By Leonardo Micua   ONE of my favorite senatorial candidates, second only to former Senator Ping Lacson, is former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis Chavit Singson who has withdrawn from the race, citing his failing health as his reason. Like former Senator Ping, Manong Chavit is a pragmatic politician who calls a…

By Leonardo Micua   DESPITE the mammoth peace rally staged by the Iglesia Ni Cristo in support of the statement of PBBM that an impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte will only promote disunity and not give a single benefit to Filipinos, the  Quad Com of Congress is continuing its investigation…

By Leonardo Micua   URDANETA Mayor Julio Parayno III was suspended again, not by the provincial capitol this time but through an order from Malacañang. His cousin, Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno, was also suspended along with him. I don’t think politics has anything to do with their suspension, but certainly…

By Leonardo Micua    THE biggest political issue in Dagupan in 2024 that impacted on the city and its people was the 60-day preventive suspension of three opposition councilors by the Office of the President. The case stemmed from a complaint filed for their behavior unbecoming of elected public officials…

By Leonardo Micua   JUST before Christmas, I received a video recording that caught Gov. Mon-mon Guico in a furious mood while he was dressing down in no uncertain terms his audience that was composed of Municipal Health Officers (MHOs) and Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) in a presumably well-attended public meeting at…

By Leonardo Micua   MEMBERS of the new minority in the Dagupan city council again headed to the exit door in their last regular session for the year, again opting not to participate in healthy parliamentary debates with their counterparts in the new majority. This has become their routine since November…

By Leonardo Micua   WITH all those hard as granite accusations thrown at VP Sara Duterte, an ordinary human being would have easily crashed and crumbled. But not the VP. She’s fighting back with steel-like nerves and a heart of stone, and despite her bruises, if you can call it that, is…

By Leonardo Micua   THIS is my take on the misplaced taunting by the political opposition – why Dagupan City again missed the boat in this year’s Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award. They said all LGUs in Pangasinan earned the prestigious recognition and only Dagupan under the watch of Belen…

By Leonardo Micua   THE series of legal setbacks suffered by the opposition councilors of Dagupan City could mean that justice and reason are not on their side in their continuing efforts to undermine the administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez. It started on January 12, 2024 when the Regional Trial Court…

By Leonardo Micua   CONGRESSMEN in the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability want to know if the person with such a name exits. It is because the name Mary Grace Piattos is the signatory to most of the acknowledgment receipts (ARs) submitted to the Commission on Audit for liquidating…