LU Gov, Mayors in Constant Coordination Amid COVID-19 Surge
By: Justin Paul D. Marbella, PIO | Photos By: Wendell Tangalin, PIO | Date: April 7, 2021
The 21 local chief executives in the Province of La Union are in strengthened coordination with each other amid the rise of cases of COVID-19 noted in the province recently.
Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III has met with the mayors of the 20 component Local Government Units (LGUs), through a virtual meeting on April 7, 2021, to discuss updates and status of disease surveillance and control in the community levels.
The mayors reported to Gov. Pacoy their LGUs’ status of COVID-19 cases, and the interventions undertaken to isolate and treat the patients.
Some mayors raised their concerns and requested for augmentation from the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU), primarily on provision of food packs, treatment facilities such as beds and isolation tents, and manpower.
Gov. Pacoy assured the mayors of the unrelenting support of the PGLU. “I assure you that your Provincial Government will continue to augment any possible needs on the LGU level and we will be with you all throughout,” he said.
To date, the PGLU has provided 2,653 relief packs to the LGUs, and the relief operations are ongoing. It has put up five inflatable isolation tents in the towns of Luna, Tubao and San Gabriel to augment the LGUs’ isolation capacity.
Gov. Pacoy underscored that the harmonious inter-LGU operations in the province is key to effective crisis management response. “We have a grasp of our situation and we are capable of handling it with dauntless bravery because we have been systematic in all of our approaches,” he said.
At present, five LGUs are placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) effective April 8-21, 2021, namely Agoo, Aringay, Luna, Naguilian and Tubao.
Gov. Pacoy ordered the mayors of the other LGUs to closely monitor the situations in their towns, and communicate if need to elevate their risk classification arises. This shall be endorsed to the Provincial and Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for assessment and eventual approval of request to re-classify the LGU’s risk level.
