Time for congressmen to make their families proud By Ermin Garcia Jr. As we go to press, a huge rally is being staged in Makati to express the people’s objection to the plan of the House of Representatives to amend the constitution via constituent assembly minus the senate. In other…

A Nasty invasion By Ermin Garcia Jr. From day one, I have since voiced my objection to the plan of the Dagupan City government to construct a seafood processing plant only because it will be operated and managed by the city government, and that has not changed. Government simply has…

Joe de V’s crossroads By Ermin Garcia Jr. Finally, our Joe de V stood up in Congress to deliver what he long promised to do. But Joe de V’s allies now wonder why his statements failed to ignite national rage as many would have wanted or at the very least,…

The ‘Ado Duque Solution’ By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE level of pollution at the beach area at the Tondaligan Park, fronting the Dagupan District Jail, continues to worsen each day and the Dagupan City government appears powerless to do anything about it. The city officials have long appealed to the…

The hidden truth in the Capitol By Ermin Garcia Jr. Last week, we published excerpts from the 5-paged letter of an old acquaintance Paterno “Pat” Orduna, now an Executive Assistant IV at the Office of the Governor. In brief, he wanted to impress upon me that the shotgun-for-kapitans program of…

In defense of Guv Spines  By Ermin Garcia Jr. Below are excerpts from a 5-paged single-spaced letter from an old acquaintance Paterno “Pat” Orduna, now an Executive Assistant IV at the Office of the Governor. My apologies to him that it had to be edited owing to our space limitations,…

When Rotarians fail their 4 – Way Test By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. All the Rotary Clubs in the region and the province now have a chance to redeem themselves as genuine advocates for truth after failing to live up to their own standards in 2005. All the clubs were…

Reaction By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. IN last week’s issue, we published letter reactions of BM Alfie Bince and the province’s chosen supplier of the Akkar shotguns in full, without accompanying reaction/comments from us to give them their due. Now, my reaction. To Mr. Bince’s – 1) “…If I defended…

Vintage Alfie and shotgun supplier react By Ermin Garcia Jr. IN the spirit of fairness, and respecting their ‘right of reply’, I’m giving way to the two letter reactions to my column last week. I am withholding comment to give them their due. I’ll give my reaction next issue. The…

Truth and fiction about the P30M shotguns By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. THE more the shotgun defenders talk, the deeper they sink in their own created quagmire. The latest attempt of BM Alfie Bince, once the touted fiscalizer and now an ardent defender of the highly controversial shotgun program, can…