Ferret out drug-users in government By Leonardo Micua NOTE that a week after President Rodrigo Duterte exposed 46 politicians in the narco list, Guv Pogi Espino ordered a surprise drug testing on some 300 employees of the General Service Office (GSO). In that drug test, one turned out positive of illegal…

Ignorant trolls By Leonardo Micua MAYOR Belen Fernandez was proven right by our PUNCH story ”Dagupan affected by one-meter sea rise—UP prof” on March 17 issue when she said that the flooding in Dagupan last year was mainly due to prolonged monsoon rains, caused by climate change and not by…

The debate that will never happen By Leonardo Micua IS there a sense of urgency for the contenders of the top position of the province to debate this early when the campaign period for local candidates has not officially started? I ask this question because candidate Mayor Art Celeste appears…

The dreaded narco-list By Leonardo Micua FROM all indications, it looks like the government is all set to make public the names of narco-politicians in its secret list next week . This despite calls from several quarters that it should exercise a minimum of restraint and recognize the dictum in law…

From shabu to cocaine? By Leonardo Micua REMEMBER the time when several containers of shabu were washed ashore in Barangay Cato, Infanta and when lawmen investigated this, they found more containers loaded with high -grade shabu floating offshore? This happened during the incumbency of President Joseph Estrada and his chief…

Inang Mahal party-list to sue commentator By Leonardo Micua BEFORE we went to the press, we heard that legal action is being mulled by the partylist Inang Mahal against a morning  commentator of a block time radio program in Dagupan  who had the temerity of attaching vulgar and indecent word to…

Celeste-Lambino sidelined by Hugpong? By Leonardo Micua WHEN the team of Hugpong sa Pagbabago led by presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte came for the first time to woo voters of Pangasinan on Valentine’s Day, who do you think got recognized as their allies here and who were…

Measles outbreak after Dengvaxia scare By Leonardo Micua THE health sector is blaming the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) headed by Atty. Persida Acosta, of stirring up the controversy over Dengvaxia, when it blamed it and actually filed cases against past and present officials for the death of some children and…

Dagupan SP sked on floating basis By Leonardo Micua PROVINCIAL Local Government Operations Officer Agnes de Leon’s warning to legislators  that they risk administrative charges if they fail to perform their mandate to hold sessions, applies to all, including members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City. We were informed…

Word of caution By Leonardo Micua MANY say Congress is treading on dangerous grounds if they rush a legislation that lowers the age of criminal responsibility to nine, even to 12 years, from the original 15 years, although there are many nations with far lower age of criminal responsibility.  It was argued that…