The tale of the Dagupan open dumpsite By Ermin Garcia Jr. WITH the bright glaring Christmas lights adorning Dagupan’s main business district and the city plaza, prepping up residents for the joyous celebration of the spirit of Christmas, one would easily get the impression that all’s well in the city….

Mayor Lim’s wrong priorities By Ermin Garcia Jr. DAGUPAN City Mayor Lim was out of the country again for four days (his fourth since he assumed office in July 2018). He was in Estonia in Europe for his social obligation to World Jaycees as its immediate past president, hobnobbing with…

In defense of ex-Mayor BSL’s legacy By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE recent passage of Ordinance No. 21792019 by the Dagupan Sanggunian is titled  “Ordinance To Protect  the Dagupan Bangus Industry and Enhance Consumer Information  by Regulating the Local Sale of Bangus Sourced from Outside the Geographic Boundaries of the City…

Losing the Dagupan Bangus brand By Ermin Garcia Jr. FLASHBACK: On May 3, 2003, Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim launched the Bangus Festival that was highlighted by the successful effort of the city government and residents to break the Guinness World Record “Longest grill” street party. It also became the…

Dagupan lies to DILG Sec. Año By Ermin Garcia Jr. CONGRATULATIONS to the Brian Lim administration in Dagupan! It heralded an impressive 95% rating in the clearing of roads and sidewalks of obstructions! No doubt, it has impressed the DILG of its resolve to comply strictly with the presidential order….

Are bishops for SOGIE law? By Ermin Garcia Jr. FAR from the misimpressions of some that the discussion on the proposed Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill is unimportant, there were already serious moral implications that surfaced at the recent senate hearings.  Notwithstanding the continuing emotional…

Competence of SITG doubted By Ermin Garcia Jr. SOMETHING is amiss in the investigation of the slay attempt on the life of former Cong. Spine Espino. Firstly, it’s taking so painfully long for the police to establish with the motive that could lead to the identity of those behind the…

Greed almost killed the swine industry By Ermin Garcia Jr. OUR banner story on the mass killing of hogs from Bulacan is indicative of one thing: The illegal entry of the hogs were discovered not because the government was wanting but because we do have unscrupulous businessmen in our midst….

LGBTQIA+ not an issue here By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE murder of the transgender in Bolinao town last week fortunately did not raise any undue alarm after a sector in the LBTQIA+ community here attempted to establish a fact that transgenders are being targeted for elimination and, therefore, need protection….

Newsy week PANGASINAN was abuzz with newsy items, from the restoration of the total ban on swine from other provinces entering the province, to the search for ex-convicts who were released by GCTA and ordered to return for revalidation, and the attempt on the life of former Cong. Spine. Competing…