11-STOREY GOVERNMENT CENTER TO RISE IN PANGASINAN

February 22, 2025 Provincial

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan

Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III proudly said that the Province of Pangasinan will soon be a Singapore of the North once the 11-storey government center or tower will rise. In a ground breaking ceremony on February 20, 2025
for the 1st phase of said infrastructure project, Guico together with Vice-Governor Mark Ronald DG. Lambino and
members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan led other officials and employees and laying the time capsule at the area of the construction site.

According to Lambino, historic initiative marks the fruition of two years of planning, collaboration and consultation among experts, aimed at positioning Pangasinan as a leading province of growth and progress. The Vice-Governor said that the construction of the 11- storey building is alongside the building of a 1,500 seating capacity convention center where it’s groundbreaking rit s were also done earlier. The tital cost of the construction of the said facilities is P2 billion. Guico admitted they met many challenges when the design of the building and as being done especially when soil testing and analysis was conducted. He said the design was again reviewed and
adjustments were done.

The provincial government also has to consult construction engineers to ensure the integrity and safety of the building. He said this took time in finalizing the appropriate design and the bidding of the phase 1 of the project. “In the construction phase, there will be more challenges that we will be facing expecting and there will be more challenges that we will not be expecting,” the governor said. The cost of the phase 1 of the construction of the government center will be at P30 million. Guico said that it is being targeted to be done in a year.