Opposing Buted’s reappointment By Leonardo Micua IT is now almost a certainty that the Pangasinan State University (PSU) will have Dr. Dexter Buted back as its president following his appointment for his second tour of duty by the Board of Regents of the university headed by its chairman Dr. Prospero…

Audit reveals more irregular land deals By Leonardo Micua SOME perhaps would simply quickly dismiss the civil case for breach of warranty/rescission and damages filed by the Dagupan City government under Mayor Belen Fernandez against former Mayor Benjamin Lim and Jose Mariano Cuña, in connection with the purchase of a…

Illegal firecracker manufacturers are smarter By Leonardo Micua BEFORE the new year, policemen in Dagupan and Pangasinan started to crack the whip on the selling of unlabeled firecrackers and pyrotechnics. But their best was simply not enough as the unlabeled firecrackers, especially the banned commodities, slipped past their guard and vendors…

Joe de V’s red birthday bash By Leonardo Micua EVERYBODY wore red, that is from waist up, when former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., the pride of Pangasinan and of the entire Philippines, celebrated his 82nd birthday at the Sampaguita Gardens on Valencia Street in Quezon City last December 26….

To VM Brian: Fill in the blanks By Leonardo Micua Merry Christmas to one and all! *                *                *                * READERS, noting the column item of Atty. Gonz in his “Playing with Fire” insinuating or directly telling us that Vice Mayor Brian Lim has no or zero accomplishment in office…

A re-enacted budget is never a problem By Leonardo Micua CONGRESS went on Christmas breakFriday without passing the 2019 general appropriations act, with leaders of the Senate seemed united in asking President Duterte to ignore the recommendation of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to call for a special session next week…

An exercise in futility By Leonado Micua IN last session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) minority floor leaderRedford Erfe-Mejia literally trained his guns on his colleagues who did not support him, particularly refusing to support two of the resolutions he filed before the floor. He moved for the passage of…

Ongoing systematic vote-buying By Leonardo Micua   HERE’s our advice to voters already reached by coordinators of certain candidates already implementing a systematic vote-buying scheme: Accept the cash and still vote for the candidate who you think can do much more for your locality. We are sharing this advice because of…

Solve the Uy murder  fast By LeonardoMicua   A SPECIAL Investigation Task Group (SITG) was formed by Police Provincial Director Wilson Lopez to gather pieces of evidence that could help unmask and pin down the perpetrator/s, including the mastermind behind the gruesome killing of former Bayambang Councilor Levin Uy and…

Mayor Belen’s investment in the city’s youth By Leonardo Micua   IN the annals of Dagupan City, who’s the mayor who devoted more energy, money and time in sports than any other mayors who governed the city? I ask this question after that interaction with Mayor Belen on sports development…