Author: Jerome Marzan

Pollution Load Assessed in LGU Bagulin, La Union. The Provincial Government – Environment and Natural Resources Office in partnership with DENR – Environmental Management Bureau–Region I conducted a workshop where in participants were taught on how to make a matrix on the Pollution Load Assessment of Naguilian River System on May 25, 2021at Suyo, Bagulin, La Union.

As the CoViD-19 pandemic continuously affects employment and the economy as a whole, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU), through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in coordination with the Information & Communications Technology Unit (ICTU), organized and hosted the first La Union Virtual Jobs Fair 2021 interviewing 110 applicants on May 24 and 25, 2021.

More than 400 jobseekers registered online for the La Union Virtual Job Fair. The list of the jobseekers registered were then forwarded to the corresponding employers for shortlisting. On May 24 and 25, 2021, 110 shortlisted jobseekers underwent virtual job interviews with the three participating employers via video conference. Job openings available were clerical staff, audit staff, area operation specialist, field staff, cashier, receiving clerk, sales clerk, assistant store manager, sign shop artist, administrative officer, store supervisor, business center agent.

In addition, one employer who was in need of bagger, package counter, janitor, warehouseman and technician was also invited by PESO-La Union to join the job fair. The representative in-charge of the manpower pooling physically interviewed seven jobseekers on May 24, 2021 at PESO-La Union Office where all interviewees were hired on the spot.

Ms. Charito C. Dator, Provincial PESO Manager, complimented the jobseekers and the interviewers from three private companies participating in the virtual job fair and added, “Marami pa tayong mga jobs fair na gagawin…para mabigyan natin ng maraming job opportunities pa para sa ang ating mga aplikante at mga kababayan dito sa Probinsya ng La Union.”

As the La Union Virtual Jobs Fair concluded, one of the representative of the three participating agencies, Ms. Rosalie B. Castro, HR Specialist, congratulated PGLU under the leadership of Gov. Pacoy Ortega for the successful conduct of the activity and said, “It is a good initiative, and I appreciate it so much kasi kami yung nauna at hopefully meron po ulit.”

The PGLU continuously tightens partnership with agencies to find ways of initiating and improving machineries of providing opportunities for the acceleration of the employment recovery process to lift the employability status of active jobseekers in the province of La Union.

The Provincial Advocacy, Demand Generation, and Social Mobilization Group (ADGSMG) of the CoViD-19 Vaccination Program Task Force (CVP-TF) held its fifth Focus Group Discussion (FGD) yesterday, May 24, 2021, with the frontline essential workers of the La Union Provincial Jail (LUPJ.)
Since the LUPJ is classified under CoViD-19 vaccine Priority Group A1.7, the ADGSMG emphasizes building greater immunity to minimize the risks of exposure to the virus and of contracting severe CoViD-19.
During the discussion, the team clarified vaccine myths and misinformation and provided credible and reliable information on the CoViD-19 vaccines, its benefits, safety and efficacy, and side effects.
The CVP-TF champions data-driven approaches in communicating the CoViD-19 Vaccination Program of La Union – Bakuna Muna.
Tayo ay muling babangon bilang isang probinsya kapag #BakunaMuna.