Discipline and political will WHAT was once simply considered an epidemic in many countries, COVID-19 suddenly broke into a pandemic creating havoc in lives of people across the world. For us in the Philippines, it has been a crisis situation like no other. It is not a peace and order issue where enemies of…

Community Quarantine is about Pangasinan THE declaration of “Community Quarantine” covering Metro Manila should not be construed to mean that its effects don’t have impact on life in Pangasinan, because it does. The provincial, town and city governments and residents of Pangasinan should take the seeming drastic measures that include…

Time to be proactive vs. COVID-19 IT is time for our local governments and agencies to be more circumspect in assessing situations in their localities. The series of news about cancelling fiestas and other traditional celebrations amid the COVID-19 scare (yes, scare is what it’s really all about today) are…

Safety along Daang Kalikasan, Katutubo WITHOUT a doubt, the new tourism destination in Pangasinan are the Daang Kalikasan and Daang Katutubo in Mangatarem and Aguilar respectively. And the creation of task forces to oversee the safety of motorists and protection of the two areas is a step in the right…

From Covid-19 to dengue, measles, etc LIFE in the province can be expected to return to a relaxed atmosphere after the Department of Health and the Department of Interior and Local Government confirmed that the country has not reported any positive case of Covid-19 infection since the breakout in China…