Lingayen – “Panunuten tayo iti pagsyaatan iti probinsya tayo ken ituloy tayo iti panag-ayat iti Pangasinan,” (Let us always think of how we can make our province a better place to live in as we keep on loving Pangasinan) thus stressed by Board Member and Liga ng mga Barangay Provincial President Amado “Pogi” Espino, III during the ‘Pasyar Pangasinan’ heritage tour sponsored by the provincial government through the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) on March 15.
Addressing about 200 elders from San Andres village in Umingan town led by barangay captain Danilo Balmores, Jr. in a short program held at the Sison Auditorium, the young Espino, son and namesake of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. thanked them for being supportive of the programs and projects of the provincial government implemented in Umingan.
Reiterating the popular verse on leadership of Governor Espino —“All things that we do as leaders today are not for us anymore, but essentially for the benefit of the future generations,” — BM Espino pointed out, as the verse implies, that the present provincial administration since 2007 has endeavored to translate the clear vision for the province: “The best place to invest, work, live and raise a family” into concrete proofs of transformative governance.
From major rehabilitation works of the Capitol building regarded as “among the best architectural wonders of the Philippines,” the Sison Auditorium branded as “Cultural Center of the North” and the Urduja Palace, official residence of Pangasinan governor, to the beautification of the environs of the Capitol Complex, the degree of dedication to public service of Capitol employees is constantly harnessed through various employee development programs, BM Espino said.
The Espino leadership, he added, has also instituted reforms and innovations for the delivery of affordable and quality healthcare services for Pangasinenses, and introduced new programs and modern strategies to level up agricultural production in the province, which also include the construction of health care and agricultural support facilities.
Meanwhile, barangay chairman Balmores assured the provincial government of the continuing support of his constituents to strengthen the partnership for the betterment of Pangasinan and their barangay.
“Iti progreso iti Pangasinan ket progreso met iti barangay tayo.” (The progress of Pangasinan is also the progress of your barangay), Balmores said.
Your town is considered as the food basket of Pangasinan as most agricultural projects of the provincial government and the Department of Agriculture are implemented in Umingan and its nearby towns in the fifth and sixth districts which benefit farming communities,” BM Espino said.
Executive Assistant III Ramon Morden was also present during the Pasyar Pangasinan.