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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