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PARAYNOS: ONLY COMELEC RULE APPLIES MORE than a month after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) served the one-year suspension order to Mayor Julio Parayno III and his cousin, Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno, on January 7, the two city officials continue to occupy their respective posts and…
By Gonzalo Duque I observed that Mayor Belen Fernandez and former Councilor Chito Samson have started their respective podcasts. That’s good. The more, the merrier. And they can make use of their podcasts as a vehicle to expound on their programs and accomplishments. Anyways, anyone can…
By Leonardo Micua ON hearing a report that circulated in the capitol that no less than DILG Director Jonathan Lausen Jr. advised Mayor Julio Parayno III to comply with his suspension, DWIZ Station Manager Orly Navarro and I rushed to Urdaneta City Wednesday afternoon to confirm the information. We…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo LAST Thursday morning at 3:23 a.m., my niece Jam sent me a message, “Yung moon may rainbow”, accompanied by a photo. I went out to see it, but it was a bright moon with no rainbow. At 10:16 p.m. on the same day, Jam sent…
By Farah G. Decano WHEN individuals lack sleep, they usually develop black rings around their eyes, sport dishevelled hair, wear unkempt clothes and are likely to be in a catatonic state. They chant unintelligible words and convey incoherent messages. They seem to be lost in their own meanderings and…
By Eva C. Visperas FEBRUARY is not only the month of love, but also a celebration of the arts. Pangasinan is alive with creativity as the country marks National Arts Month, with local artists proudly showcasing their works at the Wanderer art exhibit, which opened on February 11 at Cups and…

By Rex Catubig BE it holiday or fiesta season, birthday or anniversary, or whatever important occasion, glorious food takes center stage in the celebrations. The lowly pig is undeniably the king of the festive table. Ham, which is a throwback to our Chinese, Spanish, and American culinary heritage, may…

THE two key cities in Pangasinan, Dagupan and Urdaneta, today share what could be said to be ‘lost causes’. In Dagupan City, the opposition in the Sangguniang Panlungsod finally restored its status as the ‘majority’ after it lost the status to the five-member minority when three of its members were…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. NOW that the question of whether Vice President Sara Duterte will be impeached or not has been resolved with the submission of the fourth impeachment complaint to the Senate, the table is now turned on the congressmen on how they voted. First, it should be…

A new solar water system in Barangay Tobuan, Labrador town that will provide safe and clean water to residents was inaugurated last January 25 led by Representative Mark Cojuangco, Labrador Mayor Ernesto Acain, and other local officials. Cojuangco said this is the first in a program that aims to ensure…
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez said it is only a matter of time before the more than 60-year-old dumpsite in Bonuan will finally be closed as hauling of excess garbage that have piled up there to the Urdaneta Sanitary Landfill is continuing. Speaking at the city’s plaza during a flag-raising ceremony…