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Pangasinan- a richly blessed province yet once considered a dragon on a slumber. It has now tremendously transformed and is experiencing economic rebirth. Today, a leading premier province in the North with life and investment thriving, pulsing and full of opportunities. Yet the province is still restless and pushing boundaries ready to thrust into the wave of the future. Going digital is the wave of the future and is considered the missing link that will fully optimized Pangasinan’s vision of economic advancement and development specially in its way of doing business in the government. Pangasinan will never be caught groping in the dark tunnel in this ever changing landscape of digital technology, it has even raise the gear to full throttle to close the gap in achieving its vision of becoming “the best place to invest, work, live and raise a family”. Thus the Provincial Government is staging the 1st Pangasinan Digital ICT Congress as its first step towards, stepping up the

Wednesday was the start of the work week because of the long holidays declared by the National Government. As many people are spending their holidays somewhere else, many chose to stay at home due to bad weather. Upon return to my beloved province,  there was a new project waiting for our team. The I love Pangasinan video, we were to gather video clips from interviewees of different people in Pangasinan.  Next our proposed project for the Governor was approved by the Provincial Administrator. Sir Raffy , as he is fondly called is supportive of projects related to information technology. He knows that the society is  going also with the digital shift.  And an event to showcase all of those things like the Pangasinan Digital ICT Fair is ready to roll out. This  event is scheduled on the second week of November at the Capitol Grounds.  And then there are Bloopers along the way.  Urdaneta refused to accept the tons of trash from Baguio City because allegedly the city

Its been awhile since I shared a story on this blog. I had a lot of things going on lately. Got websites to develop, audio-visuals to supervise, a new group in Baguio to launch, a new set of ORM prospects, Region 1  expansion, speaking engagements in Baguio, in Vigan and in Eastern Pangasinan plus of course a major client to monitor. Yeah. I'm not busy after all. :) I did this photo supposedly to join a contest but unfortunately, I can't connect to the internet in our house in Baguio City, so i wasn't able to upload it.  I find it relative to Blogger's new interface. Its improvement is better for bloggers like me. It is better today than it was yesterday and so I am, too. We have a lot of things coming up this September. We are going to launch Baguio DigiPreneur Society and we are so excited about it. Baguio is a highly urbanized city and people are very active and highly intelligent there. I believe Baguio ranks  "Top 9 in the Cities of the Future.&quo

There I was, sitting in front of a newly unboxed Samsung Smart TV during the iBlog7 at Malcolm Theatre in UP Diliman, visualizing how on earth could that exquisitely designed technological breakthrough make its way to Pangasinan. Yes in all honesty, a TV as wonderful as that deserves to be shared. And I would like to share with you a story about sharing this blessing. With those who needed help and those who can benefit most from it. The Public Attorneys Office (PAO) is a government agency which provides FREE legal services to indigent members of the populace. In Region 1, (composed of the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan) there are very few lawyers in every PAO district and there is a shortage of lawyers. Every household in the Philippines has at least one legal concern. From erroneous birth registrations, land disputes, legal domestic issues, labor concerns to any imaginable legal issue that needs to be addressed. And with a very few public lawyers to

Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. awarded start-up assistance worth P820,000 to various women’s groups and small-scale industries under the Livelihood Assistance Program of the Provincial Government last March 9 at the Governor’s Office inside the Capitol Building. Gov. Espino said this now brings the total amount of loan releases facilitated by the province to P18M worth of livelihood assistance to women’s groups and corporations. According to Ellsworth Gonzales, livelihood assistance program head of the Provincial Population Office, the goal of the program is to give assistance, like loans, as a startup capital for small-scale industries (SSI). This augmentation measure will in turn generate additional income and employment that will give the beneficiaries of additional purchasing power for better access to basic commodities like food, clothing, shelter and education. Gonzales also added that they are usually targeting women’s groups to translate

Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. has expressed his full support to Pangasinan Athletes on their journey to the upcoming Ilocos Region Athletic Association 2011 (IRAA) during an interview at the Governor’s Office last March 9. Espino cited that he rehabilitated the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center to further enhance its facilities and serve not only as local but also as international venues, even as he noted that sports and youth development are among his top priorities as the chief executive of the province. “We want to be number 1 as we want to compete in the national level,” Espino added even as he urged them to do their best as they will represent Pangasinan. Espino recalled that for the past 11 years, Ilocos Norte holds the championship crown while Pangasinan contingents landed on 3 rd or 4 th slot only. He added that Pangasinan contingents were sent to Nueva Ecija for a tune-up game as part of their intensive training. Another tune-up games were held at NRSCC

Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. and wife Priscilla will lead provincial government's department heads, chiefs of hospitals and some employees to the first ever Danggoan cultural and musical show entitled: "Asin ed Asinan" to promote culture and arts of Pangasinan. Asin ed Asinan is a full theatrical production in Pangasinan to be staged at the elegant Sison Auditorium on February 9-11. The 'Danggoan na Pangasinan' is a group of government officials that plans, creates and carries out programs that promote Pangasinan culture and arts . Danggoan is a Pangasinan word which means stage. Mr. Raul "Insyong" Tamayo incharge of the production said "this is the first- ever full length cultural show and musical that is produced by the Provincial Government." "Asin ed Asinan the musical, is a fusion of pure Pangasinan culture and cultures of Spanish, American and Chinese which influenced how Pangasinenses came to be," narrates Tamayo. The play

In its effort to instill "culture of excellence" among the provincial employees, the provincial government thru the Human Resource Management and Development Office (HRMDO) has started conducting series of Orientation and Values Development Seminar among its workforce. Janet Asis, HRMDO Officer-in-Charge, said that this program is a follow-up strategy of the provincial government to attain the needed reform for a stronger and united Team Pangasinan to improve and enhance public service. She said that after the "culture of change" that Governor Espino instituted in his first term in 2007, comes an intensified strategy to accomplish the vision and mission of the provincial government which is to make Pangasinan the best place to invest, work, live and raise a family and to transform it as the "number one province" in the country. Asis said the Governor has included among his priority thrusts the improvement of the province's human infrastructure aspect.

The provincial government thru the Provincial Population Office has released a total of P512,000 worth of checks yesterday, January 20, to six women associations and cooperatives from various towns in Pangasinan under its Livelihood Assistance Program. Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., who led the distribution, encouraged the beneficiaries to use the money wisely and make their associations and cooperatives prosper. Meanwhile, Luzviminda Muego, Provincial Population Officer and Livelihood Assistance Program head, said that the loan assistance aims to assists various women groups and cooperatives in the province to become more self-sufficient thru commodity trading, farm inputs and cooperative relending. Muego said that the successful implementation of the program has propelled the provincial government to further intensify the project so that more beneficiaries can avail of the loan assistance which offers minimal interest rate per annum. “So far, our beneficiaries have good c

It all started with a tiny lump just above her right breast in 2005. The size of a ‘ munggo ’ bean. It wasn’t even painful. It was in fact negligible. So she ignored it. Priscilla De Vera Ordas, or Precy is busy with her career as OIC of Avon City Enterprises in San Fernando City, La Union for ten years since 1983. Then she transferred to North Ilocandia Lending Inc. (NILI) also in San Fernando City from 1996 to 2009 doubling as OIC and Secretary. After a year of having that mysterious lump in her chest, it has grown a bit bigger, she noticed that it was like the size of a tamarind seed . That lump seems to move around her breast, sometimes its near the center, sometimes she could feel it farther up her breast. From left to right breast So she went to her Gynecologist in La Union. She was told to undergo biopsy to test whether that lump is benign or malignant. After the test which took about two hours, she was cleared. Doctor said the lump contains nothing but water. “

Mayor Benjamin S. Lim of Dagupan City is inclined to adopt the rope frame cage technology to take the place of fishpens after discussing with Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 1 Director Nestor D. Domenden recently aabout environment-friendly fish structures suited for the rivers here. Domenden, in his media presentation, recommended to Lim the rope frame cage technology as a replacement to the fishpen, which causes siltation in the river. “Ito po yung bagong modification ng materyales na ginagamit sa paggawa ng fish cage. Hindi katulad ng bakal at high density pvc pipe na kung na-expose sa malalaking alon ay napuputol at napipilipit,” said Domenden. He said that the technology is very flexible. “Pinapalutang lang floats na nakadikit sa angkla na connected sa rope. This is highly recommended sa malalalim na lugar ng ilog o dagat at malalakas ang current lalo na sa mga ilog na may more than 3 meters deep upang magkar

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has urged the public to bring out their coins and use them. Beta Cervantes, BSP deputy director for Dagupan branch, said the problem on lack of coins would slowly ease out as the bank is poised to issue an ample amount of coins this year. Cervantes said the circulation of the coins stops at a certain level as these are kept in piggy banks and in church donation boxes. She reiterated the need for coins and their importance in the market, primary of which is for business operators to be able to give the exact amount of change to consumers. “Nananawagan kami sa publiko na ilabas ang kanilang mga barya at huwag itago para magamit at mag-circulate,” she explained. Cervantes said coins are in demand in Visayas and Mindanao where automatic water machines need a peso coin to vend drinking water. (Venus H. Sarmiento)

The Population Technical Working Group from Nueva Vizcaya visited Pangasinan to observe the best practices of the provincial government that has recently paved the way for the province’s overwhelming success in terms of program implementation. Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. welcomed the group as he urged them to also share with Pangasinan the best practices of their province. The 14-man delegation, composed of two of their provincial board members and some department heads of their province, paid a courtesy call on Governor Espino last January 20, were strongly amazed to see the beautiful sights inside and around the Capitol even as they expressed admiration over the numerous accomplishments of the province specifically on health and population program. After the courtesy call, the group was treated with a mini-tour within the Capitol compound and immediately went to the Capitol Resort Hotel for a short program dubbed Sharing of Local Policies/Practices on Population Man

The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office urges all mothers to be healthy and wise by giving their children brain power through the use of iodized salt. This advisory which includes pregnant women and lactating mothers was made as part of the health department’s information campaign in line with the celebration of the Goiter Awareness Week (GAW) on January 23 to 29. Provincial Health Officer Anna De Guzman said the weeklong celebration includes an intensified information campaign for the promotion of the salt iodization program and the “Patak sa Asin sa Market & Warehouses” program where the rural health units in the province conduct household and market salt testing. The activity also coincides with the celebration’s theme “ Iwas Goiter ni Mommy, Lusog Isip ni Baby,” De Guzman said. The health department’s campaign aims to inform mothers that iodine deficiency disorders pose a serious problem especially to pregnant women. De Guzman said pregnant women who become afflicted with goit