THE RULE OF THE RICH AND INFLUENTIAL — No one can categorically say what really happened to Asingan Police Station over the relief of 23 policemen last week, including its police chief. I received a phone call from a mayor in Fifth District asking for the reason why, in case…

PASSIONATE SPOKESMAN — Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario could very well be the Espinos’ spokesman. He spoke highly of the Espinos, especially the former governor and now congressman Amado Espino Jr. The resolution Rosario sponsored last Monday was about level upgrading of Pozorrubio Community Hospital, from 10-bed to…

THE LION STILL DOESN’T SLEEP. The political pot in Pangasinan is still brewing. It has, in fact, extended to the elections for the new set of officers for the Philippine Councilors’ League (Pangasinan chapter) this August. One candidate, with her family, has been going around, courting voters (councilors), plus their…

BINCE BROTHERS, NOT SO ALIKE. As expected, the provincial board of Pangasinan is never the same again without Sixth District Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr. This, I frankly told Sir Alfie, in a phone call immediately after the board’s session on July 18. It was like eating bland food, I told the very…

SHINING THROUGH WITH PAL –– We doff our hat to the Philippine Air Lines (PAL) that brought us to New Zealand from Manila via Cairns in Australia last Wednesday. We found out that not only Filipinos but other nationalities, too, including the New Zealanders are taking advantage of the direct flight from Manila…

SURRENDER THE RIGHT WAY — Our friend Jojo Riñoza, photographer of Manila Bulletin, noted the poor coordination between Barangay Bonuan Gueset and the Dagupan police over the number of drug personalities in that village that have so far reportedly surrendered. I agree. We are puzzled why up to this day,…

INDECENT RESURRECTION. Is LIFE (Lim-Fernandez) team rising from the grave so soon? This question cropped up after Vice Mayor Brian Lim announced last June 28 that he’s teaming up with now former Councilor Alfie Fernandez in 2019 in a bid to wrest city hall from Mayor Belen Fernandez. Just a…

PLAIN OBSTRUCTIONISTS — We missed another set of fireworks at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) last June 21 when members of the minority bloc chickened out and refused to debate with the members of the majority bloc over the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. With them absent, methinks they again forfeited the opportunity to discuss the…

WRONG WAY TO EPAL —This board member does not run out of gimmicks in his district just to gain mileage. During the campaign, he placed giant tarpaulins right in the middle of fishponds. After the campaign, he again posted his life-size tarpaulins enough to cover a business establishment, thanking the…

A CRYBABY — I find it disgusting if not funny to hear a city official threaten another official with “Isusumbong kita kay Duterte” or words to that effect. He must be a great fan of “Isumbong kita kay Tulfo” of our old PNA colleague Ramon. To my mind, that fellow sounded like…