Vote-rich Pangasinan is primary campaign destination

EXPECT more aspirants for national positions in the 2022 elections to barnstorm Pangasinan for their campaign because it is the third vote-rich province in the country.

Lawyer Reddy Balarbar, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Region 1 assistant regional director, said Pangasinan logged 2,096,936 registered voters for the May 9, 2022 automated national and local elections making it a favorite campaign destination of national candidates.

Among the 44 towns and four cities of Pangasinan, Dagupan City has the highest number of voters with 138,721, followed by San Carlos City with 126,283; Urdaneta City, 95,971; Malasiqui, 85,815; Bayambang, 83,083; Lingayen, 72, 144; Mangaldan, 67, 912; Calasiao, 66,216; Binmaley, 63, 908 and Alaminos City, 62, 546.

On the other hand, the town with the lowest number of registered voters in Pangasinan is Sto. Tomas with 9,720. However, it was also known for giving solid votes in the past for presidential bets, i.e., for the election of late Ferdinand Marcos and Gloria Arroyo during the incumbency of the late mayor Antonio Villar Jr. who served the town for the longest period.

Other towns in Pangasinan with low number of registered voters are Burgos, 14, 103; Infanta, 17, 534; ; Natividad, 17, 981 and Mabini, 17, 808.

Pangasinan’s Third Congressional District has the highest number of registered voters with 441,956 followed by Fifth District with 352, 414; Second District, 351, 684; Fourth District, 340, 564; Sixth District, 316, 097; and First District, 294, 221.

The number of their registered voters in Region 1 are: La Union, 538, 730; Ilocos Sur, 476, 984; and Ilocos Norte, 434, 114.

In Ilocos Norte, Laoag City has the highest number of registered voters while the towns with the lowest number of registered voters are Carasi with 1,360 only followed by Adams, 2,103 and Dumalneg, 2,067.

In Ilocos Sur, Candon City has the highest number of registered voters with 38,553 while the towns with lowest number of registered voters are Sagay, 2,071; Sugpon, 2,726; G. del Pilar, 3,423 and Lidlidda, 3,601.

In La Union, San Fernando City has the highest number of voters while the towns with lowest number of registered voters are Burgos, 6, 733; San Juan, 9, 587 and Bagulin, 9, 608.

Recently, the team of presidential aspirant Panfilo Lacson and his vice presidential tandem Tito Sotto as well as Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and his running mate. Dr. Willie Ong, have made their initial tours in Pangasinan. (Eva Visperas)

 

FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Lopez presents political reform agenda

LABOR Party Philippines‘ vice presidential aspirant Manny SD Lopez recently presented his 10-point socio-economic development and political reform agenda to the media for a strong, just and progressive nation, and make life better for all Filipinos.

1. Science-based and cost-effective disaster and pandemic management program prescribing pragmatic public health safety protocol.
2. Comprehensive economic recovery program on 3-pronged strategy: New Omnibus Investment Code, Bankruptcy Law and Low interest loans with easy terms
3. Integrated agro-industrial modernization and development of MSMEs and strategic key industries.
4. Amend the People’s Initiative (PI) law, implementation rules and process to function as direct democracy tool.
5. System change and structural reforms thru People’s Initiative to improve PH’s system of governance and eliminate obstacles to sustainable development and equitable progress.
6. Fully implement e-governance systems with focus on public finance system reform for bureaucratic efficiency and anti-corruption tool.
7. Support SC Resolution on Mandanas et al. petition to re-allocate portions of the national budget for the devolution of essential public services to LGUs.
8. Independent foreign policy leveraging on multilateral alliance initiatives and credible external defense capability.
9. Improve the quality of education aligned with industry requirements and national development goals.
10. Re-nationalization of basic public utility services particularly power and water to lower rates and protection of consumer welfare.

Lopez cited the on-going challenges of the nation and urged the electorate to be more discerning in their choice of leadership this 2022 elections.

He reiterated that electing better qualified leadership with track record and character to prove his/her worth can make a difference in the lives of the country’s long suffering people and its future as a republic.

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