By Farah G. Decano BEFORE the public cries this slogan once more, President Bongbong Marcos made an anticipatory remedial move. He dismissed his cabinet secretaries, allegedly due to the disappointing performance of his candidates in the recent elections. Some opinion writers suggest that he acted rashly, seeking a scapegoat…
By Eva C. Visperas ON a blistering May morning in Barangay San Bartolome, Rosales, Pangasinan, something monumental quietly took place — an act so sincere, so deeply rooted in compassion and responsibility, that it demands not just acknowledgment, but praise. It was not just about land titles. It was…
By Rex Catubig I often wonder what spell it casts, but among the months, May is embedded in our consciousness, not for the colorful events it celebrates– the fiestas, Flores de Mayo, Santacruzan– but for the simple memories it holds amid the flamboyance of summer. May is youth remembered….
ANOTHER FRESH MANDATE — Gov. Ramon Guico III cheers on hearing his name being declared as the reelected governor of Pangasinan by the provincial board of canvassers headed by Lawyer Ericson Oganiza, Comelec provincial supervisor, Tuesday, May 13 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall at the Capitol building in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by…
MOST BOARD MEMBERS GET FRESH TERM GOVERNOR Ramon Guico III won his reelection bid for a second term, again beating his predecessor Amado Espino III whom he unseated in 2022, a signal that Pangasinenses resoundingly approve of his programs and projects in the last three years. Guico, who run under…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez and her UnliSerbisyo team nearly made a clean sweep of the May 12 election, leaving only the last slot for the position of city councilor to the opposition, a result unprecedented in the political history of Dagupan. Fernandez won with a commanding lead of 81,977 votes, representing 66%…
URDANETA City’s voters gave Mayor Julio Parayno III and his team a nearly clean sweep of the May 12 election, giving only one council seat to their opponents. Although running as an independent candidate, Parayno roundly beat Maan Guico, wife of incumbent Gov. Ramon Guico III, of the Nacionalista Party,…
JUST two days after the May 12 elections, Binmaley Vice Mayor Simplicio Rosario and his son, Barangay Chairman Jonas Rosario of Nagpalangan, formally tendered their resignations from their respective posts, citing longstanding political and personal conflicts. In a letter dated May 14 addressed to Gov. Ramon Guico III, the elder…
OUR people have spoken. Their voices have been heard. The province decided not only to keep many of the performing incumbent officials in office but also chose to vote for more qualified candidates as their legislators to serve in the Senate and in Congress. Notably, when the country feared of…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. LIKE many other pundits out there who’ve offered their points of view on how the 2025 midterm elections went, permit me to share my thoughts. It’s encouraging that there has been no claim of grand-scale cheating via our new automated counting machines so far. However,…
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