Are the drug syndicates back? THE recent revelation of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Director-General Aaron Aquino that the agency already seized illegal drugs valued at P7-6-B is both a welcome news and yet an alarming indicator. It means the drug syndicates operating in the country have not slowed down one…

Make DILG city, town directors accountable SINCE the first deadline for the clearing of road obstructions passed, it seems most mayors and barangay officials are already on a “relaxed and tolerant“ mood again. Many of the road obstructions that were cleared in many towns and cities in the province initially…

Coastal towns wiped out by flooding by 2050? AN article by Phys.0rg entitled: “Climate-fueled flooding to imperil 300 million by 2050” is a prediction that cannot be taken lightly, not by Pangasinan in particular because it has a long coastline. It cited scientists’ warning that severe ”flooding made worse by…

A reason to stop SOGIE bill THE Provincial Health Office confirmed that 97 HIV cases more have been reported in Pangasinan, nearing the 1,000 mark with 767 cases already confirmed since it started monitoring cases that tested in the province. Obviously, the number does not include those who continue to…

Make LGUs accountable for ASF THE irresponsible and unscrupulous action of hog trader Roger Erpelo that led to the first case of African Swine Fever infection of hogs in Mapandan town resulted in losses of thousands worth of investments of families in backyard hog-raising. It was clearly a case of …