Random Thoughts
A case of 7 vs. 178,000 Dagupeños
By Leonardo Micua THE video coverage of Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno III’s press conference last week shared to me, revealed that in his only five years in office, Urdaneta has overtaken Dagupan in points of economy and income. Translation: Dagupan is no longer the sunshine city of the north…
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The 7 majority councilors’ politics
By Leonardo Micua IF the seven majority councilors will still refuse to pass the resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Health for the implementation of the Mother and Child Hospital despite their executive meeting with DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco,…
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Better prepared than never
By Leonardo Micua OUR sincerest prayers go to the people of Taiwan and the 170,000 Filipinos working and living in that country, hoping that with God’s miracle they can easily recover from the deep wound wrought by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck in the morning of April 3.…
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Catastrophic war
By Leonardo Micua AS the Catholic world observes the Lenten Season, capped by the Holy Week marking the martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth, the whole world is teetering on the brink of a catastrophic war that could likely end mankind. Methinks that if World War III happens, the Philippines is likely…
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Opposition ran out of alibis
By Leonardo Micua WHAT got my goat about the the seven majority councilors of Dagupan’s Sangguniang Panlungsod was Councilor Alvin Coquia’s alibi for their absence last March 12 session - that all of them were forced to skip the session because one of them had an asthma attack and had…
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