Ricaforte’s test case SENIOR Superintendent Rosueto Ricaforte, Pangasinan’s new police chief, is taking over a province that was acknowledged as the most peaceful in Region 1 during the May 10 election. As he takes on the post, another election is coming up, the barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan polls scheduled on…
Editorial
Collateral damage in the city By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE contentious power struggle between the city hall and the city council in Dagupan is finally taking its toll on their hapless constituents. If one cares to look even more closely, it’s a battle royale for territorial and political control over…
Punchline
Fishponds versus fishpens By Jun Velasco MARK it. On September 30, Dagupan’s notorious fishpens, the illegal ones particularly, will go. That, Mayor Benjie Lim vows to do for good or ill. Last Tuesday, the mayor had a good huddle with officers of the Fishpond owners and operators association (FOODAI) who…
Think about it
SM, Robinson have arrived in Metro Dagupan! By Gonzalo Duque CONGRATS, Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan! Our friend since way back, Ms. Lily Yuchongtian, beauteous wife of former Rotary Gov. Nelson Yuchongtian, takes over the presidency of the Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan from outgoing president, Councilor Dada Reyna in these…
Playing with Fire
Always, a good leader is everybody’s leader By Al S. Mendoza BENJIE versus Belen. Let’s get ready to rumble. From the red corner, Benjie Lim, weighing quite heavily with the crown on his head as mayor of Dagupan City. From the blue corner, Belen Fernandez, weighing quite lightly with nothing…
General Admission
GOCC By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD It might be good to take a realistic and practical look into the so called “Government Owned and Controlled Corporations” (GOCCs). This objective consideration is more in accord with on-the-ground factors than in subservience to both legal provisions and legalistic perspectives. After the last…
Viewpoints
Troubled semis first game By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “EXPECT the unexpected.” The beautiful and colorful 2010 PRISAA-UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Basketball Championship was unexpectedly tarnished last Thursday when the semi-final match between traditional rivals University of Luzon Golden Tigers and University of Pangasinan-PHINMA Flames ended in a gaffe.
Sports Eye
Meeting with VM ends in stalemate THE SECOND ordinance passed by the Dagupan City Council on tricycle operations in the city, this time defining the administrative requirements for the granting franchises for the operation of tricycles in the city was also vetoed by Mayor Benjamin Lim last week.
