Worry about flooding STILL, there seems to be no dredging going on in the rivers of Dagupan City, the area most prone to flooding in Pangasinan. The city government — and other local government units around the province, especially those at risk of flooding — should take advantage of the…

Over chopped trees   MORE than 1,000 trees have already been felled along the Manila North Road in the eastern part of Pangasinan for a road-widening project. Whichever side you’re on over the contentious issue – with both sides apparently motivated by justifiable reasons – the plain fact is the…

Careful what you share  WE forgive, but let’s not forget. The news on Monday last week about the “mysterious flesh-eating disease” that is supposedly spreading in Pangasinan was not a hoax – what it was, was erroneous as a result of unverified, sensational reporting by the program Bandila of ABS-CBN…

PDAF local-style AS we watch the twists and turns in the ongoing PDAF-scam investigation in the Senate, we must ask ourselves: How is it in our localities? The systematic corruption — and its perpetrators — that is now under scrutiny at the Senate hearings is definitely not unique at the…

Fiesta poopers FIESTAS are an unshakeable part of Philippine culture, rooted in the Catholic tradition of honoring saints passed on by the Spaniards over three centuries of colonization. But in the past decade, fiestas around the country, including in Pangasinan, have slowly taken on a new shape with municipalities and…