Hard work and discipline By Ermin Garcia Jr.   WE join the young Dagupan City government in celebrating the city’s victorious wards that competed at the recent Region 1 Athletic Association held in Alaminos City. It is proof that athletes’ success will only go as far as the support they…

Dengvaxia scare By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE nationwide hysteria over the Dengvaxia vaccine has already engulfed two key major cities in the country with outbreak of measles. Totally unexpected. On January 22, at least 222 residents of Davao City, were already reported to be suffering from measles, a highly…

Time to help ourselves By Ermin Garcia Jr.     COMMUNITIES are beginning to be more conscious of efforts of the Philippine National Police leadership in the province and in the cities to keep the peace and order in check through various operations, from higher visibility to seizure of loose…

More imagined than real By Ermin Garcia Jr.   LAST week I wrote about my take on the claim of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, student activists and the owners of Rappler that press freedom in the country is curtailed all because the Securities and Exchange Commission…

Barangay kapitans, beware! By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE suspension of Asingan Mayor Heidee Chua and Vice Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. by the Ombudsman certainly gave that chilling effect on many politicos who were similarly situated.  The two were suspended for doing what everyone was doing – to put their…

Trust your police By Ermin Garcia Jr.   FINALLY, the Dagupan City Police Station is showing the way, specifically, how to sustain a winning war on drugs. The impact of the recent surprise mandatory testing of all its police personnel, from the chief down to the last man/woman, at the…

Three cheers for the motivated women By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THIS corner joins the Dagupan City government in toasting the four barangays who went beyond expectations and not only cleared their barangays of illegal drugs but set reform standards in their respective barangays! But I am exhilarated even more…

A new Fr. Soc in 2018? By Ermin Garcia Jr.   IF you think you are reading something unusual in our front page – Archbishop Villegas: Peace be with you (PDU30), you are right. After over a year of persistently and consistently discrediting, criticizing and lambasting the administration of PDU30,…

Making and breaking resolutions By Ermin Garcia Jr.   IN 2018, I’ll be ‘-ty years old’, no use making resolutions for next year. I believe I have made enough and broken enough in my lifetime. I’m not saying it’s useless having some, on the contrary, I believe it helps mold…

Not everything virtual is good By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE Christmas I enjoyed in my youth (from the late 50s to the late 60s) is gone…for good. For instance, I know I will never get to see teens, parents, lolos and lolas crowding sections in bookstores for Hallmark greeting…