By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE surprise presence of Dagupan City Belen Fernandez in last week’s regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod served many lessons to both officials of the executive and the legislative branches. Mayor Belen should stop underestimating the 7 epaLiFes capabilities to cut her down into pieces….

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   TWO issues (January 22) ago, our headline read: MBTF: Charge ex-city officials involved in scholarship fund mess.    After that particular news hit the city, many cheered Mayor Belen Fernandez for having the political will to fight corruption wherever it may be, whoever may be…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE item below is for the eyes of the once mighty 7 epaLiFes … so don’t bother reading on. He-he. *          *          *          * Hi there, 7 epaLiFes! The sense of invincibility that you made yourselves believe to have is already fast crumbling.  But because…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE epaLiFes, the 7-majority in the Dagupan sanggunian, are already frantically grasping at straws on how to evade responsibility over their plot to reject the proposed 2023 annual budget of Dagupan City and compel the reenactment of the 2022 budget in the next 12 months….

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE 7 epaLiFes at the Dagupan sanggunian, they who believe they are invincible by simply being in the majority, are finally slowly digging their own political graves.  They are finally told in their faces by DILG that it is their job to pass the annual…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   IF the 7 epaLiFes at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod will have their way, the worst is yet to happen to the city. Now, it can be told – Meet the cold-blooded enemies of the city. They succeeded in torpedoing the programs and activities of Mayor…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   CHEERS TO SUCCESSFUL ANTI-COVID CAMPAIGN.  Pangasinenses have a reason to feel blessed as a people. It can be said that we survived the pandemic in 2022 with minimal casualties compared to other populated provinces in the country.  And we must give credit to where it…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   IT’S crunch time for the 7 epaLiFes at the Sangguniang Panlungsod.  The setting is set for a showdown between them and the DILG! I say this because the DILG finally came around and warned all the Dagupan City councilors of sanctions if they do not…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   WHEN church bells toll on Christmas Eve, I pray that the Dagupan City SP’s 7 epaLiFes – Councilors Red Posadas Erfe-Mejia, Dada Manoais-Reyna Macalanda, Celia Chua Lim, Irene Chua Lim, Alvin Tolentino Coquia, Alfie David Fernandez and Malou Sampaga Fernandez will have the moral courage…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   NO country in the world can ever beat the Philippines in celebrating Christmas. First of all, it’s the only place on earth that begins to play Christmas carols as early as September (the start of – Ber months)! Then malls and shops begin to mount…