Lawmaker Sues at the Ombudsman for Distribution of Guarantee Letters

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, LL.B, MPA

BINMALEY, Pangasinan – A lawmaker in Pangasinan has been sued administratively and criminally at the Ombudsman by fellow government official after the former “illegally” issued Guarantee Letters from the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) to patients.

MAIFIP is a Department of Health (DOH) program in the Philippines that provides financial assistance to help eligible patients pay for hospital bills, medicines, and medical procedures.

A "Pres. FVR Day" Should be Legislated

After Prov’l Dads Passed a “De Venecia Day”

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – If the provincial lawmakers in Pangasinan passed a "Speaker Jose C. de Venecia, Jr. Day" through Provincial Ordinance 56-2026, why not they legislate too a "President Fidel V. Ramos Day" since both gave indispensable contributions to the politics and economy of the country?

Ramos and De Venecia were born in March 18, 1928 in Lingayen, Pangasinan and December 26, 1936 in Dagupan City, respectively. They both have their official residences in Dagupan City and Asingan, Pangasinan where they practice their rights of suffrage every election day.

A.I Emulates My Style of Writings

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

Yesterday, 10 PM was my deadline for our writers to submit all their columns and news articles to our newspaper. I still need one news to complete my quota of three news articles and one op-ed article for a week.

Since I was bereft of time, I wrote in English where I could do it fast instead of Tagalog where I have to pause and think about the right word in the vernacular. (example: Penetrating or obnoxious smells of the rotting garbage (nakakasulasok na amoy ng mga bulok na basura).

Mangaldan Nakasungkit ng P65-M Pondo sa Nat’l Gov’t

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – Sa pamamagitan ng masigasig na pamumuno ng alkalde ng progresibong bayang ito, isang malaking pondo na nagkakahalaga ng P65 milyon para sa mga farm-to-market roads (FMR) at rice distribution ang nakuha mula sa pambansang pamahalaan. 

Ang pondong P55 milyon at P10 milyon ay nagmula sa Kagawaran ng Agrikultura (DA) at sa Ugnayang Bayan Portal ng Local Government Unit (LGU) Support Fund, ayon kay Municipal Administrator Atty. Teodora Cerdan.

GRANDEUR

The Capitol Complex comes alive during the initial test run of its Reflecting Pool and Interactive Fountain, offering a preview of how magnificent it will look once fully completed. Even in this early stage, the lights and water display already create a vibrant space that draws in both locals and visitors.

This developing attraction is part of the ongoing redevelopment initiative by Governor Ramon V. Guico III, aimed at transforming the gigantic province of Pangasinan into a more beautiful, progressive province and a rising destination for world-class tourism. (PIMRO AND 101 TALK RADIO)

Pamamahala ng Parongking Inilipat na ni Guv sa Calasiao

Ni  Mortz C. Ortigoza

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Pinangunahan ng gobernador ng Pangasinan ang paglipat ng pamamahala ng Parongking River Clean-Up and Restoration Project sa lokal na pamahalaan dito.

“Ang proyekto pong ito ang katuparan ng ating tuloy-tuloy na River Rehabilitation and Flood Mitigation Program sa ating mga kailugan sa Pangasinan,” ani Gov. Ramon V. Guico III sa isang pagtitipon dito noong Abril 24 ng 2nd Quarter Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Council Meeting and Turnover Ceremony for the River Clean-Up & Restoration Project kung saan si Mayor Patrick A. Caramat ang pinakamataas na opisyal ng bayan na ito ang dumalo.

Para Kang Nakapunta sa Amerika

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

The photo caption from the Page's Pampanga and Clark Historical Image and Event says:

"Who misses this old look of Visiting Control Center circa 1980s at Clark Air Base? I'm sure lots of Angeleños did pass here once or twice in that era. I still remember that every year during the Filipino-American Friendship Day, everyone can pass here without getting your I.D".

The caption or the poser did make a spur of the moment for this

Writer in the Bangus City thus his comments below: