Dagupan and Urdaneta Cities, and Pangasinan Province [Archive] - Page 91

ISwitch

April 27th, 2012, 08:12 AM

Calasiao:
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[nightfury]

April 27th, 2012, 08:25 AM

Ayan na.. at least natuldukan na lahat ng speculations!!!

Sana man lang wala ng mag complain at mag bash satin noh.. :cheers:

Congrats San Mateo, Dagupan, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, and Caloocan 2014!!!

:cheers1: oo nga. sana wag na magkaaberya pa sa konstruksyon ng SM Dagupan para----- 1st SM Mall ng Region 1 ay nasa Pangasinan, ang 2nd SM Mall ay sa Pangasinan pa rin. sana isunod na rin nila agad ang Urdaneta :cheers:

btw, 5 ang magoopen sa 2014, siguro maliit lang muna ang itatayo sa Dagupan kasi madami syang kasabay..di tulad sa 2013, 3 lang ang magbubukas kasi malaki yung Aura at Seaside City :)

kung 2014 ang opening, sigurado ngayong taon ang construction..tama yung mga sources niyo nila hermss, phoenicians etc. :)

phoenicians

April 27th, 2012, 08:52 AM

;90828321']The Avengers

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Now Showing at the Two 3D Cinemas in Region 1

Robinsons Pangasinan Movieworld
Screening Time:
Cinema 1 - 11:15, 2:15, 5:15, 8:05
Cinema 3 - 1:15, 4:15, 7:15
Cinema 4: 12:15, 3:15, 6:15

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CSI Cinema- Lucao, Dagupan
CINEMA 1 3D
12:00
2:55
5:50
8:45 PM LFS

CINEMA 2
11:30
2:30
5:30
8:30 LFS

CINEMA 3
12:30
3:30
6:30 LFS

:).watch na ako AVENGERS sa Robinsons...NIce one..Wapak!!!:banana:

pasingit uli:lol:...Heard that SM Savemore will put up here In Dagupan...along De Venecia road..yun lupa o lote is pag mamay ari ng isang Influential Politician from Dagupan...but nothing is FINAL yet..abangan ang susunod na kabanata:nuts:

phoenicians

April 27th, 2012, 08:58 AM

:) sabi nila..yun nasunog na Gotesco Grand Central sa Caloocan ay yun daw ang papatayuan nila na SM Caloocan:)

[nightfury]

April 27th, 2012, 01:08 PM

[nightfury]

April 27th, 2012, 01:44 PM

Pangasinan native keeps lead in Nat'l Jrs chess

ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 04/26/2012 8:22 PM | Updated as of 04/26/2012 8:23 PM

MANILA, Philippines -- FIDE Master (FM) Haridas Pascua of Pangasinan continued to enjoy the lead in the juniors men's division of the 2012 National Age Group and National Juniors Chess Championships in Batangas.

Pascua scalped Jan Francis Mirano of Aklan in the fifth round to remain perfect with 5.0 points, a full point ahead of his closest pursuers.

Defending champion FM Mari Joseph Turqueza of Quezon City is running second together with Bacolod bet Joel Pimentel, Jr.

Turqueza beat Franz Robert Grafil of Valenzuela, while Pimentel was held to a draw by Vince Angelo Medina of Cavite.

Meanwhile, Samantha Glo Revita of Pangasinan and Shania Mae Mendoza of Sta. Rosa remained perfect in the girls under-14.

The champions in the junior men’s and women’s will represent the country in the 2012 World Junior Chess Championships in Athens, Greece. – By Marlon Bernardino

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/04/26/12/pangasinan-native-keeps-lead-natl-jrs-chess

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

max300jmm

April 27th, 2012, 02:19 PM

saintm

April 27th, 2012, 05:04 PM

;90847283']:cheers1: oo nga. sana wag na magkaaberya pa sa konstruksyon ng SM Dagupan para----- 1st SM Mall ng Region 1 ay nasa Pangasinan, ang 2nd SM Mall ay sa Pangasinan pa rin. sana isunod na rin nila agad ang Urdaneta :cheers:

btw, 5 ang magoopen sa 2014, siguro maliit lang muna ang itatayo sa Dagupan kasi madami syang kasabay..di tulad sa 2013, 3 lang ang magbubukas kasi malaki yung Aura at Seaside City :)

kung 2014 ang opening, sigurado ngayong taon ang construction..tama yung mga sources niyo nila hermss, phoenicians etc. :)Saktong sakto at least two years ang construction period.

saintm

April 27th, 2012, 05:10 PM

Pero malay nyo ang 2014 Sm ay Dagupan ang Pinakamalaki.

Yea, mukhang gagawa sila ng Regional mal for Eastern Visayas and sa North Central Luzon, Historically Central Luzon naman talaga ang Pangasinan, wag na muna natin isabit ang North baka magwala mga Others! (Sutil met.. ) :lol::lol::lol:
Yea makes sense na 3 lang ang malls for 2013 kasi sa budget panay huge malls sa cebu at taguig itatayo nila

saintm

April 27th, 2012, 05:18 PM

:).watch na ako AVENGERS sa Robinsons...NIce one..Wapak!!!:banana:

pasingit uli:lol:...Heard that SM Savemore will put up here In Dagupan...along De Venecia road..yun lupa o lote is pag mamay ari ng isang Influential Politician from Dagupan...but nothing is FINAL yet..abangan ang susunod na kabanata:nuts:

sa Lupa ba yan.. isa isahin nga natin mga politicians hehehe

HON. BENJAMIN S. LIM
Mayor

HON. BELEN T. FERNANDEZ
Vice Mayor

Councilors

Hon. Maybelyn
DC. Fernandez
Committee on Rules and Procedures
Committee on Social Welfare and Community Development
Committee on Public Information

Hon. Marc Brian
C. Lim
Committee on Urban Poor

Hon. Jesus D. Canto
Committee on Market & Slaughterhouse
Committee on Health and Sanitation

Hon. Karlos Liberato
E. Reyna IV
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee on Waterworks and Public Utilities

Hon. Alipio Serafin D. Fernandez
Committee on Laws, Ordinances and
Committee on Tourism & Cultural De’vt.

Hon. Luis M. Samson, Jr.
Committee on Peace & Order Committee on Education

Hon. Alvin T. Coquia
Committee on Land Utilization

Hon. Guillermo P. Vallejos
ABC President Committee on Barangay Affairs
Committee on Agriculture & Fisheries

Hon. Redford Christian
P. Erfe-Mejia
Committee on Cooperatives

Hon. John Chester
C. Gonzales
SK President
Youth and Sports Development

??????

saintm

April 27th, 2012, 05:33 PM

Ombudsman regional office to open in Pangasinan

Friday 27th of April 2012

PANGASINAN, April 27 (PIA) -- The Office of the Ombudsman is set to inaugurate its regional or satellite office in Rosales town here on Monday, April 30.

In a letter to the Philippine Information Agency, assistant Ombudsman and spokesperson Atty. Asryman Rafanan said the opening of the satellite office is one way of bringing their services to the people of Northern Luzon for more accessibility and transparency in public transactions.

It will also boost the office's mandate to eradicate graft and corruption in government, he said.

The new office building is located in Barangay Carmay East in Rosales town. The program starts at 11:00 a.m.

The office of the Ombudsman is responsible for investigating and prosecuting Philippine government officials accused of crimes.

It independently monitors all three branches of the government and is responsible for receiving complaints from citizens and organizations from the country. The Ombudsman usually prosecutes officials accused of graft and corruption. (ANL/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=411335431429

:banana::banana::banana:

[nightfury]

April 27th, 2012, 05:39 PM

Pero malay nyo ang 2014 Sm ay Dagupan ang Pinakamalaki.

sana nga :cheers1:

Saktong sakto at least two years ang construction period.

oo. kaya parating na siguro ang mga t-cranes at construction materials nila dyan sa Dagupan :banana:

Yea, mukhang gagawa sila ng Regional mal for Eastern Visayas and sa North Central Luzon, Historically Central Luzon naman talaga ang Pangasinan, wag na muna natin isabit ang North baka magwala mga Others! (Sutil met.. ) :lol::lol::lol:
Yea makes sense na 3 lang ang malls for 2013 kasi sa budget panay huge malls sa cebu at taguig itatayo nila

:lol: hay mahigit isang dekada/mag-iisang dekada(?) na tong isyu ng pagpapatayo ng SM sa Dagupan... sa wakas etohhhhhh nah!! asingger la! :lol:

[nightfury]

April 27th, 2012, 05:53 PM

Hiyas ng Manaoag Pageant Night
Manaoag, Pangasinan

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source: What's Up Dagupan? FB Page

^^:eek: oooohlala :naughty:

[nightfury]

April 27th, 2012, 05:56 PM

Bangus Fest2012 Tarp at the North Luzon Tollgate.

Photo by Vladimir Tamayo Mata

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source: http://www.facebook.com/whatsupdagupan?sk=wall&filter=1

sajie76

April 28th, 2012, 07:24 AM

kelan yung archery competition sa dagupan?

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 09:01 AM

;90860209']sana nga :cheers1:

oo. kaya parating na siguro ang mga t-cranes at construction materials nila dyan sa Dagupan :banana:

:lol: hay mahigit isang dekada/mag-iisang dekada(?) na tong isyu ng pagpapatayo ng SM sa Dagupan... sa wakas etohhhhhh nah!! asingger la! :lol:Before pa magkaroon sa Baguio and San Fernando binalak na nila magtayo kaso alam naman natin ang political climate kaazar, kill joy sa developments :lol::lol::lol: may update ako sa sm rosales.. upload ko lang pics ha

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 09:25 AM

SM City Rosales Expansion & Transport Terminal

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hermss347

April 28th, 2012, 09:43 AM

Before pa magkaroon sa Baguio and San Fernando binalak na nila magtayo kaso alam naman natin ang political climate kaazar, kill joy sa developments :lol::lol::lol: may update ako sa sm rosales.. upload ko lang pics ha

:)50k per month kc hinihingi ng mga sa taas nuon hanggang matapos ang term nila kaya umayaw ang sm:)un ngayon minsanan lang:)tatlong eme:):banana::|:|:|

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 11:55 AM

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 11:57 AM

:)50k per month kc hinihingi ng mga sa taas nuon hanggang matapos ang term nila kaya umayaw ang sm:)un ngayon minsanan lang:)tatlong eme:):banana::|:|:|

Itayo na kasi ang tagal tagal kumilos :lol::lol::lol::lol:

phoenicians

April 28th, 2012, 02:23 PM

;90852573']bagay na bagay ang savemore sa part na yun ng Dagupan..magiging kakompetensiya nya ang Warehouse Club ng CSI Lucao :)

uyy..pareho kami ng hinala ng source mo..yung nasunog na gotesco grand central ang pagtatayuan ng SM Caloocan. :lol:

oo kaya Daw sinunog eh kasi pagtatayuan ng SM Caloocan tas di pa bayad ang Ever Gotesco sa caloocan city Gov't :nuts:

Sana nga matuloy yun SM savemore sa dagupan:)

phoenicians

April 28th, 2012, 02:31 PM

sa Lupa ba yan.. isa isahin nga natin mga politicians hehehe

HON. BENJAMIN S. LIM
Mayor

HON. BELEN T. FERNANDEZ
Vice Mayor

Councilors

Hon. Maybelyn
DC. Fernandez
Committee on Rules and Procedures
Committee on Social Welfare and Community Development
Committee on Public Information

Hon. Marc Brian
C. Lim
Committee on Urban Poor

Hon. Jesus D. Canto
Committee on Market & Slaughterhouse
Committee on Health and Sanitation

Hon. Karlos Liberato
E. Reyna IV
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee on Waterworks and Public Utilities

Hon. Alipio Serafin D. Fernandez
Committee on Laws, Ordinances and
Committee on Tourism & Cultural De’vt.

Hon. Luis M. Samson, Jr.
Committee on Peace & Order Committee on Education

Hon. Alvin T. Coquia
Committee on Land Utilization

Hon. Guillermo P. Vallejos
ABC President Committee on Barangay Affairs
Committee on Agriculture & Fisheries

Hon. Redford Christian
P. Erfe-Mejia
Committee on Cooperatives

Hon. John Chester
C. Gonzales
SK President
Youth and Sports Development

??????

:) wow Ms.saintm talagang elaborate talaga ha:lol:..bweno wala iba kungdi ang ang Pinaka Ama ng syudad ng Dagupan:)...sana matuloy nga eto Savemore..ayun sa balita mauuna DAW eto bago yun SM Dagupan...Hopefully matuloy yun...Yup LUPA nga dun sa vicinty ng De Venecia Road (leading to Citymall)

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 03:45 PM

:) wow Ms.saintm talagang elaborate talaga ha:lol:..bweno wala iba kungdi ang ang Pinaka Ama ng syudad ng Dagupan:)...sana matuloy nga eto Savemore..ayun sa balita mauuna DAW eto bago yun SM Dagupan...Hopefully matuloy yun...Yup LUPA nga dun sa vicinty ng De Venecia Road (leading to Citymall)

Kung si Mayor Benji ka sosyo sa Nepo mall na may Robinsons Supermarket at Department store, heto naman tie-up sya with SM Group with Savemore! Naloka naman akesz!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

I believe our mayor et al has good taste when it comes to architecture and cleanliness, literally ha, hindi masyado dugyot mga magic unlike sa CSI! kaya sana man lang maayos-ayos ang savemore dyan sa lucao na tipong ala Graceland Mall sa Binalonan.. I'm expecting a smal commercial center just like Eastgate Plaza.

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 04:08 PM

;90860709']Bangus Fest2012 Tarp at the North Luzon Tollgate.

Photo by Vladimir Tamayo Mata

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source: http://www.facebook.com/whatsupdagupan?sk=wall&filter=1

NEWS JUST IN: (Uncomfirmed, Hearsay lang, Needs confirmation)

TPLEX proponents are studying the possibility of branching out:

1. East-ward going to Cagayan Valley.
2. Westward to Sual International Seaport (U/C) and Alaminos Airport (U/C) San Miguel is interested in the privatization of those facilities and build it's own industrial area.

#1 is supported by news articles by Board Member Shahani.
#2 Needs confirmation

SM with sister company BDO nagpautang sa TPLEX.. susulitin nila ang pautang having TPLEX Rosales Exit near SM Rosales. Kaya tuloy tuloy ang expansion ng SM Rosales dahil sa expected vehicle volume

CHIKKA! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 04:21 PM

Pangasinan to hold sports activities on Pistay Dayat
By April Montes
Friday 27th of April 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, April 27 (PIA) -- Summer vacation is more fun and fruitful for the youth as the province of Pangasinan celebrates this year’s Pistay Dayat (Feast of the Sea) with various sports activities.

This undertaking complements the province’s sports and youth development thrust to further promote the importance of physical skills and prowess among the young generation, cited provincial sports coordinator Modesto Operania. He added that it will enable them to spend their break in a productive way, take them away from vices, and inculcate in their consciousness the value of sports.

The 3rd Governor Amado Espino Jr. Cup dubbed “Paboksing ed Gulpo” (boxing in the gulf) where 40 amateur boxers will join the 20-bout tournament will be held at the Capitol beachfront in Lingayen town on April 27 at 3:00 p.m. Winners will be awarded with gold medals and cash prizes while consolation prizes will be given to non-winners.

Subsequently, the Philippine Archers’ National Network and Alliance (PANNA), Inc. will sponsor the National Outdoor Target Archery Championships to be conducted at the Capitol driving range from April 28 to May 3. More than 200 archers from Metro Manila, Baguio City, Cebu, and other key cities in Luzon are expected to join the contest.

Twelve lady-volleyball teams from different cities and universities in the country will further showcase their winning serves, tosses, and spikes for the “Beach Volleybelles” which will happen from April 29 to 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Capitol beachfront (back of Urduja House). Cash prizes at stake are P20,000 for first prize, P10,000 for second prize, and P2,000 for consolation prizes.

The players will come from De La Salle University (Dasmariñas), University of the East, College of St. Benilde, Assumption College, Rizal Technological University, Perpetual College (Greater Manila Area), University of Luzon, Labrador National High School, St. Louis University, St. Columban’s College as well as local players from Mangaldan town and Dagupan City.

Cycling enthusiasts from all over Pangasinan and other provinces will gather to compete in the Lumbay Bisikleta (bicycle race) scheduled on May 2 at 1:00 p.m. which will begin and end at the intersection of Alvear Road and Maramba Boulevard in Lingayen town.

The event has three categories: open or elite for professional and amateur riders; masters’ or executives for both office employees and executives; and junior or below 23 years old category. A quota of 40 participants is agreed for each category. Riders for the open category will race for one hour plus three more laps alohng the course while participants for the masters’ and junior categories, respectively shall race for one hour plus two more laps around the 1.2 km course.

Top prizes for the best riders in the open category include: 1st place, 10,000; 2nd place, 7,000; 3rd place, 5,000; 4th place, 3,000; 5th place, 2,000; 6th to 10th place, 1,000 each; 11th to 15th place, 500 each; and 16th to 20th place, 300 each.

Winners in the masters’ category will receive the following cash prizes: 1st place, 4,000; 2nd place, 2,000; 3rd place, 1,000; 4th place, 700; 5th place, 500; and 6th to 10th place, 300 each.

Meanwhile, for the junior category, riders who will rule the race will receive: 1st place, 5,000; 2nd place, 3,000; 3rd place, 2,000; 4th place, 1,000; 5th place, 700; 6th to 10th place, 500 each; and 11th to 20th place, 300 each. Registration of the participants starts early morning of May 2.

The provincial government encourages all Pangasinenses to join in the different sports tourney. It has also set sight on continuing sports and youth development program thru Sports Academy which will be established after the conduct of the Palarong Pambansa. (ANL/AMM-PIA 1, Pangasinan with reports from PIO)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1941335427844

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 04:25 PM

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Palarong Pambansa goes global
By Leonardo V. Micua

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, April 27 (PNA) -- The Palarong Pambansa 2012, slated in Pangasinan from May 6 to 12, will go global.

This developed as Pangasinan, the host province of the country’s biggest sports event for the second time, launched the official website of this year’s games -- www.palarongpambansa2012.com with a unique package that will feature an 18-channel live streaming of all events.

In the launching rites held April 26 at the Capitol Resort Hotel here, Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan said that Pangasinan has ventured into a hi-tech Palaro to make the sporting event not just a benchmark of all future national games in terms of hosting but by making it the “most digital” ever.

“This will give not just the Filipinos who live in different parts of the country but also those living abroad a chance to watch live a blow-by-blow account of the events,” he added.

It will be recalled that Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. vowed to spearhead the conduct of an environment-friendly and hi-tech Palaro which include the move to go green and go global.

Vanjie Padilla, Social Media Specialist, said that the live streaming venture is the country’s first attempt at making Palarong Pambansa reach a wider range of audience.

“Those who have relatives who are playing in the national games need not go to the venue to watch since we are offering them the opportunity to monitor the various games online,” she noted.

Padilla said that the audience can connect via smartphone (android, IOS, wi-fi enabled mobile phones) to monitor the games live. “Makikita po ang real time score at kapag di mapanood live pwede din siyang i-replay,” she stressed.

The Social Media Command Center (SMCC), which will be housed at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) new building along with the Media Center, will be manned by IT personnel, online content writers, social media monitoring teams, video editors, bloggers and other related personnel.

The website, on the other hand, will have an interesting feature that will involve the audience all over the country to interact, cheer, share files, photos and videos through their favorite social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Linked In.

Bill Velasco, Philippine Star columnist and Palaro national media coordinator, commended the preparation done by the province as he said that he has never seen any other event as equipped and as focused as what Pangasinan has been doing.

“It is noteworthy that Pangasinan is charting a new direction for all future Palaro to follow. Certainly, this event will go down the history as all future games will surely pattern their hosting based on what will be achieved in this year’s games," he said.

"I am all praises on the leadership of Gov. Espino. He has given so much concern on the welfare of the young Filipino athletes,” Velasco said.

Games for Palaro 2012 will kick off on May 6 while the opening program will be held on May 7 with President Benigno S. Aquino III gracing the affair, along with other national officials. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=5&rid=422491

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 04:34 PM

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Aquino: April 30 nonworking day in Dagupan for bangus festival
April 28, 2012
Residents in Dagupan City in Pangasinan may get a long weekend of sorts as Monday, April 30, is a special non-working day there.

President Benigno Aquino III declared April 30 a special nonworking day so the city's residents can celebrate the traditional Bangus Festival.

Aquino issued the declaration through Proclamation No. 371 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. last April 25, according to a Malacañang statement.

The Bangus Festival kicked off on April 13 with the holding of Bangus Ed Carosa Parade and a Grand Opening Ceremony. The celebration will end on May 1.

Malacañang noted the Bangus Festival earned international attention in 2003 when Dagupan City won the Guinness World record for the longest barbecue pit.

At the time, participants put 2,000 barbecue grills side by side along a two-kilometer stretch of road along A.B. Fernandez Avenue, and barbecued 24,000 bangus.

While Peru overtook Dagupan's record in 2004, Dagupan recaptured it the following year.

According to an article on the Dagupan Bangus Festival website, the occasion was conceptualized in August 2001 and launched in 2002 as a part of the annual Pista'y Dayat celebration. — LBG, GMA News

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/256457/news/nation/aquino-april-30-nonworking-day-in-dagupan-for-bangus-festival

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April 28th, 2012, 04:37 PM

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Pangasinan All Over The World!!! OFW Power Unite!!!

Pistay Dayat & Bangus Festival Goes Global Na!!!

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saintm

April 28th, 2012, 04:56 PM

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Piolo Pascual @ Mayor's Pavillion Bonuan Tondaligan, Dagupan City for Lingkod Kapamilya an event of 2012 Dagupan City Bangus Festival

Have FUN in DaguFUN! Iba KAPAMILYA! ;D

ISwitch

April 28th, 2012, 05:11 PM

Kung si Mayor Benji ka sosyo sa Nepo mall na may Robinsons Supermarket at Department store, heto naman tie-up sya with SM Group with Savemore! Naloka naman akesz!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

I believe our mayor et al has good taste when it comes to architecture and cleanliness, literally ha, hindi masyado dugyot mga magic unlike sa CSI! kaya sana man lang maayos-ayos ang savemore dyan sa lucao na tipong ala Graceland Mall sa Binalonan.. I'm expecting a smal commercial center just like Eastgate Plaza.

lolz! agree din ako dyan ha

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 08:15 PM

lolz! agree din ako dyan ha

Pati nga BHF.. ang matino lang Super8 at Robinsons

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 08:24 PM

Aquino to welcome athletes in Palaro rites
By Eva Visperas (The Philippine Star) Updated April 29, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (0)
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President Aquino
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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines – President Aquino will be the guest of honor during the opening ceremony of Palarong Pambansa 2012 on May 7 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here.

Presidential Management Staff regional team leader Cesar Tuliao said the President accepted the invitation of Gov. Amado Espino Jr.

The opening program was originally scheduled on May 6 but has been reset to May 7.

The President is expected to strengthen sportsmanship and camaraderie among 10,000 delegates and spectators from across the country, according to Espino, who presided over a meeting of the working committees of the Palaro on April 25.

Present during the meeting were Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Calimlim, provincial administrator Rafael Baraan and representatives of the presidential management staff, provincial government department heads, Philippine National Police, Armed Forces, regional government offices and non-government organizations.

Former President Fidel V. Ramos, who confirmed his participation, said he welcomed Aquino’s presence in the opening ceremonies, according to Espino.

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April 28th, 2012, 08:27 PM

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April 28th, 2012, 08:47 PM

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Fifteen riders from Metro Manila and the provinces of Pampanga and Rizal competed in the first-ever 4x4 Off Road Adventure Race in Brgy. Sta. Maria Alaminos City. The elimination round has just ended this afternoon and ten riders are through to the finals which will be held tomorrow at exactly 9 o’clock in the morning and expect another adrenaline-rushing and heart-pumping ride that will surely wow anew the local residents and tourists who are taking part in the 5-Day Gali-La Hundred Islands Summer Activities in the City of Alaminos, Pangasinan!

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April 28th, 2012, 08:48 PM

URDANETA:

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April 28th, 2012, 08:55 PM

1st Larong Lahi (Gali-La Hundred Islands Summer Adventure)
ALAMINOS

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#ItsMoreFunInPangasinan!

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saintm

April 28th, 2012, 09:00 PM

San Carlos by Ciano Cancino

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April 28th, 2012, 09:05 PM

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TABLE MOUNTAIN
Sison, Pangasinan

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April 28th, 2012, 09:07 PM

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saintm

April 28th, 2012, 09:10 PM

Aquino: April 30 nonworking day in Dagupan for bangus festival

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...angus-festival

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April 28th, 2012, 09:13 PM

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April 28th, 2012, 09:14 PM

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April 28th, 2012, 09:16 PM

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April 28th, 2012, 09:17 PM

CALASIAO

St Peter & St Paul Parish Calasiao Pangasinan Official FB

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saintm

April 28th, 2012, 09:25 PM

CITY FIESTA STILL ON-GOING TONIGHT @ SAN CARLOS!!!
FIESTA BALL UNTIL MORNING SEE YOU 2013

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FIESTA HIGHLIGHTS AND PICTURES TOMORROW

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 09:50 PM

SAN CARLOS CITY
THE SLEEPING GIANT OF REGION ONE
LARGEST LGU IN REGION ONE
"Amputi Layag"

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HUGE POPULATION BASE AND SURROUNDED BY SIX PROGRESSIVE 1ST CLASS MUNICIPALITIES

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April 28th, 2012, 09:56 PM

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April 28th, 2012, 09:59 PM

April 30 is a special non working day in Dagupan City for Bangus Fest
By Venus H. Sarmiento
Saturday 28th of April 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis DAGUPAN CITY, April 28 (PIA) -- It will be a long holiday of festivities for Dagupeños as Malacanang declared April 30, a holiday in the city.

Proclamation No 371 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr by authority of the President, declares Monday, April 30 as a special non-working day in the city of Dagupan to enable its people to participate in the Bangus Festival.

The proclamation said it is but fitting and proper that the people of the city be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.

The Bangus Festival, now on its 11th year, is an annual event in the city with the street party grilling dubbed as ‘Kalutan ed Dalan’ as the event highlight scheduled on April 30. Thousands of bangus (milkfish) will be grilled simultaneously in the main streets of the city and several stages will be put up for the street concert come night time.

The declaration marks a long vacation for Dagupeños since the next day May 1 or Labor Day, is a regular holiday in the Philippines. (ANL/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=411335510664

saintm

April 28th, 2012, 10:02 PM

Tondol White Sand Beach ed baley na Anda luyag ya Pangasinan gabay dan ipakabat

Saturday, 28 April 2012 13:05
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DAGUPAN CITY--Gabay na ipakabat ya LGU Anda so ipapabaleg dan Tondol White Sand Beach.

Onong ed kenin Tourism Officer Star Garibay ya Anda , gabay dan naantaan na aray turista so Tondol White Sand Beach ed baley da pyano undakel so unla ed sikara.

Inyarum to nen ya, na say LGU Anda la so manbenben na Tondol White Sand Beach pyano nakumesan danya.

Nilinew to met nen Garibay ya anggano LGU Anda so manbenben na Tondol White Sand Beach et agara manatagey na entrance fee P5.00 pesos nen sansiya.

Aga kuno ra manatagey na entrance fee tan amayamay ney gawaen da ed Tondol White Sand Beach.

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saintm

April 28th, 2012, 10:03 PM

MOA ya DSWD Region 1 tan LGU Pangasinan matalungaring na asumpal

Saturday, 28 April 2012 07:08
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY--Matalungaring so na asumpal ya Department of Social Welfare and Development Office Region 1 so Memorandum of Agreement o MOA ed amin na local government unit lapud say padukuyen da ney programa da ed saray maiirap.

Dyad Pangasinan et naaruman ya 14 na LGU so atulungan da ya aray maiirap.

Angako met iray opisyales ya LGU dyad Pangasinan na tututukan da so aray benepisaryo pyano naantaan da na gagamitin dan duga so iiter ya financial na DSWD Region 1.

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saintm

April 28th, 2012, 10:03 PM

Pasilidad a usaren ed Palarong Pambansa dya ed siyudad na Dagupan, akatarya la

Saturday, 28 April 2012 06:39
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY-Akatarya la so saray pasilidad ya Unong ed kinen Dagupan City Administrator Vladimir Mata kaiba ed saray intarya dan pasilidad et say usaren ed galaw ya gymnastic, table tennis, badminton, tan swimming.

Gamitin iya na na saray gumagalaw ya manlapu ed National Capital Region tan Region 3.

Inbaga met nen Mata ya ginawa da so pan ayos ed saray gamitin na pasilidad antes ya ungapo so Palaron Pambansa partikular la so Olympic Size ya swimming pool.

Inbaga to met ya aglabat iya na usar ed abetlan aktibidad ta nayari met iyan usaren aliwa labat na saray taga Pangasinan palet pati saray swimmers ya manlapu ed arum ya bansa.

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saintm

April 28th, 2012, 10:22 PM

NEW BUSINESSES IN SAN FABIAN!

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April 28th, 2012, 10:30 PM

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Please visit on May 14, 2012 at Zaragosa Street, Poblacion B, Tayug, Pangasinan

saintm

April 29th, 2012, 06:10 AM

HOMETOWN SNAPSHOT:
In Dagupan, ‘bangus’ is biggest star again
By Gabriel Cardinoza, Yolanda Sotelo
Inquirer Northern Luzon
9:19 pm | Saturday, April 28th, 2012
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DAGUPAN CITY—For the 11th time, Anton Caneng brought his oversized bangus (milkfish) to the “Bangus Rodeo” here on Thursday hoping to take home the top prize as he had done almost every year in the last 10 years.
But this time, his winning streak ended when he lost in the heaviest bangus contest. His entry was a little more than 5 kilograms, far lighter than the winning entry of Rene Landingin, who brought a 12.95-kg bangus.
Landingin, a bangus grower from the village of Bonuan Sabangan here, also took home the P15,000 top prize.
“It’s difficult to catch milkfish,” said Caneng’s wife, Christy.
She said to get the heaviest bangus from their pond, they will have to catch each of the 400 oversized bangus and weigh each of them.
But Caneng won in the longest bangus contest. His entry was 83.5 centimeters long, more than 10 cm shorter than his winning entry last year which was 94.5 cm long.
This was his third successive year to win in the contest, although he had won it yearly from 2002 to 2008. In 2009, the longest bangus, which was 89 cm long, was raised by Tommy Abuel, a bangus grower here.
City agriculturist Emma Molina said had Caneng won in the heaviest bangus category, he would have been elevated to the Bangus Rodeo’s hall of fame, which means he can no longer join future contests.
“If you win four successive times, you’ll be a hall of famer,” Molina said.
But Caneng’s sister, Emy Maramba, said they did not mind losing because they can still join next year.
This year’s “prettiest bangus” was raised in the pond of the Caguioa family in neighboring Binmaley town. The family won the same category last year and in 2009.
Other event winners in the Bangus Rodeo, which is one of the highlights of this year’s Bangus Festival, were Elvira Flena (fastest bangus deboner), Joel Seram, (fastest bangus eater) and Melecio Melendez (fastest bangus classifier). The winners won P3,000 each and a trophy.
In a separate festival event, the city’s amateur and professional chefs tested their skills in preparing bangus and other seafood dishes.
The cooking contest came up with a variety of preparations for bangus, talakitok (jack), oyster and lapu-lapu (grouper).
The competition, held on Wednesday, was patterned after cooking shows on TV: For 15 minutes, the contestants choose 15 from 20 ingredients found around the city. Among these were buro (fermented rice), binuburan (fermented fish), glutinous rice, salted eggs, tofu, spicy mango sauce and chili flakes.
The contestants were given 30 minutes to prepare their dish for each of the three categories (soup, salad and main course).
The contestants were also required to prepare a separate dish of their choice from oyster, lapu-lapu and talakitok.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/184195/in-dagupan-bangus-is-biggest-star-again

saintm

April 29th, 2012, 06:16 AM

Local shoe company thrives amid competition from malls, imports
By: Yolanda Sotelo
Inquirer Northern Luzon

DAGUPAN CITY— Nowadays, designer shoes are readily available for the well-heeled, while cheap footwear from China have protected the soles of the ordinary folk. But a local store offering made-to-order shoes continues to thrive despite the competition.
And it’s not because the store owner, Venancio Medina, 55, looks and moves so much like President Benigno Aquino, including the way he tilts his head and smiles, but it is because the leather footwear he produces are of high quality and reasonably priced.
Medina and his wife, Mercedes, are from Tarlac and started their shoe business in 1993, three years after Dagupan was devastated by the July 1990 killer earthquake.
Medina says he used to design shoes for his uncle who owned a shoe factory in Tarlac. He later worked for shoemakers in Baguio City. But after being an employee for several years, he decided to strike out on his own and chose to start his business in Dagupan.
At that time, the Chinese imports had yet to flood Philippine markets and a major local shoemaker’s business was on the wane. Thus the timing was perfect for Medina to enter the scene by opening the Venancio Leather Collection on Rizal Street.
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THE VENANCIO quality leather shoes store has managed to stay alive despite onslaught of malls.
“I displayed some of the shoes I designed and made and soon, I was getting orders,” he says.
He did not advertise the business and relied on word-of-mouth to spread the news about his shop.
“Those who had tried our shoes recommended us to their friends and relatives. Previous customers always put in a good word for us. Whenever there are new, hesitant customers in the store, our old customers would encourage them, saying it’s sulit (worth it),” he says.
Medina says the business suffered when cheaper shoes made in China started to enter the Philippine market. “Tinamaan kami (We were affected),” he admits.
But it proved to be a temporary setback, as the customers he lost slowly returned.
“Soon, our customers, unsatisfied with their China-made shoes, came to us, asking us to repair them. Then they came to order shoes from us,” he says.
There used to be a time when more men were placing orders for custom footwear, but women soon sought him out to have their shoes made.
“Usually, the husband arrives to buy a pair, but since the wife is with him, she also orders for herself,” Medina says.
When customers arrive at their store, Medina or his wife would ask if they wanted shoes for daily use or for formal or office wear, or even for dancing.

MEDINA instructs one of his shoemakers.
There are catalogs from which the customers may select a design, although some customers bring a photograph of the shoes they want copied. Sometimes, they would ask for designs to be altered, like asking for a higher heel or a wider strap, and Medina would gladly oblige, even giving suggestions on how to improve the design.
Medina sells a pair of leather shoes for men for at least P2,000 while ladies’ shoes are sold for at least P1,500. Leather boots cost more.
But almost 20 years since the Medinas started their shoe business, it is still considered a “family affair,” as their five workers are their relatives. It is also his wife, Mercedes, who entertains clients when Medina is busy at the workshop.
The business has sustained the family’s needs throughout the years, enabling them to send their four children to school. Two have earned their degrees while the two others are in college. They also sent a nephew to college.
While he is doing well in the shoe business, Medina laments the slow death of the local shoemaking industry because of cheap footwear from China.
He thus commended Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman for his efforts to revive the shoe industry in the country’s shoe capital.
In November last year, Medina says De Guzman, after learning that he, a shoemaker from Dagupan City, is a lookalike of Mr. Aquino, invited him to grace Marikina’s Sapatos Festival.
“I was garbed in the President’s favorite yellow shirt, had presidential security guards and I delivered a speech. People were really amused,” Medina recalls.
He did not mind the curious stares and laughter, saying that being in that event was his own small way of helping save the country’s dying shoemaking industry.
Photos by Yolanda Sotelo, Inquirer Northern Luzon

http://business.inquirer.net/56327/local-shoe-company-thrives-amid-competition-from-malls-imports

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April 29th, 2012, 06:18 AM

Dagupan mayor to negotiate sale of McAdore property

By Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre
Monday, April 23, 2012

DAGUPAN CITY -- The McAdore property acquired by the City Government from the Assets Privatization Trust will soon be up for sale.

The City Council convened for special session and passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Benjamin Lim to negotiate for the sale of the McAdore property and a piece of land owned by the City located at nearby Calasiao town.

The special session was convened as requested by Lim.

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In his letter to the City Council dated April 18, the mayor said the City is taking this move to source out additional revenue for the City Government’s priority development programs and projects.

The seven-storey McAdore property was originally a five-star McAdore International Palace hotel. The 5,112.99 square meters property is located in between Zamora and Galvan Streets at Barangay IV.

The City bought the property sometime in 2002 for P50 million payable in five years. Lim was then on his second term as mayor.

Mid last year, when a prospective buyer signified its interest on the McAdore property, Lim asked the City Council to pass a resolution giving him authority to negotiate for the sale of said property.

The council, however, did not act on the request. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez then rationalized that the price being offered is too low as the property could be sold to as high as about P200 million.

The mayor gave her the authority to negotiate and sell the property at said amount but there never was any move from the vice mayor's end.

With the resolution recently passed, Councilor Lim assured that no short cut will be made in selling the two properties.

He said after the government was given authority to negotiate for the sale an appraisal committee will be formed.

After the Appraisal Committee has established how much should the McAdore property be sold, the councilor said the Invitation to Bid will be published at a national paper and at local newspapers. All the bid proposals will be scrutinized and studied.

“Every step along the way, the appraisal committee will be there,” he said.

Councilor Lim also said that just like other cities, the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of Dagupan will be affected by the conversion/inclusion of 16 new cities, and the move to sell these two properties will caution the impact of IRA reduction.

It was explained in the resolution that as per Section 18 of the Local Government Code of 1991, local government units in the country have the power “to create their own sources of revenue.” (Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/local-news/2012/04/23/dagupan-mayor-negotiate-sale-mcadore-property-217770

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April 29th, 2012, 07:48 AM

Pag-IBIG Dagupan moves to a new location

Friday 27th of April 2012
DAGUPAN CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) Dagupan branch has a new home.

Effective May 22, 2012, the new address of Pag-IBIG Fund Dagupan Branch will be at the CLI Building, Perez Boulevard, corner Guilig Street, Dagupan City, Pangasinan, near the University of Luzon campus. It will occupy the first, mezzanine and second floors of the building, according to Information Officer Artemio Laroya.

Laroya said the office transfer from Arellano street to Perez Boulevard was aimed to provide the Pag-IBIG Fund with a more convenient venue to better serve and accommodate the growing needs of its members.

In an earlier statement, Branch Manager Mary Jocelyn Retuya said members who seek the services of the Fund will still enjoy the Pag-IBIG brand of service – excellent service, when it transfers to its new home.

“We are looking forward to serving Fund members at our new location.” Retuya said.

For inquiries, clients may still contact Pag-IBIG Fund Dagupan at telephone numbers 522-3865/522-3266. (ANL/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan/HDMF)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=411335427797

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April 29th, 2012, 07:50 AM

Security strengthened for Bangus fest

By Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre
Friday, April 27, 2012

DAGUPAN CITY -- Police have strengthened security in various areas in the city for the ongoing Bangus Festival and the upcoming Palarong Pambansa during the first week of May.

Dagupan City police chief Romeo Caramat Jr. said 100 police personnel will be deployed Saturday along the parade route of the Gilon, Gilon Street Dancing competition.

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The parade, which starts at 3 p.m., will pass through Eternal Gardens, Burgos Street, Perez Boulevard, M.H. del Pilar Street, A. B. Fernandez Avenue down to the city plaza where the participants will perform their respective rituals.

Participants are coming from the city's 31 barangays.

Gilon, Gilon depicts how bangus is harvested at fishponds. Through the rhythmic sound of drums, the dancers who wear colorful costumes do interpretative dance on the traditional way of harvesting bangus.

Caramat said with people crowding the streets and the plaza as in the past years, the 100 personnel were divided into sectors with respective areas of responsibility.

This is to prevent criminal elements, such as pick-pockets and bag-slashers, from taking advantage of people watching the festivity, he said.

Caramat said Pantal barangay chairman Lilia Yasar went earlier to Sitio Aling, a known lair of street criminals, and had a dialogue with the residents there.

"We asked them that if they have friends or relatives who are engaged in such criminal acts, to tell or stop them from coming in the city. We don't want these lawless elements to come here and spoil the fun, victimize residents or visitors who just want to enjoy the merriment," he said.

On Monday, 172 police personnel will be deployed to the streets for the Kalutan ed Dalan street party.

"There will be 12 concert stages along A. B. Fernandez Avenue and Perez Boulevard. Ten policemen will be deployed to secure each stage. There will also be policemen deployed at designated VIP parking areas. Practically all areas are covered," Caramat said.

There is also contingency plan in case of stampede, evacuation of injured persons, in case of fire or other medical emergency. Coordinating meetings were made together with the City Health Office, the Bureau of Fire and the Public Order and Safety Office.

Caramat said that aside from ambulances strategically situated at A. B. Fernandez Avenue and at Perez Boulevard, two motorized bancas will be on standby near Star Plaza Hotel and Mele's/Magsaysay Wet Market.

"We've identified that the fastest way to evacuate or transport a person to the nearest hospital is through the Pantal River. In our action plan, we've mapped out exit areas for emergency evacuation, thus, eliminating confusion from among the people assigned for such tasks," he added.

Caramat said augmentation teams came from the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office and from the Ilocos Police Regional Office. A number of radio/communication groups are also helping the police as force multipliers.

Among the confirmed guests at the opening ceremonies of Kalutan ed Dalan are former President Fidel V. Ramos, Governor Amado Espino Jr., Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquaio, Senator Manny Villar and his wife former Las Piñas representative Cynthia Villar,

The ceremonial lighting of the grills will be led by City Mayor Benjamin Lim and Bangus Festival executive chairman Marc Biran Lim. (Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/local-news/2012/04/27/security-strengthened-bangus-fest-218567

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April 29th, 2012, 07:51 AM

Dagupan’s exceptional Bangus Rodeo

Saturday, April 28, 2012

DAGUPAN CITY -- The search for the most beautiful, heaviest and longest bangus; a showdown of the bangus industry’s best deboners, fastest bangus eaters and best bangus sorter were featured in the just concluded Dagupan Bangus Rodeo.

Every year, the people of Dagupan are excited about the Bangus Rodeo as part of the Bangus Festival to witness the biggest, heaviest and most beautiful bangus raised not only in Dagupan but in other coastal towns of Pangasinan and to recognize the development of the bangus industry.

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“Now on its 11th year, the Bangus Festival surely has come a long way. Borne out of a multi-sectoral consultation with the city’s various stakeholders, the Bangus Festival was conceived as a marketing vehicle to promote our Dagupan Bangus. Along the way, we also promoted our beloved city as the Bangus Capital of the World, and our milkfish, as simply the world’s best,” Mayor Benjie Lim, honorary chairman of the Bangus Festival, said.

Bangus operators, vendors, fishpond and fish pen raisers prepared their stocks for this event which they regard as one of their crowning glories in aqua-culture if they clinch the top prize.

The heaviest bangus title was awarded to Rene Landingin for having the outstanding milkfish weighing 12.95 kgs. Rene Landingin with a milkfish weighing 11.37 kgs. and Isagani Peronce with 11.22 kgs. milkfish garnered the 2nd and 3rd places, respectively.

Moreover, Sandrill Bryan Caneng had the longest bangus measuring with 83.5 inches. Christian Ayi Villacorta received the 2nd place for having the 82.1 inches and the 3rd place for Rey Manangan who had a 82.0 inches milkfish.

Other winners in the Bangus Rodeo were Armand Coguioa of Binmaley, for submitting the prettiest bangus; Joel Seran as fastest bangus eater for having done it in a span of 1:18 minutes; Melecio Melendez hailed as the fastest bangus classifier for having the skill to sort bangus according to size and weight in 2:23 minutes with demerits; and the fastest bangus deboner Elvira Llena who deboned or removed bangus spines in 1:11 minutes. (Charlotte Visperas, Colegio de Dagupan intern)

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on April 28, 2012.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/feature/2012/04/28/dagupan-s-exceptional-bangus-rodeo-218637

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April 29th, 2012, 12:27 PM

Free Henna Tattoo at the Island
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April 29th, 2012, 12:34 PM

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April 29th, 2012, 12:41 PM

LAST WEEK@ URDANETA

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Earth Day 2012 a Huge Success
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April 29th, 2012, 04:06 PM

Dagupan Gears up for Palarong Pambansa

April 29, 2012 at 11:35 am Leave a comment

Dagupan City—Mayor Benjamin S. Lim met yesterday with DepEd officials, department heads of local government units and other stakeholders to tackle final preparations for the Palarong Pambansa which is slated to officially open on May 6, 2012 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civics Center located at the provincial capitol.
“As part of our preparations,” Mayor Lim said, “We will improve the flow of traffic since we are trying to market Dagupan as a tourist destination.”
During the meeting, Mayor Lim urged POSO Chief Robert Erfe-Mejia, together with the representatives of the tricycle drivers and operators association, to finalize the tricycle fare hike to be able to provide safe ride to the public and to ensure commuters are not abused by erring drivers.
“This is not about politics but policy that will benefit the public,” said Lim.
To attend to the medical needs of the athletes, the city top local executive instructed City Health officer to assign at least two ambulances on stand-by to identified venues of games here in Dagupan.
Waste Management Division Chief Teddy Villamil was also directed by Lim to assign one person responsible to take out the garbage of the players so as to ensure cleanliness in each of the billeting areas in the city.
The welcome party for the delegates was also discussed by Dagupan City DepEd Superintendent Alma Torio with Mayor Lim suggesting that the gathering will be held at the city plaza where there would be grilling of bangus and roasting of naturally-grown lechon.
“While athletes are here in Dagupan, let us bring them to the “Daungan ed Dawel”so they could take turns in batches riding the river cruise and in a way we could promote Dagupan ,” so said Lim even as he directed city tourism officer Rose Teng to come up with a brochure that will help participants of the Palarong Pambansa find their way during their stay in the city.
As part of the agenda, the physical structures of the billeting areas and transportation of athletes were also discussed.(CIO)

http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/dagupan-gears-up-for-palarong-pambansa/

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April 29th, 2012, 04:07 PM

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April 29th, 2012, 04:54 PM

Jack Enrile goes to eastern towns, welcomed by Estrella

April 29, 2012 at 11:18 am Leave a comment

By Brando Cortez
UMINGAN –Cagayan 1st District Rep. Jack Ponce Enrile visited towns inthe 4th, 5th and 6th districts of Pangasinan as he continued his advocacy for food sovereignty.
Abono Party-list provincial coordinator for Pangasinan Conrado Estrella III accompanied Enrile in visiting the 6th District.
Estrella said Rep. Jack Enrile is very much welcome in Pangasinan and has the support of the Pangasinanenses and the Estrella family.
“Ang Enrile ay maramin nang nagawa para sa bayan,” Estrella said. “Malaki po ang utang na loob ng Estrella family sa Enrile kaya naman nararapat lang na tulungan.
Enrile met with farmer leaders and municipal officials of San Fabian led by Mayor Irene Libunao and Board Member Mojamito Libunao, San Jacinto led by Mayor Robert De Vera with Vice Mayor Rolando Columbres Sr. and Mangaldan led by Mayor Herminio Romero with Bernardo Abalos.
Mayor De Vera said the town is honored to have been visited by Rep. Enrile because most national politicians ignore the town in their sorties.
Mayor Romero said Mangaldan recognizes the contribution of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile in nation building and “it is but proper that another Enrile be part of the Senate.”
Enrile was the guest of honor and speaker at the One Manaoag United to Run and 2012 fiesta opening ceremonies.
Also present during the opening ceremonies was Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario as Manaoag is celebrates its fiesta from April 20 to April 28 of this year.
In Laoac, Enrile met with farmers led by Mayor Silverio Alarcio and Vice Mayor together municipal officials and punong barangays.
Villasis Mayor Libradita Abrenica welcomed Enrile to the senior citizens socialization.
Abrenica said Senate President Enrile is an icon for a senior citizen.
“Senior citizen din and tatay ni Congressman Jack Enrile at very productive pa,” Abrenica said. “Kahit senior citizen na marami pa rin naitutulong para sa bayan.”
In Balunago, Enrile got to see the town’s hot and cold springs after meeting with farmers, municipal officials, punong barangays and NGO workers.
Asingan Mayor Heidee Chua introduced Enrile as the next Senator from Ilocandia in 2013 to the participants of the Grand Parade.
Pangasinan 6th district Rep. Marlyn Agabas also welcomed and gave her support to Enrile’s bid for senator when the proper time comes.
Asingan is celebrating its fiesta from April 13 to 23 of this year.
Tayug Mayor Carlos Trece Mapili welcomed Enrile in behalf of the farmers, NGO leaders, Sangguniang Bayan members and Punong Barangays.
Umingan Mayor Eldred Tumbocon together with Vice Mayor Alain Rabang welcomed Enrile as he spoke during the awarding of agricultural equipments to farmers.
Enrile said that Filipino farmers should exercise the right to choose the food they want to plant as a principle of food sovereignty.
He had dinner and consultation with the municipal officials and the punong barangays of Umingan at the mayor’s farm.

http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/jack-enrile-goes-to-eastern-towns-welcomed-by-estrella/

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April 29th, 2012, 04:56 PM

We take pride in our food-Calimlim

April 29, 2012 at 11:18 am
By Brando Cortez
ROSALES- Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim Jr. said the people of Pangasinan take pride in their food during the regional road show for My City My SM My cuisine held at SM City Rosales.
Calimlim thanked the organizers for bringing the road show on regional cuisine to Pangasinan.
“Thank you for bringing this road show to Pangasinan,” Calimlim said.
He said that food gathers the family together where ties among family and friends are strengthened.
“We are one big family when we gather around food, these are the times when we feel closer with each other,” Calimlim said. “Here in Pangasinan, we take pride in the food ourselves.”
Calimlim said that Pangasinan food is simple and it is in simplicity where beauty, elegance and delicious food are found.
“If you notice the food that we have are very simple. Lok at tupig, puto calasiao, patopat, inihaw na bangus, and now Dagupan prides itself with lechon comparable to Cebu lechon,” Calimlim said.
“We are a very simple province though we are a large province. Everything about it is simple. We pride ourselves with simplicity,” Calimlim said.” In simplicity we find beauty, we find elegance, we find delicious food.”
“We should take pride in our food. After all we are Pangasinan. We are the province or the land where salt is made and if there is anything that makes food taste better…it is salt.” Calimlim said.
Heirloom recipes were presented by Mrs. Precilla Espino (pinaputok na tilapia), Gerry Austria of Matutina’s Restaurant(buttered crab and pinakbet), and Dagupan City Councilor Marc Brian Lim (risotto bangus) in video format.
Espino said she learned to cook because as the governor’s wife, she does a lot of entertaining among the constituents of his husband.
Gerry Austria said the restaurant was named after the television character on John and Marsha named Matutina.
Councilor Brian Lim said he loves to cook and for him cooking is also serves as a form relaxation .

http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/we-take-pride-in-our-food-calimlim/

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April 29th, 2012, 05:10 PM

Butterfly Garden
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April 29th, 2012, 07:03 PM

Pangasinan Palaro is one-of-a-kind
Posted April 30th, 2012 by Al Mendoza & filed under Sports.

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I KNOW where Amado T. Espino Jr. is coming from. He knows he has just scored another major triumph that is why he is doing yet again his utmost to ensure not just a hitch-free event but, most important of all, a one-of-a-kind edition that might yet emerge as the envy of all.

This early, therefore, he deserves a round of applause.

Since winning the right to host the Palarong Pambansa has taken a lot of time, effort and money to achieve it, the victory shouldn’t be treated as just an ordinary thing, like breathing or walking or even brushing one’s teeth.

Instead, it should be considered a monumental gain scored not only by his much-vaunted, no-nonsense leadership, but by the entire province of Pangasinan as well, if only for the sheer honor of having won the right to stage the country’s premium sporting event for high school students coming from all across the archipelago.

This is no picnic Gov. Espino is hosting, but one that should put forward the resilience, fortitude and industriousness of every Pangasinense in living up to the task at hand.

This is one for the books, one that should be looked up to as another major event to showcase the inherent hardworking qualities of the Pangasinense.

It has been tested many times before, proven many times before, when Pangasinan took center stage to host the Palaro and other sporting events of national magnitude, like the famed Prisaa.

In 1995 alone, Pangasinan hosted the Palaro, shining through it with flying colors that people all over the land – including the very same athletes that had participated in it – are still oozing with praise till now at how the province had hurdled the event with smashing success.

And do you know one of the biggest secrets behind that spectacular achievement?

No less than the present Pangasinan governor himself, as Gov. Espino was then the provincial police director when the 1995 Palaro was staged in Pangasinan.

Holding a key position then in the Organizing Committee of the1995 Palaro, Guv Spines, as he is now fondly called by his adoring constituents, instituted crucial reforms geared towards ensuring the unimpeded success in that year’s edition of the Palaro. Not only did he deploy practically the entire provincial police force to make the event safe from rogue elements and criminals, but also, he threw his unqualified managerial skills behind the entire machinery of the work force running the day-to-day affairs of the week-long meet.

I should know.

I personally know Gov. Espino even before he became Pangasinan governor for the first time in 2007.

Modesty aside, I was one of Gov. Espino’s favorite “glass-mates” if not his true favorite, before he captured the Capitol seat in Lingayen, Pangasinan. (Butch Velasco, the governor’s trusted lieutenant, knows this by heart.)

And, yes, I should know because I am from Pangasinan.

Before Guv Spines became governor, he was our Congressman in the second district of Pangasinan, where I come from and, aware of his splendid track record, I had vigorously campaigned for his election.

And, if truth be told, Guv Spines, because he loves me so much, had wanted me to run for mayor the year he ran for governor in 2007.

“You flatter me, Pare,” I had told him then, bumping my stemmed glass to his stemmed glass as well.

“I want us to be partners in the major reforms that I envision for our beloved province,” said Pareng Amading then.

From Day One that I met Guv Spines, I knew already he’d one day make a good father of Pangasinan.

In the coming Palaro alone set May 6 to 12, Guv Spines has made the meet “plastics-free” and will give paper bags to everyone who matter – meaning he is making it known to all athletes, coaches, delegates and visitors that Pangasinan, home of the world-famed Lingayen Gulf, is “environment friendly and a nature-lover.”

Likewise, the Palaro will be seen worldwide via the Internet, a first-of-its-kind feature that has tremendously pushed the Meet into heights of glory never seen in the history of the annual event.

“The way the governor wants things done in every endeavor that he goes into, he’s definitely without peer,” said Raffy Baraan, the amiable and soft-spoken provincial administrator.

Here’s to a grand staging of the Palaro – one that should be the benchmark of future Palaros.

Take a bow, Pareng Guv.

ALL IN. Happy birthday to Pareng Mayor Ted Cruz of Mangatarem, Pangasinan (April 27). Cheers and beers!

http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/04/30/pangasinan-palaro-is-one-of-a-kind/

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April 29th, 2012, 07:04 PM

Pangasinan chessers impressive in Tanauan

Pangasinan bets continued to impress in the 2012 National Age Group and National Juniors Chess Championships at the Event Center in Tanauan, Batangas.
They were most impressive in the boys under-16, occupying the top three slots with Paul Robert Evangelista, Romy Fagon and Giovanni Mejia tallying 6.0 points each. The trio posted similar records of ﬁve wins, two losses and two draws for identical tiebreak total of 17 points.
Breathing down their necks were pre-tournament favorite Jerad Docena of Bohol and Christian Nanola of Calamba. Both players also tallied 6.0 points, but had less wins to show in their cards. Their four wins, four draws and one loss marks were only good for 16 tiebreak points.
The tournament employs a point system where a win is worth
three points and a draw is equivalent to one point. Meaning, a win and loss will earn more points than a couple of draws.
The other Pangasinan players on top were Dennis Gutierrez III in BU-10; Samantha Glo Revita in girls under-14; and Regyne Palaming in GU-10.
The centerpiece event of the competition * the junior men’s tournament where another Pangasinense FIDE Master Haridas Pascua is in strong contention * had an off day.
In the junior women’s, Woman National Master Jedara Docena of Bohol toppled erstwhile co-leader Jan Jodilyn Fronda of Manila to grab the solo lead with 6.5 points.
Fronda, defending champion Janelle Mae Frayna of Legaspi and Christine Joyce Laz of Quezon City were a full point behind.

http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/pangasinan-chessers-impressive-in-tanauan/#.T510VLOn-ok

saintm

April 29th, 2012, 07:05 PM

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April 29th, 2012, 07:08 PM

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Petron Beach Volley On Monday
April 29, 2012, 8:06pm
LINGAYEN, Philippines — A new generation of players from De La Salle University-Dasmarinas are keen on stamping their class in the second leg of the 2012 Petron Ladies Beach Volleyball Tournament, which begins here Monday.

Newcomers Jennifer Zarate and Cherry Nunag will try to prove that they also have the spunk, which brought their more senior schoolmates to greater heights in previous years.

“We are taking it as a challenge, considering what senior and former members of the team have accomplished,” said the 19- year-old Zarate, a business operations management sophomore.

The two are expected to show their fighting form during the two-day spikefest, which will be held during the province’s annual celebration of the Pista’y Dayat Festival.

The sea festival, which is traditionally a thanksgiving festivity observed every April in Lingayen to celebrate the bountiful harvest and abundant fishing in the province, will provide a colorful backdrop to the tournament, supported by the Mikasa Balls, Speedo and the provincial government of Pangasinan.

Zarate and Nunag are among the newbies seeing action Monday when action begins at the sand courts in front of the provincial capitol grounds.

They are bent on following the footsteps of schoolmate Jennifer Manzano, a Pangasinense, who won the crown three years ago in the Pangasinan leg with Satchel Senupe, who was also a finalist in 2010.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/358357/petron-beach-volley-on-monday

saintm

April 29th, 2012, 07:14 PM

Cups & Cakes by Tal

contact info:
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Facebook page:
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April 30th, 2012, 10:31 AM

Happy Bangus Festival!!!

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saintm

April 30th, 2012, 10:39 AM

Kampeonato diad Guilon-guilon ed Bangus Festival diad syudad na Dagupan nala ni na barangay Lucao

Sunday, 29 April 2012 17:13
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY - Naging makulay so ginawan Guilon-guilon ed dalan karuman ya parte ni na manpapatuloy na selebrasyon ya Bangus Festival diad syudad na Dagupan.

Nilahukan iya na saray street dancers nan lapod 31 barangay na syudad so aktibidad no iner nagin malet so kompetisyon.

Apansansia balet na say barangay Lucao so kampeonato kasumpalan dan intaob lamet so saray kalaban na barangay. Inawat da so P120,000 na cash tan trophy.

Kumadwa so barangay Mangin ya angawat na P75, 000, sinmublay so barangay Pugo Chico na walay P50,000, Bonun Binloc ya analo na P30,000 tan Tebeng ya angawat na P25,000.

Maliban ed say cash prize, amin ya analo et angawat met na trophy.

Kalegenan ton nia gaween nabwas ganap na ala-5 ed ngarem so sakey ni ed say highlight na selebrasyon so "Kalutan ed Dalan" no iner onabet ed anem lasos ya grill so mibahagi ed say kaluran na bangus.

Aanyayaan met na Bombo Radyo Dagupan tan Star FM so amin ya amin na onla ed say free concert free t-shirt nabwas ala-sais ed labi diad Dagupan City Plaza.

Nakaiba so bandang 6cycle mind tan arom niran local bands diad luyag na Pangasinan.
http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108652-kampeonato-diad-guilon-guilon-ed-bangus-festival-diad-syudad-na-dagupan-nala-ni-na-barangay-lucao

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April 30th, 2012, 11:10 AM

Kalutan Ed Dalan | VIPs
@What's Up Dagupan?

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April 30th, 2012, 11:20 AM

Sand Sculpture at the Hundred Islands
@Gali-La Alaminians

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April 30th, 2012, 11:37 AM

Gilon-Gilon 2012

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LUCAO ENTRY!

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April 30th, 2012, 11:58 AM

See you later at "The Biggest Street Party in the Philippines" - Kalutan Ed Dalan! Let's make these hashtags trend: #DagupanBangusFestival #BangusFestival2012 #DaguFUN

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April 30th, 2012, 12:42 PM

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Pangasinan meets Kontrabida Girl up close this Monday
April 30, 2012 12:37pm
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April 30 will surely become a memorable day to all Kapusong Pangasinenses as they get the rare chance to meet up close and personal some of the most sought-after Kapuso stars, topbilled by no less than Kontrabida Girl herself Rhian Ramos, in the Kapuso Night offerings of GMA Network.

Topnotch performances from the Kontrabida Girl, together with RNB Prince and Princess Jay-R and Kyla, Mark Bautista, Vaness del Moral, Bubbles Paraiso, and sisters Ehra and Michelle Madrigal will be featured in the Bangus Festival: Kapuso Night @ Kalutan ed Dalan happening on April 30, 6PM, at the AB Fernandez cor. Burgos Streets in Dagupan City. Victor Aliwalas and Belli Flori will be hosting the said event.

Celebrations for the Bangus Festival began last April 13. Some of the Kapuso stars who has already participated in some of the city’s locally-initiated events include, Mark Herras, Kris Bernal, Bela Padilla, Polo Ravales, Marc Arcueza (all from Hiram Na Puso), Ynna Asistio (My Beloved), Jillian Ward, Steven Silva and Chef Rosebud Benitez.

Alongside Bangus Festival, Alaminos’ Gali-langoy Festival is also set to become merrier and livelier. On May 1, 6PM, joining Kyla, Ehra and Michelle for another fun-filled event at the Gali-langoy Festival: Kapuso Night are Mike Tan (Legacy), Rocco Nacino (Hiram Na Puso), and Steven Silva (Party Pilipinas). Hosted by Isabelle Daza (I Bilib), Victor Aliwalas, and DJ Rico Robles, the event will take place at the Alaminos Suki Market Ground in Alaminos, Pangasinan.

Says Oliver Amoroso, Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Sales, GMA Regional TV: “We are very happy and honored to become a part of the Bangus and Gali-langoy Festivals. It is a back-to-back Kapuso Night filled with nothing but the best entertainment that the network will be offering our Kapusong Pangasinenses.”

The highlights of the Bangus and Gali-langoy Festivals can be seen on May 13 via the TV specials airing on all eight (8) regional stations of the Network in Naga, Dagupan, Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, and General Santos.

To know more about the latest updates on the Kapuso station’s regional events, follow GMA Regional TV on Twitter via www.twitter.com/GMARegionalTV.

Press release and photo from GMA Network

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April 30th, 2012, 12:44 PM

Longer fresh meat ‘holiday’ averted

Where’s the meat? The meat stalls are empty in Rosales, Pangasinan, in this photo submitted by the Swine Development Council. But in Mt. Province. Inset, a Bontoc woman hangs cuts of pork to dry on the Malitep footbridge in anticipation of the national pork holiday declared by hog and chicken farmers. DANNY PATA
THE government has moved to cut short a pork and chicken holiday declared by hog and poultry raisers to protest the rampant smuggling of meat, the Swine Development Council said Sunday.

Group directors Daniel Javellana Jr. and Rosendo So said at least 60 percent of the 3.5 million backyard hog and poultry raisers joined the nationwide two-day meat holiday over the weekend, spurring government officials into action.

So said Agriculture Department officials sought them out Saturday to assure the growers that the government would act on their demands to scrap the administrative orders that they felt favored meat importers, and would also raise the tariff on offal to 30 percent from 5.

The hog growers are also demanding that the administration remove Bureau of Animal Industry director Efren Nuestro and National Meat Inspection Service director Jane Bacayo and stop rampant smuggling and over-importation of meat.

Javellana, also chairman of the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc., said Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala had issued a memo to Finance Secretary Ceasar Purisima and Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon recommending the increase in the “reference price” of imported meat to keep the meat imports down.

But Biazon, over an interview with dzBB, said he could not assure the hog raisers just yet of a complete stop to the smuggling of imported meat because the network of “unscrupulous traders” was well entrenched and reaching up to his bureau.

“It’s hard to say smuggling will go away,” Biazon said.

“There are crooked businessmen and bureau personnel. The solution isn’t just in the arrests, it’s to cover the loopholes in the system.”

Biazon complained that it was not just his bureau that was supposed to curb smuggling and over-importation. That was also the job of the Agriculture Department and the Bureau of Animal Industry .

Javellana said Alcala’s recommendation, which was based on the demand of the hog and poultry growers, was to impose an increase in the reference price of imported pork from 80 cents (P33.60 a kilo) and 5 percent tariff (P1.68 a kilo) or a total of P35.28 a kilo to $2.10 (P88.20 a kilo) and 30 percent tariff (P26.46) or a total of P114.66 a kilo.

“The increase is acceptable to us because we find it unfair that imported meat is allowed to compete with us in the wet markets when these importers can bring in their goods at a total of only P35.28 a kilo and being sold at P170 a kilo or as low as P90, which is just equivalent to the farm gate price,” Javellana said.

“How come the government can afford to grant such a margin of profit for the farmers in the US, Canada and Australia when it refused to protect and does not even grant subsidies to the 3.5 million backyard growers? The imported frozen meat is killing the local fresh meat industry.”

Javellana said the hog and poultry industries were importing soya and wheat for feed and medicines for the hogs and chickens from the US, Canada and Australian yet their counterparts in those countries were still competing with them in the Philippines.

So said Metro Manila’s supply was the hardest hit by the pork and chicken holiday at 75 percent, while Cebu and Davao reported delivery disruption at 65 percent.

So said 60 percent of the supplies from the Monterey and Robina Farms did not arrive in the wet markets.

But a private market group in Quezon City on Sunday said they could outsource pork to address any shortage.

Cornelio de Guzman, president of the Quezon City Private Markets and Slaughterhouses Association Inc., said they had other options to make up for the refusal of the hog raisers to sell their products.

About 20 percent of Mega Q-Mart’s daily supply of 2,000 pigs had been affected by the pig holiday on Friday, he said.

De Guzman is the administrator of the Maytan Estate that operates and supervises Mega Q-Mart, one of the country’s largest private markets.

Mega Q-Mart’s traders had been warned of the planned pig holiday, prompting them to buy from independent sources in Rizal, Batangas, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga, he said.

“We can always find ways to buy from other hog raisers,” he told the Manila Standard.

Marina Kabigting, a hog trader at the Mega Q-Mart, said the pig holiday could only worsen the proliferation of frozen imported meat due to smuggling and over-importation. With Rio N. Araja

http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/04/30/govt-gives-in-to-hog-poultry-raisers-demand/

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 12:51 PM

Lahing Anda Showtime Grand Finals!!!
EasbOuNirgw

Good Job for this small lone island municipality of Pangasinan!!!

Only 2nd from the powerhouse festivities of Negros Occidental

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

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 01:15 PM

Metro Manila sizzles at 36.6 degrees Celsius on Monday -– PAGASA

MANILA, April 30 (PNA) -- The temperature in Metro Manila sets another record as it sizzles at 36.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Administration (PAGASA) said.

According to Jori Loiz, weather forecaster, the maximum temperature recorded at the Science Garden in Quezon City was 36.6 degrees Celsius at 2 p.m. Monday, hottest so far recorded in the metropolis.

PAGASA said it was on its seventh consecutive days that Metro Manila continued to exceed the 36 degrees Celsius.

Metro Manila recorded 36.4 last Friday then 36.1 on Saturday and 36.3 on Sunday.

Elsewhere in Luzon, the highest temperature recorded as of 2 p.m. on Monday was 37 degrees Celsius in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan. This compared with 36.5 degrees Celsius in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija; 36.6 in Dagupan City, Pangasinan; 34.4 in Clark, Pampanga; and 33 in Subic, Zambales.

In the Visayas, Mactan in Cebu recorded 28.7 degrees Celsius, while General Santos City in Mindanao was at 31 degrees Celsius.

Clark has so far recorded this year's highest temperature at 38.4 degrees Celsius on April 13. (PNA)
DCT/CLTC

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=1&rid=423040

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 02:37 PM

Bangus Festival | Kalutan Ed Dalan

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April 30th, 2012, 02:38 PM

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April 30th, 2012, 02:43 PM

TOTAL OF 12 CONCERT STAGE SETUP IN THE WHOLE CITY FOR THE DAGUPAN BANGUS FESTIVAL TONIGHT!!!

Free concert free t-shirt na Bombo Radyo Dagupan diad Bangus Festival, natan ya labi la

Monday, 30 April 2012 20:09
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY- Nagawa la naani na labi so tatalaranan ya Free concert free t-shirt na Handog ng Bombo Radyo at Star FM sa Bangus Festival 2012.

Unggapo so konsyerto ala-6 na labi diad city plaza na ciudad na Dagupan.

Inimbitaan ya performer so 6 cycle mind, sakey ya bandan Pinoy Rock y a sinmikat nen dekada 2000 diad Pilipinas. Kabiangan dia sikara di Ney Dimaculangan, Rye Sarmiento, Chuck Isidro, Bob Canamo tan Tutti Caringan. Saray kinansyon da et say Prinsesa, Sige, Pasensya na, Home, Come to my window tan dakel nira.

Likod nid 6 cycle mind, wala met iray lokal band ya manpaliket ed saray manbantay.

Iimbitaan so amin ya dumerengel na bombo radyo tan Star Fm ya undalo diad abitlan concert.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108768-free-concert-free-t-shirt-na-bombo-radyo-dagupan-diad-bangus-festival-natan-ya-labi-la

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 02:45 PM

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April 30th, 2012, 02:46 PM

Pulis atakewan na service fire arm to

Monday, 30 April 2012 20:11
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY - Atakew so service fire arm tan tricycle na sakey ya pulis dyad baley na Mangaldan luyag ya Pangasinan.

Onong ed kenin P01 Jessie Quilaton , akatalaga dyad Calasiao PNP.liman taon la ed serbisyo tan manaayam ed baley na Manaoag.

Nansimba ya ed abetlan baley tan to imparada so tricycle to ed loob na simbaan tan nen papaway laya ed simbaan nababalang la so tricycle to no ener wadman met so service fire arm to ya cal.45 na paltog tan say uniporme to.

Tampol to met yan inpaanta ed Mangaldan PNP tan iimbestigaan dalaya balet anggad natan anggapoy ney pakakabatan ed suspek.

Kalegenan tonya, akatakda kumon na unla si P01 Quilaton dyad La Union pyano tanggapen toy promotion tonya.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108769-pulis-atakewan-na-service-fire-arm-to

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 02:46 PM

Dolphin ya asugatan nalmo da ed dayat na syudad ya Alaminos luyag na Pangasinan

Monday, 30 April 2012 20:13
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY--Apadpad so asugatan na dolphin ed dayat dyad syudad na Alaminos luyag ya Pangasinan.

Onong ed manaayam diman anengneng da na so dolphin ya unkakapoy tan asugatan ed laman tonya.

Tampol na nanresponde so Bantay Dagat tan City Veterinary Office dyad abetlan lugar.

Walay dukey tonyan sakey dipa tan apatiran kilo so bilat tonya.

Natan balet inyakar da so dolphin ed poder na Bureau Of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) pyano natambalan daya tan no inmabeg laya et iyakar dalaya ed dayat.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108770-dolphin-ya-asugatan-nalmo-da-ed-dayat-na-syudad-ya-alaminos-luyag-na-pangasinan

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 02:48 PM

Live streaming ed Palarong Pambansa tuloy dan pantataryaan

Monday, 30 April 2012 20:24
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY--Tuloy nen sansiya so gagawaen na pantatarya ya Provincial Government para ed gawaen dan live streaming ed amin na galaw ed Palarong Pambansa dyad luyag na Pangasinan.

Gabay ya Provincial Government na nabantayan ya amin na galaw ed Palarong Pambansa ya manbabansag.

Mankarga met iray tower asinger ed venue pyano maksel so signal tan anggapoy nagawan problema.

Onong ed kenin Vanjie Padilla akatalaga ed Information Technology ya no unpalpal so unaan dan plano ed web streaming et wala nensansiya plano da na gawaen.

Impabaleg met nen Padilla na nabantayan ya so Palarong Pambansa ed amen na bansa.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108776-live-streaming-ed-palarong-pambansa-tuloy-dan-pantataryaan

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 02:49 PM

Imbestigasyon ed apuulan na duwaran abong tuloy ni

Monday, 30 April 2012 20:28
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY--Tuloy so gagawaen na imbestigasyon ya Bureau of Fire Protection Dagupan so agawan puol nen Sabado no ener duwaran abong so apuluaan ed Barangay Pantal dyad syudad na Dagupan luyag ya Pangasinan.

Onong ed kenin SFO3 Ramil Fernandez Chief Operations Officer ya BFP Dagupan, ag da ni asumpal so imbestigasyon da ed abetlan puol pati say sengeg tonya et anggapoy ney impormasyon da.

Laen da met so palapag nen Violeta Rosario ya ibabaga dan nanumpisaan na puol pyano naantaan da no pigaray kantidad so apuluan iran gamit.

Nepeg dan naantaan no dyad abong nen Rosario so talagan nanumpisaan na puol.

Nanunutan ya atupok na apoy so duwaran abong ed Barangay Pantal dyad syudad na Dagupan nen Sabado ya labi.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108779-imbestigasyon-ed-apuulan-na-duwaran-abong-tuloy-ni

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 02:51 PM

Now happening!!!

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THE BIGGEST STREET PARTY IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 03:04 PM

WELCOME TO

The Independent City of Dagupan

(Metro Dagupan)

and Pangasinan Province

Alaminos City, San Carlos City & Urdaneta City

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saintm

April 30th, 2012, 03:06 PM

NEW BUSINESSES IN SAN FABIAN!

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April 30th, 2012, 03:06 PM

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April 30th, 2012, 03:08 PM

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April 30th, 2012, 03:08 PM

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April 30th, 2012, 03:18 PM

Pangasinan goes all out for Palarong Pambansa

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saintm

April 30th, 2012, 03:28 PM

12 PARTY STAGE SET UP!!! PARTY ON GOING, RAIN WONT STOP APPROX 1 MILLION GUEST RIGHT NOW PARTYING IN DAGUPAN. WHOLE CITY IN PARTY MOOD NOW!!!

Kalutan Ed Dalan List of Stages and Artists/ Bands:

SMB Stage 1 - Subway, Next Stage, Into and Fire Dancers
Energy Fm Stage 2- Bonie Bonibe, Charos Pempengco and Jay Brothers
Globe Stage 3
Ifm Stage 4 - Blue Line, Yvan Lambatan
Hot Fm Stage 5 - Erik Santos, Mocha Girls
Smart Stage 6 - Kamikazee
Magic Stage 7 - Inciong
GMA Stage 8 - Kyla, Jay R, Rhian Ramos, Michelle Madrigal, Ehra Madrigal, Bubbles Paraiso, Chynna Ortaleza
Bombo Stage 9-Black Jack, Siakol
UL Stage 10-ULCC And ULTDC
Sky Cable Stage 11-Yvan Lambatan
SMB Stage 12

Party Party na Dagupan! #DagupanBangusFestival #BangusFestival2012 #KalutanEdDalan #DaguFUN

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AFTER THE PARTY EVERYONE WILL GO TO THE BEACH!!!

TOMORROW THE GRAND PISTAY DAYAT FOR THE WHOLE PANGASINAN!

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

saintm

April 30th, 2012, 03:38 PM

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saintm

April 30th, 2012, 03:49 PM

MY BETS:
Mr & Ms Pistay Dayat 2012 San Fabian, Pangasinan
mORE pICS: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.272030376223519.60572.271366592956564&type=1

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saintm

April 30th, 2012, 04:41 PM

TESDA Dir. Gen. Sec. Villanueva unsabi dyad luyag na Pangasinan

Monday, 30 April 2012 20:08
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY - Unsabi dyad luyag na Pangasinan si Technical Education Skills and Development Authority Director General Sec.Joel Villnaueva.

Gabay toyan nengnengen so pasilidad ya TESDA dyad baley na Lingayen pyano naantaan da so aray kulang lalo la ed gagamitin na aray scholar ed traing da.

Nengnengen to met ya so bilang na aray empleyado lalo la ed saray manbabangat ed saray scholar lalo la et kulang so empleyado.

Maniilalo met si TESDA Pangasinan Provincial Director Manuel Wong ya anggpoy nagawan problema ed gawaen na inspeksyon nen TESDA Secretary Villnaueva.

Kasumpal ya inspeksyon tonya et gabay to met na unla ed Kalutan ed Dalan kaiba ed Bangus Festival 2012 na nagawa met natan ya agew.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108767-tesda-dir-gen-sec-villanueva-unsabi-dyad-luyag-na-pangasinan

ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 05:22 AM

Agno River in Bayambang:
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ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 05:24 AM

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ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 05:24 AM

Agno River in Bayambang:
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ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 05:28 AM

Burgos Water falls:
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source:http://www.byahemj.com/2009/10/burgos-pangasinan-weekend-part-ii.html

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 07:12 AM

HAPPY PISTAY DAYAT 2012!!!

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ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 08:16 AM

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maganda talaga kung magkaroon ang downtown ng at leats 5 na bldgs na tulad ng Star Plaza Hotel na magkakatabi

ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 08:34 AM

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mychem23

May 1st, 2012, 11:08 AM

May billionaire city b sa pangasinan?

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:36 PM

May billionaire city b sa pangasinan? In terms of collection wala pa, pero andito mga richest LGU sa buong rehiyon :cheers:

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:38 PM

DILG to file cases vs LGUs that did not observe transparency

BUGALLON, Pangasinan, May 1 (PNA) - For failing to observe transparency in their operations, some 400 Local Government Units (LGUs) through the country may face court cases to be filed by the Department of Interior and Loxal Government (DILG).

This was disclosed by DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo in a talk to newsmen after addressing the closing program of this year's Pista'y Dayat (Sea Festival) in Pangasinan at the foot of the Bañaga Bridge here.

These LGUs, he said, did not comply with the full disclosure policy in the use of their resources as prescribed by law or the General Appropriations Act passed by Congress, he said.

In his talk to newsmen, Robredo said about 80 percent of the more than 1,600 LGUs throughout the country or roughly 1,200 were already conferred the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH).

This means that the 20 percent others did not meet the requirements set by SGH, particularly on full disclosure.

The other criteria for an LGU to quality for SGH is that it should have no derogatory record from the Commission on Audit (COA) which looked into their books of accounts the past year.

"We will bring up cases against LGUs that did not comply with the full disclosure policy, said Robredo,stressing that the SGH is the hallmark of excellence for LGUs that performed and served their people well.

But he admitted that all the LGUs that were already conferred with SGH only reached the minimum grade of the award, equivalent to bronze award, and have yet to bag the second highest grade of silver, with gold as the highest grade.

He cited the province of Pangasinan that bagged the SGH last year and was granted by the DILG a cash prize of P40 million.

Governor Amado Espino Jr. said the province's P40 million prize for bagging the SGH went to the construction of a road leading to the Manlelluag Hot Spring in Mangatarem and another road leading to the Balungao Hot Spring in eastern Pangasinan.

Robredo encouraged LGUs in Pangasinan to strive harder in order to reach a higher SGH grade.

At the same time, Robredo lauded the provincial government for making strides in all phases of developmental undertakings in tourism, river and coastal clean up and in greening the environment.

The DILG adjudged Pangasinan last year as the fifth best performing province nationwide. (PNA)
LAP/LAM/lvm/lvmicua/rma

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=423221

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:46 PM

Tree planting ushers in celebration of Sea Festival in Pangasinan

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, May 1 (PNA) -- Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. led provincial government officials and employees, chiefs of hospitals, members of the media and scholars in planting forest trees on April 30 at the foot of the Banaga bridge in Bugallon.

The governor said the activity form part of the province’s post celebration of Earth Day two weeks ago timed and which also ushered the celebration of current "Pistay Dayat" or sea festival Tuesday (May 1).

He said that part of the present administration’s thrust to further the cause of saving the environment is the conduct of reforestation and clearing of waterways as key solutions to address climate change.

The program includes the developing barren lands into mini-forests for them top hold water in order to prevent and make them productive.

“We are now in our finishing touches. After cleaning and clearing our rivers and waterways, we are now conducting massive planting along our riverbanks to bring back the beauty of our surroundings. We will not stop until we have totally re-green all our coastal areas and riverbanks,” the governor said.

Even during his term as the PNP Provincial Director in 1994, Espino made the Save Lingayen Gulf (SLING) movement as his pet project to save the gulf from further degradation.

Later, while serving his first term as the provincial chief executive, the governor expanded the project to include the province’s rivers through the “Ilog Ko Aroen tan Bilayen Ko.”(My river, I will love it and make it live).

“Now our rivers have turned blue and we can now start to enjoy their natural beauty,” he added.

Simultaneous with the tree planting activity, mangrove planting along the coastal area in Sitio Bantayan, Pangapisan North in Lingayen was held with 2,000 mangrove seedlings planted by the PNP personnel, government employees and members of the host barangay council. (PNA)
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http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=8&rid=423134

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:50 PM

Di pagkolekta ng legal fees, inabuloyan na sakey ya constitutionalist diad luyag na Pangasinan

Tuesday, 01 May 2012 07:17
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY- Inmaboloy si Atty. Joseph Emmanuel Cera, sakey ya constitutionalist diad luyag na Pangasinan ed balon gangan na Department of justice ya anggapo ka so kolektaen ya legal fees ya sisingilin na saray prosecutors.l

Onong ed kinen Cera, mas marakep no ipatunda la so pansingil na P50 na legal fee ta anggano melag labat ya kantidad so ambelat metla.

Papanisiaan ya baleg ya makatulong iya ed saray totoon nanairapan ya manbayar ed p andemanda.

Wala ray arum ya toon biktima labat na situwasyon tan no maminsan agla ra mandemanda ta anggapo so pakayari dan manbayar na legal fees diad abogado da tan diad korte likod nid say gastos ed pamasahe, naakan tan oras ya panalagar.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108851-di-pagkolekta-ng-legal-fees-inabuloyan-na-sakey-ya-constitutionalist-diad-luyag-na-pangasinan

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:53 PM

DOLE ready for jobs fair on Labor Day

Monday 30th of April 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment 1 (DOLE-R1) is now prepared for the Jobs and Livelihood Fair in celebration to Labor Day tomorrow, May 1 at SM City, Rosales, Pangasinan.

As of today, about 11,005 job slots are open to jobseekers for both local and overseas, according to DOLE 1.

Jeri Dee Orate, Labor Employment Officer and Labor Communication Officer Designate said of the 75 target employers who will join the jobs fair, only 66 confirmed their participation.

Aside from that activity, members of the Regional Coordinating Council to include the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Philippine Red Cross and others are geared up for the One-Stop- Shop that will offer government services to the people.

Social Security System, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG will also deliver their services at the fair.

The Department of Trade and Industry and Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board will initiate ‘Diskwentro Fair’ by offering discounts to basic commodities in coordination with SM Hypermarket.

Orate added that products of DOLE assisted projects which includes honey, “tupig”, peanut cookies, handicrafts bags, fish crackers, among others, will be displayed for promotion. Likewise three livelihood projects will be launched to benefit 126 rural workers.

“With the theme, “Pagtutulungan. Pagbabago. Disenteng Trabaho.”, DOLE 1 Director Grace Y. Ursua ensures that the celebration is a convergent effort to make available various government programs and services to the public.”

This is an activity for the people and a venue to celebrate our dedication to the public, Ursua said. (ANL/MHH PIA 1 La Union with reports from DOLE 1)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1901335772067

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:53 PM

Sattellite office na Ombudsman,baleg ya tulong

Tuesday, 01 May 2012 07:33
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY-Baleg kunu so naitulong na inpalagey ya sattellite office na Ombudsman dyad baley na Rosales.

Unong ed kinen Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales dyad ginawan inagurasyon tan blessing na gusali, aga la nepeg ya unla ni ed manila so saray mangabay ya mangidalem ed saray opisyal ya mantatakew na kaban na bansa.

Inbaga to met ya laton ton naaruman sp naiitdan da na serbisyo tan umpan aga ni naabala so publiko.

Kerew to met ya so pikokoopera na publiko ed layon dan nasawata so saray opisyal na gobyerno ya mankakamal na kwarta an ggad sikara ed wadyad panunungkulan.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/108867-sattellite-office-na-ombudsmanbaleg-ya-tulong

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:54 PM

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:55 PM

Ombudsman opens Pangasinan office
Posted May 1st, 2012 by Macon Ramos-Araneta & filed under Nation.

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MORE people are expected to join the battle against graft and corruption after Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales inaugurated another satellite office in Rosales, Pangasinan.

Morales was joined by local government officials in inaugurating the three-storey building erected on a 528-square meter property in Carmay East, Rosales.

The new satellite office for the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon is the second to be opened following the one located in Calamba, Laguna.

The Pangasinan satellite office will serve the Ilocos, Cagayan and Central Luzon regions as well as the Cordillera Administrative Region.

The Office of the Ombudsman now has four satellite offices nationwide with one in Iloilo for the Visayas and one in Cagayan De Oro for Mindanao.

The latest satellite office forms part of the Office of the Ombudsman’s effort to give the public more reason to participate in the war against corrupt people in public service as well as those in the private sector who connive with them.

Recently, the Ombudsman forged an agreement with the Commission on Audit to form a joint investigating team to hasten the prosecution of corruption cases.

A newly formed joint investigating team will give top priority to transactions involving the people’s money, like the fertilizer fund scam, Malampaya funds question, Government Service Insurance System deals, Philippine National Police purchases and Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System officials’ allowances.

Also on the list are the swine program of the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corp., the fund transfers to the National Agri-Business Corp., the rubber boats purchase by the Philippine Navy, investments made by the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Retirement and Separation Benefits System, and the payment for election paraphernalia made by the Commission on Elections.

The Ombudsman believe that by bringing the anti-graft office closer to the people, the number of whistle blowers will increase and reveal anomalous transactions, scams, and other misdeeds committed by government officials and employees.

The satellite office will afford people easier access to the services of the Ombudsman like receiving complaints against erring government officials.

(Published in the Manila Standard Today newspaper on /2012/May/01)

http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/05/01/23354/

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:56 PM

Pascua inches to national junior chess crown

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FIDE MASTER Haridas Pascua inched closer to the title in the men’s junior division of the 2012 National Age Group and National Juniors Chess Championships at the Event Center in Tanauan, Batangas.
The pride of Pangasinan downed Jose Carlo Castro of Quezon City to move within a victory of clinching the biggest title of his young career.
He has two chances to do that -- first against Chester Jason Coquilla of Cagayan de Oro and second against Alcon John Datu of Manila.
Defending champion Mari Joseph Turqueza of Quezon City, FIDE Master Paulo Bersamina of Pasay and Joel Pimentel, Jr. of Bacolod still have mathematical chances of catching Pascua, but their fates are no longer in their hands.
Pascua collected 25 points on eight wins, one draw and one loss in 10 games. Turqueza is only a point behind on seven wins, three draws and one loss, but he has played one more game and would have a bye in the penultimate round.
The tournament employs a point system where a win is worth three points and a draw is equivalent to one point. Meaning, a win and loss will earn more points than a couple of draws.
In the women’s junior, Woman National Master Jedara Docena of Bohol needs only to draw her final assignment to win the title. Docena, who has seven wins and one draw in eight games, is set to face Deanne Aubrey Surposa of General Santos.
Last year’s champion WNM Janelle Mae Frayna of Legaspi is the only one with a mathematical chance of catching Docena’s 22 points. She has 19 points on six wins, one draw and one defeat.
The national junior champions will represent the country in the 2012 World Junior Chess Championships in Athens, Greece.
Bernadette Galas of Makati was the first to wrap up the title in the age group competition with an unreachable 28 points on nine wins and one draw in the girls under-16. Her closest pursuer Mira Milano of Aklan only has 20 points on six wins, two draws and two losses.
The other leaders were Lennon Hart Salgados of Cagayan de Oro in the boys under-20; Romy Fagon of Pangasinan in BU-16; Rhenzi Kyle Sevillano of Cebu in BU-14; Daniel John Lemi of Vigan in BU-12; Stephen Rome Pangilinan of Manila in BU-10; Justin Mordido of Las Piñas in BU-8; Woman FIDE Master Marie Antoinette San Diego in GU-20; Samantha Glo Revita of Pangasinan in GU-14; Vic Glysen Derotas of Cebu in GU-12; Regyne Palaming of Pangasinan in GU-10; and Methusellah Ramos of Cebu in GU-8.
The category winners in age group competition will compete in the 2012 Asian Youth Championships in Sri Lanka. -- Marlon Bernardino

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=Pascua-inches-to-national-junior-chess-crown&id=50884

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 12:57 PM

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Pangasinan volley twins shine
Tuesday, 01 May 2012 00:00

By A Web design Company

LINGAYEN — Twin sisters Ma. Nieza and Geziela Viray of Pangasinan School of Arts and Trade stunned their taller and more experienced foes on Monday, giving the hometown crowd something to cheer about in the second leg of the 2012 Petron Ladies’ Beach Volleyball Tournament here.

The Virays caught schoolmates Sandra Austria and Jacklyn Tentenilla flat-footed with their powerful serves to pull off a 21-9 win, giving them a share of the early Group A lead at the sand courts of the provincial capitol beach front.

“Kahit mas malalaki sila sa amin, kaya namin. Sa serve namin nakuha ang aming panalo,” said Gizella, 13, the younger of the twins.

Mangaldan standouts Jennifer Manzano and Indy Benitez also got off to a hot start and took the Group B lead in the event supported by Mikasa, Speedo, the office of Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil and the provincial government of Pangasinan.

Although playing with a new partner in Benitez, Manzano came up big against University of Luzon-Dagupan’s Melanie Cabrera and Cassandra Lleda 21-11.

As expected, Rizal Technological University’s Jessa Aranda and Julienna Abat pulled through, turning back University of the East spikers Maureen Martinez and Pia Sarmiento 21-16.

The RTU bets, along with Perpetual Help-GMA’s Evarlene de Vera and Carmina Vegas who put away Assumption’s Mary Joy Taguas and Desiree Ravago 21-5 also registered their first win in Group A.

College of St. Benilde’s Cindy Valencia and Rossan Fajardo made it a four-way tie for the Group A lead after scoring a 15-8 victory over La Salle-Dasmarinas’ Cherry Nunag and Jennifer Zarate, who hurt her left elbow during the game.

http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/sports/2439-pangasinan-volley-twins-shine

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 01:04 PM

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saintm

May 1st, 2012, 01:06 PM

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ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 01:47 PM

In terms of collection wala pa, pero andito mga richest LGU sa buong rehiyon :cheers:

at malayo kase ang probinsya sa Metro Manila at di pa marunong maglinis sa kanikanilang bakuran kaya nahihirapan silang maka-attract ng bigtime investors at another factor is, kokonti nagiging successful na pangalatok sa Metro Manila dahil sa discrimination, di nila napapansin yan pero yan ang pinakaworse na force na dahilan kung bakit mahirap lang talaga ang probinsya

ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 02:07 PM

Silverio's restaurant:
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ISwitch

May 1st, 2012, 02:29 PM

Puerto del Sol at Night:
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saintm

May 1st, 2012, 03:24 PM

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whianwamos on Twitter
yfrog.com/nx629jqj the rain just makes the party better! Happy Bangus Festival, Dagupan!

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RT @rnbjayr: Even though it rained on the audience last night in Dagupan they stood strong and still partied with me while i performed. Thanks so much

RT @MochaUson: Manila na! Had so much fun sa Bangus Festival! Luv Dagupan! Happy Labor Day everyone!

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 03:28 PM

BFest Special: Gilon Gilon ed Dalan
@ D' Dagupan Dream

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saintm

May 1st, 2012, 03:37 PM

DJ M.O.D in dagupan!

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saintm

May 1st, 2012, 03:52 PM

FYI: GMA Network Owners are Pangasinense

Malayan Bank Opening 4 Branches

MANILA, Philippines — Malayan Bank, a savings bank owned by some of the major shareholders of GMA-7 Broadcast Network, LINQ Information Quadrant Corporation, Majalco Realty and Liberty Flourmills, is set to open 4 branches this week.

The new branches will be located in Davao City, Meycauayan, Bulacan, Dasol, Pangasinan, and Baguio City. Malayan Bank will now have a network of 20 branches nationwide.

“We were given a clearance by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to open more provincial branches. We will continue to open 5 new branches each year to meet our goal of having 30 branches by early 2014.

This is in line with our thrust to expand our operations nationwide in support of our commitment to better serve the banking needs of the Filipino families and business enterprises,” said George J. Martinez, Malayan Bank President and Chief Executive Officer.

“This more brings Malayan Bank’s personalized services and innovative products such as the Power Saver within reach of more areas in the country,” Martinez said.

http://mb.com.ph/node/349614/malayan-bank-opening-4-branche

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 03:57 PM

TESDA SEC. JOEL VILLANUEVA VISITS PANGASINAN

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Dumalaw ngayon sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan si SEC. JOEL VILLANUEVA ng TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) para makilahok sa padiriwang ng Pitay Dayat na isinasasagawa ngayon sa probinsiya. Si Villanueva ay nakatakda rin na irepresenta si pangulong Noynoy Aquino sa "Kalutan Ed Dalan" na bahagi ng pagtatapos ng Bangus Festival sa Dagupan ngayong araw ng Lunes. Ipinahayag ni Villanueva ang kanyang paghanga sa mga nangyayaring pagbabago at kaunlaran sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan na ipinapatupad ni Espino. Sa kabila nito sinabi rin niya na lalo pang pinapalakas ng TESDA ang programa nito upang makatulong pa sa mga maraming mag-aaral. Ipinahayag na nito na ang kinabukasan ay hndi lamang makakamit sa pagtatapos sa kolehiyo dahil maraming kurso na iniaalok ang TESDA na puwedeng kunin ng mga mag-aaral dito na makakatulong para sa kanilang kinabukasan. Panoorin ang video sa kargdagang detalye.

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 03:58 PM

Malayan Bank Opening 4 Branches

MANILA, Philippines — Malayan Bank, a savings bank owned by some of the major shareholders of GMA-7 Broadcast Network, LINQ Information Quadrant Corporation, Majalco Realty and Liberty Flourmills, is set to open 4 branches this week.

The new branches will be located in Davao City, Meycauayan, Bulacan, Dasol, Pangasinan, and Baguio City. Malayan Bank will now have a network of 20 branches nationwide.

“We were given a clearance by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to open more provincial branches. We will continue to open 5 new branches each year to meet our goal of having 30 branches by early 2014.

This is in line with our thrust to expand our operations nationwide in support of our commitment to better serve the banking needs of the Filipino families and business enterprises,” said George J. Martinez, Malayan Bank President and Chief Executive Officer.

“This more brings Malayan Bank’s personalized services and innovative products such as the Power Saver within reach of more areas in the country,” Martinez said.

http://mb.com.ph/node/349614/malayan-bank-opening-4-branche

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 03:58 PM

Ombudsman opens satellite office in Pangasinan
By Eva Visperas The Philippine Star Updated May 01, 2012 12:00 AM 0 comment to this post
ROSALES, Pangasinan Philippines – Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales led the opening of the regional office of the Ombudsman here yesterday.

Morales’ predecessor, Merceditas Gutierrez, former Pangasinan sixth district congressman Conrad Estrella and Quirino Gov. Junee Cua were among those who attended the ceremony.

Morales said the opening of the satellite office will speed up the disposition of cases in Pangasinan.

“This satellite office should embolden people in nearby provinces to come here and lodge their complaints,” she added.

Morales lauded the cooperation of Pangasinenses in the construction of the building even as she expressed optimism that they will pursue other projects to eradicate graft and corruption.

The Pangasinan satellite office will serve Regions 1, 2, 3 and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

The Office of the Ombudsman now has four regional offices nationwide – one in Laguna, one in Iloilo and another in Cagayan de Oro.

http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=67&articleid=802325

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 04:02 PM

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Arenas, Ma. Rachel J. (http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=14&id=arenas-r)
Representative
Pangasinan, 3rd District

Congresswoman Arenas implements P300 M projects

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Third Engineering District official Marieta Mendoza has revealed massive implementation of infrastructure projects is being implemented in the 3rd District of Pangasinan. All in all, the worth of the said projects may now reach some P300 M which is being facilitated by Congresswoman Rachel Arenas for the construction and repair of roads and bridges including rewidening of roads within the district. Mendoza also said that among the major part of all these construction is focused on flood control as there are dikes in some parts of the town of Sta. Barbara which is under construction or being repaired. The DPWH appealed to the public to bear with the temporary inconvenience of traffic problems in areas affected by the projects.

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 04:07 PM

Calasiao Church
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saintm

May 1st, 2012, 04:10 PM

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saintm

May 1st, 2012, 04:11 PM

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saintm

May 1st, 2012, 06:57 PM

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St. Benilde tandem, Dagupan pair steal show in Petron tilt
Details Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 00:00

By A Web design Company

LINGAYEN — An unassuming pair from the College of St. Benilde and two standouts from the University of Luzon in Dagupan emerged as unlikely semifinalists in the second leg of the 2012 Petron Ladies’ Beach Volleyball Tournament here.

Lady Blazers Cindy Valencia and Rossan Fajardo took the first semis berth in Group A on Monday after completing a sweep of their four-game elimination-round assignment at the sand courts of the wind-strewn provincial capitol beachfront grounds.

University of Luzon’s Melanie Carrera and Cassandra Lleda bagged the second semis slot in Group B after scoring a 21-13 victory over hometown favorites Geziela and Nieza Viray.

Mangaldan bets Jennifer Manzano and Cindy Benitez also posted a sweep in Group B to complete the semis cast with Group A aspirants Jessa Aranda and Julienne Abat of Rizal Technological University.

The two-day spikefest is supported by Mikasa, Molten Ball, the office of Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil and the province of Pangasinan through Gov. Amado Espino.

The last day of action will coincide with the province’s annual celebration of the Pista’y Dayat Festival, a thanksgiving festivity observed every April to celebrate the bountiful harvest and abundant fishing in the province.

Fajardo and Valencia, teaming up for the first time, jumpstarted their bid with a 15-8 victory over La Salle-Dasmarinas’ Cherry Nunag and Jennifer Zarate, who hurt her left elbow during the game.

The two went on to waylay RTU’s Aranda and Abat 21-11 and followed it up with a 21-16 win over University of the East’s Maureen Martinez and Pia Sarmiento. They capped their streak with a 21-8 beating of Perpetual Help-GMA’s Evarlene de Vera and Carmina Vegas.

“Nahirapan kami sa mga taga-RTU, magalaw sila,” said Fajardo, 21, a computer applications student.

Aranda and Abat made it to the semis with a 4-1 slate. In their last two games, they prevailed over Perpetual’s De Vera and Vegas 21-15 and outplayed Assumption College’s Mary Joy Taguas and Desiree Ravago 21-10.

http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/sports/2531-st-benilde-tandem-dagupan-pair-steal-show-in-petron-tilt

saintm

May 1st, 2012, 07:00 PM

Revived river runs through Dagupan

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Text and photos by Elizabeth Lolarga,VERA Files
The bangus (milkfish), touted as the national fish and the best of its kind in the world, is a given in the life and history of Dagupan City, Pangasinan. What is hardly known is the city has more to offer than traditional bokayo (sticky candy made of coconut strips) and bagoong (shrimp paste).
Mayor Benjamin Lim, who has rallied councilors and their constituents to his call of "Our City, Our Shared Responsibility," says the city now boasts of the Dagupan River Cruise. Offered free, it is the first and only such cruise in Region 1.
It is proof of how he successfully applied political will and his corporate training in making fish pen owners realize how a rehabilitated river will benefit all in the long term. Once the city's lifeblood, the river became an eyesore with a thick, milky brown color. The overcrowded fish pens and illegal shanties built on it contributed to a near ecological disaster called fish kill.
Today, there is a modest pier called Daungan Ed Dawel to mean "Dockyard of the World" with a tall white top open to all sides to allow the breeze in. The ferry takes the tourist up and down a clear running river that is about 1.5 kilometers long, with a depth of eight feet at low tide and 12 feet at high tide.
On the both sides of the riverbank stand mangroves young (five years old) and old (65 years old and above) that protect marine life. Tour guide Ed Caballero said the fallen leaves of these trees are left where they are to serve as fish food.
The dismantling of fish pens has allowed high-value fish apart from the bangus to return, thrive and swim in the river's depths: lapu-lapu, talakitok, malaga, pompano. Juicy crabs abound and are caught by small-scale fishing from their banca or small boats and offered for sale at a reasonable price without a middle man interceding.
The Philippines has 48 mangrove species, 14 of them found in Dagupan, including rare ones endemic to the place. Ana Louise Velasco, city information officer, does not want to specify the names of unusual trees' names for fear of poachers uprooting them.
Twenty kinds of migratory birds have also been seen flying over the river and mangroves.
There are kayaks that will be ready for use soon for those who like water sports. Coming soon are paddle boats and river taxis, the latter if one prefers to get to a destination while skipping the downtown gridlock during peak hours.
The ferry boat is modest enough to accommodate private parties of up to 30 people. The host brings in the caterer while the city's tourism office provides chairs and tables.
Velasco said when she had visiting relatives from elsewhere, especially balikbayans, she used to be at a loss where else to bring them after they've eaten bangus to their heart's content.
Dagupan's bangus is distinguished by its narrow mouth, bigger belly and smaller fin that are all cause by its swimming in a small area and its fin hitting the bottom of the pond. Nonetheless, Velasco said, everything can be eaten, including the innards, when freshly caught and fried.
When the river cruise began three years ago, the raves poured in from visitors north and south of the country.
Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the local office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, saw a lot of good from the return of fauna, a sure sign that the river is alive. This development also means alternative livelihood for those whose shanties were removed.
Lim said displaced folk got seed money to start organic hog farming with pigs fed pro-biotics, not antibiotics, to make the taste of the local lechon competitive to Cebu's and not too heavy in cholesterol.
Rosario's office is developing different ways to prepare and bottle oysters and other shellfish. These clean up the marine environment by harvesting micro-organisms like planktons that once led to yearly occurrences of red tide and fish kill.
He gave this example of shellfish's "cleaning power": in a tank with 16 tons of greenish water that indicate the presence of a high number of phytoplankton, put in two sacks or even eight big cans of mussels. In 24 hours the water will turn as transparent as drinking water.
Rosario said these shellfish can later be turned into food and livelihood for marginal fishermen. This type of seafood has medicinal values and anti-inflammatory substances. BFAR is testing the overseas and local markets for tahong (mussels) cooked a number of ways: adobo, pickled, smoked or steeped in brine.
The Bangus Festival in Dagupan continues till May 5, featuring contests like 101 ways to prepare bangus apart from grilling, frying or turning it into sinigang.
(VERA Files is put out by veteran journalists taking a deeper look at current issues. Vera is Latin for "true.")

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-inbox/revived-river-runs-dagupan-114357190.html

ISwitch

May 3rd, 2012, 02:19 PM

crocodile island:
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ISwitch

May 3rd, 2012, 02:28 PM

Balaki Island:
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ISwitch

May 3rd, 2012, 02:35 PM

Tambobong Beach:
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ISwitch

May 3rd, 2012, 02:37 PM

Colibra Island (a.k.a Snake Island):
Just in front of Tambobong beach you can see a small island with white sand beaches. Its a short 17 minute boat ride from the beach. Its also called Snake Island because of the huge population of sea snakes there (before). The local fisherfolks "harvested" the snakes for money. Now you are lucky if you can still spot one.
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bladeguard

May 3rd, 2012, 03:44 PM

URDANETA CITY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE:

Studio 5 Bldg Comes Down

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URDANETA CITY - The building where Studio 5 used to be, falls overnight to make way for a rumored construction of a major shopping/ retail company. Nearby, the Pentagon building (beside Land Bank) is rapidly under construction.

:banana::banana::banana: Does anybody know kung anong iko-construct na building sa area na to at kailangan pa talaga nilang gibain ang isang newly constructed multi-level building which I know, Luzon Colleges of Science and Technology also occupies several floors of this establishment .. sa pagkakaalam ko beside old CSI complex lang ito... :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

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May 3rd, 2012, 11:00 PM

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makalasyan

May 4th, 2012, 05:39 AM

phoenicians

May 4th, 2012, 09:29 AM

long time no post....may update na ba about SM Dagupan? calling phoenicians...

kakainggit lang yung ibang cities like gensan, malapit na matapos yung sa kanila...then yung sa lanang and seaside cebu...

:)..as of now wala pa balita sa SM Dagupan pero This year na ang start ng construction nila SM:)..

lalo ngayon na me KAKAMPI na si Mayor BSL na mga Konsehales..Nagkaroon ng gusot ngayon ang SP ng Dagupan ng sumangayon ang 5 majority Councilor like Couns.Jess Canto, Chito Samson, Dada Manaois Ryna,Karlos Reyna at alvin Coquia ng aproban nila na bigyan ng karapatang si Mayor sa pag benta ng MC Adore at yun lupa ng syudad sa talibaew, Calasiao..plus yun 3 minority na sina Couns. Brian Lim, Red Mejia, ABC Pres.Emong Vallejos at SK Chairman Chester Gonzales....ampeteng so ulo neng VM Belen :nuts:.ed saray yay konsehales ta agda inalagar si VM Belen:lol:

yun SM Gensan By July and Opening niya..balita na pagkatapos ng opening ng SM Gensan ay saka nila uumpisahan ang SM Dagupan:)

makalasyan

May 4th, 2012, 12:34 PM

^^thanks thanks sa update! buti na lang may insider tayo from the city hall :okay:

saintm

May 4th, 2012, 05:20 PM

N:)..as of now wala pa balita sa SM Dagupan pero This year na ang start ng construction nila SM:)..

lalo ngayon na me KAKAMPI na si Mayor BSL na mga Konsehales..Nagkaroon ng gusot ngayon ang SP ng Dagupan ng sumangayon ang 5 majority Councilor like Couns.Jess Canto, Chito Samson, Dada Manaois Ryna,Karlos Reyna at alvin Coquia ng aproban nila na bigyan ng karapatang si Mayor sa pag benta ng MC Adore at yun lupa ng syudad sa talibaew, Calasiao..plus yun 3 minority na sina Couns. Brian Lim, Red Mejia, ABC Pres.Emong Vallejos at SK Chairman Chester Gonzales....ampeteng so ulo neng VM Belen :nuts:.ed saray yay konsehales ta agda inalagar si VM Belen:lol:

yun SM Gensan By July and Opening niya..balita na pagkatapos ng opening ng SM Gensan ay saka nila uumpisahan ang SM Dagupan:)

Na delay lang nga dahil delayed opening ng gensan. I understand why ganun bec sa cash flow mngt ng sm...

saintm

May 4th, 2012, 05:24 PM

Di kaya ito yung puregold ,??URDANETA CITY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE:

Studio 5 Bldg Comes Down

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URDANETA CITY - The building where Studio 5 used to be, falls overnight to make way for a rumored construction of a major shopping/ retail company. Nearby, the Pentagon building (beside Land Bank) is rapidly under construction.

:banana::banana::banana: Does anybody know kung anong iko-construct na building sa area na to at kailangan pa talaga nilang gibain ang isang newly constructed multi-level building which I know, Luzon Colleges of Science and Technology also occupies several floors of this establishment .. sa pagkakaalam ko beside old CSI complex lang ito... :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

bladeguard

May 5th, 2012, 12:27 AM

Di kaya ito yung puregold ,??

Hi Ms. saintm... thanks for d opinion.. posible nga e2 ung site ng Puregold. Im just confirming din kc based on d conversation of Urdanetans sa FB ng Urdaneta, sinasabi kc nila dun na SM daw ang nkabili sa mga lote na nasa tapat ng CB mall kung saan ngaun ginigiba ang ilang buildings doon..at ung Puregold site daw e ung dating site ng Casino Filipino sana along national hi-way sa Nancayasan just beside City Oil gas station.. hehe daming hearsay.. it's always nice to get a lil bit excitement from this development happening around our cities and beloved province.. and its more exciting to just wait and see.. tnx a lot Ms Saintm.. ;-)

ISwitch

May 5th, 2012, 05:56 AM

baka SM Urdaneta na nga yan

saintm

May 5th, 2012, 06:16 AM

Hi Ms. saintm... thanks for d opinion.. posible nga e2 ung site ng Puregold. Im just confirming din kc based on d conversation of Urdanetans sa FB ng Urdaneta, sinasabi kc nila dun na SM daw ang nkabili sa mga lote na nasa tapat ng CB mall kung saan ngaun ginigiba ang ilang buildings doon..at ung Puregold site daw e ung dating site ng Casino Filipino sana along national hi-way sa Nancayasan just beside City Oil gas station.. hehe daming hearsay.. it's always nice to get a lil bit excitement from this development happening around our cities and beloved province.. and its more exciting to just wait and see.. tnx a lot Ms Saintm.. ;-)Welcome po bladeguard! Mejo maluwang nga yung area na yun at sa likod nya malawak yung area. Mistery project ito ha. Dibamay SM property na malapit sa City Hall?

Just like in Lingayen may malaking shopping center na ginagawa yung daan na papuntang western pangasinan tabi ng transport terminal pero wala news about dun full swing ang construction. chismis CSI raw.

Sa Mangatarem may mall rin na ginagawa sa tabi ng Simbahan.

Ang dami construction ng commercial areas. Ginugulat nalang tayo sa balita tulad sa Graceland Mall sqa binalonan

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saintm

May 5th, 2012, 06:53 AM

Pangasinan convenes youth for province-wide camp
By April Montes
Friday 4th of May 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, May 04 (PIA) -- A province-wide youth camp dubbed “Doypuay Kalangweran” (gathering of the youth) was held from April 30 to May 1 at the beachfront in this town as part of the Pistay Dayat (Sea Festival) celebration.

A total of 382 provincial scholars from the nine campuses of Pangasinan State University (PSU) attended this development program which aims to inculcate environmental awareness, instill appreciation of local culture and imbibe essential family values among young Pangasinenses.

As their initial activity, the campers participated in the tree planting spearheaded by the provincial government. The event took place at the foot of the Bañaga Bridge in Bugallon town which is the province’s post commemoration of the Earth Day.

They also listened to discussions of different resource speakers centered on ecology preservation, history of Pangasinan way of life and character formation conducted at the camp site. Further, various Filipino games such as kite flying, “palo sebo” and sack race were played which brought them closer to one another.

On the following day, they have witnessed the parade of colorful and artistically-designed boats in the fluvial float competition called “Banca Parada” which showcased the improvement of the rivers in Pangasinan.

The youth camp is now on its fifth year and continuously provides worthwhile experiences for young Pangasinenses. “It was an unforgettable occasion and we learned a lot of things that will develop us being the future of Pangasinan,” affirmed Maria Cristina Libao from PSU Infanta campus.

It is as well a realization of the provincial government’s vow to prioritize programs geared on enhancing the youth, turning them into well-rounded individuals and at the same time renewing their significant role in the society. (JCR/AMM-PIA 1 Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1941336034219

saintm

May 5th, 2012, 06:54 AM

Pangasinan News: Iskolar na luyag dinmagop ed Doypuay Kalangweran
(Provincial scholars gather in “Doypuay Kalangweran”)
By April Montes
Friday 4th of May 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Mayo 4 (PIA) -– Dinmagop iray iskolar na sayan luyag ed Doypuay Kalangweran ya ginawad gilig na dayat ed sayan baley nen sampot na Abril anggad nen a-uno na Mayo.

Getma to yan panilaloen iray kalangweran ya likasen so kaliber-liber da, panliketan so lokal ya kultura da tan naipatalos ed sikara so maabig iran ugali.

Kaiba ed saray makabaliksan ya kimey da so inpitoop ed pantanem na kiew diad baley na Bugallon. Nanggalaw iray palo sebo, “sack race” tan nanpatikyab iray baga-baga ya nanpaasingger ed sikara diad sakey tan sakey. Abantayan da met so Banca Parada ya kabyangan na pamagalang ed Pistay Dayat.

Diad limaran taon ya panggagaway Doypuay Kalangweran, matinunos ni yan mangiiter na makanan inkagawa ed saray ogogaw a Pangasinense.

Kagnapan met ya na pormisa na gobierno ya onaen iray programan parad kamaongan da ray kalangweran pian ombaleg iran maong ya totoo ontan met naipanunot la met so kipapasen da ta sikara so kaimbuas na sayan luyag. (AM/ANL-PIA 1, Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1941336034486

saintm

May 5th, 2012, 07:02 AM

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Palarong Pambansa 2012 games kick off Sunday

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, May 5 (PNA) -- This year's Palarong Pambansa will fire off Sunday with the elimination round of different games at various playing venues in Lingayen, Binmaley, Calasiao and the cities of Dagupan and San Carlos.

On the eve of the start of the elimination phase, the host province of Pangasinan announced that all the 10,000 athletes from 17 regions of the country have already checked in and are staying in different billeting centers.

It will be the second time in 17 years that the province of Pangasinan is hosting the Palarong Pambansa since 1995, at a time when retired Gen. Fidel V. Ramos, a son of Lingayen, was president of the Philippines.

Though the games begin on Sunday, the formal opening is scheduled on Monday when President Benigno S. Aquino III will address the athletes, coaches and officials, including spectators at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC), main venue of the Palaro, in Lingayen.

President Aquino was personally invited to grace the Palarong Pambansa by Education Secretary Armin Luistro.

Expected to come with the President are Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director-General Joel Villanueva, a product of the Palarong Pambansa.

The opening ceremonies will be preceded by the parade of athletes at 7:00 a.m. from the Pangasinan provincial capitol grounds to NRSCC to be completed in time for the opening program at 10:00 a.m.

Security is tight in all the playing venues in Pangasinan and the police is enforcing a total gun ban that started April 27 and will continue up to May 15, even after the Palarong Pambansa slated from May 6 to 12 is already over.

Police Regional Director Franklin Bucayu assured the security of all athletes, coaches, Department of Education officials and all spectators in all the game venues.

Bucayu said that under the total gun ban being enforced, only policemen and other members of law enforcement agencies are allowed to carry their firearms outside their homes provided that they are in proper uniform and must be on official duty.

On the eve of the Palarong Pambansa, Atty. Verna Perez, head of the Palaro Secretariat, reminded that they are showcasing a “green and environmentally-friendly Palaro” that can be made as the benchmark of future events.

This means that cleanliness and sanitation will be strictly enforced in all the playing venues and the billeting centers and that the use of plastic and Styrofoam will be discouraged.

For their own protection, athletes will be barred from swimming in the beaches of Pangasinan throughout the duration of the national games.

For the first time in the history of the Palaro, all games will be brought to the public via live streaming which can be accessed through cellphones and computers. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=5&rid=424024
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saintm

May 5th, 2012, 09:26 AM

11,000 jobs offered in DOLE job fair in Pangasinan

Thursday 3rd of May 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis ROSALES, Pangasinan, May 3 (PIA) -- A total of 11,005 local and overseas jobs were offered in a job fair led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 1 at SM City Rosales on Tuesday.

Comprising the figure were 3,908 local jobs and 7,097 overseas jobs being offered in Taiwan, Brunei, Cyprus, Malaysia, Australia, Hongkong, Singapore and several Middle East countries. The jobs were offered by 16 overseas employers and 50 local ones.

The jobs offered included factory workers, food service crews, domestic helpers, sales assistants, beauticians, medical and construction workers, teachers, computer and electronics experts and hotel attendants.

Pangasinenses made up the majority of applicants, which also included job seekers from Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and La Union.

The job fair, dubbed “Labor Day Jobs and Livelihood Fair,” was the main event hosted by the department for the Labor Day.

DOLE regional director Grace Y. Ursua said most applicants are seeking for local jobs because of their immediate need for employment.

One of the biggest issues of employment today is jobs mismatch, or landing on jobs that do not fit ones qualifications, she said, adding that this is already being addressed by the department thru information dissemination campaign and on-line registration.

Noting the importance of job fair, Ursua said applicants, who usually are fresh graduates, need not go from one place to another to seek for employment. “They [job seekers] do not know where the jobs are. They can already choose the work they want in jobs fairs, unlike when they are scouting for jobs themselves,” she added.

Referring to the event’s theme “Pagtutulungan. Pagbabago. Disenteng Trabaho,” Rosales town Mayor Ricardo V. Revita said, “It is clear that it is not only employment that we seek for our people. Jobs must also be dignified. No matter how lowly a job may seem, it still possesses a certain degree of importance for our progress as a country.”

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led by regional director Florante Leal also opened the “Diskuwento Caravan” in the same venue.

The other government agencies that participated in the jobs fair were the Public Employment Service Office, Technical Skills and Development Authority, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Professional Regulations Commission, National Labor Relations Commission, Department of Trade and Industry, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG Fund and the Philippine Information Agency. (ANL/ARRF-PIA1 Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1931336005301

saintm

May 5th, 2012, 09:29 AM

Happy Ripples Beach resort

Saturday, May 5, 2012

HAPPY Ripples Beach Resort in San Fabian, Mabilao, Pangasinan, is only an hour’s drive away from Baguio. And from the junction of Dagupan and Damortis to the Resort is another 10 kilometers. My whole family was invited for an overnight stay at the place. Each family drove their vehicles and arrived at the resort in time for a sumptuous buffet lunch.

We were booked in air-conditioned double-beds and family rooms which are comfortable and cozy. I reconnoitered around and saw that the area is secured and has enclosed surroundings and is safely designed even for pre-schoolers which is perfect for my family – we have seven grandchildren 6 years old and below!

Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos.

After lunch, the young ones were put to sleep with the promise that they could romp around the spacious grounds upon waking up. The adults lingered on at the tables by the wide Gazebo drinking and laughing while some older kids climbed guava trees and reached out for Indian mangoes.

By 4 p.m., the kids awoke from their slumber and rushed out through an easy way to the beach area. In a while, they were able to contract a motorized boat that was parked by the beach to ride around for 30 minutes at P20 each. Not bad.

I went to the View Deck which has a breathtaking view of the ocean and took pictures of the beach front until the descent of the sun over the distant horizon. Stunning! Soon, I joined the others to swim at the beach - so calming and soothing. When the sun set, everyone transferred and plunged in the mini Olympic size swimming pool beside the clubhouse. Even our youngest 6-month-old ‘apo’ enjoyed the water.

Upon waking up the next morning, our kids went straight again to the beach running every which way, digging sand or taking a dip in the ocean. By 8 AM, a sumptuous buffet breakfast was prepared at the View Deck. Most adults stayed on, enjoying the cool breeze and sipping cups of coffee or tea.

It was impossible to keep our pre-schoolers in one place. They all managed to jump back in the swimming pool beside the Happy Ripples Club House. This area can accommodate from 50 to 100 people for any occasion like birthdays or wedding parties. Meanwhile, Rey and I requested for professional therapists to massage us in our room.

Time runs fast with no idle moments. Everyone, especially the young ones, had a blast! Truly an unforgettable vacation starts at the Happy Ripples Beach Resort.

Telephone No: (075) 560-2076
Mobile No: 0918-529-6976
Email: happyripples@yahoo.com.ph
Website: www.wix.com/happyripples

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on May 05, 2012.

saintm

May 5th, 2012, 09:44 AM

Mayor BSL graces the Inauguration of the new Rudel Building

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/544998_321384887897998_150200591683096_446294_699075734_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/562569_321384997897987_150200591683096_446297_470766780_n.jpg

lightz

May 5th, 2012, 10:26 AM

bladeguard

May 5th, 2012, 10:49 AM

baka SM Urdaneta na nga yan

>>> Pwedeng SM nga ang may ari ng building na ipatatayo sa tapat ng CB mall pero gaya ng cnabi ng isang tiga Urdaneta sa FB conversation, SM Hypermarket lang daw ito.. or maybe SM Savemore dahil narin cguro sa pagpasok ng Puregold sa Urdaneta kaya gusto din ng SM iparamdam ang presence nila sa Urdaneta.. BTW, ang Savemore at Hypermarket ba pareho lang?hehe.. senxa na, im not totally familiar into it.. tanx!

Welcome po bladeguard! Mejo maluwang nga yung area na yun at sa likod nya malawak yung area. Mistery project ito ha. Dibamay SM property na malapit sa City Hall?

Just like in Lingayen may malaking shopping center na ginagawa yung daan na papuntang western pangasinan tabi ng transport terminal pero wala news about dun full swing ang construction. chismis CSI raw.

Sa Mangatarem may mall rin na ginagawa sa tabi ng Simbahan.

Ang dami construction ng commercial areas. Ginugulat nalang tayo sa balita tulad sa Graceland Mall sqa binalonan

:banana::banana::banana:

>>> oo nga napakaraming development ang nangyayari all over Pangasinan!!! there is really no stopping for our Province's bid to be # 1...

Accdg to my friend working and based in Urdaneta, intact pa rin nman daw un plan ng SM to build a full service mall in Urdaneta in the very near future, the main reason why SM still holds firmly on the huge lot they've acquired just accross the new city hall kahit may mga problema ito.. just the mere fact of knowing that SM is still keen to build 1 for Urdaneta, ok na din.. at least they still consider and they are confident with the city's future capability, economic wise..hehehe..:lol::lol::lol:

bladeguard

May 5th, 2012, 12:57 PM

URDANETA CITY..

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/540278_279380158804446_173741459368317_653251_1771862099_n.jpg

lightz

May 5th, 2012, 04:51 PM

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p480x480/536108_10150794068465762_373713600761_9537080_1577077576_n.jpg
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p480x480/536108_10150794068465762_373713600761_9537080_1577077576_n.jpg

lightz

May 5th, 2012, 06:22 PM

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2bl1aNXWb1rr7wsco1_r1_500.jpg
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2bl1aNXWb1rr7wsco1_r1_500.jpg

ISwitch

May 5th, 2012, 07:59 PM

>>> Pwedeng SM nga ang may ari ng building na ipatatayo sa tapat ng CB mall pero gaya ng cnabi ng isang tiga Urdaneta sa FB conversation, SM Hypermarket lang daw ito.. or maybe SM Savemore dahil narin cguro sa pagpasok ng Puregold sa Urdaneta kaya gusto din ng SM iparamdam ang presence nila sa Urdaneta.. BTW, ang Savemore at Hypermarket ba pareho lang?hehe.. senxa na, im not totally familiar into it.. tanx!

>>> oo nga napakaraming development ang nangyayari all over Pangasinan!!! there is really no stopping for our Province's bid to be # 1...

Accdg to my friend working and based in Urdaneta, intact pa rin nman daw un plan ng SM to build a full service mall in Urdaneta in the very near future, the main reason why SM still holds firmly on the huge lot they've acquired just accross the new city hall kahit may mga problema ito.. just the mere fact of knowing that SM is still keen to build 1 for Urdaneta, ok na din.. at least they still consider and they are confident with the city's future capability, economic wise..hehehe..:lol::lol::lol:

mas sosyal ang hypermarket although pareho lang ang price ng tinda nila

ionic_child

May 6th, 2012, 05:24 AM

.. BTW, ang Savemore at Hypermarket ba pareho lang?hehe.. senxa na, im not totally familiar into it.. tanx!

according to an sm exec, both are supermarket-oriented but they differ in floor area. hypermarket is bigger and meant for city-wide patrons. savemore is more of a neighborhood type supermarket meant to compete against puregold junior.

lightz

May 6th, 2012, 03:31 PM

URDUJA PALACE - Lingayen
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7148338707_3a5037e544_z.jpg
The official residence of the provincial governor of Pangasinan

info_rene

May 6th, 2012, 03:55 PM

Sa Mangatarem may mall rin na ginagawa sa tabi ng Simbahan.

:banana::banana::banana:

Mangatarem MAGIC Group of Companies yan. Magic Grocery, Department store and MAGIC Appliance Center... plus of course the franchises Mang Inasal, Jollibee at iba pa.

:banana: :banana: :banana:

Within this year I knew it will be operational. Labanan talaga ng mga malls na ngayon. Question lang eh, maluwang ba ang buying public ng Pangasinan?? Hope people will be productive enough to buy more

ISwitch

May 6th, 2012, 05:28 PM

well, kung ang mga nagtitinda sa Pangasinan eh may kanya-kanyang offices, manufacturing at distribution network, they will be providing jobs to locals plus a number of ofws, people working in other places like metro manila and calabrzon na regular na nagpapadala ng pera sa pangasinan, all of these malls' operations can be profitable not to mention local/international tourism industries at yung local native industries, the future is very bright ha

Tan Tararan

May 7th, 2012, 04:53 PM

Welcome po bladeguard! Mejo maluwang nga yung area na yun at sa likod nya malawak yung area. Mistery project ito ha. Dibamay SM property na malapit sa City Hall?

Just like in Lingayen may malaking shopping center na ginagawa yung daan na papuntang western pangasinan tabi ng transport terminal pero wala news about dun full swing ang construction. chismis CSI raw.

Sa Mangatarem may mall rin na ginagawa sa tabi ng Simbahan.

Ang dami construction ng commercial areas. Ginugulat nalang tayo sa balita tulad sa Graceland Mall sqa binalonan

:banana::banana::banana:

Just like in Lingayen may malaking shopping center na ginagawa yung daan na papuntang western pangasinan tabi ng transport terminal pero wala news about dun full swing ang construction. chismis CSI raw.

> Nung dumaan po kami going to Dagupan, may nakasulat na "Consumer Saver " yung nagpapatayo dun.
Sa pagkakaalam ko CSI stands for Consumer Saver Inc.?
I'm maybe wrong though.

Sa Mangatarem may mall rin na ginagawa sa tabi ng Simbahan.

> Am from Aguilar pero may bahay din kami sa Mangatarem.
Yep, actually, mukhang mabilis yung pagconstruct nung structure.
Hopefully, mag open na within d year. Sana CSI din... yun nga lang, me CSI Urbiztondo na pala.
Am still hoping for a Mangatarem branch pa rin. hehe.

ISwitch

May 8th, 2012, 01:24 AM

baka grocery lang yan hindi mall, or barangay mall, pinasosyal na palengke, kase alam ko mga CSI isang puntos ang lamang sa palengke, pero kung ako tatanngin, mas gusto ko pa sa palenh\gke kesa pumasok sa csi, syang lang ang kuryente dun dahil mukhang palengke lang na pinadami ang ilaw

[nightfury]

May 8th, 2012, 02:32 AM

Rosales rising as gov’t center in northern Luzon
Posted on May 6, 2012 - Filed Under Business, News

ROSALES—Thanks to its strategic location, this town is emerging as the center for national government satellite offices intended to serve northern Luzon.
Last week, the Office of the Ombudsman inaugurated an office in Barangay Carmay here, following the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) that opened a center last year.
Rosales shares a common boundary with the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, and is located along the main national highway that links northern Luzon to Manila.
Former 6th District Rep. Conrado Estrella III said having these offices in Rosales will help the public in terms of cutting down travel time and other expenses as well as significantly reduce the volume of people at existing offices in Baguio City and Manila.
Estrella announced that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will open a branch in the same location on May 11 while a five-storey building for the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) is under construction.
Expected to follow suit are the buildings of the National Tobacco Administration and the Department of Labor and Employment, which will also house the offices of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the National Conciliation and Mediation Board, according to Estrella.
Estrella underscored that these offices are meant to serve not just Region 1 but residents within northern Luzon.
Estrella commended citizen Pancracio” Bobby’ Rodriquez who donated the lot for the government center. (with report from PIA-Pangasinan)

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2012/05/06/rosales-rising-as-govt-center-in-northern-luzon/

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

ISwitch

May 8th, 2012, 04:33 AM

Giant Clams:
http://northphilippines.org/site/wp-content/gallery/pangasinan/pangasinan15.jpg
Hundred Islands Kayaking Adventure:
http://northphilippines.org/site/wp-content/gallery/pangasinan/pangasinan16.jpg

[nightfury]

May 9th, 2012, 01:43 AM

ENGLISH - PANGASINAN TRANSLATION JUST FOR FUN:

1. ON- aliwan andi
2. ANTIQUE- agi nen inak
3. ANTHEM- agi nen inam
4. INNER- kulaan to?
5. LOBBY- kayari agew
6. SINGER- itaker na lubir
7. SUMMIT- taway na kindi
8. UNTO- ag taka narengel
9. SHOCK- aliwan sika
10. A CAR- aliwan batik
11. YOU'RE WRONG- aliwan alagey
12. GALORE- atektek na niluto
13. PUNISH- tingting o tambo
14. THE LAND- pireg ka ta walay luganan dya
15. DEMAND- aliwan ditan,medyo arawi ni daiset
16. I SING- kawes na pantagey
17. CAR SOON- kawes na panleksab
18. SWEET- araya may untitikyab,nayarin taras,peluka,tansiw etc.
19. THE LEAGUE-bokel so tawag na aray taga mapandan,mangaldan,san jacinto,san fabian, manaoag.
20. NOT SEAT- natnay bato
21. NOT THUG-natna lamet ya bato, tsk!
22. TO YOU- marakep ya no nepnep
23. A BOWER-asilot na lubir
24. MY TEA-sigarilyon makabaog
25. SEA CAMERA-aliwan sikara
26. TEA REST-anggapod kalakal
27. THE POOL-kolor ya
28. DAM PEEL-natawayan mo no napapetang moy ulok
29. BIGGEST-agee! antakot ko ya, araya may unkokorong
30. GO! GO!- aya so ggaween mo no aketket kay number29.
31. CALL A WAIT- no medyo atagey so bunga
32. LOVE BEER-aya may no mansalita
33. FACE TACT- karson ya pandalem
34. FALL TACT- aya may taoy taoy..
35. THE LION- dyad dayat ya, tsunami so tawag no baleg
36. SOME PLURA-kayari syammira
37. BELL TONGUE-no unla kad basil,ay mankalna ka balet ta walay luganan
38. A PULL THOUGHT-no makapoy so lubir
39. BALL KISS- no manluslos so karson mo
40. FOUND THE- apis na danganan
41. LAUGH PHASE- amagaan ya niyog ya anggapoy karga
42. WAS SIGH- panagtegteg na ankabaleg na kiew
43. NAP LOG- peket kan maong kasi
44. NOON KNEE MAN- kakayarin too ni labat ya inkagawa
45. DEAL PACK-aliwan sikatoy atagey na eleng
46. A BEE, NO LOOK- akalogkalog ya itnol
47. IN SOME BOAT- apuraan
48. A CLUE- aya may no mangan la..managalay sira o baaw
49. PACK OR WRONG- suhol kada eleksyon

^^ source: What's Up Dagupan FB Page

:rofl:
unang nabasa ko to sa mga text messages tas biglang kumalat sa facebook :D

Tan Tararan

May 9th, 2012, 03:42 AM

;91200547']ENGLISH - PANGASINAN TRANSLATION JUST FOR FUN:

1. ON- aliwan andi
2. ANTIQUE- agi nen inak
3. ANTHEM- agi nen inam
4. INNER- kulaan to?
5. LOBBY- kayari agew
6. SINGER- itaker na lubir
7. SUMMIT- taway na kindi
8. UNTO- ag taka narengel
9. SHOCK- aliwan sika
10. A CAR- aliwan batik
11. YOU'RE WRONG- aliwan alagey
12. GALORE- atektek na niluto
13. PUNISH- tingting o tambo
14. THE LAND- pireg ka ta walay luganan dya
15. DEMAND- aliwan ditan,medyo arawi ni daiset
16. I SING- kawes na pantagey
17. CAR SOON- kawes na panleksab
18. SWEET- araya may untitikyab,nayarin taras,peluka,tansiw etc.
19. THE LEAGUE-bokel so tawag na aray taga mapandan,mangaldan,san jacinto,san fabian, manaoag.
20. NOT SEAT- natnay bato
21. NOT THUG-natna lamet ya bato, tsk!
22. TO YOU- marakep ya no nepnep
23. A BOWER-asilot na lubir
24. MY TEA-sigarilyon makabaog
25. SEA CAMERA-aliwan sikara
26. TEA REST-anggapod kalakal
27. THE POOL-kolor ya
28. DAM PEEL-natawayan mo no napapetang moy ulok
29. BIGGEST-agee! antakot ko ya, araya may unkokorong
30. GO! GO!- aya so ggaween mo no aketket kay number29.
31. CALL A WAIT- no medyo atagey so bunga
32. LOVE BEER-aya may no mansalita
33. FACE TACT- karson ya pandalem
34. FALL TACT- aya may taoy taoy..
35. THE LION- dyad dayat ya, tsunami so tawag no baleg
36. SOME PLURA-kayari syammira
37. BELL TONGUE-no unla kad basil,ay mankalna ka balet ta walay luganan
38. A PULL THOUGHT-no makapoy so lubir
39. BALL KISS- no manluslos so karson mo
40. FOUND THE- apis na danganan
41. LAUGH PHASE- amagaan ya niyog ya anggapoy karga
42. WAS SIGH- panagtegteg na ankabaleg na kiew
43. NAP LOG- peket kan maong kasi
44. NOON KNEE MAN- kakayarin too ni labat ya inkagawa
45. DEAL PACK-aliwan sikatoy atagey na eleng
46. A BEE, NO LOOK- akalogkalog ya itnol
47. IN SOME BOAT- apuraan
48. A CLUE- aya may no mangan la..managalay sira o baaw
49. PACK OR WRONG- suhol kada eleksyon

^^ source: What's Up Dagupan FB Page

:rofl:
unang nabasa ko to sa mga text messages tas biglang kumalat sa facebook :D

^^
:lol::lol::lol:
It's more fun in Pangasinan!

ISwitch

May 9th, 2012, 04:17 AM

Talugtog, Lingayen:
http://www.benmillionaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/River-in-Talogtog-Lingayen-Pangasinan-300x225.jpg

ISwitch

May 9th, 2012, 04:19 AM

Mango Plantation in Bayambang:
http://www.google.com.ph/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://cdn.sulitstatic.com/images/2012/0102/100409787_0958319373717060db387d6bc08422090ed488c8584be8352.jpg&sa=X&ei=-tOpT6quCaWRiQeo2bGuAw&ved=0CAkQ8wc4Dw&usg=AFQjCNHLHQrartvPHtUaxOvqkZMcpEXUGQ

ISwitch

May 9th, 2012, 04:21 AM

Kulibangbang Tree in Bayambang:
http://www.google.com.ph/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.bayambang.gov.ph/images/culibangbang.png&sa=X&ei=ddSpT52gA46YiAeH6YCdBQ&ved=0CAoQ8wc4IA&usg=AFQjCNFeLi4CL1bh-AuF1NN6E24LIw_Zcg

ISwitch

May 9th, 2012, 04:22 AM

PSU, Bayambang:
http://www.google.com.ph/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.ipangasinan.com/2008images/bayambang/10psu.jpg&sa=X&ei=3tSpT4rbKY6jiAfftc2uAw&ved=0CAkQ8wc4XA&usg=AFQjCNGHKeCyB84pHO41hIK-4p2CdH2zIA

ISwitch

May 9th, 2012, 04:26 AM

PSU Infanta Road:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/9018857.jpg

ISwitch

May 9th, 2012, 04:28 AM

Dasol Municipal Hall:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Dasol_Municipal_Hall.jpg

saintm

May 9th, 2012, 06:58 AM

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/468511_385469184829127_195977387111642_1049757_1102781583_o.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s320x320/524269_385469184829127_195977387111642_1049757_1102781583_n.jpg

saintm

May 9th, 2012, 07:00 AM

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/295006_3544884413583_1016687603_33408304_222799740_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/295006_3544884413583_1016687603_33408304_222799740_n.jpg

saintm

May 9th, 2012, 07:02 AM

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/548324_398154630218228_156309794402714_1221322_590527453_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/548324_398154630218228_156309794402714_1221322_590527453_n.jpg

ralph fiennes

May 11th, 2012, 09:01 AM

hello Pangasinan guys :)

May plan kami punta ng pangasinan sa May 20, sa may Tondol beach resort sa Andal.
So far, wala kaming idea sa mga beach resorts/cottages doon.

Meron ba kayong ma recommend?

Salamat :)

ISwitch

May 12th, 2012, 05:42 PM

http://tourism-philippines.com/images/pangasinan7.jpg

ISwitch

May 12th, 2012, 05:49 PM

Pangasinan-La Union Welcome arc:
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4745308068578605&id=3136062d4fcb86440c97d6e5a7cc7c4a

ISwitch

May 12th, 2012, 05:51 PM

Anda Bridge:
http://www.pangasinan.org/2007towns/anda_altre/Anda%20Bridge.jpg

ISwitch

May 12th, 2012, 05:53 PM

http://stonehedgebulldogs.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/bugallon-pangasinan-philippines-by-stonehedge-bulldogs-005.jpg?w=497&h=419

ISwitch

May 12th, 2012, 05:57 PM

Puerto del Sol:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5009/5245952976_e9700c5d1f.jpg

ISwitch

May 14th, 2012, 09:30 AM

Ang linis ng Dagupan Downtown dito ha:
http://www.asian-cities-adapt.org/typo3temp/pics/d4b3f1b803.jpg

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:04 PM

Pangasinan biker tops Cordillera Challenge

Friday, May 11, 2012

A PANGASINAN biker dared the challenge and finished first in the 3rd Cordillera Globe Challenge that saw some 222 bikers joining the fund raising activity.

Dubbed as "Globe Cordillera Challenge 3," the 27-kilometer uphill adventure sought to create awareness about reforestation and to raise funds for building forests in the mountainous region, a major watershed in Northern Luzon.

Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos.

Pangasinan's Ralph Joseph Abolado finished the three courses with a record time of 3:20:05 while James Dacayanan of Baguio, the youngest in the batch, came close with 3:13:35 and at third was Boom Rabillos, also from Baguio, who finished the race with recorded time of 3:14:34.

With the theme, "Bike your way. Choose your trail. Save the Cordilleras," the bikers were made to choose from three courses they could hurdle based on their level of capacity which includes the Mt. Cabuyao Summit - the easiest station (11 kms from the starting line, 2,020 meters above sea level or masl).

The second trail is Mt. Sto Tomas Summit - a difficult station (2,230 masl, 16 kms from the starting line). It involved steep grades, loose rocks, and tricky descents. But the peak gave the best view of the Lingayen Gulf, not to mention the mossy and pine forests that could be seen from this point.

The toughest of the three, the downhill behind the catch basin (1,600 masl, 16 kms from the starting line) involved 2.7 kilometers of downhill ride over big rocks, loose gravel, on narrow double track road.

For every station completed, riders received a wrist band. At the finish line, the number of wristbands received corresponded to the number of stations accomplished.

“The Globe Cordillera Challenge has always enjoyed enormous success in terms of awareness and reaction from the public through their donations and we were able to replicate this, while at the same time, make the effort more sustainable by building small plant nurseries through the help of CCT,” said Rob Nazal, head of Globe Corporate Social Responsibility.

The biking challenge raised some P800,000 for CCT's Roots and Shoots program. The program seeks to build 20 seedling nurseries in public elementary schools across the Cordillera Administrative Region by the end of 2012.

Being the main source of life for most of northern Luzon and a vital resource area for water that serves the irrigation needs of thousands of hectares of farm land, the Cordillera region is the logical choice as the beneficiary of the project.

Most of Luzon’s major river systems come from this region and serves as the largest catch basin of rain water in the country.

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on May 12, 2012.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/sports/2012/05/11/pangasinan-biker-tops-cordillera-challenge-221046

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:05 PM

NCR overall Palaro champ for 10th year

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines – National Capital Region dominated the ballgames yesterday and for the 10th straight year emerged overall champion in the secondary division of the Palarong Pambansa.

This year’s edition of the school-based sportsfest came to a close at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center with NCR also being crowned champion in boys basketball.

JJ Alejandro, 17, erupted for 33 points, including four booming triples, to power the Big City dribblers to a 96-77 rout of back-to-back champion Calabarzon before a huge, appreciative weekend crowd.

Alejandro was named MVP as NCR, made up of the best players from different Metro Manila schools, bagged its first boys crown in three years, and ended Calabarzon’s two-year reign.

“I’m very thankful I was given this opportunity to help the NCR team,” said Alejandro, who will skip one UAAP season for National U for a chance to play for the national youth squad.

Alejandro also led the Energen Pilipinas team to the semis of a FIBA-Asia tilt in Vietnam last year.

While snaring the gold that mattered most with its victory in basketball, NCR also captured the other gold that has a special place in its heart – football.

The NCR booters, led by players from back-to-back UAAP high school titlist Far Eastern U, had a rough time against Central Visayas, the defending champion, but emerged a 2-0 winner.

Ammani Aguinaldo broke the ice on the 15th minute, a right-footed rocket off a beautiful cross from Alex Rayos Jr., before capping it with another one in the second half off a penalty kick to send the NCR to its first gold in football in a long while.

“I have to give it to the players. They gave it all because 10 of them already graduated,” said NCR coach Vincent Santos, who along with FEU training director and Loyola Meralco Sparks coach Kim Chul Su, left early for Manila to catch their UFL match with Kaya FC.

Secondary volleyball also belonged to the NCR as it topped Central Visayas, 24-26, 25-20, 14-25, 25-17, 15-12, in the boys’ section and Western Visayas, 25-16, 25-19, 19-25, 25-17 in the girls’ side.

Its victory in the boys division, however, was tainted with controversy after Central Visayas placed the result under protest following a judgment call that may have affected the outcome of the game.

Central Visayas was protesting a hit by the NCR that was called out by one referee. It would have knotted the count at 13-all. But one official called it a checkball and handed the point to NCR, which then seized a 14-12 lead.

NCR then clinched the gold, sending its players to a frantic celebration, and those from Central Visayas up in arms, and in tears.

Curiously, Central Visayas and NCR did not show up for the awarding ceremonies.

At the end of this weeklong meet, NCR ruled the secondary division with 415 points, way ahead of Western Visayas and Calabarzon, which wound up second and third with 230.50 and 158 points, respectively.

Rounding up the top 10 were Central Visayas (152.67), Central Luzon (121.50), Cotabato Region (76.67), Northern Mindanao (73), Mimaropa (70.67), Cordillera Administrative Region (54.50) and Ilocos (42.34).

NCR’s elementary took its seventh straight general championship by amassing 318 points against Western Visayas (221.50), Calabarzon (177.50), Central Visayas (152.50), Northern Mindanao (97.50), Ilocos (54.67), Cotabato (48.50), Mimaropa (46.50), Zamboanga (44.17) and Davao (42).

The swimmers produced 60 points for NCR as its boys and girls’ teams rode on the broad shoulders of Axel Toni Ngui, who had a Palaro best seven golden feats, and the six by Catherine Bondad and five by Delia Cordero.

Palaro poster girl Maureen Emily Schrijvers, a Phl-born Belgian-Chinese, also anchored the girls’ athletics team to victory equivalent to 30 points thanks to a five-gold harvest that crowned her queen of athletics.

These victories plus some in girls archery, boys baseball, boys chess, rhythmic, men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics helped propel the NCR to its most dominating effort in recent years.

NCR’s elementary level reign was capped by its basketball team’s 97-90 win over Calabarzon earlier.

“There were some moments in the fourth quarter that we were just leading by two points after we led by double digits,” said NCR mentor Andrew Mavrides, whose core is composed of Lourdes School of Mandaluyong.

“But the guys showed determination and heart and that really helped the team,” he added.

http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=806593&publicationsubcategoryid=69

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:06 PM

WV still first
runner-up behind NCR

After one week of competition, the National Capital Region retained its overall championship title with 11 team titles in elementary and 13 in secondary division, while Western Visayas earned six team titles in elementary and five in the secondary to remain first runner-up in the 2012 Palarong Pambansa that ended Saturday in Lingayen, Pangasinan.

Western Visayas had the chance to earn more points in ball games as the elementary and secondary basketball boys’ team and high school girls squad, together with their teammates in volleyball and elementary football advanced to the semifinals, but only the basketball girls managed to advance to the championship round, and eventually, won the crown.

While they were able to dominate the elementary boys and girls, arnis, athletics girls, boxing, softball, and taekwondo boys, Region VI failed to land in the top three of elementary badminton boys and girls, baseball, chess boys, gymnastics, swimming, taekwondo girls, and tennis boys and girls.

The NCR, on the other hand, topped the elementary athletics boys, badminton girls, basketball, chess boys, gymnastics, swimming boys and girls, tennis girls, and volleyball boys.

In secondary competition, Western Visayas reigned in arnis boys and girls, basketball girls, softball, and table tennis girls, while NCR topped the archery girls, athletics girls, baseball, basketball boys, chess boys, football, gymnastics, swimming boys and girls, and volleyball boys and girls.

Western Visayas salvaged the bronze in basketball boys with a win over Davao, while the secondary volleyball girls’ team consoled themselves with a third place finish after yielding their crown to NCR in the semifinals, 16-25, 19-25, 25-19 and 17-25.

Earlier, Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Maraño Jr. said cash incentives will be given to all Palaro medal winners. Gold medalists will get P10,000 while the silver medalist will receive P5,000 and the bronze winners, P3,000.

For team events, the provincial government will give P50,000 for the first placers, P30,000 for the first runner-up, and 10,000 for the second runner-up.

Marañon said the incentives will be given to all winners representing Region VI even if they are not from Negros Occidental.*NAB

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2012/May/14/sportnews1.htm

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:09 PM

Aquino welcomes China’s fishing ban at disputed shoal

DAVAO CITY, Philippine—Saying the Scarborough Shoal has already suffered some ecological damage, President Benigno Aquino III on Monday welcomed China’s declaration of a fishing ban in most of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and indicated that Filipino fishermen would be also asked to refrain from fishing in the contentious territory.
Addressing the media following a speech on rural development program in Mindanao, the Chief Executive answered in the affirmative when asked if the Filipino fishers would be asked to stop fishing at the disputed shoal.
“Yes. And the [Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources] is supposed to be using some device that will improve fishing conditions elsewhere for our fishermen especially those from Masinloc in the Zambales area and some from the Pangasinan area,” Mr. Aquino said.
The President said the Philippine Coast Guard and the BFAR has reported some discoloration in the shoal.
“There seems to have been damage to the system … So you want to help the ecosystem to recover and a ban would help in the process,” Mr. Aquino said.
China has announced a fishing ban in most of what it calls the South China Sea. The ban will run from May 16 to Aug. 1.
The fishing ban comes amid a standoff between Philippine and Chinese authorities at the Scarborough Shoal.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/193063/aquino-welcomes-china%E2%80%99s-fishing-ban-at-disputed-shoal

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:12 PM

PSC to expand sports program

By Joey Villar, The Philippine Star
Posted at 05/09/2012 11:44 AM | Updated as of 05/09/2012 11:44 AM

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines – After drawing President Aquino's all-out support for the country's elite sports, the Philippine Sports Commission yesterday reiterated its desire to strengthen its grassroots development program.

"We want to get our youth to get more involved in sports and one of the first steps we’ll take is the expansion of the Batang Pinoy," said PSC chair Richie Garcia, who graced the Palarong Pambansa inaugurals along with the Chief Executive, sports commissioner Jolly Gomez and Philippine Olympic Committee president Peping Cojuangco Jr.

The expansion of the Batang Pinoy, a multi-sports meet for students and out-of-school kids aged 12-16 years old which was revived last year in Naga City, would mean there will be more regional eliminations, according to Cojuangco.

"The need for an expansion is in line with the International Olympic Committee's Youth Olympics as well as getting more of our children to take up sports," said the former Tarlac Congressman.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/05/09/12/psc-expand-sports-program

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:13 PM

Julaton dares WBA queen Nava

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MANILA, Philippines - Fresh from pounding out a one-sided decision over Mexican knockout artist Yolanda Segura, Fil-Am fighter Ana (Hurricane) Julaton yesterday challenged WBA female superbantamweight champion Jackie Nava to a showdown anytime, anywhere even in her own backyard.

Julaton, 31, had no difficulty hammering Segura who came in four pounds over the limit in their Yucatan duel last Friday. A dangerous puncher with seven knockouts in eight wins, Segura never found the range to bang the elusive Julaton. Segura tried to crowd Julaton and brawl but the Fil-Am used her patented left jab to dictate the pace of the fight from a distance.

It was Julaton’s comeback bout after losing the WBO 122-pound title to Yesica Marcos on points in Argentina last March. Now, Julaton has set her sights on Nava who retained the WBA title via a decision over challenger Diana Ayala in Tijuana last Saturday. Nava, 32, is known as “La Princesa Azteca” and totes a 27-4-3 record, with 11 KOs, compared to Julaton’s 11-3-1, with one KO.

“I’d like to fight Nava next and since she doesn’t like to leave her hometown (Tijuana) to fight, I have no problem fighting Nava in Mexico,” said Julaton quoted by Ryan Maquinana. “That’s the type of fight that would get women’s boxing the spotlight it needs. Philippines versus Mexico has always been a great rivalry for the fans.”

Julaton’s trainer Angelo Reyes said there’s no doubt in his mind Julaton will beat Nava. “Some of the media in Mexico even told us that (promoter) Fernando Beltran would not allow Jackie to fight Ana in Mexico because they can see that it would be difficult for Jackie to win,” Reyes told The Star. “Jackie has been knocked out before. Ana could not only outbox Jackie but should it turn into a war, there is no question that Ana will knock out Jackie. It’s a fight we’re willing to do anywhere in the world and as soon as possible. I hope Jackie’s people will not be afraid of the challenge and make a deal with our promoter Allan Tremblay to make the fight.”

Tremblay, for his part, said he’d like to stage the Julaton-Nava fight in Pangasinan. “There are many locations interested in that fight but I would like to give Ana’s next world title fight to the good people of the Philippines,” said Tremblay. “It’s time for her to have a homecoming event. I hope to do it in her home province of Pangasinan and it will be one of the great events of the year. I’ve been attempting to contact Gov. Amado Espino through his staff and I hope to hear a response soon.”

There is talk that the Julaton-Nava fight might be included in the undercard of a July 14 show at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, featuring Juan Manuel Marquez in the main event.

“I’m confident Ana will win her fourth world title this year,” said Tremblay, referring to Julaton’s previous reigns as WBO and IBA champion. “Ana boxed beautifully against Segura, this is the style that suits her best and I was so very proud of her performance. She pitched a no-hitter.”

Reyes said Julaton will do to Nava what Muhammad Ali did to Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila. “I believe Ana is an all-around talent,” he said. “Freddie Roach commented that she has so much talent and she hits hard at times but her best attribute is to box. Jackie is also an excellent boxer and often likes to engage. I believe Nava will come after Ana like Frazier did to Ali and Ana will use her speed like Ali. If we’re able to get this fight in the Philippines, it will be the female version of the Thrilla in Manila.”

http://www.philstar.com/thedeanscorner/articlescontent.aspx?articleid=805160&publicationsubcategoryid=69

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:16 PM

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May 14th, 2012, 04:17 PM

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yum, yum! nakakagutom naman ito.. :):)

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:28 PM

Dasol, Pangasinan
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saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:34 PM

yum, yum! nakakagutom naman ito.. :):)

Yah, malasa po yan tulad ng Sarangani Bangus! :cheers:

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:42 PM

Mangatarem MAGIC Group of Companies yan. Magic Grocery, Department store and MAGIC Appliance Center... plus of course the franchises Mang Inasal, Jollibee at iba pa.

:banana: :banana: :banana:

Within this year I knew it will be operational. Labanan talaga ng mga malls na ngayon. Question lang eh, maluwang ba ang buying public ng Pangasinan?? Hope people will be productive enough to buy more

Kung ma develop ng Mangatarem ang commercial area nito, magiging masmalakas pa kesa sa Camiling dahil kuha nya Urbiz, Aguilar at ibang bahagi ng San Carlos City na malayo sa city proper

Nwy, ay Mang Inasal na rin po sa Magic Malasiqui :cheers:

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:44 PM

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:47 PM

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Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break audition comes to SM City Rosales on May 19, Saturday, from 10AM to 4PM!

Yes, Protégé will no longer be a singing competition; it will be an artista search. So if you think you've got talent and the looks, come to SM City Rosales on Saturday, May 19!

Protégé qualifications and requirements are as follows:

* Competition is open to male and female Filipinos, 13-21 years old, with a unique and striking personality, compelling story to tell and immense likeability factor.

* Filipinos who are born and/or currently residing abroad also qualify for the contest provided they must go to one of the key venues on the respective audition dates with the complete requirements.

Those who will audition must bring the following:

1. birth certificate (original for verification, photocopy for submission)
2. 2 recent photos - 1 close-up and 1 full body shot
3. parental consent for those under 18 with parents valid ID (original for verification, photocopy for submission)
4. accomplished application form (to be provided by production)
5. contenders must prepare at least two, 2-minute performances --- they may sing, dance, rap, beat box, act, play instruments or do any extraordinary performances
6. applicants must also dress to impress

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:48 PM

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On May 20, Sunday, the ORIGINAL Cascades featuring John Claude Gummoe--the voice and composer of the immortal classic Rhythm of the Rain--comes to SM City Rosales!

Meet and greet John Claude Gummoe as the original Cascades sings their other hits like Shy Girl, My First Day Alone, The Last Leaf, There's a Reason and more!

Come to SM City Rosales on May 20, Sunday, for this world-class performance of the original Cascades. Show starts at 2PM!

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 04:55 PM

Nothing fishy at Dagupan ‘bangus’ market
By Yolanda Sotelo
Inquirer Northern Luzon
11:43 pm | Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

DAGUPAN CITY—It is 6 a.m. and the sun’s rays are gentle and soothing in Dagupan City. A motorized boat loaded with “bangus” (milkfish) docks at the Pantal River bank, right beside the Magsaysay “consignacion” (consignment) market.
Around 20 men aboard the boat promptly go to work. Some stock the bangus in tubs (“banyera”), others pull the tubs over a plank from the boat to the embankment where still others count the fish. Then the tubs are pulled to the market building where another group is waiting to classify the fish according to size.
“There are three more boats arriving,” says Conrado de Vera, 67, who leads the counting. “We have to count the bangus to know if the number of fish stocked in the pond corresponds to the number of fish harvested.” Some 30,000 fingerlings had been stocked in the one-hectare farm, he says.
There is nothing fishy in the Magsaysay market where the popular bangus of Dagupan City and those harvested from coastal Pangasinan towns are traded. Prices are almost the same across the consignacion owners, give or take a peso or two per kilogram.
Trading scheme
Under the consignacion scheme, fishery operators bring their produce to consignees who earn 5 percent from the sale of bangus to traders from all over Pangasinan and other provinces in northern Luzon.
Gerry Ballesteros, an operator of a consignacion, says newly delivered bangus may weigh a total of eight tons. The price depends on the size of bangus—with big bangus selling for P120 a kg and the smaller ones selling for P80 to P85 a kg.
City agriculture officer Emma Molina says 75 consignaciones are operating at the market, 45 of them dealing only with bangus while the others are trading tilapia and other seafood.
At least 33 fish dealers from as far as Isabela, Cagayan, Kalinga and Ilocos Nortey regularly come to Dagupan to buy a minimum of 800 kg per transaction. Sometimes, they buy from 1.6 to 1.8 tons per shipment, three times a week, Molina says.
The market functions 24 hours daily but not all consignees operate at the same time. “This is to stabilize the prices of fish. If all of them sell bangus at the same time, the prices will drop,” Molina says.
Bangus produced in western Pangasinan towns are also traded at Magsaysay, but these are priced lower than the Dagupan bangus by an average of P10 a kg.
Those coming from fishponds in Dagupan or nearby Binmaley town are shipped to the consignacion by boat, while those coming from the towns of Bolinao, Bani and Sual, and Alaminos City are ferried by trucks.
Just minutes after the first batch of bangus is classified, Robert Moulic, a dealer from nearby Mangaldan town, comes to buy 90 kg. As other boats dock, more traders come to get their supply.
No cash changes hands during these transactions. The pond operators entrust the harvest to the consignacion of his choice, then the consignees hand over the fish to the traders on credit.
“But I give the payment to the fishery operators within a week, even if traders have still to pay me. This is because the fishery operators have to buy their stocks and feed for their next stocking season,” Ballesteros says.
“It is all about trust. But there are bad debts, too. When they are not able to pay on time, or they have not paid the other consignaciones, I do not transact with them or give them limited amount of fish,” he says.
The market has spawned other ventures, such as crushed ice trade. The sound of ice being crushed in several stalls adds to the chaos.
Then there are the “kariton” (cart) business. Some make carts out of bamboo and wood and rent these out to porters. Gonzalvo Luis, 55, a porter, says he pays a daily fee of P60 to the owner.
For each banyera, a porter is paid P5, Luis says. He earns just enough for his meals, as he sleeps in the market where the carts are kept.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/190051/nothing-fishy-at-dagupan-%E2%80%98bangus%E2%80%99-market

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 05:06 PM

IT'S PAYBACK TIME!!!! :lol::lol::lol:

Graft raps set vs mayor, 9 councilors
MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012 20:40 ZAFF SOLMERIN / CORRESPONDENT
DAGUPAN City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez on Monday said she is preparing the filing of graft charges against the city’s mayor and nine councilor for allegedly railroading a city council resolution that approved the sale of two government properties.

Fernandez said that could result in losses running to millions of pesos for the local government.

She said the subject of the graft case that she and other concerned citizens will file before the Ombudsman include Dagupan Mayor Benjie Lim and Councilors Jesus Canto, Luis Samson Jr., Karlos Reyna, Librada Reyna, Alvin Coquia, Bryan Lim, Redford Erfe-Mejia, Guillermo Vallejos and John Chester Gonzales.

Fernandez pointed out that the resolution giving Lim blanket authority to negotiate and dispose of two government properties was done with “undue haste and under dubious circumstances.”

She claimed the alleged special session was convened hurriedly to take advantage of her being abroad on an official mission, and was also deliberately kept secret from other councilors who are known supporters of the vice mayor.

Fernandez, the city council’s presiding officer, was abroad to receive two special commendations from the Dagupan City Association of Northern California and the Milpitas City government when the special session was called by Lim on April 27.

Fernandez said the city government has enough funds for social and development projects since the city council has just recently approved its P600 million annual budget.

She feared that the proceeds from the sale of the two properties will be siphoned off to bankroll the candidacies in 2013 of Lim and the nine councilors, now known to the locals as the “Lucky Nine.”

“Clearly, Dagupenyos are being taken for a ride here. If our findings warrant the filing of graft charges against those involved in this mockery, we will do so,” Fernandez said.

She stressed that the special session was unlawful since under the law, under no circumstances can the mayor convene a special session unless there is imminent danger to the lives and safety of city residents.

http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/27138-graft-raps-set-vs-mayor-9-councilors

saintm

May 14th, 2012, 05:10 PM

Hog raisers: Smuggling is killing us
Philippine Daily Inquirer
10:24 pm | Saturday, May 12th, 2012

URDANETA CITY—A top official of a hog raisers’ group in the country has asked the government to investigate people behind the top 10 importers of offal (innards) and determine where they bring the meat products.
Rosendo So, chair of the party-list group Abono and convenor of the Swine Development Council, made this appeal after backyard hog raisers in the country complained of rampant meat smuggling that, they said, had been killing the livelihood of backyard hog and poultry raisers.
So, also the president of the Northern Luzon Hog Raisers Cooperative, said a list of offal importers issued by the Bureau of Customs does not include the major meat processors as top 10 importers. He said major meat processing firms like Purefoods, RFM and San Miguel Corp. ranked 27th, 47th and 84th, respectively, in the list, based on import volume.
“The top 10 [importers] in the list are unknown even to the Department of Agriculture as meat processors,” he told the Inquirer.
“We do not know the people behind the top 10 importers. We hope the government will investigate [this] so we will know who they are and where they bring the millions of kilograms of offal they import,” So said.
Technical smuggling
He said the importers resort to technical smuggling of meat or misdeclare prime meat cuts as offal because it has a low tariff of only 5 percent, as compared to 40 percent tariff for prime cuts.
“The technical smugglers are able to avail of the lower tariff by declaring prime meat as offal. The prime cut is typically hidden underneath offal or innards, which are used by food manufacturers as extenders,” So said.
He said the government had been losing about P3.7 billion in annual revenues due to technical smuggling of pork and chicken.
“We are not opposing the importation of meat if [importers] pay the proper taxes. What we are opposing is the technical smuggling by those who import offal and smuggle prime cuts that should have been levied with 40 percent,” he said.
“We just want the government to put in place mechanisms not only to protect the local industries but to level the playing field as well,” So said.
He said the illegal importation had killed 20 percent of the P25-billion backyard hog and poultry industry.
Pork holiday
Recently, backyard hog raisers in northern and central Luzon and some parts of the country suspended supplying pigs to slaughterhouses and public markets to protest the smuggling of meat.
So said their action was not meant to sabotage the economy but a way of expressing their grievances so the government would stop meat smuggling.
“We want to protect the interest and survival of the local hog and poultry industries which are facing extinction due to unabated smuggling of pork and chicken by unscrupulous importers,” So said in a statement.
He said meat smugglers and their protectors were destroying the economy by depriving government of taxes and killing the livelihood of backyard raisers.
“Accusing us of engaging in economic sabotage is not only unfair but uncalled for. We just want to protect the local industries from unfair trade practices of unscrupulous meat importers. They are the real economic saboteurs,” he said. Yolanda Sotelo, Inquirer Northern Luzon

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/192313/hog-raisers-smuggling-is-killing-us

ISwitch

May 15th, 2012, 06:59 AM

Robinsons ready to invest more in Pangasinan
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CALASIAO–Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) is ready to make more investments in Pangasinan after opening its first mall in the province in this town.

At the formal opening of Robinsons Place Pangasinan last May 10, RLC president Frederick Go said the company is “open to more opportunities in Pangasinan” and is on the look out for properties that can be developed into a shopping center, for housing and hotel.

Located along the MacArthur Highway, Robinsons Place Pangasinan, the group’s first mall in Pangasinan, has a gross floor area of about 32,000 square meters and a gross leasable of 25,000 square meters built on a 6-hectare property.

“We found the right property and so we built the Robinsons Place Pangasinan which is now our 30th mall nationwide,” Go said.

Majority of the employees hired are from the province, Go said.

Mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay hailed Robinson for setting up shop in his town saying should the 1st class municipality of Calasiao become a city, Robinsons will be one of the establishments to thank.

Third District Representative Rachel Arenas and Vice Governor Ferdinand Calimlim, who both graced the grand opening, also lauded the Robinsons group for investing in Pangasinan and opening employment opportunities.

Arenas said having a Robinsons mall here “not only did make our lives easier because this institution has generated a lot of jobs but it has also made the people happy and hopeful because investments would come in and it’s a sign of economic stability and growth”.

For his part, Calimlim said, “Your presence here gives so much prospects, it gives so much advancement for business here in the province. For so many years, it has been our goal to make Pangasinan the best place to work, invest and raise a family but it can only be realized with private partners like you (Robinsons),” he said.—with report from Eva Visperas and PIA Pangasinan

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:32 AM

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:34 AM

P&G to donate 150 laptop computers to Dagupan schools

DAGUPAN CITY, May 15 (PNA) —- Procter and Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest consumer product manufacturer, is set to provide laptop computers with internet connectivity to selected public schools in Dagupan City starting this coming school year.

Clint Navales, chief of external affairs of P&G, said his company is launching a partnership with Dagupan-based CSI Group of Companies owned by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez in order to bring the P&G Estudyante: Laptop donation and internet connectivity program to different public schools to benefit their Grades IV, V and VI pupils.

He said they intend to donate more than 150 specially designed, durable, water-proof and imported laptop computers in Dagupan, which is part of the one million units they intend to donate for a period of 24 years

The company started the donation last year in time with the 77th anniversary celebration of P&G that initially benefited pupils of the Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School in Tondo, Manila. The company expects to donate one million laptop computers when it reaches its 100th year, 24 years later.

The company used to donate books to different public schools in the past but during its 77th anniversary last year, it shifted to donating laptop computers to expose students with new technologies.

"If the consumers buy P&G products, they are contributing and supporting our program of donating one million laptop computers to public schools from Aparri to Sulu," Navales said

P&G has partnered with Smart to ensure internet connectivity of laptop computers in every recipient school, which will also install routers to connect laptop computers in every room.

Navales said the other component of the program is the training of teachers who are expected to integrate computer education into their lesson plans to boost pupils’ knowledge in English, Science, Mathematics and Civic.

“We need the strong commitment of the school principal down to the teachers to make sure that they are willing to support the program,” Navales said, adding that this is not only laptop donation and internet connectivity but also the integration of knowledge learned in the internet into the lesson plan.

Navales said under the program, Grades IV and V pupils will first undergo computer laboratory but when they reach Grade VI, their use of computers will be made more extensive.

All the donated computers will become property of the Department of Education (DepEd). (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=425933

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:35 AM

DENR: Dagupan cannot transfer garbage from its dumpsite to another place

DAGUPAN CITY, May 14 (PNA)--The Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources violated the Ecological and Solid Waste Management Act when it transported and dumped garbage it extracted from its dumpsite in Barangay Bonuan Boquig to other places in the village even if these places are private properties.

This was the opinion of Rodolfo Ocampo of the DENR, commenting on the recent transporting of extracted garbage from the dumpsite to private lots on Gonzales and Maximo Streets, near residential and schools sites in Bonuan Boquig a few weeks ago.

Ocampo attended a meeting presided over by Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez at city hall Monday that discussed the complaints of barangay council officials and residents of Bonuan Boquig who deplored the dumping of extracted garbage in two private lots near their homes and school.

He stressed that not only is the act strictly prohibited by law but there cannot be more than one garbage dumpsite in one town or city.

The putting up of a dumpsite or a landfill needs and Environmental Compliance Certificate from his office after the people in the area where it is located shall have given their social acceptance.

Fernandez said since the people of Bonuan Boquig are complaining about the foul odor being emitted by the extracted garbage being dumped in two private lots near their homesite, it means there is no social acceptability to the move.

Teddy Villamil. acting chief of the Waste Management Division, revealed that his office transferred the extracted garbage following the signing of a memorandum of agreement between Mayor Benjamin Lim and the owner of the lot, Pedro Gonzales, barangay chairman, and his wife Beatriz Reyes, in adjacent Bonuan Binloc.

Lim is currently on a trip to Europe and on leave for two weeks.

Villamil said the transfer of the garbage was made in order to decrease the volume of wastes which already formed into a smokey mountain in the existing dumpsite.

The dumpsite, which is now on its pre-closure stage, is intended to be be transformed into an eco-park once some of the garbage are removed, although the city is yet to put up a new dumpsite.

Dagupan bought a 30-hectare land in Barangay Awai, San Jacinto in 2002 for P16 million to be made into a sanitary landfill.

But the same was eventually placed under the coverage of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law in favor of its tenants.

Bonuan Boquig officials reported the transporting and dumping of garbage in the two lots in their village are being done at dawn to evade protesting residents.

Telling Villamil that the city government can not solve its present problem by creating another problem, Acting Mayor Fernandez ordered that the extracted garbage be moved back to the dumpsite.

Fernandez said based on a letter sent to her by Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Leduina Co, the city government grossly violated the law and the city mayor could be charged for such infraction. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=8&rid=425843

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:39 AM

National ID plan revived

THE House of Representatives is considering the passage of the controversial bill requiring Filipinos to have a national identification card in a bid to streamline transactions and cut red tape in government.

This came after the Committee on Revision of Laws, chaired by Pangasinan Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, approved a consolidated version of the measure that creates an ID card for issuance to Filipino citizens who have reached the age of 18 years old.

http://news.manilastandardtoday.com/2012/05/15/national-id-plan-revived/

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:41 AM

Pangasinan hauls six Golds for R1
Posted on May 15, 2012 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN–Host Region 1 had its moments of glory in the Palarong Pambansa. At presstime, its athletes, all coming from Pangasinan, bagged six gold medals, two of which are in chess, another two in swimming and one each in javelin throw and boxing.
As in previous years, the National Capital Region (NCR) dominated the various sporting events, especially swimming and gymnastics, and as of presstime, was poised to be declared champion, trailed by proverbial 1st runner-up Western Visayas.
But in the penultimate day of the meet, Pangasinan Chess player Samantha Glo Revita who was trained at the Governor Espino Chess Clinic, pulled a victory against her finals opponent, a time when Region 1 needed the gold most.
Overall, the Rosales-born Revita registered 9 points to stay unbeaten in board 1 of the girl’s chess elementary division.
R1's second gold in chess was in team category (elementary girls division) while both the secondary and elementary boys placed 4th in the team event final standings.
Another Pangasinense gold medallist is Danilo Abarra of Alaminos City National High School who ruled the javelin throw, secondary division with a distance record of 51.51 meters.
Meanwhile, Ryan Torres of Region 1 pummeled his last opponent in pinweight 46 kilogram to win the sixth gold medal for the host.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2012/05/15/pangasinan-hauls-six-golds-for-r1/

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:44 AM

Dasol, Pangasinan: Another Island Hopping Story

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The first time I did island hopping was back when we visited Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City, Pangasinan. After that, island hopping was already on my list of most wanted activities to do. And I never imagined that the next island hopping adventure was going to happen again in Pangasinan, now at a town in its western side, almost adjacent to the province of Zambales.

The white sand shoreline of Tambobong Beach in Dasol, Pangasinan.

Part 3 of Dasol Hideaway (Another Pangasinan Island Hopping)

We woke up early in the morning and told the owner of the kubo to hire us a boat to tour around the different islands near Tambobong Beach. They did. And the deal was a tour to the different islands for a whole day (for P800). If you will be visiting Dasol, Pangasinan for the island hopping activity, you MUST be able to visit the Crocodile Island, Culebra/Collibra Island, Balinmanok Cove, a cave, and a Chinese shipwreck. Not less than what I listed. We were not able to visit all the tourist spots though (because we do not really know where exactly the tourist spots were and the boatman told us that the waves were rougher there :[ ). And because we didn’t bring any life jackets of sort, we did not complain. It’s just sad to know that some people were not really inclined to tourism. It’s like they don’t want us to come back again (because we did not really see all the nice tourist spots there). BUT it must not stop you on going to Dasol. You’ll just have to tell the boatman that you are the boss and you must be able to visit all the tourist spots. And definitely bring snorkels and life jackets to fully enjoy your adventure :].

The capacity of the boat we used was 5-6 persons. I was not able though to know whether they have larger boats there but I did see larger boats along the shore. Maybe if you are a group of more than 10 people, you can try looking for the larger boats and hire the boatman to tour you to the different tourist spots.

As I have said earlier, if your main destination in Dasol is Tambobong Beach, better set this aside as a compliment of your tour and better plan to visit the islands near it. The islands near it give you the real Dasol experience—and not just Tambobong Beach alone. The different islands offer the white sand beach good enough to compete with the one in Bolinao (and you’ll never regret about this), a dramatic view of rock formation on an island, a different shallow shipwreck snorkeling (we didn’t do this), swimming on turquoise waters, and caving.

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Culebra Island from afar.

What I enjoyed in the island hopping itself was the fact that we don’t have any life savers of any sort (and there’s the feeling that the boat goes unwell anytime haha). Luckily we did the island hopping safe and sound. For travelers and tourists who want to experience this Dasol experience, I do not recommend you to bring kids with you (particularly when you do not plan to bring any life jackets).

We started to take off at around 9:30 in the morning and the first destination was to get nearer to the Crocodile Island.

http://www.travextravels.com/2012/05/dasol-pangasinan-another-island-hopping.html

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:45 AM

Education sec lauds Pangasinan Palaro hosting

By Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre

LINGAYEN -- Education Secretary Armin Luistro said over the weekend that Pangasinan has set a benchmark in the hosting of Palarong Pambansa.

Luistro's closing message was overflowing with good words to Governor Amado Espino Jr. and the education department's appreciation to all the efforts made by the province of Pangasinan.

"Maraming, maraming, maraming salamat sa probinsiya ng Pangasinan sa inyong ipinakitang pagkalinga sa aming lahat (Thank you very much Pangasinan for taking care of us)," he said.

He said Palarong Pambansa in Pangasinan was able to set standards: well-maintained Olympic standard playing venues like the track and field oval in Lingayen and the swimming pool in Dagupan City.

PANGASINAN. Young athletes light Chinese lanterns during the closing ceremonies of Palarong Pambansa 2012 in Lingayen, Pangasinan over the weekend. (Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre)

Also, compared to previous Palarong Pambansa, more games were held indoors and no games were held between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Palarong Pambansa 2012, Luistro said, showcased the partnership between the province and local government units under it.

The billeting and playing venues were at the cities of Dagupan and San Carlos, Lingayen, Bugallon, Labrador, Binmaley and Calasiao.

"Ito ang cleanest and greenest Palaro so far. Here you gave waste segregations receptacles," Luistro said.

He also mentioned the "five-star accommodation" given to the officiating officials and athletes from 17 regions.

In appreciation to all these, Luistro said the Department of Education (DepEd) will support the Pangasinan Sports Academy project of Espino.

Espino, in response, thanked the DepEd for giving Pangasinan the opportunity to host Palarong Pambansa for the second time.

"Ginawa po namin ang lahat para magkaroon kayo ng natatangi at kakaibang karanasan, at kahit papano ay meron kayong madalang magandang alaala pauwi (We did everything to give you a good and unique experience that you will forever cherish)," the governor said.

Meanwhile, several regions received special awards during the closing ceremonies.

Mimaropa (Region 4A) was adjudged as the Cleanest and Greenest Delegation and the Most Disciplined Delegation. Calabarzon (Region 4B) was adjudged as the Most Organized Delegation; Tandoc Elementary School and Tandoc National High School in San Carlos City (where Mimaropa was billeted) was chosen as the Cleanest, Greenest and Eco-friendliest Schools; Northern Mindanao (Region 10) was acknowledged to have the Biggest Delegation at the closing program.

Estanza Elementary School and Estanza National High School in Lingayen also received a special award as the Best School Host Billeting. (Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/local-news/2012/05/13/education-sec-lauds-pangasinan-palaro-hosting-221246

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:50 AM

Pangasinan pinasalamatan ed pinanhost na Palaron Pambansa 2012

Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY- Balbaleg so pisasalamat nen Deped Sec. Armin Luistro dyad inpanengneng ya kalinga na saray delegado, athleta tan saray amin na dimagop ed Palaron Pambansa 2012 .

Unong ed kinen Luistro ,inpaneng na luyag say pankasakey na a,om ma LGU umpan manmaliw ya matalunggaring so abetlan aktibidad.

Pinasalamatan to met ya so amin na timulong partikular la so Engineering Department pati say saray nanbantay na abig laman daray athleta ed panaon na Palaro.

Kwanto met ya nepeg ya ipabaleg na saray Pangsinense ya sikara et taga Pangasinan unong ed inpanengneng ya suporta na probinsya ed abetlan aktibidad.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/pangasinan/110851-pangasinan-pinasalamatan-ed-pinanhost-na-palaron-pambansa-2012

saintm

May 15th, 2012, 09:52 AM

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Balungao, Pangasinan

dblog

May 15th, 2012, 01:15 PM

Pangasinan hauls six Golds for R1

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2012/05/15/pangasinan-hauls-six-golds-for-r1/

maganda rin pala performance ng Pangasinan, 6 golds is not bad. Kung may tig-2 sana na gold ang bawat province sa region 1 pang-ilan kaya?

lightz

May 15th, 2012, 01:20 PM

Palarong Pambansa 2012 Opening Ceremony
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Danny Ildefonso as Torch Bearer of Palarong Pambansa 2012

ISwitch

May 15th, 2012, 03:57 PM

Palarong Pambansa in VMUF, San Carlos City:
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saintm

May 16th, 2012, 06:38 AM

Top 10 Palaro 2012 moments
BY NATASHYA GUTIERREZ

MANILA, Philippines - Three days after the nation's largest sporting event ended, Rappler looks back at the 2012 Palarong Pambansa and compiles the games' top 10 moments. Relive the highlights, victories and lessons from the week that was in Pangasinan.

Read on and tell us what you think on the comments section. Do you agree with our picks?

10) Sky full of lanterns

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The games ended with a bang, after thousands of athletes gathered at the Narcisco Ramos Sports and Civic Center and released sky lanterns simultaneously. It was a beautiful sight as the skies lit up, to the delight of both locals and visitors alike. Although the closing ceremonies were rained out, the lanterns were a fitting closure to the successful games.

9) Special inspiration

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The special games provided inspiration to all those who watched the special athletes who balanced both fun and fierceness on the field, court or track. From the spirited goalball games to the competitive bocce events, the special games reminded those in Palaro that no obstacle is too big to overcome on the way to success.

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8) All eyes on Schrijvers

Belgian-Chinese Maureen Emily Schrijvers is a 16-year-old athletics superstar from NCR who finished first in every event she competed in. A media favorite because of her striking looks, Schrijvers made buzz by breaking the secondary girls high jump record, clearing 1.62m. The jump that Rappler captured on camera smashed the 2008 1.61m record of CAR's Maria Felice Ellaga. Schrijvers also won the gold in the 100m dash, the 200m dash, and led the NCR secondary girls team to a 1st place finish in both the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay.

RECORD BREAKING. Maureen Emily Schrijvers of NCR broke the record for secondary girls high jump. Joshua Albelda.

7) Riveting rivalry

It was a much-awaited rematch between one of the Palaro's most popular sports. In the secondary girls volleyball finals, defending champions Western Visayas faced off with NCR for the fifth year in a row. NCR took home the title in 2008 and taken from them the year after by Western Visayas in 2009. NCR claimed the championship yet again in 2010, only to be reclaimed by Western Visayas in 2011. As fate would have it, the exchange in titles continued. NCR snagged the title from their arch rivals in four sets, 25-16, 25-19, 19-25, 25-17. The volleyball games also attracted scouts and coaches from Manila who often scan Palaro for possible recruits and additions to their rosters.

6) A promise

President Benigno Aquino III graced Pangasinan for the opening ceremonies of Palarong Pambansa. He welcomed all those present with a promise: an increased commitment to the development of sports in the nation. Aquino announced the government's investment of P200-M on a 'focus sports policy,' dedicated to sports that Filipinos have historically excelled in and have the most potential of succeeding in internationally. The announcement started the games off on a positive note, with the joyous atmosphere extending throughout the week.

5) Golden archer boy

Karl Kristian Mari set his eyes on the target -- and succeeded. The standout archer from Central Visayas put archery on the spotlight, smashing 4 records: 30m (333pts), 40m (324), 50m (313) and single fits (1283). His exemplary performance helped rocket Central Visayas to the top of the scoreboard: Region 7 brought home the secondary boys archery title for the second year in a row.

4) Sprint to the finish

Western Visayas' Dexter Galos brought home the first gold medal of Palaro in dramatic, unforgettable fashion. CAR's Arnold Galap was well on his way to the finish line of the 5000m race, the gold pretty much in his grasp with no one ahead of him. In the last few meters, Galap started to slow down to a jog, unbeknownst to him that Galos, barefoot, was sprinting fast behind him. To everyone's surprise, Galos beat Galap by a hair to take home the event's top award. The determined runner bested Galap by a mere .006 of a second.

3) Cordero makes a splash

She took a one-year hiatus and returned with a huge splash. NCR's Delia Cordero took a break from Palaro in 2011 but made waves in her first two events back in the pool by breaking two swim records. Cordero broke the 14-year-old secondary girls 200m butterfly record made by Althea Lim in 1998, clocking in at 2:26.16 -- 0.06 quicker than Lim's time. Cordero also helped her team break the 200m medley relay record with 1 2:09.09 finish, besting NCR's 2008 record of 2:09.30.

2) The barefoot record-breaker

She broke the elementary girls 1500m record -- barefoot. Angelica de Josef of Western Visayas broke two records in this year's Palaro -- the 800m and the 1500m -- and won two additional gold medals in the 400m dash and the 4x400m relay with her team. She ran some events with shoes, and others without, by preference. But with or without footwear, it did not stop de Josef from ending her last year in the elementary division explosively. While de Josef ultimately did not win the gold in the 1500m (Jie Anne Calis of Northern Mindanao also broke the record, clocking in one second faster), de Josef was responsible for the only two records broken in elementary girls athletics this year.

NO SHOES. Angelica De Josef of WVRAA competes barefoot at the Palarong Pambansa 2012. Team Dexter Palaro Coverage 2012.

1) 'CDO and Iligan rising up'

The athletes from Region 10 touched the hearts of athletes, officials, and all those who were at the games with their strength, courage and determination. Northern Mindanao region is the home of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, the two cities hardest-hit by tropical storm Sendong. Not only did the athletes bring tears to the eyes of those who watched the opening ceremonies with their banner that thanked the country for their help, but they also finished among the top 5 in one of their best performances in years. Some of the athletes who had lost loved ones in the December storm, dedicated their games to their perished family and friends exemplifying the essence of the games: the outstandingly resilient human spirit of the Filipino athlete.

saintm

May 16th, 2012, 06:41 AM

Pangasinan sets benchmark hosting of Palarong Pambansa
By Gabriel Cardinoza
Inquirer Northern Luzon
11:57 pm | Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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For almost two weeks this month, Verna Nava-Perez worked in her office at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) in Lingayen, Pangasinan, starting 6 a.m. and left at midnight.
She never experienced this before as provincial board secretary. But this time, she had to adapt to it as chair of the Pangasinan government’s task force for the Palarong Pambansa, which the province hosted from May 6 to 12.
“It was tough, considering that you have to know everything. If there is a concern from whoever, you should know how to address it,” said Perez.
It was her responsibility to ensure that all of the more than 8,000 athletes and officials from all over the country are billeted properly and safely; that all of them are shuttled on time to and from the playing venues; and that the national games will run smoothly, among others.
What made her group’s work more difficult was that it covered a vast, seemingly unwieldy area. Aside from the NRSCC here, Palaro games were also held simultaneously in the towns of Binmaley and Calasiao and in the cities of Dagupan and San Carlos, at least 20 kilometers away from her office.
Regional athletic contingents were billeted in public schools in the towns of Bugallon, Labrador, Lingayen, Binmaley, Calasiao and in the cities of San Carlos and Dagupan.
“A lot of work, really. I’m just thankful that everyone involved cooperated, especially my counterparts from the Department of Education (DepEd),” Perez said. The task force was composed of committees headed by provincial government department heads and officials.
Personal touch
Everyone in the provincial and national government agencies, such as the police and fire personnel, worked hard, Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Calimlim said.
“The personal touch of everyone went into it. Everyone, from top to bottom, was hands-on. They gave their time and sacrificed everything,” he said.
Their hard work and sacrifice paid off.
At the end of Palaro on Saturday, Education Secretary Armin Luistro could not contain his profuse gratitude to Gov. Amado Espino Jr. and to the provincial government for hosting this year’s Palaro.
In his speech during the closing program, Luistro said there were three things that athletes and officials will always remember from this year’s Palaro.
First, he said, is the “most well-maintained” Olympic standard playing venues, especially the track and field oval and swimming pools. Second, is that the province showed that it can work together with other local governments. And third, is that this was the “cleanest and greenest Palaro, so far.”
“We thank you for caring for the environment,” Luistro said.
Compared to previous Palaro editions, he said there were more indoor games than outdoor games this year because of the provincial government’s suggestion that no outdoor games must be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to protect the athletes from the sun’s searing heat.
“This is a genuine show of concern to our athletes,” Luistro said.
Fourteen Palaro records were broken this year—11 in athletics and three in swimming.
Orpheus Velasco, provincial information officer, said aside from sending food to the 17 regional contingents every day, the provincial government also extended free medical assistance to athletes and officials who got sick and those who suffered sports-related injuries.
Luistro said this year’s Palaro was also the first time that technical officials experienced “five-star accommodation.” They were housed in airconditioned rooms below the bleachers of the NRSCC grandstands.
Calimlim and Perez said based on what they have heard from education officials and participants, there was no doubt that Pangasinan has become a benchmark in hosting Palaro in the future.
“We’re very much relieved that the pressure is gone. We are very proud that we are able to live up to their expectations and even exceeded it,” Calimlim said.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194067/pangasinan-sets-benchmark-hosting-of-palarong-pambansa

saintm

May 16th, 2012, 06:47 AM

Fighting for century-old Kennon Road
By Vincent Cabreza
Inquirer Northern Luzon
12:00 am | Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Kennon reborn

Cosalan said DPWH had proposed to replace Kennon Road with a zigzag road from Itogon, Benguet, to San Manuel, Pangasinan.

But Baguio residents fought to reopen Kennon Road instead. In March 1991, then Baguio Mayor Jaime Bugnosen wrote then President Corazon Aquino, urging her to fund the restoration of Kennon Road and proposing for the first time to offer the road as a build-operate-transfer project, the precursor of today’s PPP.

A comprehensive geological and engineering report conducted by a Japanese team concluded in 1991 that government would need P3.2 billion to convert the historic road into an all-weather road, by building 471 tunnels worth P1.215 billion, with concrete encasement and 1.2-meter thick concrete roof, to protect vehicles from falling rocks.

Government could not afford the price. It shelled out P386 million instead to repave Kennon Road, which opened to traffic on Sept. 1, 1991, the summer capital’s foundation day.

Twenty-one years later, the government has concluded that maintaining Kennon Road proved costlier than creating an all-weather Kennon Road, augmented by a new series of bridges along Bued River and abandoning the landslide-prone areas of the scenic road, Vergara said.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194077/fighting-for-century-old-kennon-road

Itogon to San Manuel still an option, San Manuel also has mountains same elevation as Baguio and could be developed.

915bungohunter

May 16th, 2012, 12:21 PM

Bolinao Church
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915bungohunter

May 16th, 2012, 12:31 PM

Our Lady Of Manaoag Imahe Visit Bolinao Church
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saintm

May 16th, 2012, 02:31 PM

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Sa lahat ng simbahan sa pinas, bolinao church lang ag may aztec mexican influence sa design, search onine to know more :):):)

saintm

May 16th, 2012, 02:33 PM

TESDA serves 3,656 training-for-work scholars
By Venus H. Sarmiento
Wednesday 16th of May 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis DAGUPAN CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- Pangasinenses who want to train for free in technical vocational courses can do so via the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) of the Technical Education and Skills and Development Authority (TESDA).

Provincial director Manuel Wong said for 2011, TESDA has served 3,656 scholars under the TWSP and the Private Education Student Financial assistance, both scholarship programs given to constituents who have the will to learn and work.

TESDA is currently waiting for the scholarship vouchers for 2012.

“We are mandated to develop middle level manpower thru the provision of tech-voc skills trainings,” Wong said during the radio program of the Philippine Information Agency over DZMQ on Tuesday.

TESDA also conducts competency assessment for industry workers which is open not only for TESDA graduates but even for walk-in clients. Once an applicant passes the assessment, he will be issued a National Certificate (NC), which can be used as a credential when applying for employment here and abroad.

“The national certificate is one important credential which local and foreign employers look for before accommodating skilled workers,” he added.

The competency assessment can be conducted in one day and the results will be known immediately, he said.

Among the jobs that have a high demand for workers are those categorized under health and wellness, construction, restaurant services, agri- fishery and business process outsourcing.

Wong added that the program’s main objective is to provide short term training and ensure that at least 65 percent of its graduates have landed a job within the year of graduation.

“‘Pagkatapos ng training, meron nang armas para gamitin sa paghahanap ng trabaho (After graduation, the trainees have a tool in looking for jobs),” he said.

TESDA is also in close coordination with the Provincial Employment Services Office which informs them of job vacancies, Wong said.

Engr. Lito Cardenas, Education Supervisor of TESDA said trainings for various courses could run from as short as five days to 70 days.

In Pangasinan, there are 142 public and private schools offering tech-voc courses and four TESDA training centers which include the Provincial Training Center and Pangasinan School of Arts and Trade in Lingayen, Pangasinan Technical Institute in Calasiao and the Luciano Millan Institute in Asingan town. (ANL/VHS-PIA1 Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=411337076833

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May 16th, 2012, 02:40 PM

DOST’s science high school scholarship now open
By Alex Romeo R. Fernandez
Wednesday 16th of May 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis DAGUPAN CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- Pupils who will enter high school for school year 2013 to 2014 can now apply for scholarship to the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Engr. Felipe D. Andrada, director of the DOST-Pangasinan Science and Technology Center (STC), announced Thursday that the application forms are already available at the DOST-STCs in Lingayen town.

Pupils who can qualify for the scholarship must be in the upper 10 percent of their class or must have grades of at least 85 in Math and in Science and at least 80 in all other subjects, he said during the KBP Forum at the Philippine Information Agency office on Thursday.

Prospective scholars whose families have less than P165,000 annual income must submit two copies of accomplished application forms, a copy of birth certificate, and two 1x1 ID pictures. Those who belong to the lower-income families are required to also submit three months of electric bill and high school tuition bill for evaluation.

Application forms can be obtained and filed at any DOST offices or PSHS campuses nationwide.

In Pangasinan, the DOST office is located at Alvear East St. in Lingayen and can be reached at (075) 542-6682 or andrada_felipe@yahoo.com.

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1931336982384

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May 16th, 2012, 02:43 PM

Nuclear plants are safest, cheapest sources of energy- Cojuangco

May 12, 2012 at 6:26 pm Leave a comment

By Virgilio Sar. Maganes
URDANETA CITY- Former Pangasinan 5th District Representative Mark O. Cojuangco said he still pursues his advocacy on the establishment of nuclear plants in the country, saying they are the safest and cheapest sources of energy.
Cojuangco, who was here to attend the 50th birthday celebration of City Mayor Amadeo Gregorio “Bobom” Perez IV, explained that the Philippines will be needing more sources of power energy by 2030, doubling the present need to 15 gigawatts.
“Wala tayong pag-asang umangat lalo na sa industriya at agrikultura kung hindi maaksyonan kaagad ang kakulangan ng elektrisidad sa bansa,” Cojuangco said.
He said other countries in the world have already been using nuclear power plants for more than 50 years and yet the people have not rejected them.
“ I am glad that there are provinces in the country that are responsive to the use of nuclear plants. There are now three provinces in Mindanao including General Santos City that signified their willingness to have nuclear plants in their areas. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Zamboanga del Sur has already passed a resolution supporting nuclear power plants and the provinces of South Cotabato and Davao del Sur will follow suit,” he said.
Cojuangco dispelled the fears that nuclear power plants are hazardous to the environment.
“ If we will look at what happened in Japan during the tsunami last year which destroy one nuclear plant, not even one casualty was reported to have been caused by the nuclear plant. Most of those casualties were either hit with big objects or have been drowned because of the rushing of tsunami,” Cojuangco explained.
Cojuangco also said that he is still bent on pursuing the commissioning of the mothballed BataanNuclear Power Plant .
“It is still under moratorium while waiting for the official report from Japan. Tuloy ang aking adhikain na mabuksan ito para sa mga mamamayan at ang mga taong bayan din mismo ang gagawa ng desisyon,” he clarified.
Asked why President Aquino is not supporting as of the moment his advocacy, Cojuangco said “the evidences reaching him on the viability and safety of nuclear power plants are still not enough”.
Meanwhile, 5th District Rep. Kimi S. Cojuangco, who was with him to greet Mayor Perez, said the Reproductive Health Bill that she was advocating in the House of Representatives is still being pursued by most of the legislative members.
“ It was just overtaken by events like that of the impeachment of Chief Justice (Renato) Corona and the Scarborough Shoal stand off with China, but still it will be the priority bill that will be tackled once the Congress will open on May 7,” she said.
The lady solon further said that she is not against the position of the Catholic Church on the Reproductive Health Bill but said the Church should also respect the positions of those advocating it.
“We have the same objective to help the poor Filipino people. The bill, if approved, will not be coercive but will give choices to couples and individuals,” she said.

http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/nuclear-plants-are-safest-cheapest-sources-of-energy-cojuangco/

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May 16th, 2012, 02:46 PM

Earthquake exit map now up in 3 Dagupan schools
Posted on May 15, 2012 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
THE City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has started posting earthquake evacuation plan maps in schools in Dagupan, beginning with the three that were used as billeting for the Palarong Pambansa 2012 athletes.
The first three schools are Dagupan City National High School (DCNHS), West Central Elementary School (WCES) I and II.
The maps were drafted by the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) and the City Engineering Office (CEO), and validated by the respective schools’ principals.
Other public and private schools in the city will soon be required to draw their localized evacuation plan guides. (CIO)

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2012/05/15/earthquake-exit-map-now-up-in-3-dagupan-schools/

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May 16th, 2012, 02:49 PM

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Some 160 bancas adorned with colorful decorations take part in the Banca Parada, one of the highlights of this year’s Pista’y Dayat, along the Agno River from Lingayen to Bugallon towns last May 1.CESAR RAMIREZ

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May 16th, 2012, 03:50 PM

DRRM initiatives sharing with Maasin City, Southern, Leyte

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May 16th, 2012, 04:15 PM

Fishpond summit slated in Dagupan on May 29

DAGUPAN CITY, May 16 (PNA) -- The Fishpond Owners and Fishermen's Association of Dagupan Inc. (FOFADCI) will hold a first of its kind Fishpond Summit on May 29 at CSI Stadia here to discuss problems and find solutions to problems besetting the local fishpond industry.

Ramon Santillan, FOFADCI secretary-general, said the summit will be attended not only by their members but other stakeholders to clearly identify common problems and find solutions with help from government agencies.

Invited among others as resource speakers during the summit are Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Nestor Domenden and Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries and Technology Development Center based in this city.

Invited to keynote the summit is Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, a new member of FOFADCI being a fishpond owner herself.

Fernandez said she welcomes the holding of the summit in view of the need to bind all the fishpond owners of Dagupan in the light of various threats facing the fishpond industry.

There is a need for the fishpond owners and fishermen to put up a common solid front to ensure their survival in view of the various external threats posed by many factors, including continued influx into Dagupan and Pangasinan of 'alien' bangus masquerading as Bonuan bangus.

It is the fishponds of Dagupan that produce the Bonuan bangus which is dubbed as the tastiest of its kind all over the world. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=426441

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May 16th, 2012, 08:34 PM

Dagupan dance champion joins Isabela festival
By Venus H. Sarmiento
Wednesday 16th of May 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis DAGUPAN CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- The grand champion of the Gilon-Gilon street dancing competition during the recent Bangus Festval in this city has joined the Pattaradday Festival in Santiago City, Isabela held on May 5.

Contingents of barangay Lucao who bagged the first place in the Gilon Gilon fest for the fourth time, performed for the Isabelans together with dancers from Candaba, Pampanga and Iloilo, among others.

Despite the long, winding and tiresome trip up north of Luzon, not to mention the scorching heat of the sun and lack of sleep, the 130-strong street dancing champ displayed their dancing prowess amidst the cheers of an appreciative crowd.

“Marakep (Very good or Beautiful)!” said Santiago City mayor Amelita S. Navarro, who coincidentally hails from Lingayen, Pangasinan while the Bangus Capital contingent performed their winning dance number at the oval field of the host city.

Navarro, who was seated together with Philippine National Red Cross chairman Dick Gordon, actor Cesar Montano and other local officials at the venue, were all praises to the Bangus harvest presentation. The group was accompanied by their current village chief Liberato Solano and former Punong-Barangay Lino Fernandez.

According to Solano, the Lucao contingent was sent by Dagupan Mayor Benjamin S. Lim to be the city’s ambassadors of goodwill.

After Isabela, the group also performed during the opening program of the Palarong Pambansa held in Lingayen town on May 7 which was graced by President Benigno Aquino III. (ANL/VHS-PIA 1 Pangasinan with reports from CIO)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=411336981430

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May 17th, 2012, 05:09 AM

Fernandez: Sale of properties questionable
Posted May 15th, 2012 by Manila Standard Today & filed under Nation.

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Dagupan City — Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez has questioned a council resolution allegedly giving Mayor Benjie Urn blanket authority to negotiate and dispose of two government properties.

She said a special session was allegedly convened to pass the measure, bypassing councilors identified with her.

Fernandez, who is also the city council’s presiding officer, said she was abroad at the time to receive commendations from the Dagupan City Association of Northern California and the Milpitas City Government when the Sanggunian Panglungsod was convened last April 27.

She identified the properties as the MC Adore International Palace, a prime property, and a relocation site in Calasiao allotted for the growing number of squatters.

Fernandez said MC Adore alone could fetch over P40O million against the P60 to P75 million offered by two real estate developers.

She dismissed the need for funds because the city had already an approved P600 million annual budget to cover social and development projects.

Fernandez expressed concern over the sale whose proceeds, she said, may be used for the election campaign.

She said the councilors who signed the resolution were Jesus Canto, Luis Samson Jr., Karios Reyna, Ubrada Reyna, Alvin Coquia, Bryan Lim, Redford Erfe-Mejia, Guillermo Vallejos and John Chester Gonzales.

(Published in the Manila Standard Today newspaper on /2012/May/15)

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May 17th, 2012, 06:08 AM

Residents of Makati City get the best perks, according to data compiled by the National Statistical Coordinating Board (NSCB).

According to the NSCB's monthly "Statistically Speaking" report, Makati City spent the most on education and health among all Philippine cities in 2007 to 2009.

On average, Makati City spent around P11,913 for every resident, or around P6.37 billion a year. Quezon City, which has a bigger population, spent more per year, an average of 7.28 billion.

Makati City spent around P2,541 on "Education, Culture & Sports/Manpower Development" for every resident--around P1.35 billion--each year.

Manila and Quezon City were the next top spenders on education, allotting around P1.148 billion and P799 million a year respectively. But because of their larger populations, neither city made it to the top three spenders on education per capita.

Tagaytay City, at Number 2, spent around P968 per resident, while Urdaneta City in Pangasinan was in third place at P832.

Manila's per capita spending on education was around P640, putting it at tenth place, while Quezon City did not make the top ten at all.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/makati-residents-get-best-perks--says-nscb-report.html

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May 17th, 2012, 02:30 PM

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Bolinao: The Jewel of the North!If you're after endless fun and relaxation, Bolinao is the perfect hideaway. With pristine water and white-sand beaches, a rich marine biodiversity, underground springs and tasty cuisine, Bolinao is a paradise waiting for you.

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May 17th, 2012, 02:49 PM

Ceremony links Milpitas, Italy

Milpitas Post Staff
Posted: 05/16/2012 02:09:25 PM PDT

A formal sister city signing ceremony took place at Milpitas City Hall last week, joining City of Milpitas to Comune di Figline Valdarno, Italy, a city of 17,000 people that celebrated its 1,000-year anniversary in 2008.
Mayor Jose Esteves presided over the May 8 ceremony that included his Figline Valdarno counterpart, Mayor Riccardo Nocentini, and Councilman Daniele Raspini.
Among the gifts exchanged between cities, Esteves presented Mayor Nocentini with a plaque featuring a key to the city of Milpitas.
The Italian delegation also included Andrea Barducci, president of the Province of Florence located in the region of Tuscany in which Figline Valdarno resides.
Karen Serpa, chair of Milpitas Sister Cities Commission, was instrumental in bringing Figline Valdarno forward as a sister city candidate last year. In December, the council voted to accept Figline Valdarno as the fourth sister city in Milpitas.
Milpitas' other sister cities are Tsukuba, Japan, Huizhou, China and Dagupan, Philippines.

http://www.mercurynews.com/milpitas/ci_20638439/ceremony-links-milpitas-italy

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May 17th, 2012, 03:35 PM

P2-M impawel kasumpalan so agawan payroll padding scam

Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:04
Pangasinan News
DAGUPAN CITY - Impawel nen Assistant Treasurer Marelyn Gonzales dyad baley na Mangaldan luyag ya Pangasinan so P2 milyon piso kasumpalan so agawan payroll padding scam.

Dyad ginawan pressconference ya pinanguluan nen Mangaldan Mayor Herminio Romero inpatuwa tonya na 2 milyong piso impawel da balet kwanto anggano impawel danya tuloy ni so imbestigasyon ed saray sangkot ed payroll padding scam.

Imbaga da met ed press conference so saray sangkot na sikara di Municipal Tresurer Susana Bauzon, Assistant Treasurer Marelyn Gonzales, Municipal Accountant Evelyn Bernabe tan say Administrative Officer da ya si Shelyn Aquino.

Kalegenan tonya,inyakar dala ed Civil Service Commission Region 1 so kontrobersyal ya payroll padding scam.

Umpapaway natan ya inmabot ed P7 milyon so unliquadated cash na sikato so nababalang ya pondo na lokal ya pamahalaan dyad baley na Mangaldan.

Natan balet nununuten da ni no mansampa met ira ed Ombudsman laban ed saray sangkot dyad payroll padding scam.

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May 18th, 2012, 06:39 AM

Children of the sea compete as PWD swimmers
By VERA Files

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By Marc Jayson Cayabyab, VERA Files
When the pistol went off, three swimmers dived off the starting block and splashed into the water to best one another in the 50-meter freestyle competition.
The frontrunner was a teenage boy who swam with only an arm and a leg. Close behind him was another boy who had only one foot while the third swimmer was a girl with no arms.
They were the participants of the swimming competition for the orthopedically impaired in the special events category of the 2012 PalarongPambansa held at the DagupanPoolsite in Pangasinan from May 8 to 9. The special events were for persons with disabilities (PWDs) engaged in athletics and sports.
Clocking the fastest time was 15-year-old Gary Bejino representing the National Capital Region who made it in 46 seconds. He emerged from the water and headed for the bleachers toward a cheering audience,one hand holding his crutch and a foot balancing his walk.
Cris Natividad from the Ilocos Region, whose left foot had been amputated, missed first place by just 10 seconds. Bejino's teammate, 27-year-old MariellePolida who was born without arms, placed third.
It was a three-peat victory for Bejino, who also swam the fastest in two other swimming events — the 50-meter breast stroke and back stroke.
"Akala ko nga hindi ko matatapos ung backstroke eh. Nangalay ang pa ako (I thought I wouldn't finish the back stroke. My foot became numb)," Bejino said.
Yet, there almost was no 50-meter freestyle competition because Polida was technically ineligible to join the Palaro. The rules particularly state that PWD swimmers should have amputations below or above the knee. Polida does not have any amputation below or above the knee.
Polida was allowed to participate to compensate for the lack of PWD participants in the event. Excluding Polida, only the two other athletes with physical disability applied for this year's Palaro, said Dennis Esta, executive director of the Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled (PHILSPADA) that helped organize the Palaro.
The rules require at least three competitors. If there were only two contenders, the event would only become a "participatory" game, instead of a competition, said Esta.Last year, only one PWD swimmer joined the Palaro merely for participation, he added.
"Imbes na ma-disqualify, in-accommodate na rin natin (sila). Nandito na eh (Instead of disqualifying, we accommodated Polida. They were here already)," Esta said.
Apart from that, the organizers say PWD athletes were given equal treatment as the athletes of regular events to avoid the impression that PWDs were being belittled.
For one, scoring rules were applied to both special and regular games. The regular categories included in the special games are swimming and relay.
But Palaro special games co-chairperson Josefino Dela Paz admitted certain rules for the special games need to be modified to adjust to the needs of PWD athletes.
"We only modified the rules of the events to suit their needs," Dela Paz said, adding that the adjustments are intended to make the games PWD-friendly.
In swimming, for instance, the PWD athletes had the option to swim while in the water instead of diving. Dela Pazadded that the PWD athletes need only swim 50 meters, which is half what athletes swim in the regular games.
Despite the organizers' concerns, the athletes took to the water like the children of the sea that they are.
The son of a fisherman, Bejino used to help his father Demetrio catch fish. Growing up near the sea in Albay province gave Bejino an opportunity to spend his childhood swimming with his cousins.
When he was seven, however, Bejino got electrocuted after he climbed a coconut tree and accidentally touched an electric post. He fell down with a burnt leg and arm, both of which needed to be amputated.
Bejino saw himself as different since the incident. "Tingin ko sa sarili ko kakaibaako eh. Kahit hanggang ngayon nahihiya pa rin ako sa mga tao lalo na kapag maraming nakatingin sa akin (I think of myself as a different. Until now, I feel embarrassed when people stare at me)," he said.
He thought he would never be able to swim again until he tried it after being fully healed, swimming with just one arm and a leg. "Umaandar pa namanako (I was still able to move)," he said.
In 2007, he enrolled at the National Orthopedic Hospital School for Crippled Children in Quezon City with the help of the Father Monti Foundation. The foundation aids childrenwith physical disability like Bejino, so they can have access to special education.
Like Bejino, Polida grew up in a fishing village. Born without arms, Polida used to help her fisherman father in their village in Carrascal, Surigaodel Sur. Her task was to pull the net of fish back up the boat using her two feet.
She was seven when she saw an island of sand far out at sea. It was this island that motivated Polida to learn how to swim. "Sabi ko sa isip ko gusto kong puntahan yun…Hanggang sa natuto akong lumangoy (I said to myself, I wanted to go to that island…Until I eventually learned how to swim)," Polida said.
Aside from swimming, Polida can sing while swimming in the middle of the sea. "Sa dagat po kumakanta kanta ako hanggang sa leeg ko (I sing in the sea with the water until my neck)," she said.
Polida did not consider her disability a hindrance to achieving an education. At 16 years old, she personally asked the Catholic church in Carrascalfor aid for her to study in Metro Manila.
She was eventually accepted into Tahanang Walang Hagdanan, where she was taught by the instructors of the NOH School for the Crippled Children. Tahanang Walang Hagdanan, which is based in Cainta, Rizal, is a nonprofit rehabilitation and skills training center "that aims to uplift the lives" of orthopedically impaired persons.
Without her arms, Polida rides on the waves and uses the strength of her feet to propel her through the water. Normally, non-PWD swimmers would balance their body using their arms, but Polida would only use her upper body strength to keep her afloat.
Predictably, Polida does not like freestyle swimming because the absence of arms makes it difficult for her to lift her head to breathe.
"Di tulad ng may mga kamay na (naba-balance) po nila yung paglangoy…Wala akong pam-balance sa kamay (Unlike athletes who have complete arms, I cannot balance my body while swimming)," Polida said.
It was no easy task for swimming coach Shielo Montorio to train his NCR delegates, particularly Polida. His technique, he said, is to try to swim the way they do—by showing his athletes how to do swimming strokes without arms and legs.
"I have to perform kung ano yung disability nila (I have swim as if I had their physical disability)," Montorio said, citing the case of Polida.
Before the competition proper, the NCR swimming team practiced in the Dagupan Poolsite for everyone to see. But Polida was too shy to show off her skills in public.
"Ang daming tao," observed Polida during that training."So sabi ko kay sir (Montorio) nahihiya ako.Sabi ni sir: 'Wag ka mahiya. Ipakita mo sa mga tao na kaya mong gawin ang ginagawa nila (There were many people during the training. I told sir Montorio I was shy. He told me, 'Don't be shy. Show others that you can do what they can do).'"
The trick for swimmers with physical disability—use what is left of their bodies, said Montorio. The coach matched skills training with encouragement, especially for his athletes who are usually shy to show off their skills.
For the NCR delegates, joining the Palarong Pambansa 2012 enables them to finally show to the country that even those with physical disability are just as capable as non-PWDs.
"Mahalaga po (ang pagsali sa Palaro) ng mga taong may kapansanan tulad namin kasi dun namin naipapakita yung kakayahan ng taong may disability na kayang gawin kahit na… may kapansanan kami (It is important for us persons with disabilities to join the Palaro for us to show our skills even with our disabilities)," Bejino said.
The participation of swimmers with physical disability in the Palaro is in accordance with the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
According to Article 30 of the international agreement: "With a view to enabling persons with disabilities to participate on an equal basis with others in recreational, leisure and sporting activities, States Parties shall…encourage and promote the participation, to the fullest extent possible, of (PWDs) in mainstream sporting activities at all levels; (and) to ensure that (PWDs) have an opportunity to organize, develop and participate in disability-specific sporting and recreational activities and, to this end, encourage the provision, on an equal basis with others, of appropriate instruction, training and resources."

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May 18th, 2012, 06:51 AM

Information to Empower Filipinos
136 applicants hired on the spot on DOLE’s jobs fair
By Monette H. Herrera
Thursday 17th of May 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 17 (PIA) -- To sustain the Regional Development Goal by creating more decent and sustainable jobs in the region and to eradicate extreme poverty incidence in the country, the Department of Labor and Employment 1 (DOLE-R1) reported that 136 applicants were hired on the spot during its Labor Day Job and Livelihood Fair.

In an interview, Labor Employment Officer and Labor Communication Officer Designate of DOLE 1 Jeri Dee Orate said 876 jobseekers registered during the job fair held recently in SM City Rosales in Pangasinan province.

For local employment, 78 positions were filled that included office staff, school nurse, pharmacy assistants, call center agents, IT personnel, insurance agents, and cashiers.

While for overseas employment, 58 positions that included domestic helpers, factory workers, nurses, computer technicians, auto mechanic, accountants, electricians, and office staff were filled out.

Seventeen overseas recruitment agencies and 56 local employers participated in the jobs fair, Orate added.

Various government agencies like the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Social Security System (SSS), PhilHealth, Pag-Ibig, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), and Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) also provided assistance.

SSS served 50 clients including nine who filed their application for membership. PhilHealth also provided services to 70 registered clients and receive 25 membership applications while OWWA and POEA have assisted eight clients.

PRC on the other hand, processed 22 exam applications, 16 registrations, five change of status application, and release of three IDs.

According to Grace Y. Ursua, DOLE 1 Regional Director, this year, the Labor Day theme, “Pagtutulungan. Pagbabago. Disenteng Trabaho” was realized through the participation of different agencies, employers, and other program supporter in assisting people to secure a gainful and decent employment. (ANL/MHH-PIA 1 La Union with reports from DOLE1)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1901337138967

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May 18th, 2012, 03:50 PM

SC issues writ vs black sand mining
By Yolanda Sotelo
Inquirer Northern Luzon
8:37 pm | Friday, May 18th, 2012
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DAGUPAN CITY—The Supreme Court has issued a writ of kalikasan against large-scale mining activities along the Ilocos coastline, a breakthrough that could pave the way for the stoppage of more black sand mining operations in the country, said Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro Casiño.
In an en banc decision on May 8, the Supreme Court issued the writ against government officials involved in the approval of two exploration permits and granting of financial and technical assistance agreement (FTAA) to Altamina Exploration and Development Corp. (Altamina).
The high court referred the case to the Court of Appeals for hearing, reception of evidence and rendition of judgment, and ordered the respondents to make a verified return of the writ before the CA within 10 days from receipt of the notice.
The FTAA covers an area of 9,588.2398 hectares in the coastal and offshore areas of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan, where magnetite sand and other minerals are extracted.
Petition
The high court acted on a petition of a group led by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, Casiño and 27 other representatives, local officials and church leaders because of “violations of the constitutional rights of the residents of the [towns] and cities [in the three provinces], to a balanced and healthful ecology.”
Named respondents were President Aquino, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., Environment Secretary Ramon Paje and Altamina.
The petitioners sought the court’s intervention because they said ships and machines involved in mining operations were “near the shoreline of the affected areas, and actual mining operations continue, bringing hazardous effects to the people’s and communities’ health and safety.”
Casiño said that if the CA would decide in their favor, it could be used as basis to stop black sand mining activities in other provinces, like Cagayan.
“What is important is that the court has taken cognizance of our appeal. This is a big step because it is the first time that a writ was issued against black sand mining,” Casiño told the Inquirer by telephone on Friday.
Casiño, however, said the high court did not grant the petition for the issuance of a temporary environmental protection order (Tepo), which means the company could still continue extracting magnetite sand.
Casiño authored House Resolution No. 2097 in February calling for a probe on black sand mining operations affecting the foreshore land, shorelines and ecosystems in Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan and other provinces in the country.
Irregular
Casiño, in a separate statement, called the FTAA granted to Altamina as irregular because their reports indicated that no public hearing was held for the project.
“The mining activities are offshore and so the people do not see what is happening out in the sea. Included in the petition for the writ is for the company to give proper information to the residents,” he said.
The regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Management Bureau and Mines and Geosciences Bureau have not received a copy of the writ on Friday.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/195837/sc-issues-writ-vs-black-sand-mining

915bungohunter

May 19th, 2012, 10:13 PM

ang laking bahay ito sa tapat ng pinagbabakasyon ko sa bolinao ngunit iilan lang nakatira
Future Haunted Haus
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ISwitch

May 20th, 2012, 05:12 AM

Pantal River:
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ISwitch

May 20th, 2012, 05:44 AM

Family turns rest house into lucrative tourism site
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BANI, Pangasinan—Tucked in the seaside village of Dacap Norte here, a compound where a family spends their vacation each summer is slowly being turned into a nature resort that harnesses the ecotourism potentials of this town.

The seven-hectare Old Woods by the Sea, which faces the West Philippine Sea, is still a work in progress, says Elizabeth Navarro, a retired doctor who, with husband Mayor Marcelo Navarro, owns and operates the resort.

But already, friends and guests are coming to enjoy what the countryside offers, she says.

Nature lovers will enjoy the resort’s pristine white sand beaches, coves, secluded sandbars, a 12-kilometer long cave, a waterfall, a mangrove forestand sanctuaries for fish and birds.

“This was not intended to be a resort,” Marcelo says. “We built the original house in 1995 to be a retirement house for Daddy (his father and namesake, the late Mayor Marcelo Navarro Sr.), and as a summer place for family members.”

“[My father] loved to plant trees and he planted most of the trees here. But we lost him in 1997. The place was left untouched until 2001 when we repaired the house. I planned it to be my retirement home.”

The resort’s name, its owners say, may refer to the old trees around the compound and to the cottages built from wood salvaged from old buildings, churches and river beds.

Seven cottages were built without damaging the natural elements in the area. For instance, if one finds a rock inside a room, it is because it was there before the cottage’s construction. If tree branches shade a porch, it is because these have not been trimmed.

The cottages have curious names. “Balay Bato” (stone house) came about because the deeper the workers dug when they were preparing its foundation, the more rocks and stones they excavated.

Balay Bato was supposed to be the “dirty kitchen” where firewood used for cooking would be stored. But the resort staff did not want to damage the structure so it was turned into a cottage instead.

Another cottage started out as a potting shed for Elizabeth, who loves gardening. When British birdwatchers advised local officials that they would visit the town, the shed was rebuilt to accommodate them.

The “Timpuyog” was where the mayor held meetings with his political supporters. It has been turned into a guest house with two bedrooms and a function area.

Some cottages were named after the trees near them—“Santol,” “Anahaw,” “Old Woods,” “Dayap,” and “Mangga.”

“Mangga cottage used to be called ‘Sineguelas’ (Spanish plum) as it was nearer that tree, but the wood carvers thought it was very long so we changed it to mangga instead,” Elizabeth says.

She says none of the cottages has air-conditioning because they want their guests to experience the natural environment. The resort is supplied by spring water.

Bani caters to the adventurous. There is a bike route to the pilgrimage area of Surip, or tourists can go kayaking, scuba diving or swimming. The beach is accessible through a trail that descends from the resort.

Olanen cove and Tubong beach in Barangay Dacap Sur are alternative places for tourists to visit.

Guests can also explore the Nalsoc cave in Barangay Colayo. The cave system of Nalsoc (which means ‘big hole’ in Ilocano) boasts of stalactites and stalagmites.

Other nature treats for visitors in Bani are the Balingcawa falls in Ranao village and the Bangrin mangrove forest in San Miguel village.

The Bangrin mangrove forest is included in the 2008 book, “Bird Watching in the Philippines,” as one of the 13 best birdwatching sites in the country.

And to cap a tiring day around town, the Old Woods by the Sea offers hot meals and coffee at the Café Elizabeth, a cottage amid a sea of green.

saintm

May 20th, 2012, 08:13 AM

Filipino Silicon Valley veterans give back

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NOVARE Technologies reinforced its position as a stalwart advocate of the technological skills of aspiring Filipino start-ups after recently supporting the ON3 Business Plan Competition at MINT College in Taguig City, as the Science and Technology Advisory Council, Silicon Valley (STAC SV) finished off its last leg of the regional competitions.

Christina Laskowski was just one of the many bright minds in the Silicon Valley ecosystem of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists that helped turn Northern California into the world’s center of technology innovation.
But like most in California, Laskowski, née Rodriguez, was not born in the United States. Like millions of others, she moved with her family to chase the American Dream, which brought her into the same environment that helped shape companies like Apple, Google and Facebook.
In 2007, Laskowski together with fellow Filipino-born, Ivy league-educated Americans—all members of the Cory-era Philippine Science and Technology Advisory Council-Silicon Valley chapter (STAC-SV)—decided that their talents should be brought to where they were needed the most: the Philippines.
“We wanted to reverse the brain drain in the Philippines,” said Laskowski, STAC-SV’s president.
After five years of work, STAC-SV is seeing the fruits of its labor. The group recently organized ON3, the Philippines’ first technology “pitch” competition.
Patterned after similar pitch events in the United States, China and Singapore, ON3 gives entrepreneurs the chance to make short, three-minute presentations about their innovations in front of a room of potential venture capitalists and angel investors.
Entrepreneurs that are able to pique the interests of other participants don’t get gold medals or trophies at the end of the show. They are given contracts and large sums of money to get their products ready for the mainstream market.
How it all began
In the late 1980s, then Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Federico “Poch” Macaranas had the idea of harnessing the intellectual capital that resided in science and technology focused professionals of Filipino descent through a global network.
It was decided that the global network would be comprised of local hubs known as Science & Technology Advisory Councils.
These councils would provide practical advice on activities in the academic and research arena in the Philippines and provide input to the Philippine government regarding the viability to convert the ideas into meaningful global science and technology related industries.
Members of the Silicon Valley STAC include Jojo Flores, head of ON3 program; Katrina Montinola, the group’s chief engineer, talent officer and serial entrepreneur; Estella Luluquisen, 16-year Silicon Valley veteran and the group’s analytical operations specialist; and startup M&A specialist Denny Roja.
Perfect time for startups
In 2007, STAC-SV saw how the Philippines—through the cooperation between the government and the private sector—was able to develop the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.
“They built an industry from zero to $10 billion in under a decade,” she said. “The Philippines was not ready for us before that. So we were helping a lot of American companies become successful.”
STAC-SV’s establishment of ON3 comes at a perfect time for Filipino entrepreneurs, Laskowski said, noting that several big corporations are starting to realize the potential in investing in startups.
The ON3 competition kicked off last April 10 in Cebu for its Visayas regional leg. Last April 16, the Philippine College of Science and Technology in Nalsian, Calasiao, Pangasinan was host for the Northern Luzon leg. The Southern Luzon and Metro Manila, leg, meanwhile, was held on April 19 at Meridien International College at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
Finalists from the three regional legs participate in the finals to be held in July here in Metro Manila.
Aside from the potential investors in attendance, finals participants will also be judged by STAC-SV members. The best teams will win three-month Silicon Valley Immersion packages sponsored by Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California.
Laskowski said the goal of STAC-SV was to help build an ecosystem made up of the academe, the government, and the private sector that encourages young, brilliant minds to pursue their ideas.
“We want to spur the growth of industries that can become global,” she said. “Our hope and our dream is to create opportunities in the Philippines so that generations after us can have an economy that is not sustained by just remittances.”
The biggest hurdle that has to be overcome is the perception from potential investors—big corporations or just plain Filipinos with plenty of money to spare—about startups.
“There are a lot of rich people in the Philippines, but startups are not on their radars,” Laskowski said. “The best thing we can do to solve that is to show them success stories. People are conservative here in the Philippines. But once they start seeing other people succeeding in this field, they will follow.”

http://business.inquirer.net/60349/filipino-silicon-valley-veterans-give-back