Feelings

by Jing Vmil

March 17, 2024 in Punchline

A call for respect, integrity

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE resolution issued by Associate Provincial Prosecutor Maychelle Ablog-Sergio, acting City Prosecutor for Dagupan City in response to the motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by Dagupan City Councilor Irene Lim-Acosta is, indeed, refreshing.  It came across as a distinct call to all and sundry for…
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March 10, 2024 in Punchline

NFA buffer stock, not for sale

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   IT’S beginning to be frustrating and disappointing to see how the investigation of the scandalous sale of NFA’s buffer rice stock is proceeding even with a high ranking official of the agency as whistleblower. Whistleblower Lemuel Paguyuan, Assistant Administrator for operations, surely knows whence he…
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March 3, 2024 in Punchline

Dr. Blas, my elder “father”

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THANKS to the Facebook post of Simon Vistro, I learned of the event that the Phinma University of Pangasinan organized to pay tribute to Don Blas F. Rayos, Sr., the founder of Dagupan Colleges. I missed it and I would have loved to be there.…
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February 25, 2024 in Punchline

The fall of the 7epaLiFes

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   SOMETHING unusual and very out of the ordinary run of events happened at the Dagupan Sanggunian last week. The surprise unanimous approval of the 2024 Annual Investment Plan as submitted by Mayor Belen Fernandez last week was surreal. It was certainly out of sync with…
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February 18, 2024 in Punchline

The Holcim deal

By Ermin Garcia Jr.   LUCKY for the Fernandez administration. Just when it thought it had to start all over again to look for another worthy alternative to the lost Sure Global deal for the ideal waste-to-energy project, now comes Holcim with its magic wand. Holcim Philippines’ project proposal can…
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