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POST-ELECTION 2010

Seventy-seven hours after the polls closed, the final result of Election 2010 for the municipality of Pozorrubio was finally made official.

Mayor Artemio Chan, Vice Mayor Reynaldo Reyes, Sangguniang Bayan
members Kelvin Chan, Atty. Joseph Frianeza, Miguel Abalos Sr., Dr. Carlos Gramata, Reynaldo Magno III, Jovito Estaris Sr.,  and Rogelio Amansec were proclaimed winners 11:30 PM at the Session Hall of the SB Building by the Comelec Election Officer III Nelly Valera (4th from left), chairman of the Municipal Board of Canvassers, Treasurer Zorayda Costales vice-chairman (left) and Benigno V. Aldana National High School principal Roberto Quezon, secretary (2nd from left). Not present was SB member Gloria Salcedo.

Read more: Chan, Reyes, and SB Members proclaimed

(This is the first in a series of articles celebrating Pozorrubio's writers. The piece below, 'A Tangent Course in the Realm of Change' , won the First Place Award in the 1st Pozorrubio Essay/Expository Writing Contest. It was written by Dra. Blesilda dela Rosa-Salvador submitted under the pen name of ‘Biaza’.
The award, consisting of an expensive plaque and P30,000 cash, was handed over to the author by the guest speaker during the Awarding Ceremony, Hon. Mayor Emma T. Chan (Municipal Mayor of Pozorrubio) and Engr. Gin.Quesada (concurrent head of the two sponsoring organizations) assisted by the Board of Directors of the said organizations. The awarding ceremony was held at the Function Hall of Pozorrubio Executive Building, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan last January 14, 2010, an event forming part of the town fiesta and founding anniversary celebration.

Dra. Salvador is currently the host in ABS-CBN Radio-TV program ‘Doktora Bles, at your service’ and an active practitioner in the medical community participating in local and foreign medical missions of the TV network. She was also one of the awardees in the search project for the ‘Ten Outstanding Filipino Physicians 2008’, a project sponsored by Philippine Jaycee Senate and the Department of Health. She is married to Dr. Francisco Raul D. Salvador, himself a writer awardee in this Contest. They are blessed with 3 children 2 of them are also medical practitioners; the 3rd an Ateneo graduate, and active in communicty service, was among the top 10 finalists in the Bb. Pilipinas 2009 pageant.

The 1st Pozorrubio Essay/Expository Writing Contest was sponsored by the St.Philomena’s Academy’s Alumni Batch 64 and Quesada eTechnologies, a web design and hosting business and the forerunner of IT businesses in Pozorrubio.

Please see the end of the article below to see more of the author's profile, the writing contest project, the sponsors, the Contest Theme, and the question that this article is supposed to elaborate a solution. ~ Gin.S.Quesada)

A Tangent Course In The Realm Of Change

By "Biaza" (Real name: Blesilda dela Rosa-Salvador)

A sphere so steady in space…
A touch so light it hardly registers…
An impact so explosive it knocks out all that is dark and quiet…
And suddenly-- life so vibrant and true, it cuts through the flesh
and makes one feel brand new

The sphere:

Sometime in 1580, in the western coast of Northern Luzon, Philippines, the province of Pangasinan was created. In it a distinct town named Claris went on its daily quiet existence: folks planted, fished, and made salt and bagoong, children played, and early Chinese traders came and went.

The Spaniards who came to see and to conquer fancied the red bricks that made up the town’s well and soon were calling it the place of the red well or pozo rubio in their native tongue. Henceforth Claris came to be known as Pozorrubio. The story about the name’s origin though beloved is half a myth. The awaran or historical accounts claim that the town’s original name Claris was derived from Juan de la Cruz Palaris who led the revolution against Spain in 1762, to eventually proclaim himself king of Pangasinan.

 

 

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Read more: Celebrating Pozorrubio's Writers - 1: "A Tangent Course in the Realm of Change"

It was the second pouring of rain in the season of el niño but it was the heaviest so far with the most plump of splatters. The farmers had prayed hard for it, and so did we all who dread the drought and the fires. In truth of fact, every living thing wished for the rain as they melted with each hot breath.

 

Read more: With the last big meeting came the first big rain!

At approximately 3 o’clock this afternoon, April 28, 2010, the 58 boxes containing the official ballot papers for the 58 clustered precincts of Pozorrubio were delivered from the Provincial Treasury in Lingayen. It was a most solemn moment. The first automated election is really here. It is not a dream anymore or a nightmare to wake up from. It is stepping up our doorsteps, it has entered our doors.

Read more: The ballot papers are here!

They were omnipresent. They were there with the administration team on the evening of March 26, the official start of the campaign, as it held its first barangay meeting. They are still there with the team to this writing, which is twenty-one days later and less than a month before May 10 election.

The twenty-five (25) kapitanes may be there every night mainly to root for the four(4) among them (Kapitanes Fely Ann Maligsa of Imbalbalatong, Simeon Quinto of District 2, Rogelio Amansec of Alipangpang and Herminigildo Ibaan of Palguyod) who are running for councilors of the town of Pozorrubio under the local party of Lakas-Kampi-CMD of three-termer former Mayor Art Chan.  It was like stating, “we are here for our people”.  There are a total of 34 barangays; thus 5 of them probably had opted to back the opposition. The other candidates for councilors of this party are Kgd. Kelvin Chan, Kgd./Atty. Joseph Frianeza, former Vice-Mayor Dr. Carlos Gramata, and Ex-Kgd. Jovito Estaris.

Read more: 29 kapitanes, balikbayans, the Cojuangcos pep up Chan’s campaign

A commencement speech for Batch 2010 of Saint Philomena’s Academy
Written and delivered by: Dr. Francisco Raul D. Salvador

School Director Reverend Father Teofilo L. Calicdan, Campus Minister Reverend Father Dionisio Luzano, School Principal Ms. Lina M. Valloyas, Members of the Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff, Parents, My dear graduates, Ladies and Gentlemen:

A pleasant evening to you all.

This afternoon when I entered the open doors of this familiar building, I was brought back in time when thirty eight years ago, I walked away from the portals of our beloved Alma Mater Saint Philomena's Academy, unsure of what was in store for me or what tomorrow may bring.  I never dreamed of becoming a medical doctor, much less to be the commencement speaker as I am now. But here I am, and I am truly honored to be your guest speaker on this, your graduation day.

Read more: “Catholic Education; a Covenant for Life”