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What now, Atty. Valle?

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By Leonardo Micua   WHAT we wrote in this corner a week past turned out to be true.  Insisting that the Appropriations Ordinance that enacted the P1.3 billion annual city budget was not validly passed, the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod went to Court to question the manner of its passage….

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What now, Atty. Valle?

By December 31, 2023Random Thoughts

Scammers using smartphones on the rise

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By Leonardo Micua   WE were appalled at the audacity by which some individuals misrepresent high officials of the government and hoodwink their victims for easy money, using only their constant companions —their smartphones. One such person introduced himself in a conversation with local government officials as the secretary of the…

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Scammers using smartphones on the rise

By December 18, 2023Random Thoughts

Guv Mon mon’s priorities

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By Leonardo Micua   TWO persons, two different strokes. These could be the reason, to my mind, why Pangasinan failed to bag this year’s Seal of  Good Local Governance  (SGLG) because Governor Mon-Mon Guico works differently from former Governor Pogi Espino, or even the Governor before him, his father, Amado…

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Guv Mon mon’s priorities

By December 11, 2023Random Thoughts

Coquia on the spot

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By Leonardo Micua   QUESTION. Were laws violated when Councilor Alvin Coquia, who was on a vacation leave in the United States, registered his presence during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on November 21? It is an indisputable fact that Coquia was in the U.S. when he joined…

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Coquia on the spot

By November 26, 2023Random Thoughts

SP can’t stop me

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By Leonardo Micua   I DON’T know what’s with Councilor Erfe Mejia. He asked the City Secretary to submit a report on my virtual attendance via Zoom in regular sessions of the SP. He also sought from him clippings of my weekly column Random Thoughts. He manifested these during the…

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SP can’t stop me

By November 12, 2023Random Thoughts