Dr. Joselito Rosario, Municipal Veterinarian

Dr. Joselito Rosario

Municipal Veterinarian

Dr. Joselito 'Lito' Rosario serves as the Municipal Veterinarian of the Local Government Unit of Bayambang, where he leads programs that safeguard animal health, support livestock production, and protect public health in the community.

Resposible for overseeing municipal veterinary services, he provides veterinary care such as vaccination, deworming, and treatment of animals while assisting local farmers and backyard raisers in improving the productivity and quality of their livestock.

He also oversees animal disease prevention and response, conducts anti-rabies and animal welfare campaigns, and regulates the inspection of animals and meat to ensure that food products reaching the public are safe and hygienic.

Through these services, Dr. Rosario helps strengthen Bayambang’s agricultural sector while promoting responsible pet ownership and community awareness on animal health.

Dr. Raquel Carungay Pambid, Science Educator & Researcher

 

Dr. Raquel Carungay Pambid 

Science Educator & Researcher

Dr. Raquel Carungay Pambid has dedicated her 28 years of service at Pangasinan State University as a faculty member, researcher, and extensionist. 

Inspired by the Department of Science and Technology's concept that "Science is for the people," the fruits of her research work had indeed been disseminated to the appropriate clientele through technology fora and caravans. 

As instructor, she has encouraged and mentored thousands of students in teaching, research, and food standardization and development. 

She herself gave a good example in this regard, since her expertise in research has produced patents for buro and red onion, and her research on buro won a national award in 2010 given by the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD). 

She also produced and co-authored books in biology, NSTO, and research. 

Dr. Pambid has motivated fellow teachers to pursue their studies in graduate school, to conduct research in their fields of specialization and produce their own instructional materials. 

Being recognized by her own peers, local government units, non-government agencies local, national and international, her outstanding achievement as a professor, director, researcher, consultant, and producer of technology has shown that she is worth emulating as an ideal educator.

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Dr. Mira D.G. Jimenez Medical Coordinator, Humanitarian Physician

Dr. Mira D.G. Jimenez
Medical Coordinator, Humanitarian Physician

Dr. Mira de Guzman Jimenez is a physician and humanitarian leader whose work in global medical missions has brought relief and hope to communities facing some of the world’s most severe crises. An alumna of Pangasinan State University Laboratory Elementary School and High School, Class of 1987, she later pursued her undergraduate studies at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and finished Medicine, at St. Louis University in Baguio City—a foundation that would eventually lead her toward a life of service in medicine and humanitarian work.

Dr. Jimenez went on to serve with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), internationally known as Doctors Without Borders, one of the world’s leading humanitarian medical organizations. Within MSF, she rose to the role of medical coordinator, a position that requires not only clinical expertise but also leadership in managing complex medical programs in emergency settings. As a medical coordinator, she oversees healthcare teams, plans and supervises medical operations, and ensures that lifesaving services reach vulnerable populations in conflict zones, epidemic outbreaks, and disaster-stricken regions.

Her humanitarian deployments have taken her to some of the most difficult environments across the globe. She has helped provide medical assistance following a volcanic eruption in Timor, responded to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong, and contributed to frontline medical efforts during the global COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. She has likewise served amid the humanitarian consequences of armed conflicts in Rwanda and Sudan, where MSF teams operate under extreme conditions to deliver care to populations with limited access to healthcare.

While her work has taken her around the world, Dr. Jimenez remains deeply committed to service within her own community. Back home, she is an active church worker and devotes her time to various ministries, particularly her chosen apostolate of ministering to the spiritual needs of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).

Through prison ministry and other charitable works, she extends compassion beyond the medical field, offering spiritual guidance and support to those in need.

Through her leadership as a humanitarian physician and medical coordinator, Dr. Mira D.G. Jimenez exemplifies a life devoted to service—bringing healing, dignity, and hope to people in the most difficult circumstances around the world.

EDITORYAL - Aro: Wika ng Pag-ibig (Unused)

 

 

📰 EDITORYAL

Aro: Wika ng Pag-ibig

Sa bawat bayan, may mga salitang higit pa sa kahulugan—mga salitang sumasalamin sa puso ng isang kultura. Sa Bayambang at sa buong Pangasinan, isa sa mga salitang ito ang “aro.”

Bayambang, dapat alam mo na ang salitang Pangasinan na aro ay may dalawang pakahulugan, tulad ng “ibig” sa Tagalog: maaari itong mangahulugang love o friend. Ang kaaro ay kaibigan, samantalang ang inaro ay tumutukoy sa minamahal o love interest. Sa iisang salita pa lamang, makikita na ang lalim at lawak ng pagpapahalaga ng mga Pangasinense sa ugnayan—pagkakaibigan man o pag-ibig.

Kapansin-pansin din na napakayaman ng mga idiomatic expressions ng Pangasinan pagdating sa aro. Sa usapin ng pagkakaibigan, may mga pahayag tulad ng “Bali-bali’y aroan da,” na tumutukoy sa maganda at matatag na samahan. Ang “Malmalet ya kaaro” ay matibay at subok na kaibigan, habang ang “Singa nansuldungay pait da” ay naglalarawan ng dalawang taong tila magkadugtong ang bituka—bosom friends, kung baga.

Sa larangan naman ng pag-ibig, lalong nagiging makulay ang wika. Ang “Abangles ya panangaro” ay pagmamahal na hindi naipagtapat. Ang “Aroa’y pato” ay yaong relasyong away-bati. Ang “Aro’y bakes” ay paalala sa salawahang puso. Mayroon ding “Agto nabitla’y agat,” na tumutukoy sa sobrang torpe, at “Singa no aso’y San Roque,” para sa taong laging naghahabol. Kapag naman sinabing “Singa no ra nagigilata,” malinaw na ang tinutukoy ay magkasintahang kay sweet.

Mayroon ding mga nakakatuwang idioms para sa mga malapit nang ikasal—mga pahayag na karaniwang iniuugnay sa handaan at masayang pagsasalo: “Makak-ka-bawang la,” “Asingger tilan makailop na digo,” “Natabaan lamet so bibil,” at “Wala’y andukey ya lamisaan.” Sa mga salitang ito, dama ang saya ng komunidad sa tuwing may nabubuong pamilya.

Hindi rin maikakaila ang ambag ng mga manunulat sa pagpapanatili ng kayamanang ito. Ayon sa makatang Pangasinense na si Santiago Villafania, may pitong matalinghagang salitang ginagamit noon kaugnay ng pag-ibig: aro, pabli, piaet, gunaet, tindek, pilalek, at tamitam. Ang mga ito ay hindi lamang bokabularyo; ito ay mga salitang may lalim ng damdamin at lawak ng pananaw sa pag-ibig at pangarap.

Sa isang awiting tulad ng Lawas Kan Pinabli, patuloy na binibigyang-buhay ang lambing at talinghaga ng sariling wika—patunay na ang pag-ibig sa Pangasinan ay hindi lamang nararamdaman, ito ay inaawit, ipinapahayag, at ipinagmamalaki.

Sa huli, ang kayamanan ng ating wikang Pangasinan ay repleksiyon ng lalim ng ating puso bilang mga Pangasinense. Sa bawat aro, naroon ang pagkakaibigan. Sa bawat pabli, naroon ang pagpapahalaga. At sa bawat idyomang minana natin sa ating mga ninuno, naroon ang ating identidad.

Bayambang, ito ay hindi lamang kaalaman—ito ay pamana. At ito ay dapat nating ipagmalaki.

 

Pangasinan words for Kalso

 tangil

bangen

sangga

pangga

Pangasinan Words for Bodies of Water

Bubon - well

Pukok - ? 

Kulos - fishpond

Bubon - part of riverbed hollowed out to trap water and fish  

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Lamo - raft

Puket - bamboo fencing with net across a river; used to catch fish

BAYAMBANG, DAPAT ALAM MO! - Accounting Office - Financial Backbone ng LGU

 BAYAMBANG, DAPAT ALAM MO! - Accounting Office - Financial Backbone ng LGU

 

BAYAMBANG, DAPAT ALAM MO na ang accounting ay tinatawag na financial backbone ng Munisipyo, ang sistema ng pagre-record at pagmomonitor ng pera at iba pang pinansyal na transaksyon ng munisipyo, upang makatulong sa tamang pagpapasya at masiguro ang maayos at transparent na pamamahala ng pondo.

 

At alam mo ba? Ang Accounting Office ay my dalawamput dalawa (22) na empleyado, na pinamumunuan ni ginoong Flexner de Vera.

 

Sa taong 2022 at 2024, ang LGU-Bayambang ay nakatanggap nang unqualified opinion. Ito ay nangangahulugang maayos, tama, at mapagkakatiwalaan ang financial statements ng Munisipyo ayon sa pagsusuri ng Commission on Audit.

 

At alam mo ba? Mayroon tayong mahigit apat na libong disbursement voucher na kumpleto, maayos, at alinsunod sa COA rules and regulations sa taong 2025.

 

As of March 11, 2026, mayroon na tayong humigit kumulang isang libong disbursement voucher. Ang pondo na ginamit dito ay galing sa buwis ng bawat Bayambangueño.

 

At alam mo ba? Bilang paggunita nang Women’s Month Celebration, si Ginang Erlinda Alvarez, ang ating dating Municipal Accountant, ay ang pinaka-unang babaeng Certified Public Accountant ng Munisipyo. At si Ginang Rosa G. Martinez mula sa Barangay Accounting Unit ay ang pinakamatagal na babaeng empleyado na nanilbihan sa LGU. Siya ay nanilbihan ng tatlumput-siyam na taon.

 

Ang lahat ng ito Bayambang ay... dapat alam mo!