Pathetic Seeing PH Light Fighters Join U.S Superiority Jets

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

Because a significant part of the government funds -- ₱700 billion annually or equivalent to roughly 20% of the national budget -- goes to the pockets of plundering Philippines officials, I pity seeing our airforce joining the yearly Cope Thunder being held at either Clark or Basa Air Base with our lightfigher cum trainer FA-50s operates with either the American F-16 multiple role figher (in years 2024 and 2025) and the superiority fighter’s F-22 Raptor for this year’s exercise.

Exercise Cope Thunder 26-1 started in April 6 and concluded on April 17, 2026 at Clark by bringing together the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) for intensive two-week joint air combat training. The exercise featured PAF FA-50s and U.S. F-22 Raptors, focusing on interoperability, defensive counter-air operations, and combat readiness in Northern Luzon.

Mangaldan Chalks Up P65-M from the Nat’l Gov’t

TO FUNDS THOSE FMR, RICE DISTRIBUTION

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – Through the leadership of the mayor of this progressive town, a staggering P65 million for farm-to-market roads (FMR) and rice distribution funds have been accessed from the national government.

TOKYO TREATS. Mangaldan mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno treats a friend and village chiefs at a Japanese restaurant’s Tokio by Hagemu in Brgy, Banaoang, Mangaldan. (Left top photo, from left and clockwise): Mayor Parayno, Editor Mortz Ortigoza, Osiem Kapitan Alberto P. Llena, Landas Kapitan Bernardo Salayog, Jr. Salay Kapitana Celedonia Lim, Maasin Kapitana, Liga ng mga Barangay President, and ex-officio Councilor Florida Abalos.

Those in the other pictures are Poblacion Kapitana Vilma Quinto Galban and Malabago Kapitana Myla Muyarga.

The P55 million and P10 million funds came from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the local government unit (LGU) support fund’s Ugnayang Bayan Portal, respectively, according to Municipal Administrator Atty. Teodora Cerdan.

“Iyung 10 million rice distribution from the LGU Support Fund na naaccess natin sa Ugnayang Bayan Portal sa DBM through the initiative of Mayor Bona (D. Parayno) rin,” she stressed.