Is the war on drugs in Pangasinan over UNTIL last week, this was the question uppermost in many Pangasinenses’ minds when the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO), local police stations and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency team in Pangasinan did not issue any update on buy-bust operations or raids of…

Time to fight back WE join the nation in condemning the killing of already three priests in the countryside. The thought that men of God would be now be made targets of violent elimination by motorcycle-riding hitmen in the country is utterly abominable. It’s apparent that nobody is already held…

Protecting students from drug peddlers THE Department of Education’s objection to the proposal of the Philippine National Police to make random searches of schoolchildren’s and student’s lockers and bags as a measure to protect the latter from being easy preys to drug peddlers is understandable. The student found in possession…

Arrogance of power THE reported blatant attempt of Asingan acting-Mayor Joshua Viray to hide the evidence of his highly questionable and irregular interference in the activities of the Sangguniang Kabataan in his town is contemptible, to say the least. While Mr. Viray has vehemently denied the allegation, the police report…

Death penalty for drug traffickers MANY unflattering things can be said about our new Senate president, Tito Sotto, foremost of all as the host comedian in a noontime TV show who made it to Senate just for being one. In this regard and for some, his ascendancy to the helm…