The hoodlum judge is back By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE hoodlum in robe I exposed in this corner years ago for resorting to ‘copy-paste’ method in deciding cases, again reared ‘its’ ugly head. Perhaps the rest of the IBP members of Pangasinan, the active and retired judges, law professors…

Baby Boomers vs. Millennials By Ermin Garcia Jr.   A CURIOUS situation and discussion have developed between the Baby Boomer generation and the Millennial generation in Pangasinan about Sen. Bongbong Marcos, the martial law regime of his father, President Ferdinand Marcos and the aspirations of the 1986 People Power. Specifically,…

Bongbong’s politics By Ermin Garcia Jr.   NOT a few in Pangasinan, have wondered what kind of politics Sen. Bongbong Marcos is playing. Consider these situations. First, he announced that he secured an understanding with Sen. Miriam Santiago that they will form the tandem for the presidential elections – Miriam…

The baby boomers revolt By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE senior citizens in Pangasinan are in a revolt mode contra the LP presidential tandem – Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo- through no fault of theirs directly, but indirectly. The baby-boomers feel outraged that the touted Daang Matuwid of the Roxas-Robredo…

Crunch time for Guv Spines By Ermin Garcia Jr.   GUV Spines’ indictment and that of his former provincial administrator Raffy Baraan was suddenly ‘affirmed’ by the investigating officer of the Office of the Ombudsman, 3 weeks before the official campaign period for local elections begins. Whichever way one looks…

Easier to apply for president By Ermin Garcia Jr.   AS we go into the start of the campaign period for national elective posts, particularly for the presidency and vice presidency, I’d like to call attention to our incongruous system in selecting our leaders vis-à-vis our preferences in our daily lives….

Presidentiables and Vice Presidentiables By Ermin Garcia Jr.   MAKE no mistake about the determination of both Davao Mayor Rody Duterte and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to wage a full war vs. drug syndicates. Their joint mission: “Matapang na Solusyon, Mabilis na Aksyon” says it all about what they know…

Save our little girls from rape By Ermin Garcia Jr.   I WAS aghast on receiving the initial report from our Tita Roces about the little known fact that some 251 girls in our towns and cities were raped last year, and that the number of victims have increased since…

Daang Matuwid works for drug lords By Ermin Garcia Jr.   WONDER no more why we can’t seem to be winning the war vs. the bloodthirsty drug lords. Thanks to Daang Matuwid’s policy, the drug lords are able to resume their strategy in increasing the supply and demand for their…

There is hope By Ermin Garcia Jr.   I AM beginning to feel assured that there is finally hope for the campaign against the drug lords, in both local and national levels. Even with the obvious reluctance of presidential wannabes VP Jojo Binay, and Senators Mar Roxas and Grace Poe…