Editorial
An honorable compromise for Dagupeños
AS we usher in the year of the Chinese Wooden Snake, many have expressed hopes that the protracted political animosities seen at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod will finally come to an end. While the five minority members (Councilors Michael Fernandez, Jigs Seen, Dennis Canto, Kap. Marcelino “Lino” Fernandez and SK…
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Are Filipinos ready to take to the streets?
SO much has been said and written in mainstream and social media about the obvious attempt to cover up the anomalous and irregular process in the filing of the Bicameral Conference Report. To this day, the honorable politicians in the House of Representatives have so far refused to show proof…
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Thou shalt not steal
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas’ call on the Catholic community to do a critical evaluation of the approved 2025 national budget as recently signed by President Marcos Jr. is a bit too late in the day. Quoting him: “As your Archbishop, I admonish you to study diligently, judge critically and act…
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A chaotic 2025 lies ahead
THE signing of the country’s 2025 annual budget by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., with all his vetoed items was a big letdown to the Filipinos who turned out in an unprecedented number in 2022 to elect him with a majority vote that not even his late father, former President Ferdinand…
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Ban firecrackers, boga today
LAST week, The PUNCH reported the decision of the Bolinao local government to ban the manufacturing and trading of firecrackers of any make and size, making it the only the second local government to do so despite endless reports of residents being injured fatally. There is no denying that communities…
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