THIS was the terse message that the seven opposition councilors at the Dagupan sanggunian got from Regional Trial Court Judge Michael Paul Israel, who junked the Special Civil Action No. 2023-0008-D (for Declaratory Relief with Prayer for Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order) filed by Councilors Librada Fe Reyna, Maria Lourdes…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IS there a chance that the 7 epaLiFes will soon stop their nonsense with the last ruling of RTC Judge Michael Israel on their petitions? I seriously doubt that because they never showed any indication that their moves are intended to help improve the plight…
MBTF ADMINISTRATION VINDICATED A Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Dagupan has denied the third case filed by the city’ opposition councilors against what they claimed to be the illegal passage of the 2023 budget by the five-member minority bloc on September 26, 2023, for lack of merit. In a 13-page…
By Gonzalo Duque MY editor, Ermin Garcia Jr, and I met at the Bread House on De Venecia Highway last week. Over breakfast, we discussed the possibility of teaming up on a Podcast to talk about pressing national and local issues. It might be a two-day program each week….
By Leonardo Micua CONGRESSMEN in the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability want to know if the person with such a name exits. It is because the name Mary Grace Piattos is the signatory to most of the acknowledgment receipts (ARs) submitted to the Commission on Audit for liquidating…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo FOR the past few years, I wake up with a smile, whether I’m ill or not, to inspire my family and friends to act and contribute to healing a country descending to hell. There is not much one can hope for, but seeing others doing…
By Farah G. Decano A group of restaurant owners in Manila recently asked the government for assistance and relief from the dilemma that they are now confronted with. They complained that regular paying customers of their establishments are now the minority. And that the majority are those who present…
By Eva C. Visperas A dream year in the making is finally coming to life in the bustling city of Dagupan. On November 15, 2024, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Edades and Bernal Cultural Center and Museum marked the beginning of a transformative chapter in Dagupan’s — and even…
By Rex Catubig SHE was variously viewed as intimidating, domineering, haughty. But she was also a most kind, caring, and faithful friend who valued her late husband’s associates like they were her own. And the respectful regard extended to their family, the way she extended her hospitality to this…
IN an unprecedented show of leadership, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte did the unthinkable. He showed up in two separate congressional hearings, first at the Senate and then at the House of Representatives, breaking a tradition of enviable mutual respect extended to past presidents – not to be made to…
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