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Consult Pangasinenses on the 8-district bill

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By Leonardo Micua   WE gladly welcome House Bill 5133 filed by Abono Party-list Representatives Robert Estrella Jr., with perhaps all, if not most, of our Pangasinan reps as co-authors, seeking the reapportionment of the big province into eight legislative districts from its present six. This move is actually long…

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Consult Pangasinenses on the 8-district bill

By October 26, 2025Random Thoughts

Get the secrets out

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By Leonardo Micua   THE sudden resignation of two top executives from the Pangasinan provincial government two weeks ago has sparked widespread speculation. The resignations of Provincial Administrator Melicio Patague III and Provincial Accountant Marlon Operana came as a shock to many. Both had been with Governor Ramon Guico III…

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Get the secrets out

By September 21, 2025Random Thoughts

Senate shake-up

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By Leonardo Micua   THE latest rigodon in the Senate, which saw Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III succeeding Francis Escudero as Senate president, hardly came as a surprise. It was, in fact, an ouster waiting to happen. When Sotto’s closest ally, Senator Panfilo Lacson, exposed in a privileged speech the existence…

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Senate shake-up

By September 13, 2025Random Thoughts

The politics of flooding

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By Leonardo Micua   THE recent assurance from Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 1 Director Rommel Tan that there are no ghost projects or substandard flood control initiatives in the region is a welcome relief. Coming from the very agency tasked with implementing all national government-funded infrastructure…

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The politics of flooding

By September 6, 2025Random Thoughts

Who’s in charge of flood control infrastructure?

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By Leonardo Micua   ​IT is widely understood that flood control projects relating to major rivers draining into the sea fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Despite this public knowledge, critics of Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez have been unfairly targeting her, attempting to…

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Who’s in charge of flood control infrastructure?

By August 24, 2025Random Thoughts