In the recent visit of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala in Pangasinan, many would probably ask what the heck was that “Secretary’s Time” at 1:30 Pm to 3:00 Pm in the itinerary provided by his staff .
I was just lucky that one of my hao-shiao (fake media) pals took a peek at the list of the secretary’s destinations in the mammoth naked Princess Urduja province.
‘Secretary’s Time” is where Alacala broke breads with former governor Victor Agbayani at his residence in Lingayen town.
As a perceptive-wannabe and wannabe opinion writer, here is my poser: Why would a secretary visit a losing bet in the last poll? Is something cooking with this guy Victor?
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At ito pa ang nasagap kong tsismis: There was already an explanation why Victor was defeated big time by incumbent Governor Amado T. Espino by half-a-million votes.
You ask former provincial information officer Ruel Camba who is that sitting mayor in the second district telling some mayors how Victor was defeated.
Ruel can tell you two juiciest details. But you invite him first to some honky tonks for a quid pro quo.
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A media man who told me he sent his children to college through “pitpit” (what is that?) told me there are two media organizations in Pangasinan marred with internal issues.
One, who has a leader who tell those who bother to listen to him that he is the best, has a sluggish attendance because members avoid it like plague because egos there are too much but monies from generous politicians are “No Mas (Spanish words of “No More).
“It’s the president who could solicit,” an old scribe commented in a column, “and members could fend for themselves whenever they are hospitalized or in a financial bind”.
“Mabuti pa iyong dating press club, kahit kawatan iyong mga presidenti pag nagkasakit ka may maasahan ka sa kanila for their intercessions to Good Samaritans.
The other media organization, run by women, are on the brink of fall-out.
Bakit? Kasi iyong other faction wanted to solicit funds but has asked their president to allow them with a blanket authority where to get funds from donors whom they have the power not to divulge.
Ano ba iyan? Dapat transparent para walang masabi ang mga members niyo.
A Chinese observer commented on this brouhaha:
- "ラドクリフ、マラソン五輪代表に1万m出場にも含み @#$%^&*&!!!"
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I read a news headline in one of the local websites “Jueteng is Back in Pangasinan with a Vengeance” by lined by Brando Cortez.
I thought after the Court of Appeals has lifted out the Temporary Restraining order applied by Meridien Vista Gaming Corp -to operate Jai-Alai in Pangasinan, jueteng (that used this Meridien game as cover) goes to the abyss with it.
“Lalong lalakas iyang jueteng issue na iyan as long as some media men are not given their payola by the protectors in the province and in the cities,” a media man who writes in the national paper quipped.
A certain Harold Barcelona, who told me he was once a hot shot broadcaster, told those who dare to listen to his harangue that some media men are given P1000 a week from a protector.
He told me and those Manila based opinion writers that he would provide the names of those who are on the take in those radio stations and some local newspapers.
Was this Barcelona guy just envious because he was not given a payola he used to receive before?
(You can read my previous columns at http://dagupenosnews.blogspot.com/)
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