By Ermin Garcia Jr. THAT trash piled up at the Dagupan dumpsite in Bonuan during the Lim administration is old news. Nothing surprising there. But the new trash that continues to pile up in Dagupan City are news about the reports of corruption that fed the insatiable greed of the…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   I managed to watch Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez’s interview on DZRD’s “Ikaw ang Bida” last Friday and, frankly, I cannot but commiserate with her. Listening to her detail all the problems in the city that resulted from failed governance of the Brian Lim administration, and…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE invitation to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office by the Sanggunian Panlalawigan to provide information on how a P2.5 billion shabu operation could happen right smack in the middle of the province, was anti-climactic. To call in the PPPO after almost a month showed the…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   IT’S been two weeks since the discovery of the P2.5-B worth of shabu in Pozorrubio town and there is nothing but ominous silence, pointing to a shrouding of the mystery about that criminal operation. Given the fact that it was the biggest illegal drug haul…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   A video taken of a part of the proceedings of the joint committee hearing of the Dagupan sanggunian last Wednesday was shared with me by a friend who attended it – for my entertainment. The video opened with Councilors Alvin Coquia, Alfie Fernandez and Red…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   FINDING some solutions to mitigate the regular flooding in Dagupan City is one thing, and planning is another, but without the funds, all these become wishful thinking. In sum, the worsening flooding situation in the city will require support of every sector and residents, particularly,…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   PANGASINAN lost its very first son that became President, a legacy on its own that history has kept a full journal of what made Pangasinenses fully proud of Fidel V. Ramos. Early on, some Pangasinenses expressed dismay over the perceived failure of the Ramos administration…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.     ANYARE sa “DROP-COVER-HOLD”? Then walking briskly to safety? Gone with the wind. Why so? It must have been really frustrating on the part of the personnel of our Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (DRRMO) in the province, towns and cities on seeing their…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THERE’S a new entertaining game in Dagupan City. It’s called the “LiFe-Camera-Action” at the Sanggunian! The cast is complete. The political objective is unmistakable. The agenda is self-serving. Hubris and bravado are its motivation. The level of play is immature and childish – for beginners…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE members of the LiFe team in Dagupan politics, they who managed to form the majority at the Sanggunian Panlungsod, are showing both their fangs and immaturity already at this early stage of their political stint. By absenting themselves in the last week’s session achieved…