TENS of thousands of Filipinos poured into the streets on September 21, from Metro Manila to key cities nationwide, to express outrage over what has become an open secret — large-scale corruption in government, particularly in flood control projects that were either “ghosts” or substandard. The demonstrators, a mix of…
THE move of the Pangasinan provincial government to cut down 192 fully grown trees of different species around the Capitol grounds has stirred not only local outrage but also condemnation from environmentalists across the country and even abroad. The anger has prompted the launch of an online campaign dubbed “Save the…
SOMETIMES, it takes a force of nature to unearth the rotten systems made by man. It took flood disasters to expose the rotten foundations laid by unscrupulous contractors under the watch of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Were it not for these floods, President Ferdinand…
THE 10-year River Restoration Project launched by the Pangasinan provincial government on August 22 at the Sison Auditorium deserves a big round of applause. With the message “We are committed to making Pangasinan flood-free”, the provincial leadership has sent a powerful signal: An end to perennial flooding may finally be within reach….
THE Dagupan City Police, under the new leadership of Lt. Colonel Lawrence Keith Calub, had their hands full last week. And they skillfully delivered. Only a few days after Calub assumed the role of police chief, the Dagupan Police demonstrated remarkable efficiency by solving in less than 24 hours the tragic death…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. faces growing public pressure to act decisively against contractors who have bungled flood control projects, along with public officials who may have colluded with them. The President’s tough talk on the issue, starting at his State of the Nation Address in July, backed by the recent…
CENTRAL Pangasinan, including low-lying areas like Calasiao and Dagupan City, recently endured a debilitating flood that persisted for at least 10 days, resulting in millions of pesos in property damage and livelihood losses. Local authorities have identified the severe siltation and degradation of the province’s river systems as the primary…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, in the aftermath of widespread flooding across Luzon and its neighboring islands in the southwest, as well as fresh from his trip last week to the United States, where he met with…
MORE congressmen and senators have filed separate bills seeking to completely ban online gambling. It’s about time. However, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is inclined to support a plan by the Department of Finance (DOF) to impose new taxes on online gambling operators, provided the measure would be thoroughly studied…
A new dawn is clearly in the offing. We have been receiving news reports on good governance in towns and cities that are initiatives of both reelected and newly elected mayors with visions. These are not programs worth millions of pesos, but programs that exemplify how political will alone can…
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