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To streamline exchange of information during typhoons and other calamities, Media and Public Information Unit (MPIU) Head Ms. Joanna C. Guerrero presents the MPIU’s proposed Information Service Protocol to the information officers (IOs) of the different Local Government Units (LGUs) during the Second Quarter Meeting of La Union Information Officers Guild (IOLUG) on August 1, 2019 at the Diego SIlang Hall, Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. 19 IOs from the different LGUs attended said meeting with election of the organization’s officers as one of the agenda. Ms. Sunshine Dela Cruz of the Municipality of Agoo was elected as president.

Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III poses with the 43 Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) Workers who completed the 20-day working period in the different Provincial Government of La Union offices from June – July 2019 during their courtesy call on July 31, 2019 at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. Also in the photo is Pubic Employment Service Office Manager Charito C. Dator.

In observance of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Month, Nurse II Claire V. Ramirez of Balaoan District Hospital (BLDH) discusses the importance of Newborn Screening and Newborn Hearing Tests to pregnant and lactating women at the outpatient department, BLDH, Balaoan, La Union on July 29, 2019. Said activity aims to detect any potentially fatal or disabling conditions in newborns. The doctors and nurses make sure that 100 percent of babies born at the hospital undergo tests within 24 hours before they will be discharged to ensure their health and safety.

Nutritionist Dietician Alitha Directo of Balaoan District Hospital (BLDH) conducts an advocacy and information education campaign about proper nutrition and weight management at the BLDH Outpatient Department, Bacnotan, La Union on July 29, 2019. She encouraged everyone to advocate and realize the importance of healthy diet, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior to prevent lifestyle diseases.

The activity was conducted in celebration of National Nutrition Month and in support of the province’s mission of a Healthy La Union, Happy La Union by 2022.

La Union Psychometrician IG Harlika G. Langit receives a check from Gov. Pacoy on July 29, 2019 at the Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. The check, from the Provincial Government of La Union, is her incentive for being the Top 6 in the 2018 Psychometrician Licensure Examination.

Information and Communications Technology Unit (ICTU) personnel conducts a site inspection in the four-storey Peace, Order and Public Safety-Emergency Operations Center (POPS-EOC) in preparation for the installation of Local Area Network with internet connection, telephone communications and CCTV equipment on July 29, 2019 at Barangay Sevilla, City of San Fernando, La Union. The POPS-EOC building is a shared facility for all POPS Management, Emergency Operations, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Peace and Order Council Meetings, Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council Meetings, 911 and proposed Metro-La Union Development Authority.