FILING OF COC. Incumbent Gov. Ramon Guico III shows his Certificate of Candidacy at the Comelec Provincial Office in Dagupan City, Pangasinan on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. He is running for reelection in his second term. | PHOTO: Official Facebook page of Ramon Mon-Mon Guico III
DAGUPAN CITY — Incumbent Pangasinan Gov. Ramon Guico III on Wednesday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for reelection, hoping to continue the projects his administration started in his first term.
Guico said in an interview that many of his administration’s programs are set for mid- and long-term completion.
“We started a lot of projects that we want to continue and even improve,” he said, citing the Pangasinan Link Expressway (PLEX) project with San Miguel Holdings Corp. (SMHC).
The provincial government has signed joint venture and tollway concession agreements with SMHC for the P34-billion 42.76-km expressway project phase one construction.
Funded by SMHC, the project that broke ground last March, will connect the province’s eastern and western parts.
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“We intend to complete PLEX. That’s a commitment from SMHC. It is already at the alignment study and (they are) about to start the road right-of-way acquisition. Simultaneous to that is the planning on the technical aspect of the constructin of PLEX,” Guico said.
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The PLEX phase one has three main sections – the 7-km. stretch from Binalonan to Manaoag, the 11.3-km. stretch from Manaoag to Calasiao, and the 22.1-km. stretch from Calasiao to Lingayen, which will also have a 2.4-km. spur road in Calasiao town.
Once completed within the targeted four- to five-year construction period, the first phase of the expressway is expected to shorten travel time from the TPLEX exit in Binalonan town to Lingayen from 90 minutes to just half an hour or less.
Guico is set to face again former Gov. Amado Espino III whom he beat in previous elections.
Espino, who is yet to file his COC, announced his plan to run for the gubernatorial race in a press conference over the weekend. (PNA)
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