Manila, Sept. 14 -- Provincial administrator Manuel Luis Jr. of Pangasinan said the Handog ng Pangulo Serbisyong Sapat para sa Lahat service caravan is timely, given the province's declaration of a state of calamity.

Luis, in his speech during the caravan's opening program at the Sison Auditorium here, thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the various national government agencies on behalf of Gov. Ramon Guico III and the residents of Pangasinan.

"This is proof that the bayanihan spirit is alive and that the government is committed to delivering services to the people, especially during crises," he said.

Among the services offered to the Pangasinenses are rice, vegetable seeds and fertilizer distribution by the Department of Agricu...