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In line with the Agri-Tourism Vision of La Union, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Committee on Tourism chaired by Board Member Christian I. Rivera, in partnership with the La Union Provincial Tourism Office, Department of Public Works and Highways 1st and 2nd Engineering Districts, Provincial Engineering Office, and Tourism Officers of the concerned Local Government Units conducted ocular inspection with Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to the acclaimed tourism sites in the province on May 26 and June 2, 2022.

Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III convened the CY 2022 1st and his term’s final Provincial Development Council (PDC) Full Council Meeting on May 26, 2022 via video conferencing approving Resolutions No. 01 and 02, series of 2022 approving the Supplemental Annual Investment Program No. 2 for CY 2022 and Annual Investment Program (AIP) for CY 2023 of the Province of La Union, respectively. These resolutions serve as the final accomplishment of the PDC under Gov. Pacoy Ortega’s term.

Bringing healthcare and wellness assistance closer to the Agri-Tourism producers and their families in the province, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) through the Provincial Health Office conducted a Medical and Dental Mission at Barangay Basca, Aringay, La Union on May 26, 2022.

Recognizing their heroic acts and their valuable role to the communities and in the agricultural sector, two farmers and a fisherman from the Province of La Union dominates the recently concluded Kapitan Kress Bayaning Mangingisda at Bayaning Magsasaka Search 2022 after being proclaimed as winners during the awarding ceremony held at Sobel Hotel in Caloocan City on May 24, 2022.

To foster a conducive investment climate in the Province of La Union, the Local Investment and Promotions Unit (LEEIPU), in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) La Union Provincial Office, conducted a three-day Writeshop on Local Investment and Incentives Code (LIIC) held on May 23-25, 2022 at the 4th Floor La Union Provincial Administrative Commercial (LUPAC) Bldg. City of San Fernando, La Union.

Bacnotan District Hospital (BDH), under the leadership of Chief of Hospital Dr. Zenserly D. Pagaduan, remains committed in promoting health as everyone’s most valuable asset as manifested by the various lectures being conducted to patients and watchers in the hospital.

The Saint Louis College (SLC) Chorale representing the Province of La Union emerged as the Champion in the recently concluded 2022 Region 1 Tertiary Chorale Competition held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-Open University.

The Provincial Government of La Union through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) partnered with the Department of Labor and Employment-La Union Field Office (DOLE-LUFO) for the successfull conduct of the Learning Session for the Workers in the Informal Sector relative to the 2022 Labor Day Celebration with the theme, “Matatag na Manggagawa, Matatag na Bansa” on May 18, 2022, at 4th Floor, La Union Provincial Administrative & Commercial Building, Quezon Avenue, Barangay II, City of San Fernando, La Union.