MLGOOO Amian/Liga ng mga Barangay Pres. Magliba conducts BENEO/Let’s Give Mark Cojuangco the Benefit of the Doubt

Land Transportation Office Lingayen Chief –Engr. Eric C. Suriben divulges the Standardization Plate Program with some new features which will be issued on April this year to registrants for 2013 and 2014.

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Municipality of San Fabian Mayor Constante B. Agbayani, Roger B. Amian –MLGOOV, Mun.Councilor Hercules P. Magliba-Liga ng mga Barangay President  conducts GREAT Barangays, “Laying the Foundation for Grassroots Empowerment for Accountability and Transparent Barangays on February 25-26, 2014 at Hotel Trish, function Hall at Pob. Mangaldan, Pangasinan. According to MLGOO Amian, “this is the first batch out of 350 Barangay Officials of San Fabian  , the other half are scheduled on March 5-6,2014. The salient features of the trainings are; Barangay Governance & Administration; Roles, Duties, Responsibilities & Benefits; Strategic Management; Barangay Legislation; Improving Transparency and Participation; Enhancing Performance through Accountability; Katarungang Pambarangay Law; Basic Barangay Finance. 

It is expected that with these in depth lectures upon barangay officials will educate them in the smooth performance of their functions which will redound to the benefit of their constituencies.

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Barangay Officials are inclined to gravely abuse their authority in the guise of their regular performance of functions. In the 4th district alone, there were barangay officials involved in shooting incidents through the use of firearms either licensed or unlicensed. Under the Local Government Code of 1991, they are not authorized per se to do so unless in self-defense or there is necessity to use firearm or be used to paralyze the aggressor or the means used by the barangay official in repelling an attack are reasonably necessary under the circumstances. That is why there is this GREAT training being conducted by Department Of Interior and Local Government to those newly elected barangay officials on the appropriate exercise of their official functions. Although these trainings are conducted, there still who wittingly or unwittingly abuse their authority and this should be motu propio be administratively investigated; in case of barangay officials by the Sangguniang Bayan; municipal officials by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and imposes  disciplinary sanctions or dismissed accordingly by the appropriate authority.  Criminal cases should likewise be filed against these barangay officials. The body of the crime or the object or firearm used should not be released until a court order is issued otherwise the police officer in custody thereof shall be held administratively or criminally liable. The Philippine National Police shall pre- evaluate these acts of police officers.

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Special tree cutting and earth-balling permit no. 2013-10 was granted to the DPWH 3^rd Engineering Office for the cutting of the 1,829 trees and earth-balling of 107 saplings to be affected by the widening of the Manila North road which traverses the Rosales-Sison in Pangasinan was previously requested by former  Congressman Mark Cojuangco of the 5^th district of Pangasinan. However, environmental groups questions the indiscriminate cutting of trees,, Fr. Robert Reyes-Running Priest-advocate of environmental protection, said “with the cutting of 1,829 trees gross contradiction or inconsistent with the National GREENING PROGRAM mandate of  planting a billion trees because you cannot equate a cutting of  100 years trees with planting of 100 seedlings. Former Congressman Mark Cojuangco queried whether planting 1000 trees could equate cutting of 100 years tree, Fr. Reyes told, “still could not equate.”Thus, the problem of the new and old paradigm, that is profit at all cost Versus the new paradigm of environmental preservation and renewal and with the effects of dreadful Typhoon Yolanda, you cannot be driven by profit anymore; you can only look by something that cannot be easily seen; the air we breathe the water we drink; the quality of Earth WHERE We plant our vegetables; All of these are not put into the equation because in road -widening the contractor will earn money, the DPWH also earn money, and who knows probably PDAF is involve here.

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Congressman Mark Cojuangco stresses the fair balancing of interest in the light of road –widening along the national high ways through lawful cutting of trees. “ we should not allow the issue in thundering to emotion. We should see the positive result of development. Hindi sapat ang pagbalanse sa interest ng Tao sa ekonomiya, kabuhayan, sa kanilang oras, efficiency nila at sa natitipid na gasoline at efficiency ng lipunan sa naturang issue. Nag-aapeal sa emotions ng tao na galit sa pagputol ng mga kahoy kaysa sa positive results ng development ang umiiral. Pumunta si dating Cong. Cojuangco sa Sangguninang Panlalawigan “Question Hour upang mag-obserba at bigyan ng moral support ang mga naimbitahang opisyales ng DPWH at DENR. Ayon sa kanya,” Ginamit natin ang “moral suasion” ibigay ang pahayag o opinyon kung anu ang tama, upang magampanan ang mga trabaho ng ating mga opisyales ng DPWH o DENR na hindi apektado ng  pulitika o ma - bully ng special interests group in the implementation of road-widening approval at the time. Mabawasan ang trapik, pagtipid ng oras, pagtipid ng fuel, at mahigit  60,000 motor vehicles ang dumadaan sa national  national high way from  Sison-Villasis, kung makakatipid tayo ng 0ne(1) liter of fuel times 60,000 ilang  carbon dioxide and maiiwasan per vehicle dahil sa widening na yan , kakayanin ba ng mga punong yan na sipsipin ang equivalent na carbon dioxide na ma-produce ng 60,000 liter na dapat matipid dahil sa road-widening. During 2010 GAA Budget may P45 Million ang nakabudget para bumili ng pwesto sa pagtatanim ng mga trees bilang kapalit sana sa mga mapuputol pero hindi nila nagawa. Dumating na naman yang project na matagal na naming hinahanap  para sa road-widening sayang naman kung hindi yan matutuloy, na de-lay na nga ng tatlong taon. Itong road -widening para naman sa mga kabutihan ng mga tao sa distrito. Tignan natin ang economic reasons, reasons for development, tignan ang mga plano sa pagtatanim ng mga kahoy duon sa outside stretch ng highway at kapag naintindihan na lahat ang mga yan at saka kayo gagawa ng hatol, hwag masyado maaga ang paghatol.”

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There is this recently retired Elementary Master Teacher II who after long years of service in government, in DEpEd , in her school, in her  classroom, yet, has the temerity to steal cabinets (not personal) donated by municipal government thru (BIA) Barangay Improvement Assistance Fund and others . Mahiya naman kayo!!!