Nen MARIO F. KARATEKA

PINABILIB toak — ta agko ilaloan ya gaween to – yay tagam ed inka-Senador a si Mayk Depensor, samay oga-ogaw ya taga-depensa nen Presidente Arroyo ed saray kritiko to, ta say ginawa ton impangawat a masimoon na inkatalo to ed samay eleksiyon matalag ya nanengneng ed saray kandidatos.

Satay mankonsed ka, legan ya walaniray bibilangen iran boto et sakey ya senyal na inka-abebay linawa, sakey a tanday inka-maong a too laotlad sarayan panaon no iner ipasoot na arom iran kandidatos so panalo da anggaman atabonan lara na kalaban.
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By YOLLY Z. SOTELO

WHO is benefiting from the strong peso? Surely not the Overseas Filipino Workers.

I find it funny, if not distressing, that OFWs who are credited with keeping the economy afloat, if not robust, with their regular remittances, hardly benefit from their assistance.

Case in point: My brother works abroad, sending dollars monthly to his family here. When he went to the US some years back, the dollar to peso exchange was 55 or 56, so a dollar can go a long way. My sister in law went back to college to study nursing, a profession that can earn more in the US than other professions. Then my three beautiful nieces are all in school, too.
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By DANNY O,. SAGUN

REPORTS that the city streets of Dagupan became chaotic right after the victory of the Fernandez camp in the last elections do not speak well of what we expect in the next three years.

PUJ drivers reportedly returned to their old ways, even to the extent of ignoring the traffic aides. They even had the gall to threaten the Orange boys telling the latter their days are over, so we heard.

We don’t like to think the incoming Fernandez administration would be that callous as to ignore the calls for decency and order in the city streets. In fact, the New-Po camp led by mayoralty bet Brian Lim highlighted this point during the election campaign. They asked the city electorate if they wanted to Read the rest of this entry »

BY LIWAY M. YPARRAGUIRRE

THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) headed by Police Senior Supt. Isagani Nerez, provincial director, is embarking on a very noble program: Education for indigent children.
Actually, they will implement this June four programs on education:

These are the Batang Mahirap, Edukasyon mo Sagot ko; the Distance Learning Program; Pulis Ko, Teacher Ko; and the Education for Out-of-School Youths.

Nerez said another plan is the putting up of a Day Care Center.
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By: VENUS MAY H. SARMIENTO

Following the first-ever flood emergency drill for Dagupan City conducted last Thursday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in the region listed pointers for the City Disaster Coordinating Council towards making the body a quicker and more responsive emergency team.

OCD Regional Director Atty. Armando Duque praised the CDCC for conducting the disaster drill while reiterating the need for the tasking of responsibilities. He said the team must always be ready with its contingency plan for any kind of disaster. Read the rest of this entry »

THE tight congressional race in the third district of Pangasinan ended in the filing of election protests before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) by the two losing candidates against Congresswoman-elect Rachel Arenas.

Arenas was proclaimed winner of the election in the district last May 19 based on the final result of canvassing of election returns made by the Provincial Board of Canvassers over the objection of the camp of congressional candidate Gallant Soriano.

During the canvassing, Soriano’s camp through lawyer Conrado Soriano, tried to stop Arenas’ proclamation but was told by Provincial Elections Supervisor Reddy Balarbar, chairman of the canvassing board, to instead bring his case before the HRET.
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THE Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Foundation, Inc. headed by former Pozorrubio Councilor Mel Jovellanos hopes to achieve this mission along with the preservation or revival of Pangasinan arts and culture.

Tamayo was behind the success of the Perpetual Help Education System which operates universities and medical centers in eight areas including the big Malasiqui campus, according to Jovellanos, foundation president.

First in the foundation’s agenda is a conference on Pangasinan culture, arts and language on August 10, 11 tentatively set at Leisure Coast where research papers on the subject will be presented. Read the rest of this entry »

By PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY- Dagupan Infocenter
STARTING July 1 this year, government workers will receive a 10 percent increase in their basic monthly salaries.

Executive Order No. 611 issued by President Macapagal-Arroyo on March 14, 2007 authorized the compensation adjustments for civilian officials and employees of national government agencies (NGAs) including state universities and colleges, government owned and/or controlled corporations (GOCCs), government financial institutions (GFIs) and local government units (LGUs) which are covered by the Compensation and Position classification System under R.A. No. 6758.
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THE quality of water in all fish producing areas of Dagupan City and Binmaley town were found to be within the acceptable limit as of the latest sampling conducted by the government-owned National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) here.

An analysis conducted by Evelyn Dangla and noted by Dr. Westly Rosario, center chief, on the result of the sampling last May 15 however showed that four places in the city were somewhat nearing the limit of 5,000 Total and Fecal Coliform Most Probable Number (MPN).

Sampled was Class C type of water which is the type being used in the propagation and growth of fish and other aquatic life.
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THE trail is getting colder with each passing day but Police Regional Director Leopoldo Bataoil said the manhunt for the remaining suspects in the slaying of San Carlos City Mayor Julian Resuello and his civilian bodyguard is still continuing.

This, even as police investigators are still clueless on the identity of the mastermind on the Resuello murder, a month after the incident, and despite having one of the triggermen already in custody. Read the rest of this entry »