Free School Bags, Supplies for Pupils in Calasiao!

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Free school bags and supplies have been distributed to the pupils of the public schools from grades 1 to 6 to here to show how their mayor supports their education and their future.

After the conveyances of these school supplies in the District 1, Mayor Patrick A. Caramat and the members of the officialdom of this thriving municipality in Pangasinan have been seen giving the same dole outs to the jubilant children in the District 2.

Resuello Agresibong Nakipag Lobby sa mga Senador, DepEd Sec

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

BASISTA, Pangasinan – Agresibong nananawagan at lumalapit ang alkalde rito sa ilang senador at sa Kalihim ng Edukasyon sa kanilang mga tanggapan sa Maynila upang humingi ng pondo para sa pagtatayo at pagkukumpuni ng mga gusali ng pampublikong paaralan, pati na rin ng pinansyal na tulong para sa mga nangangailangan.

Ilang araw ang nakalipas nang makapulong ni Mayor Jolly R. Resuello si Senador Bam Aquino, kung saan ipinaalam niya rito ang malubhang kalagayan ng ilang imprastraktura ng paaralan dahil sa katagalan ng panahon at sa pinsalang idinulot ng mga nagdaang kalamidad.

Our Yachting Experience at Subic

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

WHILE I was at the bow pulpit of the 50 passengers' capable P70 million La Banca Yacht (one of the 18 various types of Yachts that include schooner, sloop, ketch, and yawl) owned by Johnny Valdes of the La Banca Cruises) that hailed from the Subic Bay Yacht Club located at Rizal Avenue and Burgos Street in Zambales and navigated between  the stretches of Sattler Pier and Bravo Pier, I saw a gray U.S made cutter turned offshore patrol vessel (the Yanks stripped it off with its lethal armaments when they donated three of it to us Filipinos) docked near the Bravo Pier that I later learned as the BRP Gregorio del Pilar with its 40 number (formerly 15) on its right hull.

“Pa’, that’s the naval ship we entered in 2013 at the deep water of Lingayen Gulf when you were invited to meet the ship Captain (the present Rear Admiral John Anthony Orbe (PMA ’92) when he was then a full Colonel or Navy Captain) and his Deputy (then Commander (Lieutenant Colonel) Julius E. Valdez (PMA ‘92),” my gym rat and boxing buff son quipped as he appeared from the stanchion at the starboard while I controlled my balance and held my digital desert camo bonnie hat because of the headwind.

22 Schools in Manaoag Receive P1.1-m From Mayor

P50-K for Each of the Schools for their Brigada Eskwela

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANAOAG, Pangasinan – The local government of the pilgrims’ town here provides P50, 000 for each of the 22 public elementary and high schools here for the Brigada Eskwela 2026.

“Every year, traditionally during Brigada (Eskwela) ang LGU ng Manaoag extends assistance to all public schools in Manaoag by giving P50,000 per school. Variable needs nila yero, pintura, semento, black board, upuan i-release namin tomorrow (June 3),” Mayor Jeremy Agerico “Ming” Rosario told this writer in the former office.

48K, Not 12K, Recipients of the Sako-Food-Bag in Calasiao

BASED ON A NUCLEAR FAMILY

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – It’s not 12,000 individuals but 48, 000 persons based on a nuclear family who benefited on the sako (woven fabric) food bags given recently here by the administration of Mayor Patrick A. Caramat.

An average nuclear family in the Philippines is composed of 4.1 household members that is composed of a father, mother, and their two children.

De Venecia: Japan as Ph Closest, Most Reliable Ally

NIPPON PLEDGES P210-B INVESTMENT, ARMAMENTS

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

DAGUPAN CITY – A prominent Congresswoman described Japan as the Philippines closest and most reliable ally for many decades after President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. spoke to the Diet (parliament) in his May 26-29 state visit there.

“So when the Japanese Parliament invited our President to address their lawmakers directly, it sends a very strong message that the Philippines is viewed as a serious, stable, and important parties in the region,” Pangasinan 4th District Rep. Gina P. de Venecia said.

Pilot Calls Marines: Army Mill Around Drums of Gas

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

SHUTTLING with various military planes between Awang Airport in Dinaig, Maguindanao and Nichols Air Base (the present Villamor) in Pasay City when I was a kid in the late of 1970’s until the retirement from the air force of my father in 1981, one of the experiences that still embedded in my rich neocortex was when the fire proof flight fatigue suit clad pilot of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane that would take off in Pasay to Maguindanao barked to the various branches of services of soldiers spitting and whittling around: “Palapitin ninyo sa akin ang mga Marines diyan! Kayong mga Marines bantayan niyong maigi iyong mga drum na iyan. Puno iyan ng gasolina! Bantayan ninyo ang Army na sisindi ng sigarilyo habang lumilipad ang eroplano natin”.

Writer as a teenager shuttling with various military planes between Awang Airport in Dinaig, Maguindanao and Nichols Air Base (the present Villamor) in Pasay City.  (Illustration by Gemini)

Those dozens of cold rolled steel drums of 100/130 aviation gasoline (a high-octane leaded piston aviation fuel) and the JP-4 (kerosene-based aviation turbine fuel) would be used by the air force for their T-28 “Tora-Tora” Trojan radial-engine planes and UH-1H helicopters that bombed and strafed the Moro rebels hiding at their strongholds and redoubts in the provinces of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and some parts of Lanao.

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).

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:

Pathetic Seeing Ph Light Fighters Join U.S Superiority Jets

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

Because a significant part of the government funds -- ₱700 billion annually or equivalent to roughly 20% of the national budget --  goes to the pockets of plundering Philippines officials, I pity seeing our airforce joining the yearly Cope Thunder being held at either Clark or Basa Air Base with our lightfigher cum trainer FA-50s operates with either the American F-16 multiple role figher (in years 2024 and 2025) and the superiority fighter’s F-22 Raptor for this year’s exercise.

Exercise Cope Thunder 26-1 started in April 6 and concluded on April 17, 2026 at Clark by bringing together the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) for intensive two-week joint air combat training. The exercise featured PAF FA-50s and U.S. F-22 Raptors, focusing on interoperability, defensive counter-air operations, and combat readiness in Northern Luzon.

Mababang Fare sa E-Bus na Ipapasok ng Guico Admin

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza 

 LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - Magpapagaan ng mga gastusin ng mga taga Pangasinan pag naipatupad na ang programa ni Governor Ramon V. Guico III na magkakaroon ng electric buses at Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) na babaybay sa mga daang-bayan ng higanteng lalawigan.

 “This is a sample of a twelve-meter full electric city bus so low floor siya, forty person sitting capacity and forty standing”, ani Governor Guico noong State of the Province Address (SOPA) niya noong masambit niya ang Electronic Vehicle-Bus Rapid Transit (EV-BRT).

100 Years ni Our Lady of Manaoag, Malapit Na

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANAOAG, Pangasinan – Puspusan ang paghahanda ng mga kawani ng local na pamahalaan dito hinggil sa Abril 22 na higanteng kaganapang Centennial Canonical Coronation of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Manaoag.

Ayon kay Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, abala ang mga medical at security team para sa inaasahang pagdagsa ng mga deboto, na tinatayang aabot sa humigit-kumulang isang milyon.

MORATORIUM

 Department heads and the legal consultant of Mangaldan leads by their mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno (clad in black, center) meet the brass of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) at the municipal hall of the progressive town. The mayor said the two groups discuss the moratorium of the debt of the town with the government runs LBP. The latter acquiesced for a one - year moratorium instead of the three years requested by the local government.

Mga Barko sa Hormuz O.K na sa Iran na Dumaan

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

Kinumpirma ng Foreign Minister ng Iran na papayagan na nila ang pagdaan sa Strait of Hormuz ng mga barko ng mga ibat’t ibang bansa sa susunod na dalawang linggo sa ilalim ng pamamahala ng militar ng Iran, kasunod sa pagtanggap ni U.S President Donald Trump sa isang pansamantalang tigil-putukan (ceasefire), ayon sa newsreport ng Associated Press.

Matandaang nagbanta si Trump na dudurugin niya sa pagbomba ng mga hukbo niya ang mga imprastraktura ng Iran kaninang alas otso ng umaga sa Pilipinas pag hindi tinanggap ng Tehran ang kanyang 15-Point Ceasefire Agreement. Nagmatigas ang Iran at sila ay nagtagumpay na tanggapin ni Trump – na patiwarik na ang kanyang popularidad sa Estados Unidos at pwede pang ma-impeach -- ang 10-Point Ceasefire Agenda nila. Tatlo dito ay: 1. A permanent end to the war in Iran, Lebanon and Gaza with written guarantees from America; 2. The lifting of all economic sanctions; 3. Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz and the imposition of tolls for ships passing through.

Basista First Class Town na sa 2028

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

BASISTA, Pangasinan – Pagtuloy-tuloy ang annual appropriation budget (AAB) na P210 million pataas ngayong taon hanggang taong 2027, pwede na ang third class na bayan na ito na uriin ng pambansang pamahalaan na first class town sa taong 2028.

May P209, 700, 034 budget ang third class na ito na makikita sa Second Congressional District ng Pangasinan. Unang AAB niya ito na nagkapondo siya ng mahigit dalawang daang milyong peso

Ang Pagiging 1st Class ni Mapandan sa 2029

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

MAPANDAN, Pangasinan – Pagtuloy-tuloy ang P200 million above na annual appropriation budget (AAB) ng third class na bayan na ito hanggang sa taong 2028, maging first class town na siya sa taong 2029.

For the first time merong P218, 209, 788.00 AAB ang maliit na bayan na ito ngayong taon.

NO MORE DOCTRINE OF CONDONATION TO ELECTIVE OFFICIALS

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

When I saw the straight shooter former Supreme Court Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales on my old photo I remembered the Doctrine of Abandonment of the Condonation in the Carpio-Morales v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 217126-27) case.

Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio (third from left) and former Ombudsman Conchita Morales (a former SC Justice, too) (fifth from left) and others like President Noynoy Aquino's Solicitor General and COA Chief chuckled on my joke to them while an amused - damn, I did not immediately recognize him because he was thin, frail and on wheel chair - Aquino's Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario (extreme right).

The Jurisprudence ruled that any administrative misconduct committed by an elective official is no longer automatically forgiven by their reelection, allowing for investigation and removal from office regardless of the electoral outcome.

Kalbaryo ng TODA, Magsasaka sa Calasiao Naibsan

 Matapos Makahingi si Mayor Caramat ng Diskwento sa mga Taga Gas Station

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Napagaan kahit papaano ang kalbaryo ng mga miyembro ng Tricycle Operators and Drivers' Association (TODA) at mga magsasaka dito matapos malagdaan ng lokal na pamahalaan at mga may ari ng mga gasolinahan na bigyan ng diskwento ang dalawang sektor.

PRO-ACTIVE Calasiao Mayor Patrick A. Caramat (far right top photo) and Vice Mayor Kevin Roy Macanlalay laud the owners of gasoline stations in the burgeoning town for giving discount per liter of diesel and gasoline to farmers and members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers' Association (TODA) to mitigate their burden on the skyrocketing prices of fuel due to the war in the Middle East.

“Pormal na po nating nilagdaan kasama ang mga kinatawan ng mga gasoline station sa ating bayan ang isang Memorandum of Agreement para sa diskwento kada litro ng produktong petrolyo,” ani Mayor Patrick A. Caramat.

National Emergency ni Marcos

Ano ang Mangyayari sa Ilalim ng Deklarasyong Ito?

Ang deklarasyon ay tatagal ng isang taon at nagbibigay ng mga sumusunod na awtoridad sa gobyerno:

Pagkontrol sa Presyo at Suplay: Maaaring kumuha ng direktang hakbang ang Department of Energy (DOE) laban sa hoarding (pagtatago ng produkto) at profiteering (labis na pagpapatong ng presyo).

Mabilis na Pagbili ng Fuel: Pinapayagan ang gobyerno na magbayad ng advance (higit sa 15% ng contract amount) para masiguro ang mga kontrata ng langis sa ibang bansa.

UPLIFT Program: Inilunsad ang Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport upang magbigay ng subsidiya at tulong sa mga sektor ng transportasyon at agrikultura na apektado ng mahal na krudo.

Energy Conservation: Inuutos ang mas mahigpit na pagtitipid sa kuryente at langis, kabilang ang paglilipat ng ilang opisina ng gobyerno sa four-day workweek.

P242-M Budget ng Dasol sa Taong Ito

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

DASOL, Pangasinan – Ang progresibong second class na bayan na ito sa western Pangasinan ay may P241, 964, 934.00 na budget para sa taong 2026.

Ani Mayor Rizalde “Sadong” J. Bernal na isinalang noong Marso 11 ang nasabing pondo sa mga mambabatas ng lalawigan sa Kapitolyo sa Lingayen para sa kanilang pagsusuri  kung itong P242 milyon na pondo ay tugma sa mga batas sa bansa nang gawing Resolution ito dito.

Bugallon Magiging Isa sa Pinakamayaman na Bayan

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

BUGALLON, Pangasinan – Nagniningning ang bayan na ito sa pagiging isa sa pinakamayaman sa 44 munisipyo sa dambuhalang lalawigan ng Pangasinan sa pamamagitan na taunang budget sa kanyang local na pamahalaan.

Ang bayan na ito ay may kasalukuyang P410, 823, 947annual appropriation budget (AAB).

Maan Greets Guv's Happy Birthday!

 

PANGASINAN First Lady Maan Tuazon-Guico greets her husband  --Governor Ramon V. Guico III – while the latter celebrates his 51^st Birthday today held at the swanky Sison Auditorium at the Capitol in Lingayen.

The event is attended by high elective officials of the mammoth province and bigwigs at the Capitol.

4 NA TAON SA BAGONG TERMINO SA BRGY

Sa ilalim ng Republic Act 12232, ang mga elected Barangay Officials at Sangguniang Kabataan ay maglilingkod na ng 4 na taon.

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: 4-year term, hindi hihigit sa 3 consecutive terms sa parehong posisyon.

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻: 4-year term, 1 term lamang sa parehong posisyon.

𝗡𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Ang mga incumbent Barangay officials na kasalukuyang nasa ikatlong consecutive term ay hindi na maaaring tumakbo para sa parehong posisyon sa BSKE 2026.

Reference: Resolution No. 11207

Dagupan, Calasiao Benipisyaryo ng Libreng Dredging ng Guico Admin

 

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

DAGUPAN CITY – Benipisyaryo ng libreng paghuhukay ng mga kailugan ang second class city na ito at ang first class town ng Calasiao sa 10- Year Rehabilitation River Program ng pamahalaang lalawigan ng Pangasinan para maibsan ang matagal ng problema ng mga pagbaha dito.

CHIEF EXECS. (From left and clockwise): Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III, Vice Gov. Mark DG. Lambino, Calasiao Mayor Patrick A. Caramat, and Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. 

’Well, that’s the ideal of course because we have also to clear the Pantal River dahil doon naman talaga heavily silted. Kahit ang lalim ng gagawin natin upstream sa Calasiao and even towards Santa Barbara kung mababaw na mababaw pagdating sa Dagupan ang tubig naman ay maiipon at maiipon naman diyan sa upstream diyan sa Calasiao at Sta. Barbara so kailangan e clean din o laliman ulit o linisan iyang sa Dagupan side,” paliwanag ni Vice Governor Mark Lambino.

Government Harassing Journalists

 BY MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA

Overheard by this Writer:

Putin wants to ban gas to Europe but wants to sell it to China, India, and the Philippines, said by a resource person at the German news outlet DW.

Trump just lifted out the ban for India to buy gas and crude from Russia, after Iran put deadly mines at the Strait for Hormuz to discourage oil tankers ingressing and egressing at the Gulf States like Saudi Arabia.

BARANGAY NIGHT

Mangaldan Mayor Bona D. Parayno (far left), Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III, and Pangasinan 4th District Congresswoman Gina de Venecia together at the presidential table of the event of the 30 villages' town dubbed as Barangay Night.

Vice Governor Mark Lambino was a guest of honor, too of the event.
Barangay Night is part of the Mangaldan Town Fiesta and Pindang Festival 2026 that commenced from February 14, 2026 and ended on March 9, 2026.

The first class town is one of the only eight among forty-four towns in the gargantuan province to breach the P500 million and above to have an annual appropriation budget for this year. Photos' credit: Toff de Venecia and Board Member Noy de Guzman

Mangaldan, Iloilo City Top Producer of CaraBeef in Ph

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA 

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – This first class town in Pangasinan and Iloilo City are the top areas where most carabaos are slaughtered everyday, data say.

CARABAOS’ HUB. Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno (left) and Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Maria Lourdes Sarabia Treñas-Chu.

 Approximately 30 carabaos are k*lled daily in Mangaldan, Pangasinan, for the town's thriving pindang (carabeef tapa) industry. This high demand results in as many as 11,000 carabaos being slaughtered annually to supply the local delicacy to customers, including those in Metro Manila.

P135-K MONTHLY PENSION TO WIDOW, WIDOWER OF FILIPINO KILLED BY ENEMY IN ISRAEL

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

I saw recently the video of Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Dana Kursh conversing with Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III in a phone call while Basista Mayor J.R Resuello, other top local public officials, and the family of Mary Ann Velasquez de Vera, 32, (who perished in an Iranian ballistic missile attacked in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 28, 2026) listen.

The Envoy pledged to help the family. “I’m sending extra hand for you if that’s okay?”.

Hindi Bukol Ito, Lymphoma Ito – Bulacan Guv

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

Pinabulaanan ng gobernador ng Bulacan na bukol ang meron sa noo niya kung hindi ito ay lymphoma matapos na maiulat siya ng isang blogger na malapit sa Malacanang na binugbog siya ng Kalihim ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) matapos i-harass ng mga tao niya ang presidential son.

BUKOL? Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando rubs smoothly the lymphoma and not a “bukol (lump)” at his forehead he told his constituents during a flag ceremony held at the provincial Capitol in the central Luzon province. Photo is DOLA A.I generated.

“Ito po kasi lymphoma. Paano ba operahan ito?” tanong ni Fernando sa kanyang mga constituents habang hinahaplos ang bukol sa kanyang noo noong flag ceremony noong Lunes sa Kapitolyo.

Malinis na Parongking River, MRF Ipinagmamalaki sa Calasiao

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Buong pagmamalaki na ipinakita ng batang alkalde dito kung gaano na kaayos at kalinis ngayon ang Parongking River at ang material recovery facilities (MRF) sa maunlad na bayan na ito.

“Tingnan ninyo iyong dating maduming Parongking River na malinis na ngayon at iyong maayos at malinis na MRF at paligid niya,” ani Mayor Patrick A. Caramat habang pinapakita ang mga litrato na ang iba ay kuha ng drone sa writer na ito noong bumisita kamakailan ang huli sa kanyang opisina.

Sa nasabing mga larawan wala na ang mga makakapal na mga water lily at iba pa na makikita noong bumisita sa nasabing lugar si Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III at Mayor Caramat noong Pebrero 13 para umpisahan na ang malakihang paglilinis at pagdadraga ng mga makakapal na putik  at mga debris ng mga gamit sa Parongking River.

Pinasalamatan ng alkalde ang masipag na Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office Chief Mark Paulo Caspillan at mga tauhan niya sa kanilang mandato na linisan at ayusin ang mga nasabing mga lugar.

HOW THE U.S F-16 WILD WEASELS DESTROY IRANIAN SAMS

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

LOOK at the multiple billions of pesos United States Air Force F-16 Block 50/52 Wild Weasel (red circle) that I am pointing with my right finger at the tarmac in Basa Air Base in Pampanga when the Gringos brought 12 of 'em from Japan for the Cope Thunder Exercise with the FA-50 jets of the Philippines Air Force.

Below are the role of the Wild Weasels in destroying the surface- to- air- missile (SAM) batteries of Iran when the U.S and Israel pounced vigorously yesterday the Gulf State reigned by a despotic Ayatollah:

𝑩𝒊𝒏𝒚𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏 Pinangunahan ni Mayor Pat

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

CALASIAO, Pangasinan -- Isang makasaysayang araw para sa maunlad na bayan dito ang ginanap na Binyagang Bayan 2026 kung saan 35 na residente dito ang sabay-sabay na tinanggap ang sakramento ng binyag.

 “Ang okasyong ito ay naging simbolo ng pag-asa at pananampalataya na walang pinipiling edad—mula sa mga sanggol hanggang sa ating 78-anyos nating kababayan mula sa Brgy. Macabito,” ani Mayor Patrick A. Caramat sa kanyang Facebook Page.

Manaoag Mayor Nasubukan Maging Anak ng Guv’nor

 

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANAOAG, Pangasinan – Nasubukan ng kasalukuyang alklade dito na tumira sa Urduja Palace o Urduja House sa Capitol sa Lingayen noong naging gobernador ng Pangasinan ang ama.

GOVERNOR’S MANSION. A little boy plays in this artificial intelligence generated illustration near the façade of the swanky Urduja Palace at the Capitol in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Urduja House is the official residence of the governor of Pangasinan.

“Nasubukan kong tumira at matulog doon sa Urduja House pero di pa gaano kaganda noon. History na rin dahil kaming mga Rosario children kasi our late father Board Member (BM) at naging acting governor lahat po kaming (tatlong) magkapatid naging board member,” ani Mayor Agerico Jeremy “Ming” Rosario sa writer na ito noong bumisita ang huli sa kanyang tanggapan.

Monk Warrior Strats Vs Iran

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

While the diplomats of the United States and Iran look for a compromise at their indirect talks in Geneva for the juggernaut of the former not to rain her lethal munitions to the latter, I recalled how weak the hemming and hawing Obama Administration compared to the present Big Stick Diplomacy of the Trump Administration on how to deal with the Ayatollah, his executive brass, the Republican Guards, and the military in the former Biblical country’s Persia.

MONK WARRIOR (far left) attacking the elite Iranian Republican Guards while Ayatollah Ali Khamenei signals order.

As Central Command Commander from 2010 to 2013, Marine three-star General Jim ” Monk Warrior”  Mattis believed that Iran “remained the greatest threat to the United States interest in the Middle East.”

Proyektong Wakasan ang Pagbabaha sa Calasiao Ikinasa ng Guico Admin

 MATAPOS ITONG MAPABAYAAN NG MGA NAGDAANG NAMUMUNO SA LALAWIGAN

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Matapos ang mahabang panahon na hindi nabigyan ng pansin ng mga nakaraang gobernador ng Pangasinan ang makapal na siltation na naging sanhi sa pagbaha sa bayan na ito at sa karatig lungsod ng Dagupan, inaksyonan na ng kasalukuyang namumuno sa Kapitolyo kung paano wakasan ito.

VISIONARIES. Heavy equipment clean and dredge the Parongking River while Pangasinan Governor Monmon Guico (left) and Calasiao Mayor Patrick Caramat supervise (Gemini)

“Napakaganda po ng proyektong ito. Tinanong ko sila Mayor Patrick at si Vice (Mayor) Kevin: Meron bang pumansin noon noon pa ng ganito? I’m sure that all administration ng LGU-Calasiao gusto talagang linisin ang ilog but of course napakamahal po,” ani Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III noong bisitahin niya ang Parongking River dito noong Pebrero 13 habang naglilinis ng mga nakalutang na water lilies at nagtatanggal ng mga makakapal at maiitim na mga putik sa riverbed ang mga malalaking heavy equipment.

Pagpaparehistro sa Pindang Grand Parade Nagsimula na

  MANGALDAN, Pangasinan - Nagsimula na noong Pebrero 2 ang pagpaparehistro para sa mga grupo, organisasyon, at institusyon dito na nais makilahok sa gaganaping Grand Civic Parade sa Marso 2 bilang opening salvo ng 2026 Mangaldan Town Fiesta at Pindang Festival.

Inaanyayahang ang mga interesado na magpatala sa Migrant Desk Office (MDO), 2nd Floor Mangaldan Municipal Hall mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes, mula 8:00AM hanggang 5:00PM, at hanapin si Ms. Carmela Velasquez.

Tampok sa grand civic parade ang mga delegado mula sa iba’t ibang pampubliko at pribadong sektor at kaabang-abang din ang partisipasyon at pagrampa ng mga kandidata para sa Miss Gay Pindang 2026.

Paalala ng 2026 Mangaldan Town Fiesta at Pindang Festival Executive Committee na libre ang pagpapalista sa parada. Ipinapaalala rin ng komitiba na responsibilidad ng mga lalahok na delegado ang paghahanda ng kani-kanilang mga sasakyan.

Pinapayuhin rin ang mga grupo na magdala ng kanilang sariling banner o tarpaulins dala ang pangalan ng kanilang grupo o organisasyon.

Hinihimok ni Mayor Bona Fe De Vera-Parayno ang buong suporta at pakikilahok ng lahat ng mga accredited civil society organizations (CSOs) sa bayan gayundin ang iba pang mga institusyon gaya ng mga pribado at pampublikong eskuwelahan, business establishments, at financial establishments.

Magtatagal ang registration hanggang Pebrero 25. (News source: 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒅𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝑰𝑶)