FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER. The Department of Agrarian Reform partners with different agencies to link the products of the agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) to the needs of the agencies through the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), an inter-agency government program initiated by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger. As of 2022, seven ARBOs have sold a total of PHP263 million worth of agri-products. (Photo courtesy of DAR Pangasinan) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Seven agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) in the province of Pangasinan have sold PHP263 million worth of agricultural products since 2020 through the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), an inter-agency government program initiated by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH). In an interview on Monday, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Pangasinan provincial information officer Zarena Ann Amado said the program that was renamed EPAHP in 2019 from i
LABOR INSPECTION. Labor inspectors check an establishment's compliance with labor standards in the Ilocos Region in this undated photo. Evelyn Ramos, regional director of DOLE, said Thursday at least 10 labor inspectors have been deployed in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur to conduct inspections from March to April 2022. (Photo courtesy of DOLE-Region 1) LAOAG CITY - At least 10 labor inspectors are currently making the rounds in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur to ensure employers are fully complying with labor standards. Regional Director, Atty. Evelyn Ramos confirmed this on Thursday as she reported that around 800 establishments are being targeted for the inspection from March to April, this year. "For 2022, DOLE Regional Office 1 targets to inspect a total of 2,280 establishments regionwide," said Ramos in response to an administrative order signed by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to resume labor inspections nationwide. Under the guidelines, the department's labor i
THANKSGIVING. Pangasinenses attend a "Simbang Gabi" (night mass) in front of the Pangasinan Provincial Capitol in celebration of the Yuletide season. The province and its people are bouncing back amid the lingering Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Province of Pangasinan) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Tourism and economy in the province of Pangasinan, as well as its people, generally are bouncing back amid the continuous battle against the pandemic. "Compared to last Christmas that was full of sadness because of the pandemic, this year, we can already feel the reviving of joy and gladness in the province due to the discipline, sacrifice, and unity of the people against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)," Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino III said in his video message posted over the weekend. The number of Covid-19 cases in Pangasinan is now down to 46 active cases as of December 20. The daily average infection rate is now at five compared to the 435 daily last Se