Stolen from our farmers?  WHATEVER comes out of the investigation of the National Bureau of Investigation headquarter, and whether or not Congress decides to make its own inquiry, Pangasinan should launch its own audit on the pork barrel scam now that one of our own has been tagged in the…

A list long overdue   IT’S not in the hands yet of Governor Amado Espino Jr., but finally there is already supposed to be a list of nominees for the position of provincial police chief. Soon, hopefully, the dragging controversy over the designation of Senior Supt. Marlou Chan as Pangasinan…

Battle vs. the drug beast   ILLEGAL drugs are a multi-tentacled monster, arguably more insidious than illegal gambling. The destruction it wreaks are numerous and extensive: physical and psychological harm to the users, emotional repercussions to their families, financial damages resulting from addiction, violent crimes and other threats to the…

Culture of corruption   GOOD governance as the driving force of economic development has been the battle cry of President Benigno Aquino III’s administration as encapsulated in his “Matuwid na daan” slogan. He believes that by combatting corruption in government, the quality of life for Filipinos will be improved. His…

Reforming the pork   SAY pork in the context of Congress and thoughts of corruption and anomalies immediately come to mind. Renaming what used to be known as the Countrywide Development Fund, created in 1990, into the more jargonistic Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in 2000 did nothing to change…