Save a kid’s life today By Ermin Garcia Jr. BEFORE anything else, help save a child’s life!  Please help in the campaign to make parents have their kids take the vaccines for measles.  Ask members of your household to check with neighbors and friends about urgency to get their vaccine…

JunV made my day By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE sudden demise of dear friend and colleague Jun Velasco again dawned on me that everything and everybody comes to an end when you least expect it. Everything good or bad must end someday, some way, somewhere.  While I’ve long accepted that…

How to keep our kids out of trouble By Ermin Garcia Jr. ON the current debate on whether the age of criminal accountability should be reduced further from 15 years old to 12 or 9, I find it worrisome that the focus of discussion is on the number, not on…

Rest in peace, Benjie By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE surprise news of the death of former Dagupan Mayor Benjie Lim and the early arrival of the remains in Dagupan City finally ends all speculations about his health if not about his life. It’s about time. It’s been five years of…

Killing Binmaley tourism potential slowly By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE protest of homeowners and resort owners in Barangay Buenlag in Binmaley against the construction of a dike along the baywalk is meritorious. The DPWH cannot insist on constructing a dike fronting the resorts as the only option to protect the…

Fr. Soc’s vs. Bible’s “Anti Christs” By Ermin Garcia Jr. AFTER labeling Christians as “cowards and timid” in his Christmas message he titled as “Stand up for Newborn Jesus.,” (if they don’t stand up to the government’s “vulgarity” with him), Archbishop Socrates Villegas followed it up with another stinging rebuke…

Fr. Soc’s Christmas rant By Ermin Garcia Jr. JUST when most expected to hear an inspirational message from mass celebrants on the occasion of Jesus Christ’s birthday on December 25, much like when Catriona Gray made Pinoys feel good about themselves with her inspirational reply to a question in her…

Reminiscing childhood Christmas at 70 By Ermin Garcia Jr. EVERY time I find myself just a week before Christmas day, I cannot but feel nostalgic about how Christmas was in my childhood (1-7) years.  After all, Christmas is the season of the year reserved exclusively for children’s enjoyment and celebration….

Wrong slogan for LI-FE By Ermin Garcia Jr. THERE is something that bothers me about the campaign slogan of the Lim-Fernandez tandem for the 2019 elections in Dagupan City -LIFE IS MAGIC! The coined phrase LIFE IS MAGIC sounds cutesy. But“Magic”? VM Brian’s family owns Magic Group of companies. Is…

Mayor Belen is mom to city’s children  By Ermin Garcia Jr. GREAT things are continuing to happen in Dagupan City. The city government finally earned the coveted Presidential Award forChild-Friendly Municipalities and Cities (PACFMC) this year after being cited as a national finalist and regional awardee for the past years!…