Jesse Delfin Phoenix, Arizona Dear Ermin, Thank you for the add. I had been trying to send a message on the Forum but for some reason the computer system is not allowing me to. I am not a Dagupeno myself but it makes me sick that everyone in the city…
No longer a thankless job THE nationwide furor over the pork barrel was once foretold by former Senator Ping Lacson. He warned of dire consequences of the pork barrel as it began to develop at the time continued. He was referring to the 10-15% kickbacks that many legislators demanded for…
Lip service By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE Dagupan sanggunian finally adopted the resolution of Councilor Joey Netu Tamayo seeking to create a special committee (Blue Ribbon) that will investigate complaints filed before the city council. Finally, the majority group got its act together to adopt the Netu resolution to…
Pangasinan is assured of orderly barangay polls By Jun Velasco “The greatest happiness of the thinking man is to have fathomed what can be fathomed, and quietly to reverence what is unfathomable,” Goethe BY the time this paper is out, the nation would have made up its mind on…
Reconciliation blues! By Gonzalo Duque WE were and still are in reconciliation mood. Why not? Hindi naman tayo lumalaban nang walang rason e. Look, our name, for all our impassioned support of Mayor Belen Fernandez, is being dragged as if blocking the initiative or unity speech of former Speaker…
Another farce—and we just do nothing By Al S. Mendoza WE hold another farce tomorrow a.k.a. barangay elections. It is a farce because it is another day when we allow again the politically powerful to impose its farcical force on the weak. It is a farce because it is…
Future plans for Pogi By Bebot Villar THIS early, I want to congratulate former Bautista Mayor Amado Espino III, better known as Pogi, for running unopposed, yes, believe it or not, as barangay captain of Poblacion in his hometown. Surprised? Maybe to some yes. To others, that was expected….
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