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Zaplan aliar says Velasco

‘Velasco a credit grabber’ - - Zaplan

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By JANICE D. HIDALGO

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AYAMBANG -Mayor Ricardo M.Camacho outlines the achievementsof this town as a result of transparentgovernance set by example in leadership anda good working relationship of his office andhis councilmen.Camacho has named his major agenda’she is bent to pursue to ensure influx of microand giant business investors that willgenerate revenue collection in terms of business taxes and will ensure residents of this town job opportunities and moredevelopment projects making this town aSTA BARBARA -Former Mayor CarlitoLito Zaplan answered point by point eachacusation hurledagainst him byincumbent municipalmayor ReynaldoVelasco and brandedVelasco as a creditgrabber Zaplan in anexclusive interviewtold PangasinanTodaythat Velasco’s callinghim a lier is already a big lie and calls it asign of insecurity ashe finds it amusingsaying that the peoleof this town knowswhat is really going onespecially in theimplemenbtation of the local projects.In a webcast airedover PangasinanToday Worldwide theformer mayor apealed

AMBULANCE BLESSING.

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from right of right photo) leads the blessing of 11 ambulances officiated by Fr. Rolly Salusagcol last November 9 at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen. Another nine brand new ambulances are set to arrive next week tocomplete the plan of the Governor to provide one brand new ambulanceto each of the 14 hospitals of the provincial government. The project isa joint effort of the province of Pangasinan and the Philippine CharitySweepstakes Office. Also in photo are Provincial Administrator Rafael F. Baraan and Board Member Alfonso Bince.

(PIO Photo by Bob Sison)

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STA BARBARA -Mayor ReynaldoVelasco belied all theallegations and thestatements of thistown’s former mayor Carlito S.Zaplanagainst him when hewas out of the countryattending an officialfunction and meetingwith the folks of Sta.Barbara who are nowresiding abroad.Velasco in a recentinterview at his office branded Zaplan asunrealistic anduntruthful to hisstatements and wouldlike to earn the public’s attention bytelling a lie in order tocover up his lack of performance duringhis incumbency andinstead destroy thereputation of hisadministration byfalse accusationsagainst him.He said Zaplan hasnothing to enumerate

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Clash of titans in 2010 polls

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DAGUPAN CITY -Before the filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) endson December 1 thisyear, The politicallandscape of DagupanCity has began to shapeup.Although presidential bets mayseem to determine thecandidates for mayorsand vice mayors in thekey cities throughoutthe country a classicencounter of politicaltitans may yet faceeach other in thecoming May 2010elections here .Former Mayor Benjamin S. Lim andformer number onecity councilor andvice mayor Liberato“Ope’ Reyna Jr. hasnow reportedly beenconsidering to run for mayor and Vicemayor of DagupanCityrespectively.In an exclusiveinterview with aformer city councilor who requested not to be mentioned in themeantime said thattheir logistical andorganizationalcampaign strategistare now being work out.This former councilor, who lost inhis re-election bid hasalso been considered

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Gun amnesty programa success – Barba

DAGUPAN CITY – The Pangasinan policeoffice has alreadyrecorded a total of 2,899 firearms under the Firearm Amnesty program, this wasdisclosed by theProvincial PoliceDirector Percival Barbain a media forum heldlast Thursday.Police Sr. Supt.Percival Barba saidthat the provincial police office expectsmore gun holder toavail the ExecutiveOrder No. 817 whichwas extended until Novermber 30 of thisyear. The gun amnesty program wassupposed to end lastOctober 31 but due to

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public demand for extension due tocalamities that structthe country.“As of November 11 there were 1.091legalized out of theestimated 2,500unregistered or loosefirearms and 1,808guns or 17 percent of the listed 10,430 wererenewed. Barba said.Barba rated theongoing firearmsamnesty program avery satisfactory because of the rise inthe number of gunholders availing of theextension.Barba said to thosewho would regret toavail the amnesty program the provincial policeoffice would apply for search warrants.Barba suggested tosome gun holders whofailed to avail thefirearm amnesty program to donate it tothe Philippine National Police.Some gun ownersmight have gonedirect to Camp Cramein Quezon City toregister or renew their firearms. Barbaadded.Meanwhile,Dagupan City had themost number of gunholders registeredwith 214 followed bySan Carlos City with194; Urdaneta City,179; Malasiqui, 173;Calasiao, 166; andLingayen, with 153firearms registered.

FACES-MDG PROGRAM.

City administrator Alvin Fernandez ad-ministers the oath of undertaking by recipient heads of families selected to benefit from the DILG-funded FACES-MDG, a 6-month program aimat addressing the Millennium Development Goals targets of the city government in alleviating the poverty and other social conditions fac-ing the slum community in Sitio Korea, Bonuan Binloc last November 5. (CIO Photo by Mae Viray)

Espino turns over 11 ambulancesto Prov’l Gov’t Chiefs of Hospitals

LINGAYEN - -Governor Amado T.Espino, Jr. turned over today five brand newand six reconditionedambulances to thevarious government-owned hospitals inPangasinan in an effortto provide the besthealthcare services toPangasinenses.During the turn-over rites officiated byRev. Fr. RolandoSalosagcol, thegovernor gathered theChiefs of Hospitalstogether with theambulance drivers for a short briefing.The use of theambulances,according toGovernor Espino, is acommandresponsibility of thechief of hospitalsunder certain rulesand policies to befollowed by thedesignated drivers thatspecifically calls for work ethics anddiscipline.“Nine more brandnew ambulances areset to arrive next week to be distributed to theother governmenthospitals,” thegovernor said.The initial five brand newambulances are givento the PangasinanProvincial Hospital(PPH), BayambangDistrict Hospital,Urdaneta DistrictHospital, EasternDistrict Hospital andWestern DistrictHospital.The sixreconditionedambulances, on theother hand, wereawarded to the PPH,Manaoag CommunityHospital, BolinaoCommunity Hospital,Umingan CommunityHospital, PozzorubioCommunity Hospital,and the EasternDistrict Hospital.The nineambulances that areset to arrive will beturned over to thecommunity hospitalsof Bolinao,Mangatarem,Lingayen,Pozzorubio, Dasol,Asingan, Mapandan,Manaoag andUmingan.“As I always say,it is my vision that all pregnant mothers inPangasinan will be brought to thehospitals and give birth there,” thegovernor stressed ashe added that in duetime all governmenthospitals will be fullyequipped to better serve the health needsof all sick Pangasinensesespecially those belonging to the lessfortunate.“This will serve asa big boost to the provincialgovernment’s healththrust as what thegovernor wants tohappen. Lahat nggovernment hospitalsdito sa probinsya aymagkakaroon ngminimum nadalawang ambulansya,” Dr. JacksonSoriano, PPH Chief of Hospital, said.The project is ashared undertaking of the province and thePhilippine CharitySweepstakes Office(PCSO). (PIO/RubyR. Bernardino)

Architects of the Philippineshold Confab at NRSCC

LINGAYEN — TheUnited Architects of the Philippines (UAP)holds its Area AGeneral Assembly atthe Narciso RamosSports and CivicCenter (NRSCC) inLingayen on November 6-8.Anchored onthe theme “

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ew Directions(NANDARAGUPAN)’09, the event will bea gathering of morethan 400 delegatesfrom 44 chapters of seven regionaldistricts.Among thetopics to be discussedare: ProfessionalPractice Standard onDesign Services asstipulated on R.A.9266; GreenArchitecture/ClimateChange; ArchitecturalConservation as aSustainable BuildingPractice and BP 344-Accessibility Law.Gov. Amado T.Espino, Jr. earlier welcomed thedelegates as he notedthat the architects playa vital role in nation building for providingthe “design and styleof infrastructuredevelopment both inthe government and private sectors.”The event will behighlighted with afellowship nightdubbed “DaviesKalutan Fellowship Night Pinoy ‘A’ ko” atthe Capitol Plazatomorrow, November 7 at 6 ‘o clock in theevening.The gatheringof architects aims tonurture business andcareer advancement,offers training courseto officers, rekindlefriendships, and foster camaraderie andfellowship amongarchitects and friendsin the buildingindustry.The three-dayaffair will also featureexhibits, forum, provincial tour and presentation of Metrobank Awardsamong others. (PIO/ Ninia F. Nicolas)

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Profiles

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ito ito ito ito ito as foundly called by his friends was born in barangay Maningding Sta. Barbara,the eldest son of Feliciano Zaplan and Adela Dacasin Santiago –Zaplan, husband to the former Mayor Jeanne Jinky Zaplan Lito began his first political career as this towns Vice Mayor in July 1992 –to June 1995 and later won as this town’s chief executive in 1995 and has won the trust and confidence of the town’s people of this 5

class municipality from 1995 to 2004 allowing him to serve as the mayor for three consecutive terms.It was under Zaplan’s term when the First Bamboo Festival in Pangasinan was held in the this town and was successfully participated by different municipalities in Region I.In his bid to give this town an impression of development from the balikbayans and other stake holders Zaplan initiated the beautification and the improvement of its public plaza along with the massive developments of barangay roads and other farm to market roads accompanied by providing basic social services embed with the Municipal Development and Social Welfare who have implemented the Social day care service, supplemental feeding for the malnourished children and the Self Employment Asssistance program.The construction and repairs of barangay schools was also among Zaplan’ major concern in his belief that an access to a conducive school facilities is responding to the basic needs of every school children in the area.It will be recalled that in 2004, Sta. Barbara was re classified as a first class municipality after Lito was succeeded by his wife Jinky for qualifying in the revenue tax collection with the collections derived from the new public Market constructed under Zaplan’s term. Among his recognitions during his incumbency were:Winning the trust and confidence of his colleagues for having been elected as the Executive vice Chairman of the vice mayor’s League 1992 and become the Vice President for district 2 of the vice mayor’s league from 1995-1998 and eventually elected as the President of the Pangasinan Mayor’s League in 1998-2001Zaplan was also a recipient of the region I’s outstanding Mayor by the Department of Education DECS Hall of Fame Award.It was reported recently that residents of this town is now pushing for Zaplan to run for Mayor again.

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