By Gonzalo Duque THE spectacle of the campaign period vis-à-vis the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte is about to unfold before our eyes. Whoever sent that guy to bring a case before the Supreme Court for the immediate trial of VP Sara before the Senate did not know…
By Gonzalo Duque I observed that Mayor Belen Fernandez and former Councilor Chito Samson have started their respective podcasts. That’s good. The more, the merrier. And they can make use of their podcasts as a vehicle to expound on their programs and accomplishments. Anyways, anyone can…
The podcast culture is spreading
By Gonzalo Duque A lot of things are unfolding before our eyes. For one, the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte now becomes an issue in the forthcoming May elections. Surely, the opposition will use this as an opportunity to paint the evil side of the present leadership of…
Impeachment as an election issue
By Gonzalo Duque AS I’m writing this column, we were requested by our publisher that we submit our articles earlier. But two rallies are to be staged on January 31st, one at EDSA calling for the impeachment of both Vice President Sara Duterte and President Bongbong Marcos. The other will…
A P132-million waste
By Gonzalo Duque THERE is not much excitement anymore in the deliberations of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod. From what I understand, all questions, legal or political, have been resolved by the DILG regional office headed by Director Jonathan Lausen Jr. But I gather that the Honorable Redford Erfe-Mejia made a…
Why dispute what’s good for Dagupan?
By Gonzalo Duque WITH the recently concluded Iglesia Ni Cristo Peace Rally at the Rizal Park (formerly Luneta), the pressure of the religious group was strongly felt by those asking for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. With this, VP Sara’s impeachment has been held in abeyance, but…
Pressure from the INC
By Gonzalo Duque AS I write this column, I heard that the nationwide rally of the Iglesia in Cristo on January 13 will go on as scheduled. I heard that they might even be joined by other groups like the Kingdom of Jesus Christ of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Jesus…
Monday the 13th
By Gonzalo Duque A prayerful New Year to all! I’ve been thinking about whether to say Happy or Prosperous New Year to all but on second thought, we really need to pray for our planet and our nation, in particular. The doomsday prophets are saying that we are in…
Threats in 2025, from nature and politics
By Gonzalo Duque I am commending the new majority in the city council for passing more than 126 proactive measures (26 ordinances and over 100 resolutions) that benefit the people of Dagupan City in so short a time. Two of the most important resolutions passed were: one endorsing the…
Job well done by the new majority
By Gonzalo Duque THE maiden edition of our podcast “The Punching Duo” with Ermin Garcia Jr. as my co-host kicked off without much fanfare last week. From the reactions of those who watched our test broadcast, it was a stunning success. I was informed that more than 1,500 watched…