Isidro Ramos
20 April 2008

 

 

It’s not hard to agree with you in your latest article, Mr. Duque, about a Philippine Congressional group going to Africa to attend a world conference on fighting poverty when paucity is right here at home staring them in the face.

Here’s an idea on how local and national politicos will understand the severity of poverty that environs them.

How about Jaycees, Kiwanis, Lions, and the Rotary club as a solid group would host a fund raising dinner to feed the poor by inviting all politicians, media people, celebrities, and with their espouses included pay their way to a P1000/plate.

The surprise menu will consist of half a serving of tinapa, 2 spoonful of rice, and six ounces of tap water. The portion is so meager compared to the rich and powerful but that is the point to send the message on what to do with poverty. Now, soon as the food is served and rage replace all the joyful mood the mother of master host must step in and explain why invitees paid so much for a lowly dinner that is reserved only for the reduced.

If this set-up does not hit everyone in the gut, I do not know what will. I hope this little thought will present the rest of the people who has money and power the will to change the society for the better.

Moral: Do not wait for the last French revolution as a model for the poor and tired Pinoys.

 

Jose Ceralde
20 April 2008

 

 

It is well known that Canadians are known for their respect for human rights in the world. They do not go for the modern head chopping today.

Some time ago they were concerned of the political killings in the Philippines. Here is what they published, www.kairoscanada.org/e/media/statements/stmPhilippines051003.pdf .

Sec. Ermita had to give out a lavish lunch to the UNHR to convince them that there is a decrease of killings or head chopping in the Philippines.

SP poster even commented on the big entourage he had with him.

Sometimes the answers are just in our back yards if we do not cherry pick what we read.

The Dagupan City government is not one to be taken seriously.

This appears to be the sentiment among the illegal fish pen owners who were repeatedly warned to tear down their contraptions in the past because their pens remain untouched.

But the good news is they stopped stocking their pens with fingerlings.

City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina admitted that not a single illegal fish has been demolished despite her repeated warnings that the city would demolish these if the owners fail to voluntarily remove them after the deadline set late last year.
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TO HONOR ANDA’S ANCIENT PAST

ANDA–Elephants in Anda?

Definitely, says Anda Mayor Nestor Pulido as he slammed his critics who chided his efforts to promote the culture and the arts on the island by building elephant statues.

Pulido said elephants are part of the ancient history of Anda as verified by archeological findings of elephant fossils in the early 19th century.
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URDANETA—Although a leading rice producer in the province, this city is not taking the looming rice crisis lightly with the traditional lean months ahead. 

Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. met with farmer leaders last week to personally urge them to save part of their produce for the lean months even as he urged all households to begin planting vegetables in their vacant lots.

In that meeting, Perez gave the go-signal for farmers in well-irrigated areas to plant third crop rice to boost the available stock.
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Lucio Tan, one of the country’s taipans, is now an adopted son of Pangasinan after he was conferred Doctor of Humanities in Business and Entrepreneurship, honoris causa, by the Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU) in Dagupan City, Wednesday.

Tan, who leads more than 30 companies comprising the Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies, received the honors during the LNU’s commencement exercises held at the CSI Stadia. He came to the city with his wife, Carmen and 80 other Chinese businessmen.
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STA. BARBARA—The new Maramba Bridge, a vital link between the poblacion here and Calasiao, is set for completion by early December this year in time for the town’s fiesta.

Although work on the project has just resumed after being suspended for almost a month, Municipal Administrator Albertini de Guzman assured there would be no more hitches in the construction work.
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SISON—The next election is still more than two years away but talks are already rife that this town’s mayor, Kimi Cojuangco, is already being groomed to succeed her husband, Mark Cojuangco, as congressional representative for the 5^th District.

“It’s still an undecided thing… although there is a clamor,” the mayor said, adding “But I’m not yet paying attention to that.”

The Cojuangcos own the Northern Cement Corporation (NCC) in this town but are not originally from Pangasinan.
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LINGAYEN-Notwithstanding several high profile crimes remaining unresolved, Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez, police provincial director, assured that the crime situation in the province in stable and manageable.

Reporting before the Provincial Development Council meeting Monday presided by Governor Amado Espino Jr., Nerez said “the number of crimes decreased by 114 in the first quarter this year against the same period last year.”
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STA.BARBARA–Barangay Leet here, a self-sufficient agrarian reform community, will soon receive P20 million worth of post-harvest facility for corn from the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Albertini de Guzman, municipal administrator, said the project will include a warehouse and equipment for processing the corn harvest in this town where more than 600 hectares of land are devoted purely to yellow corn.
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