The worst is yet to come The unprecedented proceedings in the House of Representatives seeking to convene a Constituent Assembly can only be described as a high-handed attempt at muzzling not only the legitimate voices of dissent and opposition but the aspirations of our people for a morally upright government…
Who owns Tondaligan Park? The PUNCH has reported in the past indications of illegal occupancy and sale of parcels of land inside the Tondaligan Park in Dagupan City to some affluent families and businessmen. The same issue has been discussed by columnist Gonzalo Duque in his columns and his latest…
A festival fatigue in Dagupan City There are brilliant ideas and there are dumb ideas. And the recent announcement of the executive committee of the Dagupan City Fiesta making the whole month of December the city’s period of observance of its fiesta is certainly one of the dumbest ideas we…
No accountability breeds corruption Last week, the global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International reported that the perceived levels of corruption in the Philippines in 2005 has worsened, from its 117 ranking the previous year to a low 121, just as bad as Gambia, Guyana, Swaliland, Rwanda, etc. (who, by the way,…
There is no corruption in Dagupan NO, that is not our contention. That’s the claim of the Dagupan City’s administrator. Hearing him say it with a straight face makes us believe that the city officials have already coined a slogan, a new adage in the city’s governance – “If you…
The lessons from Typhoon ‘Milenyo’ for Pangasinan PANGASINAN was fortunate that it did not lie on the path of the fury of typhoon ‘Milenyo’. Save for a seemingly threatening typhoon signal no.1, life in the province was as normal as it went. However, the situation was different in Metro Manila,…
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