Hon. Ricardo V. Revita Municipal Mayor and Mr. Roel C. Sabado PESO Manager  of Rosales, Pangasinan received the plaque of Recognition as the BEST PERFORMING PESO OFFICE from the Regional Director of  DOLE Region I Director Henry John S. Jalbuena during the PESO Year End Performance Assessment (YEPA) at Bauang, La Union on December 20, 2011. The award was given to the Municipality of Rosales because of it’s exemplary performance in the delivery of employment and other services and provisions on the other DOLE  programs.

    Rosales had made its benchmark in employment services because of its program requiring business establishments as well as all private contractors and subcontractors undertaking private construction project in the municipality to give preference to qualified bonafide residents of the Municipality of Rosales in the employment of their workforce. A case in example is the CSI, Inc. when they employed 117 qualified workers wherein 110 of them are from Rosales and 7 are from other town.

    The Local Government of Rosales is active in implementing DOLE programs. Jobs-Fair are conducted in the municipality at least twice a year to bring together in one venue job seekers and employers for immediate matching either local or overseas employment. The Livelihood and Self-employment Bazaars is to give the local residents the information on the wide array of livelihood programs they choose to avail of, particularly in the rural areas. The LGU Rosales is an active partner of TESDA for the skills training in order for the applicant to be more qualified before entering a job. The Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) is to provide employment to deserving students coming from poor families to enable them to pursue their education.

    The Municipal Government through it’s PESO office and in coordination with OWWA promotes the welfare and well-being of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s) and their families. The programs and services for the OFW family are the Healthcare, Disability, Death Benefit, Education and Training Benefits.