By Leonardo Micua I cannot imagine that until Wednesday, July 6, Mayor Belen Fernandez only received a hazy picture of the finances of Dagupan, particularly the budget left in every office, from the city’s finance committee composed of the city budget officer, accountant and treasurer. What’s keeping that committee…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HE was, the son of a king, who was made by her mother, who made kings. They were immortals, biding time in the long sleep of a wink, and smelling blood, they resurrected. But he, coming out of his father’s bile, was not even half…
By Farah G. Decano THE prohibitive filing fees in courts surely pose an obstacle to the Filipino’s access to justice, especially the middle class. The so-called poor can always file for free because they may present themselves as pauper litigants while the rich will not mind the expense. It…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I received several queries from some sports aficionados after Gov. Ramon Guico, III officially took his oath of office as the new chief executive of our province Pangasinan. They asked me if I know what’s in store for sports in the province with Gov….
By Rex Catubig MY American journey took 8 long years of my mother’s life. She had to shuttle back and forth from Dagupan to Los Angeles to maintain her petitioner status—spending 10 months in the States and 2 months here in the Philippines. It was hard on her because…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. MAYOR Brian Lim attempted to pull the wool over Dagupeños eyes when he produced and posted a misleading (fake news) meme in the city’s Public Information Office page on Facebook, meant to show that he’s leaving P1.2 billion in cash in bank reported as surplus…
By Al S. Mendoza IT was simply a stunning decision. I refer to that 13-0 result the Supreme Court had handed down in deciding the protest actions against the candidacy of Bongbong Marcos for the May 9 presidential elections. It was also surprising because it was a unanimous vote….
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 Leonardo Micua ONE of the latest posts of the Dagupan City PIO before Brian Lim bowed out of office depicted him proudly telling Dagupenos that his efficient governance resulted in P1. 2 billion cash in the coffers, with a note that not a single loan was secured by his administration…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo OUTSIDE, the pink night sky is being scolded by lightning and thunder. In between, it gets a slight whip from the wind, and a lashing from the rain. Despite all these, the sky calmly weathers the elements, becoming the wind and the rain, the lightning…
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