Palaspas ed Pozorrubio!

Written by Jing Villamil

Waving fronds of palms, they welcomed Him to Jerusalem. Before the end of the week, they would be shouting Him crucified. But this is no sermon on short memories and universal fickle-mindedness; sermons are better left to priest and sages.

Yesterday, Christendom welcomed Holy Week with Palm Sunday. To Pangasinenses, it was Domingo Ramos or  Agew na Palaspas or simply Palaspas.

Palaspas roughly means: to cut a path through dense foliage or forest with a bolo or an instrument as sharply edged. On the other hand, palaspas also best describes: a steering of the air with a waving to-and fro of the fingers or its extensions (i.e. things that flop or swap). It was probably from this latter context that palaspas came to be associated with Palm Sunday; it was as near as near can be to refer to the palm fronds.

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Pozorrubio Central School construction UPDATE

Written by Jing Villamil

Pozorrubio Central School gate as of April 12, 2011

View photos as of April 12, 2011 of the construction progress on the proposed Pozorrubio Central School building.

Pozorrubio, soon a tourist destination?!

Written by JVillamil

In two separate batches of January 23-27 and February 3-9, 2011,  representatives of national publications, broadcasting and TV networks, and other multimedia practitioners joined the Lakbay Norte Media Tour (below right) to discover or  re-familiarize themselves with the Department of Tourism (DOT) suggested list of tourist spots in Northern Philippines.

With a welcome and heartening new addition to that list: the Municipality of Pozorrubio! Thanks to the massive promotion campaign initiated by former Mayor Emma Zosima and current Mayor Artemio Chan with regards to the now-celebrated patopat of Imbalbalatong and Buneg and the medieval swords/knives of Palacpalac, Pozorrubio might yet become a regular destination for local, provincial, national and foreign tourists!

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Twenty-two teams shoot for Mayor’s Cup

Written by JVillamil

Saturday, January 29, 2011, Mayor Artemio Chan and guest speaker Provincial Board Member Clemente “Niño” Arboleda, Jr. tossed the ceremonial ball to declare open the Pozorrubio Inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament.  With the championship game expected to be played sometime within mid-second quarter of the year, the twenty-two (22) registered teams aim to outrun and outwit the competition, and to outnumber all shooting scores between now and then to win the Mayor’s Cup the total amount of which the donors are keeping close to their chests.

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Pozorrubians welcome Calvary Church and Pozorubians Midwest medical mission. . . again!

Written by LGU PRO/J.Villamil

Pozorrubians of Midwest USA medical mission

Since 2005, Anthony Mendoza has developed a habit, of earnestly and winningly convincing Pozorrubians in the US Midwest area to fund medical and dental missions to his hometown of Pozorrubio.  He gives himself and his group, the Pozorrubians Midwest USA (PMWUSA), two years to raise enough for the purchase of medicines and miscellaneous expenses of a team of doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and volunteers for the duration of the mission.

Since then, Tony had brought home four such missions, benefiting thousands of Pozorrubians with each mission. (N.B.Unfortunately, this writer was not yet part of the local scene to have documented the first two.) Tony is son of respected Pozorrubians, educators Eulogio and La Paz Mendoza.

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Three-storey school rises from the ashes of Gabaldon

Written by JV

Wednesday, January 5, 2011, the green-and-white multi-wheeler truck  bearing the first four pre-cast columns arrived.  The columns came all the way from the casting plant at Bulacan to raise from the ground the 2nd phase of the construction of the new 3-storey building to replace the Gabaldon built in 1914 and burnt January 13, 2010, eight days and a full year ago.  The P20 million Phase 2 refers to the supply, delivery and complete installation of pre-cast structural members (columns, beams, floor stringers).

According to Municipal Engineer Joel  Desamito,  the holiday season gave pause to  Phase 2 which actually started December 5 last month following the completion of  the P6 million Phase 1. This provided for the footing foundation works which was, in turn, began August 2. Part of the finished footing can be seen in the foreground of the picture taken above with the Caballero schoolgate and the truck as background.

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New Barangay officials sworn-in!

Written by JVillamil

On Thursday morning, November 25, 2010, in a mass oathtaking ceremony, the new sets of officers to compose the Barangay Councils of Pozorrubio (which also include the Sangguniang Kabataan) were sworn into office by the “best friend” the town ever had, former Congressman Mark O. Cojuangco, representing Congresswoman Kimi S. Cojuangco. For more of story and photos click links below

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Gin Quesada, a Pozorrubian, was technical speaker at electrical engineers convention in Saudi Arabia

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Quesada receives a plaque from IIEE-ERCSA president

The Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines – Eastern Region Chapter, Saudi Arabia (IIEE-ERCSA)accorded Gin Quesada, a Pozorrubian,  a plaque of appreciation after making technical presentation at the IIEE-ERCSA’s 15th Annual Convention and Election of Officers and Technical Seminar at Tulip Inn Hotel-Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia on Nov 19, 2010. Subject of presentation focused on the latest technology on electrical substation control design (substation automation system based on the international standard IEC 61850), a hot topic in the power industry today in the whole world. 

Second revision (latest) to the Pozorrubio Town Fiesta 2011 schedule of activities released

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Revised Schedule of Pozrrubio Town Fiesta 2011

Written by J Villamil

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