The Pen Speaks
Danny o. Sagun
REPORTS that some local government officials themselves are drug pushers provide a chilling indictment on the state of governance in the communities.
These officials are sworn to protect us and work for our welfare yet there they are doing the exact opposite! They should suffer the full consequences of their act.
Two barangay officials from Dagupan City and a barangay captain from Binalonan were reportedly nabbed recently for drug possession. No wonder Dagupan City Mayor Benjie Lim fumed and minced no words in his reaction as to possible sanctions against the erring officials. Makapabaing!
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Smorgasbord
Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre
In full swing is the campaign for the shift from the current presidential form of government to parliamentary unicameral form.
Interviewed last Saturday, House Speaker Jose C. de Venecia announced that starting March 25, there will be a simultaneous action nationwide to present the People’s Initiative.
There will be signature mobilization goal throughout the Philippines, he said, and the goal is to gather 10 to 17 million signatures.
“It’s going to be forceful tide of public opinion,” de Venecia remarked.
There are three ways to amend the constitution: 1) through constitutional convention, 2) ¾ vote of the members of the House and the Senate, and 3) people’s initiative.
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Windows
Gabriel L. Cardinoza
I had a chance to see former Gov. Oscar Orbos when he came to Dagupan City last week as guest of a business forum organized by a Christian group. It was one of those rare meetings we had since 1998. When he finished his term that year as Pangasinan governor, he had stayed in Manila most of the time, especially when he decided to pursue his television hosting of “Debate” over GMA 7. He would call me once in a blue moon but our conversations did not go beyond exchanging of hellos and how-are-yous. Then, he would hang up with his signature remark, “Anusan yo labat, a (Just be patient, okay)?”
I had only known of Manong Oca’s presence in the city that Monday morning when a friend, who happened to be one of the event’s organizers, called me. Mondays are usually busy days in the office and I had initially decided not to see him anymore. But I decided the last minute to run to the astrodome shortly before the lunch break just to take a short glimpse of him and maybe to shake his hands.
Manong Oca has hogged the headlines in the immediate the past days because of what Malacanang called a coup attempt and the take over of a transition council, where he was supposed to be one of the members who had asked AFP Chief of Staff Generoso Senga to withdraw his support from President Arroyo. Weeks before, Manong Oca was also in that protest march to Malacanang where he, former Vice President Tito Guingona, Sen. Jamby Madrigal and other political leaders in the country were hosed by firemen to disperse them.
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Ailing inmates of the Dagupan City Jail will soon get medical attention without leaving the facility at Bonuan Gueset.
Thanks to non-government organizations, who raised funds to start the construction of an infirmary, and to Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez, who will provide funds to finance the uncompleted part of the project, which consists of about 40 percent.
Senior Insp. Roque Constantino Sison III, jail warden, said that the infirmary, once completed, will be the first in any jail facility in the Ilocos Region, if not in the country.
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If you think you have the tastiest recipe for tocino, longganisa, boneless bangus and other Dagupan-made food products, then you can join Dagupan’s Best.
Dagupan’s Best, which will be held on April 27, 2006 at the New Malimgas Market, will be launched as part of this year’s Bangus Festival as a competition of original recipes for locally-made tocino, longganisa, tapa, lumpiang bangus, burong mangga, atsara, tinapang bangus, boneless bangus, ube, pastilyas and bocayo.
“This is our way of promoting special recipes for the different products,” said Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez, chairman of the Dagupan’s Best project.
“The winning entries will be adopted as official recipes for the for the different Dagupan food products and will be produced by women’s groups of the city as part of their livelihood projects. These products will then be promoted as Dagupan’s Best for local and international market,” he added.
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URDANETA CITY – For failing to curb illegal gambling, the city police chief here was sacked by Camp Crame itself.
Sr. Supt. Alan Purisima, provincial police director, confirmed the relief of Supt. Johnny Bacbac as he warned his men in the field to perform well and stop illegal activities or face sanctions and summary relief.
Bacbac was recommended relieved by the anti-illegal gambling task force which recently raided some ameneng and video karera operations in the city.
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