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Wanted: Articulate, idealists among the young

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

WHILE the citizenry continues to grapple with the seeming endless rounds of increases in prices of commodities, incumbent national and local officials and political wannabes are already busy gearing for the next political fight of their lives. The 2025 elections are just around the corner. The bells are already ringing…

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Wanted: Articulate, idealists among the young

By January 14, 2024Editorial, Punch Gallery

To ban or not to ban firecrackers

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

BEFORE our officials in city governments move on with their other agenda, they should take a closer look at the post-mortem report from the Provincial Health Office, validated by police stations in the province about the number of persons hurt by fireworks-related injuries, the increasing volume and types of deadly…

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To ban or not to ban firecrackers

Wanted: Total ban of firecrackers in four cities

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

SHOULD the cities of Dagupan, San Carlos, Urdaneta and Alaminos continue to risk the loss of lives, fingers, eyesight and limbs of their constituents for the sake of providing livelihood to vendors and maintain the traditional revelry with blasting noise to welcome the New Year? It may sound politically correct…

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Wanted: Total ban of firecrackers in four cities

Families can keep the joys of Christmas alive

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

AS the world mulls, prays and celebrates Christmas, what should Christmas mean to families and to their governments amid wars and economic crisis? During the Christmas season, the image of a baby born in a manger in Bethlehem is what Catholics and  Christians all over the world remember as a…

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Families can keep the joys of Christmas alive

By December 25, 2023Editorial, Punch Gallery

Seal of Good Local Government Governance for Pangasinan?

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

THE Guico administration was hardly fazed or showed concern that Pangasinan missed out on the Seal of Local Government Governance (SGLG) this year for the first time since the award was introduced in 2015 and made into law in 2019 by Congress. Vice Governor Mark Lambino naturally downplayed the impact…

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Seal of Good Local Government Governance for Pangasinan?

By December 18, 2023Editorial, Punch Gallery

PH court, not ICC, prosecute EJKs during PRRD drug war

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

LOST in the ICC vs. drug war debate at the House of Representative that focused on citing laws and violations of human rights, is the plight of millions of families vs. the drug syndicates, their dealers and political-police protectors. It was erroneous to condemn the drug war that saved millions…

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PH court, not ICC, prosecute EJKs during PRRD drug war

By December 3, 2023Editorial, Punch Gallery

The majority bloc deserves public condemnation

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

WHAT could be so very wrong and suspicious about the establishment of a Maternal and Children Hospital in Dagupan City that the majority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod believes it does not deserve the highest priority consideration and rejected to endorse it, a situation that could ultimately lead to its…

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The majority bloc deserves public condemnation

By November 26, 2023Editorial, Punch Gallery

Hello Hybrid, goodbye Smartmatic?

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

NATIONAL and local officials of the Commission and Elections and the Philippine National Police came out with the verdict that the holding of the Barangay and SK elections in the country was “generally peaceful.” Noteworthy is the fact that people voted for their new and reelected barangay officials in an…

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Hello Hybrid, goodbye Smartmatic?

By November 12, 2023Editorial, Punch Gallery

Wanted: Reforms vs corruption in barangay affairs

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

WHILE the country routinely went through the campaign and election of their leaders in their respective barangays, hidden away from the electorate were the worsening illegal and anomalous activities in the disbursement of hundreds of thousands of barangay funds. As expected, both the wannabes and the incumbents hardly raised any…

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Wanted: Reforms vs corruption in barangay affairs

By November 5, 2023Editorial, Punch Gallery