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Presently ongoing is the construction of the new schoolbuilding to replace the Gabaldon of Pozorrubio Central School razed by the fire during the January 13, 2010 Town Fiesta.

Read more: Building from the ashes of Gabaldon

On Wednesday February 24, 2010, Election Officers III of Pozorrubio and Urdaneta City,  Nelly Valera and  Miguel Bautista respectively, joined forces to explain the intricacies of the new automated voting system to the DepEd principals, headteachers, teachers and all other interested persons. They showed it was not so intricate after all.

Read more: COMELEC demonstrates the how of election automation

Fifth Distric of Pangasinan Congressman Mark Cojuangco and Mayor Emma Chan are of one mind in their requirement for the release of congressional or municipal funds in the construction of farm-to-market roads, as was former Mayor Art Chan during his three terms: it must be sturdily concrete and it must be of 6-8meter width. The reasons for the pre-req  are obvious to the farseeing: the road must last beyond one lifetime; it must comfortably accommodate two-way traffic.

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As the song goes, got to believe in magic! Those who find it hard to believe, got to believe, on February 19, 2010. It was a Friday, a day that, if one can see clearly, is when spirits go around swishing their goodness and mischief to the witty and the witless.

Read more: Magic comes to Pozorrubio!

Sam Rafael and Christine have seizure disorders. Jollie, Rhea Ann, H-Mark, and Joan were born with Cerebral Palsy. Khyanne Mark was diagnosed with Global Developmental Delay. To get around, and from their homes to maybe the RHU Stimulation and Therapeutic Activity Center (STAC), they were carried on the hips, or piggy-back style like the babies they once were.

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In a sudden surprising turnabout, the Sangguniang Bayan of Pozorrubio approved on 2nd reading last Monday  February 1, 2010 the P10 million plus Supplementary Budget #01 Series 2010  allocating initial, counterpart or additional funding for the socio-economic projects of the town, all of which are clearly identified as Mayor Emma Chan’s top priorities before her term ends in June.

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Three hundred forty (340)  members of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) now supplement the local PNP and the Tanod in the barangays in seeing to the peace-and-order situation of Pozorrubio. On February 2, 2010, no less than Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr. , guest of honor and speaker, swore the peacekeepers into office during their Oathtaking and Recognition Ceremony held at the 3rd floor of the Executive Building.

Read more: Governor swears in barangay peacekeepers

Photo shows the completed Phase 1 of the Malasin-Bantugan Bridge, which readies it for the succeeding continuing phases. Phase 1 was  contracted by the municipal government to Kenwood Construction and was supposed to have been completed by the end of 2009, but was delayed due to the damage wrought by supertyphoons Pepeng and Ondoy on the worksite, equipments and delivered materials.

Read more: Malasin-Bantugan Bridge resumes construction

with accompanying write-up adapted from
"A Pat for our Patupat" by mel jovellanos

What is patupat? Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia have similar coconut-leaf-wrapped native delicacies made from sticky rice and wrapped either in banana or coconut leaves. Indonesians wrap the delicacy in carefully-woven packages using selected young coconut leaves (minus the midribs). They call it almost exactly like patupat, but without the first two letters – tupat.  The big difference, however, is that it is cooked in boiling water. When the sticky rice is cooked, it is served with melted panocha or pakasiat. 

Read more: The Patupat Festival on its 3rd Season

Mayor Emma Chan still wore the strong whiff and finger smudges not of perfume, but burnt wood ash from the fire that spelled finish to the Gabaldon building of our Pozorrubio Central School memories when she talked to the community (prominent local residents and Balikbayan) who were the judges, event sponsors, donors and spectators of the event of that day, the Street Dancing Competition of the 140th Founding and Town Fiesta. It was after a late 4 o’clock lunch which she was supposed to host but which she was not able to attend to at the 3rd Floor of the Executive Building. She had rushed to the school instead, with former Mayor Art, son Councilor Kelvin, and the Pozorrubio fire truck.   

Read more: Building from the ashes of the PCS GABALDON