By Leonardo Micua   WE spotted seven opposition councilors of Dagupan sporting stolid faces when Councilor Michael Fernandez announced during his privilege speech that Dagupan is a recipient of the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH), an award given to local government units that comply with standards on good…

By Leonardo Micua   WITH the initial structure of the One-Bonuan Pavillon in place in Bonuan Binloc, and the construction of the two-story General Douglas Mac Arthur Memorial starting soon, the more than 60-year old garbage dumpsite in Bonuan will now find itself shamefully out of place. Add this to the…

By Leonardo Micua   MY good friend and tokayo Leonie J. Galvez, a dyed- in- the-wool Donald Trump fan, handed me three copies of Time Magazine, and one latest issue of Sports Illustrated when he and his life partner Susan arrived last week from Los Angeles, California. The couple were here…

By Leonardo Micua   ON hearing a report that circulated in the capitol that no less than DILG Director Jonathan Lausen Jr. advised Mayor Julio Parayno III to comply with his suspension, DWIZ Station Manager Orly Navarro and I rushed to Urdaneta City Wednesday afternoon to confirm the information. We…

By Leonardo Micua   AFTER 215 House representatives endorsed the fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte on the last day of their session, the first to third complaints are now moot and academic. The complaint reached the Senate, which will serve as an impeachment court, on the same…

By Leonardo Micua   IT remains a puzzle who uploaded the fake news that former Governor Pogi Espino has withdrawn from the race after supposedly being appointed interim secretary of the Presidential Communications Office, which Espino himself flatly denied. The same fake news claimed that Espino’s running mate, former Dasol Mayor Noel…

By Leonardo Micua   ONE of my favorite senatorial candidates, second only to former Senator Ping Lacson, is former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis Chavit Singson who has withdrawn from the race, citing his failing health as his reason. Like former Senator Ping, Manong Chavit is a pragmatic politician who calls a…

By Leonardo Micua   DESPITE the mammoth peace rally staged by the Iglesia Ni Cristo in support of the statement of PBBM that an impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte will only promote disunity and not give a single benefit to Filipinos, the  Quad Com of Congress is continuing its investigation…

By Leonardo Micua   URDANETA Mayor Julio Parayno III was suspended again, not by the provincial capitol this time but through an order from Malacañang. His cousin, Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno, was also suspended along with him. I don’t think politics has anything to do with their suspension, but certainly…

By Leonardo Micua    THE biggest political issue in Dagupan in 2024 that impacted on the city and its people was the 60-day preventive suspension of three opposition councilors by the Office of the President. The case stemmed from a complaint filed for their behavior unbecoming of elected public officials…