Alarming situation in Pangasinan By Leonardo Micua SO, it is not true that COVID-19 is on the way out given our recent experience in Pangasinan. The latest update on COVID-19 cases provided us by the Provincial Health Office through the Provincial Information Office showed there were 157 active cases already registered and are being […]
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Only in Dagupan City By Leonardo Micua WE heard that the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan just passed another ordinance on curfew, this time fixing it at from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. This was the third ordinance passed by that august body in less than five months. The city government simply couldn’t make up […]
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Face shields make a difference By Leonardo Micua IF it’s true that the Philippines is about to flatten the curve in its war against the coronavirus pandemic based on data being collated by the Department of Health, then we are seeing signs in the horizon of a Merry Christmas this year. Bolstered by current […]
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Give PhilHealth a chance to explain By Leonardo Micua THERE have been media reports that PhilHealth Region 1 located along De Venecia Highway in Barangay Lucao is under close watch by the National Bureau of Investigation District office in Dagupan City 24/7 because of suspicions that rainwater was made to leak from the ceiling of […]
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Rapid test kits, a waste of money By Leonardo Micua IT is unconscionable of some local government units to insist on stockpiling and administering Rapid Antibody-based test kits to their constituents even after the Department of Health said it is not recommending as stand-alone tests for diagnosis of COVID-19. In Dagupan City, the city government […]
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Mayor Brian “vetoes” a resolution By Leonardo Micua ONLY a meticulous eye can detect a faux pas in the August 4, 2020 agenda of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod where it was made to appear as if Mayor Brian Lim vetoed a simple resolution of that august body. Part of the agenda of the SP read: “Letter […]
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No revolution plans by frontliners By Leonardo Micua WE understand the angst and frustration of our already exhausted health care workers over the continuing spike of COVID-19 cases in many areas which they blame chiefly to the failure of our local authorities to enforce strictly the health protocols in their areas. But their call for […]
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Watching out for returning LSIs, OFWs By Leonardo Micua I and many others had goose bumps upon seeing the raid by the CIDG on Facebook of a computer shop in Quezon City suspected to be faking and selling negative RT-PCR results supposedly coming from a licensed laboratory. This to my mind is a very serious […]
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Brian reneges on campaign promise By Leonardo Micua DON’T just be reactive. Be proactive. This is a message for the Dagupan City officials who intend to do just a patchwork on the daily flooding in the streets caused by the high tide. They can’t possibly think of just employing machines to siphon floodwater from […]
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I lost Chammy, my playmate By Leonardo Micua I am in grief. My whole family is in grief. Our beloved eight-year old granddaughter Chammy (Mary Therese Micua) died in a vehicular accident when a wayward semi-trailer truck invaded a Rest Area for vehicles along the Hume Highway, southeast of Sydney, Australia at 3:00 p.m. […]