By Gonzalo Duque   THE Senate inquiry that heard the allegations against former President Rodrigo Duterte turned out to be a circus and a dud. Those who were expecting that former President Duterte would be cornered and make himself publicly humiliated instead become a laughing stock in the eyes of…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE typhoon season has become more calamitous. The most recent, Typhoon Kristine, has shown its devastating effect all over the country. Other typhoons are coming. Watch out, Typhoon Leon is going to roar in the coming few days. But what worries me more though is the…

By Gonzalo Duque   AS I was writing this column, I was informed that the Ombudsman has dismissed the administrative case filed against my brother, former Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, in connection with the transfer of funds from the Department of Health to the Department of Budget and…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE ongoing investigations by the Senate and the House of Representatives relative to POGO, EJK, and illegal drugs seem to be going nowhere. Our people are beginning to see the zarzuela or circus in these probes. If they continue with the way they have been treating…

By Gonzalo Duque   WE just came to learn that House Speaker Martin Romualdez has stopped his party-mates or friends in Congress from denying or slashing the budget for the Office of the Vice President. This came about right after a press interview of Vice President Sara Duterte wherein she…

By Gonzalo Duque   IF there was one blessing in disguise during the martial law days from 1972, it was the establishment of the Batasang Pambansa following the dissolution of Congress several years back. But it seems we cannot say the same things today in light of what is happening…

By Gonzalo Duque   WE just learned that the House of Representatives, through the Committee on Appropriation, recommended P733 million budget for next year of the Office of the Vice President, cutting the proposed original budget of P2.3 billion. The committee re-allocated the bigger chunk of P1.567 billion as additional…

By Gonzalo Duque   WE have observed that a lot of would-be candidates for the different elective positions in the 2025 mid-term elections are already feverishly campaigning even before the go-ahead shot could be fired. In this case, these different candidates have found that unless one has filed his or…

By Gonzalo Duque   I will not write about any local issue except about BASURA. Hanggang ngayon, BASURA pa rin ang amoy ng ilang parte ng Dagupan. Wala akong maisulat  dahil hanggang ngayon, basura pa rin ang pinag-uusapan.  Paging the 7 EpaLifes… and Mayor Belen Fernandez. *          *          *          *…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan approved all the items in Supplemental Budget No. 3-2024 covering the incremental increase of salaries of regular employees, their Representation and Travel Allowance (RATA), and other costs with a total amount of P38.1 million. As usual, the majority bloc owned and…