Ramon S. Torio
15 Jan 2008

 

 

Renovate the Mc Adore into multi level parking, of course with the proper structural computation be made first in order to ease the burgeoning traffic.

Then, the present city hall be converted into coordinating place for law enforcements, barangay captains, educational, religious and social affairs. The One Stop Shop must remain in order to serve our beloved Dagupeños their minor needs.

Let us modernize the heart of the city before we expand.

Salamat tan say Dyos ya amalsa so manunaan lawas.

Ramon S. Torio
Civil Engineer

Rodrigo Espinoza
15 Jan 2008

 

 

To all City Officials especially Public Works Dept.

Keep up the good work, I am very proud of what you are doing.

Ramon S. Torio
14 Jan 2008

 

 

Regarding the Tondaligan Park issue.

The present administration has only noticed now about the illegal settlers in the said park. Was there any complaint why the City’s administration is now abolishing the illegal settlers.

Akin et natan labat ya anengneng tan?

Chip
14 Jan 2008

 

 

Mr. Ceralde,

You are barking at the wrong tree. Read between the lines regarding my rebuttal that I addressed to Mr. Carrera. The reason I sarcastically asked him if he’s a ferry boat operator (of course I know he’s not) is because I know for a fact that in the Philippines, there are Filipinos who are in the ferry service and shipbuilding biz, beyond doubt, are in a better position to answer this monohull dilemma. (refer to Mr. Carrera, 1/9/08)

Being in the Philippines all my life, I know for a fact that ferry boats abound in the Visayan waters, and are even locally built, the Aboitiz group, being at the forefront in this industry. I also know for a fact there are codes and seaworthy standards that must be observed before a marine vessel is put to operation.

The point I wanted to address to Mr. Carrera was: We Filipinos back home, are not far behind in this technological know-how, and we know what we are doing.

But there’s one thing I have to agree with Mr. Carrera. The proposed ferry service project is a great idea but I have my reservation as to its economic feasibility. We may not yet have the desired volume of tourists in a given period of time to be able to sustain this kind of endeavor.

Remember, we have typhoon season, that can stretch up to 6 months, and is perfectly bad for business. A thorough research and study on this pricey project is essential before it’s carried out.

Another stumbling block is graft and corruption. Anomalies in this country happen like the tick of the clock. A big project like this means big bucks to line the pockets of the powers-that-be. There must be transparency and accountability, and full disclosure as to how much money is involved because taxpayers’ money will be spent for the start-up-cost or the entire price tag if no private investors are interested.

Damn this monohull issue! Kung saan saan na napunta ang usapan.

Mr. Ceralde, we’re in the same page.

ALAMINOS CITY—The first-ever ferry system in the Ilocos Region is targeted to be in place by June this year, according to the project’s prime-mover Mayor Hernani Braganza.

Braganza said the test run for a 30-seater ferry in the vast expanse of the Lingayen Gulf, to be attended by Mayors Alipio Fernandez Jr. of Dagupan and Pablo Ortega of San Fernando City, is scheduled this the month.

The ferry will link Alaminos to Dagupan and San Fernando cities via the Lingayen Gulf.
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Taxing the text

The estimate is about P42.2 billion every year.

That is what the national govern ment, based on calculations by the National Tax Research Center, projects to generate if every text message sent were taxed 50 centavos.

The substantial amount is not surprising. The Philippines, after all, has been tagged as the SMS (short  messaging system) capital of the world for being the country whose people send the most number of text messages everyday.
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What’s “Very Pinoy”?

By Ermin F. Garcia Jr.

Yucky. Gross. Timely. Funny.

These were generally the reactions to our last week’s column on the three notorious “freedoms” enjoyed in the streets - “the freedoms of spit, singa and CR”.

While many thought the item was not a material fitting for this column, still others thought it was time we brought this out in the open, and described these “freedoms” for what they really are - a way of life of the uneducated and uncivilized.

The truth is, many wonder why we continue to tolerate these unsanitary and unhygienic practices like we have accepted these as “very Pinoy”.
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Dagupan balikbayans here for a look-see

By Gerry Garcia

DAGUPAN has become a bustling city and its main streets are teeming with local   and out-of-town shoppers and passenger jeepneys and buses do clog the traffic lanes that the authorities are compelled to allow only a one-way flow.

The Arellano-Bani street, once bereft of traffic has now become one of the city’s busiest streets because it’s the vicinity of a huge shopping mall a block away from the Region I Medical Center; right across the street from the NEPO Mall sits the promising Colegio de Dagupan (once Computronix College of Voltaire Arzadon); its not-distant neighbor is the University of Pangasinan.
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Was Rizal a playboy?

By Jun Velasco

FRIDAY morning, Joe Taruc reported that Malacañang has approved a plan to oust Joe de Venecia from the speakership while he was on an official trip to China.

There you go. In politics, as most of you know, anything goes.

We remember that fateful day in 1998 when presidential candidate Joe was shopping for his running mate that included Fred Lim, James Barbers and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.  At the instance of his close advisers including Dr. Ado Duque, Joe de V picked Gloria.
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Goodbye, Atty. Armand Montessa

By Gonzalo Duque

WE pause to honor a very dear friend, a model Rotarian and civic leader and, if you please, the father of our Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan - Atty. Armand Montessa, who died last week. He was 65.

It’s true we were the charter president of Uptown, but it was Armand Montessa who founded it.

He was then the Extension Committee chairman of the mother club, Rotary Club of Dagupan under President Jess de Guzman when it was proposed that this young club (Uptown) be formed. It was not easy for him to do it - but he persevered and, thank God, succeeded.
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