LINGAYEN – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has authorized Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. to enter into a memorandum of agreement with irrigation project beneficiaries for the implementation of communal irrigation system (CIS), pump irrigation system (PIS) and  the installation of shallow tube well irrigation projects (STWIP) in the Province of Pangasinan.
The approval of Provincial Resolution No.1758-2016 during the regular session held on January 18 is in line with the irrigation development program of Pangasinan to generate additional irrigated areas.
Resolution author Board Member Antonio F. Sison said the MOA will serve as a vehicle for collaboration efforts between the provincial government and irrigators association project beneficiaries to promote and develop the sustainability  of irrigation developments of the province.
This also aims to intensify agricultural productivity of our farmers and mitigate the projected long dry spell due to the El Nino phenomenon, Sison added.
The 1st District Representative said that the provincial government’s major concern under its development thrust is to bring basic services and assistance at the grass roots level to effect positive socio-economic change on the lives of farmers and fisherfolks.
Meanwhile, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan also moved for the approval of a resolution seeking to invite the governor into a special session on February 10 for his last State of the Province Address.
The SP likewise moved for the holding of a special session for the said activity.  /ADVillanueva