THE noted increasing mismatch of workers’ skills and available jobs continued to be apparent in the last job fairs in the region. Some 1,712 jobseekers have applied during the grand job fair of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 1 in observance of the Labor Day last May…

OWNING a paraw presents two opportunities for livelihood for 50 fishermen in Alaminos City who were beneficiaries of the Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program from the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment. Such is the situation today for fifty-year-old Danilo Palecpec, Sr. who is thrilled by…

THE economy of Region I accelerated by 8.4 percent in 2016 from 5.4 percent in 2015.  The faster performance of the region’s economy in 2016 was due to the accelerated growths in the Industry and Services sectors. Services contributed the largest share in the region’s output in 2016 at 51.2…

STA. BARBARA — Farmers associations in 35 towns received farm mechanization equipment from the Department of Agriculture and the provincial government to boost their farm production. Gov. Amado Espino III and Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim, Jr. led the distribution of 177 shallow tube wells and four tractors to the farmers groups…

THIS year’s Labor Day celebration in Region 1 will be highlighted by job and business fairs, the Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office No. I (DOLE-RO1) said. Regional Director Nathaniel Lacambra said the labor agency will adopt the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK), a collaboration with the Department of Trade and…

SENATOR Grace Poe was in town to grace the opening of the 2017 Mango and Bamboo Festival in San Carlos City last week. Poe together with Mayor Bogs Resuello officially opened the weeklong festival through the ribbon cutting of the agri-livestock exhibit and plaza fiesta village exhibit. The senator said…

“AS MOST CITIZEN-FRIENDLY TOWN” VILLASIS—Even before the Department of Trade’s officially launched a micro-lending program this month to counter the “5-6” underground lending scheme that victimizes lowly vendors, this town has already launched its own program by offering loans to market vendors at zero interest. Mayor Nonato Abrenica launched his…

BALON DAGUPAN NEWS DAGUPAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the city government is giving at least 100 foodkarts to 4Ps beneficiaries under the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the government for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The first 25 of the…

TRADE and commerce as well as travel between Pangasinan and Cagayan Valley will be boosted further with the establishment of Road Master Transport terminal on Barangay Mayombo. The city council, in its draft resolution No. R-5466, authored by Councilor Alvin Coquia, interposed no objection to the application of Road Master…