FIRST THE GOOD NEWS, THEN THE BAD NEWS. – The quiet illegal gambling operation in Pangasinan is facing another turbulent time, albeit temporarily. Gambling operators used to be raking in money for many years now are undisturbed. There is no Archbishop Oscar Cruz to lead a crusade against them. No…

IMPRESSIVE CLARK AIRPORT. Some members of Pangasinan media, particularly active members of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, had a familiarization tour at the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) on April 21. This corner eagerly joined the tour. It was both enlightening and educational and a chance to help…

FINALLY, NO WORK, NO PAY! We thought we were seeing ghosts when even some of the frequent absentees in local legislative bodies have resurfaced and are now attending regular sessions, something they did not do often for the last nine months since assuming their posts. At first, we  surmised these folks…

BOASTFUL ARROGANCE. Kung sinabi ni Miro, gagawin ni Miro. Kung hindi magawa ni Miro, hindi na siya si Miro.” This phrase popularized by P/Superintendent Neil Miro when he started as officer-in-charge at the Dagupan police, may have unmade Miro himself during his short stint. Obviously, he had intended it to…

STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC IN THE CITY. The mini-bus I rode on my way to Lingayen was flagged down by a POSO enforcer for parking along the road in front of the Caltex gasoline station on Perez Boulevard to wait for passengers. The driver did not deny the charge but…

VP LENI NO LONGER THE SAME — Pangasinan newsmen, your Tita here included, were aghast at how security escorts assigned to Vice President Leni Robredo, treated us when her honor visited Dagupan City on March 25 as guest speaker for the graduation ceremonies of the Mary Help of Christians Seminary…

DANGEROUS PUFFS CAN KILL — It is good to know that some 1.1 million Filipinos of the total 17 million smokers listed from 2009 to 2015, already quit the habit of smoking in recent years. This means some 1.1 million men and women and even children are possibly no longer at…

ALIENATING THE POOR FURTHER – Before our deadline, we received a press release from Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) stating in part that it has adopted an on-line registration scheme in place of the old registration scheme “which came under scrutiny for charging P30 registration fee for incoming patients” This…

PD’S HISTORIC APPEARANCE – We rejoiced and said “Hurrah!” when Senior Superintendent Ronald Lee, acting police director of Pangasinan, attended the KBP Forum at the PIA office in Dagupan City, for the first time. The media gathering for news and current affairs issues happens every Thursday. It is sometimes held at…

R1MC’s P30 “ENTRANCE FEE” — Is the Region 1 Medical Center now a private medical facility? This question was posed to me by my neighbor, a foreigner and friend in Bonuan. He asked me this while having our coffee at a fastfood outlet in the company of his other friends, among them retired…