Lingayen – Sixth district board member Alfonso Bince, Jr. has been cited by the Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines (PBMLP) for his solid provincial legislation in his 25 years of service as provincial board member.
The first ‘hall of fame award’ bestowed to BM Bince during a gathering of the PBMLP on February 23 at the Manila Hotel in Manila is described in the certificate of recognition as “not only an honourable must, but a solid edifice that compels to be remembered in the annals of PBMLP provincial legislation.”
In his privilege speech during the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) regular session held on February 29, the 80-year-old Bince regarded as ‘eternal board member of Pangasinan’ took the opportunity to express gratitude to his fellow provincial legislators.
“The best years of my life has been spent in the provincial board,” BM Bince said as he recounted how his career in the provincial board started in 1969, serving under seven provincial administrations.
Bince, an alumnus of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law who placed 8th in the bar exams and once served as PBMLP Legal Counsel for Luzon, also received a special recognition for government service (longest-serving provincial legislator) from the provincial government during the Asna awards night of the 434thAgew na Pangasinan celebration in April 2014.
BM Danilo Uy of the 5th district also received an award as last-termer board member during the PBMLP gathering.