SILLY AND STUPID. The silly rumor that Mayor Belen will be suspended was, to me, nothing but a sick joke if not a cheap political maneuver unleashed by certain quarters probably with sick minds (what else?) in a bid to sow intrigue and shoot down Belen’s continuous rising popularity amid her many glowing accomplishments for the city. They can always try but they won’t succeed….
Non-negotiable enforcement By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE idea of Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez to have some POSO traffic enforcers deputized by the Land transportation Office is a move in the right direction. Motorists in the city agree with her that discipline in the city’s streets can be had if…
Are we the first Dagupeno at SSS Board? By Gonzalo Duque WE’D be hypocrite if we skip this item: we were just installed as commissioner of the Social Security System. The agency’s chair, by the way, is a fellow Pangasinense from San Manuel town… former U.E. Law Dean Amado Valdez,…
‘In aid of legislation’ By Al S. Mendoza WHAT is the politically correct way to define anyone invited to a Congress probe? Resource person? Witness? Whatever, but what is the difference? Kuya Leonie Galvez, the kindly sage who is Los Angeles-based for years now, has the indisputable answer: “The…
Duterte, Robredo, Bato By Ulysses R. Butuyan NO MARTIAL LAW, SAY SPEAKER, DND CHIEF. Do they think they have the last say? PSG AMBUSH FAKE? Is there anything that’s true or new nowadays? DUTERTE TO MAUTE GROUP: I DON’T WANT WAR. That is, if the rules of war are…
Reminiscing my first triumph and No. 71 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. NUMBER 71 is so significant and memorable to me because it was my jersey number when I won my first of three triumphs against all odds in the 1973 Tour of Luzon. I won it by just…
DEPICTING THE BIRTH OF CHRIST – If Tarlac has its Belenismo, Dagupan City, has its Paseo de Belen with 20 big crèches intricately crafted by city folks from indigenous and recycled materials displayed along de Venecia Highway Extension. I was there during its opening on Dec. 7. I patiently waited…
Politics without principles? By Gonzalo Duque WE were impressed with the hakot-like assemblage of new PDP-Laban members led by Cumpadre Congressman Amado “Spines” Espino Jr. at the Sison Auditorium on Thursday. We were not there, but our grapevine reports about an easy majority of elected officials—incumbent and former —…
What if De Lima resigns now? By Al S. Mendoza NOW the Lower House wants Leila de Lima disbarred. Reason? De Lima counseled Ronnie Dayan to hide and elude arrest by the police. She had admitted it to media this week. Even before the admission, many congressmen accused De…
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