ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — The city government here is set to provide jobs for 410 students from poor families this summer through the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

According to Adelina Deocales, Public Employment Services Office (PESO) manager, the SPES beneficiaries will be assigned to the different offices in the city government, in barangays and in private companies. Of the total summer job slots, 350 applicants will be doled out in the city government offices and in the villages. (Franco G. Regala)

Live Streaming

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The province of Pangasinan, which hosts the Palarong Pambansa 2012 from May 6-12, will go on live streaming so the people could have an immediate up date on different games.

Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. said that viewers and reporters need not go to the four venues of the Palaro to watch the games as everything can be viewed in one place at real time through live streaming.

“This is another first in the history of Palarong Pambansa,” Espino said during a press conference to launch the province’s triple summer treat which includes Pangasinan Day, Pista’y Dayat (Sea Festival), and the Palaro. (Liezle Basa Iñigo)

Subic Relief

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — A relief operation was spearheaded by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) that distributed relief goods to some 235 families who were recently displaced in Cawag, Subic when the land they were occupying was claimed by a private corporation.

With the SBMA Public Relations Department in the forefront, the relief operation provided foodstuffs for the former settlers of Sitio Agusuhin, who have now temporarily camped out along the road going to the Hanjin shipbuilding facility. T

he relief goods given by the SBMA included rice, sugar, coffee, milk, canned goods, and instant noodles. Representatives from Hanjin also joined the relief operation and handed out some construction materials to help the displaced residents in building their shelter. (Jonas Reyes)

Biking Major

CAMP GEN. PANTALEON GARCIA, IMUS, Cavite — Chief Inspector Romulo C. Dimaya will trek by bicycle the parish churches in Cavite’s 23 cities and towns on Maundy Thursday to meditate and pray for peace and speedy recovery of his sickly military man-uncle.

Dimaya is set to bike on the long and winding road of the coastal province starting at dawn today for the traditional Visita Iglesia (Church Visits). He is one of the ace officers of the Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) being the public information officer and chief of the Mobile Patrol Group.

“I’ll be biking this time for Visita Iglesia (Church Visits) in Cavite as a sacrifice or reparation for Christ’s sufferings and to ask for forgiveness and pray for peace and my beloved uncle who is now in the hospital,” said Dimaya. (Anthony Giron)

Best Implementor

BALANGA CITY, Bataan — For second time, Barangay Cataning under chairman Benjie Meriño bagged the city’s Kasama Ani sa Barangay” (KAANIB) “Best Implementor” award. Meriño said that from the initial 500 square meters, the barangay expanded the farm area to 2,000 square meters planted with different vegetables like talong, sitaw, okra, kalabasa, and kamatis.

Meriño, president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) here, said they are eyeing other idle lots for the vegetable planting program to increase vegetable farming lots to 6,000 square meters. (Mar T. Supnad)