Lighting of Pantal Bridge signals start of 2018 Bangus Festival

By April 3, 2018Governance, News

BALON DAGUPAN NEWS

THE lighting of one of the new iconic landmarks in the city – the Pantal Bridge along the De Venecia Expressway Extension in Barangay Pantal on March 23, signaled the start of 2018 Bangus Festival.

Leading the lighting ceremony were 4th District Rep. Christopher De Venecia, Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, Councilors Maybelyn Dela Cruz Fernandez and Jose Netu Tamayo, Dr. Nene Villaflor, past president of Inner Wheel Club of the Philippines, Perla Tanedo of the Lions Club, and Jagan Srinivasan of Philips Lighting, women’s group of Barangay Health Workers, Barangay Nutrition Scholars, Samahan ng Kababaihan sa Dagupan and employees of the city government.

Using Philips Lightings’ state-of-the-art light solutions, both sides of the bridge were installed with LED lamps that glow in different colorful lights at night.

“As our city was not spared by the effects of global warming, the city took the initiative of installing LED street lights in this bridge as an initiative to help save the environment. The LED street lights are the cleanest, most energy efficient and eco-friendly gadget aside from effectively reducing electric consumption, maintenance and repair cost,” said Councilor Maybelyn Fernandez, chair of the Women’s March Summit held on the same day at CSI Stadia.

The lighting of the Pantal Bridge in the month of March was deemed significant because the event kicked off the celebration of the 2018 Bangus Festival and because March is the Women’s Month celebration.

 “Tulad ng poste na nagbibigay liwanag sa gitna ng kadiliman, ang ating mga kababaihan ay isa sa mga haligi ng ating lipunan,” said Councilor Fernandez.

The lady councilor thanked Mayor Fernandez for taking the bold step in encouraging the public to use LED lights which is in line with Dagupan’s vision to become a Smart City of the North.

The Pantal Bridge was inaugurated on May 18, 2008. It is one of two connecting bridges along the De Venecia Expressway Extension built across fishponds and swamplands in the outskirts of the city.

The highway is the biggest project in the city constructed by the government through the initiative of then Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr.  (Joseph C. Bacani/CIO)

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