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.