Political will IF there is anything that our city and town mayors are learning from President Duterte, but if they still haven’t, it is what sheer political will can do to effect real and meaningful changes in our communities. Motherhood statements no longer serve and mean anything to our people who felt they’ve been shortchanged, hoodwinked and…
Our good cops, bad cops By Ermin Garcia Jr. “SO far so good!” That I believe is the nervous sentiment of police officers and barangay officials protecting drug operations in their areas, and moonlighting as drug pushers. Indeed, in spite of Pangasinan, particularly cities of Dagupan and Urdaneta being…
Dawn of a new day By Gonzalo Duque MANY are pleased. But some are displeased and, in fact, disgusted. Ganun lang naman talaga pag may pagbabago or change sa buhay ng tao. But in a larger sense, the nation is getting freed from the shroud of darkness that has…
Never believe anything that Duterte says By Al S. Mendoza Happy birthday to Malaya M. Sadiwa; July 9.) * * * * AND so, Leni Robredo is finally in. Anyone doubting it would happen—that Robredo making it to President Duterte’s Cabinet was a no-no? Not me. Yes,…
Of Duterte, PNP and drugs By: Ulysses R. Butuyan “ONE LOVE, ONE NATION, ONE GOD” – That’s quite a tall order. In this country, there are many loves, though there’s supposed to be only one wife; Bangsa Moro wants to be a separate nation, and there are also drug lords, jueteng lords and kindred lords everywhere. “NO FARMER WILL…
Disappointed Gilas five By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE talk of sports now in the country is the disappointing performance of our national squad “Gilas Pilipinas” in the just concluded Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) hosted by the Philippines. We watched how our contingent succumbed to the bigger and faster Frenchmen and the Kiwis, to whom they lost their two games by nine points, 93-84 and…
Meaningful youth participation By Johanne R. Macob ONE noteworthy fact I learned from covering several oath-taking ceremonies in previous weeks was the fact that a number of, if not many, elected officials such as mayors, vice mayors, and councilors were once Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials. They credited the SK for the leadership trainings it provided and prepared them for…
SURRENDER THE RIGHT WAY — Our friend Jojo Riñoza, photographer of Manila Bulletin, noted the poor coordination between Barangay Bonuan Gueset and the Dagupan police over the number of drug personalities in that village that have so far reportedly surrendered. I agree. We are puzzled why up to this day,…
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