War on drugs back on track THE decision of President Duterte to finally restore the role of the Philippine National Police in the current war on drugs in tandem with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency can only be viewed as imperative as it is essential. What perhaps needs clarification is,…

Fake claims/news, insult our people IT would appear that political opposition in both national and local levels today have become irresponsible resorting to disseminating fake news in social media and their allies in mainstream media to discredit their targets. In Dagupan City, the opposition, led by Vice Mayor Brian Lim…

Doctors to the rampart WITH the implementation of Reproductive Health (RH) Law or R.A. No. 10354, still hanging in the balance that has left the welfare of many women in question if not in peril, another critical and perhaps controversial measure on Filipinos’ welfare will yet take the country by…

Accountability for our cemeteries FILIPINO Christian families traditionally troop to cemeteries on November 1 and 2 to reflect on the lives of our departed relatives and friends. However, over the years, the tradition of prayer and expression of respect and honor for our dead have been replaced by fun events…

Poor proficiency in English THERE is one harsh reality about our college graduates today that government doesn’t speak of, or perhaps our government is simply on a denial mode. There is the worsening high failure rate of our college graduates in passing basic English proficiency tests. This was indicated by…

Communities are threatened anew IT’S only been two weeks since President Duterte ordered the PNP to pull out from the war on drugs, and we are already seeing drug dealers returning with a vengeance brazenly peddling their illegal drugs and marijuana on the streets and in schools. Evidently, both the…