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The first batch of anti-COVID19 supplies of the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) has been delivered on March 26, 2020 at the Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. Composed of 100 50-ml bottles of sanitizers, 200 one-liter bottles of sanitizers, and 2,000 pieces of face masks, the supplies will be given to PGLU health workers, checkpoint frontliners, and other personnel rendering critical services in the COVID-19 operations. Other batches of supplies will be delivered until March 31, 2020.

HOME, FINALLY. Pursuant to section 5.2.7.2 of the DILG Memo Circular No. 2020-062, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) headed by Gov. Pacoy, with the assistance of Mayor Benjamin Magalong and City Councilor Francisco Roberto Ortega VI, bring home 80 La Union residents on March 25, 2020, who were stranded in Baguio City following the declaration of the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon by President Rodrigo Duterte on March 17, 2020.

The Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University headed by Dr. Jaime Manuel offered their two buses for free while PGLU covered the gasoline and the disinfection of the said buses.

All 80 passengers underwent disinfection procedures prior to boarding. Upon arrival, they will undergo the 14-day home quarantine protocol and were instructed to follow precautionary measures set by the Department of Health such as social distancing, wearing of masks, and proper setting aside of utensils at home, among others.

The Provincial Government of La Union, led by Gov. Pacoy, opens its disinfection water generating facility on March 24, 2020 at the Mabanag Compound, City of San Fernando, La Union. Utilizing a Japanese Technology, this facility could produce up to 40,000 liters of disinfectant solution per day which will be used for the disinfection operations in the district hospitals, checkpoints, and PGLU offices. Later on, PGLU will also distribute to households and private establishments for maximum disinfection in the province amid COVID-19.

The Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU), through the Information and Communications Technology Unit, assists the different component Local Government Units (LGUs) of the province in the activation of their Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs) on March 22, 2020. The activity was in compliance with the PGLU Advisory No. 5 which encompasses the activation of Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council EOCs in La Union to ensure proper implementation of directives and measures issued by the National and Provincial Governments in coordination with the LGUs’ barangay officials to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

Gov. Pacoy meets the healthworkers of La Union Medical Center, Agoo, La Union on March 20, 2020.

In his visit, he distributed hygiene kits and shared words of inspiration to them as they serve as frontliners in the battle against COVID19.

COVID-19 BUSTERS. To fight the spread of COVID-19, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU), through the Provincial General Services Office and Provincial Health Office, conducts misting and disinfection in the Provincial Capitol today, March 20, 2020. Upon the directive of Gov. Pacoy, the misting and disinfection is scheduled every Friday in the PGLU.

ASSISTANCE ON ITS WAY AMID COVID19. Following the Declaration of Nationwide State of Calamity, social service personnel of the Provincial Government of La Union prepares around 2,000 packs of relief goods as the first batch of assistance, upon the directive of Gov. Pacoy on March 19, 2020 at the Capitol Building, CSFLU. The goods are on standby to augment the assistance of component Local Government Units (LGUs) to their constituents affected by crisis brought by COVID19. Some of the repacked goods will also be given to frontline workers who cannot go home temporarily at this time.