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𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗠 𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧. As the Provincial Government of La Union continues to combat the CoViD-19 pandemic, the Information and Communications Technology Unit and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in coordination with the City of San Fernando through City Representative Ms. Marylin R. Jucar – City Assistant Department Head, the NAPANAM QR Scanning Point was installed at the Public Market of the City of San Fernando, La Union on February 4, 2021.

As we heal as one, the NAPANAM system became an integral way to track and trace the movement of the people towards a CoViD-19 free La Union.

Representatives from the La Union Provincial Tourism Office, Information and Communications Technology Unit and the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office together with the La Union Alliance of Travel and Tour Agencies undergo a simulation of the R1 VISITA System during the R1 VISITA Training on February 1 and 2, 2021 at the PG-ENRO Conference Room, Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union.

The R1 VISITA, which stands for Region 1 Visitors Information and Travel Assistance, is a digitalized system application that shall be implemented to register entry of tourists and monitor the influx and movement of visitors around the region using a QR Code. The R1 VISITA, an added border control system for tourists once implemented, is a concept of the Department of Tourism-Region 1 who also conducted the training and simulation.

LU’s PINAKBEST! Officers of the Association of Tourism Industries and Networks (ATIN-LU) led by Xavier Mercado and LJ Rosales present to Gov. Pacoy on February 8, 2021, their trophy for winning first place at the Ilocano Culinary Heritage Pinakbet Competition held in Paoay, Ilocos Norte on February 2, 2021. LU-based chefs Andrew Nathaniel Perez and Jonie Navarette Alagna created the winning cuisine dubbed as “eLyU’s Maritangtang PICKnakbet.”
The recipe takes inspiration from the farm-to-table concept, as the key ingredients are freshly harvested from various farms in the province, and cooked using indigenous implements such as the claypot, bamboo and stone.
According to ATIN-LU, the winning piece is “La Union’s proud ilocano dish, that exemplifies the hard work and diligence of the farmers and fisherfolks of the province.”