By Leonardo Micua   IT looks like the political alliance that backed the tandem of then candidates Mon-Mon Guico and Mark Lambino, with Mark Cojuangco as one of the major allies in the province, is now on the rocks. This after Gov. Mon-Mon minced no words in criticizing the construction…

By Leonardo Micua   IT may bode well for Dagupan that the League of Cities of the Philippines took cognizance of the fact that Dagupan City is still without an annual budget, the only one in the entire archipelago operating on a measly reenacted budget, a budget never sufficient to serve…

By Leonardo Micua   FROM where I sit, I can almost feel the angst of rice retailers over Executive Order No. 39 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that mandated the price ceiling of regular-milled rice at P41 per kilogram, and well-milled rice at P45 per kilogram. Believing that the…

By Leonardo Micua   AFTER four series of public hearings, the seven-man majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan, came out with a one-page resolution (No. R-6336) “earnestly requesting Her Honor Mayor Belen Fernandez to cause a stoppage of the implementation of the road elevation and construction of a drainage…

By Leonardo Micua I WAS not stunned after reading a story in the GMA network.com that Pangasinan now holds the local franchise for the Miss World Philippines. But  the question is, how can this venture have any relevance at all to local governance, to improve the lives of ordinary Pangasinenses, many…

By Leonardo Micua   THE observation shared by retired DPWH District Engineer Rodolfo “Boy” Dion during a public consultation in the Sangguniang Panlungsod that the Pantal-Sinocalan River has already become too narrow because of encroachments by property owners is something that cannot be dismissed or ignored. Dion believes that one…

By Leonardo Micua   “ISANG text message lang, hindi dalawa, nandiyan na siya.” This was how Mayor Belen Fernandez described how Senator Imee Marcos quickly responded to the city’s call for help. According to Mayor Belen, with just one text message, Manang Imee came to Dagupan in one of its…

By Leonardo Micua   AS Dagupan is the catch basin of water from the upland draining through the Sinocalan River in adjacent Sta. Barbara town before it meanders and empties into the Lingayen Gulf, it is no longer a stranger to flood. But evidently, inundation had become more apparent and more…

By Leonardo Micua   THE beaches in Lingayen, Binmaley, Dagupan and San Fabian, which are considered inalienable and not disposable, according to DENR, have one thing in common, according to a friend. All the squatters are private individuals with nothing but only personal interests on their minds. Except owning tax…

By Leonardo Micua   AFTER Mayor Belen Fernandez’ fiery speech in her Pakabat na Baley at CSI Stadia, many thought that any more ray of hope for the passage of the resubmitted 2023 annual city budget of Dagupan was lost. Breathing with fire coming from her chest during her speech,…