By Ermin Garcia Jr.   DAGUPAN’S 7 epaLiFes are already frantic and panic-stricken about their future during the campaign period. They have absolutely nothing to gloat about as their accomplishments as councilors who ruled the city council. In desperation, they made themselves believe that plagiarizing and hi-jacking proposed ordinances crafted…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE arrogance of the 7 epaLiFes in Dagupan City is endless. They maintain that not even the national government can compel them to accept a well-funded project for the benefit of Dagupeños unless and until their self-serving political terms and conditions are met. I even…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   LET’S talk about the ongoing committee hearings on POGO in both Senate and the House of Reps. First, what’s common about them: They’re asking the same questions. (What a waste of time and resources) There is no prior approved motion of any recommended amendment or…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.     ALLOW me to highlight here how the Quad committee formed by House Speaker Martin Romualdez acted as investigator, prosecutor and judge to all its invited resource persons whom they have identified as “persons of interests” initially in hearings on the illegal activities of POGO…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   RESIDENTS of Dagupan City must take the impact of Typhoon ‘Enteng’ both as a blessing and a warning. What could have been another usual knee-high flooding in the city’s commercial district restricting movements of residents at the height of the typhoon, the major roads that…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE news that former Health Secretary Pincoy Duque will face graft charges for “illegally” transferring funds during the Covid-19 pandemic is another desperate move to discredit the Duterte administration without filing a case against PRRD. Same strategy is being pursued against Harry Roque, Sen. Bato…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   HERE’S another hard and humiliating experience for the arrogant 7 epaLifes. All the ordinances that Councilors Redford Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez, Celia Chua-Lim, Alvin Coquia, Librada Reyna-Macalanda, Marilou Fernandez and Irene Lim-Acosta had to be vetoed by Mayor Belen mainly for their gross ignorance of the…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE obstructionist majority bloc members in the Dagupan city council can kiss their stars and their submissive colleagues in the minority. There is a ban on the suspension of elected public officials one year before the election and campaign period! This means, Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia,…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE unprecedented frequency of plagiarism committed by the 7 epaLiFes that tarnished the integrity of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod as an institution, is reaching a revolting and nauseating stage that one wonders if the words integrity, honor, and accountability still mean anything to the 12…

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE 7 epaLiFes are getting away with a series of plagiarism, a criminal activity in the country’s penal code committed at a rate never seen in the country’s history of legislature. If Minority Leader Michael Fernandez is to be believed, the latest (See headline story)…