PWDs Wanted In Online Jobs

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Several agencies in this province working hand-in-hand in sourcing out employment and livelihood opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWD) announced recently that there are promising careers for the physically-challenged in home-based online jobs.

Speaking at the “Employers and PESO (Provincial Employment and Services Office) Managers Disability Forum” at Salinas Restaurant in Lingayen last July 26, Pangasinan PESO Chief Alex Ferrer said foreign employers engaged in the online business have opened doors to PWDs.

Ferrer said that Virtual Assistant Training Center (VATC) Chief Operating Officer Marivic Sison-Verceles expressed willingness to conduct workshops for PWDs to train them on various online jobs such as content writers, researchers, encoding and others.

Meanwhile, Katipunan ng may Kapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc. (KAMPI) President Josephine de Vera told private companies that they are entitled for tax privileges and other incentives in return for employing PWDs.

In another development in Rizal province, National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) Executive Director Carmen Zubiaga said her office has been disseminating information to PWD organizations nationwide to inform the disabled about their rights to participate in the coming elections.

PWDs qualified to vote in next year’s polls are being enjoined to avail of the special registration to be given by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in their respective localities on August 11.

source: mb.com.ph

Dog hunted, caught on suspicion of being an aswang in Pangasinan

MANILA, Philippines -- A white dog was hunted down and caught after it was suspected of being an aswang, or a mythical ghoul that changes shape and has vampire-like characteristics.

But it was later set free by residents of Barangay Villegas, Pozzorubio in Pangasinan province, TV5's France Noguera reported on location at Aksyon Prime on Wednesday.

The white dog was suspected of being one of two "aswangs"--one colored white, the other black--that preyed on members of the the village, which is four to six hours away from the Philippine capital.

Villagers became suspicious about the dog's real persona when they saw that it was colored white and was found near a ricefield where the aswang supposedly fled after being hunted down by a dozen or so spear-wielding residents.

The ricefield was later burned to ward off the aswang and discourage the supernatural being from ever coming back, residents interviewed by TV5 said.

One middle-aged female resident even tried in vain to film the aswang with a camera to "prove that it exists," she told Noguera.

For his part, Pozzorubio mayor Artemio Chan said the "aswang" was just a reason being used by criminal elements to rob homeowners in the area.

source: interaksyon.com