THE LION STILL DOESN’T SLEEP. The political pot in Pangasinan is still brewing. It has, in fact, extended to the elections for the new set of officers for the Philippine Councilors’ League (Pangasinan chapter) this August. One candidate, with her family, has been going around, courting voters (councilors), plus their…

BINCE BROTHERS, NOT SO ALIKE. As expected, the provincial board of Pangasinan is never the same again without Sixth District Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr. This, I frankly told Sir Alfie, in a phone call immediately after the board’s session on July 18. It was like eating bland food, I told the very…

SHINING THROUGH WITH PAL –– We doff our hat to the Philippine Air Lines (PAL) that brought us to New Zealand from Manila via Cairns in Australia last Wednesday. We found out that not only Filipinos but other nationalities, too, including the New Zealanders are taking advantage of the direct flight from Manila…

SURRENDER THE RIGHT WAY — Our friend Jojo Riñoza, photographer of Manila Bulletin, noted the poor coordination between Barangay Bonuan Gueset and the Dagupan police over the number of drug personalities in that village that have so far reportedly surrendered. I agree. We are puzzled why up to this day,…

INDECENT RESURRECTION. Is LIFE (Lim-Fernandez) team rising from the grave so soon? This question cropped up after Vice Mayor Brian Lim announced last June 28 that he’s teaming up with now former Councilor Alfie Fernandez in 2019 in a bid to wrest city hall from Mayor Belen Fernandez. Just a…

PLAIN OBSTRUCTIONISTS — We missed another set of fireworks at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) last June 21 when members of the minority bloc chickened out and refused to debate with the members of the majority bloc over the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. With them absent, methinks they again forfeited the opportunity to discuss the…

WRONG WAY TO EPAL —This board member does not run out of gimmicks in his district just to gain mileage. During the campaign, he placed giant tarpaulins right in the middle of fishponds. After the campaign, he again posted his life-size tarpaulins enough to cover a business establishment, thanking the…

A CRYBABY — I find it disgusting if not funny to hear a city official threaten another official with “Isusumbong kita kay Duterte” or words to that effect. He must be a great fan of “Isumbong kita kay Tulfo” of our old PNA colleague Ramon. To my mind, that fellow sounded like…

FINALLY, A CURFEW! — The imposition of curfew hours for minors in Dagupan City ahead of many other cities in the country, invoking a long standing ordinance enacted way back in 2003, is certainly a welcome move. It is a step closer towards attaining the grander plan to clear the…

GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT, NOT THREATENING. Some people are so heartless. They invent stories in a bid to further pull down a defeated. Bagsak na nga, tinatadyakan pa lalo. I woke up Friday morning reading a message from a neophyte elected municipal councilor of Mapandan town about lies spread against former…