Eduardo Pontaoe
28 June 2007

 

 

Mr. Jevie “Jebong” de Guzman:

I heard you loud and clear. Understood your sentiments like any Malasiquinian would do.

We do have a public plaza, too, in Santa Barbara where they hold homecomings for balikbayans, dances during town fiestas, hold political mumbo jumbos and during those periods in the old days, where we used to spread raw rice grains to dry. It was that “historical”.

Your claim that plazas of any given town falls under Republic Act 7586, I absolutely disagree. Plazas are not a part of what this Act describes and enforced.

Assuming that it was so is a great disservice on your part to readers of the Forum and all those who understand the implications on what you’re trying to justify. Let me put this way, Mr. de Guzman . . . you can’t make a mountain out of a molehill.

You and Ms. Josie Tamondong questioned the Malasiqui Police Station as a lawless integral part of the plaza. We do have that in Santa Barbara.

The reason why the police built inside the plaza land because where would they go? As part of municipal set-up including the municipio and the church, that station should be accessible in the town proper.

In Santa Barbara, the plaza is a showcase; a place to behold . . . it became a ploy, an act, a curtain to hide the rotten deals. It was a show fitting the Wallendas, a high wire act of corruption. If it can happen in Santa Barbara, it can happen anywhere.

Jeremias Andrade Carrera
28 June 2007

 

 

Honoring Ermin Garcia Sr.:

Indeed the suggestion of honoring the late Ermin Garcia Sr. is one the greatest and best posting I have read in this forum and the various suggestions are excellent. I salute the posters behind this idea and suggestions.

Indeed it can be easily implemented with so many streets or highways under construction especially if the Honorable Speaker Jose De Venecia will be in sync with our thoughts.

The on-going Dawel to Pantal-Lucao Bypass Road can be named the ERMIN GARCIA SR. HIGHWAY.

PANGASINANSE can do it better than Quezon City in honoring a hero-a highway instead of just a street. That will be the true sign of statesmanship if the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representative of the Philippines will accept this noble idea of the greatest and best posters of the GREATEST and BEST NEWSPAPER-the SUNDAY PUNCH to honor the TRUE JOURNALIST, THE HERO AND A CRUSADER AGAINST GRAFT AND CORRUPTION.

I will not miss that dedication ceremony of the highway to meet all of the true Pangasinanse. How about it Honorable Speaker De Venecia?

Eduardo Pontaoe
28 June 2007

 

 

Gentlemen:

Being absent from the Forum for a few days, I missed the action.

With these proposals left and right, it’s better for us to sit down and look at what is the most feasible to do, whether a street for Ermin Garcia, Sr. or a statue for him. I totally agree on proposals to honor a journalist who died on what he believed in.

To have or not to have, I rather have a statue for him. We would have to have it, where it all started . . . Dagupan. This statue should be enshrined in the plaza with the likes of Rizal and all those who fought of what was right. It could be in bronze or stone, whatever it takes.

And for a street. . . a street is a street with just a sign . . . unmindful to passersby. . . and what we get is not enough bang for the buck.

“Hello Bedi”

By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D.

The ghost of the “Hello Garci” tapes simply refuses to go away, to be laid to rest. The scandalous phenomenon brought forth such one big evil spirit that this continues to haunt the election process in the country—especially the now sitting national leadership. Truth to say, elections in the Philippines were never really that peaceful, orderly and credible. But the national electoral process became worse in honesty and integrity with the ominous advent of the “I am sorry” confession with much doubted sincerity.

Three long years have passed. Another national election took place. It was held 14 May last. More than a month has already passed. Yet, all those who really won or lost are not yet known, much less proclaimed. One of the over-riding causes can be traced to the existing of a close kin of “Hello Garci” in the form of some kind of an “Hello Bedi” event.
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Contagious

By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D.

A disease is bad enough as it destroys ones health, eats up strength and possibility even cause the death. But a disease is much worse when it is also contagious. It does not only affect the sick but also infects those who come in direct or indirect contact therewith. Sad to say, this is precisely the case of the national leadership.

It is afflicted with the socio-moral disease of distrust, disdain and disrespect. That is why the repeated surveys done about its acceptability all gave it likewise repeated flunking grades. And that is why to this date and time, only its benefited allies sing the praises of their lead-benefactor. A good majority of the people, however, raises their fists and shouts invectives instead.
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Van S. de Leon
26 June 2007

 

Mr. Isidro Ramos, you are right. Naming a street in honor of Ermin Garcia Sr. is cost effective and easily disseminated by words of mouth. There are lots of new streets being built in Pangasinan.

Can we meet each other together with other Pangasinense Forum posters one year from now? It will be a joy to meet you and the rest of the forum posters.

To all forum posters can we meet in one place? Can we put a little action on all our postings?

Kumusta met la ed sikayon amin.

Van S. de Leon
26 June 2007

 

Mr. Sonny Villafinia,

Makapalikliket ta`angiter kayo na mensahe yo. Salamat na balbaleg… Say pakalikas ko interesado kayo met ya minengneng tan mitoyawan ed amin tayon forum posters. Marakep so wala met so Governor’s Park ya wadman ya min so statuwa na amin ya governador ya nan servi ed luyag tayo.

We need your big “Yes, For Capitol March for United Pangasinenses” on June 25, 2008 and June 17, 2008 Worldwide Pangasinense Symposium”. Is it YES. sir?

Kumusta met la ed sikayo. All the dates, venue ideas are all suggestions. We welcome more suggestions.

My email address: deleon@cox.net. Forum posters, we need your comments, ideas etc.

Van S. de Leon
26 June 2007

 

Mr. Isidro Ramos,

I am very happy for your quick response. Yes, naming a street in honor of a hero, Mr, Ermin Garcia Sr, is an excellent idea. A statue is indeed expensive and may serve as perching area of birds where they could just drop their feces.

These are great eye-openers for all of us. By the way, there is a street in Quezon City named in his honor - Ermin Garcia St. A petition signed by locals could also be started is a good idea.

For the meantime, the immediate goal and first step to take is to gather all forum posters scattered all over the world in one place. We can table all ideas, issues, opinions, suggestions, among ourselves.

For the meantime, we can start sharing ideas as you did here in this forum. It s hereby assumed here that you have interest to sit down with our fellow Forum posters scattered all over the world in one specific place.

Let us make this as one year in the planning so we have all the time to take care of personal matters and to gather more forum posters.

Today is June 25, 2007 and so therefore let us see each other fellow posters on June 25, 2008. What do you think? Dear fellow posters, pledge your “YES, for the 2008 Capitol March for A United Pangasinense” now.

Dear forum posters, can we meet each other and put a little action on our postings here? Venue, Pangasinan Regency Hotel on June 18, 2008. One whole day symposium…Just a suggestion!!!

No anggapoy on galaw.Anggapoy on galaw, agagi.

We need your input fellow Pangasinenses scattered all over the world.

Bernard Diaz
26 June 2007

 

Time will come, the beaches & water channel will be polluted if they don’t stop culturing fish along the water ways. The food that they feed will stay and rotten under water which will poison the water.

It takes time to clean by itself. It is not only the rivers & beaches that will be affected, it will also affect the privately owned fishponds.

Not only the bangus, how about the other sea foods that we harvest? We are killing the future of next generation. Let the river & channel free from any seafood culture.

Sonny Villafania
26 June 2007

 

Governor Agbayani Park? Duh!

Mas marakep no ipaalagey ditan so istatua na amin a nan-Gubernador ed Pangasinan tan ingaran iyan Governors Park. Pakanonotan ed saray nanlingkor ed luyag.