FORMER Governor Amado Espino III said the removal of the Pangasinan Veterans Memorial Park from its present site behind the provincial capitol in Lingayen disrespects the veterans who fought for the country during World War II and also to the province’s history of bravery and patriotism.

The park’s location is hallowed ground where surviving veterans and their families have been converging yearly on January 9, he said at the program “Coffee Break” aired over Energy FM Radio hosted by Jay Oriles and Insyong Tamayo on Thursday, October 17.

The provincial government said the transfer of the Veterans Park to the beach area to give way to a reflective pool project of the present provincial administration has prior consent from the National Historical Commission.

As to the trees at the provincial capitol complex being cut to give way to projects of the present provincial administration, listeners of the radio program texted its hosts that Espino should win in next year’s election to save the still remaining trees in the area for ecological and sentimental reasons.

Espino pointed out that many of the trees were planted not just by his administration but also other provincial governors, including his father Amado Espino Jr., sworn environmentalist and a farmer who introduced the program “Green the Mountains Again.”

The former two-term governor also revealed that he has heard numerous complaints on the skyrocketing prices of sand and gravel, which he said can be attributed to the undue imposition of higher quarry fees by the provincial government without a supporting ordinance. (Leonardo Micua)

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