A road show was held in Dagupan on Friday to promote the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Clark to international travelers from Northern Philippines. Victor Jose Luciano, president and Chief Executive Officer of Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), which manages the DMIA, said the promotional tour is intended to…

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in partnership with the Lyceum Northwestern University in Dagupan, is offering scholarships for technical-vocational courses. TESDA Deputy Director-General Rogelio Pijuan said 90 percent of the global job market requires skilled workers. “Skilled workers na nagtapos ng vocational o technical training ang kinakailangan…

DAGUPAN Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, one of the most successful women entrepreneurs from Pangasinan, called on the young to have a dream and pursue this. Speaking during the Recognition Day of the PH 722 Malued Baptist Student Center on Saturday, Fernandez said everyone should have a dream since “to dream…

The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in urgent need of qualified applicants for various positions in the King Faisal Hospital and Research Centre. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration-Luzon chief Nonnette Villanueva said the government hospital based in Riyadh is in need of 50 male artificial limb…

CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union–Almost 1,000 applicants are racing to fill the 360 new slots open for the Ilocos Region police force (PRO1). The regional police office said the big number of qualified applicants is an indication that the Philippine National Police (PNP) continues to attract quality personnel.

SAN CARLOS CITY–With a 93.5 percent tax collection performance last year, the City Treasurer’s Office here has been given special commendation by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF). Mayor Julier Resuello, in his state of the city address Wednesday, said Treasurer Arturo Mandapat was cited by the BLGF regional…

DAGUPAN City received 100 scholarships from the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) for hairdressing or cosmetology courses. TESDA Regional Director Washington Agustin turned over the certificates of scholarship to Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez at the city museum last week, during a seminar conducted by noted hairstylist Ricky Reyes,…

STO. TOMAS–The provincial government said it is ready to comply with President Gloria Arroyo’s directive to help create additional jobs by setting aside 1.5 percent of their Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) fund for the hiring of new employees. Governor Amado Espino Jr. said the provincial government would readily…

Local entrepreneurs in Pangasinan and neighboring provinces trooped to Sison town to participate in the Farmers Agricultural Exposition 2009 that opened March 24. The week-long event is a partnership between ABONO Partylist chaired by Engr. Rosendo So and Governor Amado Espino Jr. and the Provincial Government of Pangasinan.

THE Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) has agreed in principle to build a commercial sea port in Pangasinan through a joint venture with the provincial government, which is at the same time mulling the construction of a fishing port in Bolinao. Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan, speaking last Thursday at…