He’s running for representative at the second district of Pangasinan.

Among those who have filed their COCs for the same position were Dr. Jamie Eloise Agbayani (wife of second district Representative Victor Aguedo Agbayani who’s running for governor); and Maria Blanca Kim Lokin, a former Cibac party-list congresswoman.

Bataoil is on the provincial political party Biskeg na Pangasinan. Agbayani is campaigning under the Liberal Party (LP), while Lokin is on the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC).

“The signs came in time. My wife and children rendered their approval. We’ll make up for low funds with greater funds. God’s greater plan prevails,” Bataoil said in a text message.

But there are rumors that Dr. Jamie Eloise Agbayani has back out in the congressional slate and give way to Arthel Caronongan who is from Libsong in Lingayen. If I’m not mistaken Arthel Caronongan took the chance in the last 2004 election and run as a Board Member in the 2nd  District of Pangasinan but loss in the said slate.

Meanwhile, Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Arturo Lomibao will not run for the fourth district congressional seat.

Although he never categorically said from the very start until his last interview several days ago that he will run for congressman, Lomibao issued a press statement Tuesday afternoon that he have decided not to run as congressman.

“They say that courage is not only having the will to fight but also the will to step back if need be. As the Prayer of Serenity imparts … God, grant me the serenity to accept the things which I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference,” he stated.
To his supporters and leaders at the fourth district, he asked for their understanding.

“This is a painful decision to make, knowing how tirelessly you worked for me, how unselfishly you sacrificed your time, effort and resources, and how steadfastly you believed in me, unmindful of my final decision. I know you were determined to stay with me until the day of the election, hoping that together, we will march onward to victory,” Lomibao said.

Meanwhile, at the press conference held after his filing of COC, the media practitioners here met Victor Agbayani far different from the soft-spoken Victor who served as governor for nine years.

“I was leaving a very peaceful and constructive life in Congress dahil ako ay ipinagpala na mapasama sa Committee on Rules. If you are a member of the said committee, you are assistant majority leader, one week every month I am the majority leader sa plenary session; that aside from me holding different committees,” Victor said.

“Kailangan naman may alternative dito sa Pangasinan. Hindi puwede na pagdating ng araw ng election, iisa ang pangalan na andon, na kahit ayaw mo siya, nanalo siya,” he reasoned.

Agbayani and vice gubernatorial running mate former vice governor Oscar Lambino are with the Liberal Party.  They will be challenging Governor Amado Espino Jr. and Mapandan Mayor Jose Ferdianand Calimlim Jr. (for vice governor) of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD and Biskeg na Pangasinan.

Whether is be good, bad or indifferent. It surely is something to give some thought to. Does putting your child’s needs before your own mean that you have, in fact, lost yourself”? Well first you have define what you think the definition of losing yourself means. Is it not putting on makeup and throwing on sweats in the morning and diving right into your day as three toddlers are pulling on your pant leg screaming for juice and cheerios? Is it neglecting to renew your Allure subscription, while is one of my favorites, and picking up the latest Childrens’ Magazine a sign.

In desperate hopes that this time they’ll really have the answer on how to stop that tantrum because the other 31 ways that you’ve tried haven’t worked and “I can’t bare the thought that this is just the way it will be.” Instead of going out on a Saturday night, staying in and watching a G rated movie, while the kids have managed to cover every square inch of the carpet with popcorn, that (by the way)will definitely not be picked up until tomorrow, a clue that this is as good as it’s going to get?

No matter what kind of mom you are or aspire to be…I think that answering this question will be something truly personal. I don’t believe that any woman will have the same answer, I believe that each definition and every reasoning will surely be as unique as we are. I think the most important part of the question is the question itself, not the answer. In question we can get to the truth: to the core of it all. Please don’t worry so much about giving the right answer so much as; just making sure that you ask yourself the question… I know I have.

The Pangasinan language is the primary language in Pangasinan. The estimated population of the indigenous speakers of this language is about 1.5 million.
The name Pangasinan means “land of salt” or “place of salt-making”; it is derived from asin, the word for “salt” in the Pangasinan language. The province is a major producer of salt in the Philippines

An ancient kingdom called Luyag na Kaboloan existed in Pangasinan before the Spanish conquest that began on the 15th century. Princess Urduja, a legendary woman warrior, is believed to have ruled in Pangasinan around the 14th century. The maritime trade network that once flourished in ancient Southeast Asia connected Pangasinan with other peoples of Southeast Asia, India, China, and the Pacific.

Pangasinan is famous for the Hundred Islands National Park. This is a marine park located off the coast of Alaminos City in the Lingayen Gulf and is composed of some 123 islands, most of which are quite small and uninhabited.

During the summer, several feasts and festivals are celebrated in Pangasinan, including the Fiestay Dayat (Sea Feast) or Bagat ed Dayat (Sea Feast), the Bangus (Milkfish) Festival, and the Mangga tan Kawayan (Mango and Bamboo) festivals.

Pangasinan is noted as the birthplace of President Fidel V. Ramos, and Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. The mother of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was from Binalonan, Pangasinan. The father of the late actor and former presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. was from San Carlos City, Pangasinan. The maternal great-grandfather of Jose Rizal, a Philippine national hero, was a Pangasinan lawyer named Manuel Facundo de Quintos who was the gobernadorcillo of Lingayen in the 1850s. Jacqueline Aquino Siapno, a professor from Dagupan City, is the interim first lady of East Timor.

The 1200 megawatt Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant, and the 345 megawatt San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam are located in Pangasinan. Pangasinan has extensive areas devoted to salt making and aquaculture along the coasts of Lingayen Gulf and South China Sea. Pangasinan is a major producer of rice, mangoes, and bamboo crafts.
Pangasinan occupies a strategic geo-political position in the central plain of Luzon, known as the rice granary of the Philippines. Pangasinan has been described as a gateway to northern Luzon and as the heartland of the Philippines.

The province is 170 kilometers north of Manila, 50 kilometers south of Baguio City, 115 kilometers north of Subic International Airport and Seaport, and 80 kilometers north of Clark International Airport.