It’s not often that one would hear Pangasinan Governor Victor Agbayani revealing his dismay with the national government, especially with reporters around. He is perceived to be always playing it safe, lest he ruffles some feathers and the province suffer in the process. It’s still politics that dominate the games in the country after all.
But last Thursday (January 12), he told a few newsmen who paid him a visit that local governments are getting confused with the national government’s unstable political situation, and that this affects the implementation of development programs.
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From the agricultural fields of Villasis come the long, purple eggplant with which the town wants to be known far and wide, even land a slot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
On Wednesday, the townsfolk, led by the local officials, held the Talong Festival, lining up the town’s main highway with a 500-meter long grill on which 3,000 kilos or more than 20,000 pieces of talong were simultaneously cooked.
Mayor Nonato Abrenica said the festival was a “dry run” for a much bigger activity being planned for next year when the town will try to break or make a record in the Guinness Records.
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