Organizing for political forums A GOOD number of universities have opened their doors for the hosting of political forums in their campuses in line with the May 10 election. Cheers to Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU), Pangasinan State University (PSU), University of Luzon, Pangasinan State University and the University of Pangasinan-PHINMA….

Up the campaign standards CAMPAIGN season for local candidates kicks off this coming Friday, March 26. Will it be the usual circus of singing and dancing, sloganeering, excessive posters, instant noodles giveaways, and cash dole-outs that we have become accustomed to? It does not have to be. First in line…

Proof of PAGs GUNS, goons and gold still loom large Gold in the form of cold cash remains a formidable weapon for vote-buying.  Here in Pangasinan in the last 2007 national and local election, money was used in appalling efforts to buy off voters.  But of the three items, gold…

Thrash the ‘Narco-Pols’ DIRTY money from illegal operations has long been influencing local politics and elections.  We all know that for a fact. A lot of focus has gone into illegal gambling operations, jueteng in particular, because we had the likes of Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz who bravely and determinedly…

Ending a culture of vandalism INDISCRIMINATE posting of campaign materials has become a way of election life for Philippine politicians. Meanwhile, the authorities, particularly the Commission on Election (Comelec), have by and large rendered themselves helpless against the situation. And the public has over the years come to accept it,…