Infras, Services Not Affected by Tax Reliefs on Quarry Operators - Capitol

THANKS TO ROBUST TAX COLLECTION IN THE 1ST QTR 

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Infrastructure projects and social services of the provincial government here could not be affected despite the tax relief given to quarry operators and the reduced toll fees imposed on them because of the robust revenue collections.

“(P)ag create po ng budget ng probinsya meron tayong expected na revenue at iyong revenue na iyan ay pampondo sa mga programa o proyekto ng probinsya. Sinagot po iyan ng provincial treasurer noong tinanong ko noong Friday lang iyong reduction sa collection natin. Ang sagot po niya ay ganito: Noong first quarter po natin maganda iyong collection ng province. We actually went beyond the target so kung ano man iyong surplus na kulekta natin because of the reduced rates. So wala pong existing na programa na maapektuhan o ma-cancel dahil una maganda ang collection natin,” said by Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino.

Can a Mayor Run in a 4th Term Because of a Broken 3rd-Term?

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

In my exchanges with politicians lately, a case of a third–term mayor cropped up who told some confreres that he could run for reelection despite the three-term (nine years) ban, as mandated by law.

His justification that his six months’ preventive suspension and the twelve months’ suspension meted in his second term because of the administrative cases from the Office of the President early this year broke the CONSECUTIVENESS (emphasis mine) of his three years’ terms.

Batas sa Vest, Light sa 2-3 Gulong na Sasakyan Sinuri

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

SAN FABIAN, Pangasinan – Sinusuri ng mga miyembro ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa pamumuno ni Bise Gobernador Mark Ronald Lambino ang ordinansang ipinasa sa bayang ito na nagpapatibay sa ordinansa ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ukol sa pagamit ng high-visibility reflective vest at light para sa mga rider ng mga sasakyang may dalawa at tatlong gulong.

Sa Ordinansa Blg. 4, Serye 2026 na isinumite ng mga miyembro ng Sangguniang Bayan dito para sa pagsusuri  ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Lingayen, Pangasinan, ang ordinansa ay may pamagat na:

3 Basista Laws Undergo Reviews from the Prov’l Board

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Three newly passed Ordinances of Basista town have undergone review by the provincial lawmakers as required by law.

These ordinances are: Institutionalizing a drug-free workplace in the Local Government of Basista, Pangasinan and Appropriating Fund for the Implementation Thereof; Transferring Plantilla Position from One Office to Another in Some Offices of the Local Government Unit of Basista; and Prohibiting and Regulating the Use, Sale, and Distribution of Some of the Single Use Plastics in the Municipality of Basista, Pangasinan and Prescribing Penalties for Violation Thereof.

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).