THE rash of assassinations of public officials this year is enough to make people wonder if our law enforcement and justice agencies, namely, the Department of Justice and the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Jail and Management, Philippine Drug Agency authority, etc. are losing the battle…
THE ballyhooed Tigil-Pasada of the jeepney operators and drivers failed to pressure the government to suspend the jeepney modernization plan, and it’s just as well. The threat to stage a strike each time it disagrees with a policy is an old ploy that the jeepney operators should have known that…
IT is bad enough that Pangasinan has a governor in Mr. Ramon Guico III who has assumed a muted governance policy never before witnessed in the province since the 60s! The situation for Pangasinenses is aggravated when the provincial board members have shown willingness to merely do as the governor…
THE move of the Alaminos City government to pass and enforce its “Discipline Zone’ ordinance is not only timely but provides a direction that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan should consider adopting as a provincial ordinance to be passed and enforced in all towns and cities. The ordinance hits the core of…
THE members of the majority at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod have lost all sense of reality, shame, and civility when they believed they could turn facts into fiction by deleting accounts and minutes of the proceedings of a regular session, like these never happened. The totally unexpected move of the…
THE rise in series of road accidents in Pangasinan resulting in instant bloody deaths of both motorcycle riders and their back riders should already be a cause for alarm for the provincial and local government officialdom and the provincial police. While the move of the Dagupan City government and city…
SINCE President Marcos Jr. assumed his coveted post in July 2022, his administration has been noted for three things: the most traveled president in six months, spiraling prices of rice, sugar and onions, and last but not the least, the creation and promotion of Maharlika Investment Fund, earlier bandied as…
IT was all a misunderstanding. This may be a politically-correct reaction from the Philippine National Police leadership to the brouhaha over the reported harassment of the widow of an onion farmer who committed suicide, but that is an understatement as well. It was an embarrassing encounter for all the parties…
FOR decades, the country has been witnessing celebrations touting the Chinese culture about wealth and prosperity. In fact, perhaps most are totally unaware that the Pinoy tradition of lighting fireworks and having round fruits and objects in homes to celebrate each New Year are adoptions of traditions to celebrate the…
IT is both disconcerting and worrisome to see the provincial government, seemingly helpless about the series of agriculture crisis, i.e., shortage of supply and runaway prices of rice and sugar today, and soon salt, hitting the country. Perhaps, Pangasinan may not be considered a major factor in resolving the issues…
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