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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Hitik sa makasaysayang pagbabago ang tatlong taong panunungkulan ni Governor Ramon V. Guico III. Sa kanyang ikatlong State of the Province Address, iginiit niya na ito ay bunga ng magaling na pamumuno na pinagsikapang itaguyod ng Pangasinan Ang Galing Team. Ipinagmalaki ni Guico sa kanyang ikatlong State of the Province Address (SOPA) ang mga makasaysayang‘first times’ na nagawa ng kanyang administrasyon sa loob lamang ng tatlong taon kaugnay sa kalusugan, edukasyon, imprastraktura, agrikultura, kalikasan, kabuhayan, pangangasiwa sa yaman ng lalawigan, revenue generation at social services. “We have promised to do this and we succeeded, and we did not need 15 years to do it,” pahayag ng gobernador. Para kay Governor Guico, hindi magiging matagumpay ang mga proyektong ito kung wala ang suporta ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan at 3.2 milyong Pangasinense. Ayon kay Governor Guico, ipagpapatuloy niya ang galing ng Pangasinan. (PIMRO)

21 Isabela farmers to join Seasonal Workers Program in South Korea

Region 2

Region 2 / Street Journal

Twenty-one additional farmers from various cities and municipalities in Isabela arrived in South Korea on March 27, 2025 to participate in the Seasonal Workers Program (SWP) in Jinan County. Comprising 16 men and five women, these farmers are first-time participants in the seasonal agricultural sector development program, which is part of the partnership between the Provincial Government of Isabela (PGI) and the Jinan County Agriculture Office in South Korea. The 21 farmers, along with the 12 who arrived earlier on March 18, 2025, will gain firsthand experience with advanced farming techniques and technology while earning a stable income. The province will dispatch more farmers to South Korea in early and mid-April, joining the 33 already sent there. (Isabela PIO)

Second Doc Charles Hamada run on Labor Day

Sports

Sports / Street Journal

By Pigeon Lobien It is a go for the family of the late Dr. Charles Hamada who will hold the second run in his honor to benefit Baguio media on May 1. The run honoring the late publisher and general of the Baguio Midland Courier will have three categories – 3 kilometer, 5K and 10 K, said daughter Gabrielle Hamada. Registration for the 3K category of the Dr. Charles Hamada Memorial Run is PhP300, PhP400 for the 5K and PhP500 for the longest category. Onsite registration is at Laperal building until April 26, the family added. Registrants can get a shirt and race bib. The race starts at Burnham Park Igorot Park to Kisad, the Military Cut-off where participants in the 3K will have the frontage of the Kubong Sawali as turning point. The 5 K and 10K runners proceed to the Camp John Hay former Gate 1, beside the Panagbenga Park where the former group takes a U-turn and back to the starting line. The 10 K runners proceed to the Pacdal Circle via South Drive and back to where they started. Assembly time is 4AM, while gun starts at 430 for the 10K runners, 5AM for the 5K runners and 530AM for the 3K participants, said race director Che Alberto. Hamada died in Jan 8, 2016 and his family staged the first run in May 1, 2019 before the pandemic, where the local media as beneficiaries.

Magalong ibinahagi ang hydroponics greenhouse para palakasin ang agrikultura

Environment

Environment / Street Journal

BAGUIO CITY — Pinangunahan ni Mayor Benjamin Magalong ang ceremonial turnover ng anim na hydroponics greenhouses sa iba’t ibang barangay at lokasyon sa loob ng Baguio City, na ginanap sa Irisan Eco Park. Ang hydroponics greenhouses ay ipinamahagi sa Barangay Sto. Niño, Kabayanihan, Outlook Drive, at Imelda Marcos, na may dalawang karagdagang unit na inilaan para sa mismong Irisan Eco Park. Ang inisyatiba na ito ay naglalayong pahusayin ang produksyon ng agrikultura at itaguyod ang napapanatiling mga kasanayan sa pagsasaka sa komunidad. Ito ay isang taon ng pagsasakatuparan para sa Lungsod ng Baguio, dahil ang makabagong pagsulong na ito sa sektor ng agrikultura ay lumabas mula sa direktiba ni Mayor Magalong sa isang Management Committee Meeting noong nakaraang taon. Ayon kay Mayor Magalong,isa ito sa mga paraan ng lungsod para epektibong magamit ang pera ng mga nagbabayad ng buwis sa pamama gitan ng muling pag-invest nito sa komunidad sa pamamagitan ng mga proyekto tulad ng Hydroponics Greenhouses. Bilang karagdagan, ang proyekto ay nakatanggap ng suportang pinansyal na P10 milyon mula sa Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) upang higit na mapaunlad at mapalawak ang abot nito sa Baguio City. Ipinakikita nito ang pangako ng lungsod sa pagtataguyod ng matalinong pananaw sa lungsod habang inuuna ang pagpapanatili.

Baguio City honored with the Philippine Quality Award from DTI

Baguio City

Baguio City / Street Journal

Mayor Benjamin Magalong was honored with the Philippine Quality Award (PQA) during the DTI Townhall sa Kordilyera, held at the Titanium Hall, Supreme Mall, and Event Center, on April 4. This prestigious award is the highest level of national recognition for exemplary organizational performance, awarded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to private and public sector organizations that demonstrate excellence in quality, productivity, and overall business performance. This award is a testament to the city’s continued commitment to delivering quality service and promoting good governance to its constituents.

MMA Champ suportado ang kandidatura ni Vergara sa kongreso

Baguio City, Inside Politics

Baguio City, Inside Politics / Street Journal

BAGUIO CITY — Dalawa sa pinakarespetadong Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters ng Pilipinas na sina Joshua “The Passion” Pacio at Danny “The King” Kingad ng ONE Championship, ang buong-pusong nagpahayag ng kanilang suporta kay Congressional candidate Gladys Vergara at sa mga kasama nitong city councilor aspirants Glenn Gaerlan at Eric Kelly. Ang mga nasabing fighters na hinagaan ng buong mundo ay kilala hindi lamang sa kanilang lakas sa ring kundi sa kanilang integridad at kababaang-loob sa labas nito, Naniniwala sina Pacio at Kingad ang kanilang tiwala sa pamumuno at katangian ng mga kandidato, particular na sa kanilang kasamang MMA fighter na si Kelly. Naniniwala din sila mula sa katauhan ni Vergara at grupo nito ay kumakatawan sa isang tatak ng serbisyo publiko na batayan, taos-puso, at tunay na para sa mga tao. Ang pag-endorso mula sa mga world-class na atleta na ito ay may dalang malakas na mensahe—pagkilala sa mga lider na lumalaban para sa pag-unlad, pagiging patas, at kapakanan ng komunidad na may parehong puso at disiplina na kinakailangan upang makipagkumpetensya sa pinakamataas na antas ng isport. Sa pagpapakita ng suportang ito, ang momentum sa likod nina Vergara, Gaerlan, at Kelly ay patuloy na lumalago—nag-ugat sa pagtitiwala, paglilingkod, at mga pagpapahalaga sa mga mamamayan ng Baguio.

Van nahulog sa bangin, lima patay, siyam sugatan sa Mountain Province

CAR

CAR / Street Journal

By Jimmy Ceralde SADANGA, Mountain Province — Limang katao ang namatay, samantalang siyam ang sugatan nang mahulog ang kanilang sinasakyang tourist van sa may 50 metrong lalim ng bangin sa Barangay Ampawilen, Sadanga, Mountain Province, noong gabi ng Abril 4. Sa report ng Sadanga Municipal Police Station, isang puting Nissan van na may plate number na NDA 9883 ang nawalan ng kontrol sa madulas na kalsada at nahulog sa bangin at dumeretso sa ilog dakong alas 10:00 ng gabi, na agad silang nagsagawa ng responde, kasama ang Bureau of Fire Protection. Mabilis namang naiahon ang mga biktima, subalit lima ang idineklarang dead on spot basa sa pagsisiyasat ni Dr. Irene Limmayog, na nakilalang sina Vance Quinto Hernandez Jr., 45, driver, tubong Bulacan; Gerardo Navarro,36,tubong Zamboanga; Veronica Hipolito,36, ng South Cotabato at isang hindi kilalang babae, nakasuot ng kulay abong t-shirt, itim na leggings, samantalang idineklara namang dead on arrival sa ospital si Niño Belando Ang mga sugatan na ngayon ay nasa Bontoc General Hospital, Bontoc, Mountain Province ay sina Mary Joy Reyes,45; Archie Reyes,25; Cherish Quimpan Femal, 20; Manuel Lap,26; Elvis Acupan,25; Ham Sua, Babae, 23; Arlette Sarmiento,23; Christine Cuidamat,20 at Dan Dacoycoy,24. Mahigpit na nagpapaalala ang mga awtoridad na maging maingat ang mga drayber sa pagmamaneho sa bulubunduking lugar ng Cordillera, lalo na’t kapag madulas ang kalsada dulot ng hindi-inaasahan pag-uulan.

PWD has new livelihood center at Orchidarium

Baguio City

Baguio City / Street Journal

Mayor Benjamin Magalong led the ribbon cutting of the newly constructed livelihood center for the PWD at the Orchidarium, Burnham Park, last March 28. Mayor Benjamin Magalong stated that the livelihood center initiative intends to provide a dedicated area for people with disabilities to showcase and sell their products. The livelihood center is designed to empower disabled people by allowing them to enhance their entrepreneurial skills. It also takes a vital step in empowering its PWD community by providing them with the tools and opportunities they require for personal and economic progress. Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan, Dr. Samuel Aquino, head of the Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO), Engr. Stephen Capuyan, assistant head of the City Building and Architecture Office(CBAO), members of the City Council, and the PWD community were also present at the ceremony. Aside from being a marketplace, the center will also act as a café, providing career opportunities for people with disabilities as staff members and service staff. Dr. Samuel Aquino, PDAO Head, emphasized that to work and show their goods, PWD folks must be members of Baguio’s Persons with Disability Cooperative. Only registered members will have access to the free livelihood space, guaranteeing that the center directly serves the local PWD Community.

The FPRRD’s Arrest By ICC

Opinions

Opinions / Street Journal

The FPRRD’s Arrest By ICC The arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of former President Rodrigo Duterte on March 11 for the allege crime against humanity committed during his bloody “war on drugs” from year 2011 up to 2019 is seemingly a jigsaw puzzle seeking an answer to whether it was legal or illegal. The war on drugs that allegedly killed thousands of suspected drug addicts, peddlers, users and runners may put FPRRD to become the first former head of state to go on trial. From a family vacation in Hong Kong, the former president was arrested at NAIA on warrant by the ICC, course through the International Criminal Police Organization or Interpol, and brought to Villamor Air Base where a chartered Gulfstream G550 jet plane was waiting and later brought him to The Hague, Netherland where the headquarters of ICC is located. While FPRRD was held inside the plane, a social turmoil was heating up. Mixed reactions was beginning to stir among citizenry. Comments of two sides of the coin were and still echoing over the radios, televisions and social media platforms: questioning the legality of the arrest of a Filipino citizen in his own country by foreign ICC, and the legal order or the process of the arrest of the former president; while others expressing their relief and approval. Vloggers are feasting the event, uploading their contents to express support or to counter the arrest. National figures are in the lime lights: condemning or commending the actions of the ICC and the people executing the order of arrest. Since the arrival of Duterte in The Hague, Netherland, supporters organized protest rally here and abroad condemning the allege illegal arrest of the former Philippine leader, and urging the Philippine government to order the ICC to bring back home Duterte. Even the Presidential Sister Senator Imee Marcos started a Senate inquiry regarding the arrest. In a live streaming, Senator Marcos, head of the Senator Committee on Foreign relations, has started an investigation into the matter, which she said has divided the nation. In response, the government expressed its willingness to extend full cooperation and there “will be no effort from the Malacañang to prevent such proceedings.” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) press officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said the administration will fully cooperate in the investigation. Former president Duterte questioned his arrest saying that the Philippines has long withdrawn its membership from ICC. But the Department of Justice clarified that while the Philippines had withdrawn its membership from ICC, the nation remains a member of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), which executed the arrest with the cooperation of the Philippine National Police. President Marcos earlier explained that the assistance provided by the government for Duterte’s arrest was not in compliance of the ICC arrest order since we are already withdrawn or membership from the International Court. However, we have to comply our commitment to the Interpol, which we are active member, which was tapped by the ICC to implement the order. The President recognizes that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over the Philippines. Hear’s To Watch: The arrest and bringing of former president Duterte to Netherland, whether legal or illegal, clearly induced disunion among Filipinos, and this is dangerous to national security and stability. There is also a great danger that the issue may be utilized as political campaign material to solicit votes for the coming May elections this year or in 2028, or even support to create destabilization. One could say that this is no longer an election of platforms covering economic recovery, developmental policies or social issues; and instead, an election of pro-Duterte against anti-Duterte. And one could provoke the other to start what is unwanted. But the people may still help the Mother Country. The people should learn better, analyze the story, understand the issue and not the person. Then decide, which party will you support? Or Who you will vote to save our nation?

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