Dutch, Lingayeneans Build Dikes; Why Dagupenos could not Emulate Them

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

Since the sides of Barangays Pantal and Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City face the sea and are vulnerable to flooding during the high tide, why not our stakeholders emulate how the Dutch constructed their soil embankment and dikes.

SEA DIKE keeping Delfzijl in the The Netherlands and surroundings dry in 1994.

Bakit Pinalitan si Macapaz ni Abrahano sa CIDG?

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

May kasangkot daw na korapsyon sa pagsisiyasat ng mga nawawalang sabungero sa pagkatanggal sa posisyon kay Criminal Investigation Detection Group (CIDG) Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz.

Si Macapaz ay pinalitan ni dating CARAGA Regional Director Brig. Gen. Chris Abrahano – isang kaibigan na taga Pangasinan.

BELEAGUERED former Criminal Investigation Detection Group's Chief Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz ( left) and his successor Brig. Gen. Chris Abrahano.

Ang pagka relieved kay Macapaz ay nangyari bago magsimula ang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. noong Lunes.

Sangkot sa mga pinaghihinalaang mga pinaslang na 100 miyembeo ng organisadong tsupi (cheaters) sa sugal sa sabong ay sina multi-billionaire Gambling King Charlie “Atong” Ang, actress Gretchen Barreto, alpha members, 15 police officials, at iba pa.

Pagnapatunuyan na sila ay nasa likod noong mga bangkay na tinapon sa Taal Lake, Diyos ko na mahabagin maghihimas sila ng malalamig na mga rehas sa piitan tulad ni charged child rapist Apollo Quiboloy at governor’s killer dating Negros Oriental Cong. Arnie Teves. Ang mga kasong murder at rape ay heinous crime kaya walang piyansa habang nililitis ng taon-taon ang mga kasong ito ng husgado.

Lusyang na si Inday Gretchen pagnagkataon na makalaya siya sa piitan o matapos ang conviction at service ng sentence sa national penitentiary for women, hahaha!

“Meron siyang ikinikilos na hindi ko gusto. Alam ninyo napakahalaga ng ganitong tiwala sa pusisyong ito. Tiwala ang pinakamahalagang ano rito magkaroon kasi pag wala kang tiwala paano magsalita ang mga tao kung hindi buo ang tiwala,” ani Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla sa mga mamahayag noong Martes na nerekomenda niya na ipatanggal kay Chief National Police Nicolas Torre III ang isang “service commander”.

Sinabi ni Ramon Tulfo sa blog niya sa Facebook ngayong umaga na si Macapaz ay tinanggal dahil may kasangkot, na limpak na limpak na salapi sa harap ng pagiimbestiga ng CIDG na pinamumunuan niya.

"The justice secretary did not mention what Macapaz did that was not to his liking, but there are speculations it had something to do with oodles and oodles of money changing hands to cover up the multiple murders," aniya.

Dagdag pa ni Tulfo paano naging hepe ng CIDG si Macapaz samantalang iniimbestigahan pa siya tungkol sa pagbebenta diumano ng mga slots para makapasok sa pagiging pulis ang mga aplikante na di nakapasa sa police exams. Si Macapaz ay director noon ng Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) nang madiskobre ang katiwaliaan.

Nanlulumo naman si star witness Julie Patidungan alias Totoy dahil sa pagkatalaga ni General Torre kay Macapaz bilang regional director ng Police Regional Office - 12.

Bilang isang lumaki sa Cotabato na anak ng sundalo kung saan kami’y nanggaling sa Baguio City, ito lang masabi ko sa Muslim Maguindanaon kay General Macapaz: “Dik’na usto e penggulan nengka General amayka b’nal e nan san sa BARMM (Hindi tama iyang ginagawa ninyo General pag totoo man iyan diyan sa BARMM)”.

Binigkas diin ni Presidente Marcos sa kanyang ikaapat na SONA niya na dapat mabigyan ng hustisya ang mga pinaslang na mga sabunggero.

"''Hahabulin at pananagutin natin ang mga utak at mga sangkot, sibilyan man o opisyal. Kahit malakas, mabigat, o mayaman, hindi sila mangingibabaw sa batas".

Lagot kayo Atong, Gretchen et.al talagang gagawin kayong mga halimbawa ng gobyernong ito na nagpapakitang gilas sa taong bayan tulad ng ginawa nila kena Quiboloy, Teves, at dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa paglaban sa katiwaliian, inciting to sedition, at clear and present danger.

Guv Pushes for Massive Dredging Versus Flooding

 LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—The governor of Pangasinan strongly advocates for the dredging or large-scale excavation of rivers to address the perennial flooding problems that haunt his constituents.

RIVER DREDGING. A worker uses a backhoe in dredging the Tatalon River in Quezon City on Friday (August 12, 2022). The Department of Public Works and Highways has estimated 50,000 cubic meters of soil, sand, and silt to dredge along the river to increase its capacity in handling rainwater during a heavy downpour and prevent flooding in the area. (PNA photo by Rico H. Borja)

In a recent press briefing during the onslaught of massive flood brough by Typhoon Crising and the southmoonson rains, Governor Ramon V. Guico III emphasized the need for a comprehensive plan for drainage system reconstruction, pumping stations, and retention ponds.

BM Cruz Ika-3 "Most Powerful Politician" sa Prov'l Politics

 Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Si Board Member Philip Theodore Cruz ang ikatatlong pinakamataas na elective official sa termino ng succession sa dambuhalang lalawigan ng Pangasinan, batay sa paliwanag ng Bise Gobernador.

MOST POWERFUL men in Pangasinan’s provincial politics. Second District Board Member Philip Theodore Cruz (left photo), Governor Ramon V. Guico III (top right photo), and Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino. 

Ang Local Government Code ay nagsasabi na “If a permanent vacancy occurs in the offices of the governor, vice-governor,… the highest ranking sanggunian member or, in case of his permanent inability, the second highest ranking sanggunian member, shall become the governor, vice-governor,…, as the case may be…”

Engr. Hits DPWH, Dagupan Mayor for Misguided Flood Control

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

A seasoned Engineer who knows the nuances of flooding and how to solve it lambasted the Department of Public Ways and Highways (DPWH) and the administration of Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez of their failure to commission a drainage engineer to solve if not mitigate the perennial flooding that haunts the coastal city. The incompetence of these two bodies prejudice businessmen who closed shop because they were underwater while residents spent an arm and a leg to elevate their ground floors because of the incessant elevations of highways that made them susceptible to flood that should be egressing to the rivers.

A rowboat owned by Victory Liner ferries
its passengers in Dagupan City.
 Victory Liner's photo

If the leadership of the flood-prone Marikina City have implemented their ten- year flood mitigation plan with success, the leadership in Dagupan City to solve its water problem is still a chicken running without a head?

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀, 𝗛𝘆𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗱 𝗻g Guico Admin sa 𝟲50 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗼

 CALASIAO, Pangasinan - Namahagi ang Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng abot sa 1,000 food packs at 145 hygiene kits sa 169 pamilya o 646 indibidwal mula sa mga barangay ng Lasip, Gabon, Lumbang, Poblacion East, Mancup, Talibaew, Malabago, Nalsian, at Banaoang dito.

RELIEF OPS. Pangasinan Governor Ramon V. Guico III gives a pep talk to the 646 evacuees ensconced at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Calasiao, Pangasinan. Seventeen villages of the town are under the State of Calamity after Typhoon Crising and the southwest moonson flooded them. The Governor is joined at his back by Vice Mayor Kevin Roy Macanlalay, Vice Governor Mark Lambino,3rd District Board Member Shiela Ferrer-Baniqued, and Mayor Patrick Caramat. (Mortz C. Ortigoza)

Bukod dito, nagsagawa rin ng libreng serbisyong medikal sa tulong ng Pangasinan Provincial Hospital. Hatid naman ng Guicosina Meals on Wheels ang mainit na arroz caldo.

Bakit Hawak ng China, U.S ang Bayag ng Pinas?

 BY MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA

When I wrote that China "hawak ang bayag" o controls the decision of the Philippines government, it was because:

· Ang export ng Pinas sa China noong 2023 ay US$10.65 Billion or P573, 201, 750, 000, ani Trading Economics.