DOLE urges parents to join career guidance, coaching

DAGUPAN CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) urged parents to attend career guidance and coaching conducted in schools to learn about labor market information and help address the problem of jobs and skills mismatch.

Engracio Bailon, head of the DOLE-Dagupan Field Office, said that by educating and empowering parents on labor market information, they would be able to direct their children towards careers with high employability after graduation.

“DOLE has high regard to parents as partners in the fight against jobs disparity.They have profound influence in advising and approving the choice of college courses and career decisions of their children,” he said during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of PIA-Pangasinan on Tuesday.

Bailon said that career guidance and coaching is important in order to help students further know their interest and skills, and efficiently guide them in choosing the right careers in order for them to land jobs that they wish to pursue in the future.

Meanwhile, he appealed to parents and graduating high school students to pursue high-demand courses and skills that will assure them of not only a diploma, but would also easily fit them into jobs or entrepreneurship opportunities in the labor market.

Pag-IBIG to employers: Use electronic payment, collection facility

URDANETA CITY – The Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund has informed all employers in Pangasinan that remittance of membership contributions and loan payments using the electronic system of the Fund’s partner-banks is now mandatory.

Crisente Cayabyab, assistant manager of Pag-IBIG’s Treasury Department, said that under Pag-IBIG Circular No. 355, all employers are now required to pay premiums and loans through the Fund’s accredited partner-banks via the Electronic Payment and Collection Facility (EPCF) platform.

“The EPCF platform is an electronic payment system that gives employees a facility to remit their contributions or premiums and short term loan amortizations through the banks with electronic payment channel,” he said during the Fund Coordinators’ Club Meeting held in this city on Thursday.

Through the use of the EPCF platform, employers are assured of accurate recording, faster transactions, payments can be made anytime and anywhere, and it saves time and transportation costs, Cayabyab added.

He said employers can remit their monthly employees and employer monthly counterpart contributions and can pay their employees’ multi-purpose and/or calamity loans amortization using the e-collect platform.

Cayabyab urged employers to start using the EPCF as Pag-IBIG Circular No. 355 shall be strictly implemented starting July 1, 2016 where remittances shall be made only through banks and the Fund shall no longer accept over-the-counter payments.

For inquiries on the EPCF platform, employers and fund coordinators can visit the nearest Pag-IBIG branch office in their area or call the Pag-IBIG hotline: 724-4244 or e-mail Pag-IBIG at publicaffairs@pagibigfund.gov.ph. (PIA-1, Pangasinan)

 

 

SSS relocates three branches in Pangasinan

DAGUPAN CITY -To provide larger space for service facilities and transacting clients, the Social Security System (SSS) has relocated its three branches in the cities of Alaminos, Dagupan and Urdaneta.

Jossie Magana, SSS senior vice president for Luzon Operations Group, said that the relocation of the three branches was certainly a good news for SSS members and employers who can already be served in the new offices that has great improvements in terms of office space and amenities.

The SSS in Alaminos City, which was formerly located at the Montemayor Building, was transferred to the AMA Building along Marcos Avenue with a floor area of 429.48 square meters.

SSS Dagupan Branch transferred to Eastgate Plaza located at the AB Fernandez Avenue. The new office has a floor area measuring 925.27 sq. m. which is larger by over 500 sq. m. from its old office in PhilAm Life Building that has a floor area of 420.22 sq. m.

Likewise, Urdaneta City Branch moved from AAG Building along Alexander Street in Barangay Poblacion to a rent-free location at the CB Mall along McArthur Highway in Barangay Nancayasan. Compared to its previous office area of only 339.80 sq. m., the new office has a larger area measuring 484.53 sq. m.

The three SSS branches are already operational their separate inauguration: Dagupan City on Dec. 15 and Urdaneta City on Dec. 16. The Alaminos branch set its inauguration early this year.

KBP-Pangasinan lauds partners in providing services

DAGUPAN CITY – The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP)-Pangasinan chapter has recognized individuals and organizations which served as its partners in providing services to Pangasinenses.

Media partners, government agencies and local government units were given their certificates of appreciation during the KBP Broadcasters’ Night held last Sunday at the Metroplaza Event Center in this city.

Emmanuel Sibayan, chairman of the KBP-Pangasinan chapter, said that this is the first time where KBP acknowledged the support of its partners which contributed to the successful conduct of the chapter’s activities in the province.  

“KBP-Pangasinan chapter takes an active role in spearheading a regular KBP Forum, journalism seminars, member accreditation, environmental protection through its annual Oplan Broadcastreeing and other socio-civic activities,” he said.

Awarded as media partners were Eva Visperas and Cesar Ramirez (The Philippine Star); Yolanda Sotelo and Gabriel Cardinoza (Philippine Daily Inquirer); Liezle Basa and Jojo Rinoza (Manila Bulletin); Leonardo Micua (Philippine News Agency); USATV; and Venus May Sarmiento (Philippine Information Agency).

Baby Arenas to rivals: I’ll win

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

SAN CARLOS CITY – A socialite lady solon said she would win the May 2016 congressional election despite being challenged by two former congressmen.

FOUNDATION. The local government unit of San Carlos City, Pangasinan represented by Mayor Julier C.Resuello, Vice Mayor Joseres C. Resuello (1^st and 3^rd from left) and members of the Sangguniang Panglungsod (city council) posterity posed with Rep. Rosemarie Arenas at the stage of the Arenas-Resuello Sports Complex at the eve of the 51^st City Foundation Anniversary Celebration last January 1, 2016. Arenas,holding a bouquet of flowers, was the guest of honor. MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA

“I know I am the winner,” quipped by reelectionist Representative Rosemarie “Baby” Arenas of the 3rd District of Pangasinan.
 Arenas, a member of the administration's Liberal Party, welcomes the entry of former congressmen Generoso Tulugan and Eric Acuna in the race because it is part of democracy.

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“I know I am the winner with your help.  Democracy allowed that. Everybody can participate. That is very healthy, maganda iyon na malaman ng tao kung sino talaga ang mahal ng tao. Saka kung ano ang nagawa iyon ang importante”.Acuna served the four towns and a city’s district for two terms in the House of Representatives while Tulagan defeated the former when he was seeking his third try for his last term's reelecton in 1992. Tulagan served the 3rd Congressional District for three terms.
After Tulagan stepped down at the end of his term, Arenas’ daughter Maria Rachel ran for the post against this vote-rich city’s residents lawyer Gallant Soriano, a former Deputy Commissioner Bureau of Custom and Tulagan’s son and namesake Generoso Jr.

Former Pangasinan Congressman Gener Tulagan

In the middle of the campaign period of the 2007 election, this former City Mayor Julian Resuello was gunned down in a fiesta celebration at the public gym here and died later at a Manila hospital.
The murder changed the sentiments of the voters, who rooted earlier for Soriano and Tulagan, who gave their symphaty votes to Arenas, an ally of Resuello and who was with the former mayor and actor Dingdong Dantes during the incident.

P’gasinan is 194% rice sufficient

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

STA.BARBARA – Pangasinan province is 194% rice sufficient, according to the provincial chief of the Pangasinan Research and Experiment Center (PREC) of the Department of Agriculture that is based here.

 Dr. GIlbert Rabara, PREC chief, said that in the three harvest seasons in a year the first, second, and third seasons produced 183,000 metric- ton, 120,000 to 130,000 metric-ton, and 60,000 metric-ton, respectively.
“Oo, so ang self sufficiency natin sa Pangasinan is 194% ibig sabihin iyong 100% kinakain na natin dito sa Pangasinan, iyong 94% iyon na ang contribution natin sa Manila at iyong mga non-farm areas (Yes, our rice self sufficiency is 194%. It means the 100% is for our consumption here while the 94% is our contribution in Manila and other non-farm areas in the Philippines),” he stressed.
He said the huge province is number three in the Philippines in rice production where Nueva Ecija and Isabela occupied the first two ranks.
Meanwhile, the Philippines could not be self-sufficient in rice production in two years because of various factors.
Rabara cited that the spates of calamities, climate change, reduce palay areas, spikes of residential construction are reasons for the elusive desire of the Philippine government to be 100% rice self-sufficient.
“Saka iyong importation hindi nawawala talaga dahil sa buffer. Kasi kailangan talaga malagyan natin ng buffer in case of calamaties nasisira ang pananim natin wala tayong harvest (We need to import to fill up the buffer. The buffer stocks would be a substitute in case calamities destroy our palay harvest),” he stressed.

Mangaldan Mayor forecasts to recoup P2.3M shop in one year

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN – The mayor here projected that the P2.3 million Pasalubong Center (PC) (souvenir shop) she just built can be recouped in one year.

PASALUBONG CENTER. Business has been brisked at the Mangaldan town hall runs Pasalubong Center (souveneir shop) in the town after it opened last December to the public its homegrown products it sells

Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno cited to reporters that in one year since its inception early December last year, the P2.3 mllion building of the PC will be redeemed as buyers in and out of here patronized the homegrown products it sells.

She said customers salivate for tapa (cured beef), longganisa (pork sausage), tocino (bacon) and even the fresh pork produced by this town Triple As slaughter house.

“LGUs should not be only service oriented to the people but see to it that it has income generating projects that could regained it expenses to its other projects,” she stressed.

One of the captive customers, the mayor cited, that make the Center thrives are the employees of the town hall.