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Mayor’s half truths

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Edwin T 5 April 2015   Re: No fish pens, only fish traps, cages I love it when politicians, this time Belen Fernandez in particular, tell half truths. To quote the honorable mayor,“We are just one year and 10 months in office and that we already caused the removal of…

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Mayor’s half truths

By April 14, 2015Punch Forum

Unrequited Love

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Dear Editor: Please allow me to deny very strongly text messages that reached you identifying me as owner-operator of a fish pen beside the Dawel bridge at Barangay Pantal (Arellano) Dagupan City, which Mayor Belen Fernandez’s Bantay Ilog crew demolished last Sunday, March 22, 2015. The truth is, IT WAS…

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Unrequited Love

By April 6, 2015Punch Forum

Expect more fish kill

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Edwin T 20 March 2015   Re: Fisherfolk decry continuing pollution of city’s Illegal fish pens? WOW! City Hall can’t blame the former mayor for this. Former Mayor Lim took a lot of heat when he demolished the fish pens that was ruining the river. These pens did not return…

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Expect more fish kill

By March 28, 2015Punch Forum

It’s a “wrong” mistake!

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Leonardo J. Galvez CA, USA   Is Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas out of touch with the plight of his flock? Instead of sharing with the poor folks the extra revenues collected during Pope Francis last January 15-19, these are being turned over to the pontiff to help finance his charitable projects….

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It’s a “wrong” mistake!

Leave employees alone

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Edwin T 20 Feb 2015   Re: Mayor Belen seeks LBP help for city hall employees The PERSONAL financial plight of city employees should not be of concern to her highness. The city employees have steady jobs, something many of Dagupan’s population do not have. At the end of the…

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Leave employees alone

By March 1, 2015Punch Forum

Lessons in history

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Edwin T 20 Feb 2015 Re: Miya Mejia: Where is justice? Throughout the history of the Philippines there has always been trouble with the Muslim population(Moros. This will always be unless one of two thing occurs, the choices are clear. One. Either the peaceful Filipino Muslims stand up against those…

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Lessons in history

By February 23, 2015Punch Forum

The art of cheating

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tiburon 19 February 2015 Re: Random Thoughts The aborted … mix-mix … escapade. Lessons to be learned in the art of cheatilingo. 1) You can do cheatin’ in anything, in anyplace, anywhere, anytime but don’t get caught with your pants down. 2) If you want to defy the law of…

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The art of cheating

By February 23, 2015Punch Forum