SO, let’s be sporty in this corner, for once.

Today, Pacquiao fights Barrera. And never mind their first names; in this boxing-crazed world, ringfighters’ family names are all there is to be memorized, immortalized.

The two boxers slug it out as this issue goes to press and, barring a cheating peek at the internet flash reports (what you see on your RP tevee of course is not actually “live” but “slightly delayed” telecast, as the promoter would call it – sorry for the clueless bettor who bets at the last minute here thinking the boxers are still slugging it out on real time when they’ve long gone down the ring) we’d not know who won. Read more

By BEHN FER. HORTALEZA, JR.

ALL signs, so far, point to some hesitation on the part of City Hall to take the court option in the apparently botched transaction for the Awai lot that cost the city government P16 million.

Many people, including former Councilor Alex De Venecia are therefore loudly expressing concern that if those behind the purchase of the 30-hectare property that was to serve as sanitary landfill for Dagupan’s garbage are given kid glove treatment and not haled to court, the new city administration stands to lose much respect among the people.

In fairness to the Fernandez administration though, perhaps it’s not really hesitation but deliberation that has, so far, stayed its hand in going after the characters involved. Read more

By DANNY O SAGUN

IT’S now more apparent that the barangay elections as well as the sangguniang kabataan elections scheduled on October 29 would push thru. The two houses of Congress indeed tackled proposals to postpone the polls anew but failed to get its act together. While the lower House appeared favorable to it, the Senate was lukewarm to the idea.

Congress is about to go on a recess leaving very little time for the legislature to deliberate on the matter. Time therefore is not on the side of the proponents. Only six senators so far have signified willingness to vote in favor of the proposed postponement. And the chair of election reforms, Senator Richard Gordon, is abroad at the moment, as well as several members of the upper chamber. Read more

Nen MARRIO F. KARATEKA

ANTO, dengi lamet!

Agtila amo naandian na onian sakit,tan sakit na ulo, katerter na oran. Agmet ingen tanton makapakelaw ta anggad arom iran bansa,nagogonigon met irad sayan ambelat a sakit ya awit na samay ageyet a tatawagen aedis aegypti Dimad bandad Ilocos Sur, walamay riport a pitora lan bilay so tinigaway na dengi.

Diad sikatayod Pangasinan, mandakel laray kaso met. Anggaman agmet ni masyadon makapapaga komparad imbeneg iran panaon, maong lay manlwar tayo, lalolad saray angkelag ya ilalak tayora ta saraya so maslak napapeketan na sayan sakit. Read more

By IKE SENERES

HOW can a local government unit (LGU) save on its expenses for medical supplies?

As I understand it, Thailand has a world class showcase of good governance in the procurement of their medical supplies. They consolidate all the present and future requirements of their government and military, and they buy all their needs in one lot, taking advantage of volume discounts and advanced payment discounts. Read more

BANGUS lovers are now better guided when buying their favorite real, locally grown, tastier Bonuan bangus in the market.

City Mayor Alipio F. Fernandez, Jr. has stepped up the implementation of a labeling system for the Dagupan bangus (milkfish) to prevent deception of consumers due to the influx of ‘alien bangus’ in the city. Read more

THE youngest municipal councilor of Anda town was found dead inside his room at their business residence in Poblacion Sual at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

All indications point to a suicide as the dead town alderman, Councilor Charles Lee Kiongson, 23, appears to have written a note that was found near his body.

The victim obviously shot himself in the left temple with the bullet exiting to the right. A nine-millimeter pistol was found beside him. Read more

LINGAYEN – Just like in 2005, Urdaneta City again led seven other cities of the Ilocos region in terms of savings and assets last year as gleaned from the financial report of the Commission on Audit.

Urdaneta is a second class city like Dagupan but it now beats the latter in total income as well as in total assets although they are not very far from each other in expenses.

As gleaned from the COA financial report, Urdaneta registered P423.25 million last year, compared to Dagupan City which registered the second highest savings in the region at P349,292 million. Read more

By DANNY O. SAGUN
PIA –Dagupan Infocenter

THERE may not be formal complaints by members of the Government Service Insurance System on the manner of filing their loans or claims thru the use of so-called kiosk machines, but the hi-tech system is drawing its own set of murmurs and criticisms from members.

Government workers have to troop to the GSIS office yet to make transactions thru the kiosks as was the usual practice when they file their applications for loans or claims personally before the advent of the eCard. Read more