PESO holds ‘Special Jobs Fair’

LINGAYEN–The provincial government, through its Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO), conducted a Special Jobs Fair for engineers, and construction and industrial workers at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center last January 18.

Of the 278 applicants from all over the province, some 188 passed the initial interview and will advance to a final interview.

One of the major development thrusts of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr.  is to create more jobs and income opportunities for Pangasinenses and lessen unemployment rate in the province.

According to PESO chief Alex F. Ferrer, they invited three local companies, namely: Hanjin Heavy Industries; TIPCO Trust International Paper Corporation; and Fiber Sorting Inc. (FSI) and September Star, Inc., an overseas placement agency, for this month’s special jobs fair.

“Itong mga companies na ‘to, tinitignan muna natin iyong mga vacancies nila saka natin sila iniimbitahan to make sure na marami silang ma-accomodate na mga applicants natin dito sa probinsiya,” Ferrer said.

He also said PESO will now be conducting monthly jobs fair.

He noted that this month’s jobs fair, like last month’s which was for nurses, are targeted for specific job category.

“Napansin niyo hindi masyadong maraming applicants dahil focused jobs fair ito, naka-specific job categories na tayo para mas marami ang matatanggap,” he added.

The job fair scheduled for February will be for hotel and restaurant personnel.

Meanwhile, Ferrer lauded municipal mayors and some local media institutions for helping disseminate information regarding the PESO’s projects and programs, highlighting their major role in achieving the PESO’s objectives. (PIO)

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More women’s groups get livelihood assistance from provincial gov’t

SIX more women associations and cooperatives in various towns in Pangasinan received a total of P512,000 in financial assistance last January 20 as part of the provincial government’s Livelihood Assistance Program.

Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., who led the distribution of the checks, called on the beneficiaries to use the money wisely and make their associations and cooperatives prosper.

Meanwhile, Luzviminda Muego, Provincial Population Officer who is in charge of the Livelihood Assistance Program, said the loan assistance is primarily aimed at helping women groups become self-sufficient through commodity trading, farm inputs and cooperative relending.

“So far, our beneficiaries have good credit standing that’s why the Governor is keen to continue and to intensify the program to cater to the needs of more women associations as well as cooperatives in the province,” Muego added.

The recipients of the 7th batch of livelihood assistance for 2010 are as Sampaguita SEA-K (Bocboc East, Aguilar), CBN Women’s Association (Mangatarem), Batakil Credit Cooperative (Pozorrubio), Cauayan Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Umingan), and Lipay Rice Producers Cooperative (Umingan). (PIO)

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Nueva Vizcaya team visits Pangasinan

THE Population Technical Working Group of Nueva Vizcaya visited Pangasinan last week to observe the best practices of the provincial government which have been key in the success of its program implementation

The 14-man delegation, composed of two of their provincial board members and department heads, learned about the accomplishments of the province on its health and population program.

Luzviminda Muego, Provincial Population Officer, presented to the visiting group how the focus on the population management program has been redirected from mere family planning to population development with the integration of youth development, livelihood and women empowerment.

The group also paid a courtesy call to Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. and later given a tour around the provincial capitol and the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital in San Carlos City. (PIO)

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