Upsets mark Central Luzon polls
By Anselmo Roque, Robert GonzagaUpsets scored by candidates against established names will usher in new faces in the political landscape of Nueva Ecija, long dominated by political dynasties.
Upsets scored by candidates against established names will usher in new faces in the political landscape of Nueva Ecija, long dominated by political dynasties.
Voters in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, elected old hands to save their town from financial problems that many blamed on the alleged mismanagement of the town’s resources by Mayor Romeo Borja Sr.
To Dr. Flor Amor Monta, a political science professor of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in the Science City of Muñoz, the real winner in the May 13 elections in Nueva Ecija is the province itself.
In the homestretch of political campaigning, candidates have been scurrying to clinch the “market votes” or votes for sale, to ensure their victories, a social science instructor in a state university here said.
The town hosting the Pantabangan Dam has suffered from blackout since March 7, prompting a candidate, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to request a power company to restore power at least for the duration of the May 13 midterm elections.
In the political history of Nueva Ecija, no other name but Joson wove what seemed like a magical spell among the electorate for the last 50 years.
To Chinese professor Yuan Longping, the acknowledged developer of hybrid rice and a 2001 Magsaysay awardee for government service, rice wastage should be condemned and must be considered a crime.
In December 2008, officials of Barangay (village) Villarica in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, were notified that their village was richer by P39.9 million as its share from the real property tax paid by the builder and operator of the Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project.
Nineteen towns and four cities in Nueva Ecija were placed under strict monitoring by the police due to heightening political rivalries in those areas.
CABANATUAN CITY—In a pained voice, Gerardo Sator of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, asked: “Why is this scourge happening to us?” His reaction came as Pantabangan suffered its second blackout in three weeks on Thursday when the First Gen Hydro Power Corp. (FGHPC), which supplies electricity to the Pantabangan Municipal Electric Services (Pames), cut off its [...]
As soon as the clock struck noon on Monday, Gerardo Sator, a former employee of the local government of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, knew his soft drinks business in the town would be dead for an indefinite period.
On Sundays, residents queue at a collection and redemption center at the public market here. Their items for exchange? Bags full of plastic and paper refuse, as well as dried leaves, that they trade for school supplies, bars of soap, ecobags and umbrellas.
Observing that onion farmers in San Jose City in Nueva Ecija no longer relied on doleouts, Mayor Marivic Belena decided in 2008 they were ready to become businessmen, embarking on a bridge program aimed at providing them a market.
