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.

Historic ₱8.3-B Budget for P’gasinan in 2026

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved the Php8,379,222,529 annual budget of Pangasinan for fiscal year 2026. It is the largest in the province’s history, marking an 18.01% increase from the 2025 budget of Php7,100,312,215.

Governor Ramon V. Guico III, who delivered his message before the 15-man provincial lawmakers during the budget hearing on November 26, said the expanded budget reflects the province’s strengthened fiscal position and capability to deliver broader and more sustainable public services.

De Venecia Binira mga Complainant sa Plunder Cases

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

DAGUPAN CITY – Mariing itinatanggi ni dating Pangasinan 4^th District Cong. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia ang akusasyon na plunder at iba pang mga kaso na isinampa sa kanya sa Ombudsman sa Metro Manila kamakailan.

FLOOD CONTROL BROUHAHAS. Former Pangasinan 4^TH District Cong. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia (left). Sual Mayor Liseldo “Dong” Calugay, Garly Calugay, and Jaime Aquino (from top to bottom).

“I categorically reject the recent allegations regarding “ghost flood control projects” in our district. These claims are entirely false and unfounded. Every project initiated under my tenure was fully documented, properly executed, and delivered to the communities it was intended to serve,” ani De Venecia sa isang press statement na ipinadala ng public relation outfit niya sa writer na ito.

10 P’sinan Towns Wagi sa SubayBAYANI 2025

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Sampû lamang sa 44 na mga bayan sa Pangasinan ang nanalo sa SubayBAYANI 2025 noong iginawad ang kanilang kanya-kanyang parangal kamakailan dito ng pamunuan ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

SUBAYBAYANI 2025 AWARDEES. (Top left photo and clockwise): Calasiao Mayor Patrick A. Caramat, Agno Mayor John N. Celeste, Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno, and San Fabian Mayor Marlyn E. Agbayani.

Ang mga bayang nanalo ayon sa kanilang mga ranggo ay ang (1) Sison sa pamumuno ni Mayor Alma M. Lomibao; 2) Pozorrubio sa pangangasiwa ni Mayor Kelvin T. Chan; 3) Agno sa pamumuno ni Mayor John N. Celeste; 4) San Fabian sa pangangasiwa ni Mayor Marlyn E. Agbayani; 5) Calasiao sa pamumuno ni Mayor Patrick A. Caramat; 6) Labrador sa pangangasiwa ni Mayor Noel N. Uson; 7) Basista sa pamumuno ni Mayor Jolly R. Resuello; 8) Mangaldan sa pangangasiwa ni Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno; 9) Manaoag sa pamumuno ni Mayor Jeremy Agerico B. Rosario; at 10) Burgos sa pangangasiwa ni Mayor Jesster Allan B. Valenzuela.

“Thanks the Gov’t not Me” - Basista Mayor tells Constituents

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

BASISTA, Pangasinan – The young mayor here told his constituents that they should not be grateful to him but instead to the government for the food and the financial assistance they received after Super Typhoon Uwan scourged recently the landlocked town.

RELIEF STUFFS. Basista, Pangasinan Mayor Jolly ”J.R” Resuello sits on top of the "mountain" of sacks of relief goods composed of five kilos of rice and six noodles for each of the 14, 426 families affected by the scourge of Super Typhoon Uwan.

“Hindi niyo po kami dapat pasalamatan dahil Ito po ay hindi namin pera kundi pera ng taong bayan na dapat po lamang ang lahat ay mabahagian at makinabang. Trabaho po namin na kayo po ay paglingkuran, masuportahan, at matulungan sa mga panahon ng kalamidad,” Mayor Jolly “J.R” Resuello said on his Facebook Page.

MGA KATOLIKO DADAGSAIN ANG 100 YEARS NI LADY OF MANAOAG

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANAOAG, Pangasinan -  Dudumugin ng daang libong Katolikong mananampalataya ang Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag dahil sa ika isandaang taong anibersaryo nito sa Abril 22, 2026, ani ng alkalde dito.

APO BAKET. The venerated Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag and the façade of the Spanish colonization’s era church and its interior (from left and clockwise). First class town's Manaoag, Pangasinan Mayor Ming Rosario, MD (right bottom of the photo).

Sinabi ni Mayor Jeremy Agerico “Ming” B. Rosario na ang Centennial Canonical Celebration ng Our Lady of Manaoag ay gaganapin sa Abril 22, 2026.

Mayor Bona, 3 Alkalde Meet M4GG

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan - Nakipag ugnayan kamakailan si Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno at tatlong miyembro ng Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) – Pangasinan Chapter sa Secretariat ng organisasyon noong bumisita ang huli sa lalawigan.

GOOD GOVERNANCE. Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno (2^nd from left seated) and the three mayors of Pangasinan who meet with the Secretariat of the Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) when the latter visited the mammoth province. (M4GG’s Photo)

Kasama ng alkalde ng first class town na ito sina Alaminos City Mayor Bryan Celeste, Rosales Mayor William Cezar at Aguilar Mayor Kristal Soriano. Ang apat na mga alkalde ay kasalukuyang nasa observer status sa M4GG.

JUANITO (Juan Ponce Enrile)

(February 28, 2011 blog of Mortz Ortigoza)

RECENTLY, fellow columnist Brando Cortez told me to come pronto at Lenox Hotel in Dagupan City for a meeting with Rep. Jack Enrile (1st District, Province of Cagayan).

Author posing in the 2010's with senatorial bet Juan Ponce Enrile (right).

Enrile, who was “barnstorming” the country, discussed to us food security and the prohibitive interest rates of credit cards.

BBM Appoints P'sinan Guv RPOC Chair

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juan Victor C. Remulla for his appointment as the chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Region-1.

He will serve the post from 2025 to 2028.

The region covers Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and the garguntuan province of Pangasinan.

Walang Baha sa Malasiqui, Pang-Akit ni Mayor

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Hinihikayat ng bagong alkalde dito ang mga mamumuhunan sa mga binabahang lugar sa Pangasinan na maglagak ng mga negosyo sa flood free town niya.

NEWLY MINTED Malasiqui Mayor Alfie Soriano poses for posterity while his constituents look.

“Mga katulad kong negosyante isip isip dito na lang kayo maglagay ng negosyo ninyo sa bayan ng Malasiqui. Bakit? Itong main thoroughfare namin papuntang Bayambang, papuntang San Carlos (City), papuntang Calasiao, papuntang Urdaneta (City), at papuntang Villasis hindi nagkakaroon ng baha sa daan so maganda magput-up ng negosyo dito kaya pag dito kayo kita kayo pero ang kontakin niyo si Alfie Soriano,” paghikayat ni Mayor.

P’sinan Ranks 7th in Revenue Collec. Nationally

 LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Governor Ramon V. Guico III received the awards on behalf of the province for being ranked 7 in Locally Sourced Revenues (LSR) for the year 2024 and 10th in Year-on-Year Growth in Local Sourced Revenues from 2023 to 2024, nationwide.

NAT’L AWARDEE. Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III (5^TH from left) and his department heads receive the awards for being ranked 7 in Locally Sourced Revenues (LSR) for the year 2024 and 10th in Year-on-Year Growth in Local Sourced Revenues from 2023 to 2024, nationwide. The plaudit is given by the Department of Finance-Bureau of Local Governance Finance (BLGF) at the SMX Convention Center in Taguig City. The awards recognize the local government of the gargantuan province on good fiscal management. (Caption texts by Mortz C. Ortigoza)

Given by the Department of Finance-Bureau of Local Governance Finance (BLGF) at the SMX Convention Center in Taguig City on November 5, the award recognizes the province’s good fiscal management.

LGUs Nagsanib Vs. Baha, Ecological Degradation

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

BINMALEY, Pangasinan - Suportado ng alkalde dito ang multi-LGU (local government units) collaboration para labanan ang mga prublema sa baha, drainage congestion at ecolological degradation.

COLLOBORATION of these Chief Executives to solve if not mitigate the perrenial flooding and ecological degradation of their shared river systems. Binmaley Mayor Pete A. Merrera (top left and clockwise), Calasiao Mayor Patrick A. Caramat, San Carlos City Mayor Julier C. Resuello, and Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez.

“On behalf of the Municipality of Binmaley, I express our strong and unequivocal support to this initiative. Binmaley, being geographically situated along the distributaries of the Agno and Sinucalan river systems, shares the challenges of recurrent flooding, drainage congestion, and ecological degration. These concerns transcend political boundaries and therefore require a united and coordinated response among neighboring local government units,” sipi ng liham ni Mayor Pete A. Merrera kay Dagupan City Vice Mayor Bryan L. Kua na ipinakita ng una sa Northern Watch Newspaper noong makapanayam siya sa kanyang tanggapan.

P8-B Budget for P’gasinan in 2026

 A SPIKE OF P1-B FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan will have an P8 billion annual appropriation budget in year 2026, according to Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino. 

“Pinasa po natin on first reading iyong proposed annual budget ng Lalawigan ng Pangasinan this is amounting a little over P8 billion. It is an increase of about a billion for the 2025 annual budget. Tapos ito po ay nasa Committee ng Appropriation ngayon,” Lambino told recently reporters here.

 

PANGASINAN Governor Ramon V. Guico III (3rd from left front row) signs a document while Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino (2nd from left front row), and some provincial lawmakers witness the official act of the governor. 

He added that come end of November this year that mammoth budget will be passed by the provincial lawmakers.

Mga P’sinense Sikat sa Reg’l Stats Month

 

Muling namayagpag ang mga Pangasinense sa 36th National Statistics Month Regional Closing and Awarding Ceremony na ginanap kamakailan lang sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, San Fernando City, La Union.

Kasama ang Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC), ipinagmalaki ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Pangasinan sa pamumuno ni Gob. Ramon V. Guico III ang tagumpay ng ating mga kinatawan matapos masungkit ang 4 sa 11 regional championship contests.

De Venecias — The Poetry of Progress

 By: Z.J Ortigoza

THE De Venecias’ legacy is already etched in stone — as enduring as the tablets of Mount Sinai on which God carved the Ten Commandments. In the Pearl of the Orient Seas, their name has become a beacon of progress, their good works reverberated from the hometown shores to the national stage.

HISTORIC. After 90 years the historic link that will also ease the gridlock on the stretches of the highway in Dagupan and Binmaley is being rebuilt. The new Calmay Bridge rises as the spiritual successor to the Franklin Bridge, a landmark of the American era destroyed by floods in 1935.

 Former five-time Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. is revered for championing peace, economic reform, and global diplomacy. Congresswoman Gina de Venecia is celebrated for her compassion and tireless advocacy for women, children, and families. And former Congressman Christopher “Toff” de Venecia represents a new generation of leadership — a visionary champion of the country’s creative industries.

A Country Runs Like Hell By Filipinos

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

My kids and the Missus are going gaga with the controversial flick of the Castillian looking Philippines President Manuel L. Quezon. They are watching his documentaries at YouTube before going to the celluloid screen at Robinsons.

Photo grabs from the internet.

Geez, I taught Quezon in my History class in college for ten years.

I blamed him for the present misery of the Filipinos because our thieving leaders are getting worst as the years pass by.

P4.9-T AI Projected Revenues at PH at Risk

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

DAGUPAN CITY – Unless the stakeholders of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Philippines do something, the P4.9 trillion projected incomes from it for ten years will be prejudiced.

SPEAKER. IAmContact Solutions Chief Operation Officer Nestor Feland Panopio (3^rd from left) shows his Certificate of Appreciation as resource speaker from the officers of Eventually Events PH after the A.I Technology Seminar sponsored by Eventually PH and Philippines-Zhangzhou General Chamber of Commerce Inc. held recently at the Blackscoop Cafe in Dagupan City.

“I want you to put that in your mind: P4.9 trillion! This is actually the amount projected by the International Monetary Fund that can be generated with the use of AI. So maraming industry ang puedeng gamitan ng AI. So can you imagine if we can take part of that P4.9 trillion kahit 1% lang ng P4.9 trillion maraming pera na iyan,” according to IAmContact Solutions Chief Operation Officer Nestor Feland Panopio, one of the three resource speakers of the AI Technology Seminar sponsored by Eventually Events PH and Philippines-Zhangzhou General Chamber of Commerce Inc. held recently at the Blackscoop Cafe here.

Mayor J.R, mga Opisyal Pinaghahandaan na ang Undas

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

BASISTA, Pangasinan – Kasama ang mga sangay ng lokal at pambansang pamahalaan dito, inumpisahang nililinis na ng batang alkalde ang pumpublikong at pribadong mga sementeryo para sa pagdagsa ng mga tao sa Undas.

ALL SAINTS DAY. Basista Mayor Jolly “J.R” R. Resuello (3rd from right) leads his staff and members of the national agencies in the clean-up drive of public and private cemeteries in the landlocked town for the forthcoming All Saints Day in November 1 as Basistans visit their deceased loved ones.  

“Ating inumpisahan ang taon- taong nating ginagawang paglilinis sa ating pumpublikong sementeryo tuwing dumarating ang Undas sa ating bayan. kasama ang MDRRMO, SWMO, BFP, PNP, engineering’s office, Grace Guardian, at ang Mayor’s Office ay nag samasama upang pagkaisahan ang clean up drive na ito,” ani Mayor Jolly “J.R” R. Resuello.

10 Years na ang Trick or Treat sa Mangaldan

(KITAKITS SA OKTUBRE 30, ANI MAYORA BONA)

Inaanyayahan ng Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Mangaldan ang lahat ng mga residente sa bayan na makisaya sa Mayor Bona’s Trick or Treat at ipakita ang kanilang pinaka-kakaibang costume sa Huwebes, 𝐎𝐤𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 sa Mangaldan Municipal Hall Grounds.

Ngayong taon ang ika-sampung anibersaryo ng nasabing aktibidad na nagsimula sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Mayor Bona Fe de Vera-Parayno noong 2015.

Exhibitor Shed Tears at Manila FAME

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

PASAY CITY – An overwhelmed exhibitor at the Manila FAME shed tears while being interviewed by reporters because she was selected among the few to join this year’s artisans’ expose’.

PANGASINAN Governor Ramon V. Guico III (left) and Gemma Vistro crow the products of Vistro’s Gemma’s Souvenir Shop at the Manila Fame in the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

“Pangarap ko na po noon pa (na sumali),” Gemma Vistro of the Gemma’s Souvenir Shop at the Hundred Islands in Alaminos City explained in Tagalog when asked why she cried.

Mayor J.R Prepares Constituents vs. Big One

 

BASISTA, Pangasinan – Due to the series of moderate and severe earthquakes that hit the country, the mayor of this town prepares his constituents how to deal with the calamity incase it strikes here.

PREPARATION. Mayor Jolly “J.R” Resuello (extreme right) exhorts the members of the members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) how to prepare their constituents incase the Big One strikes the town.

  “Magkakaroon din ng earthquake drill sa LGU Basista sa Monday upang maaktuwalan kung paano ang magiging responde ng ating PNP, BFP, MHO, at MDRRMO sa ating mga kababayang nangangailangan ng tulong sa pagkatapos ng pag yanig,” Mayor Jolly “J.R Resuello told the members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) in a meeting held at his office.

He planned to have earthquake drills too in the villages, schools, and churches so his constituents could have enough knowledge how to deal with the temblor that already cost countless lives and harmed Filipinos and damaged their properties in Cebu and Mindanao in the past weeks.

“Atin din pong ipapa ocular ang ating mga buildings gaya sa school, barangay halls at mga churches, barangay, provincial at national roads at mga tulay na kailangan imonitor upang para maagapan agad (ang sakuna)” he told the members of the MDRRMC.

The wisdom of the preparation, Resuello explained, is to give immediate help those who are affected by the earthquake incase it strikes.

Meanwhile, the personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection here, under the supervision of SFO4 Derrick P. Zulueta, Acting Municipal Fire Marshal, facilitated the participation of high school students from Beleng National High School, Bayambang, Pangasinan in firefighting exercises and final evaluation on first aid as part of their 10-day Work Immersion Program at this station. It was followed by a recognition activity to conclude their training.

 

Bawal na Magdala ng Armas sa Prov. Gov’t Buildings

Mangaldan Mayor Kasapi na ng Anti-Corruption’s M4GG

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan - Inanunsyo kamakailan ng alkalde dito na kasapi na siya sa 74 na mga mayor sa ibat ibang parte ng Pilipinas na bagong miyembro ng Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG).

ANTI-CORRUPTION. Some of the members of the anti-corruption movement’s Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) in the Philippines. From left photo and clockwise: Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo, and Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto. Out of 1,642 city and town mayors in the Philippines, there are only 179 mayors who joined the prestigious M4GG.

Noong unang isinulong noong Agosto 24 ang prestihiyosong organisasyon ay meron lang itong 100 na miyembro.

Manay Gina—Tinig, Liwanag ng mga OFWs!

Ni ZJ Ortigoza

 “Saludo talaga ako sa mga OFWs, dahil kayo ang tunay na bayani ng ating bansa,” ito ang taos-pusong pahayag ni Congresswoman Gina de Venecia sa mga pauwing mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) na tumanggap ng tulong at financial assistance katuwang ang Department of Migrant Workers sa Ika-Apat na Distrito ng Pangasinan.

Congresswoman Gina de Venecia, Representative of Pangasinan’s Fourth District, and Rey O. Sison, Regional Director of the Department of Migrant Workers–Regional Office I, together with Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) beneficiaries from the district.

 Hindi lingid kay Manay Gina ang bigat ng dinadala ng ating mga migrant workers. Sa mga panahong siya at ang kanyang kabiyak na si dating five-time Speaker of the House Jose de Venecia, Jr. ay umiikot sa iba’t ibang bansa bilang mga lingkod-bayan, nakadaupang-palad nila ang napakaraming OFWs na bagama’t may ngiti sa labi, ay nagkukubli ng mga sakit, lungkot, at pang-aabusong dinaranas nila sa ibang bayan.

Ang Pakipagbuno ni Mayor sa mga Kalamidad

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

Noong dumaan ang Bagyong Nando na kung saan ang kanyang hanging habagat ay may dalang napakalakas na ulan, muling hinagupit ng baha ang landlocked low-lying na bayan ng Calasiao sa Pangasinan dahil sa mga kadahilanang ito:

YEOMAN'S JOB Calasiao's workaholic mayor Patrick A. Caramat (center) in a yeoman's job helping the staff of the municipal government to distribute boxes of foods to their constituents' scourge by the recent Typhoon Nando.

Daanan siya ng tubig ulan galing sa kabundukan ng Cordillera Region, San Manuel, Binalonan, Urdaneta City, at Sta. Barbara sa pamamagitan ng Marusay at Sinucalan River na papasok sa bahaing lungsod ng Dagupan at sa kanyang pangwakas na destinasyon sa Lingayen Gulf; Magmula noong 1980’s o apatnapung taon na ngayong ang Marusay at Sinucalan Rivers ay hindi pa na draga para matanggal ang mga banlik (silt), mga tinapong basura gaya ng mga lumang mga kagamitan kaya kahit kaunting pag-ulan lang ito’y ay napupuno kaagad.

Calmay Bridge, New Highway Tutuldok sa Dambuhalang Trapiko sa Lingayen- Dagupan

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Malapit nang matuldukan ang malapagong na usad ng trapiko na umaabot minsan sa isa hanggang dalawang oras na biyahi mula sa bayan na ito papuntang Dagupan City.

 BRIDGE, HIGHWAY. Then Pangasinan 4^th District Cong. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia graced the groundbreaking of the 411.150 meters' P132 million Calmay-Carael Bridge in Dagupan City. The bridge and the six–kilometer P2.5 billion Lingayen-Binmaley Diversion Highway will lighten up the monster traffic snarl in the 1.3 kilometer stretches of Barangay Nansangaan (infront of Sigay Fiestahan) going to Barangay Manat in Binmaley.

Aabot ng 14.7 kilometro ang layo ng capital town na ito sa Dagupan City.

49-K Volunteers Collect 200 Metric Tons of Trash in Nationwide Coastal Cleanup

Over 48,800 volunteers from across the Philippines gathered simultaneously at 28 SM malls nationwide to mark the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) 2025, the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean health collecting over 200,000 kilograms of trash.

Leading the nationwide movement, SM By the Bay served as the flagship site, bringing together thousands of volunteers to clear Manila Bay’s shoreline of marine debris. Across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, SM malls became community hubs where over 500 groups—spanning private organizations, government agencies, NGOs, schools, civil society, and local communities—united to protect the country’s waterways.

Lambino Pinuri ang “Clearance First’ ni Marcos

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Nagpasalamat ang bise gobernador ng Pangasinan sa Presidente ng Pilipinas sa pahayag niya na kailangan muna ng clearance galing sa  mga opisyal ng local government unit ang isang pambansang proyekto bago ito maging kumpleto.

PANGASINAN Vice Governor Mark Ronald DG. Lambino (left) and President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

“We are gratefull to the President on that na ibabalik ang kapangyarihan sa local government unit,” ani Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino noong makapanayam siya ng mga reporters sa kanyang tanggapan.

Buaya sa DPWH Nangotong sa May Ari ng Lupa

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

Walang patawad itong mataas na opisyal ng Pangasinan 4^th Engineering District Office ng Department of Public Works & Highway (DPWH) na nakabase sa Rosales, Pangasinan.

Ayon sa source ko na ayaw magpakilala, natamaan ng expropriation ang lupa nila sa 7.17 kilometro na Urdaneta City Bypass Road sa Urdaneta City.

The Idiotic "Bend the Law" Statement

 THE beleguered Justice Secretary Boying Remulla just rolled with the punches from the legal flurry of Senator and lawyer Rodante Marcoleta until the clown and non abogado Senator Erwin Tulfo alluded to Marcoleta with a thundering voice that reverberated from the Babuyan Islands to the lair of the Abu Sayaff in Jolo Sulu that the law should bend sometimes.

“Mga sigaw ng taong bayan na libo-libo sa People Power Movement sa Luneta. Hindi lang po ang pagnanakaw, they were also shouting ibalik iyong pera nila. And I believed the Secretary of Justice heard that and I believed Malacanang heard that. Kaya nga po doon po sa mga kontraktor, mga opisyal isuli ninyo ang pera ng taong bayan! Hindi po batas ang pinag-uusapan. Wala ho tayong pakialam sa batas. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BEND THE LAW TO BE ABLE TO PLEASE THE PEOPLE…,” the miniscule in height Senator hissed for all and sundry to hear.

I met and spoke in Cebuano before with Tulfo when was a reporter of TV-5 covering a narco raid by cops in the dangerous Muslims' compound at Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City.

Sanamagan, so what happens now to the entrenched legal Latin maxim's Dura Lex Sed Lex (the law is harsh but it is the law)?

Suporter ni Bataoil Umalma sa Paratang ni Cojuangco sa Seawall

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - Pumalag ang tagasuporta ni dating Lingayen Mayor Pol Bataoil noong isinulat ko sa blog ko (Setyembre 18, 2025) na “Okay si Mayora Iday sa Seawall ni Cong. Mark (Basta Walang Pananagutan ang Munisipyo)” na umani ng 36, 000 views sa Facebook.

SEAWALLS. The controversial seawalls at a beach in Lingayen, Pangasinan (top photo). Former Lingayen mayor Leopoldo Bataoil (right photo below) and Pangasinan 2^nd District Cong. Mark O. Cojuangco. The latter is the proponent of the seawall to mitigate the perennial flooding in the capital town. Photos grab from the internet.

HINDI SIYA PROPONENT

Ani ng source ko na ayaw magpakilala, hindi proponent si Bataoil ng Seawall noong kongresista pa siya (2010-2019 sa Pangasinan 2nd District). Aniya ang mga nilakad ng siyam na taong pambansang mambabatas para mapondohan noong termino niya ay ang Lingayen Gulf Baywalk, Daang Kalikasan of Mangatarem, Daang Katutubo of Aguilar, Lingayen-Binmaley-Dagupan Bypass Road, at iba pa. Karamihan sa mga proyekto ng dating congressman ay pinagpatuloy na tinapos ni dating Congressman Jumel Espino noong panahon niya magmula noong 2019-2022.

WPP Law Covers Restitution

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

May bagong two school of thoughts sa Restitution adverse to the pronouncement of Senator Rod Marcoleta where Curlee and Sara Discaya do not to need to return their "loot" before they can be state witnesses on the billions of pesos' plunder by government officials on the flood control projects.

These thoughts ensued after the Senate's Blue Ribbon hearing yesterday. Atty. Mel Santa Maria and Wilfredo Garrido cited those two red checks I provided below on the Witness Protection Program (WPP) Law where you can find the devil (restitution) in the details.