Pangasinan harvests national awards
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan romped off with a deluge of national awards in September and October this year, an indication that the mission of Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr.’s administration to make the province No. 1 continues to take shape.
To date, Pangasinan bagged 13 national awards ranging from outstanding performances in rice and corn production, fishery conservation, employment generation, accuracy of financial reports, micro-financing, best practices against squatter syndicates and tourism promotion.
The provincial government received the TOFARM 2012 (The Outstanding Farmers of the Philippines) national award from the Junior Chamber Philippines, Inc. and the Universal Harvester Inc. in recognition of the ‘Ilog Ko, Bilayen Tan Aroen Ko” project last January.
Other awards of the province in agriculture granted by the Department of Agriculture include: Rice Achiever’s Award on March 15 during the 2nd Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers award at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasig City; “Gawad Pagkilala award for fishery conservation” given by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) during the Gabi ng Parangal sa mga Kabalikat sa Pangisdaan held in Quezon City on October 18; and the 2013 National Quality Corn Achievers on October 23 during the 9th Philippine National Corn Congress in Tagaytay City.
The aggressive manpower development schemes of the present administration was chosen by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as the 2012 National Best Public Employment Services Office – 1st class provincial category on September 23.
The province also bagged the Most Outstanding Local Government Unit award for its support to the Credit Surety Fund from the Central Bank of the Philippines or Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in July while the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital’s Dialysis Training Center was named the country’s 3rd best in Nephrology Nursing in January.
For fiscal management, Pangasinan’s Provincial Accountant Arturo Soriano received the Outstanding Accounting Office award from the Commission on Audit (COA) on October 14 in Bacolod City.
The Provincial Accounting Office (PACo) also received a certificate of recognition in the search for government offices with innovations and best practices in internal auditing awarded by the Association of Government Accountants of the Philippines (AGAP), Inc. on October 9 in Aklan.
Another national award was received by the Provincial Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (PHUDCC) for Best Practices Against Professional Squatters and Squatting Syndicates given by the National Housing Authority (NHA) on October 25 during the Housing Fair celebration in Mandaluyong City.
Tourism development in Pangasinan was also recognized with three runners-up places in “The Pearl Awards” received by the Provincial Tourism Operations Division (PTOD) last October 4 in Legazpi City, Albay.
These included two Best Tourism Events in the arts and culture category provincial level (Balitok a Tawir) 1st runner up and (Agew na Pangasinan) 2nd runner-up; and 2nd runner-up in Best Tourism Practices (Provincial Tourism Month Celebration).
Espino said that the present administration has set its sights on enriching the lives of every Pangasinense through the implementation of development programs which are all geared in transforming Pangasinan as the best place to work, live, invest, and raise a family.
The governor said the awards came as reward for a job well done that is focused on genuine public service. (PIO/Ruby R. Bernardino/Mark Gerry Naval Oblanca)
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