Celeste to Orbos: You’re a Copy Cat!

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

SUAL, Pangasinan – Former congressman and mayoralty candidate of this burgeoning coastal town hit former Executive Secretary Oscar Orbos about his plan to create Project Boracay de Pangasinan Coastal Highway where its stretches from the towns of Infanta, Dasol, Burgos, Agno, Bani, and Bolinao.

The project, according to Orbos, will create more than 100,000 tourism related jobs to the people of the mentioned municipalities.

“May proposal nga kami. Gaya gaya na lang siya. Basta kung ano na ang sinasabi ni Orbos. Noong kalakasan niya hindi niya ginawa pero noong nakita niya (na) nangyayari sa  amin ngayon sasabihin niya siya na ang author, kalukuhan!" reacted to this writer by Celeste when he heard the pronouncement in the social media of former Congressman Orbos.

CANDIDATES. Former Department of Transportation Secretary Oscar Orbos (left photo) and former First District Rep. Jesus Celeste. Orbos makes a congressional comeback on the nine towns and one city’s district used to be reigned by Celeste for nine years. The latter runs for the May 9, 2021 election on the mayoralty post of Sual, Pangasinan.

Orbos is gunning for the congressional seat of the nine towns and one city’s district in the May 9, 2021 election. He is pitted with Celeste’s younger brother Art -- who liked Orbos makes a comeback to the congressional seat of the district.

After he filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) for the national elective position, Orbos has been seen in and out of the social media aggressively promoting his projects for the district like the Sual-Bugallon-Villasis Tarlac- Pangasinan-La Union Expressway, Sual International Airport, Sual Seaport and Logistic Center, Integrated Water System, Bolinao Mainland to Santiago Island Bridge, and Western Pangasinan Medical Center in Alaminos City.

“Ang proyektong ito ay nagawan na ni Cong. Oscar Orbos ng legal at financial framework na ibinase sa mga lugar na nagpatupad na ng katulad na proyekto kaya't makasisiguro tayo na ito ay subok na,” read in Pilipino by the caption he put under the poster of each of the projects he posted at Facebook with his name.

In the December 30, 2017 issue of this newspaper, it featured the plan of First District Rep. Celeste about the billions of pesos’ national highway at the coastal areas to amplify tourism that he shepherded in the national budget after he consulted with municipal and village officials in those towns.

“Pristine beaches, golden shorelines, lush vegetation, million years old Hundred Islands, clear turquoise water from falls, Renaissance-style black coral stones made church, breathtaking caves, and other gems are the draws of the nine towns and a city’s Western Pangasinan that made its tireless congressman moves heaven and earth to lobby for billions of pesos funding from the national government to maximize the potentials of the areas,” excerpt of the article written by Mortz C. Ortigoza and titled Celeste Spikes Tourism in District with Billions".

This mayorship bet of this town cited that the vaunted national artery that snake near the seashores materialized because of the collaboration and cooperation of the Departments of Public Works & Highways, Tourism, Environment & Natural Resources, and Philippine Tourism Authority.

Press report in 2017 said that public work activities for that tourism endeavors had already billowed at the coastal areas of rustic town Bolinao and Alaminos City.

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