Noemi Banda-Laguit calls on Pozorrubians

by jv
It did not take much effort to convince Ms Noemi Banda-Laguit to agree to be one of the candidates for Ms Pozorrubio Town Fiesta 2009 because she truly believes that the revenues generated by this popularity contest will indeed be used for the infrastructure needs of her hometown.  
Noemi owns and operates an Adult Residential [...]

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Search on for most “Clean and Green Barangay”

by jv
THE seven-man evaluation team  have September 16 to 30 to make a clean sweep of all thirty-four barangays of Pozorrubio as the first step in the contest for the most Clean and Green Barangay for 2008, a distinction which Buneg had held on to since 2005.    
It must be remembered that Buneg Kapitan Wilfrredo [...]

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Osmeña Street : then and now

by JingV
Through the march of decades, they stood there – a row of six concrete soldiers, ramrod-straight, five oval lamps on each head. Rain and sun and earthquakes they braved through. And watched did they, mutely and never judgmental, the changing of the guards.
They had been leaned on and pissed on. And hugged, and counted [...]

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Of Food and Roofs

by jing villamil
It was supposed to be a long weekend of rest and relaxation. By virtue of an executive order, Saturday (August 23) and Sunday (24th) was extended to include the National Heroes’ Day which was advanced to Monday (25th) from August 31.
Nevertheless, these were working holidays for the Mayor.  She gave the last of [...]

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Mayor Goes to US in Search of Fiesta Muse

For a Pozorrubio built by Pozorrubians
Mayor Goes to US in Search of Fiesta Muse       
            Emma Zozima T. Chan, municipal mayor, flies to the US for a 2-3- week visit among overseas  Pozorrubians beginning August 26, Tuesday. She is accompanied by her husband, former Mayor Artemio Q. Chan.
            Purportedly, the trip is to reiterate her invitation [...]

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MMDA Fernando commended

 JMV
A resolution thanking Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando was passed by the Sangguniang Bayan of Pozorrubio during its regular session Monday, July 21 of this year. The resolution was requested by Mayor Emma T. Chan and was sponsored by Councilor/Atty.  Salud P. Aldana.
 Without his help being solicited, Chairman Fernando donated 100 [...]

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First State of Municipality Address, by Mayor Emma T. Chan

State of Municipality Address, 2008
by Hon. Mayor Emma T. Chan, Mun.Mayor of Pozorrubio, Pangasinan; 2 July, 2008
 
. . . distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. People of Pozorrubio – aking mga kababayan, kabaleyan, kailian. A good day to us all!
 
Let me share with you this global fact.  From the smallest unit of society which is the [...]

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University of Luzon opens in June . . . in Pozorrubio!

by Jing Villamil
Parents save or loan or beg from a better-off relative for a child’s tuition fee through college. The day to day expenses though – fare to and from, meals and snacks, and other miscellaneous fees – these the parents themselves  are expected to shoulder.  What if the shoulders are thin and wearied from [...]

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Mayor Chan speaks of priorities at provincial development council 1st conference

by JV
Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. convenes the Provincial Development Council for its first marathon meeting and strategic planning conference under his administration. It was held the whole of Monday, April 14, 2008 at the Hotel Consuelo Resort and Chinese Restaurant in Lingayen, with the province’s 44 town mayors and 4 city mayors in almost [...]

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RHU construction begins…

By JVillamil 
The Karen Salcedo Saplan Building now truly lives-up to its original project description as multi-purpose.  To adapt to the growing needs of Pozorrubio and its citizens, it will also be the new site of the local Rural Health Unit.
Funded by an initial budget of P6.5 million from purely local savings, the building now undergoes [...]

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