President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will fly to Pangasinan on Saturday to inaugurate the newly-completed Domalandan bridge in Lingayen costing more than P700 million.
The bridge, a vital span between eastern and western Pangasinan across the Limahong channel that empties its water into the Lingayen Gulf, measures more than 600 meters and is one of the longest bridges in Pangasinan.
The new bridge replaced an old structure that was destroyed by a big flood in 1999 during the administration of former President Joseph Estrada.
However, construction of the new bridge started only in 2001 when President Arroyo took over with the funding coming from part of the yearly budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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ALAMINOS City, Pangasinan – Two tricycle drivers were killed by unidentified suspects at dawn yesterday.
Police said Orlando Daleng Celeste, 25, a tricycle driver of Rabago Street here, was shot dead in Barangay San Roque.
Initial investigation showed that the victim parked his tricycle at the corner of Quezon Avenue and Carlos Garcia Street waiting for passengers when an unidentified man boarded.
Minutes later, Celeste was found dead in the middle of the road with gunshot wounds.
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Barangay captains and officials in the city were feted to an evening of fun and entertainment during the well-attended Barangay Night held on December 27 at the City Plaza as part of the celebration of the 2006 Dagupan City Fiesta.
Taguig-Pateros congressman Alan Peter Cayetano, Mayor Benjamin Lim and fiesta hermana mayor councilor Maria Librada Reyna spearheaded the activity with the presence of some local executives, city councilors, department heads, special guests and the local media.
Among them were vice mayor Alvin Fernandez, councilors Teofilo Guadiz III, Joey Tamayo, Alex de Venecia, Vlad Mata, Michael Fernandez, Nick Aquino and Farah Decano.
In his speech, Cayetano expressed gratitude to Mayor Lim and Reyna for inviting him as the affair’s guest speaker.
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DAGUPAN CITY — Malacañang has created a “monster” in former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano that it has no choice now but to support him in his congressional bid in Bukidnon province in next year’s elections, according to Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz.
“If Malacañang will not support him, he might spill the beans and the [political] opposition would feast on that possibility, which, to me, is a real possibility,” Cruz told the Inquirer Thursday.
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DAGUPAN CITY — The annual Barangay Night, one of the city fiesta activities, held Wednesday evening at the city plaza was full of oddities.
Most conspicuous was the absence of Pangasinan Fourth District congressman and House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.
Also absent was beleaguered Liga ng mga Barangay (LB) president Eric Muñoz, chairman of Barangay Tambac. A seat that was allotted for Muñoz was given to a barangay councilman, who is his opponent in the barangay.
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Posted on December 25th, 2006 by The Radioman |
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By Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz
Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.” (John 1:5)
This is a signal truth forwarded by the gospel reading during this Christmas day. It is an inspiring reminder for us during these dark and still darkening times in our dear country. It is a strong message of hope in these days of much despair, poverty and misery among us as a people.
Christmas means many different things to many different persons. But one distinct significance of Christmas is always the same and true: the birth anniversary of Christ as the incarnate light that guides us in our continuing search for truth, insistent pursuit of justice and constant longing for peace.
Christmas wherefore calls for our sincere gratitude to God the Father for sending his own Son to be our everlasting light and guide in our day-to-day living. Now when our own country is in one big socio-moral darkness basically due to odious and ominous politics, the more we need Christ to light our path to hope, unity and solidarity.
Sad but true, we have to admit that in our country during these trying times, there is too much lying, stealing and cheating, too much graft and corruption, too much greed for power and wealth, too much abuse of human rights and killing of human lives. In short, there is too much darkness in our midst—even during this Christmas season.
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Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company first vice president Richard N. Ferrer described Mayor Benjamin Lim as a leader in action for bringing worthwhile developments in Dagupan City.
In a speech delivered during a donation turnover ceremony on December 11 at the Gawad Kalinga-Bangusville housing project in Bonuan Gueset, Ferrer commended Mayor Lim “for being a leader driven to make a permanent change for his constituents.”
Ferrer, a bar topnotcher who studied at the University of Pangasinan, said that for several years under the leadership of traditional politicians, nothing happened in Dagupan. “But during the short term of Mayor Lim, we see progress in the city and has found a common direction,” he noted.
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This song was sang during the anti-chacha march and rally yesterday in Dagupan City.
ANG CHA-CHA AY SUMABIT
(Ang Pasko ay Sumapit)
I
Ang Cha-Cha ay sumabit,
Dahil Bayan ay nagalit
JDV Namilipit, Dahil Gusto
Ay Ipilit……
CON-ASS daw ang kailangan,
Lunas sa hirap ng bayan,
Ngunit siya ay nabisto
Hangad pala’y sariling pakinabang!!!
Refrain
Sa Congreso ay naghugas kamay,
Dahil ang CON-ASS nila’y sumablay
Sektor ng Bayan, Maging ang
Simbahan…Sa laban nagtagumpay!!!
II
Buong Bayan ay umawit
Pasalamat hanggang langit,
Dahil di naipilit
Hangad ng lider na ganid
Tunay na kalayaan,
Kapakanan ng ating bayan,
Ang laging ingatan,
Pang-aabuso’y, Laging babantayan…
DAGUPAN CITY– At least 1,500 priests, nuns, seminarians, students and Catholic lay leaders on Friday marched on major streets here and gathered at the city plaza to protest Charter change “by any means” under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Priests held large streamers that read, “Cha-cha [Charter change], Con-ass [constituent assembly], Concon [constitutional convention]: No! Not Now! Not under GMA [Arroyo]!”
Students who joined the rally sang “Ang Cha-cha ay Sumabit [Charter change has failed]” to the tune of the traditional Christmas carol, “Ang Pasko ay Sumapit [Christmas has come].”
They also chanted “Kay [In] JDV [Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.] at Gloria [Arroyo], wala kaming tiwala [we have no trust]!”
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DAGUPAN CITY — Speaker Jose de Venecia may yet find his hands full when he comes home to this city after text messages started circulating Saturday accusing him of “gross misrepresentation of his constituents” in pushing for a Senate-less constituent assembly (con-ass) to amend the Constitution.
“Pls…wil smobdy file recall procedngs vs jdv, 4 gross msrepresnttion of hs consttuents re con ass. hes a shame being a dagupeno!PLS PASS,” the text message, which was also received by most city government officials, said.
But Archbishop Oscar Cruz, who confirmed having received the message, quickly dismissed it as a joke.
“Joke lang yon. I also got that one,” Cruz said.
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