Pangasinan hailed as Best of the Best
CAPITOL NEWS
Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (4th from left), Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr. (3rd from left), Cong. Leopoldo Bataoil (left) and UP Vice President for Public Affairs Prospero “Popoy” E. de Vera III lead the awarding of plaque and cash prize to Villasis Mayor Libradita Abrenica (5th from left) for winning the Search for the Cleanest, Greenest and Safest LGUs-Category A (first class municipality) during the awarding ceremonies held at the Bañaga Bridge in Bugallon on May 1. Joining the awarding are: Board Member Sheila Marie Perez (2nd from left), and other Villasis municipal officials. /MVSadim
LINGAYEN – University of the Philippines Vice President Dr. J Prospero “Popoy” E. de Vera III branded the Pista’y Dayat celebration and the provincial government as the “best of the best” citing in his speech as guest speaker, during the program and awarding ceremonies of the Pista’y Dayat 2015 held in Barangay Banaga, Bugallon on May 1.
De Vera, who is also the 2014 ASNA Awardee for Education, said the celebration of Pista’y Dayat 2015 is the best proof that indeed Pangasinan is number one.
As a professor of Public Administration in UP, De Vera said “I take pride in calling home a highly recognized province for its successes in governance and people participation and the countless recognitions given to our province.”
As I see the scale of our celebrations in the past weeks, I take pride in the rare quality of leadership of Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr., the provincial board led by Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim, Jr., Congressman Leopoldo N. Bataoil, all local officials and the many organizations that have collaborated to make the festivity a success.
The best local government, Prospero said is taking it upon themselves to show that indeed the local government code works wonders in promoting local development
He told his co-workers in the LGU “kayo ang tunay na susi ng pag-unlad ng ating bayan. You are the real managers of local communities and you are the one that make this country go.”
The celebration also opened new development opportunities for the province following Congressman Bataoil’s announcement that people have been clamoring of putting up a River Cruise Project where he asked Gov. Espino to perpetuate the project considering the beauty of our rivers and believing that the province can replicate the other river cruise projects done in other places.
For this, De Vera has assured the governor to help by sending professors and student from UP’s Department of History to give trainings to tour guides to make tourists enjoy a historical and meaningful tour.
Gov. Espino thanked De Vera for the assurance even as he said that the Agno River which include Limahong Channel that extends to Domalandan, Sabangan and Estanza is one of the cleanest rivers in the country today.
He also took pride in announcing that the province received the award as the Cleanest, Greenest and Safest LGU last month as regional champion in the search conducted by the Regional Development Council. /ADV
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