Burden of proof   THE continuing senate hearings on the alleged overpriced Makati Parking Bldg and ill-gotten wealth of Vice President Jejomar Binay and his family, and the charges of corruption leveled against PNP Director-General Alan S. Purisima are proving to be indicators of what’s in store for our own…

Stop the rape   THE crime statistics presented by the Pangasinan Provincial Police Station to the sanggunian panlalawigan last week was again another exercise to paint a picture of the crime situation and the peace and order in the province. One would have again passed off the bunch of data…

No scholar left behind THE expected passage of the Iskolar ng Bayan bill authored by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano by Congress may have come at a good time but it is in fact long overdue. Soon, the country will have 80,000 government scholars every year, courtesy of the Cayetano law….

The President’s boss – people or Chief PNP? A number of dedicated and still idealistic police officers in Pangasinan are reportedly dismayed by the recent statement of President Aquino quickly absolving Chief PNP Alan Purisima of any responsibility over the involvement of policemen in rampant hulidap cases, protection of crime…

The Ombudsman WHO’S afraid of the Ombudsman? Many public officials perhaps still are not, but they should be. And so should businessmen and private individuals who conspire with officials of local government units to defraud their governments. Over the past months, the office of the ombudsman has been indicting public…