LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines — Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. launched over the weekend the “I Love Pangasinan Campaign” aimed at promoting not just tourism but work, investment and settlement in this province.

The advocacy campaign is a brainchild of Espino and enjoins every native of the province to express love for the province through deeds in their respective fields from business, to education, to agriculture, down to the basic household.

“The love for Pangasinan must be put into action and start from the basic things such as cleanliness and self-discipline with households as starting points of expression,” he said. (Liezle Basa Iñigo)

Grains facility for Ecija seen

PALAYAN CITY — At least P42 million building will be erected in Nueva Ecija as a grains facility, the Nueva Ecija Provincial Agriculture (OPA) disclosed over the weekend. The OPA said the grains facility will address the problem of spoiling crops due to the lack of facilities to store them properly.

At least 43 percent of palay and corn produced in Nueva Ecija are reportedly being spoiled due to lack of adequate dryer and mailing facilities of farmers in the province. The grains facility will have at least an 8-Batch Type Mechanical Recirculating Dryer, which is designed for palay and corn. Each batch can process six metric tons or 120 sacks. (Franco G. Regala)

Customs tipster seeks his reward

MARIVELES, Bataan — A civilian tipster appealed Tuesday to the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to release the reward money due him after reporting gun smuggling activities that resulted in the seizure of rubber boats used in ferrying the smuggled items in the Port of Mariveles.

From a tip of a civilian informant in 2009, the police confiscated four inflatable rubberized boats worth a total of P20 million that was used allegedly by a gun smuggling syndicate in transporting high-powered guns. “Up to now, we have no information yet on the reward due our civilian informant,” said Chief Inspector Pojie Penones, then chief of the Zambales Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). (Mar T. Supnad)

Programs for Region 4 bared

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — Several media organizations attended the launching of Philippine Information Agency’s (PIA’s) “Talakayan” recently to disseminate government activities in the Southern Tagalog region.

PIA Deputy Director Virgilio Galvez said the forum was an effective tool in catering to the information needs of our people particularly on programs and projects of regional line agencies, local government units and other stakeholders in the region. (Ferdinand F. Castro)

Angeles cleans up 33 barangays

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan spearheaded the other day the cleanup drive in 33 barangays aimed at wiping out dengue-carrying mosquitoes. Armed with broomsticks, dustbins and sacks, barangay and school officials along with their residents here joined the clean up campaign.

The project “Abe-abe, Agnan-agnan Maglinis Laban king Dengue” was initiated by the city’s Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) President Jojo Dimapilis, village chief of Barangay Pulung Maragul, to destroy potential breeding grounds of dengue carrying mosquitoes like gutters, unused tires empty bottles and even small puddles. (Franco G. Regala)