Prepare for ‘Rolly’ By Leonardo Micua   AS typhoon ‘Rolly’ was about to make a landfall in the eastern part of Luzon, it suddenly crossed in my mind that if only typhoons can sweep the coronavirus that had been ailing our nation, we’d rather have the howler return COVID-19 to China…

2020, a wet, pandemic year By Leonardo Micua   WE were lucky to be spared by Typhoon Pepito that lashed out in some areas in Regions II and III and IV-A (Quezon). But it’s too early to rejoice. According to PAGASA, there will be from five to eight typhoons more that will visit…

Inconvenience from contact-tracing protocol  By Leonardo Micua   FORMER Congressman, now deputy director general of the TESDA (Technical Education Skills and Development Authority) Anecito “John” Bertiz III was a bit late when he graced the program launching of the Skills Solution Training and Assessment Center in Barangay Lucao, Dagupan City…

“Are we winning the war?” By Leonardo Micua   DURING the last virtual session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Fourth District Board Member Agerico Jeremy Rosario did not get a straight answer from provincial IATF senior member Col. Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro, when he asked: “Are we winning the war against COVID-19?”…

Greed threatening Dagupan bangus brand By Leonardo Micua   UNTIL a delivery truck from Bulacan was caught en flagrante delicto unloading 1,800 kilograms of  bangus at the Jose de Venecia Expressway last September 27 some of which were beginning to rot, without an auxiliary invoice from its point of origin nor…

Dagupan has no plans By Leonardo Micua   AS can be gleaned from the tally of the Provincial Health Office, the city of Dagupan is in dire trouble because of COVID-19. As of September 25, the city already logged 86 cases and still counting. The most populous barangays—Pantal and Bonuan…

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…

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…

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…

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…