By Gonzalo Duque   I missed to write my column last week because I was in the hospital for my routine executive check-up, checking on my diabetes, heart condition, if I have lipid, liver and kidney disorders, neurological disease, and diseases in the colon and other body organs, including my…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE perennial flooding in Dagupan City, occurring even if the sun is shining brightly, is a matter that seriously concerns us. But we are consoled by the fact that Mayor Belen Fernandez took steps at the start of her term to ask for help from the DPWH to solve this problem. Through her strong…

By Gonzalo Duque   I apologize for not expounding on the executive order of Mayor Belen Fernandez last week, creating an executive committee that will prepare Dagupan’s Diamond Jubilee Year on account of space limitation imposed by our editor. I had wanted to discuss some guidelines set by Mayor Fernandez’s…

By Gonzalo Duque   WE are saddened by the sudden departure of our beloved President Fidel V. Ramos, whose presidency we had the privilege of serving as Director and Deputy Administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). What was very significant during those times was the problem of our…

By Gonzalo Duque   I first hesitated to write any topic under the sun, but the call of duty made me change my mind. What happened Wednesday in Northern Luzon, which was jolted by a powerful earthquake (Magnitude 5 in Dagupan, Magnitude 6 in La Union and Magnitude 7 in Lagangilang,…

By Gonzalo Duque   EVEN before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can deliver his State of the Nation Address,  his allies in Congress already started working. Even reelected Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking the review of the K-to-12 programs – to see if there is a need to abolish it or continue…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE latest Pulse Asia survey on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance is not surprising at all. Despite being labeled by bashers as human rights violator by his detractors and the western press, PRRD consistently earned an incredible 83 percent performance rating throughout and finally an 89%…

By Gonzalo Duque   I attended the inauguration of the Dagupan Diagnostic Center in Barangay Herrero-Perez, led by Mayor Belen Fernandez last Wednesday morning. It’s a long overdue project of Mayor Belen that was ignored and abandoned by the Lim administration, simply because it was not his project. I was shocked…

By Gonzalo Duque   IT is our 75th year of cityhood and there has been no grand celebration to mark that important milestone in the history of Dagupan. In the absence of one organized by then outgoing Mayor Brian Lim, I believe we should celebrate our 75th year of cityhood…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE Sanggunian Panlungsod has passed a resolution expressing its profound gratitude to outgoing Mayor Brian Lim, commending him for his “sterling leadership  and competent management” of the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a positive move of the august body.  Recognizing the mayor’s awesome and…