Author: The Radioman

Law enforcers on Tuesday swooped down on a warehouse owned by Labrador Mayor Ernesto Acain in Labrador town.

The raiding team was composed of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group and National Bureau of Investigation in Dagupan City.

They found several imported cars, motorcycles, big bikes and scooters which, based on information, were allegedly smuggled into the country.

But Acain denied he was a smuggler, saying all the seized items were legal.

Aksyon Radyo reporters Violy Valdez Ferrer and Joel Balolong interviewed Acain. (Please click the Windows Media Player below to listen to the interview.)

Fifty eight dengue cases have been admitted at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital in San Carlos City from January to August this year. Two of the patients died.

In July, Dr. Jackson Soriano, provincial health officer, reported a total of 236 suspeted dengue cases in Pangasinan. The figure was higher than last year’s 188 cases for the same period.

Aksyon Radyo Reporter Minnie Alcaide Caburnay filed this report.

Last June, Pangasinan Rep. Victor Agbayani (second district) filed House Bill 4267 or “An  Act Reapportioning the Province of Pangasinan into Seven Legislative Districts.” Representatives Arthur Celeste (first district) and Ma. Rachel Arenas (third district) were co-authors.

Celeste, however, told Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan in an interview that he has withdrawn his signature as co-author because his constituents were against it. Arenas, for her part, said that she was already happy with the composition of the district that she now has, adding that the Agbayani bill is “far-fetched.”

On Monday, the provincial board in Lingayen unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Agbayani bill, saying that political leaders in the province and their constituents were not consulted about it.

Aksyon Radyo commentator Orly Navarro interviewed sixth district Board Member Alfonso Bince.

(Please click the Windows Media Player below to listen to the interview.)

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Last June, Pangasinan Rep. Victor Agbayani (second district) filed House Bill 4267 or “An  Act Reapportioning the Province of Pangasinan into Seven Legislative Districts.” It was co-authored by Representatives Arthur Celeste (first district) and Ma. Rachel Arenas (third district).

Celeste, however, said in an interview that he has withdrawn his signature as co-author because his constituents were against it. Arenas, for her part, said that she was not pushing for the approval of the bill because she was already happy with with the composition of the district that she now has.

The Agbayani bill has been approved by the House of Representatives in the third reading and has been elevated to the Senate committee on local governments chaired by Sen. Benigno Aquino III.

The Pangasinan provincial board, in its regular session last Monday, unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Agbayani bill, citing among others, that only three districts will be affected by the redistricting and there was no consultation with the people.

Aksyon Radyo commentator interviewed Pangasinan Board Member Alfonso Bince before the provincial board session began last Monday.

Listen to the interview

Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan marked its second anniversary silently on June 20, 2008. There was no fanfare, no party. We just greeted each other on-air and had a very simple lunch at the office courtesy of Aksyon Ilet. For one, we were not complete then. Four of our reporters and announcers — Susan Yadao, Owen Reyes, Cisco Jay Flores and Ding Servito — were at the former Clark Air Base in Angeles City attending a broadcast workshop under the auspices of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. And as they were about to return home that Sunday morning, typhoon Frank caught up with them.

We take pride in having our staff attend training programs of the KBP. Last year, Freddie Fajardo was in the KBP seminar on reporting on the bird-flu virus in Pampanga. Our station manager, Ging Cardinoza, had just came from the Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University for the five-day on-campus component of his Diploma in Radio Journalism course. He will soon begin with the third module of the course and hopes to finish the program in September.

Upgrading our individual capabilities has always been a must in Aksyon Radyo. This is to improve our broadcasting skills to optimize our service to you, our listeners.