The importance attached to women has been steadily growing and the month of March has been set aside to pay particular tribute to them.

The Pampanga provincial government has lined up activities that would focus on the significant role women play in society and on the issues that are important to them.

This was learned from Josephine Lorenzo of the Provincial Population Office (PPO) who in coordination with the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and the Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) have earmarked specific programs of activities relative to the observance.

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Aurora L Limpin Senior Labor Employment Officer (Facilitator)

The approaching summer vacation of students doesn’t deter the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) from implementing its various programs thus, in response to the long-time “mismatch” problem in the labor market, the Provincial Government of Pampanga in coordination with Provincial Offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Technical Education and Skills Development Administration (TESDA) conducted Career Coaching to some two hundred seventy three (273) students of Sto. Tomas High School and Sta Lucia Academy, both in Sasmuan, Pampanga.

The activity aims to inform the students on the realities in the labor market, providing answers to such questions as What are the courses in demand 5 to 10 years from now? What are the hard to fill positions? How is the supply and demand situation in our present labor force? A series of career coaching is conducted in various municipalities of the province.

With the continuous threat of both natural and man-made disasters, the Pampanga Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) makes sure that barangay officials are ready to effectively and efficiently manage such eventuality.

Thus, last March 2 and 3, the PDCC in joint coordination with the Pinatubo Hazard Urgent Mitigation Project (PHUMP), conducted a two-day orientation for barangay disaster coordinating councils (BDCCs) in eight flood-prone municipalities of the province.

The said orientation of BDCCs, held at the Benigno Aquino Memorial Hall at the Capitol compound, was also in close coordination with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Pampanga Disaster Response Network (PDRN).

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