More power, more transparent PUTTING an end to the relentless jueteng problem in the country is definitely on the main agenda of newly-appointed Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo. But at the number one spot of his plan of action, which will in fact partly address the illegal numbers game, is empowering…

Accountability for the pork barrel BELIEVE it or not, the pork barrel — P70 million for each congressional representative and P200 million for each senator — is intended, really, for a good cause. That is hard to believe now because of the notoriety that the pork, or the Priority Development…

P-Noy’s call for servant leaders PRESIDENT Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s inaugural speech may have been short and plain, but the ambition it embodies is huge, extending beyond the borders of the presidency. What P-Noy laid out was not a promise for grand improvements in the country over the next six years…

A “to-do” list for our public leaders GOODBYES and hellos will be made this week as the winners in the May 10 election assume their respective posts as either new or re-elected officials. A lot of hope and expectations have been pinned on the incoming leadership of President Benigno Aquino…

Close the open dumps OPEN dumps, where piles of all sorts of household and commercial garbage are thrown into, are in every town and city in Pangasinan. These are, at the very least, unsightly and smelly. On the surface, they serve as breeding grounds for bacteria, mosquitoes, flies and rodents…