Random Thoughts

by Leonardo Micua

December 24, 2024 in Random Thoughts

Dereliction of duty by opposition councilors

By Leonardo Micua   MEMBERS of the new minority in the Dagupan city council again headed to the exit door in their last regular session for the year, again opting not to participate in healthy parliamentary debates with their counterparts in the new majority. This has become their routine since November…
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December 17, 2024 in Random Thoughts

Crucial days before Christmas

By Leonardo Micua   WITH all those hard as granite accusations thrown at VP Sara Duterte, an ordinary human being would have easily crashed and crumbled. But not the VP. She’s fighting back with steel-like nerves and a heart of stone, and despite her bruises, if you can call it that, is…
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December 8, 2024 in Random Thoughts

Blame the 7 obstructionists

By Leonardo Micua   THIS is my take on the misplaced taunting by the political opposition - why Dagupan City again missed the boat in this year's Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award. They said all LGUs in Pangasinan earned the prestigious recognition and only Dagupan under the watch of Belen…
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December 1, 2024 in Random Thoughts

Legal setbacks

By Leonardo Micua   THE series of legal setbacks suffered by the opposition councilors of Dagupan City could mean that justice and reason are not on their side in their continuing efforts to undermine the administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez. It started on January 12, 2024 when the Regional Trial Court…
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November 24, 2024 in Random Thoughts

Who is Mary Grace Piattos?

By Leonardo Micua   CONGRESSMEN in the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability want to know if the person with such a name exits. It is because the name Mary Grace Piattos is the signatory to most of the acknowledgment receipts (ARs) submitted to the Commission on Audit for liquidating…
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