Lingayen – The Provincial Government of Pangasinan joins the nation in commemorating the 118th Independence Day on Sunday, June 12.

Anchored on the theme “Kalayaan 2016: Pagkakaisa, Pag-aambagan, Pagsulong”, this year’s celebration will be held at the Bengson-Yuson House in Poblacion area here.

A Eucharistic mass at 7 a.m. will headline this year’s event, officiated by Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission (PHCC)-member Rev. Fr. Immanuel Norbert S. Escano.

Second part is a general program at 8 a.m., where incumbent Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. will deliver a message and lead the flower offering with the PHCC commissioners and guests.

Singing of the National Anthem and the Pangasinan Hymn will be rendered by the Pangasinan Provincial Chorale.

The Bengson-Yuson House is one of the cultural edifices restored through the auspices of the Espino Administration, christened last April as the Center for Pangasinan Studies which houses the PHCC and an extension of the Provincial Tourism Office.