By Farah G. Decano CITIZENS must be quick to commend traits that are worthy of emulation while vociferously denouncing conducts that are reckless, malicious, and inimical to common good. By constantly declaring their ideals and their displeasures, the populace is setting the standards and values with which the collective…
By Eva C. Visperas YOU don’t often see he governor during barangay fiestas. Maybe, for one, he’d easily burned out if he attended all 1,364 barangays in Pangasinan. It definitely takes a lot to be part of the barangay folks’ party. He, however, sometimes attends municipal or city fiestas,…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE 7 epaLiFes’ arrogance must have totally taken over every cell in their brains for them to believe that they have pushed Mayor Belen Fernandez back to the wall and far enough that she won’t have no other choice but to meet them on their…
By Gonzalo Duque I don’t know if a reconciliation is still possible between the group of Mayor Belen and the seven magnificent councilors. I have it on reliable source that the seven would like to have a share in the pie of whatever funds the city may have for their own…
By Leonardo Micua LAST week, the majority in the Sanggunian was again virtually caught lying through the skin of its teeth. It claimed a “carried motion” that ordered the city secretary “to fix the order of the minutes of sessions” in the written manifestation customarily being submitted by the majority before…
By Farah G. Decano SOME of those who were invited to the recent State of the City Address of Mayor Belen T. Fernandez intentionally did not attend. They complained to their respective community handlers that they did not receive any padulas from Mayor Belen and even threatened to shift…
By Eva C. Visperas AFTER the regular Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) session in Lingayen last Monday, we had our usual short interview with its presiding officer, Vice Gov. Mark Ronald Lambino. This, after Appropriation Ordinance No. 2 titled “An ordinance enacting Supplemental Budget No. 2 Calendar Year 2024 of the…
By Rex Catubig MY reluctant 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–10 months there and 2 months here. It was hard on her because she was used to living…
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