We are working around the clock to manage the situation. We appreciate your support, Kaprobinsiaan!
As of April 6, 2021, 10:00 PM, our extensive contact tracing and targeted testing efforts has yielded 35 new confirmed CoViD-19 cases in our province.
Let us not give the virus an opportunity to infect others. Let us stay #SafeAtHome unless absolutely necessary. Be one #WithUs!
The ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ค, ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ shall be placed under ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ค๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ก๐ (๐ ๐๐๐ค) ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ผ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ก ๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ as per Executive Order No. 8, Series of 2021.
Movement of individuals shall be limited to accessing essential goods and services, and for work in the offices or industries permitted to operate.
The Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) conducted a seminar on Ease of Doing Business and orientation on the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) to 20 Local Government Units (LGUs) of La Union. The Seminar was done via video conference on April 6, 2021.
Attendees were the Business Processing and Licensing Officers and Local Economic and Investment Promotions Officers of La Union.
Department of Trade and Industry La Union Provincial Director Merlie D. Membrere discussed the Republic Act No. 9485 otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 which is aimed to improve efficiency of government services by reducing bureaucratic red tape, preventing graft and corruption. She also reiterated the importance of Efficient Government Service through ease of doing business by having three steps or less than in the renewal or registration of businesses and strict compliance to the Citizenโs Charter.
The CMCI Recommendations for 2021 was discussed by Kenneth G. Bayani Director for Research and Extension Office, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University. The recommendations aim to boost the LGUsโ commitment in strengthening their performance in the CMCI. This seminar is included in the plans of PGLU in support of its component LGUs for them to deliver all requirements and improve their CMCI ranking. The Province of La Union ranked 1st in Region 1 in the year 2020.
The seminar was facilitated by the Local Economic Enterprise and Investment Promotions Unit of PGLU.
Due to the rising CoViD-19 cases in the province, the Provincial Government of La Union through the Information and Communications Technology Unit (ICTU) and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) conducted a Virtual Orientation on Contact Tracing Processing and Refresher Course of the NAPANAM Contact Tracing System Module on April 04-06, 2021 through video conferencing.
Ms. Karen Carmi C. Malig of the PDDRMO presented the guidelines for Contact Tracers in outlining the Linelist of close contacts of a positive patient.
Also, Ms. Maria Elena C. Espiritu and Ms. Therosha I. Ballesteros of the ICTU, presented the roles and responsibilities of registered Focal Person and Contact Tracer end-users in the NAPANAM Contact Tracing System. A demonstration on how to use the NAPANAM Contact Tracing Module was conducted by the ICTU after all the presentations.
The NAPANAM Contact Tracing System is the centralized CoViD-19 Contact Tracing application utilized by the Province of La Union to track the movement of individuals within the province.
We are the first line of defense.๐ท
Unless it is absolutely necessary, let us stay #SafeAtHome ๐ก to protect our frontliners.
Hindi lamang sa #FrontlinerHour, kung hindi araw-araw, dapat lagi nating inuuna ang kalusugan at kaligtasan ng ating pamilya, ating frontliners, at ng bawat Kaprobinsiaan.โค๏ธ
Our numbers are high but with cooperation and faith, we can bring this down.
As of April 5, 2021, 11:00 PM, our extensive contact tracing and targeted testing efforts has yielded 138 new confirmed CoViD-19 cases in our province.
We can do something to improve our situation. Let us stay #SafeAtHome unless absolutely necessary. Be one #WithUs!
๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฑ-๐ญ๐ต, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐-๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐
Further reinforcing the fight against the CoViD-19 pandemic, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) hired eight project-based nurses to be assigned to various isolation facilities and rural health units (RHUs) of the province. Said nurses went through an orientation today, April 5, 2021 with the PGLU Human Resource and Management Unit, the Provincial Health Office and the Office of the Provincial Accountant.
Discussed in the orientation are their functions and compensations. The project-based nurses are tasked to perform daily rounds and record clinical assessment in the patient’s records; make appropriate clinical assessment and timely referrals to the facility physician; initiate appropriate infection control and prevention measures in collaboration with the sanitation officer and facility physician; facilitate addressing and correcting identified concerns within the LIGTAS COVID Center; serve as key educators to staff, patients and families regarding CoViD-19 infection control, policies and procedures; safeguard and inventory equipment, supplies and logistics; responsible for regular reporting of LIGTAS COVID Center activities and other information as may be required; and other related functions.
The PGLU continues to augment the needs of RHUs in terms of manpower, facilities and logistics. The success of this fight depends on the united efforts of everyone. Let us stay at home and continue observing the minimum health standards.
Photos by: Jefferson Lorenzo, PIO
Ensuring undisrupted vaccination program in the province despite the current active CoViD-19 cases, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) through the Provincial Health Office has dispatched its first augmentation Vaccination Team in Naguilian, La Union on April 5, 2021 to aid their CoViD-19 response.
The vaccination team was composed of six members with two vaccination nurses, one screening and assessment officer, one health educator, and two data managers.
“I am honored to be a part of PGLU’s vaccination team as I know that I am helping the community impede the increase of CoViD-19 cases in La Union. We hope that our kaprobinsiaan will also help us by staying at home and by following the health standards,” said Ina Barrientos, one of the nurse vaccinators.
With the aid of the PGLU vaccination team, Naguilian Rural Health Unit (RHU) vaccinated a total of 120 Dental and Barangay Health Workers.
The PGLU targets to dispatch a total of 18 vaccination teams augmentating the operations of the different Rural Health Units in the province.
Through this vaccination teams, the province is expected to increase the number of immunized health care workers, and later on public, in hopes to decrease the current number of active cases in the province.
As of April 5, 2021, there are 153 active cases in the Municipality of Naguilian. The need for an additional vaccination team was identified in their needs assessment.
The PGLU continues to provide needed assistance of its different component local government units in order to decrease and control the CoViD-19 cases in the province.
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