DANCING, GRILLING AND PARTYING TONS, literally, of bangus were cooked at grilling stations lined at the main streets of Dagupan as the city capped the 2012 Bangus Festival on April 30 with the traditional “Kalutan ed Dalan and Street Party.” About six tons of bangus were grilled in more than…
WOMEN REPS WITH MADAME CHEN ZHILI—Members of the Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI) of the Philippine House of Representatives meet with Madame Chen Zhili at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last April 20 during the group’s goodwill visit to China. The women representatives and the Chinese…
WOMEN POWER IN WORLD POLITICS THE lady representatives in Congress, led by 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia, sought to help ease the tension brought about by the stand-off between China and the Philippines over claims on the Scarborough Shoal through women power politics. The Association of Women Legislators Foundation,…
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called on the government and private sector in Pangasinan to push for quality jobs and decent work conditions as the country faces the challenges of a growing number of workers in vulnerable employment, now at 15 million. “Vulnerable workers, as defined by the International…
THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Baguio Regional Office is now accepting first-time applications through the Online Application System (OAS) for the June 30 and July 1, 2012 Nurses Licensure Examination. Applicants can apply through OAS from April 21 to May 17 by going to www.prcbaguio.blogspot.com and click on the link…
LINGAYEN—Provincial scholars from the different campuses of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) took part in the annual youth camp “Doypuay Kalangweran”, Pangasinan for “gathering of the youth”, that coincided with the Pista’s Dayat celebration. Some 382 students under the provincial government’s scholarship fund, camped at the beachfront here from April…
‘ANG TULAY NG PILIPINO’ FLOAT–M. Lhuillier’s “Ang Tulay ng Pilipino” bags the “Best in Float” award during the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City held earlier this year. During the street parade, Lhuillier employees from north-western Luzon were joined by Miss Earth beauties, including Miss Philippines-Earth Athena Mae Imperial, Miss Philippines…
ROSALES—Thanks to its strategic location, this town is emerging as the center for national government satellite offices intended to serve northern Luzon. Last week, the Office of the Ombudsman inaugurated an office in Barangay Carmay here, following the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) that opened a center last…
ROSALES—More jobseekers now prefer local placements instead of higher paying overseas jobs. This trend was not lost to DOLE Regional Director Grace Y. Ursua who said most applicants who came to the jobs fair led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 1 at the SM City Rosales…
THE Nippon Skilled Volunteers Association (NISVA) of Japan recently donated sewing machines in support of Dagupan’s livelihood projects, one of which is being managed by the Pugaro Sewers Association. Represented by Shinji Okumura, NISVA turned over to Mayor Benjamin S. Lim last May 2 one unit of Singer 311 four…
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