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Konsi Irene’s unsettled issue

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By Leonardo Micua   A TRICKY but loaded question surfaced during the last committee hearing on the 2024 annual budget conducted by the seven-majority bloc of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Councilor Irene Lim-Acosta who barely said anything during the hearing broke her silence and asked City Budget Officer Jessa Rayopa: “What…

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Konsi Irene’s unsettled issue

By March 10, 2024Random Thoughts

Deal with Holcim at risk

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By Leonardo Micua   IN last week’s proceedings of the committee hearing on the 2024 annual budget attended by Mayor Belen Fernandez, Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia, the chairman on the finance, budget and appropriations committee, sought clarification about the tie-up between Dagupan and Holcim Philippines, and why she has not sought…

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Deal with Holcim at risk

By March 3, 2024Random Thoughts

Pranksters with bomb threats

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By Leonardo Micua   PRANKSTERS abound again and are likely behind the series of  bomb threats that recently rocked Metro Manila and some provinces. Their folly already extended to Pangasinan. Three schools and may be more were recently targets of such threats that fortunately turned out to be hoaxes. No bombs…

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Pranksters with bomb threats

By February 25, 2024Random Thoughts

Trees

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By Leonardo Micua   IN my chance meeting inside a barbershop with the manager of Sonshine Radio Dagupan, Jay Mendoza, also outgoing president of KBP Pangasinan chapter, he and I talked about a range of topics while were waiting for our turn to the barber’s seat. On top of our conversation was none…

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Trees

By February 18, 2024Random Thoughts

No pain, no gain

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By Leonardo Micua   WALK, don’t ride. This may yet be the advice today for anyone to get past the vehicle gridlocks hugging our major and even interior roads now that contractors undertaking flood mitigation projects in Dagupan have accelerated the pace of their work so that they can beat…

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No pain, no gain

By January 28, 2024Random Thoughts