S. Bill Jimenez 14 Oct 2009 Today Is Not Forever TODAY IS NOW. It’s neither yesterday nor tomorrow. It’s simply today. Not forever! Even the crisis brought by Ondoy and Pepeng is only temporary. It’s always helpful to consider how we live our days. Looking back at our past, living…
Jose Ceralde 14 Oct 2009 The floods do not have a political color, it ran over everyone. So all government officials should ask the questions they should have asked when the operators announced the release of water from the dam: What would the effect of 5cms to my town in…
Questions that should have been asked
Edwin 14 Oct 2009 It was through negligence that thousands of people lost their homes and hundreds of lives were lost. First find out who was responsible. When that has been done put them on trial for mass murder and mayhem. In China the punishment would be execution but I…
Stupidity reigns
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To: Manny Rey and “Anonymous” about Mangaldan flooding
Eduardo Pontaoe 13 Oct 2009 Re: On Braganza’s Airfart A crooked deal is come! Just to remind the gullible voters of Pangasinan, a configuration has evolved involving all the “public servants” who promised to change the concept how things are done. From Joe de Venecia, Guv. Espin-off, The Benjie Lim,…
Birds of the same feather
Jeremias Andrade Carrera 13 Oct 2009 Re: San Roque’s profits Dear Mr. Ceralde: Your questions are very correct and to the point. Let us assume for a moment that the entire dam is like an airplane that is intended to do something good for the public, and at the same…
Why not jail responsible dam engineers?
Ronaldo Castanaga 13 Oct 2009 Re: Alaminos airport: dream or fool’s hallucination? I agree with Mr. Pontaoe, the Alaminos Airport is a grandiose project that will not fly. To put it bluntly, not enough income will shutdown. I don’t see any motivation for investments. Are there active manufacturers and other…
More questions about Alaminos Airport
Jeremias Andrade Carrera 13 Oct 2009 Ladies and Gentlemen: Is it climate change, or weather war, or weather manipulation, or the improper operation of San Roque Dam, or the obstruction to waterways, or inadequate and faulty design and construction of infrastructures due to corruption, or faulty or inadequate flood forecasting…
All of the above?
Jose Ceralde 13 Oct 2009 Did the last competent hydraulic engineer leave the country? It’s true that the rainfall was way above normal but doesn’t any body know the safe water release rates so it would not flood even a single barangay in Pangasinan or 80% of the province. During…




