Are barangays, SK not important? FOR the umpteenth time, Congress is again finding a reason to postpone elections of barangay (and Sangguniang Kabataan) despite what is mandated in our Constitution. It is bad enough that barangay officials are not being held accountable for many known irregularities in the handling of…

Illegal fish pens are back in Dagupan City AFTER six tireless years of the Belen Fernandez administration’s efforts to clear the city’s tributaries of illegal fish pens that proliferated before 2013, the illegal fish pens are back with a vengeance in gross violation of the city’s fishing ordinance. It has…

Fake news on African Swine Flu IN case you’re are not aware, there is a domino effect on the local economy being caused by the fake news about the African Swine Flu. Start with our situation. Households continue to resist eating  pork. Why? Obviously because the ASF scare is still…

Children and the divorce law THE proposed law on divorce is inarguably a contentious one. The debate is and will be endless while Filipino couples go about their married and live-in lifestyle like it’s just about consensual arrangement, and the law has nothing to do about it. In fact, thousands…

Battling two critical fronts with technology AS if the vigilance to protect Pangasinan and maintain its African Swine Flu-free status was not enough, the province finds itself on a red alert in another front – peace and order. Off-hand, the pressure on Pangasinan to open its borders to hog raisers…