By Leonardo Micua A report from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the pandemic will last for another year will be a hard pill to swallow for the poor. Unfortunately, we are among the countries that will inevitably suffer much from this prolonged catastrophe with our big population of…
By Leonardo Micua THERE is certainly more than meets the eye in the planned reorganization of the Dagupan City hall per a proposed ordinance submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), which was certified as urgent by the city executive. We heard that aside from upgrading some offices in the executive department into full departments and…
By Leonardo Micua I FINALLY got my first dose of the Sinovac vaccine last week and I tell you, I felt no adverse reaction after the procedure, hours after and the days following. Because I came to the vaccination site early, I was the eighth person vaccinated that day. But…
By Leonardo Micua A day or two before Dagupan was to hold its Bangus Festival on April 30, mayors or barangay officials were warned by President Duterte that they are liable and will be charged with dereliction of duty if they fail to enforce quarantine protocols and prevent the surge in COVID-19 cases in their respective…
By Leonardo Micua WHILE Dagupan City is about to celebrate its Bangus Festival on April 30, the Dagupan bangus growers and vendors, particularly the vendors at the Magsaysay Fish Market, came out in the local media lamenting the order of things in local markets. They have been complaining of earning…
By Leonardo Micua WE don’t know if the national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease made the right decision in recommending to President Rodrigo Duterte the downgrading of the quarantine classification of NCR+ bubble from ECQ to the less restrictive MECQ. While the surge may have slowed down a…
By Leonardo Micua “DON’T blame the DOH for (the) COVID spike. It’s the DILG. They fumbled their contact tracing efforts.” This was recently posted by Wilson Chua, CEO of the Dagupan-based Bitstop, Inc. in his social media account. He has been analyzing data about the COVID-19 situation in the country,…
By Leonardo Micua AFTER a streak of bad news spurred by the continuous steep rise of COVID-19 cases, comes finally the good news that could hopefully whip up our spirit in this time of the pandemic. So inspiring is the report that a Filipino priest and scientist is now struggling…
Wrong move, wrong time By Leonardo Micua SOMETHING unexpected happened at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session on March 15. Vice Governor Mark Lambino stepped down his chair, as presiding officer, to propose a resolution that was met with cold shoulders from members of the ruling majority in that chamber. Lambino’s proposed…
A sudden nightmare By Leonardo Micua AT a time when vaccination was finally being rolled out in various parts of the country after exactly one year of the coronavirus, a sudden surge of cases in some parts of the country, particularly in the National Capital Region, has made the situation virtually…
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