Author: Jerome Marzan

PGLU Awards Cleanest, Safest, Greenest LGUs, Bodies of Water
After series of site validation and evaluation of different Local Government Units and Municipal Bodies of Water, winners of the Search for Cleanest, Safest and Greenest (CSG) Local Government Units (LGUs) of La Union 2019 received their prizes on June 1, 2021 in front of the La Union Agri-Tourism Center, City of San Fernando, La Union.
Awardees for the First to Third Class Municipalities were Agoo – 1st Place winning Tornado 2.6C Dropside; Bacnotan – 2nd Place winning Tornado M5.2C Dropside; and Balaoan – 3rd Place winning Tornado 2.6C Dropside. For the Fourth to Fifth Class Municipalities, Sudipen and Burgos secured the third place where a Tornado 4.4C Mini Dump Truck and Gratour MT 11.5L Dropside were their prizes respectively. Finally, for the Municipal Bodies of Water, Bulalakaw Falls of Bagulin -1st place won a Tornado 4.4C Mini Dump Truck; while Baroro River of Bacnotan – 2nd place and Immuki Island of Balaoan – 3rd place had the value of their prizes added to their prizes as CSG Awardees.
OIC, PG-ENRO EnP. Annalyn Rosario-Valdez echoed Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III’s message that the project is in support to the attainment of the vision to position La Union as the Heart of Agri-Tourism in Northern Luzon by 2025.
With the aim to mobilize all sectors of the society in transforming and helping their communities into clean, safe and green areas, Executive Order No. 05, series of 2019 updates the Provincial Search Committee for the Search for CSG LGUs in the Province of La Union.

To step up the game of relief and response in the Province of La Union, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office personnel underwent an Air-to-Ground Operations Seminar – Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Training conducted by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) with the Tactical Operations Group 1 and 505 Air Rescue Squadron Air Mobility Wing on May 31, 2021 at Barangay Bungro, City of San Fernando, La Union.

The participants were trained in marshalling air rescue efforts which includes communicating with aircraft pilots and in assisting in the aircraft landing during relief, response and evacuation operations and in far flung areas of the province not reachable by land vehicles.

“Nakakaempower ang mga ganitong trainings kasi ang pagresponde para kang papasok sa war zone kaya mahalaga ‘yung pupunta ka doon na handa, mas confident kami. Laging sinasabi ni Gov. Pacoy na parte ng operations yung siguraduhing ligtas ‘din kaming mga rescuers,” said Michael Angelo Dy Yaco, one of the rescuers-trainees.

Representatives of the training team CPT Ruben Paleyan PAF; LTC Jack Ray M. Mosomos PAF; and ILT Archie A. Dumloan PAF also paid a courtesy call to Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III assuring the continuous alignment and support of the PAF and the Provincial Government of La Union.