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…

By Leonardo Micua   THE campaign period for candidates running for the local elections on May 9 finally kicked off last March 25. Under the law, local candidates have 45 days (except on Holy Thursday and Good Friday and on the eve of the elections) to campaign and argue their…

By Leonardo Micua   ON our way home to Bonuan Thursday afternoon, we passed by the holding garage of the Dagupan Bus on Arellano Street to see it finally opened, which could mean it might soon join the fleet of provincial buses now plying from Dagupan and Pangasinan to Cubao…

By Leonardo Micua   LAST week, Finnela Sim, regional coordinator of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), tagged me along to Lingayen where she turned over 60 sports balls to the provincial government in line with the nationwide grassroots sports program on sports of PSC Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez. Ms. Sim,…

By Leonardo Micua   THE world is on edge because there is a man in eastern Europe who wants to enforce his will on all peace-loving nations in the whole world. With him on rampage, no nation feels safe as he may yet ignite a full-scale war in Europe that…