Tighter control a must with MGCQ WHILE the move to declare Moderate General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in Metro Manila and other key urban areas in the county is deemed necessary to address the rising cases of hunger, unemployment and slow reboot of the national and local economies, it behooves the…

Public accountability is key THE information shared by Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial heath officer, during the last session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has underscored anew the need to make both the barangay kapitan and the mayor directly accountable in efforts to check the COVID-19 contagion in the province. After…

About hubris and arrogance LAND Transportation Office’s Regional Director Teofilo Guadiz III has become so insensitive to the cries of protests of car owners in Pangasinan vs. his agency’s Memorandum Circular 2018-2158 that created the Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (PMVIC). Instead of providing data and facts about what caused…

Still no strict enforcement of protocols IS there a general compliance with the health and distancing protocol in Pangasinan as imposed by the national IATF? NO. While most adults wear face masks, still many freely leave their noses and mouths exposed when huddling with friends, even in public. And face…