By Leonardo Micua   WHAT we wrote in this corner a week past turned out to be true.  Insisting that the Appropriations Ordinance that enacted the P1.3 billion annual city budget was not validly passed, the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod went to Court to question the manner of its passage….

By Leonardo Micua   BEFORE we delve into issues, I wish my readers Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year. We are puzzled why many still sport squirming and sad faces. Could it be because of the side comment of Jay Mendoza, manager of Sonshine Radio Dagupan, during his interview with…

By Leonardo Micua   WE were appalled at the audacity by which some individuals misrepresent high officials of the government and hoodwink their victims for easy money, using only their constant companions —their smartphones. One such person introduced himself in a conversation with local government officials as the secretary of the…

By Leonardo Micua   TWO persons, two different strokes. These could be the reason, to my mind, why Pangasinan failed to bag this year’s Seal of  Good Local Governance  (SGLG) because Governor Mon-Mon Guico works differently from former Governor Pogi Espino, or even the Governor before him, his father, Amado…

By Leonardo Micua   WHILE the Israel-Hamas War is still raging with just brief lull of fighting because of a four-day ceasefire, and the Russia-Ukraine War is now entering almost on its second year on February 24, 2024, both at the cost of thousands of human lives, another potential global pandemic…

By Leonardo Micua   QUESTION. Were laws violated when Councilor Alvin Coquia, who was on a vacation leave in the United States, registered his presence during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on November 21? It is an indisputable fact that Coquia was in the U.S. when he joined…

By Leonardo Micua   BEFORE leaving for China, Mayor Belen Fernandez made it a point to thoroughly inspect the progress of the construction project on Arellano Street. Recognizing the urgency and importance of this undertaking, she personally met with the contractor to impress on him the need to expedite its…

By Leonardo Micua   I DON’T know what’s with Councilor Erfe Mejia. He asked the City Secretary to submit a report on my virtual attendance via Zoom in regular sessions of the SP. He also sought from him clippings of my weekly column Random Thoughts. He manifested these during the…

By Leonardo Micua THE report of Rappler that all 42,001 barangays in the country completed the vote counting process just two days after the Election Day shed light on the efficiency and success of manual voting in the just concluded Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in the Philippines. And this…

By Leonardo Micua ONE election battle to keep an eye on this coming October 30 is in Barangay Bonuan Gueset. The incumbent Barangay Captain, Manuel Bumanglag, is facing a tough challenge from the returning Rico Mejia. This clash between the two political giants holds immense significance as it has the…