Barangay Binloc Gang By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE drug den raid conducted by combined elements of PNP and PDEA in Barangay Bonuan Binloc lived up to the expectation of the One-Time, Big-Time policy of the PNP national and local leaderships. There were two things that came to light in…

Duterte, a letdown By Ermin Garcia Jr.   IT’S been a roller-coaster ride (Yes-No-Yes-No) for supporters of Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte, particularly for our Fire Player Gonz Duque, who sincerely believed he would seek the presidency through a series of denials. It’s a great strategy for free media mileage,…

Lessons learned from fish pens By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE report of our Hilda Austria on the presence of illegal fish pens in Barangay Pugaro is instructive in many fields and concerns. Read and sigh. Firstly, the businessmen and barangay officials operating fish pens have no fear of the city…

Unbeatable By Ermin Garcia Jr. AT the rate things are proceeding in Dagupan City, it appears Mayor Belen Fernandez will not meet any serious opposition or contest from any right-thinking politico in 2016. You have to hand it to her. She has accomplished a lot more for the city than…

Illegal fish pens are back with a vengeance By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S a heads up for Mayor Belen Fernandez. Six months ago, she announced that the city is rid of all illegal fish pens. There will only be fish cages, she said.  Behind her back, it only took four…

An eye for an eye? By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHAT was I thinking last week when I did my piece committing an embarrassing simple error on facts? I mistook the authorization letter for the cutting of 88 dead and dying trees along the Manila National Road as coming from the…

Getting away with murder By Ermin Garcia Jr. LAST week we reported the cutting of more live trees along the Manila National Road in Pozorrubio. Reading the prescription set in the permit issued by the Department of Environment  and Natural Resources Highways’ (DENR) Regional Director –OIC Paquito Moreno Jr. to…

Time to call ‘Malabanan’ specialists By Ermin Garcia Jr. LAST week, I dwelt lengthily on the daily pollution of the Lingayen Gulf, courtesy of the Dagupan District Jail by the Tondaligan Beach (Blue Beach), and the seeming indifference of local and national government agencies to the worsening situation. It does…

Pangasinan’s Magical Coastline By Ermin Garcia Jr. PANGASINAN’S long coastline, from San Fabian to Bolinao outlined by fine beach sand is a veritable goldmine that is largely untapped and underdeveloped as a tourist destination in central –northern region. It provides a major opportunity for livelihood for thousands of families not…