the land of salt.....

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Erected by the government for administration of civil state promoting life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness....

---those were the exact
words engraved in front of the
Provincial capitol Building
of PANGASINAN, the land of salt.


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Building: Provincial Capitol
Location: Lingayen Pangasinan
Built: AD: MCMXVIII

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............... I heard that the Governor has initiated a rehabilitation and beautification of the the capitol building and the surrounding areas so I thought of seeing it myself. Josh went with me to Anda so I decided a little tour and a few history lectures would help him appreciate my province in as much as I appreciate his--Zambales.

Looks like it's true.
And they are painting
the town
yellow.


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The last I was here was 2 years ago. When I was in college, I remember visiting Lingayen often because the main Campus of the PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY system is in Lingayen. I could recall the vast open space in front of it where students of surrounding area would sit and just pass time under the shades of tall trees. Sometimes in groups, sometimes in pair, the area is never out of people especially in the afternoon. I remember sitting in the grasses with my friends......



It ;ooks a lot different now. The tall trees are gone, or say they trimmed it. Maybe just to save them from strong typhoons during this time of the year. It's okay.

Then they came up with this very interesting idea, a pathway in the center leading to the front steps of the capitol. Lavit. Lavit. Very Majestic......






They call it AGUEDO AGBAYANI PARK.



Agbayani is a political clan
in the Philippines and they are still well loved by the people.
There are a lot of reasons of proofs why I guess...............
Of course, my photo-loving friend took advantage of it.





Just wanna leave you with a quick trivia before I end this post.
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The name PANGASINAN
----came from the local term pang-ASINAN or panga-sinan which
means a place where SALT is made and is therefore bounty.

It is until this day,
along with bagoong and Bangus,
one of the main products
of the province.

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...and when I said they are trying to paint the town yellow? Even the private sector
seem to be very cooperative.



Everything is just bright, and so I'm sure is the future of this GREAT Province.