How Powerful Does a Police Office?

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

A mayor in Dagupan City chided his chief of police – a Lieutenant Colonel – for threatening and arresting his leaders who were buying voters to vote for him the night before his reelection. The top cop despite being appointed by the Hizzoner among the five recommendees from the Police Provincial Office (PPO) in Lingayen, Pangasinan told him: “Sir, wala ho akong magawa utos po ni P.D (Provincial Director and a full colonel)”.

TOP COPS. Dagupan City Police Office Chief Col. Orly Z. Pagaduan (left) and Pangasinan Police Provincial Office Director Col. Arbel C. Mercullo.

Despite the favors given by the mayor (and this is true not only in my city but in other towns and cities in the country to the chief of police), he acquiesced to his superior in the PPO. The PD can sack him and he becomes a Navy (a play of words for those who found themselves “floating”) if he becomes a problem to the former.

LMP-P’sinan Prexy Lauds Speaker Joe at 90

  RECALLS TOO HIS LEGACIES TO PH, WORLD

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANAOAG, Pangasinan – The two-term mayor of this pilgrims’ town hailed five-time former House Speaker Jose “Joe” de Venecia, Jr. as he celebrates today his 90 years of age.

“Salamat sa walang kapantay ninyong pagmamahal sa aming pinagpalang Bayan ng Manaoag mula noon hanggang ngayon at sa legasiyang patuloy na nagbibigay-inspirasyon sa marami. Pagpalain po kayo lagi. Mahal po namin kayo, 5-time House Speaker Jose “Joe’ De Venecia, Jr.!” wrote at his Facebook Page by this first class landlocked mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario.

Solusyon nila Guv Monmon, Cong. Toff sa Monster Traffic

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

PASAY CITY – Nakita ng gobernador ng Pangasinan ang kahalagaan ng Agno River na isa sa mga sagot para mapagaan ang kasalukuyang monster na trapiko sa mga mananakay sa highway ng Binmaley, Pangasinan patungong Bayambang, Pangasinan.

Pangasinan Gov. Ramon “Monmon” Guico III (left photo) and former Pangasinan Fourth District Cong. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia.

“Alam mo iyong Agno and Lingayen pag na dredge iyon hanggang Bayambang iyong pwede ka na mag ano ng river ferry kasi ang traffic sa Binmaley, e,” ani Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III sa panayam ng mga mamahayag sa kanya noong dumalo siya sa International Food Exhibition (IFEX) 2025 sa World Trade Center dito ilang mga buwan na ang nakalipas.

Mayamang Binalonan, Mangaldan, Iba Pa

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

Sa kalagitnaan ng pep talk ni Pangasinan Gov. Monmon Guico sa Christmas party ng mga mamahayag na bonggang treat niya noong Disyembre 17 sa provincial owned Capitol Resort Hotel in Lingayen, nasambit ng Chief Executive ang blog kong 101 Talk Radio “HighPondo ng mga Towns, City Isinalang sa Review” na sinulat ko noong Disyembre 18. Ang excerpt niya:

VISIONARY. Visionary leaders in Pangasinan. (Left photo and clockwise) Binalonan young Mayor Ramon Ronald V. Guico IV, Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno, and Governor Ramon V. Guico III.

“Si San Carlos City ay merong proposed budget sa 2026 na P1, 598, 732, 092, si Bayambang ay merong P637, 691, 050, si Lingayen ay may proposed budget na P531, 290, 646, ang Sual ay merong P505, 000, 000, si Basista ay merong proposed budget na P209, 700, 034, at ang Laoac naman ay merong P203, 425, 830. Ayon kay Sta. Barbara Mayor Lito Zaplan, ang annual appropriation budget ng first class landlocked town sa central Pangasinan ay aabot ng P550 million sa susunod na taon dahil sa mga business taxes na makukuha ng kaban sa mga higanteng korporasyon tulad ng planta ng Ginebra San Miguel, RC Cola, Wilcon, mga solar light industries sa iba’t ibang barangay niya”.

Anti Sara Duterte Solon Dies

 

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

Rest in Peace General, Congressman, and Attorney.

I once interviewed Romeo Acop, a PMA 1970 grad and former Chief of the CIDG, when I bumped into him during the administration of President Noynoy Aquino. Hewas with Pangasinan Cong. Pol Bataoil ( PMA '76) and Cong. Samuel Pagdilao (PMA '84) who are retired generals.

Gov't Workers have Better Bonus Than those in the Pvt

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

I dropped by today in one of the offices of a third class town whose annual budget runs over P200 million. I posed to the two lady workers there:

"Natanggap ninyo na ba ang inyong P20,000 ngayong December na SRI (Service Recognition Incentive) na utos ng Malacanang? Iyong provincial government (that has an P8 billion yearly budget with 7,200 workers) at ibang first class towns (yearly budget between P400 million to P500 million) naibigay na sa kanila".

Huge Pondo ng mga Towns, City Isinalang sa Review

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Sa nakaraang sesyun ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan nakalagay sa
kanilang Order of Business ang mga proposed resolutions ng mga bayan at lungsod sa Pangasinan.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES in Pangasinan whose local government units have a spike of their annual appropriation budget for calendar year 2026. (Top left photo clockwise) San Carlos City Mayor Julier Resuello, Sta. Barbara Mayor Carlito Zaplan, Bayambang Mayor Mary Clare Judith Phyllis "Niña" Atienza Jose-Quiambao, Sual Mayor Liseldo Calugay, and Lingayen Mayor Josefina V. Castañeda.

Si San Carlos City ay merong proposed budget sa 2026 na P1, 598, 732, 092, si Bayambang ay merong P637, 691, 050, si Lingayen ay may proposed budget na P531, 290, 646, ang Sual ay merong P505, 000, 000, si Basista ay merong proposed budget na P209, 700, 034, at ang Laoac  naman ay merong P203, 425, 830.

Yaman ng P’sinan Pinaigting ng Guico Admin

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan --- Sa walong pu't dalawang (82) mga lalawigan sa buong bansa, ang Pangasinan ay hindi magpapahuli sa mga karangalang at record na natanggap niya sa pamahalaang at organisasyong national tulad ng output sa gross domestic product (GDP), yaman sa asset, at  pagigiging kontribyutor sa agriculture, forestry at fishing (AFF)

(File photo): Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III (right) and his running mate Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino file their certificates of candidacy for their reelection at the provincial election’s office in Dagupan City in October 2024.

Sa Politiko.com na may petsang December 15, 2024, ang lalawigan ay “7th among 82 provinces in terms of its share of the national gross domestic product (GDP), contributing 1.8% to the national economy” para sa taong 2024, ayon sa Commission on Audit (CoA).

Basista Panalo Uli sa SCFLG

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

BASISTA, Pangasinan – Ang local na pamahalaan dito ay masaya na ipinamalita na muling nasungkit nito ang prestihiyosong Seal of Child-Friendly Local Government (SCFLG).

BASISTA Mayor Jolly "JR" Resuello (center) is all smiles as he shows to all and sundry this year's prestigious Seal of Child-Friendly Local Government (SCFLG) his office won from the Department of Interior and Local Government. The Hizzoner has been winning this award and other national plaudits since assuming the top post in this landlocked rustic town in 2019.

Ayon sa Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang SCFLG “is a prestigious recognition from the Philippine government (DILG, CWC) given to cities and municipalities that excel in implementing programs for children's welfare, assessed annually through the Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA), focusing on survival, development, protection, participation, and governance, with passing LGUs becoming eligible for the SGLG and Presidential Awards”.

“Ang parangal na binibahagi ng DILG sa mga LGU na kung saan patuloy po ang ating mga programa at serbisyo na para sa ating mga kabataan. Asahan nyo po na patuloy po naming ipagpapatuloy ang mga programa na angkop at nararapat para sa ikakagaganda at ikabubuti ng ating mga kabataan sa bayan ng Basista,” ani Mayor Jolly “J.R” Resuello.

Fake News ang Isyu sa P1-M - Mayor Pete

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza 

BINMALEY, Pangasinan - Puro kasinungalingan ang pinapakalat ng ibang media outlets na diumano’y ibinalik ng pamunuan dito ang ₱1-milyong donasyon ng Makati City dahil sa pulitika.

BINMALEY Mayor Pete Merrera (3^rd from left) exchanges notes with his constituents who seek help at his office. (Northern Watch Newspaper)

Ayon sa Facebook Page ng bayan na ito, ang tulong ay para sa mga nasalanta ng Bagyong Egay at Falcon noong 2023 pero ang tseke mula sa Makati ay dumating Pebrero 2024, halos anim na buwan matapos ang sakuna.

Decongestion sa Manaoag Malapit Na

 

MAYOR MING THANKS GUV MONMON SA MULTI-LEVEL PARKING

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANAOAG, Pangasinan – Dahil sa visionary gobernador ng lalawigan, ang perennial na traffic congestion at kakulangan ng parking spaces dito ay matutuldukan na dahil sa intermodal bus terminal.

TERMINAL. Manaoag Mayor Ming Rosario (right bottom) lauds Pangasinan Governor Monmon Guico (left bottom) for the more or less P100 million the provincial government shelled out for the intermodal bus terminal to solve the traffic congestion caused by the pilgrims and visitors who worship at the famous The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Manaoag Church (top photo). 

“Visionary din si Governor e. Alam mo nakita niya iyan it’s a diversion road iyong highway. Twenty six meters ganoon kalaki. Sa four lanes didiretso ng Pozorubbio, iyang mga pa Baguio-Binalonan papasok at lalabas doon sa Binalonan Airport,” ani Mayor Jeremy Agerico B.  Rosario sa writer na ito sa proyektong inilagak ni Governor Ramon V. Guico III na merong higit kumulang  na P100 million budget.

Mayor Bona, M4GG Nakipag-Diyalogo kay DPWH Sec. Vs. Korapsyon

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – Nakipagtalakayan ang ina ng bayan dito at mga kasapi ng Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) sa kay Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon kamakailan lang kung paano malabanan ang mga maanomalyang proyekto at iba pang mga hamon na kinakaharap nila sa DPWH.

MANGALDAN Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno (extreme right) listens attentively to the dialogue between the Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) where she is a member and the officials of Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) leads by Secretary Vince Dizon about the challenges face by the local government units vis-à-vis the infrastructure projects constructed by the national government. The dialogue was held recently at the DPWH MIMAROPA Office in Quezon City. M4GG PHOTO

Sumentro rin ang usapin sa pagpapalakas ng ugnayan ng DPWH at mga local government units (LGUs) upang mapabilis ang mahahalagang proyektong pang-imprastraktura sa iba’t ibang parte ng bansa.

Bonggang Nakakaakit na Xmas Display sa mga LGU

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

MALAYO na ang mga nararating ng mga munispiyo sa pagpapaganda ng mga kapaligiran at ibang lugar nila pag dating sa mga mabonggang dekorasyon para idaos ang Pasko.

SCINTILLATING. (Left photo) A giant alluring Christmas tree stands at the public plaza of Calasiao in Pangasinan. (Top right photo to bottom): Artificial snowflakes beside the vaunted Christmas tree in Bugallon, Pangasinan; Calasiao Mayor Patrick A. Caramat, and Bugallon Mayor William K. Dy. 

Ang mga nakakaakit at pamosong mga Christmas lightings na aking natatandaan ay noong pinaganda ni Bayambang former mayor Cezar T. Quiambao at ang kabiyak ang present alkalde na si Nina Jose-Quiambao at Calasiao's 160th and first lady mayor Mamilyn “Maya” Agustin - Caramat ang kanilang mga maunlad na bayan.