to claim their Professional ID card and/or Board Certificate at the Capitol may e-mail PRC at prcbaguio.regulations.renewal@gmail.com or text 0921-969-3919 and/or 0917-961-2510 at least three to four days before the scheduled date.
For available IDs/BCs, interested parties may visit the infosite www.prcbaguio.blogspot.com. (ANL/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 10:23 AM

http://www.robinsonsmalls.com/images/logos/main.png

RLC redevelops Cainta mall (http://www.malaya.com.ph/july28/property3.html)
Robinsons Land Corp. yesterday said it is refurbishing its mall in Cainta in a major redevelopment effort.

The company said it is giving Robinsons Metro East "a fresher look" and "making it a more convenient and relaxing place for shoppers," after nearly a decade of operation.

"We want to maintain Robinsons Metro East’s status as the preferred shopping destination for the entire family in eastern Metro Manila," said Arlene G. Magtibay, general manager of Robinsons Malls.

Magtibay said the redevelopment is very timely as Robinson’s Metro East "keeps abreast of the burgeoning residential communities sprouting in the area."

The redevelopment will introduce new foreign & local brands, conveniently zoned to enable shoppers to easily locate their favorite shops. Thus far, the mall has introduced three new zones: My Domain for technology buffs, the Food Loft for those looking for food on the go and for bringing into the nearby cinemas, and Body Senses which specializes in hair and skin care for those who want to relax and pamper themselves.

As part of the redevelopment program, Robinsons Metro East Movieworld’s eight cinemas have also been renovated, with one cinema fitted out with the latest 3D projectors to give shoppers a more exciting viewing experience.

The mall’s interiors will also soon sport a more sleek and elegant look while the mall’s exteriors will have a more streamlined building facade and enhanced landscaping.

For added customer convenience, the mall offers free Wi-fi in designated areas. Recently, the mall made available an NBI Clearance Center which allows customers to obtain their NBI clearance within the comforts of the mall.

Magtibay said the redevelopment will be completed by December-in time for the holidays.

She added that the ongoing redevelopment will not affect operations as the mall and most of its shops will continue to be open throughout the renovation period.

Robinsons Metro East has an average foot traffic of 50,000 people in a day, and is 98 percent leased-out.

Robinsons Land is currently operating 29 shopping malls nationwide. Slated to open soon are Robinsons Place Palawan, Robinsons Calasiao. Soon to be completed are Mall expansion projects of Robinsons Place Tacloban and Robinsons Place Bacolod.

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saintm

July 28th, 2011, 10:25 AM

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 10:53 AM

Bizman: Countryside future is bright

By Jovi T. De Leon
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The future of business in the countryside is very bright, considering all factors and drivers propelling the local economy, a top Pampanga businessman said.

Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (PamCham) chairman Levy P. Laus, who is also chief executive officer of conglomerate Laus Group of Companies (LGC), told members of the Rotary Club of San Fernando during the group’s regular meeting Wednesday that business is very good with necessary drivers like overseas Filipino workers who come from and remit their earnings back to the province, as well as agriculture, which is also countryside-based.

“There is so much growth in the countryside and in this city, province and the rest of North Luzon,” Laus said.

Laus, who is a Rotarian himself, said the confidence of the masses and businessmen on President Benigno Aquino III is helping fuel the wheels of industry and commerce.

“With such confidence, we can always seize opportunities and not let go of them. In fact, globally, the country is now branded as one of 11 emerging markets. If I may, we at LGC are continuously expanding our dealerships in Ilocos, San Fernando [La Union], Calasiao in Pangasinan, Tarlac and Subic. Not ignoring such opportunities, we now have the biggest car dealerships in the country,” he said.

Laus also spoke of his experience when he addressed officers and stockholders of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation during its recent annual meeting, which was recognized by its president, Helen Yuchengco-Dy, as the "best they heard."

PAMPANGA. PamCham chairman and LGC chairman and CEO Levy P. Laus speaks before members of the Rotary Club of San Fernando about countryside business. Listening on are Rotarians CG Garcia, Felix Paras and Gil Pamandanan. (Jovi T. De Leon)
“I really was thinking why me? I am but a simple son of San Fernando but then I realized later that the RCBC people wanted to hear of our success and developments in the countryside,” he said, adding “I was proud that I am from the countryside and a son of San Fernando.”

Laus also shared some tips from Thomas Stanley’s bestseller “Millionaire’s Mind”, which he said he always adhered to and kept in mind.

“First is honesty and integrity. Second is discipline. Third is social skills. The fourth is a supportive spouse. And the fifth, which I think is very important, is loving and enjoying your work and profession,” he said, noting that good health is a plus factor in success.

“Businesses must be well-planned to reduce risks. But considering what is happening now, I could very well say that the future for countryside businesses is very bright,” Laus ended.

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on July 28, 2011.

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July 28th, 2011, 05:28 PM

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saintm

July 28th, 2011, 05:34 PM

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saintm

July 28th, 2011, 05:35 PM

Dagupenos heaves sigh of relief as Juaning changed direction

by Danny O Sagun
DAGUPAN CITY, July 28 (PIA) (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=45815) -- Dagupenos could only heave a sigh of relief as storm Juaning changed direction Wednesday and spared the city from another disaster.
“Thank God,” said City Administrator Vladimir Mata during the KBP Forum Thursday at the Philippine Information Agency as he echoed the sentiments of city residents who braced themselves for possible disaster after the weather bureau earlier placed the city on the path of the weather disturbance.
Only last month, this city reeled from the effects of storm Falcon which brought flooding to several barangays.
Mata said it was really difficult to forecast the path of a typhoon because it may vary from time to time due to different circumstances. “Not that we are putting the blame on PAGASA na nagkamali sila sa kanilang forecast. Nakakapagtaka talaga.
Gayon man tayoy nagpapasalamat at hindi tumama ang bagyo sa atin,” he said as he downplayed criticisms against weather forecasters that they had again erred in their forecasts about the storm path and the volume of water it would bring.
Mata asked residents to keep their vigilance up all of the time. “Porque hindi tayo tinamaan ngayon eh mag-relax na tayo sa susunod na panahon.”
He disclosed that as of Thursday morning, there were no reports about any area in the city which came under water.
In Lingayen, the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council reported that a total of 319 families from five baragays of Umingan town in eastern Pangasinan were evacuated Wednesday afternoon due to threats of flash floods.
PDRRMC Spokesperson Avenix Arenas said the affected families already returned to their homes early Thursday morning.
The council is still collating reports on possible damages. (ANL/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 05:36 PM

PIA Press Release
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Electric company assures public of reliable service

by Alex Romeo R. Fernandez
DAGUPAN CITY, July 28 (PIA) (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=45875)-- The Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) has assured its customers of uninterrupted electric service.
Engr. August Sarmiento, operations manager of the DECORP, made this assurance, saying that his office has been steadily upgrading its facilities since 2006 to improve services.
The upgrading, he said, is done in compliance with the performance-based regulation issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission which requires all electric power corporation and cooperatives nationwide to promote and protect consumer interests.
“Halos strengthening nalang ang ginagawa namin,” he said during the KBP Forum at the Philippine Information Agency on Thursday.
Sarmiento said almost all wooden poles have now been replaced with steel or concrete ones to stand strong winds, noting that most power interruptions were caused by falling posts, particularly during typhoons.
Upgrading hit a snag due to typhoon Cosme in 2008, he added.
Sarmiento stated that DECORP has also provided alternate lines to channel electricity so that power can be delivered to consumers even during repair and maintenance operation.
This limits power interruption to fifteen minutes which usually took a minimum of three hours, he said.
Even then, notices of power interruption are always sent to the public, usually, one week in advance, he said.
DECORP supplies power to this city and neighboring towns of Calasiao, Sta. Barbara, San Jacinto, San Fabian, Manaoag, and two barangays in San Carlos City.
Ninety percent of the power comes from Masinloc Power Partner Co. Limited in Zambales.
In case of power failure, the DECORP relay station in barangay Caranglaan, this city, can switch to and get power from the San Manuel sub-station to provide limited power to hospitals, water pumping stations, business establishments and government offices. (ANL/ARRF-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 05:46 PM

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Yummy ways to eat your veggies

abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 07/28/2011 6:31 PM | Updated as of 07/28/2011 6:32 PM (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/07/28/11/yummy-ways-eat-your-veggies)

MANILA, Philippines - Are your kids picky eaters, the type who only likes to eat hotdogs and fried chicken?

If you are having a hard time making your kids eat their daily vegetables, try making these look more tasty and interesting. Enough persistence and a little bit of creativity can still convince them to go healthy.

Malunggay, a leafy green vegetable, is a great source of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. To make this more appealing to children, hide it in a dish with gata (coconut milk) or in creamed chicken, mix it with corn, or stuff it in baked rolls along with meat.

These are only some of the ways in which malunggay was used to feed children in the Nutrition Month Celebration in Barangay Tebeng, Dagupan City, which was held last week.

Health experts in the barangay said such recipes help Filipinos, particularly kids, get enough nutrition.

Perhaps you can also get inspiration from Parijata family in Calasiao, Pangasinan, who serves tasty banana heart balls, which are mixed with flour, salt, pepper and brown sugar. The snack serves as a healthy alternative to meatballs since the family does not eat meat.

It is currently sold for P20 to P30 per serving, and remains a hit among residents in the area.

Another popular snack of the Parijata family is kamansi fritters. Here, the seeded breadfruit is coated in flour and deep-fried until golden brown.

Try it with other vegetables, too, such as carrots, leafy kangkong or kamote (sweet potato).

What school kids should be eating

Aside from vegetables, there are 12 other things that should be taken by kids who are going to school, according to Dr. Cynthia Juico, chair of the school health committee of the Philippine Pediatrics Society.

These are:

Milk
Oatmeal
Noodles
Fish
Porridge
Egg
Sweet potato
Sandwich
Omelette
Fruits such as bananas and apples
Oatmeal cookies
Cereals
Juico also advised parents against serving soft drinks and coffee to schoolchildren as these may lead to mental block.

About 25% to 35% of children experience feeding challenges -- from food jags and strikes to TV habits and "great white" diets -- on a global scale, according to nutritionist Mary Jude Icasiano.

Here in the Philippines, more than half of mothers (53%) consider their kids as picky eaters, she added. -- With a report from John Hermono, ABS-CBN Dagupan

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 05:51 PM

Canadian lady journalist has good words for Phl community newspapers
By Leonardo V. Micua

DAGUPAN CITY, July 28 (PNA) (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=362362) — A visiting Canadian journalist lauded community newspapers which she said are “more real, very, very real” because what one writes is what affects his or her life directly.

Kim Keirans, a professor in journalism and vice president of the King’s College in Halifax, Canada, spoke on July 26 during a Forum on Community Journalism: Current and Emerging Trends at Lyceum Northwestern University sponsored by the Pangasinan Press Club headed by Atty. Gonzalo T. Duque.

A journalist in Canada for 40 years starting at the age of 15, Keirans hailed community journalists who, she said, “share the stories in their provinces with the rest of the nation.”

Starting with a weekly newspaper in her province of Nova Scotia in Canada before she worked for a daily, and later on radio and television, Keirans defined community journalism as “telling the stories about one province that people in the other side of the country want to hear.”

Often that is interesting, she said, are the concerns expressed in one part of the country that are very similar to the concerns expressed in other parts of the country like on industries, opportunities for young children, environment, among others.

Confessing that she is a very passionate supporter of community journalism, Keirans expressed her admiration to community newspapers because they provide a forum or a space for people to have conversation with each other.

“I think you have done particularly well because you do not only focus on the particular day-to-day happening but also focus on what people do in their everyday life,” she said.

She observed that like in Canada where community journalists feel that they are not appreciated well, community journalists in the Philippines too feel they are the underdog when compared with their counterparts in Manila.

But she told stringers of national dailies, including news agencies, that “your mission as community journalists is important because “what you do here is what the national media can do without.”

“They (community journalists) produce more stuffs and longer pieces because there are many, many good stories that are not focused nationally,” Keirans said, admitting that the problems of community journalists are also shared by their counterparts in Canada.

But she observed that community journalists, including stringers of dailies in the Philippines are not well paid. As to this, she suggested to the community journalists to organize themselves.

At the same time, Keirans noted that because of the Internet, the number of newspaper subscription and readers is falling, adding that including daily newspapers, radio and television, all are now suffering from lesser ad revenues.

She said that in Canada, the profit is coming to the community newspapers which she added now have on-line editions and for which they derive additional ad revenues and subscriptions.

Kierans called on journalists here to maintain their integrity by means of accurate reporting, pointing out, “We don’t deal with rumors. If we don’t know the facts or we only get rumors then, we don’t serve the public.”

Stressing that no journalist is being killed in Canada, Keirans lauded Fililipino journalists for being fearless but admitted that she is against the arming of media men because this could create more peace and order problems.

Teaching journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University for quite sometime, Keirans said: “I really enjoy reading newspapers in the Philippines because they are far more in depth.”

She said the Filipino reporters care passionately about their communities and they are more fearless than the journalists in Canada, adding: “I really admire what you are doing.” (PNA)
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saintm

July 28th, 2011, 05:54 PM

Pangasinan, Red Cross hold mass blood donation drive

Thursday, July 28, 2011

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The “One Blood, One Barangay, One Pangasinan” mass blood donation project of the Liga ng mga Barangay Provincial Federation headed by Board Member Amadeo Espino produced 146 blood units/bags.

In cooperation with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Pangasinan chapter, the whole day project was held Thursday at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center at the Capitol Compound here.

"Our communication with the Philippine Red Cross-Pangasinan chapter is continuous, thus, we know their problem on shortage of stock of blood. We barangay captains know the constant need for blood supply as it is us whom our constituents go to when they need blood for their patient. The main problem really is where to get it,” Espino explained.

Besides being part of their social responsibility, the activity also helps increase awareness and information to make people understand the importance of donating blood not only for the recipients of the blood but also to the blood donor himself.

"It should not stop here. They have to do it also at their respective towns and cities. Us in Bautista town, we scheduled the mass blood donation project on August 4. It is an inter-agency endeavor where in we involved not only the Liga ng mga Barangay but also the members of the Bautista Police Station, the Department of Education and the municipal government," Espino said.

Meanwhile, another blood-letting activity will be held Friday. PRC-Pangasinan partners with the City Disaster Coordinating Council and the Dagupan City Schools Division. (Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre/Sunnex)

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 05:58 PM

Pangasinan farmers await DA's solution to fishkill

ALAMINOS CITY, July 28 (PNA) (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=11&rid=362561) - Fish farmers here await the promise of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala to look into the massive fishkill that recently hit the towns of Bolinao and Anda.

Alcala, who graced the Agri-Pinoy Farmers and Fisherfolk Forum here last July 22, said he will convene separate dialogues with the concerned local government unit officials and agencies, law enforcement units and other stakeholders in the province shortly to review policies on fish cage operations.

The Agriculture secretary also vowed to look into reports of rampant illegal fishing in Lingayen Gulf.

Lauding Alcala's move, Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza stressed that fishkill happens because of destructive fishing practices and the greed of fish cage operators.

Braganza spearheaded the FISH-Tival ed Alaminos last June in a move to dispel misinformation that Alaminos City was also hit by fish kill.

The mayor believes that the massive fishkill could have been averted if the cage operators properly managed their stocks in every cage.

Alcala said that there must be a way to tone down greed, otherwise, the fishkill phenomenon could not be prevented from happening again and again.

“Kapag tinamaan ang isang lugar, lahat ng karatig bayan damay, lahat maghihirap, (When an area is hit, all adjacent towns are effected-everyone will suffer)”, the secretary said.

He cited the effect of the fishkill in other towns near the Lingayen Gulf, like Alaminos, although they were never hit by the phenomenon.

“We cannot just simply impose our will on our environment," Alcala told fish farmers in the forum. "We cannot stop the forces of nature nor defy the law of nature”.

The recent fishkill in Anda and Bolinao had tremendously affected the city’s bangus industry with producers and vendors still complaining of low sales due to poor demand for fish.

The low demand was believed triggered by fish scare causing the prices of marine products particularly bangus and tilapia to continuously plummet as consumers shunned from buying fish.

Alcala lauded the effort of the Alaminos City government in protecting its vast marine environment and in waging an all-out war against illegal fishing.

Braganza believes that the key to preventing fishkill is limiting the number of fish cages and avoiding overstocking.

This will help allow the environment to heal and clean itself, he said. (PNA)
LAP/lvm/lmmicua/rma

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 07:31 PM

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Bangus retailers group, FATODAG get P500k each from Manay Gina
by TSHWRITER on JULY 22, 2011 (http://thesessionhall.com/bangus-retailers-group-fatodag-get-p500k-each-from-manay-gina/)
Pangasinan 4th District Representative Gina de Venecia, former House Speaker Jose de Venecia and Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez surprised the tricycle operators and drivers, and bangus retailers from the city with a good news, handing to them checks at the de Venecias’s residence in Bonuan Binloc last July 16, 2011.

Through Rep. de Venecia who is known to many as “Manay Gina”, each association belonging to the different sectors from the 4th District of Pangasinan received a check worth P500, 000.

Joining Manay Gina in distributing the checks was Ambassador Miguel Perez-Rubio, Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs.

Members of the Federation of Accredited Tricycle Organizations in Dagupan City (FATODAG), and Pangasinan-Dagupan Bangus Association, Inc. (PDBA, Inc.) were among the various beneficiaries of financial aids being given by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III through the country’s district representatives.

Citing the distribution of checks as timely, FATODAG President Amador Tagana said that the money will be used in purchasing tricycle spare parts and putting up a rice outlet for the tricycle operators and drivers. Tagana said the money is a big help especially after Mayor Benjie Lim vetoed the amended Tricycle Fare Ordinance of 2006 which would have helped increase the income of the trike drivers and operators.

Gloria Ferrer-Suarez of PDBA, Inc., on the other hand, said that the money will help the small-scale and medium scale bangus enterprises in the city, especially after being gravely affected by the fishkill frenzy despite the city being fishkill-free.

Aside from the checks that were distributed, Manay Gina and former speaker de Venecia also announced that a dormitory and a hospital, which was fully supported by Vice Mayor Fernandez, has already been put up for the first drug rehabilitation center for Regions 1, 2, 3 and the Cordillera Region.

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 07:35 PM

Pangasinan gov asks DA for more irrigation facilities

The provincial government has asked the Department of Agriculture to provide more irrigation facilities and support production of certified palay seeds.
Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. bared these important needs of the province during a dialog Friday at the Capitol Resort Hotel here between Secretary Proceso Alcala and top local officials.
Espino said that the provision of more irrigation systems in the province would be a big factor that will propel the province to fully improve its rice production capacity.
Pangasinan, he said, will remain an agricultural province for the next 20 years so that the provincial government continues to seek ways to improve the plight of marginal farmers by providing them with high quality certified seeds.
The provincial government, in partnership with the Abono partylist, will be producing 8,750 bags of certified seeds for planting during the main cropping season in 2012.
Alcala lauded Espino for such initiative even as he reported that the national government already finished the agriculture roadmap, specifically for rice, corn and livestock production.
He revealed that the budget for 2016 was frontloaded to finance different countrywide irrigation projects for next year.
Other issues and concerns raised during the consultation dialogue include development of fish hatcheries, establishment of a trading center (bagsakan market) in Urdaneta City, as requested by Mayor Amadeo ‘Bobom’ Perez III and farm-to-market roads.
Alcala vowed to sit down with the officers and members of the Pangasinan Mayors’ League to further discuss such concerns.
The consultation dialogue was attended by second district Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, third district Rep. Rachel Arenas, members of the Sangguniang board led by Vice-Gov. Jose Ferdinand Calimlim and 31 mayors led by newly-elected league president, Noel Nacar of Dasol town.
After Lingayen, Alcala proceeded to Alaminos City and held a separate dialog with farmers and fisherfolk to listen to their own concerns. (JCR/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan with report from PIO)

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 07:37 PM

Gov't launches organic rice production
By MARVYN N. BENANING

MANILA, Philippines (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/327828/govt-launches-organic-rice-production) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday formally set in motion a one-year program to promote the shift from conventional to organic rice production models in four pilot areas in the province of Pangasinan.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala and DA Region 1 OIC Regional Executive Director Renato A. Maguigad led the launching of the program dubbed “Organikong Palayan – Pangasinan” during simple rites in Alaminos City.

The project will be implemented by the La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) in partnership with the local government units of Alaminos City and the municipalities of Burgos, Bani and Dasol.

Local chief executives of the four LGUs – Mayor Hernani A. Braganza, Mayor Marcelo Navarro (Bani), Mayor Alberto Guiang (Burgos) and Mayor Noel Nacar (Dasol) – committed to promote sustainable, organic and ecological agriculture in their respective localities as a strategy to pursue local economic development.

A member of Go Organic! Philippines, La Liga promotes organic farming in the Philippines. La liga managing director Roland Cabigas said the program is part of the DA’s strategy of attaining food and staple sufficiency within the term of President Aquino.

Cabigas said the rice subsector alone employs four million farmers and farm workers. Land planted to rice covers approximately 40 percent of the total land cultivated or approximately four million hectares of the 10 million hectares of land devoted to food production.

However, despite its (rice) significance, the Philippines is a rice-importing country. “A concerted effort to increase rice productivity is imperative. This is the challenge faced by sustainable agriculture,” Cabigas stressed.

He said different studies on agricultural productivity specifically on rice production cited numerous reasons for dwindling public investments in agriculture as the reason for the poor performance of the rice subsector.

“The gains and promises of rice productivity of the prevailing production model have been short lived. A shift in production methods and systems is crucial to achieving the country’s rice self-sufficiency and food security goals,” he said.

The agriculture secretary, during the launch, ordered the RFU 1 to ensure the timely release of the program’s fund for various activities aiming to enhance the capacities, provide production support, and institutionalize programs and budget for the promotion of sustainable agriculture among participating LGUs, in line with the Agri-Pinoy Program of the DA.

Braganza, a convenor of Go Organic! Philippines, said the program takes off from the “organic” initiatives of participating LGU to encourage more farmers to go organic.

Braganza, also the secretary general of the League of Cities of the Philippines, said he hopes that the benefits of the program will radiate in other cities and municipalities in Pangasinan and Ilocos Region.

La Liga expects the project to be replicated in other towns of Pangasinan and Ilocos Region, in light of the province's role as one of the leading agricultural commodity producers in the country.

The agriculture Secretary was in Alaminos City as guest of honor of “Farmer-Fisherfolk Assembly” held at the Alaminos Sports Center, where the country’s food czar presided over the rolling out of DA projects for Pangasinan, including the Organikong Palayan.

saintm

July 28th, 2011, 07:39 PM

DA commends Pangasinan Farmers
July 27, 2011, Filed under Banner News, Press Release (http://www.pangasinan.gov.ph/2011/07/da-commends-pangasinan-farmers/)

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Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala commended the Pangasinan farmers for their outpouring of support to the government’s agricultural thrust stressing that even the marginalized sectors have enough knowledge in farming which he dubbed as a big boost to the province’s production side.
During his visit to Pangasinan, the agriculture secretary was joined by Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. in touring and inspecting some agricultural facilities in Pangasinan such as the Rice Processing Complex (RPC) in Sta. Barbara town as well as the fish hatchery located within the compound of the provincial agricultural nursery.
Alcala made the assurance that the DA will continue to support all agricultural undertakings of the present administration as he appealed to the farmers to continue working together in identifying what kind of seeds must be planted to maximize the utilization of the RPC.
The rice processing complex, he said, is a welcome development in the province’s agricultural thrust and a big boost to the country’s vision to become “staple food sufficient by the year 2013.”
Alcala said that during the first quarter of 2011, the country has posted the highest percentage in rice production eversince the country has learned to plant.
Considered as a big push to Pangasinan’s rice production, the modern rice processing complex which is now undergoing test runs, is expected to produce premium rice grade at the rate of 2.5 metric tons per hour once operational. It will likewise absorb the production of rice farms in Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Manaoag, Asingan, Malasiqui, Villasis, Rosales and the cities of San Carlos and Urdaneta.
With this, Gov. Espino thanked the agriculture secretary for the expression of support that the province has gathered during his one-day visit to Pangasinan even as he vowed to launch more innovative projects that will complement the various programs of DA.
The Governor said that Pangasinan will be of great help to the national government’s program on rice sufficiency as long as the province’s irrigation program will be given priority.
Gov. Espino further said that even if the RPC will become operational, the provincial government will sustain its projects on provision of solar dryers to assist the marginal sectors coming from other towns of Pangasinan. He also said that his administration will continuously enhance its program on aquaculture, a vital program of the national government to attain food security goal set by the Aquino administration.
Other purpose of Secretary Alcala’s recent visit includes the inspection of Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project (ARIIP) which costs P4 billion and awarding of checks to some 19 DA scholars. (PIO/Ruby R. Bernardino)
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christian joe

July 29th, 2011, 03:24 AM

ISwitch

July 29th, 2011, 04:57 AM

liblib na lugar yung tipong di mababantayn para magin smuggling haven ng kampon ni GMA at ni Bugok

saintm

July 29th, 2011, 10:47 AM

^move on people... hangang ngayon ba GMA parin ang tinitira? eh pano na si Marcos? kinalimutan na rin? hahaha Si Penoy Aquino na ang dapat sisihin ngayon dahil sya ang nakaupo na pesidente noh!!!! Ang malaking corruption matagal ng wala sa executive level ng bansa.. nasa Middle at Grass Roots level noh dahil na distribute na sa kanila ang pera... Kung may nanakaw ang executive, higit na masmalaki nananakaw ng asa baba.. Marcos, Aquino, Ramos, Eatrada, Arroyo at Aquino uli ang umupo.. may corruption parin po hindi yan mawawala dahil asa cultura na po ng mga pinoy ang corruption.. Pagbutihin nalang ang tax collection at magtrabaho ng husto ang gobyerno palakasin ang economia agricultura educasyon inprastraktura at healthcare.. tularin ang South Korea o Taiwan.. Grabe rin corruption dun kaso maunlad sila.. hangang sa US or Europe talamak ang corruption... OK ...ang tanong now bakit sila maunlad kahit talamak ang corruption? dahil nagtratrabaho ang gobyerno nila.. nakikita ng mga tao na may gawa kaya o need to corrupt.. di tulad ngayon sa pinas presidente palang OBOB na balot penoy:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

saintm

July 29th, 2011, 11:17 AM

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The Greatness of Manaoag (http://rcald.org/?p=464)

Homily delivered by Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas during the Mass held on July 22, 2011 on the occasion of the declaration of the Shrine of Manaoag as an affiliate of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major.

Something is memorable about today. On this same day, the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene in 1587, the first Dominican friars arrived in the Philippines to start their mission to bring Christ to this part of the world. The first four Dominicans went right away to Bataan while six other Dominicans went straight to Pangasinan. Bataan and Pangasinan, blessed provinces indeed to have first heard the Good News from eloquent Dominican preaching! Other religious orders came to Pangasinan ahead of the Dominicans but abandoned the mission too soon. Against all odds, the Dominicans came, lived among us and have continued to live on. We gratefully stand on the shoulders of the great Dominicans down through the centuries.

That initial seed of faith has borne rich harvests for the Lord yielding abundant fruits of sanctity and martyrdom, heroism and statesmanship, excellence and magnanimitas. In this part of the country, the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Manaoag has drawn millions of pilgrims seeking healing for body and spirit, success and victory in their undertakings, peace and serenity in the midst of life’s troubles. The poor and the rich, young and old, men and women, powerless and powerful—they are all children of the Virgin of Manaoag. No one has gone to Manaoag and left the shrine the same. All of us have been touched by the Virgin’s loving presence. All of us have been spoken to by our Mother ‘s sweet voice. All of us have experienced what it is to be gazed upon by our tender mother. All of us have become what we are because Manaoag has been a blessing for us.

Today, you have every reason to be proud children of the Virgin of Manaoag. This shrine of our Lady is the first, and until now the only, church in the Philippines to be given the title “affiliate” of one of the four papal basilicas. This shrine, among all other shrines, has been honored by the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome with a special bond of spiritual affinity in perpetuity! The spiritual benefits that you can gain by visiting the papal basilicas, you can also receive by visiting the Shrine of Manaoag. The only one in the Philippines right now! Manaoag, you are blessed among all the Marian shrines of this country.

What is special about this affiliation with the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore?

This basilica holds the relics of the crib where our Lord lay when He was born from the Virgin Mary. This same basilica is the oldest church dedicated to the holy Mother of God as a fruit of the Council of Ephesus in the year 431. According to Catholic pious tradition, the site of the basilica was personally chosen by the Blessed Virgin when during a summer month in Rome, snow appeared over the hill where the present basilica now stands. For some periods in church history, the popes also lived in this basilica. This is the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. People of God: please realize that Manaoag has been deemed worthy to be linked to this rich history and immeasurable value of the papal basilica of the Mother of God! Manaoag is now a part of that historic papal basilica. How can we not be proud! How can we keep quiet when the grace of God is so admirably and incredibly shown to us! Like Charlie Brown, we say, it is very difficult to be humble when you are as great as Manaoag!

But as we celebrate with pride and joy this singular honor being given to the Shrine of Manaoag, we must not forget that even before the affiliation of these two great church buildings, we have long been considered affiliates of God himself. We are his sons and daughters. No honor can equal that of being called a child of God. The church of Manaoag is beautiful and historic, it is memorable and awesome. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is an even more magnificent piece of church art. But someday in God’s time, these churches that our eyes see will crush down and crumble. But you, you are destined for life without destruction, life everlasting, life without end. The church of Manaoag and the basilica of Santa Maria are beautiful but you are more beautiful than these churches. Men and women made these churches but you—God alone can make you. How beautiful you all are! You have been made only a little lower than the angels. You are awesome and beautiful to behold for you carry the imprint of God’s love in you. Ang gaganda nating lahat!

What does the affiliation of the Shrine of Manaoag with the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore mean for us?

The Holy Father assures all the pilgrims who come to this revered sanctuary his apostolic blessings and the spiritual graces of the Church. In Manaoag, the voice of Our Lady will always be heard “Turn away from sin and return to my Son”. In Manaoag, the voice of the priests saying over our offerings of bread and wine “This is my Body…This is my Blood” will be heard, constantly inviting the faithful to receive the Lord in Holy Communion. In Manaoag, the rosary will be prayed without relent and vigil candles will burn day and night as a tribute of love to the handmaid of the Lord. In Manaoag, the Supreme Pontiff the Pope can always count on his spiritual warriors praying that the mission of Peter may continue in the church with loving children faithfully obeying him. In Manaoag, we commit to be proud of our Catholic faith, to defend it, to preserve it, to share it, to live it.

As you can see, our affiliation with the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore speaks more of duties than privileges. This affiliation demands from us greater fidelity to the Lord and to the Church. It calls on us for more heroic obedience. It challenges us to be more vigilant against the attacks to our faith, to be more humble and to be more repentant, to be more zealous and to be more loving. Truth to tell, the real indulgence is really when all of us live as faithful disciples of her Son. Come to Manaoag not for the blessings you can get or for the indulgences you can gain. Come to Manaoag to renew your faith, to strengthen your hope and to increase your love. This is the real fullness of grace! This is how our Lady, full of grace, wants us to be!

Our Lady of Manaoag, you know my love for you. Help me to love you even more. Virgin of Manaoag, I heard your voice calling me to follow Jesus. Help me to follow Him as you did. Loving Mother of Manaoag, I am all yours, the Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan is all yours, my life, my vocation is all yours. Take me into your arms and let me stay with you forever. Loving Lady, I love you. Amen.

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saintm

July 29th, 2011, 11:26 AM

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saintm

July 29th, 2011, 11:30 AM

PIA Press Release
Friday, July 29, 2011

International journalist urged local media practitioners to keep integrity

by Alex Romeo R. Fernandez
DAGUPAN CITY, July 29 (PIA) (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=46015)-- “You must know when and when not to take gifts.”
Thus said Kim Kierans, professor of journalism and vice-president of University of King’s College in Canada, as she gave some pieces of advice to the media people of Pangasinan during the Forum on Community Journalism “Current and Emerging Trends” at the Lyceum-Northwestern University on Tuesday.
Journalists must practice ethical standards at all times by writing stories that are factual and balanced, free from sensationalism, not motivated by money and whose contents are obtained thru legal means, she stressed.
The media profession has been tarnished both on the inside by “professionals” engaged in “developmental journalism” and outside by those so-called Taliban, who disguise as journalists to elicit money.
One local media man during the forum observed that some journalists write only stories for money.
Press clubs should fish out these fake journalists to protect the profession, Kierans said.
Sensationalism, she added, must be avoided as it deviates the public’s attention from issues that really matter.
Kierans advised the media people to be diligent in their research and not to depend too much on authorities who cannot be relied on all the time. “Sometimes they don’t tell you the truth,” she said.
She warned, however, that research and information gathering must not go beyond what is legal, citing media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who is now facing charges and whose paper News of the World was closed down allegedly due to phone hacking done by his group.
Kierans said that what a journalist should strive for is the welfare of the public.
She challenged them to ask themselves, “What is it that I am writing about, how does it serve the public good?” (JCR/ARRF-PIA 1

saintm

July 29th, 2011, 11:31 AM

PIA Press Release
Friday, July 29, 2011

TESDA offers free assessment, certification

by Danny O Sagun
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 29 (PIA) (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=46053) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will be offering free competency assessment and certification starting August up to November.
TESDA Provincial Director Manuel Wong said the area of qualifications include construction, automotive and land transport, tourism, information technology, agriculture, metals and engineering, and electronics.
First in the schedule is the assessment for the agri/food processing sector on August 8 to 12 at the Pangasinan Technological Institute (PTI) in Binmaley and at the Luciano Millan Memorial School of Arts and Trades (LMMSAT) in Asingan town, Wong said.
The schedule for assessment for the other sectors is as follows: automotive on August 22-26, LMMSAT, Provincial Training Center (PTC) and Pangasinan School of Arts and Trades(PSAT), both in Lingayen; land transport August 29-September 2, by private assessments centers Mhel Bhen Motors and Wellcare institute of Science and Technology; construction, September 12-16, LMMSAT and PSAT; information and communication technology, September 28-30, PTI, LMMSAT, PSAT and private Wellcare Institute and Bright International Special School.
Tourism, October 10-14, PTI, LMMSAT, PSAT, Wellcare, Bright and OBC Learning and Assessment Center; electronics, October 24-28, PSAT, LMMSAT; metals and engineering, November 14-18, PTC, LMMSAT, PSAT, PTI.
Wong said the program is on first come, first served basis. “Upang huwag mahuli at malaman ang schedule, magpalista na sa pinakamalapit na TESDA office sa inyong lugar,” he said. (ANL/DOS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 29th, 2011, 11:31 AM

PIA Press Release
Friday, July 29, 2011

PRC now accepts application for Dec 2011 nurses exam

by Danny O Sagun
DAGUPAN CITY, July 29 (PIA) (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=46019)-- The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is now accepting applications for the December 18 and 19, 2011 Nurses Licensure Examination.
Regional Director Teofilo Gaius Sison said the deadline for the filing of application for repeaters will be on September 16 and October 21 for new or first timers.
The following are the requirements for first-time applicants: original and photocopy of Transcript of Records with scanned picture and remarks, “For Board Examination Purposes”; original and photocopy of Birth Certificate issued by the National Statistics Office in security paper; original and photocopy of Marriage Certificate issued by the NSO in security paper; summary of related learning experiences signed by the College of Nursing dean; summary of cases handled and signed by clinical instructors, school coordinator, dean and/or chief nurse; three (3) pieces of recent passport-size colored pictures in plain white background with complete name tag; 2011 Community Tax Certificate; and one (1) piece of window envelope with postage stamp worth P9.
Sison said a copy of birth or marriage certificate from the local civil registrar must be submitted if the NSO copy is not legible.
Repeaters need to bring any of the following - Report of Ratings, Notice of Admission, or Official Receipt of the previous examination, three (3) passport size colored photos in plain white background with complete name tag, one (1) piece of window envelope with postage stamp worth P9, and community tax certificate.
Examination fee is P900.
Applicants should apply personally, Sison stressed. He also encouraged them to apply early to avoid overcrowding. There will no extension of the filing of application.
For schedule of mobile outreach services and other pertinent information, interested parties may visit the PRC Baguio Regional Office Information Site www.prcbaguio.blogspot.com. (JCR/DOS-PRC/PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 29th, 2011, 11:32 AM

PIA Press Release
Friday, July 29, 2011

State university presidents unite to fight poverty

by Venus H. Sarmiento
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 29 (PIA) (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=46014)-- Thirty presidents representing state universities and colleges all over the country formed an alliance to fight poverty.
Commissioner William Medrano of the Commission on Higher Education led the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) Alliance for Income Generation and Alleviation on Poverty (SUC-4-IGAP) which formed part of the ceremonies of the 32nd anniversary program of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) held Thursday in Lingayen town.
Medrano, also the chair-designate of the PSU Governing Board, said the alliance is the SUC’s response to the present administration’s call to help alleviate poverty among poor Filipinos.
“Sa pamamagitan ng mga pirma ninyo, marami tayong matutulungan na mga mahihirap nating kababayan,” Medrano said.
He said the SUCs will launch various programs and projects that would cater to the poor like the granting of scholarships, buildings of classrooms and other socio-civic activities.
Medrano thanked all the SUC presidents and representatives who heeded the call and said he was proud and joyful to be with people who have high regard for education.
Among the schools that signed the MOU were: the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College, Mariano Marcos State University, Pangasinan State University and the University of Northern Philippines for Region 1.
The state universities of Batanes, Isabela and Qurino for Region 2; agricultural colleges of Bulacan and Pampanga for Region 3; universities of Aklan and Partido, Camarines Sur Polytechnic College , Camarines Norte State College, Dr Emilio Espinosa Memorial State College and Sorsogon State College for Region 5.
Western Philippines University for Region 6; Bohol Island State University and Siquijor College for Region 7; Universities of Sultan Kudarat and Southern Mindanao and Cotabato State College for Region 12; and the state universities and colleges of Apayao, Abra, Benguet, Ifugao and Mt. Province for the Cordillera Autonomous Region.
Other SUCs also expressed their desire to be part of the alliance but were not able to make it to the event. (JCR/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

saintm

July 29th, 2011, 11:34 AM

Irrigation will benefit western Pangasinan – Celeste

By Mortz C. Ortigoza
URDANETA CITY (http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/irrigation-will-benefit-western-pangasinan-%E2%80%93-celeste/) – National Irrigation Administration Ilocos Regional Director John Celeste said the proposed irrigation system in western Pangasinan will benefit the residents in that place.
“Just look at the 6th, 4th, 3rd congressional districts of Pangasinan, universities and colleges sprouted there because the place is productive,” Celeste said.
He said the proposed dam in the boundaries of the Alaminos City and the towns of Mabini and Sual would irrigate 12,400-kilometer of farmlands.
Called ALAMABS, Celeste said if the project pushes through, the marginalized farmers there who only harvest once a year would be doing it twice or more annually, and their incomes would increase two times or more.
He said with more income, their houses would be better and they could afford to buy kuliglig or tricyle.
He said the proposed irrigation means more service roads to be constructed.
Celeste said since the dam would be on top of the mountain, tourists could easily see what attractions the lake offer in an airplane at mid- air after the airport in Alaminos City become operational.
He said that critics of the dam should not compare the mammoth San Roque dam in San Manuel town in Pangasinan to the proposed dam because the latter serves two more dams above it.
“Doon sa upper stream merong dalawang dam na malalaki. IYong Ambuklao and Binga. Kung meron iyon, mag –release sila hindi natin ma-ko-control, di ba? Kung iyan ang mangyayari na tatlong dam. Sa Mabini and Sual walang upper dam. Hind siya malaki,” Celeste explained.
He said Pangasinenses should initiate and chalk-up a national budget for this multi-billion of pesos project otherwise other provinces would get it.
“In case na hindi matutuloy ito sa P-Noy (President Aquino Administration) malabo ng matutuloy iyan. Bakit? One of the agenda (of the president) is rice self-sufficiency in 2014. Ang total irrigation that was developed ng Pilipinas umabot ng 54 percent. Meron pa tayong 46 percent now. Ibig sabihin noon, pueding maglalaban sa funds (the provinces) dahil alistohan iyan,” he said.

saintm

July 29th, 2011, 11:35 AM

PRC sounds alarm over Pangasinan's current blood shortage

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 29 (PNA (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=7&rid=362717)) - The Pangasinan chapter of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has sounded an alarm over the current shortage of blood in their center due to the increasing demand from patients confined in various hospitals.

Florame Magalong, PRC chapter administrator, revealed that for the past two weeks, there were 50 patients that they were not able to serve with their request for lack of blood in their center.

“To me this is very alarming and poses a danger to our province because of its big population, some of whom may be needing blood at any time,” she said.

She revealed that the Pangasinan PRC is now also serving the needs for blood of patients from Zambales.

Magalong said that based on their charter, they ought to maintain 119 units of blood daily to be served to patients so that they can prolong their lives.

This is not only a problem of the PRC but also the entire province as well because patients needing blood would have nowhere to go in order to save themselves, she added.

Magalong hailed the provincial government headed by Governor Amado Espino Jr. which launched the bloodletting program ‘One Blood, One Pangasinan’ on Thursday at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center, jointly with the Liga ng mga Barangay headed by Provincial Board Member Amadeo Espino.

“This is a big help for us so that the current deficit in blood in our center can be at least plugged” Magalong said.

She stressed the need for more blood donors in Pangasinan in order to sustain the needs of the local PRC of 119 units daily.

She called on more blood donors from among the healthy population so that they can help prolong the lives of those who need blood transfusion.

Stressing the need to establish a cycle of blood donation in the province, Magalong said there must be a program on blood typing up to the barangays so that in case of emergency, officials would know who to be tapped for blood.

Liga ng mga Barangay president Espino pledged that per their Memorandum of Agreement with PRC, they will conduct the "One Blood, One Pangasinan," twice a year even as he encouraged their municipal and city chapters to do it twice a year too.

He admitted that people are still reluctant to donate blood because they are not aware that if they donate blood now, this would be replenished with fresher and healthier blood.

Magalong said if a person donates blood now, he can do it again after three months. (PNA)
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July 29th, 2011, 11:41 AM

Pangasinan vows to fulfill its role in helping make Phl self-sufficient in food

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STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan, July 29 (PNA) (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=11&rid=362642)- Governor Amado Espino Jr. said the province of Pangasinan will play a significant role in the realization of the vision of the Department of Agriculture to make the country self-sufficient in food by 2013.

Espino said being the biggest province in Region 1, Pangasinan can contribute a lot in achieving the objective of the government in making the country self-sufficient in rice as well as in fish and other food items to drastically reduce the country's food imports.

The overall objective was outlined here by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala when he came to Pangasinan on July 22 in the course of his visit to the whole of Region 1.

While here, Alcala observed the test-run of the newly completed Rice Processing Complex (RPC) in Sta. Barbara town built on a lot made available by the provincial government from a grant extended by the Korean government.

The project will be operated jointly by the DA and the provincial government.

Interviewed by newsmen, Alcala said the modern RPC will not be successful unless there is sufficient rice production in Pangasinan by local farmers.

He said however that for agriculture to be successful, there must be sufficient irrigation water to make sure that the rice lands are maximized for planting not only during the wet season but also during the dry months.

Espino hailed the announcement of Secretary Alcala that P100 million was set aside from the regular budget of the DA for irrigation in Pangasinan this year and another P100 million will be proposed for 2012 and P200 million for 2003 or P400 million in three years.

The amount does not include the budget allotted for the ongoing construction of the Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project (ARIIP) which seeks to irrigate some 31,000 hectares of rice lands in eastern and central Pangasinan, including parts of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.

Without irrigation, said Espino, farmers can only plant their rice lands once a year.

Saying that agriculture has been his number one priority since he assumed office in 2007, Espino said the provincial government continuously provides the needs of farmers during the dry months by giving them shallow tube wells for them to irrigate their farms.

He said however that the province needs the support of the Agriculture department in providing irrigation facilities because water is vital in the production of food crops.

As its support to local farmers, the provincial government has tied up with Abono partylist in seed production which aims to provide 8,750 bags of certified seeds to the farmers during the first cropping season next year.

Alcala hailed this project because DA has scrapped its rice seed subsidy to farmers this year.

The agriculture secretary revealed that he is confident that Pangasinan will deliver its contribution to the overall realization of the DA's goal of achieving food self-sufficiency for the nation by 2013. (PNA)

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