PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE
October 3, 2008

Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. and Ambassador Alistair MacDonald of the European Commission share light moments during the opening of the two-day Pangasinan Health Summit held on September 25-26 at Oxford Hotel in Clark, Pampanga. The EC has donated Php 140 million grant to the province of Pangasinan to boost its health development programs. Pangasinan is one of the country’s 16 provinces that benefitted from the P3 billion grant under the EC’s Health Sector Policy Programme in support to the Department of Health’s FOURmula One for Health. (PIO Photo by Bob Sison/PIO)

PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE
October 3, 2008

Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. and Ambassador Alistair MacDonald of the European Commission share light moments during the opening of the two-day Pangasinan Health Summit held on September 25-26 at Oxford Hotel in Clark, Pampanga. The EC has donated Php 140 million grant to the province of Pangasinan to boost its health development programs. Pangasinan is one of the country’s 16 provinces that benefitted from the P3 billion grant under the EC’s Health Sector Policy Programme in support to the Department of Health’s FOURmula One for Health. (PIO Photo by Bob Sison/PIO)

PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE
October 3, 2008

Gov. Amado T. Espino welcomes the delegates of the European Commission (EC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Pangasinan mayors, vice mayors, Sangguniang Bayan’s chairman on health, municipal health officers, non-government organizations (NGOs) and other health stakeholders during the opening of the 3-day 2nd Pangasinan Health Summit held last September 25-27 at Oxford Hotel in Clark, Pampanga. Looking on are (from left) Dr. Aye Aye Thwin of the USAID, Vice Gov. MArlyn Primicias-Agabas, EC Ambassador Alistair MacDonald, Dr. John Cardona, Team Leader of USAID delegates, and Binalonan Mayor Ramon Guico, national president of the League of Mayors of the Philippines (LMP). (Photo by Bob Sison/PIO)

PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE
October 3, 2008

PAGSUGPO SA KRIMINALIDAD AT MAPANATILING MAAYOS AT TAHIMIK ANG PANGASINAN ITO ANG NAGING HAMON NI PANGASINAN GOVERNOR AMADO ESPINO JR SA BAGONG UPONG PNP PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR.

ISINAGAWA KANINANG UMAGA ANG TURN OVER COMMAND CEREMONY SA PANGASINAN PROVINCIAL POLICE OFFICE.MATAPOS ANG MAHIGIT ISANG TAONG PANUNUNGKULAN NI PSR/SUPT ISAGANI NEREZ BILANG PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR SI PSR/SUPT PERCIVAL BARBA ANG PUMALIT SA PWESTO.SI BARBA AY GRADUATE NG PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY TAONG 1982 NAGMULA SA CAMP CRAME SA

DIRECTORATE FOR PLANS.

BUO NAMAN ANG LOOB NI GOVERNOR ESPINO SA BAGONG PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR NA SI BARBA DAHIL NAPATUNAYAN NA RIN NITO ANG KANYANG GALING AT KATAPATAN SA SERBISYO HABANG AKTIBO PA ANG GOBERNADOR SA MILITARY SERVICE SA ANGELES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMAND AT NARCOTICS COMMAND SA REGION 3.

NANGAKO NAMAN SI BARBA NA HINDI MABIBIGO ANG GOBERNADOR SA PAGPILI SA KANYA AT LALONG PAIIGTINGIN PA ANG PAGSUGPO NG KRIMINALIDAD SA LALAWIGAN MALUTAS ANG ILLEGAL DRUGS AT MAGKAROON NG PAGBABAGO.
SA NGAYON BAGONG HAMON NAMAN ANG SUSUUNGIN ANG IBINIGAY NA POSISYON KAY OUTGOING PROVINACIAL DIRECTOR ISAGANI NEREZ KUNG SAAN SIYA NAMAN AY MAGIGING NCR CHIEF NG CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION GROUP O CIDG. (PIO/Janice Doria)

PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE
October 2, 2008

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently celebrated its 108th Anniversary with the theme; Republic Service: Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Panahon ng Paghahamon.

Highlighting the month-long affair were various activities which includes Quiz Bee, Open House and the Visitation of CSC provincial Director John Rivera to the different offices in Western Pangasinan.

Out of the ten team participants for the quiz bee, Pangasinan State University (PSU) team emerged winner while Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) and LGU San Fabian placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. The questionnaires were about CSC’s existing procedures, rules and regulations.

A trophy and cash prizes which ranges from P3,000.00; P2,000.00 and P1,000.00 were awarded to each winning team which composes of two individuals.

On the other hand, the open house activity was aimed at showcasing the newly-built CSC-office located opposite the finance building where Council of Personnel Officers (CPO) later conducted their meeting and discussions.

The Open House was graced by Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan who represented the governor.

In his speech Baraan disclosed that public service is a very noble time and call. It is some kind of a calling that is based not in terms of monetary compensation but in terms of self-fulfillment.

Likewise, he encouraged to live a modest life and to look at public service as public trust.

“Give your best for whatever compensation you may be getting for somewhere along the way, you will be rewarded. Whatever you sow, you will reap for if you do something good, something good will happen to you. Just keep on working and do your best and don’t think of the return for it will come”, he further said. (PIO/Chona C. Bugayong)

36,627 Health Cards ready for Distribution

PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE
October 2, 2008

The provincial government is all set to distribute another 36,627 PhilHealth cards for the indigent families of Pangasinan from the third class municipalities.

The new batch of cards is in addition to the 26,005 PhilHealth IDs distributed by year end of 2007 covering the fourth and fifth class municipalities.

As of September 22, 2008 the provincial government has already enrolled 84,088.

“The governor wants the distribution to be made earlier but due to the huge volume of card production from Pangasinan, the printing machine of PhilHealth bogged down,” Provincial Population Officer Luzviminda N. Muego said.

“This is the first time that the province has enrolled a large volume of indigents,” she said.

Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. wants to enroll all indigent families of Pangasinan to PhilHealth to provide them ready access to public hospitals for free.

The governor is also renovating all the 14 government hospitals in Pangasinan to provide quality health care for all the people of the province especially the indigents.

Mrs. Muego explained that the true economic status of indigents was identified through the Living Standard Survey (LSS) designed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the province of Pangasinan.

Scheduled to receive the PhilHealth IDs in the first district are: Bani, Bolinao, Dasol, Mabini, Sual; in second district: Aguilar, Binmaley, Bugallon, Lingayen, Mangatarem; third district: Bayambang, Calasiao, Malasiqui, Sta. Barbara; fourth district: Mangaldan, Manaoag, San Fabian, San Jacinto; fifth district: Laoac, Pozorrubio, Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan,; sixth district: San Manuel, Asingan, Balungao, Sta. Maria and San Nicolas.

It can be recalled that during the first Pangasinan Health Summit, European Community Ambassador Alistair MacDonald lauded Gov. Espino for enrolling the indigents to PhilHealth which he described as “the best way to reach out the needy which gives them a great privilege to have a free access to quality health care services and facilities.”

Likewise, USAID Philippines Office of Health Chief Aye Aye Thwin also commended the provincial government “for providing health services to the poor by enrolling indigents in the National Health Insurance Program, at the same time investing in hospital upgrades to make available to these clients quality medical care.”

PhilHealth assured that another batch of PhilHealth IDs will be released this week. (PIO/Ninia F. Nicolas)

PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE
October 3, 2008

The provincial government joins the nationwide celebration of the 19th National Statistics Month (NSM) for the whole month of October with lots of exciting and meaningful activities in store.

Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. created the Provincial Steering Committee through Executive Order No. 0040-2008 to formulate and ensure the success of statistical activities in the province with Board Member Danilo B. Dizon as its chairman.

This year’s theme "Demand-Driven Statistics: Key to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development," focus on the use of statistics in guiding, developing and growing the business of the entrepreneurs specially the micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Provincial Administrator Raffy Baraan, who represented Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. in the opening ceremony at Lingayen I, Central School in Lingayen, said that based on statistics “there are more small business in the Philippines that are really sustaining our economy.”

Mr. Baraan further urged the National Statistics Office (NSO) to translate surveyed data into useful informations.

On his message to the high school students, he encouraged them to study harder and be the best of what they can be now because “we are living in a very competitive world where there is no room for mediocrity.”

Likewise, Alaminos Credit Cooperative, Inc. President and businesswoman Clarita Fajardo encouraged the students to try business also aside from nursing and care giving course.
Based on Statistics, 55% of the work force is hired by the SMEs while big industries only hired 2.98%. This means that there are more jobs in SMEs.

Meanwhile, the education sector also expressed their earnest support to the NSM activities as DepEd officials issued a memorandum mandating all private and public elementary and secondary schools to integrate NSM celebration in one of their lessons for the whole month of October to instill awareness among the youth of the value of statistics.

Various contests will also be held to engage these students to NSM activities such as: oratorical, poster-slogan making and essay writing and statistical quiz.

Other activities in line are: advocacy forum, online business name registration and one on one business counseling on October 16 at the City Auditorium and AVR City Hall of Alaminos City; kite making and flying contest at the Lucap Wharf, Alaminos City on October 25 at 8 a.m, while the closing and awarding ceremony will be on October 29 in Alaminos City.

The provincial steering committee is co-chaired by Mr. Dante L. Pescador of National Statistics Office (NSO) with the following member agency: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Dagupan, BAS, DOST, TESDA, PNP, PPDO, PPO, PIO, APSCU, PEDPF, LGUs, DepEd Pang I, II, Dagupan City, San Carlos City, Alaminos and Urdaneta City. (PIO/Ninia F. Nicolas)