By Leonardo Micua   WE heard that 2,352 public schools in Ilocos Region or about 90 percent are now doing the expanded face to face classes as the COVID-19  threat has somewhat diminished in Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. A report quoting Department of Education Regional Director…

By Leonardo Micua   WHEN I covered the face-to-face session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod last week, I entered an enclosed area fenced with galvanized irons, which I thought could lead me to the narrow stairway of the SP building. When I scanned the whole fenced area with my two eyes,…

By Leonardo Micua   HERE’S the online news that made us fall from our seat just as the rainy season set in, earlier than expected: The Department of Health just confirmed the local transmission of BA.2.12.15, a more contagious version of Omicron, a variant of SARS-CoV 2, the virus that causes…

By Leonardo Micua   ANALYZING why former Mayor Belen Fernandez won the election in Dagupan City by a huge margin of more than 14,000 votes, we found out that it was the ‘One Bonuan’ vote that spelled her victory over incumbent Mayor Brian Lim. Not that I am from Bonuan but…

By Leonardo Micua   AS I was writing this column, it was only few hours before the campaign of candidates running for positions in the May 9 elections will draw to a close. . . But if you think that the candidates will pause and re-think their strategies to improve their…

By Leonardo Micua   I am no fan of Deputy House Speaker Rodante Marcoleta but I believe that he did something honorable when he withdrew from the senatorial race after finding that his campaign was not getting anywhere. He had nothing to be ashamed of in the first place.  He…

By Leonardo Micua   MANY people in Pangasinan I’ve talked to were disappointed at their idol Manila Mayor Isko Domagoso aka “Moreno” when he unabashedly called on Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw from the presidential race. They said his response was uncalled for even given his narrative that she…

By Leonardo MIcua   A video clip posted about the claim of a husband and wife from Barangay Dinalaoan in Calasiao town that they were threatened by armed men who broke into their house on April 7 went viral on Facebook. The wife narrated how she was threatened at gun point and…

By Leonardo Micua   As I was writing this column, people are gathering in droves at the CSI Parking Area and helipad owned by the family of former Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez, where VP Leni Robredo and her teammate Kiko Pangilinan were to hold a grand rally. Naughty minds…

By Leonardo Micua   THE Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) mapped out by the LTFRB,  based on studies on passengers’ needs, will be a big boon to the commuting public. It will not only reduce the number of commuter vehicles but will also merge existing routes to make them…