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The Office of the Provincial Treasurer and the Office of the Provincial Assessor conduct the first of the four batches of trainings on the Enhanced Real Property Taxation System (eRPTS) – Treasury module to Municipal Treasurer’s Offices on March 4, 2021 at the Conference Room of the Office of the Provincial Assessor, LUPAC Building, City of San Fernando, La Union. The system will produce real time data and accuracy, to improve the processing of transactions, on assessment and treasury services, and to catch up manual errors as soon as possible.

Environmental Management Coordinators of La Union convene for the 1st Quarter Regular Meeting on March 4, 2021 through video conferencing. Senior Environmental Management Specialist EnP. Shereal M. Catbagan of the Provincial Government – Environment and Natural Resources Office presided over the said meeting discussing the issues and concerns on solid waste management particularly on the establishment and operational management of sanitary landfill facilities; wastewater management in piggeries; creation of environment and natural resources officer (ENRO); data on greening program; and reiteration on the participation of Local Government Units in the celebration of environmental calendar of events.

Mr. Junero Rome Estolas of DENR-EMB Region 1 was invited to assist and provide information on the necessary requirements and permits needed to secure and implement for the proper operational management of sanitary landfill facilities and other LGU-owned facilities.

Mr. Ranilo Ipac, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer was also invited and served as resource speaker during the meeting and he shared his presentation entitled “Understanding Myself as a Person and as a Public Servant.“

In accordance to the Executive Order (EO) No. 3 of the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU), the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) together with the Information and Communications Technology Unit (ICTU) conducted an orientation to 36 individual watchman who will be handling the NAPANAM Contact Tracer System in the different borders of La Union on March 3, 2021 at the PDRRMO Building, Sevilla, City of San Fernando, La Union.

One component of the EO pertains to the use of the NAPANAM Quick Response (QR) Codes by individuals, vehicles and QR Scanning Points (QSPs) at the different border control points for residents and non-residents of La Union.

In preparation to the implementation of the said EO, the said participants underwent the training on how to use the system particularly on how to approve/disapprove on the Individual and Vehicle Registration Module of the NAPANAM System.

They were also informed of their roles and responsibilities as watchman and as NAPANAM Focal Personnel in their designated border.

As a part of the continuing effort of the PGLU in fighting the CoViD-19 Pandemic, the NAPANAM Contact Tracer System caters a big role in monitoring the movement timeline of individuals entering and leaving various establishments and those entering / leaving the province.

STRENGTHENED WORKFORCE. Caba District Hospital’s (CDH’s) Chief Dr. Gretchen F. Aromin strengthens the CDH workforce during the General Staff Meeting on March 3, 2021 through video conferencing tackling various hospital concerns that include vaccination program for CoViD-19; result of the customer satisfaction for the months of January and February 2021; International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 Quality Management System matters; status of hospital operations; and scheduled activities for the month. General Staff Meeting is a monthly activity of the hospital scheduled every first Wednesday of the month which aims to update CDH staff on hospital operations, memoranda and other advisories. It is a venue where hospital issues are discussed, improving communication among units, promoting coordination among all staff, strengthening the hospital workforce.

As the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) continues to fight the CoViD-19 pandemic, the NAPANAM Team of the PGLU distributed a total of 31,876 printed NAPANAM QR Pass IDs to the different Local Government of Units (LGUs) of the Province of La Union. These include the LGUs of Agoo, Balaoan, Bangar, Caba, Luna, Naguilian, San Gabriel, Sudipen and Tubao.

The NAPANAM QR PASS IDs are the products of the manual registration procedure conducted by the NAPANAM Focal Personnel (NFP) in their respective LGUs. The manual process registration covers the registration of all their constituents even to those who do not have a mobile phone and internet connection. The consolidated data was submitted to the PGLU through the Information and Communications Technology Unit for bulk uploading and printing of the NAPANAM QR Pass IDs.

The LGU NFPs shall oversee that all of their constituents will be registered on the NAPANAM Contact Tracing System for a better and inclusive contact tracing within the Province of La Union.

OIC-LUPTO/Assistant Provincial Tourism Officer Arthur S. Cortez, Jr. reminds tourism-related establishments (TREs) of the Executive Order No. 35 mandating TREs to follow health and safety protocols for their own safety and protection during their random inspection in TREs of the City of San Fernando and Municipalities of San Juan and Bauang, La Union on February 26 – 27, 2021.