Many are still talking and debating about the road rage incident involving dismissed police officer Wilfredo Gonzales who cocked his handgun and threatened to shoot cyclist Allan Bandiola, the other party in that road rage drama.  Both claimed that they were aggrieved when they faced the Senate hearing recently.


Road rage cuts both ways 

HOSTING criminal offenders and persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who have run afoul with the law, leading these individuals to the right path and providing guidance and inspiration for them to reform are the basic objectives of the government’s Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice (DOJ).


More funds for PDLs

MUCH of the achievements and accomplishments of the Marcos Jr. Administration rests on the pace of its national infrastructure program, otherwise known as "Build Better More."

PBBM's success in infrastructure

THE Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has a huge mandate and responsibility.  This attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is responsible for the preservation, development, and sustainability of the Laguna de Bay and its 21 major tributary rivers.


LLDA not doing its job

THE controversial Duterte’s war against drugs hogged the limelight again with the recent ruling of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) denying the Philippines’ appeal on the Pre-Trial Chamber’s order for ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan to go ahead with his investigation of charges of extra judicial killings and human rights violations reportedly being faced by former President Rodrigo Duterte, and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, former chief of the Philippine National Police.


Senator Tol unfazed by ICC probe 

There have been many instances of merrymaking by government officials which became known to the public for their brazen infraction of office rules and protocols, if not Civil Service guidelines.


Partying in the office

SELDOM do we write about the Supreme Court, the highest legal authority in the land, for from our perspective here in rural Calumpang, from our perch here in the hills of Quezon, we very rarely hear or be informed about the daily occurrences in the highest tribunal.


Writ of kalikasan put to good use

Experts from various disciplines like physicians, psychologists, neurologists, and sociologists have invested quite a number of years studying drug addiction, also known as substance abuse, with particular emphasis on its causes.

Relentless fight vs drug addiction 

It is indeed a weird thing that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) which operates the casinos in the country is also the regulatory body that supervises, monitors and ensures that the casinos are following all laws and issuances of the government.


Pagcor,  regulator and regulated 

MONDAY, July 31, was an extraordinarily busy day in Lucena City.  In the morning at 9 a.m., Kuya Mark Alcala, the mayor of Lucena, delivered his State of the City Address at the City Hall, with all the officials of the city, including barangay chairmen and officers, present. It was well covered by the local media, and the young mayor was ecstatic in dishing out a well-written report on his accomplishments during the first year of his term.  Of course, the former mayor and, now VM, his father Roderick Alcala was very happy to see his son report on the city’s gains.

Doktora Helen’s State Of The Province

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG Column Diego Cagahastian and Raffy Sarnate

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG

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