By Gonzalo Duque THE political budget of Dagupan is dead. My information sources tell me the budget is now a reenacted one, with all the insertions made, whose purpose is merely political, already gone with the wind. That means that today, the battle is not only about having a…
By Leonardo Micua THE Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) mapped out by the LTFRB, based on studies on passengers’ needs, will be a big boon to the commuting public. It will not only reduce the number of commuter vehicles but will also merge existing routes to make them…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THERE are many kinds of war that women fight. There are silent wars that seek liberation from patriarchy, gut wars that has something to do with the eradication of poverty and hunger and so many others that impact on human lives in general, particularly women’s…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr WHAT a relief. The month-old Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association – EJ Obiena dispute is finally over. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez issued the press statement after the successful fifth mediation meeting last March 30 between the two warring parties…
By Rex Catubig WHEN Christina was relocated from Riyadh and reassigned in the remote township of Bisha, her life as an OFW changed forever. She was supposed to work for a family of 6, but she counted 11 –including a 7-month old baby. Everything seemed normal– until the…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. BELIEVE you me, God really works out worldly issues and concerns in His own time and in His own all-knowing ways. Take the overnight proliferation of illegal fish pens and oversized fish cages in the rivers of Dagupan City soon as Brian Lim became mayor….
By Al S. Mendoza WHO says the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is losing its clout, popularity? Think again, fellas. Just minutes after Wilfred Uytengsu announced Alaska’s departure from the PBA after the ongoing Governors’ Cup, five prospective buyers immediately showed up. “I didn’t expect to receive an avalanche of…
By Gonzalo Duque MAYBE Dagupan City Hall is already missing the presence of former City Administrator Vlad Mata, whom I consider a good administrator. Vlad, a former councilor and experienced in budget-making process, would have readily addressed the various procedural and substantial problems at city hall. He is definitely…
By Leonardo Micua THE campaign period for candidates running for the local elections on May 9 finally kicked off last March 25. Under the law, local candidates have 45 days (except on Holy Thursday and Good Friday and on the eve of the elections) to campaign and argue their…
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