Month: May 2024

25 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) of the Pangasinan Provincial Jail (PPJ) are now applying their knowledge and skills from their 29-day training on ‘Organic Agriculture Production NC II’ by planting various vegetable seedlings.

Planted within the PPJ lots and plastic mineral water containers are tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, bitter gourd (ampalaya), pechay, malunggay, and kangkong, among other vegetables.

‘Yong mga produkto na yan ay ibebenta ng PDL kung may dadalaw dito. Sila din ang kikita galing sa mga tinanim nila,’ Antonio Santos, PPJ Administrative Assistant III, said.

He added that the training was conducted from February 16 to March 27 through the joint effort of the PPJ headed by Jovell U. Dalisay and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Provincial Training Center (PTC) Administrator Romeo C. Pandio, under the supervision of Regional Director, Region 1, Joel M. Pilotin.

Aiming to strengthen the PPJ’s advocacy and commitment to helping inmates, each PDL trainee received a National Certificate II (NC2) and a training support fund amounting to 160 pesos per day, or Php 4,640.00, for the entire duration of the training.

Topics discussed and learned by PDL trainees were natural farming concoctions and the use of natural pesticides, among others.

“Nagpapasalamat po kami kay Gov. Ramon V. Guico at kay PPJ Chief Lovell Dalisay dahil sila po ang naging daan upang kami ay mapansin ng ating gobyerno na bigyan kami ng opportunity na makapg-aral at makapag-bagongbuhay kung saan ay magagamit namin ang aming natutunan. Higit sa lahat ay upang maging kapaki-pakinabang kami sa lipunan, a message shared by Daryll, a PDL recipient and graduate of the aforementioned training.

“Hindi po naming makakamit ito kung hindi po sa kanila, sa kanilang pagmamahal at pagmamalasakit sa aming mga PDL. Malaking tulong po ang naibigay nila sa amin na bukod sa nalilibang kami, ay meron pa po kaming kaalaman,” Daryll further added.

(Chona C. Bugayong, with reports from Rich Majin and Jairus Sibayan/PIMRO)

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—Along with the big-ticket projects that the present administration has been undertaking since Governor Ramon V. Guico III assumed office in July 2022, various regular infrastructure projects were completed as of May 6, 2024.

These projects include provincial and barangay roads, bridges, and other facilities such as classrooms, provincial government buildings, and various health facilities.

The Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) reported that P546,383,645.35 was funded for 131 projects.

The number of projects per district is accounted for as follows: District 1, 14 projects (P56,171,246.98); District II, 14 (P92,019,830.02); District III, 31 (P96,270,825.33); District IV, 9 (P21,638,327.20); District V, 20 (P82,184,036.54); and District VI, 30 (P149,269,178.01). Of the total number of projects, 13 are buildings or facilities with a contract cost of P48,830,201.27.

The completed projects covered routine maintenance work for provincial roads and bridges, including concreting, asphalting, graveling, and maintaining barangay roads and bridges.

Most projects for concreting, asphalting, and blocktopping of farm-to-market roads, provincial and barangay roads, and bridges were in the towns of Agno, Bani, Infanta, Burgos, Anda, Dasol, Bolinao, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Lingayen, Bugallon, Malasiqui, Mapandan, San Carlos City, Bayambang, Manaoag, San Jacinto, Mangaldan, Binalonan, Urdaneta City, Pozorrubio, Villasis, Bautista, Sison, Umingan, Asingan, Rosales, Balungao, San Manuel, and Laoac.

Further, 10 multi-purpose buildings and a legislative building, which cost 40.8 million, were constructed in Balungao, San Quintin, Urdaneta City, Malasiqui, Bayambang, and Bani.

Meanwhile, the PEO reported that a total of 25 projects with contract costs of about P440,743,013.44 are currently ongoing, including the construction of monuments and a connector bridge at Ramos Island in Hundred Islands National Park, the repainting of government hospitals, the conversion of the Youth Development Center into Pangasinan Polytechnic College, the construction of covered courts and farm-to-market roads, the reconstruction of some bridges and road networks, and the construction of water systems.

Governor Guico vowed to pursue the completion of various infrastructure projects to enhance productivity across all sectors of the province. (Ruby F. Rayat/PIMRO)

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—Clad in colorful costumes, contingents of street dancers from eightmunicipalities in Pangasinan displayed their festive moves to the strong beats of instruments on May 1.

Gayaga: Pangasinan Festival Street Dance Exhibition was one of the much-awaited activities of the Pista’yDayat 2024 celebration.

Unmindful of the scorching heat, hordes of audience members enjoyed the festival dance exhibitions, which are living proof of what Pangasinan is and how rich and diverse the local culture has transcended through the years.

With the Capitol building as a backdrop, the eight local festivals featured in the exhibition were as follows: 100 Island Festival (Alaminos City); Balligi Festival (San Manuel); Bagoong Festival (Lingayen); Talong Festival (Villasis); Karabasa Festival (Umingan); Mango and Bamboo Festival (San Carlos City); Pakwan Festival (Bani); and Kankanen Festival (Asingan).8

Governor Ramon V. Guico III commended the participating groups as he hailed the LGU heads for extending their full support to the provincial government by joining the exhibition.

He cited that the event highlights the best culture of each town or city, as it shows how beautiful Pangasinan is.

“Pista’y Dayat being the’ Mother of All Festivals’ in Pangasinan aptly shows the diverse culture of the province”, Vice Governor Mark Ronald DG Lambino said after welcoming the contingents and guests.

Gracing the event were actor-politician Lito Lapid, Mark Lapid, and Kapuso Sparkle artists Juancho Trivino and Lianne Valentin. (Ruby F. Rayat,Omar Cruz /PIMRO)