Mental dishonesty THE long and tedious process of coming to a decision taken by the Fernandez administration to transfer the location of the Dagupan City Hall to a donated lot in Barangay Pantal is finally over. Hence, it cannot be said that the process was fast-tracked, short-circuited and rushed. Any…

Certification as ‘Drug-free’, a serious process IT is encouraging to learn that more towns are expected to be certified to be drug-free by the Regional Oversight Committee, after a validation process by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. To date, six have already been certified as drug-free, namely: San Nicolas Mapandan,…

We are winning the war on drugs THE mainstream tri-media, generally based in Metro Manila, continue to be fixated with reports and commentaries on casualties of the war on drugs, as if it is what the war on drugs is all about. It isn’t. What the national media refuse to…

The CCTV, a life changer THANKS to technology, criminals now have more difficulty hiding their crimes and getting away with them. Not a few crimes have been solved because perpetrators have been identified by CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) in strategic places not only by government but by private establishments and…

DepEd’s drug-testing program THE scheduled random drug-testing of public schools students is long overdue, and should be welcomed by parents. In fact, many students themselves have already indicated support for it because they, more than the parents, are aware that a number of their classmates are either drug-users or peddlers…