Mission: To make Pangasinan, Number 1
The dawning of the Golden Age for Pangasinan has reintroduced the prominence of the province in National and Regional award-giving bodies. It has likewise repositioned Pangasinan as one among the top provinces in the country whose good practices in terms of developmental governance are worth emulating.
Aside from the countless visitors (including high ranking national government officials and foreigners), balikbayans, common folk, and government employees who are one in saying that Pangasinan has indeed undergone complete metamorphosis in terms of physical manifestations, numerous groups and offices tasked to gather and analyze data and outputs of organizations and local government units have distinctively recognized Pangasinan to be leading other provinces in various fields. Among the more illustrious recognitions and awards given to Pangasinan recently are the following:
National and Regional Hall of Fame Awards
- National Rice Achiever’s Award (CYs 2015, 2014, 2013)
- National Best PESO (1st class province category) (CYs 2014, 2013, 2012)
- Best Performing Province in Region I based on Local Governance on Performance Management System (LGPMS) (CYs 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Best Project Implementer in Region I under the Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) (CYs 2010, 2011, 2012)
- LGU Best Practices-Project Level (CYs 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Best LGU MDG Project Implementer under the Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) (CYs 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Likas Yaman Award (CYs 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Best in National Statistics Month Celebration (CYs 2008, 2009, 2010)
- Best LGU- Coastal Resource Management Program Implementer (CYs 2008, 2009, 2010)
NATIONAL AWARDS & CITATIONS
- Western Pangasinan District Hospital – National Champion for the “Infant Young Child Breastfeeding Project” of DOH – 2012
- 4th Best Performing Provinces in the country based on LGPMS – 2011
- 5th Best Performing Provinces in the country based in LGPMS – 2010
- Seal of Good Housekeeping – 2011
- National Champion on Garantisadong Pambata – 2009
- 3rd Runner-up – Best Training Center for Dialysis nationwide – Pangasinan Provincial Hospital – 2012
- 3rd Most Outstanding Library of the Philippines – 2012
- Special Citation – Most Business Friendly LGU – 2011 &2012
- Most Outstanding LGU Farmer of the Philippines – 2012
- 2nd Place, National Pearl Award for Best Tourism Practices – 2012
- DSWD National Champion – 2nd National Pag-asa Youth Summit – 2011
- Most Outstanding Provincial Assessor of the Philippines – 2008
- Most Outstanding Accounting Office in the Country – Provincial Level Category – 2009 & 2012
- Outstanding Farmers in the Philippines (TOFARM) – Provincial Level Category – 2012
- Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers’ Award to Provincial Agriculturist– 2014
- ISO-Certified – 2014 for Provincial Health Office, Pangasinan Provincial Hospital, Human Resource Development and Management Office
- LGU-Partner Champion award For regulating the sale and slaughter of female carabaos (riverine buffaloes and crossbreds), Pangasinan was granted by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) – 2014
- Oustanding Local Government Unit Award in the implementation of Credit Surety Fund – 2014
- 3rd Runner-up Government Choral Competition presented by Civil Service Commission – 2014
- 1st runner-up – Pearl Award – tourism event-festival category for its Balitok A Tawir, Pangasinan Culture and Arts Festival entry – 2014
- 2nd runner up – Pearl Award – in the Tourism Month celebration-provincial category – 2014
- National Quality Corn Achievers Award – 2014, 2013
Other Awards
- Gawad Kalasag Exceptional DRRM Service Award 2015
(Region I Champion conferred by the Office of Civil Defense)
- Gawad Pasasalamat sa mga Kabalikat sa Pangisdaan 2015
(Conferred by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources)
- Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) 2015
(Conferred by the Department of Interior and Local Government)
- Agila Award
(Conferred by PhilHealth for being the 2nd highest PhilHealth sponsorship program under the provincial category)
- Cleanest, Safest and Greenest LGU
(Conferred by the Regional Development Council in 2015)
- Most Outstanding Project Monitor
(Conferred by the Regional Development Council in 2015)
- Kabalikat Award (LGU category – provincial level)
(Conferred by TESDA in 2015)
- Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2012
(Region I Champion – Provincial Category)
- First Runner-up, Search for the Cleanest, Safest and Greenest Province in Region I
(CYs 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Best Performing PESO Manager in Region I
(CYs2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- Top PESO Regional Performer
(CYs 2010, 2009, 2011)
- Champion – Best LGU Poverty Reduction Program Implementer
(CYs 2009 & 2010)