URDANETA MAYOR ABANDONS THE GUICOS

 

FEELING BETRAYED

By Renato Remogat and Mortz C. Ortigoza

URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan - Because of betrayal, this huge city’s mayor abandoned a congressional ally who runs for the governorship in favor of the latter's rival.

Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno, III defected to the camp of re-elective Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino, III in an act that pundits see can affect the voting equation of the eight towns and one city’s district reigned by Congressman Ramon “Monmon” Guico, III who challenges Espino in the governorship for the May 9, 2022 election.

This city has a 90, 000 voters or more than one fourth among the more or less 350, 000 voters of the eight towns and one city’s district.

ABANDON. Vote – rich Urdaneta City Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno, III (left photo and clockwise) deserted political ally Pangasinan Fifth District Congressman Ramon  “Monmon” Guico, III by joining in the trenches re-elective Pangasinan Governor Amado “Pogi” Espino, III on his governorship duel with Guico in the May 9, 2022 election.

Guico’s father and namesake Monching runs for the congressional seat against Parayno’s cousin and Espino’s ally former Board Member Clemente B. "Nino" Arboleda Jr.
In an exclusive interview by Reporter Renato “Atong” Remogat, Parayno smarted that the solon was behind the filing of the certificate of candidacy (CoC) of this city’s former city mayor Amadeo “Bobom” Perez against him in the number one elective seat of this entrepot city.
Parayno was known to be a loyalist of the Aliguas Guico Lambino (AGUILA) ticket but decided to break away from the group because of the actuation of the young Guico.
“Matagal ko ng kinikimkim iyan at alam ko rin na nag-uusap at pumupunta pa mismo si Cong.Mon-mon sa bahay ng mga Perez at bakit pa nila ako pinalabanan kung talagang kaalyado nila ako?” he said.

He used to be a party man and would not easily bolt to the other camp, he added.
“ Hindi ko naman gagawin iyong babaligtad ako sa grupo dahil “ party man” at kaalyado nila ako”.

Parayno, it can be recalled, left the camp of Governor Espino before the May 2019 election when he learned that the governor’s father and namesake the then incumbent congressman of the district smoked the piece pipe with his rival former mayor Perez and his father and namesake.

Espino, affectionately called “Ama” sued with criminal libel case the older Perez because of his pronouncement against Espino during the meeting de avance in Lingayen of Mark Cojuangco’s failed bid for the 2016 governorship race against the young Espino.

Parayno was a vice mayor then who ran for the mayoralty against Maria Teresa Socorro Perez -Naguiat - the younger sister of the then exiting chief executive of this city.

“Meron pagka-seloso daw si Mayor. Parang ganoon din ang nangyari last election kasi kasama ni Ama na sana si Mayor Rammy kaso nalaman niya na nagpunta si Ama kina Perez. Ayon kumabila siya,” a source of Northern Watch Newspaper, on conditioned of anonymity, said.
 Parayno played a key role in catapulting  Guico to the congressional seat by snatching in a hair-thin votes of 3,512 (1.42%) among the 246, 760 electorates the congressional diadem from the older Espino.

That victory was an upset to a seasoned politico who brainchild the victories of his sons –Governor Espino and Second District Rep. Jumel Espino -, wife Bugallon Mayor Priscilla Espino, and allies in the mayoralty races in many parts of the humungous province.

Political kibitzers saw the shift of loyalty of Parayno to have a major effect to the political stocks of Congressman Guico and his father in the Eastern Pangasinan’s district.

Late last year, another Guico loyalist Board Member John Louie Sison defected to the Espino Camp. Sison and Parayno were seen in a photo shot posted last night at Facebook with Governor Espino and congressional candidate Arboleda.

It was captioned “Nagpahayag ng suporta si Urdaneta City Mayor Julio "Rammy" Parayno III at Vice Mayor Jing Parayno sa administrasyon ni Gob. Amado "Pogi" I. Espino III sa isang simpleng pulong kanina. Kasama ni Gob. Espino sina BM John Louie Sison at former BM Niño Arboleda”.

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