THE DOERS VS. TALKERS — One anchor of a radio station in Dagupan said Typhoon “Lando” discerned who among the candidates should be elected or not in the coming elections. Those who did not move a bit or were no-show in the rains to help the people in their times of…

THE PLOY OF THE OPPOSITION. The rumor spread before the filing of COCs that Mayor Al will go up against Mayor Belen went pfft. It was a disinformation and a ploy to sow dissension in the ranks of the ruling party in Dagupan at a time when the mayor was attending a…

POLITICAL BLACKMAIL. A graduating mayor in central part of Pangasinan got the big surprise of his political career when all the councilors aligned with him abandoned him in favor of another mayoralty candidate. Mr. Mayor has anointed his wife to succeed him in the 2016 elections. The wife’s mayoralty rival,…

NO TO KBL. Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was in Dagupan and Mangaldan on September 27 but he did not declare his candidacy for any position contrary to a news items that was circulated in Pangasinan even weeks prior in Manila. BBM (Bongbong Marcos) said that if he’s going to make a declaration…

UNLI ACCESS FOR JUETENG. A patient in one government hospital described to me how jueteng bet collectors are able to operate “here, there, and everywhere.” Then he pointed them out to them, some even inside his hospital room that he shared with other sick patients in that hospital in central…

THE EXCISE TAX FOR THE FARMERS. Until I passed by Laoac on Wednesday on my way to Dagupan from Binalonan last week, I did not believe the persistent reports that the Laoac Dairy Farm, built from public funds (the Priority Development Assistance Fund of then 5th District Rep. Mark Cojuangco…

THE “EVAPORATING” BM — It’s not only in Congress where we don’t see congressmen in their seats.  In case they are present, they usually suddenly disappear after their attendance is checked. In the provincial board, this member of that august body is doing a big disservice to his constituents. How?…

UNSTUDIED. We are saddened by the report that the touted Alaminos Airport initially supported with funds for land acquisition and building of access roads by the past Arroyo administration will now go to waste. According National Economic and Development Authority Regional Director Nestor Rillon, a major reason cited by DOTC…

HELPFUL INTERPRETERS NEEDED. English only, please.  No, it was not about the Pinoy movie that starred Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay. It was about the recent visit of American sailors who obviously had to converse in their mother tongue. It was tough for some Pangasinenses who had to struggle speaking…

MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. Who is paying for the electric and water bills of Bayambang Central School in its temporary location from Poblacion to Barangay Bical? The municipal government, the one behind the school’s temporary transfer, amid strong protests, cannot do so as the place is privately owned. The Department…