Prov’l employees attend seminar for better public service

LINGAYEN—As part of the continuing program towards a “culture of excellence” among provincial employees, the provincial government has started conducting a series of Orientation and Values Development Seminar among its workforce.

Janet Asis, Human Resource Management and Development Office (HRMDO) Officer-in-Charge, said this program is a follow-up strategy to attain the needed reforms for improving public service.

The ongoing seminar has so far been attended by all the 1,324 employees of the 14 provincial government-owned hospitals. Other government employees from the various offices are scheduled on February 22 to 23.

At the end of the seminar, each employee is expected to come up with his or her personal vision in line with an “improved public service”. (PIO)

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ASIN ED ASINAN–Amateur stage performers, from the ranks of the provincial government employees, rehearse a traditional dance known as the Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko in preparation for the first Danggoan cultural and musical show billed as “Asin ed Asinan” slated to be shown February 9 to 11 at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. Danggoan na Pangasinan is a group of provincial employees committed to promote Pangasinan culture and arts. (PIO Photo by Bob Sison)

IN CELEBRATION OF PANGASINA ARTS AND CULTURE

1st “Danggoan” show goes on stage Feb. 11

LINGAYEN–The Dangoan na Pangasinan, a new group of government officials and employees committed to the promotion of Pangasinan culture and arts, will stage its first presentation on February 11 at the Sison Auditorium here.

The show, dubbed “Asin ed Asinan”, is a musical production that will feature song and dance numbers that reflect Pangasinan’s history and culture.

Governor Amado Espino Jr. will be among the performers, executing the Imunan, a traditional lovers dance, with his wife Priscilla.

“Asin ed Asinan, the musical”, is a fusion of pure Pangasinan culture and cultures of Spanish, American and Chinese which influenced how Pangasinenses came to be,” said Raul “Insyong” Tamayo, in charge of the production.

Tamayo said the biggest challenge in putting up the theatrical show, the first full-length cultural production produced by the provincial government, is utilizing amateur actors to perform on stage for the first time.

“Our talents, totalling to about 120 people from the performers to the props men and directors are mostly provincial employees,” he said.

Among the featured performances are Pangasinan songs, some originally written by Tamayo himself, and Ilocano pieces to represent the Ilocano culture that is inextricably mixed with Pangasinan.

Among the featured historical dances include the Kalatong, a dance using bamboo sticks; Wasiwas, a native dance by wives of fishermen who wave lamps along the seashore while waiting for their husbands and their catch; and Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko, a dance performed atop a bench.

The first two days of the show will be for students and provincial employees.

The Gala Night on February 11 will be for a select crowd, with cocktails and a fashion show by various local government officials and some of the Provincial Board members, according to Marife Acerit, head of Special Events.

For ticket inquiries, call the Special Events Office (075) 542-5584.

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